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Ars Technica
- Musk on path to turn Twitter into the next MySpace or Yahoo, co-founder suggests 2023-06-09Ev Williams: Generally, "the new thing does not come from the old thing."Ashley Belanger
- Billion-year-old grease hints at long history of complex cells 2023-06-09Our ancestors once thrived on cholesterols that are now just reaction intermediates.John Timmer
- Judge denies Amazon’s, Apple’s motions to dismiss class action price-fixing suit 2023-06-09Which markets are hurt by companies' agreement is "reserved for a jury."Kevin Purdy
- Google’s Bard AI can now write and execute code to answer a question 2023-06-09Google says having an LLM write code is akin to humans doing long division.Ron Amadeo
- Leaked Tesla report shows Cybertruck had basic design flaws 2023-06-09“Alpha” version had problems with braking, handling, noise, and leaks.WIRED
- Blue Microphones branding is going away after 28 years 2023-06-09The Blue name was a hat tip to the co-founder's Latvian roots.Scharon Harding
- One man’s nearly 40-year, 8-bit quest to finish his teenage Commodore 64 RPG 2023-06-09Disks and tapes are fallible, so it's back to assembly code and pencil notes.Kevin Purdy
- Nvidia’s AI software tricked into leaking data 2023-06-09Researchers manipulate feature in ways that could reveal sensitive information.Financial Times
- OpenAI faces defamation suit after ChatGPT completely fabricated another lawsuit 2023-06-09ChatGPT continues causing trouble by making up lawsuits.Ashley Belanger
- Beer byproducts were popular canvas primers for Danish Golden Age artists 2023-06-09"In 19th century Denmark, beer brewing was a paramount part of the culture and economy."Jennifer Ouellette
- Call of Duty removes “NickMercs” skin following FaZe Clan star’s LGBTQ tweet 2023-06-09Move highlights reputational risk of in-game promos linked to real-world players.Kyle Orland
- I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing 2023-06-09The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse.Benj Edwards
- Dealmaster: Savings on practical Father’s Day tech gift ideas 2023-06-09Our curated Father's Day list of the favorite toys and tech dads will love.Chuong Nguyen
- A telescope happened to be pointing at the brightest supernova yet observed 2023-06-09The BOAT—brightest of all time—reveals the mechanics of gamma-ray bursts.John Timmer
- Google makes office attendance part of performance reviews 2023-06-08Employees need to be in the office at least three days a week.Ron Amadeo
- Tesla to add General Motors to its charger standard next year 2023-06-08GM EV drivers will need a dongle at first; NACS ports will show up in 2025.Jonathan M. Gitlin
- UK’s plans for global AI safety summit draw criticism 2023-06-08Announcement does not include "a single voice from civil society or academia," says critic.Benj Edwards
- Today I stumbled upon Microsoft’s 4K rendering of the Windows XP wallpaper 2023-06-08Microsoft Design site has a ton of attractive wallpapers, retro and otherwise.Andrew Cunningham
- Smart TV industry rocked by alleged patent conspiracy from chipmaker [Updated] 2023-06-08Lawsuit: Patent trolls created “harmful illusion” of unstable TV-chip market.Ashley Belanger
- Reddit’s new API pricing will kill off Apollo on June 30 2023-06-08Faced with 30 days' notice for a $1.6 million monthly bill, Apollo calls it quits.Ron Amadeo
DomainFactory Status
- Webserver 20004 (sh20004) nicht verfügbar 2023-06-08Derzeit ist unser Webserver 20004(sh20004) nicht verfügbar. Unsere Techniker arbeiten bereits mit Hochdruck daran, das System wieder ohne Einschränkungen zur Verfügung zu stellen. Wir bedauern diese Beeinträchtigung und bitten für die entstandenen Unannehmlichkeiten um Entschuldigung.
DomainFactory – JiffyBox Status
- Keine Einträge 2023-06-09Aktuell sind keine Ausfälle oder Systembeeinträchtigungen bekannt.
KNOPPER.NET Aktuell
- KNOPPIX 8.1 Release 2017-09-28Knoppix 8.1 im neuen Hybrid-Layout (lässt sich ohne Umweg über DVD auch direkt auf USB-Stick flashen) mit Kernel 4.12.7 und Specials rund um das Thema "3D Design und 3D Druck" ist ab sofort als Image verfügbar. Mehr zum neuen Release in den .
