No-Nvidias networking club convenes in search of open GPU interconnect
Ultra Accelerator Link consortium promises 200 gigabits per second per lane spec will debut in Q1 2025
Networks30 Oct 2024 | 2
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xAI picked Ethernet over InfiniBand for its H100 Colossus training cluster
Work already underway to expand system to 200,000 Nvidia Hopper chips
Systems29 Oct 2024 | 2
FCC chair: Mobile dead spots will end when space-based and ground comms merge
Jessica Rosenworcel looks at policy challenges for the next decade
Networks29 Oct 2024 | 4
Half the world's online via mobile, but growth is slowing
Nearly all of those without access live in low to middle income countries, GSMA says
Networks28 Oct 2024 | 7
Huawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess
Opinion HarmonyOS NEXT sounds dissonant until you get the theme
Columnists28 Oct 2024 | 122
I made this network so resilient nothing could possibly go wro...
Who, Me? All the redundancy in the world can't help a 'brown trouser' mistake
Networks28 Oct 2024 | 99
'Consent' LinkedIn used for data processing was not freely given, says Ireland
Microsoft-owned social media for suits site gets €310M fine, told to get compliant
Networks25 Oct 2024 | 12
Boffins explore cell signals as potential GPS alternative
Team sends a flying cooler packed with DIY tech 15 miles up for the test
Science23 Oct 2024 | 27
SuperHTML is here to rescue you from syntax errors, and it's FOSS
Author would like to see a switch back to plain old static HTML. Us too
Applications23 Oct 2024 | 99
IPv6 may already be irrelevant – but so is moving off IPv4, argues APNIC's chief scientist
There was always more pressing work to do than migrate, and CDNs have changed the rules
Networks23 Oct 2024 | 124
Linux admin asked savvy scientist for IT help and the boffin blew it
Who, Me? In science, every day is about testing hypotheses. Such as: 'plugging this thing in here is OK, right?'
Networks21 Oct 2024 | 93
Yes, your network is down – you annoyed us so much we crashed it
On Call If you bluff your way out of unpaid bills, there's a chance someone could call you on it
Networks18 Oct 2024 | 201
Elon Musk's disaster relief promises: Should we believe the hype?
Opinion When you look behind the headlines, you'll find unfulfilled commitments
Networks17 Oct 2024 | 94
FCC probes whether it can pop a cap in ISP data caps
'Our networks have the capacity to meet consumer demand without these restrictions,' says chair
Networks16 Oct 2024 | 10
Openreach reveals latest locations facing the copper chop
A reminder to get fiber (eventually) or get left behind
Networks16 Oct 2024 | 65
Vietnam plans to convert all its networks to IPv6
Wants 'super-large capacity, super-wide bandwidth' datacenters – and more submarine cables
Public Sector14 Oct 2024 | 20
Uncle Sam may force Google to sell Chrome browser, or Android OS
Tech giant snaps back, calls DoJ proposals on splitting up Alphabet and more 'government overreach'
Networks09 Oct 2024 | 36
Game of phones: Voda-Three merger left rivals dialing for help
BT and some MVNOs very much against union, VMO2 more relaxed because of spectrum deal
Networks09 Oct 2024 | 10
Starlink was offered for free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It is not entirely free
Updated And now SpaceX clarifies special promotion
Networks08 Oct 2024 | 152
US lawmakers dig into FCC's $900M Starlink snub in wake of Hurricane Helene
Nearly a billion dollars in rural broadband subsidies wouldn't go amiss
Networks08 Oct 2024 | 39
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If Trump gets elected, get your tech buying done asap
60% tariffs on all Chinese goods are going to slam the IT sector
VMware by Broadcom lifts storage allowances and prices for vSphere Foundation
This will both ease and exacerbate price concerns and competitive sniping
Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years
India makes it onto list of likely threats for the first time
Windows 10 given an extra year of supported life, for $30
MIcrosoft extends its Extended Security Updates club to consumers, at last
Hide the keyboard – it's the only way to keep this software running
On Call Lunch can be surprisingly dangerous. So can tea
Tower PC case used as 'creative cavity' by drug importer
Motherboard missing, leaving space for a million hits of meth
LottieFiles supply chain attack exposes users to malicious crypto wallet drainer
A scary few Halloween hours for team behind hugely popular web plugin
Apple throws shade on pokey AI PCs, claims its maxed out M4 chips are 4x faster
Busy week for Cupertino sees shrunken Mac minis, updated lappies, and new SoCs
Microsoft turning away AI training workloads – inferencing makes better money
Azure's acceleration continues, but so do costs
Microsoft accused of 'greenwashing' as AI used in fossil fuel exploration
Activists press Redmond to come clean on ‘material reputational, legal, and operational risks’
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Three and Vodafone: We need to merge because our networks are rubbish
Voda users have to fall back to 2G in some places after 3G switchoff, docs claim
Networks07 Oct 2024 | 78
After we fix that, how about we also accidentally break something important?
