Boffins invent DNA tape that could pack 375 petabytes into an LTO cart But it reads at about the speed of punch cards Imagine replacing thousands of LTO-9 tapes with just one cartridge. It's possible – if a Chinese research team's experimental DNA tape storage system reaches its theoretical maximum capacity.… #theregister #IT
Researchers design fully-indexed DNA storage tapes
: But it reads at about the speed of punch cards
Silent magnetosphere spacecraft starts talking to controllers again Half of TRACERS satellite duo tripped up by power problems After a month of receiving the silent treatment, controllers have regained contact with a TRACERS spacecraft that went offline shortly after launch.… #theregister #IT
Silent spacecraft starts talking to controller
: Half of TRACERS satellite duo tripped up by power problems
Fork that: Three alternative kernels show devs don't need Linux Managarm, Asterinas, Xous – where disaffected code whisperers could go Between Rust, new file systems, clashes between developers, systemd absorbing its functionality, and more, rumors of possible Linux forks are being muttered again. But there is another, better way.… #theregister #IT
Three alternative microkernels show devs don
: Managarm, Asterinas, Xous – where disaffected code whisperers could go
1,200 undergrads hung out to dry after jailbreak attack on laundry machines Dorm management refuses to cover costs after payment system borked More than a thousand university students in the Netherlands must continue to travel to wash their clothes after their building management company failed to bring its borked smart laundry machines back online.… #theregister #IT
Dutch students denied access to jailbroken laundry machines
: Dorm management refuses to cover costs after payment system borked
Think tank warns China's polysilicon subsidies are frying Western fabs US boffins say Beijing's bargain wafers are burning rivals below cost China is moving to dominate the global market for polysilicon, a key material used in chips, by flooding the industry with cheap, subsidised product to drive producers in other countries out of business.… #theregister #IT
China wants to monopolize world polysilicon supply – report
: US boffins say Beijing's bargain wafers are burning rivals below cost
US House Appropriations Committee saves NASA budget, Prez holds the veto pen Mars Sample Return mission still for the chop The US House Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that would maintain NASA's budget at the same level as last year. However, lawmakers missed an opportunity to strike out the proposed $85 million relocation of a space vehicle to Houston.… #theregister #IT
NASA science gets boost from US House Appropriations
: Mars Sample Return mission still for the chop
I'm out, says OpenSUSE: We're dropping bcachefs support from next kernel version The first distro vendor to announces its move says nein, danke The next kernelΒ will have no new bcachefs code – and the openSUSE versions that use that kernel are going further still.… #theregister #IT
OpenSUSE dropping bcachefs support from next kernel version
: The first distro vendor to announces its move says nein, danke
Google lands Β£400M MoD contract for secure UK cloud services Deal promises sovereign datacenters, AI, and cybersecurity to strengthen communication links with US The UK's Ministry of Defence has signed a Β£400 million ($540 million) contract with Google sovereign cloud to support security and analytics workloads.… #theregister #IT
Google lands Β£400M MoD contract for secure UK cloud services
: Deal promises sovereign datacenters, AI, and cybersecurity to strengthen communication links with US
EU regulators let Microsoft off the hook after Teams unbundling pledge Slack's complaint sparked a five-year investigation, but Redmond walks away fine-free The EU has signed off on Microsoft's concessions over Teams bundling, letting Redmond dodge a monster antitrust fine in a deal that will barely rock the boat for anyone.… #theregister #IT
EU regulators let Microsoft off the hook after Teams unbundl
: Slack's complaint sparked a five-year investigation, but Redmond walks away fine-free
Privacy activists warn digital ID won’t stop small boats – but will enable mass surveillance Big Brother Watch says a so-called BritCard could turn daily life into one long identity check – and warn that Whitehall can’t be trusted to run A national digital ID could hand the government the tools for population-wide surveillance – and if history is anything to go by, minist… #theregister #IT
Privacy activists warn of UK digital ID surveillance threat
: Big Brother Watch says a so-called BritCard could turn daily life into one long identity check – and warn that Whitehall can’t be trusted to run