Workers fear for their jobs as JLR's latest shutdown extended With no idea when engines restart, families gear down on spending ahead of Christmas Jaguar Land Rover is extending the shutdown of its production plants another week in a move that experts say could cost the business in the multiple billions.… #theregister #IT

JLR extends shutdown – again – as toll on workers laid bare

: With no idea when engines restart, families gear down on spending ahead of Christmas

Slow Wi-Fi? Add houseplants to the list of suspects Not as bad as other interference, but maybe it's time for a wired connection Houseplants could be slowing down your Wi-Fi, according to Broadband Genie, which reckons surfers can increase broadband speeds by almost 40 percent just by moving their router away from any greenery.… #theregister #IT

Slow Wi-Fi? Add houseplants to the list of suspects

: Pass the tinfoil hat

Suspected Iran-backed attackers targeting European aerospace sector with novel malware Instead of job offers, victims get MiniJunk backdoor and MiniBrowse stealer Suspected Iranian government-backed online attackers have expanded their European cyber ops with fake job portals and new malware targeting organizations in the defense, manufacturing, telecommunications, and aviation se… #theregister #IT

Suspected Iran-backed group targets Euro aerospace sector

: Instead of job offers, victims get MiniJunk backdoor and MiniBrowse stealer

Linux's love-to-hate projects drop fresh versions: systemd 258 and GNOME 49 Init system update arrives behind schedule while desktop overhaul adds app and HDR polish There are fresh new releases of two of the more controversial and divisive projects in the Linux world for everyone to argue about… and then adopt anyway.… #theregister #IT

Systemd 258 and GNOME 49 land

: Init system update arrives behind schedule while desktop overhaul adds app and HDR polish

UK.gov ditching 'Red' risk data sharing project after slashing £0.5B budget in half Meanwhile soon to be intergrated Integrated Data Programme still relies on Lotus Notes, for now A flagship Office for National Statistics project to share data across the UK government appears to be ending several years before its time after failing to make enough progress, getting a "Red" risk rating two years in a row… #theregister #IT

UK.gov to ditch data sharing project

: Meanwhile Lotus Notes still lurks in some Office of National Statistics systems, for now

UK chancellor Putin the blame on Russia for cyber chaos, but evidence says otherwise Reeves points finger at Moscow in interview when authorities reckon it's local lads UK chancellor Rachel Reeves is blaming Moscow for Britain's latest cyber woes, an attribution that seems about as solid as wet cardboard given the trail of evidence pointing to attackers much closer to home.… #theregister #IT

UK chancellor blames cyberattacks on Russia despite evidence

: Reeves points finger at Moscow in interview when authorities reckon it's local lads

Node4's £45M Tisski takeover ends in tears – and £2.4M in damages Messy ruling details a perfect storm of NAO, MoD, and Aquila contract failures Managed service provider Node4 has won a £2.4 million (c $3.2 million) damages award against the founder of Microsoft Dynamics consultancy Tisski, after the High Court ruled the company was sold with problematic contracts that were collapsing … #theregister #IT

Node4 awarded £2.4M in damages after Tisski takeover

: Messy ruling details a perfect storm of NAO, MoD, and Aquila contract failures

HCL stretches support window for Domino v9/v10 despite repeated end-of-life deadlines The corpse of Lotus Notes keeps twitching Some software is more difficult to kill than a horror movie villain, it seems, as Domino and Notes versions 9.0.x and 10.0.x are now set to limp on until the end of this decade.… #theregister #IT

Old HCL Notes and Domino versions supported until 2030

: The corpse of Lotus Notes keeps twitching

How I learned to stop worrying and love the datacenter Stargates or black holes? Risks and rewards from the B(r)itbarn boom Comment  The UK has bitterly expensive power, an energy minister who sees electricity as bad, a lethargic planning system, and a grid with a backlog for connections running to 2039.… #theregister #IT

How I learned to stop worrying and love the datacenter

Comment: Stargates or black holes? Risks and rewards from the B(r)itbarn boom

EV charging biz zaps customers with data leak scare Names, emails unplugged in DCS support snafu – but 'billing is safe' An electric vehicle charging point provider is telling users that their data may be compromised, following a recent security "incident" at a service provider.… #theregister #IT

EV charging biz zaps customers with data leak scare

: Names, emails unplugged in DCS support snafu – but 'billing is safe'