Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 Start Menu updates Windows Insiders will be first to see if the Windows 10 itch has been scratched The latest changes to Microsoft's Start Menu are being rolled out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. However, users in the European Economic Area have a little longer to wait for the promised Android and IOS device integration.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 Start Menu updates
: Windows Insiders will be first to see if the Windows 10 itch has been scratched
Trump guts digital ID rules, claims they help 'illegal aliens' commit fraud Also axes secure software mandates - optional is the new secure, apparently President Donald Trump late Friday signed a cybersecurity-focused executive order that, in the White House's words, "amends problematic elements of Obama and Biden-era Executive Orders."… #theregister #IT
Trump EO axes digital IDs, blames
: Also axes secure software mandates - optional is the new secure, apparently
ChatGPT users wake to find it's even more wrong, slower than usual Oh, great – now who'll do my thinking for me? If you're having trouble getting ChatGPT to do your work for you this morning, you wouldn't be alone. It appears OpenAI services are experiencing a variety of issues.… #theregister #IT
OpenAI experiencing global ChatGPT, Sora system degradation
Updated: Oh, great – now who'll do my thinking for me?
Cloud brute-force attack cracks Google users' phone numbers in minutes Chocolate Factory fixes issue, pays only $5K A researcher has exposed a flaw in Google's authentication systems, opening it to a brute-force attack that left users' mobile numbers up for grabs.… #theregister #IT
Google brute-force attack exposes phone numbers in minutes
: Chocolate Factory fixes issue, pays only $5K
Snowflake and Databricks bank PostgreSQL acquisitions to bring transactions onto their platforms Data analytics vendors have tried this before with limited success In the past few weeks, both Snowflake and Databricks dipped into their respective acquisition funds and found the resources to buy specialist providers of PostgreSQL database systems.… #theregister #IT
Snowflake and Databricks bank PostgreSQL acquisitions
: Data analytics vendors have tried this before with limited success
MS online ordering system operational 46 days after cyber shutdown A milestone in cyberattack recovery – but deliveries will take a while and normal service not yet back UK retailer Marks & Spencer has reinstated online orders for some customers, marking a major milestone in its recovery from a cyberattack in April.… #theregister #IT
Online orders working again at M&S, 46 days later
: A milestone in cyberattack recovery – but deliveries will take a while and normal service not yet back
Peep show: 40K IoT cameras worldwide stream secrets to anyone with a browser Majority of exposures located in the US, including datacenters, healthcare facilities, factories, and more Security researchers managed to access the live feeds of 40,000 internet-connected cameras worldwide and they may have only scratched the surface of what's possible.… #theregister #IT
40,000 cameras expose feeds to datacenters, health clinics
: Majority of exposures located in the US, including datacenters, healthcare facilities, factories, and more
Jupiter, Europe’s most powerful super, takes maiden flight - but misses exascale orbit Full system expected to break the exaFLOP barrier - perhaps in time for SC25 this fall? ISCΒ  Germany's long-awaited Jupiter supercomputer launched into the number four spot on the Top500 list of publicly ranked systems, dethroning Italy's HPC6 as Europe's biggest, baddest iron.… #theregister #IT
Jupiter takes Europe
ISC: Full system expected to break the exaFLOP barrier - perhaps in time for SC25 this fall?
Old but gold: Paper tape and punched cards still getting the job done – just about Will your data still be readable in half a century? The State of StorageΒ  As storage media grows denser and more complex over time, it's worth remembering that older formats were sometimes far more durable. Sometimes.… #theregister #IT
Paper tape and punched card storage continue to work today
The State of Storage: Will your data still be readable in half a century?
Huawei founder says USA overestimates its semiconductor prowess Ren Zhengfei says his company is a generation behind, but he knows Huawei to catch up Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has said the USA overestimates his company’s semiconductor design prowess, which is at least a generation behind rival chipmakers.… #theregister #IT
Huawei founder says USA overestimates its chip chops
: Ren Zhengfei says his company is a generation behind, but he knows Huawei to catch up