Spectre haunts CPUs again: VMSCAPE vulnerability leaks cloud secrets AMD Zen hardware and Intel Coffee Lake affected If you thought the world was done with side-channel CPU attacks, think again. ETH Zurich has identified yet another Spectre-based transient execution vulnerability that affects AMD Zen CPUs and Intel Coffee Lake processors by breaking virtualization boundaries.… #theregister #IT

VMSCAPE Spectre vulnerability leaks cloud secrets

: AMD Zen hardware and Intel Coffee Lake affected

US tosses $134M pocket change at fusion pipe dream That won't even warm the plasma America's Department of Energy (DOE) has earmarked $134 million in funding for two programs aimed at securing US leadership in emerging fusion technologies. The move comes amid renewed interest in nuclear power sparked by surging datacenter energy demands.… #theregister #IT

US tosses $134M pocket change at fusion pipe dream

: That won't even warm the plasma

Senator blasts Microsoft for 'dangerous, insecure software' that helped pwn US hospitals Ron Wyden urges FTC to probe failure to secure Windows after attackers used Kerberoasting to cripple Ascension Microsoft is back in the firing line after US Senator Ron Wyden accused Redmond of shipping "dangerous, insecure software" that helped cybercrooks cripple one of America's largest hospital net… #theregister #IT

Senator blasts Microsoft for

: Ron Wyden urges FTC to probe failure to secure Windows after attackers used Kerberoasting to cripple Ascension

Neo4j cozies up to Microsoft as 'property sharding' promises to overcome scalability struggle Graph database fave also punts for transactional workloads Neo4j has introduced "property sharding" which, according to one analyst, will help overcome its earlier struggles with scalability, while also allowing transactional workloads on the same system.… #theregister #IT https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/neo4j_cozies_up_to_microsoft/

Microsoft folds Sales, Service, Finance Copilots into 365 $50 standalone bots now bundled in $30 package Microsoft is re-badging its Sales, Service, and Finance Copilots and slashing what it charges for them.… #theregister #IT

Microsoft folds Sales, Service, Finance Copilots into 365

: $50 standalone bots now bundled in $30 package

Brussels faces privacy crossroads over encryption backdoors Over 600 security boffins say planned surveillance crosses the line Europe, long seen as a bastion of privacy and digital rights, will debate this week whether to enforce surveillance on citizens' devices.… #theregister #IT

Brussels faces privacy crossroads over encryption backdoors

: Over 600 security boffins say planned surveillance crosses the line

Attacker steals customer data from Brit rail operator LNER during break-in at supplier Major UK player cagey on specifics but latest attack follows string blamed on 'third party' suppliers One of the UK's largest rail operators, LNER, is the latest organization to spill user data via a third-party data breach.… #theregister #IT

Brit rail operator data nicked after supplier breached

: Major UK player cagey on specifics but latest attack follows string blamed on 'third party' suppliers

Experts scrutinized Ofcom's Online Safety Act governance. They're concerned Academics and OSA stakeholders say Ofcom needs to take a closer look at how controversial legislation is enforced Industry experts expressed both concern and sympathy for Ofcom, the Brit regulator that is overseeing the Online Safety Act, as questions mount over the effectiveness of the controversial legisla… #theregister #IT

Experts poke holes in UK online safety regs

: Academics and OSA stakeholders say watchdog needs to amend how controversial legislation is enforced

BAE Systems surfaces autonomous submarine for military use Battery powered now, fuel-cells tomorrow - all packed in a shipping box Following a series of trials, defense biz BAE Systems says it is readying an autonomous military submarine for the end of next year.… #theregister #IT

BAE Systems surfaces autonomous submarine for military use

: Battery powered now, fuel-cells tomorrow - all packed in a shipping box

Microsoft puts last remnants of original Edge browser on life support Not yet gone and not yet forgotten, but on their way Microsoft has added a raft of web components to its list of deprecated features, including legacy Edge developer tools and hosted web apps.… #theregister #IT

Legacy Edge components added to Microsoft

: Not yet gone and not yet forgotten, but on their way