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• Fujitsu re-org sparks alphabet soup splatter: GSBG splits into GTSBG and GBSBG 2023-02-06
  Turns out the single brand ‘Uvance’ plan needs two groups to pull it off Japanese IT services giant Fujitsu last week announced a re-org, and The Register has mostly figured out what's afoot.…
  Simon Sharwood
• Wikimedia Foundation confirms, and bemoans, Pakistan ban 2023-02-06
  Dear government, this thing is written by volunteers. Take it up with them. Also: shouldn't you know this already ? The Wikimedia Foundation released a statement on Friday confirming that, according to internal traffic reports, Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects are no longer accessible to users in Pakistan.…
  Laura Dobberstein
• Google to present AI-powered search features next week in live event 2023-02-06
  Plus: Cruise and Waymo's driverless cars have caused 92 reported incidents in San Francisco; China's Baidu reportedly set to launch ChatGPT rival In brief  Google has hinted it will unveil AI-powered products and features in a live event next week.…
  Katyanna Quach
• Australian government doxxed citizens who criticized illegal 'Robodebt' scheme 2023-02-05
  PLUS: India is the new China for Apple; Sushi licking vid scandalizes Japan; Chinese spy balloon shot down; India's new Amazon tax Asia In Brief  Australia's government deliberately released personal information on citizens who protested a welfare payment debt recovery scheme that was linked to multiple suicides and later found to have no legal basis.…
  Laura Dobberstein
• Have we learnt nothing from SolarWinds supply chain attacks? Not yet it appears 2023-02-05
  From frameworks to new federal offices it's time to get busy The hack of SolarWinds' software more than two years ago pushed the threat of software supply chain attacks to the front of security conversations, but is anything being done?.…
  Jeff Burt
• Semiconductor world in for a rough ride as chip bubble bursts 2023-02-04
  Just don't expect foundry spending to stop anytime soon Analysis  The semiconductor gold rush is all but over, and we've had our fill. Or so the past month of dismal earnings might have you believe.…
  Tobias Mann
• Iran crew stole Charlie Hebdo database, says Microsoft 2023-02-04
  Same gang pestered US voters during 2020 presidential election Microsoft believes the gang who boasted it had stolen and leaked more than 200,000 Charlie Hebdo subscribers' personal information is none other than a Tehran-backed criminal group.…
  Jessica Lyons Hardcastle
• Microsoft boffins contemplate equipping Excel with AI 2023-02-04
  Go on, bring on the FLAMEs Sooner or later, everything ends up in Microsoft Excel.…
  Thomas Claburn
• Musk, Tesla win securities fraud battle over that 'funding secured' tweet 2023-02-04
  'Wisdom of the people has prevailed' SpaceX supremo beams Elon Musk and Tesla have been found not liable by a jury in a securities fraud trial in which the billionaire and his automaker were accused of misleading investors.…
  Iain Thomson
• HeadCrab bots pinch 1,000+ Redis servers to mine coins 2023-02-04
  We devoting full time to floating under /etc A sneaky botnet dubbed HeadCrab that uses bespoke malware to mine for Monero has infected at least 1,200 Redis servers in the last 18 months.…
  Jessica Lyons Hardcastle
• Activision-Blizzard pays $35m to send SEC away, Microsoft merger still in doubt 2023-02-03
  Allegations of stifled whistleblowing and disclosure failures end with no admission of guilt, as usual Rather than face proceedings before the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $35 million to settle charges that it both failed to maintain appropriate misconduct reporting controls over so-called "frat boy culture," and also violated […]
  Brandon Vigliarolo
• Google works on Blink-based iOS browser contrary to Apple's WebKit rule 2023-02-03
  Chocolate Factory insists project is an internal testing tool, isn't extending middle finger at Cupertino Google's Chromium developers have begun work on an experimental web browser for Apple's iOS using the search giant's Blink engine.…
  Thomas Claburn
• Microsoft swears it's not coming for your data with scan for old Office versions 2023-02-03
  Don't mind us, we'll just have a quick look for unsupported installs and then disappear, we pwoooomise Microsoft wants everyone to know that it isn't looking to invade their privacy while looking through their Windows PCs to find out-of-date versions of Office software.…
  Jeff Burt
• Fast-evolving Prilex POS malware can block contactless payments 2023-02-03
  ... forcing users to insert their cards into less-secure PIN systems The reasons businesses and consumers like contactless payment transactions – high security and speed – are what make those systems bad for cybercriminals.…
  Jeff Burt
• Guy accused of wrecking crypto exchange now hauled into court 2023-02-03
  Mango Markets still offline for now ... but v4 comeback release looms The man accused of bringing down decentralized crypto exchange Mango Markets through market manipulation has made his first appearance in court in connection with the theft of millions in cryptocurrency.…
  Brandon Vigliarolo
• It's your human hubris holding back AI acceptance 2023-02-03
  Boffins find Dunning-Kruger effect makes us think we know better Human psychology may prevent people from realizing the benefits of artificial intelligence, according to a trio of boffins based in the Netherlands.…
  Thomas Claburn
• As Apple sales slide, Tim Cook says fanbois will tolerate higher iPhone prices 2023-02-03
  As for Macs, CEO admits PC industry is shrinking Apple has reported its first decline in revenues since 2019 as sales of Macs and iPhones both slowed – the latter in the wake of a shutdown at iPhone City, Foxconn's factory in China, late last year.…
  Jude Karabus
• LibreOffice 7.5 update: A great time to jump on this FOSS productivity suite 2023-02-03
  Decent upgrade from older versions, essential if you're still on OpenOffice The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 7.5 with a host of improvements. Windows and Mac users can just download it, and for Linux types the new version is already up on Flathub.…
  Liam Proven
• British government torched over lack of chips strategy 2023-02-03
  When you say it's gonna happen now... when exactly do you mean? The UK government has come under further fire for dragging its feet on a national semiconductor strategy while other industrialized nations push ahead with investment in their own high-tech sectors.…
  Dan Robinson
• Wow, turns out cloud sales can slow down – eh, Amazon, Google? 2023-02-03
  As tech giants 'optimize' workforces, world optimizes amount of money it spends on computing services Cloud giants Google and Amazon Web Services' latest financial results indicate the cloud computing adoption is finally slowing as customers press pause amid the economic downturn taking place across much of the West.…
  Lindsay Clark