US Air Force chief software officer quits after launching Hellfire missile of a LinkedIn post at his former bosses [Mon Sep 6 2021]

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US Air Force chief software officer quits after launching Hellfire missile of a LinkedIn post at his former bosses

Too many inexperienced project managers and not enough DevSecOps

 
 

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Microsoft Azure deprecations: API changes will break applications and PowerShell scripts

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Oh! A surprise tour of the data centre! You shouldn't have. No, you really shouldn't have

Getting hot and steamy in London's Docklands

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Busy day in China: Xi Jinping announces tech-sharing, services export push and a bourse for startups

Also banned telly shows from featuring men with an 'abnormal aesthetic' – basically the kind of chap you'd find in a boy band

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Component shortages: HPE pushes up some hardware prices and as if by magic, reports 'record' gross margin in Q3

Average unit prices climbed mid-to-high single digits, confirms chief beanie

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Crypto-coin startup said its bot could generate huge profits from your Bitcoin. It was a scam, says SEC

Founder and promoter accused of running 'Ponzi-like scheme'

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DRAM-as-cache is too expensive for even Facebook – Zuck now blending it with NVM SSD drives

Open-sources the tool it uses to make that happen and says Intel, Samsung, Open Compute, Western Digital and others are keen to play

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Norwegian student tracks Bluetooth headset wearers by wardriving around Oslo on a bicycle

Address randomisation not implemented on some, it seems

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Apple stalls CSAM auto-scan on devices after 'feedback' from everyone on Earth

Critics celebrate reconsideration of 'spyPhone' regime

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Rapid7 says Computer Misuse Act should include 'good faith' infosec research exemption

Security biz publishes plans for law reforms

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New Zealand internet outage blamed on DDoS attack on nation's third largest internet provider

Here in the UK, Sky broadband users back online

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Confessions of a ransomware negotiator: Well, somebody's got to talk to the criminals holding data hostage

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Only 'natural persons' can be recognized as patent inventors, not AI systems, US judge rules

This isn't over says man pushing for neural networks' rights

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Software piracy pushes companies to be more competitive, study claims

So, do copy that floppy?

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US Air Force chief software officer quits after launching Hellfire missile of a LinkedIn post at his former bosses

Too many inexperienced project managers and not enough DevSecOps

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Don't like the new Windows 11 Start or Taskbar? Don't worry – Microsoft's got your back

Insiders, they don't like it. Bork the Taskbar, bork the Taskbar

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Big data means big money for the UK government as £2bn tender mooted

Central procurement team tickles the market with tantalising offer... but what for?

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Give us a CLU: Object Oriented Programming pioneer arrives on GitHub

No, not the 1980s TV show where Lionel Blair attempted to mime data abstraction to Una Stubbs

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A speech recognition app goes into a bar. Speak up if you’ve heard it already

Listen to me, Palmer, now listen to me

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Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa test cross-border crypto-payments

Central banks sign up, even though none has a working digital currency yet

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Virginia school board learns a hard lesson... and other stories

A confluence of recent confusion from around the world that you may have missed

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Alpha adds to tally of exploding rockets, takes out space sail prototype with it

Firefly Aerospace rounds out a wobbly week for rocket fanciers

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Apple engineers complain of hostile work environment to US labor watchdog

Harassment, bans on discussing pay, responsibilities slashed, and more alleged

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Perseverance rover drilled a rock on Mars and probably snaffled a core sample

Now to enact humanity's cunning interplanetary kidnapping plan

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Branson (in a) pickle: FAA grounds Virgin Galactic flights after billionaire's space trip veered off course

Biz defends 'safe and successful' ride

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