EU starting registration of fingerprints and faces for short-stay foreigners Biometric Entry/Exit System phased in from October to 29 Schengen countries Travelers including Britons and Americans visiting most European countries will have to register their fingerprints and faces under a system that goes live next month.… #theregister #IT

EU to register fingerprints, faces for short-stay visitors

: Biometric Entry/Exit System phased in from October to 29 Schengen countries

Empty shelves, empty coffers: Co-op pegs cyber hit at £80m Supermarket says the hack that shut down systems and emptied shelves has turned profits into losses The Co-operative Group has revealed the cyberattack that knocked its systems offline earlier this year will leave it nursing an £80 million hangover. … #theregister #IT

Empty shelves, empty coffers: Co-op pegs cyber hit at £80m

: Supermarket says the hack that shut down systems and emptied shelves has turned profits into losses

Check your own databases before asking to see our passport photos, Home Office tells UK cops Guidance follows privacy complaints over sharp increase in police searches of travel doc and visa pic libraries The Home Office has told police forces to check their own photo databases before asking it to search its libraries of passport and visa facial images, as well as avoiding urgen… #theregister #IT

Cops told: Check your own DB before asking for passport data

: Guidance follows privacy complaints over sharp increase in police searches of travel doc and visa pic libraries

The sweetest slice of Pi: Raspberry Pi 500+ sports mechanical keys, 16GB, and built-in SSD Big performance on offer, but be prepared to spend $200 HANDS ON  Raspberry Pi has unveiled a fully loaded version of its computer-in-a-keyboard, featuring oodles of RAM, an SSD, and a clicky, mechanical keyboard. However, you'll pay a relative premium for these features.… #theregister #IT

Raspberry Pi 500+ has mechanical keys, 16GB, and SSD

HANDS ON: Big performance on offer, but be prepared to spend $200

Google, Meta and Vodafone want smartphone-makers to reduce their bandwidth bills By supporting efficient video codecs in hardware, which to be fair will also help punters Google, Meta, and Vodafone have called on chipmakers and smartphone manufacturers to support the AV1 video codec in hardware, especially in midrange devices, a suggestion that’s not entirely altruistic.… #theregister #IT

Google, Meta and Vodafone want help from smartphone-makers

: By supporting efficient video codecs in hardware, which to be fair will also help punters

Is GitHub a social network that endangers children? Australia wants to know As ban on under-16s using some sites looms, cyber-safety regulator sends Microsoft’s code locker a letter Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has written to GitHub to ask it to consider if it’s a social network that endangers children.… #theregister #IT

Australia asks GitHub if it

: As ban on under-16s using some sites looms, cyber-safety regulator sends Microsoft’s code locker a letter

Alibaba Cloud plans expansion into Europe and South America More datacenters in familiar territories, too, and AI everywhere Alibaba Cloud yesterday announced its first datacenters in Brazil, France, and The Netherlands, plus expansion of its presence in five other countries outside China.… #theregister #IT

Alibaba Cloud plans expansion into Europe, South America

: More datacenters in familiar territories, too, and AI everywhere

Microsoft puts Claude on the M365 menu Redmond wants more flavors of ML than OpenAI can cook up Microsoft has sealed a deal with Anthropic to give users of Microsoft 365 Copilot the option to use the Claude AI engine.… #theregister #IT

Microsoft puts Claude on the M365 menu

: Redmond wants more flavors of ML than OpenAI can cook up

Intel reportedly courting ex-flame Apple to become its next investor Chipzilla can't say it's changed much, but could be a handy backup to TSMC After a painful breakup and a bout of financial turmoil, Intel is looking to rekindle the relationship with its old flame Apple.… #theregister #IT

Intel reportedly asking ex-flame Apple to invest

: Chipzilla can't say it's changed much, but could be a handy backup to TSMC

Tree-hugging hippie datacenter runs entirely on green hydrogen and wastes zero water Lambda's latest innovation with bit barn builder ECL only supports a handful of Nvidia racks, but it's a start Rent-a-GPU outfit Lambda says its latest Nvidia GB300 NVL72 system is not only powered entirely by hydrogen fuel cells but doesn't consume a single ounce of water.… #theregister #IT

Lambda fires up hydrgoen-powered Nvidia GPU cluster

: Lambda's latest innovation with bit barn builder ECL only supports a handful of Nvidia racks, but it's a start