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Whistleblower Claims NSO Offered 'bags Of Cash' For Access To US Phone Networks

Snoopware maker suggests remarks made 'in jest' as congressman refers allegations to prosecutors Updated  A whistleblo... Read more

Back Up For A Minute – Backblaze HD Reliability Stats Show Oldies Can Be Goodies

Failure can be factored in when you're doing your sums, says vendor Cloud storage and backup provider Backblaze has rel... Read more

Why Is The Little Guy Getting Rinsed For Hardware? Because Top OEMs Had To Spend 25% More On Chips In 2021

Vendors shipped more but demand outstripped supply, says Gartner Semiconductor supply shortages last year led to the wo... Read more

SiC Move: STMicroelectronics Banks On Bringing Power Electronics Material In House As Electric Cars Rev Up

Supply chain management is back at the forefront Unnerved by a pre-pandemic electronics materials shortage, STMicroelec... Read more

Comcast Fixes Broadband Cables 'peppered' With Holes After Oakland Drive-by Shooting

Bullet-proof hosting? Can't help you there. Will you settle for rapid repairs? Comcast Xfinity technicians have restore... Read more

Why Cows May Be Hiding Something But AI Can Spot It

Farmers are using artificial intelligence to spot lameness in their herd before it gets serious. Read more

Intel R&D Spending Surges After Years Of Neglect As Gelsinger Pledges To Make Chipzilla Great Again

A timeline of the x86 giant's stumbles – and commitments for the future Analysis  Intel is cranking up its research ... Read more

There's A New Chipzilla In Town: Samsung Topples Intel To Become Largest Chip Maker

Semiconductor shortage helps cause reshuffle at the top The semiconductor shortage helped smartphone and memory chips i... Read more

Chromebook Sales In Recession: Market Saturation Blamed As Shipments Collapse More Than 63% In Q4

PC makers ditch Google OS portables for higher-margin Windows machines as component shortages linger Chromebook shipmen... Read more

Ever-growing Volumes Of Data Mean Computational Storage Is Becoming Crucial For HPC, Say Boffins At Dell's Tech Chinwag

Data at rest should remain at rest Dell believes that technologies such as computational storage will soon play a part ... Read more

Key Post Office Deal Agreed For Future Of Cash

Customers of 30 banks and building societies can continue to use post offices to deposit cash. Read more

Airlines May Pay Out For One-hour UK Flight Delays

Under new plans, travellers could claim for delays of more than an hour, down from three hours currently. Read more

Brexit: EU Laws Overhaul Will Boost Growth, Vows Boris Johnson

The prime minister says it will boost investment - but devolved nations are unhappy with the move. Read more

Wine Drinkers Face Higher Prices And Less Choice, Firm Warns

Proposed changes to alcohol duty could also push smaller firms out of business, a wine seller warns. Read more

Joe Rogan Pledges To Try Harder After Neil Young Spotify Row

The podcaster supports the streaming giant's move to add warnings to podcasts discussing Covid-19. Read more