Who, Me? You had one job – doing extra is nice, but dangerous
Networks07 Oct 2024 | 101
Why Cisco reportedly wants in on CoreWeave's rent-a-GPU racket
Analysis This may help Switchzilla hit $1B AI sales goal by FY25
Networks06 Oct 2024 |
About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector
Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum
Cybersecurity Month04 Oct 2024 | 6
SpaceX accuses 'meme-stock' rival of 'misinformation' over Starlink signals waiver
AST SpaceMobile partners 'provide zero technical support for their opposition,' letter to FCC rages
Networks04 Oct 2024 | 29
Cloudflare beats patent troll so badly it basically gives up
Networking giant pockets $225K, foe promises to stop suing and abandons IP
Networks03 Oct 2024 | 67
700K+ DrayTek routers are sitting ducks on the internet, open to remote hijacking
With 14 serious security flaws found, what a gift for spies and crooks
Cybersecurity Month02 Oct 2024 | 21
Two simple give-me-control security bugs found in Optigo network switches used in critical manufacturing
Poor use of PHP include() strikes again
Cybersecurity Month02 Oct 2024 | 4
Cisco is abandoning the LoRaWAN space, and there's no lifeboat for IoT customers
Support stretches to end of 2029, no more maintenance beyond 2026
Networks02 Oct 2024 | 5
Satellite phones are coming, but users not happy to pay much extra for the capability
Has someone told all the direct-to-cell investors?
Networks02 Oct 2024 | 49
The fix for BGP's weaknesses has big, scary, issues of its own, boffins find
Bother, given the White House has bet big on RPKI – just like we all rely on immature internet infrastructure that usually works
Security02 Oct 2024 | 9
Three, Voda promise £10-a-month or below mobile tariffs in bid to sway CMA on merger
Tie-up probe concerned the pair's union would mean higher bills, hurt MNVOs
Networks01 Oct 2024 | 41
T-Mobile US to cough up $31.5M after that long string of security SNAFUs
At least seven intrusions in five years? Yeah, those promises of improvement more than 'long overdue'
CSO30 Sep 2024 | 4
AWS must fork out $30.5M after losing P2P network patent scrap
No one really wins when a troll, sorry, assertion entity scores a victory
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 32
World Wide Web Foundation closes so Tim Berners-Lee can spend more time with his protocol
Who wants to join his so Solid crew?
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 25
Verizon outages across US as hurricane recovery continues
Final update California, Arizona, beyond affected as well as storm-smashed states
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 15
China calls for realtime censorship of satellite broadband
Great Firewall reaches all the way into space
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 27
Musk's Starlink rockets to 4 million subscribers
Satellite broadband mega-constellation passes mega-milestone
Networks27 Sep 2024 | 51
Starlink-branded hardware reportedly found amid wreckage of downed Russian drone
Space broadband on weapons is not something Elon Musk condones
Networks27 Sep 2024 | 172
China's Salt Typhoon cyber spies are deep inside US ISPs
Updated Expecting a longer storm season this year?
Networks25 Sep 2024 | 4
Hyperscalers are carving up the ocean floor into private internet highways
Think tank warns of sovereignty risks from subsea cable consolidation
Networks25 Sep 2024 | 6
Messaging app makers' dilemma: Keeping comms private and funding open source
Interview After Telegram CEO was charged in France, Element bosses mull the challenges
Networks25 Sep 2024 | 16
As IBM pushes for more automation, its AI simply not up to the job of replacing staff
So say our sources, who warn job cuts, outsourcing risk depriving biz of seasoned technical talent
Off-Prem24 Sep 2024 | 53
Capita wins £135M extension on much-delayed UK smart meter rollout
Outsourcing firm has been building network for over a decade now – how's that going?
