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Why these cloud-connected 3D printers started making junk all by themselves

Message brokering software blamed for dumping backed-up print jobs on idle devices On August 15, 2023, 3D printer maker Bambu Lab experienced a service outage caused by what it’s described as "abnormal network traffic" that caused some customers' cloud-connected printers to start creating plastic objects without user intervention.…

The Register     Aug 24, 2023

Two teens were among those behind the Lapsus$ cyber-crime spree, jury finds

From BT and Nvidia to Grand Theft Auto 6, pair were on a total tear Two teenage members of the chaotic Lapsus$ cyber-crime gang helped compromise computer systems of Uber and Nvidia, and also blackmailed Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar Games among other high-profile victims, a jury has decided.…

The Register     Aug 24, 2023

SmartNICs haven't soared so VMware will allow retrofits in old servers

vSphere to also add support for PCIe cards packed with CXL RAM to give boxes a boost, faster vCenter upgrades, and more Explore Buyers have not rushed to adopt SmartNICs in their VMware environments, but the virtualization giant will soon support their use in more servers – a move it hopes will spur a new wave of adoption.…

The Register     Aug 24, 2023

Neighbors angry as another North Korean 'satellite' launch attempt fails

US, Japan, and South Korea are well and truly over this sham North Korea's Thursday attempt to launch a "military reconnaissance satellite" failed, state media has reported.…

The Register     Aug 24, 2023

China's top EV battery maker announced a breakthrough, but top boffin isn't convinced

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400km range after 10 minutes charging sounds great. Shame the details are thin The world's top battery maker for electric vehicles, China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), claimed last week that it had developed a battery that can power a car for a distance of 400km after just ten minutes of charging. But one of the world's most respected battery tech scientists, Dr Richard Yazami – inventor of the graphite anode – is skeptical of the claim.…

The Register     Aug 24, 2023

Hollywood studios agree AI-generated content should not reduce humans' pay or credit

Proposed trade rules offer substantial pay rises in the hope they halt writers' strike The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has offered not to credit generative AI as a co-author of scripts in its negotiations with the Writers Guild of America (WGA).…

The Register     Aug 24, 2023

Tornado Cash 'laundered over $1B' in criminal crypto-coins

Founder Roman Storm cuffed on conspiracy, sanctions busting charges Two founders of Tornado Cash were formally accused by US prosecutors today of laundering more than $1 billion in criminal proceeds through their cryptocurrency mixer.…

The Register     Aug 23, 2023

India lands Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Moon, is the first to lunar south pole

Way to go, ISRO. Congrats on getting your rover rolling, too Video with update India successfully put its Chandrayaan-3 lander on the Moon today, making the nation's space agency the first organization of its kind to touch down on the lunar south pole.…

The Register     Aug 23, 2023

Now NetApp sued by its own veep over claims of broken sales commission promises

I was screwed out my cut, alleges exec in fraud, discrimination lawsuit NetApp and its executive team were sued on Tuesday by a former sales exec who claims the enterprise storage-and-everything-else biz conspired to deny contracted commission payments and discriminated against him.…

The Register     Aug 23, 2023

Arm reveals just how vulnerable it is to trade war with China

你那里的生意不错，如果出了什么事就太可惜了 Comment Arm's much-anticipated SEC filing this week did more than detail an impending IPO: it revealed just how worried the British chip designer is at the prospect of getting locked out of China.…

The Register     Aug 23, 2023

😊 Start rummaging: Atari's new 2600+ console supports vintage cartridges

Play your originals for less than what last year's nonfunctional Lego replica cost Hotly anticipated video games like Starfield not your cup of tea? Crave something a bit more retro? You're in luck: Atari has just teased a "faithful recreation" of the 2600 console model launched in 1980.…

The Register     Aug 23, 2023

North Korea may be itching to sell $40m of purloined Bitcoin

Those weapons programs aren't going to fund themselves Lazarus Group, the infamous cryptocurrency thieves backed by North Korea, may try to liquidate a stash of stolen Bitcoin worth more than $40 million, according to the FBI.…

The Register     Aug 23, 2023