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With $1B to burn on green tech, HSBC seeks Google’s help

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 8:32pm
The clock's ticking on those 2030 net zero climate goals

Europe's largest bank, HSBC, has tapped Google Cloud to make sure a proposed $1 billion in investments go to green tech startups and don't end up in the hands of scammers.…

Sorry, scammers: The FCC says AI robocalls are definitely illegal

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 6:15pm
Existing telemarketing abuse laws apply to AI voices, too, says Commission

The US Federal Communications Commission has finally formally declared AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal, and it didn't even need a new law to get the job done.…

Apple and Samsung tussle over whose gizmos are hardest to fix

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 5:45pm
Chromebooks earn 'Least Likely to Survive a Screwdriver' award

The Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has published a study showing that Apple has work to do to make its laptops more easily repairable. At the same time, Samsung snatched the bottom place when it comes to cellphone repairability.…

Raspberry Robin devs are buying exploits for faster attacks

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 5:15pm
One of most important malware loaders to cybercrims who are jumping on vulnerabilities faster than ever

Researchers suspect the criminals behind the Raspberry Robin malware are now buying exploits for speedier cyberattacks.…

Europe's deepest mine to become Europe's deepest battery

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 4:45pm
2 MWh of energy storage using dirt, winches, and cables set to be installed in Finland

The deepest metal mine in Europe, unused since 2022, is set to host a giant underground gravity battery.…

Leaked memo: Microsoft employees should be using Copilot too

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 4:15pm
It's all part of a push to get more devs using AI tools

While blasting customers with the promise of AI, Microsoft is now telling its employees to tiptoe into the brave new world too.…

Work to resolve binary babble from Voyager 1 is ongoing

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 3:30pm
You think your latency is bad? How about 45 hours to see if a command worked?

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed that work to resolve a data issue aboard Voyager 1 continues, almost two months since the spacecraft began spouting gibberish.…

Microsoft embraces its inner penguin as sudo sneaks into Windows 11

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 3:00pm
Linux users have enjoyed such functionality for decades

Microsoft has accidentally announced the arrival of sudo in Windows, bringing to an end fervent industry chatter about the tool emerging in the company's flagship operating system.…

Fintech engineer grounded by crypto fraud caper, including $300m spoof trades

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 2:30pm
Fourth conviction in South Africa-linked scheme

The head of financial engineering at fintech platform Hydrogen Technology has been convicted of manipulating the price of a security and scheming to defraud investors in the company's cryptocurrency, HYDRO.…

Cybercrime duo accused of picking $2.5M from Apple's orchard

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 2:00pm
Security researcher buddies allegedly tag team a four-month virtual gift card heist at Cupertino tech giant

A cybersecurity researcher and his pal are facing charges in California after they allegedly defrauded an unnamed company, almost certainly Apple, out of $2.5 million.…

5G network slicing finally shown to be more than pipe dream

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 1:15pm
Telcos demonstrate configuration in action at research facility. Now to find customers that want to buy one

Telco BT has demonstrated network slicing, long slated as a key element for providing full fat 5G networks promised to subscribers.…

European cloud providers locked in talks with Microsoft over licensing complaint

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 12:37pm
Redmond has until end of this quarter to make 'substantive progress'

A trade group representing 27 cloud businesses is back at the negotiating table in a bid to resolve the lawsuit it filed over Microsoft's alleged anti-competitive licensing policies.…

Microsoft seeks patent for tech to put words into your mouth

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 11:29am
Remember that satnav that spoke like Homer Simpson? Now imagine AI doing that in any language, on any device

Microsoft has filed a patent application for an "automatic dubbing" system that strips speech from media and inserts new voices in its place.…

Saturnian moon Mimas: Crunchy on the outside, sub-surface ocean on the inside

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 10:30am
Data from Cassini suggests hidden depths beneath crater-ridden body

Mimas, a moderate-sized moon orbiting Saturn, is likely to possess liquid oceans hidden under its icy surface, according to a research paper published this week.…

When red flags are just office decoration: Edinburgh Uni's Oracle IT disaster

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 9:34am
Management either weren't told about risks or ignored them, report finds

Before Edinburgh University went live with its disastrous Oracle finance and HR system rollout, senior managers either didn't get the message about "red" risks or ignored it, an independent report has found.…

In its tantrum with Europe, Apple broke web apps in iOS 17 beta, still hasn't fixed them

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 8:30am
PWAs demoted to OWB: Operating Within Browser

Apple has argued for years that developers who don't want to abide by its rules for native iOS apps can always write web apps.…

Rust can help make software secure – but it's no cure-all

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 7:28am
Security is a process, not a product. Nor a language

Memory-safety flaws represent the majority of high-severity problems for Google and Microsoft, but they're not necessarily associated with the majority of vulnerabilities that actually get exploited.…

Arm share price bulges after AI pumped revenue to a new record

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 6:59am
Smartphones surge, but chip design champ isn't ready to predict its cloudy future

Brit chip designer Arm has posted its highest-ever quarterly revenue and seen its share price soar, thanks to a little tech that readers may recall having read the occasional story about of late: Artificial intelligence.…

CERN is training robot dogs to spot radiation hazards at Large Hadron Collider

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 6:30am
CERNquadbot can go off the rails – unlike science org's existing inspector bots

Vid  A four-legged robot dog has successfully performed a radiation protection test at CERN by patrolling and inspecting equipment in a small section of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).…

Alibaba Cloud posts modest growth, mostly thanks to other Alibaba business units

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 5:56am
Customers from beyond the Chinese giant are being let go if they've signed for low-margin contracts

Chinese tech giant Alibaba revealed on Wednesday its own operations are a better source of growth for its public cloud business than third-party customers.…