‘Quad’ nations launch plan to stop China making critical minerals into Unobtanium India, Japan, USA and Australia see risks and opportunities in rare earths India, Japan, USA and Australia have launched a “Critical Minerals Initiative” they hope will harden supply chains.… #theregister #IT

'Quad' nations launch plan to secure critical mineral supply • The Register

: India, Japan, USA and Australia see risks and opportunities in rare earths

Alibaba Cloud reveals DB cluster manager it says can beat rival hyperscalers ‘Eigen+’ finds instances likely to cause out of memory errors and makes sure they can’t do damage Alibaba Cloud has revealed a cluster manager it says allows it to run databases more efficiently than its hyperscale rivals.… #theregister #IT

Alibaba Cloud claims new DB manager beats rival hyperscalers

: ‘Eigen+’ finds instances likely to cause out of memory errors and makes sure they can’t do damage

Cisco scores a perfect 10 - sadly for a critical flaw in its comms platform The second max score this week for Netzilla - not a good look If you're running the Engineering-Special (ES) builds of Cisco Unified Communications Manager or its Session Management Edition, you need to apply Cisco's urgent patch after someone at Switchzilla made a big mistake.… #theregister #IT

Cisco scores a perfect 10 for a critical comms flaw

: The second max score this week for Netzilla - not a good look

CISA warns the Signal clone used by natsec staffers is being attacked, so patch now Two flaws in TeleMessage are 'frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors' The US security watchdog CISA has warned that malicious actors are actively exploiting two flaws in the Signal clone TeleMessage TM SGNL, and has directed federal agencies to patch the flaws or discontinue use of the app by July… #theregister #IT

CISA tells TeleMessage users to patch after active exploits

: Two flaws in TeleMessage are 'frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors'

Call center staffers explain to researchers how their AI assistants aren't very helpful Lots of manual corrections and data entry still required ai-pocalypse  Recent research details how customer service reps at a Chinese utility's call center often struggled when trying to use an AI assistant, and were forced to make manual fixes.… #theregister #IT

Call center staffers explain how AI assistants aren

ai-pocalypse: Lots of manual corrections and data entry still required

HPE finally closes Juniper deal, but offers no details on what happens next A big shrug to early integration questions HPE has completed its takeover of Juniper Networks, but the conjoined pair isn't yet ready to discuss details about how the networking business will fit into HPE's existing lineup alongside Aruba.… #theregister #IT

HPE-Juniper deal closes, integration questions remain

: A big shrug to early integration questions

MethaneSAT 'likely not recoverable' after losing contact with Earth Methane monitoring satellite managed just over a year in orbit before its sudden demise The Bezos-backed MethaneSAT satellite has been declared "likely not recoverable" after losing contact with controllers just over a week ago.… #theregister #IT

MethaneSAT

: Methane monitoring satellite managed just over a year in orbit before its sudden demise

23andMe's new owner says your DNA is safe this time Nonprofit TTAM assures everything is BAU. Whether that makes customers feel better is another matter The medical research nonprofit vying to buy 23andMe is informing existing customers that it plans to complete the deal on July 8.… #theregister #IT

23andMe buyer promises to protect customers

: Nonprofit TTAM assures everything is BAU. Whether that makes customers feel better is another matter

Huawei can't wriggle out of Iran sanctions trial, judge rules Dismissal bid denied as 16-count indictment moves toward trial in May 2026 Huawei will still have to face trial in the US next year over alleged breaches of sanctions against Iran after a judge declined its request to dismiss various charges.… #theregister #IT

Huawei fails to have charges dismissed in Iran case

: Dismissal bid denied as 16-count indictment moves toward court in May 2026

Microsoft kicks off new fiscal year with more layoffs Reports of 9,000 staff cut Microsoft's recent trend of wide-scale workforce reduction continues, with reports that Redmond is preparing to slash an additional 4 percent of its employees – or around 9,000 people.… #theregister #IT

Microsoft kicks off new fiscal year with more layoffs

: Reports of 9,000 staff cut