U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine. The Associated Press reports: Centers for Disease Control …
Big Tech Split Leads To Demise of Internet Association
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Times: Growing tensions between Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Apple lie behind the death of the Internet Association (IA), the nine-year-old lobby group that was Big Tech’s voice in Washin…
Micron Explains Reason For DDR5 Shortage
An anonymous reader quotes a report from HotHardware: During a recent earnings call to discuss its quarterly earnings, Micron explained that the reason DDR5 demand is “significantly exceeding supply” is because suppliers are having a rough time sourcin…
5G Speeds In the US Rank Dead Last Among Early Adopters
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: A new report released by Ookla placed the U.S. at the very top of a list of 40 countries in terms of 5G availability. To determine this, Ookla tested to see what percent of users with 5G devices spent t…
China Regulators Suspend Alibaba Cloud Partnership Over Log4Shell Reporting
AltMachine writes: “Chinese regulators on Wednesday suspended an information-sharing partnership with Alibaba Cloud Computing, a subsidiary of e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group, over accusations it failed to promptly report and address [the Log4She…
Microsoft Notifies Customers of Azure Bug That Exposed Their Source Code
Microsoft has notified earlier this month a select group of Azure customers impacted by a recently discovered bug that exposed the source code of their Azure web apps since at least September 2017. The vulnerability was discovered by cloud security fir…
Intel Tells Unvaccinated Employees They Face Unpaid Leave
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Intel has told workers that unvaccinated people who don’t get an exemption for religious or medical reasons will be on unpaid leave beginning in April. The California-based semiconductor co…
MIT Engineers Produce the World’s Longest Flexible Fiber Battery
Researchers have developed a rechargeable lithium-ion battery in the form of an ultra-long fiber that could be woven into fabrics. From a report: In a proof of concept, the team behind the new battery technology has produced the world’s longest flexibl…
‘World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm’ Produces First Power
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm has produced its first power, Danish energy firm Orsted has said, with the announcement representing a significant milestone in the facility’s development. Situated in wate…
US Returns $154 Million In Bitcoins Stolen By Sony Employee
The United States has taken legal action to seize and return over $154 million purportedly stolen from Sony Life Insurance Company Ltd, a SONY subsidiary, by an employee in a textbook business email compromise (BEC) attack. BleepingComputer reports: “A…