Using one disk as a write cache eases stresses created by manycore CPUs

Exclusive  Alibaba Cloud has detailed the tech it developed to run local storage in its servers and bust bottlenecks created by new-generation manycore processors.…

Taking down TikTok won't stop the CCP's attempt to control global narratives

Chinese tech companies that serve as important links in the world's digital supply chains are helping Beijing to execute and refine its propaganda strategy, according to an Australian think tank.…

After extorting $700 million from thousands of victims

A Ukrainian man has been sentenced to almost 14 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $16 million in restitution for his role in infecting thousands of victims with REvil ransomware.…

Allegations fly regarding unpaid contractors and iffy infosec

Over a million records describing Australians who visited local pubs and clubs have apparently been posted online.…

Because nobody wants a big surprise

Japan's Toyama Prefecture is launching an AI bear monitoring system, following a recent string of encounters with the wildlife.…

Only from its digital doc-signing service, which is isolated from its cloudy storage

Dropbox has revealed a major attack on its systems that saw customers' personal information accessed by unknown and unauthorized entities.…

Developer of Square and Cash App reportedly has big back-end problems it was slow to fix

Fintech biz Block is reportedly under investigation by US prosecutors over claims by a former employee that lax compliance checks mean its Square and Cash App services may have been used by terrorists – or in countries that US orgs are not permitted to do business.…

Also adds a Teams plan that's still under development

Anthropic, flush with funds from Amazon and Google, has made its Claude chatbot service available in an iOS app and introduced a business-oriented Teams plan.…

A $19B valuation sounds like a lot, but then you look at OpenAI

AI cloud firm CoreWeave scored $1.1 billion in a recent investment round, bringing its valuation up to $19 billion.…

Intrusion investors went through Blount farce trauma, says SEC

Jack Blount, the now-ex CEO of Intrusion, has settled with the SEC over allegations he made false and misleading statements about his infosec firm's product as well as his own background and experience.…

Always read the terms and conditions carefully

IBM has managed to overturn a $1.6 billion judgment against it after an appeals court decided the IT giant was well within its rights to replace software on a customer mainframe belonging to rival BMC with its own code.…

Dear _____, please excuse _____’s tardiness. Their alarm didn’t go off for (see below). Sincerely, The Register

iPhone failing to get you up on time lately? You're not alone – reports have been spreading of just such an issue. …

Not a great omen if you were hoping to own a future RV smartphone – tho web giant says it hasn't totally given up

Support for RISC-V was dropped from Android's Generic Kernel Image (GKI) thanks to a patch successfully merged today.…

Vulnerable elderly people tricked into paying tens of thousands over fake car accidents

Sixteen people are facing charges from US prosecutors for allegedly preying on the elderly and scamming them out of millions of dollars.…

Open source tool fingered for 100 million PUT requests and $1,300 in a day

AWS looks set to intervene after a customer highlighted a flaw that allows S3 bucket owners to be stung with potentially massive charges for attempted accesses they have no control over.…

U-turn necessary to comply with Chinese law

Despite Elon Musk's insistence that high-definition maps aren't necessary for self-driving cars, Tesla's vehicles in China will technically rely on them now through a partnership with Baidu.…

Historical email in antitrust case shows execs 'very, very worried' about capability gaps

A fascinating insight into Microsoft's inner workings has been thrown up in some redacted document dumps related to the ongoing Google antitrust trial in the US.…

Issue now resolved and isn't thought to be the work of criminals

Aussie airline Qantas says its app is now stable following a data breach that saw boarding passes take off from passengers' accounts.…

Connection failures reported following installation

Microsoft admits that April's Windows update can potentially cause VPN connection failures in both Windows 10 and 11.…

Chip giant forecasts strong GPU growth amid mixed financial results

AMD's datacenter revenue grew 80 percent and it hopes to make at least $4 billion from its GPUs this year, but shares took a hit as this failed to impress market analysts and the company reported a lackluster first quarter overall.…