Networks24 Sep 2024 | 234
Move over, Cobalt Strike. Splinter’s the new post-exploit menace in town
No malware crew linked to this latest red-teaming tool yet
Research23 Sep 2024 |
Apple's latest macOS release is breaking security software, network connections
Infosec In Brief PLUS: Payer of $75M ransom reportedly identified; Craigslist founder becomes security philanthropist, and more
Security23 Sep 2024 | 22
Starlink's new satellites emit 30x more radio interference than before, drowning cosmic signals
V2 sats beam 10M times brighter noise, hampering telescopes
Networks19 Sep 2024 | 112
FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds
Plus: Wray tells how bureau helps certain victims negotiate with ransomware crooks
Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 22
New RFC explains how protocol developers can avoid building human rights abuses into the internet
Something tells us Vlad and Xi probably won't bother reading it
Software18 Sep 2024 | 16
Telcos scolded for unwanted erection of utility poles in race to wire up Britain
Telecoms minister pleads with operators to work together
Networks16 Sep 2024 | 80
250 million-plus unused IPv4 addresses should be left alone, argues network boffin
Tests show it's just too hard to put the unused 240/4 block to work
Networks16 Sep 2024 | 95
UK watchdog fears Voda-Three merger will balloon phone bills for customers
Analysts claim it would be better for competition though
Networks13 Sep 2024 | 36
FCC boss starts bringing up Musk's Starlink dominance, antitrust concerns
SpaceX broadband network now accounts for nearly two-thirds of all active satellites in orbit
Networks12 Sep 2024 | 52
Boeing to launch quantum comms satellite testbed in 2026
After Starliner stumbles, the aerospace giant eyes a new frontier - entanglement swapping in space
Networks12 Sep 2024 | 12
Major ISP bungles settings, causing Microsoft 365, Azure outage
updated AT&T confirms 'brief disruption,' no indication of foul play
Networks12 Sep 2024 | 9
Top EU court crushes Google appeal against $2.65B Shopping antitrust ruling
After years of legal wrangling, judges say Chocolate Factory played dirty
Networks10 Sep 2024 | 32
Thanks, Edward Snowden: You propelled China to quantum networking leadership
Beijing aimed research at immediate needs – like blocking leaks – while the US sought abstract knowledge
Networks10 Sep 2024 | 52
Malaysia's plan to block overseas DNS dies after a day
Minister orders regulator to slow down following immediate backlash
Public Sector10 Sep 2024 | 14
Openreach pitches its tent as Ofcom preps review of broadband market rules
Nation's dominant broadband plumber keen to fend off any efforts to restrict it
Networks09 Sep 2024 | 42
Xockets rockets Nvidia: Blackwell debut threatened by DPU patent claims
GPU giant accused of colluding with Microsoft, RPX to sideline startup
Systems08 Sep 2024 | 11
Foot-thick wall workaround: Gigabit network links beamed through solid concrete
Makes cabling a bit less onerous, says WaveCore maker
Networks06 Sep 2024 | 25
Verizon snaps up Frontier in $20B fiber power play
Marking yet another round of telecom consolidation
Networks05 Sep 2024 | 9
FCC finally gets around to banning Kaspersky from telecoms kit
Communications agency now passing on the order to operators
Networks04 Sep 2024 | 3
Starlink U-turns, will block X in Brazil after all
Musk fought the law and the law won... for now
Networks04 Sep 2024 | 38
White House thinks it's time to fix the insecure glue of the internet: Yup, BGP
Better late than never
Networks03 Sep 2024 | 26
Big Tech got its 'next billion' – but there's three billion people still offline
The GSMA and its friends are looking for ways to bring those within mobile range onto the 'net
Networks03 Sep 2024 | 8
Verizon taps another satellite operator to make texting from the middle of nowhere easier
iPhone-like functionality coming to other devices on the network soon
Networks29 Aug 2024 |
AT&T to shell out $950,000 after quad-state 911 outage
Service takes another dive just as settlement is announced
Networks28 Aug 2024 | 7
Chinese broadband satellites may be Beijing's flying spying censors, think tank warns
Ground stations are the perfect place for the Great Firewall to block things China finds unpleasant
Networks28 Aug 2024 | 27
Copper's reach is shrinking so Broadcom is strapping optics directly to GPUs
What good is going fast if you can't get past the next rack?
