Court papers indicate text messages from HMRC's 60886 number could snoop on Brit taxpayers' locations [Fri Jan 28 2022]

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Toaster-friendly alternative web protocol Gemini attracts criticism for becoming exclusive clique

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Imagination GPU cleared for RISC-V CPU compatibility, licensed to chip designers

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Hardware boffin starts work on simulation of an entire IBM S/360 Model 50 mainframe

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Twelve years after Intel was fined $1.2bn for unfairly running over rivals, an EU court says: No need to pay

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How US sanctions slugged Huawei and helped Apple top China's Q4 smartphone sales

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Targeted ransomware takes aim at QNAP NAS drives, warns vendor: Get your updates done pronto

Nasty demands hefty Bitcoin ransom

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Court papers indicate text messages from HMRC's 60886 number could snoop on Brit taxpayers' locations

Bitter contract dispute revealed HLR lookup capability baked into agreement

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Indonesia bars financial institutions from offering crypto services

Advises citizens to avoid 'Ponzi schemes'

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China orders web operators to spring clean its entire internet

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Facebook-born blockchain payment system's day well and truly seized

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Burning plasma signals step forward in race for nuclear fusion as researchers get bigger capsule for their 192-laser experiment

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Something 4,000 light years away emitted strange radio bursts. This is where we talk to scientists for actual info

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