- Gastvorlesung im Rahmen der "Einführung in die Informatik" an der Universität Leipzig: "Betriebssystem GNU/Linux am Beispiel Knoppix u. Co." von Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Knopper am Montag, 1.2.2016, 13.15h bis 14.45h im Hörsaal 3 2015-09-21Auf Smartphones und im embedded Bereich hat sich GNU/Linux in den letzten Jahren als Mainstream-System bestehend aus Betriebssystem und Anwendungen mit einem Marktanteil zwischen 70% bis zu 90% etabliert. Dieser scheinbar überraschende Erfolg eines oft als lediglich "kostenlos" in den Medien propagierten Systems kann einerseits durch seine technische Flexibilität, andererseits durch die verwendete Lizenz vieler […]
@macstrategy – twitter
- RT @accurityai: 🎙️ Attention all #dataleaders! Join us for #AccurityDataVibes on LinkedIn. This time about #datamesh and its imp... 2023-04-06RT @accurityai: 🎙️ Attention all #dataleaders! Join us for #AccurityDataVibes on LinkedIn. This time about #datamesh and its impact on #datagovernance. Our CEO, Petr Mahdalicek, and Stefan Ruhland, Director at Deloitte, will lead the discussion. 📅 Add to your calendar https://bit.ly/3MlRNF2(Feed generated with FetchRSS)MacStrategy
- SECURITY ALERT: Apple releases iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4 security updates https://t.co/7RpX8NC4si / https://t.co/ellF4eUP3r 2023-03-30SECURITY ALERT: Apple releases iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4 security updates https://support.apple.com/HT212788#1574 / https://support.apple.com/HT212789#1574(Feed generated with FetchRSS)MacStrategy
- Apple releases HomePod 16.4 software update --> instructions for updating https://t.co/EgJ6FWqHq2 2023-03-30Apple releases HomePod 16.4 software update --> instructions for updating https://support.apple.com/HT208247(Feed generated with FetchRSS)MacStrategy
- SECURITY ALERT: Apple releases iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 new features + security + bug fix updates https://t.co/bslW0NLJJz / http... 2023-03-30SECURITY ALERT: Apple releases iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 new features + security + bug fix updates https://support.apple.com/HT213407#164 / https://support.apple.com/HT213408#164(Feed generated with FetchRSS)MacStrategy
- SECURITY ALERT: Apple releases Safari 16.4 security update for macOS 11 Big Sur + macOS 12 Monterey --> go to Apple menu >... 2023-03-30SECURITY ALERT: Apple releases Safari 16.4 security update for macOS 11 Big Sur + macOS 12 Monterey --> go to Apple menu > About This Mac > Software Update > click LOWER blue "More Info…" link under "Other updates are available." ‼️ don't click Upgrade Now for macOS Ventura ‼️(Feed generated with FetchRSS)MacStrategy
Nextcloud
- File Drop – Convenient and secure file exchange for Enterprises 2023-06-07The File Drop feature in Nextcloud Files enables customers, patients, clients or partners to upload files for you in a secure cloud folder you shared through a link. Easy and personal Send files and folders with just a few clicks to one or multiple customers. Create personal links for them to upload data to you. […]Mikaela Schneider
- Announcing T-Systems as a Sponsor at Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2023 2023-06-06We're thrilled to reveal T-Systems, part of Deutsche Telekom and a prominent global IT service provider, as the latest sponsor of Nextcloud Enterprise Day. Join us on June 13, 2023, in Munich, Germany, for this pivotal event. The post Announcing T-Systems as a Sponsor at Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2023 appeared first on Nextcloud.Fabrice Mous
- Meet Nextcloud at Zukunftskongress 2023 in Berlin 2023-05-30This year is the 9th annual Zukunftskongress or the Future Congress State & Administration in Germany. The Zukunftskongress is hosted by Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland and is celebrating 10 years in 2023. The congress is a “source of inspiration for the modern and digital state” and is known to attract almost […]Mikaela Schneider
- Meet Nextcloud at Events in June! 2023-05-26At Nextcloud, we are dedicated to sharing our mission, values and products with you. That’s why this year, we’re headed to the biggest IT, digital technology and open source events all over Europe! If you have the opportunity to attend an event, you’ll: We hope to see you this month at the following events! ESUP […]Mikaela Schneider
- Announcing IONOS as a Sponsor at Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2023 2023-05-25We are delighted to welcome IONOS as a sponsoring partner for Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2023 in Munich, Germany. Discover the collaborative efforts between IONOS and Nextcloud, empowering data sovereignty and reinforcing security through Nextcloud Hub. The post Announcing IONOS as a Sponsor at Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2023 appeared first on Nextcloud.Fabrice Mous