Networks28 Aug 2024 | 3
Zuckerberg admits Biden administration pressured Meta to police COVID posts
'The government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it,' says Facebook founder
Personal Tech27 Aug 2024 | 182
Axiom Space dials up Nokia to connect moonwalkers to 4G
Can't even get good signal in my garden
Networks22 Aug 2024 | 4
Cisco calls for United Nations to revisit cyber-crime convention
Echoes human rights groups' concerns that it could suppress free speech and more
Security22 Aug 2024 | 13
Pakistan’s internet slows to uncomfortable levels, allegedly due to new China-style firewall
Minister issues denial – it's just an upgrade to the 'web-management system'
Public Sector20 Aug 2024 | 6
Shots fired as AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to block Starlink's direct-to-cell plans
Rivals claim signal waiver would interfere with terrestrial networks
Networks16 Aug 2024 | 40
Cisco slashes thousands of staff, 7% of entire workforce, pivots into AI
Reorg of entire biz as tech giant addresses downturn in core networking segment
Networks15 Aug 2024 | 15
Building high performance fabrics with Ethernet
How Dell is helping its customers to be GenAI ready
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Indian telcos to cut off scammy, spammy, telemarketers for two whole years
There's a blockchain involved so it's totally going to stop you getting those calls
Public Sector14 Aug 2024 | 33
Before we put half a million broadband satellites in orbit, anyone want to consider environmental effects?
SpaceX 'WasteX' Starlink said to make up 60% of sats circling Earth
Networks12 Aug 2024 | 80
Cisco plans to slash thousands more jobs amid AI, cybersecurity push
Updated Cuts reportedly to come as soon as Wednesday's earnings release
Networks12 Aug 2024 | 13
India’s Bharti Enterprises now largest shareholder in UK's BT Group
'Surprising move' for Indian megacorp but less so for French seller Altice
Networks12 Aug 2024 | 8
Cigarette break burned out a huge chunk of Africa's internet
who, me? A fake hacker trying to take credit didn't help much, either
Networks12 Aug 2024 | 66
Nokia goes from phones to drones with Swiss service rollout
No pricing disclosed but plan allows users to order hands-off flights without operating any units
Networks08 Aug 2024 | 3
Easing the pressure on datacenter infrastructure
How Nokia’s SR Linux NOS enhances automation to even out performance and maintain business continuity
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Would you rather buy space broadband from a billionaire, or Communist China?
Beijing's first Starlink-slayers are in orbit, and buyers beyond the Great Firewall are on the agenda
Networks08 Aug 2024 | 51
Low orbit satellites for phone service may cause more light pollution
Radiance much greater than current models, suggests paper
Networks07 Aug 2024 | 14
HPE's $14B bid for Juniper waved through by UK regulator
Probe began in June and was over by August, no need for corporate lobbying (you hearing this Microsoft?)
Networks07 Aug 2024 | 4
Huawei Cloud built a network monitor so sensitive it spotted the impact of a single faulty chip
Sigcomm 2024 Focus on physical ports helped spot issues across 100,000 switches and a million servers
Networks07 Aug 2024 | 5
Verisign under fire for increasing .com prices each and every year it can
Registry happy to chat about caps, just don't consider it a commitment to actually do anything
Networks06 Aug 2024 | 8
Second patient receives the Neuralink implant
Almost half the electrodes are working... for now
Networks05 Aug 2024 | 18
Hello? Emergency services? I'd like to report a wrong number
Who, Me? 911 is no joke
Networks05 Aug 2024 | 115
Tencent Cloud's home-grown traffic-tamer halves WAN latency
Sigcomm 2024 MegaTE can arrange things so each endpoint gets just the network it needs
Cloud Infrastructure Month05 Aug 2024 | 3
Appeals court kicks fate of net neutrality in America further down the road
Judges wonder out loud: If Congress wanted this, it would have passed a law, no?
Networks02 Aug 2024 | 8
More than 83K certs from nearly 7K DigiCert customers must be swapped out now
Small stay of execution in 'exceptional circumstances' promised – amid legal action to pause digital bonfire
CSO31 Jul 2024 | 18
Russia takes aim at Sitting Ducks domains, bags 30,000+
Eight-year-old domain hijacking technique still claiming victims
Research31 Jul 2024 |
Remember Nokia? Amazon's lawyers do, in patent infringement suit
Updated Finnish firm started the networking and cloud fight, Amazon could finish it
Networks31 Jul 2024 | 10
Asia's regional internet registry APNIC names new director general
ICANN's local boss Jia Rong Low gets the gig – and a challenging to-do list
Networks31 Jul 2024 | 3
Microsoft's Azure networking takes a worldwide tumble
Updated Ready to talk it up to investors today, Redmond?
Networks30 Jul 2024 | 66
EU regulator reportedly set to give the nod to HPE-Juniper deal
Aruba, Aruba! Some network pros worry it will lead to less choice
Networks29 Jul 2024 | 5
French internet cables cut in act of sabotage that caused outages across country
Axe attack comes just days after arsonists target rail network
Networks29 Jul 2024 | 60
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