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Minimalist glue code offers surprising lifeline for stubborn display setups

A new project addresses one of the biggest differences between how X11 and Wayland work, and that could be a winning combination.…

You probably don't need one, but it's nice to have the option

Let's Encrypt, a certificate authority (CA) known for its free TLS/SSL certificates, has begun issuing digital certificates for IP addresses.…

Crims have cottoned on to a new way to lead you astray

AI-powered chatbots often deliver incorrect information when asked to name the address for major companies’ websites, and threat intelligence business Netcraft thinks that creates an opportunity for criminals.…

‘Eigen+’ finds instances likely to cause out of memory errors and makes sure they can’t do damage

Alibaba Cloud has revealed a cluster manager it says allows it to run databases more efficiently than its hyperscale rivals.…

Dismissal bid denied as 16-count indictment moves toward court in May 2026

Huawei will still have to face trial in the US next year over alleged breaches of sanctions against Iran after a judge declined its request to dismiss various charges.…

The second max score this week for Netzilla - not a good look

If you're running the Engineering-Special (ES) builds of Cisco Unified Communications Manager or its Session Management Edition, you need to apply Cisco's urgent patch after someone at Switchzilla made a big mistake.…

Two flaws in TeleMessage are 'frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors'

The US security watchdog CISA has warned that malicious actors are actively exploiting two flaws in the Signal clone TeleMessage TM SGNL, and has directed federal agencies to patch the flaws or discontinue use of the app by July 22.…

Lots of manual corrections and data entry still required

ai-pocalypse  Recent research details how customer service reps at a Chinese utility's call center often struggled when trying to use an AI assistant, and were forced to make manual fixes.…

A big shrug to early integration questions

HPE has completed its takeover of Juniper Networks, but the conjoined pair isn't yet ready to discuss details about how the networking business will fit into HPE's existing lineup alongside Aruba.…

Methane monitoring satellite managed just over a year in orbit before its sudden demise

The Bezos-backed MethaneSAT satellite has been declared "likely not recoverable" after losing contact with controllers just over a week ago.…

Nonprofit TTAM assures everything is BAU. Whether that makes customers feel better is another matter

The medical research nonprofit vying to buy 23andMe is informing existing customers that it plans to complete the deal on July 8.…

Reports of 9,000 staff cut

Microsoft's recent trend of wide-scale workforce reduction continues, with reports that Redmond is preparing to slash an additional 4 percent of its employees – or around 9,000 people.…

Plus: Consumers respond to imminent Win 10 cutoff date with collective 'Meh'

World War Fee  Total PC shipments in the US will increase by just 2 percent this year, thanks to Trump's tariffs and little appetite from consumers for spending on "big-ticket" items, despite the looming end of Windows 10 support.…

Datacenters kept humming along, but there's plenty of blame to be passed around elsewhere

The cause of a power outage that cut the juice to London Heathrow airport in March has been identified - along with a chain of failures that allowed it to happen.…

Mysterious ‘Alloy 30’ gets smaller when heated, which could help stabilize super-sensitive space telescopes

NASA is exploring the properties of a metal alloy that shrinks as it is heated, as boffins in its Astrophysics Division think it may be needed if the planned Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is to succeed.…

NASA science might be cut, but cash can be found to move a 'space vehicle' from museum to museum

Lurking in the text contained within the One Big Beautiful Bill, which was passed by the US Senate yesterday, is an $85 million allocation for shifting a "space vehicle" to a new location, widely interpreted as a move of the retired Space Shuttle Discovery orbiter from Virginia to Houston.…

Aeza Group accused of assisting data bandits and BianLian ransomware crooks

The US Treasury has sanctioned Aeza Group, a Russian bulletproof hosting (BPH) provider, and four of its cronies for enabling ransomware and other cybercriminal activity.…

Are you sure you wouldn't rather run in our cloud?

Microsoft has made Subscription Editions (SE) of Exchange Server and Skype for Business Server generally available, marking an end to year-numbered versions.…

Open source initiative aims to offer enterprise security feature without vendor lock-in

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a popular approach to encrypting data at the storage layer, beefing up database security. While PostgreSQL has steadily climbed in popularity – especially among professional developers – it has so far lacked this enterprise feature, at least in open source.…

Experts say they don't expect the MOVEit menace to do much about it

Security experts have uncovered a hole in Cl0p's data exfiltration tool that could potentially leave the cybercrime group vulnerable to attack.…