- 9 Nextcloud features for Government users 2023-05-24With rising concerns over data privacy and new regulations, Governments are increasingly moving away from foreign cloud providers. The best solution for governments is to be digitally sovereign, or in other words, have control over your digital destiny. Nextcloud offers government the most ideal package – a self-hosted, private cloud solution that’s under your full […]Mikaela Schneider
- Announcing OVHcloud as a Sponsor at Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2023 2023-05-22We're excited to announce OVHcloud as a sponsor for Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2023! Discover how our synergies can enhance your cloud experience in Munich on June 13. The post Announcing OVHcloud as a Sponsor at Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2023 appeared first on Nextcloud.Fabrice Mous
- Nextcloud Enterprise day speakers: how T-Systems migrated petabytes of data to Nextcloud 2023-05-10Nextcloud Enterprise Day is soon here and we have an amazing lineup of speakers providing insightful talks! One of those speakers is George Imrie from Nextcloud customer T-Systems – Deutsche Telekom’s business-customer IT affiliate. T-Systems is a digital transformation specialist, with operations in 20 countries worldwide.In preparation for their talk at the Nextcloud Enteprise Day […]Mikaela Schneider
- Nextcloud on German national TV: EU plans for Big Tech regulation 2023-05-10Last week, Nextcoud CEO Frank Karlitschek appeared on one of Germany’s biggest public service TV broadcaster’s: ZDF. Watch the news item by ZDF here. Interviewed in Nextcloud’s Berlin office, Frank explains the challenge the company faces up against big tech giants like Google and Microsoft. “That’s all very difficult for us, due to the fact […]Mikaela Schneider
- Nextcloud Enterprise day speakers: LISA in Saxony-Anhalt chose to deploy Nextcloud 2023-05-10Nextcloud Enterprise Day is soon here and we have an amazing lineup of speakers providing insightful talks! One of those speakers is Mr. Birkner from the State Institute for School Quality and Teacher Training in Saxony-Anhalt (LISA) in Germany. In preparation for his talk at the Nextcloud Enteprise Day on June 13th, we asked him […]Mikaela Schneider
The Register
- GitHub accused of varying Copilot output to avoid copyright allegations 2023-06-09Copilot code-cloning case clarifies claims GitHub is alleged to have tuned its Copilot programming assistant to generate slight variations of ingested training code to prevent output from being flagged as a direct copy of licensed software.…Thomas Claburn
- FBI: FISA Section 702 'absolutely critical' to spy on, err, protect Americans 2023-06-09No protection without surveillance? The FBI doesn't want to lose its favorite codified way to spy, Section 702 of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. In its latest salvo, the agency's deputy director Paul Abbate called it "absolutely critical for the FBI to continue protecting the American people."…Jessica Lyons Hardcastle
- Germans beat Tesla to autonomous L3 driving in the Golden State 2023-06-09Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, my friends all have Teslas... Mercedes-Benz scored another self-driving victory, and on Tesla's former home turf, after being granted the first authorization in the state of California "to sell or lease vehicles with an automated driving system to the public," albeit with very strict restrictions.…Brandon Vigliarolo
- Ransomware scum hit Japanese pharma giant Eisai Group 2023-06-09Some servers encrypted in weekend attack, but product supply not affected Japanese pharma giant Eisai today confirmed to The Register that "there is no imminent risk of stock shortage" after it was hit by ransomware at the weekend.…Jude Karabus
- How do you boost server efficiency? Buy new kit, keep it busy 2023-06-09Increase in efficiency between 2017 and 2019 hardware is 34% for Intel servers, 140% for AMD, claims report Organizations looking to cut power usage within datacenters should find that newer servers can offer decent energy efficiency improvements, but that efficiency increases with processor utilization, so those servers need to be kept busy.…Dan Robinson
- CockroachDB hits Azure at last after five-year mission 2023-06-09The database had to be architected from ground up, former GIMP dev Spencer Kimball tell us Interview Distributed SQL database CockroachDB has taken nearly five years to port its service to Microsoft's Azure platform – in contrast to rival MariaDB, which released SkySQL in March 2020 on all three major clouds. But the time has […]Lindsay Clark
