Day: November 19, 2021

Iranians Charged in Cyberattacks Against U.S. 2020 Election

The State Department has offered a $10M reward for tips on the two Iran-based threat actors accused of voter intimidation and disinformation. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Intel audio drivers give Windows 11 the blues and Microsoft Installer borked following security update

Known issues list continues to grow Windows 11 has continued to notch up known issues as Microsoft admitted to problems in the Intel Smart Sound department and Microsoft Installer following a security update.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


The Silent Dripper Dispenses Water Without Making Any Sound

Engineering is all about making a design that conforms to a set of requirements. Usually those are boring things like cost, power consumption, volume, mass or compatibility with existing systems. But sometimes, you have to design something with restrictions you might have never considered. [Devon Bray] was tasked with designing a system that could dispense…


Facebook Tells LA Police To Stop Spying on Users With Fake Accounts

Facebook has written to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), demanding that it stop setting up fake profiles to conduct surveillance on users. From a report: This comes after the Guardian revealed that the US police department had been working with a tech firm, analysing user data to help solve crimes. Facebook expressly prohibits the…


Workday subscription revenue forecasts leave investors cold, wiping 9% off company value

SaaSy vendor takes comfort in contingent workforce software acquisition Workday has swallowed vendor management SaaS type VNDLY for over half a billion dollars, just as 9 per cent of the company’s value was wiped off after moderately positive financial results failed to impress investors.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Pentagon Asks Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for Bids on New Cloud Contracts

The U.S. General Services Administration said Friday that the Defense Department has solicited bids from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for cloud contracts. From a report: The outreach comes after the Pentagon set aside a highly contested $10 billion contract that Microsoft had won and Amazon had challenged. The value of the new contracts is…


iPhone 13 review: Apple delivers a delightful upgrade – CNET

The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini aren’t radically different, but that’s part of the charm. …read more Source:: CNet


Pentagon asks AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle to bid for new cloud contract

After scrapping the $10 billion JEDI contract that was awarded to Microsoft, the Defense Department is seeking out new bids. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Pokemon Sword and Shield players can catch Shiny Eevee this weekend – CNET

Every Eevee evolution is appearing more frequently in Sword and Shield until Nov. 28. …read more Source:: CNet


We asked you how your biz introduces new IT systems – and here are the results

Who’d have thought that there could be so many approaches to putting new stuff in? Reg Reader Survey Our recent survey into how we go about introducing new systems threw up a set of responses that were positively multifarious. Who’d have thought that there could be so many approaches to putting new stuff in? Thank-you…