Day: February 15, 2021

Linux 5.11 is out with AMD and Intel improvements (and Linus Torvalds is happy)

Linus Torvalds releases Linux kernel version 5.11 with plenty of support updates for Intel, AMD and Arm-based hardware. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Forgot Valentine’s Day? Never mind, today marks 75 years of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

Maybe this is why we’re single Happy ENIAC Day! Join us for a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the launch of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Print-in-Place Connectors Aim to Make Wiring Easier

One thing some of us here in the United States have always been jealous of is the WAGO connectors that seem so common in electrical wiring everywhere else in the world. We often wonder why the electrical trades here haven’t adopted them more widely — after all, they’re faster to use than traditional wire nuts,…


Netflix’s Cecil Hotel documentary is a bloated, irresponsible mess – CNET

Commentary: Definitely skip this one, folks. …read more Source:: CNet


Let’s Encrypt completes huge upgrade, can now rip and replace 200 million security certs in ‘worst case scenario’

Plus: SentinelOne picks up Scalyr, fatal flaws in TCP, and a view on Supermicro In brief Internet Security Research Group nonprofit Let’s Encrypt has massively upgraded its certification hardware and software so that it can delete and reissue all its certs in less than 24 hours.… …read more Source:: Register


After Researchers Raise Spying Concerns, Clubhouse Promises Blocks on Transmitting to Chinese Servers

“The developers of audio chat room app Clubhouse plan to add additional encryption to prevent it from transmitting pings to servers in China,” reports The Verge, “after Stanford researchers said they found vulnerabilities in its infrastructure.” In a new report, the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) said it confirmed that Shanghai-based company Agora Inc., which makes…


Inside the Middle East’s growing love for eSports

With high internet penetration and lots of gamers, an eSports boom could be on the way across the region. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Accenture, Capita, IBM jump on £800m framework to make the NHS more agile as UK.gov announces further reforms

Fail fast, fail often The UK’s Crown Commercial Services has awarded Accenture, Capita and IBM spots on an £800m framework created to help the NHS shift to a more agile and/or DevOps-like approach to development and support.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Antarctic researchers discover mysterious creatures deep beneath ice shelf – CNET

“How did they get there?” …read more Source:: CNet


Windows 10 preview: News in your taskbar expands further, Edge Legacy is replaced

Microsoft has prepared a big update for Windows 10 Insiders in the Dev channel with multiple design and feature updates. …read more Source:: ZDNet