- AI weapons need a safe back door for human control 2023-06-09China spends twice as much on AI as everyone else put together: expert witness Policymakers should insist manufacturers include controls in artificial intelligence-based weapons systems that allow them to be turned off if they get out of control, experts told the UK Parliament.…Lindsay Clark
- Nexperia left off subsidies list as Germany chips away at Chinese connection 2023-06-09The country has swallowed almost half of the EU's semiconductor funding Germany appears to have been the big winner from the EU's newly announced chip project, picking up about half of the public funding on offer. But one company not winning is chipmaker Nexperia, which has reportedly been refused subsidies by the German authorities because […]Dan Robinson
- Brit data watchdog fines sleazy sales ops £250K for 'bombarding' folk with calls 2023-06-09Crown Glazing and Maxen Power Supply fall foul of PECR Britain's data watchdog has slapped a financial penalty on two energy companies it claims were posing as third parties, including the National Grid and UK government, when making unsolicited marketing calls.…Paul Kunert
- Will Flatpak and Snap replace desktop Linux native apps? 2023-06-09Actually, the better question is: When will they replace most desktop Linux programs? Opinion I've been using desktop Linux since before many of you were born. Seriously. I first ran it when I downloaded the source code from Linux kernel developer Theodore Ts'o's MIT FTP server in 1991. So, when I say it's time to […]Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
- Boss put project on progress bar timeline: three months … four … actually NOW! 2023-06-09Change approval board signed off as soon as it heard it was BT's fault On Call With the weekend on the way, and your countdown to the respite it brings hopefully free of interruptions, The Register presents another edition of On-Call, our weekly reader-contributed tale of techies being asked to deliver against dud deadlines.…Simon Sharwood
- Why can't Nvidia boss Jensen Huang escape the Uncanny Valley that makes AI feel icky? 2023-06-09Is he human? Is he an avatar? Does it really even matter? Opinion If you decide to visit the Computex tech fest, it's important to understand two things: Taiwan's weather is stinking hot that time of year; and Taiwan's signature snack – stinking tofu – is well-named and very much an acquired taste.…Laura Dobberstein
- Chinese chipmaker insists it has Intel on-side, not inside 2023-06-09Home-grown CPU looks suspiciously like a Core i3, but local firm insists it's a collab not a copy Chinese vendor Baode Group has denied claims its recently released homegrown CPU is in fact just a rebadged Intel CPU.…Simon Sharwood
- Darkweb credit card marts in decline across Asia, researchers claim 2023-06-09India tops the charts for document theft The number of stolen Asian credit card numbers appearing on darkweb crime marts has fallen sharply, cyber security firm Group-IB told Singapore's ATxSG conference on Thursday.…Laura Dobberstein
- Reddit cuts five percent of workers while API pricing shift sours developers 2023-06-09Two third-party Reddit apps have thrown in the towel over increased expenses Social media community Reddit plans to lay off about 90 employees, amounting to about five percent of its 2,000-person staff.…Thomas Claburn
- Google changes email authentication after spoof shows a bad delivery for UPS 2023-06-09Google's blue tick proves untrustworthy Google says it has fixed a flaw that allowed a scammer to impersonate delivery service UPS on Gmail, after the data-hoarding web behemoth labeled the phony email as authentic.…Jessica Lyons Hardcastle
- Robot can rip the data out of RAM chips with chilling technology 2023-06-09'The more important a thing is for the world, the less security it has' says inventor Cold boot attacks, in which memory chips can be chilled and data including encryption keys plundered, were demonstrated way back in 2008 – but they just got automated.…Thomas Claburn
- North Korea's Lazarus Group linked to Atomic Wallet heist 2023-06-08Users' cryptocurrency wallets look unlikely to be refilled The North Korean criminal gang Lazarus Group has been blamed for last weekend's attack on Atomic Wallet that drained at least $35 million in cryptocurrency from private accounts.…Jeff Burt
- Microsoft injects ChatGPT into 'secure' US government Azure cloud 2023-06-08What could possibly go wrong? The generative AI boom has reached the US federal government, with Microsoft announcing the launch of its Azure OpenAI Service that allows Azure government customers to access GPT-3 and 4, as well as Embeddings.…Brandon Vigliarolo
- Barracuda tells its ESG owners to 'immediately' junk buggy kit 2023-06-08That patch we issued? Yeah, it wasn't enough Barracuda has now told customers to "immediately" replace infected Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances — even if they have received a patch to fix a critical bug under exploit.…Jessica Lyons Hardcastle