UK justice minister pressed as court system bug raises fears of hidden case files HMCTS expands investigation into IT flaw after whistleblowers draw Horizon comparisons The UK's HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is continuing to check whether an IT bug that could hide documents and data affected the outcome of any cases, a government minister has said.… #theregister #IT

UK justice system bug raises fears of hidden case files

: HMCTS expands investigation into IT flaw after whistleblowers draw Horizon comparisons

Solar flair: Logitech's K980 Signature Slim keyboard runs on rays Not one to keep in the dark, and light on features as a result HANDS ON  Logitech is harnessing solar power in the K980 Signature Slim keyboard to solve a problem that might not have occurred to some users: battery anxiety.… #theregister #IT

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HANDS ON: Not one to keep in the dark, and light on features as a result

The first rule of liquid cooling is 'Don't wet the chip.' Microsoft disagrees Redmond suggests ‘Microfluidics’ – hair-thin channels etched on silicon to let coolants flow Electronics don’t play nicely with most liquids, which is why liquid cooling in the datacenter is often considered a little dangerous. Microsoft, however, has found a way to dispel such worries with a scheme that sees liqu… #theregister #IT

Microsoft develops liquid cooling that lets chips get wet

: Redmond suggests ‘Microfluidics’ – hair-thin channels etched on silicon to let coolants flow

Japanese city passes two-hours-a-day smartphone usage ordinance Symbolic gesture aims to help citizens sleep. Next: doing something about people who walk while using social media The city council in the Japanese city of Toyoake has passed an ordinance that symbolically limits recreational use of smartphones to just two hours each day.… #theregister #IT

Japanese city passes two-hours-a-day smartphone rule

: Symbolic gesture aims to help citizens sleep. Next: Doing something about people who walk while using their phones

Micron close to selling all the high-bandwidth memory it will make in 2026 High demand and DRAM shortages send margins soaring Memory-maker Micron says it is close to securing customers for all the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) it will make next year. Unsurprisingly, the company also predicts it will enjoy improved profit margins.… #theregister #IT

Micron close to selling all the HBM it will make next year

: High demand and DRAM shortages send margins soaring

India’s IT minister moves to Zoho’s spreadsheet and word processor, urges 1.4 billion people to do likewise Watch out, Microsoft and Google India’s minister for information technology yesterday said he’s dumping his current word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics packages, will adopt the locally made alternatives from Zoho instead, and urged India’s 1.4 billion r… #theregister #IT

India’s IT minister moves to Zoho’s productivity tools

: Watch out, Microsoft and Google

OpenAI's Stargate project to pave the world with AI datacenters announces five new US locations In Texas, New Mexico, and the Midwest The Stargate project, the OpenAI-led plan to cover the world with datacenters, has announced plans to construct five new bit barns in the US.… #theregister #IT

OpenAI Stargate announces five new datacenter sites in US

: In Texas, New Mexico, and the Midwest

Boffins fool a self-driving car by putting mirrors on traffic cones 21st century tech confused by $100 of shiny stuff Mirrors can fool the Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensors used to guide autonomous vehicles by making them detect objects that don’t exist, or failing to detect actual obstacles.… #theregister #IT

Fooling a self-driving car with mirrors on traffic cones

: 21st century tech confused by $100 of shiny stuff

Feds put finger on H-1B lottery scale to favor higher earners The higher the wage level, the more entries they'll get in the draw The H-1B lottery in the US is being tipped heavily in favor of high-wage earners under a long-awaited rule proposal unveiled on Tuesday.… #theregister #IT

Feds put finger on H-1B scale to favor higher earners

: The higher the wage level, the more entries they'll get in the draw

Nearly half of businesses suffered deepfaked phone calls against staff AI attacks on the rise A survey of cybersecurity bosses has shown that 62 percent reported attacks on their staff using AI over the last year, either by the use of prompt injection attacks or faking out their systems using phony audio or video generated by AI.… #theregister #IT

Deepfaked calls hit 44% of businesses in last year: Gartner

: AI attacks on the rise