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The Register‘s spoiler-free take on the last of the Skywalker movies (for now, at least) Comment The Register attended a midnight showing of the latest entry in Disney’s cash-cow franchise, hoping for a satisfying conclusion to 42 years of cinema trips. Did we throw our popcorn in the air with joy or stamp our feet…

A Chinese malware broker who was sentenced in the United States this year for dealing in malicious software linked to major hacks is back at his old workplace: teaching high-school computer courses, including one on internet security. From a report: Yu Pingan, who spent 18 months in a San Diego federal detention center, had pleaded…

Over the past decade, Netflix and its rivals have come to rely heavily on the power of algorithms, those top-secret computer programs designed to connect audiences with the programming they’re most likely to enjoy based on what they’ve previously watched. But as Peak TV gives way to the era of Too Much TV and an…

What does identity management have to do with Charles Dickens’ classic ‘A Christmas Carol’? A lot more than you think. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Randy Suess, a computer hobbyist who helped build the first online bulletin board, anticipating the rise of the internet, messaging apps and social media, died on Dec. 10 in Chicago. He was 74. From a report: His death, at a hospital, was confirmed by his daughter Karrie. In late January 1978, Mr. Suess (rhymes with…

Community service for ‘Turkish Crime Family’ wannabe big dog A 22-year-old Londoner has been given 300 hours of community service and a State-enforced bedtime after trying to blackmail Apple with hundreds of millions of previously compromised login credentials.… …read more Source:: Register