Troubled MariaDB shuffles CEO sideways
Published in Cloud
Monday, 05 June 2023 12:13

Troubled MariaDB shuffles CEO sideways


Michael Howard replaced by Paul O’Brien

There has been a significant reshuffle at the troubled open saucy MariaDB where Michael Howard, the company’s current CEO has been replaced by Paul O’Brien.

Japanese building wooden satellite
Published in Transportation
Monday, 05 June 2023 12:06

Japanese building wooden satellite


Just as good as metal

The Japanese space agency (JAXA) and NASA plan to launch a satellite made of wood in 2024. 

Red Hat orphans LibreOffice
Published in News
Monday, 05 June 2023 11:57

Red Hat orphans LibreOffice


Gnome alone

The Red Hat Package Managers for LibreOffice have been orphaned, according to a post by Red Hat manager Matthias Clasen on the "LibreOffice packages" mailing list.

Linux-based System76 prefers to shut off the Intel Management Engine
Published in News


Open Sauce outfit worried about the closed firmware

Linux computer vendor System76 has said that it prefers to disable the Intel Management Engine wherever possible to reduce the amount of closed firmware running on System76 hardware.

Linux foundation pushes micro-grids
Published in News
Monday, 05 June 2023 11:37

Linux foundation pushes micro-grids


Shokka: 2023 could be the year when Linux starts controlling the power supply

The Linux Foundation has published its best seller The Open Source Opportunity for Microgrids: Five Ways to Drive Innovation and Overcome Market Barriers for Energy Resilience. The punchy-titled research explains how microgrids could be the next big thing.

No, an AI drone did not kill a human
Published in AI
Monday, 05 June 2023 11:25

No, an AI drone did not kill a human


USAF colonel shocked when US media took him so literally

Last week, a USAF colonel hit the headlines when he told a London conference that an AI-enabled drone turned on and “killed” its human operator during a simulated test.

Apple’s bank is the Hotel California of banking
Published in News


Check your money in whenever you like, but you can’t take it out

Apple fanboys are a little surprised that Apple’s Savings Account system has a super-cool, innovative feature that means they can’t take it out.

Meta releases Quest 3 VR headset
Published in IoT
Friday, 02 June 2023 11:45

Meta releases Quest 3 VR headset


$499.99 headset arrives in Autumn 

Meta has officially announced its Quest 3 VR headset in a post on Mark Zuckerberg's Instagram.

Asus rents businesses AI servers
Published in AI
Friday, 02 June 2023 11:42

Asus rents businesses AI servers


Fixes security worries on cloud

Taiwan's Asus plans to introduce a rental business AI server that will operate on-site to address security concerns and data control issues from cloud-based AI systems.

iPhone been wide open to the Russians since 2019
Published in Mobiles


Security, Apple has heard of it

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says some iPhones on its network were hacked using an iOS vulnerability that installed malware via iMessage zero-click exploits.