Alleged Scattered Spider SIM-swapper must pay back $13.2M to 59 victims Crummy OPSEC leads to potentially decades in prison Noah Michael Urban, 20, of alleged Scattered Spider infamy, has pleaded guilty to various charges and potentially faces decades in prison.… #theregister #IT

SIM-swapper must repay $13.2M to 59 victims

: Crummy OPSEC leads to potentially decades in prison

Trump tariffs thwart TikTok takeover as China digs in heels Video app's future once again caught between trade war and political whiplash A deal to sell off TikTok's US operations to White House-approved owners appears to have hit a tariff-shaped roadblock, with the Chinese government signalling it won't allow the move.… #theregister #IT

Trump tariffs thwart TikTok takeover as China digs in heels

World War Fee: Video app's future once again caught between trade war and political whiplash

SpaceX scores $5.9B lion's share of Space Force launch contracts ULA wins $5.4B and Blue Origin $2.4B The US will spend $5.9 billion on Elon Musk's SpaceX in the name of national security. United Launch Alliance (ULA) follows with $5.4 billion, and Blue Origin is set to receive $2.4 billion.… #theregister #IT

SpaceX scores $5.9B in Space Force launch contracts

: ULA wins $5.4B and Blue Origin $2.4B

Please sir, may we have some Moore? Doesn't look that way We're on a roadmap to nowhere. Come on inside Opinion  Nvidia has just shown off its vision of the near future in the shape of its Blackwell Ultra. Aptly for a company that helps gamers explore dystopian science-fiction hellscapes, Nvidia's actual future involves vast, heat-soaked stacks of silicon, guzzling energy by the half-giga… #theregister #IT

Please sir, may we have some Moore? No

Opinion: We're on a roadmap to nowhere. Come on inside

Chrome to patch decades-old flaw that let sites peek at your history After 23 years, the privacy plumber has finally arrived to clean up this mess A 23-year-old side-channel attack for spying on people's web browsing histories will get shut down in the forthcoming Chrome 136, released last Thursday to the Chrome beta channel.… #theregister #IT

Chrome preps fix for browser history spying

: After 23 years, the privacy plumber has finally arrived to clean up this mess

Tribunal denies UK's attempt to keep details of Apple 'backdoor' case secret Last month's secret hearing comes to light Details of Apple's appeal against the UK's so-called "backdoor order" will now play out in public after the Home Office failed in its bid to keep them secret on national security grounds.… #theregister #IT

UK loses plea to keep Apple ‘backdoor’ case secret

: Last month's secret hearing comes to light

EU may target US tech giants in tariff response By putting services in scope, €18 trillion trade bloc looks to focus tech sector minds Speaking ahead of today's extraordinary meeting of the European Union's trade minister, a spokesperson for the French government was clear that the trading bloc's response to blanket tariffs on goods could include services, bringing US tech giants within its sc… #theregister #IT

EU may target US tech giants in tariff response

World War Fee: By putting services in scope, €18 trillion trade bloc looks to focus tech sector minds

Brit telcos ask suppliers to clean up emissions mess – politely, with no teeth Digital Connectivity Forum lays out climate goals, but enforcement is strictly optional A group of UK telecoms operators has signed a joint letter calling on their suppliers to do more on emissions targets to help combat climate change, but they face little pressure to comply.… #theregister #IT

Brit broadband businesses want suppliers to act on emissions

: Digital Connectivity Forum lays out climate goals, but enforcement is strictly optional

Legal clock ticking for Microsoft over alleged software license abuses With weeks to meet terms of settlement agreement, engineers in Redmond still don't have a product to show CISPE Microsoft has weeks to produce a multi-tenant hybrid cloud for service providers in Europe – a failure to do this or to even out alleged anti-competitive pricing for its software licenses could again … #theregister #IT

Legal spat over alleged Microsoft license abuses may reopen

: With weeks to meet terms of settlement agreement, engineers in Redmond still don't have a product to show CISPE

UK stats body snoozes legacy tech overhaul as Treasury tightens purse strings ONS acknowledges it might be a costly decision in the long run The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) is slowing migration away from legacy systems in response to budget limitations set by HM Treasury.… #theregister #IT

UK stats body slows move off legacy tech due to budget

: ONS acknowledges it might be a costly decision in the long run