Omnissa brings VDI-style app packaging to physical PCs VMware spin-out is making friends and choosing some enemies Omnissa, the independent company that acquired VMware’s former end-user compute portfolio, has tweaked its App Volumes product that packages and deploys desktop apps for use on virtual PCs so it works on physical machines too.… #theregister #IT
Typhoon-like gang slinging TLS certificate 'signed' by the Los Angeles Police Department Chinese crew built 1,000+ device network that runs on home devices then targets critical infrastructure A stealthy, ongoing campaign to gain long-term access to networks bears all the markings of intrusions conducted by China’s ‘Typhoon’ crews and has infected at least 1,000 devices, primaril… #theregister #IT
America and Britain gear up with Project Flytrap to bring anti-drone kit to the battlefield Prepping to fight the next war, not the last one video  The US Army, alongside British and other NATO partners, is testing the latest counter-drone kit at a training area in Germany. Early feedback is promising, even if most of the hardware isn't American-made.… #theregister #IT
Huawei’s latest notebook shows China is still generations behind in chipmaking Kirin X90 SoC made on two-year-old 7nm N+2 process Despite concerted efforts by the Chinese to bolster domestic semiconductor production in defiance of US trade policy, new evidence uncovered by Canadian research outlet TechInsights suggests SMIC, the Middle Kingdom's top chip manufacturer,… #theregister #IT
Iran cyberattacks against US biz more likely following air strikes Plus 'low-level' hacktivist attempts The US Department of Homeland Security has warned American businesses to guard their networks against Iranian government-sponsored cyberattacks along with "low-level" digital intrusions by pro-Iran hacktivists.… #theregister #IT
Empire State to site 1 GW nuke as AI bit barns guzzle power It's the first US major nuclear plant build in over 15 years New York State is set to build America's first major new nuclear plant in more than 15 years, amid growing energy demands, particularly from power-hungry AI datacenters.… #theregister #IT
Second attack on McLaren Health Care in a year affects 743k people Criminals targeted the hospital and physician network’s Detroit cancer clinic this time McLaren Health Care is in the process of writing to 743,131 individuals now that it fully understands the impact of its July 2024 cyberattack.… #theregister #IT
Private equity types to snap up NoSQL biz Couchbase $1.5 billion offered for database company valued at $1.2 billion four years ago Document database company Couchbase is set to be bought by a private equity biz in all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion.… #theregister #IT
Breaking the nerd internet: Three overlapping generations of tech history – in one selfie Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds, and Dave Cutler have dinner Sysinternals founder Mark Russinovich's after-dinner photo just flipped the nerd world into Kardashian-like levels of internet meltdown.… #theregister #IT
Wolfspeed to file for Chapter 11 in deal cutting 70% of debt Power chip biz to hand over equity to lenders, wipe out most shareholders, and keep running during restructuring Wolfspeed, maker of bandgap chips for power and radio frequency applications, is to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the "near future" after striking an agreement with creditors to cut its $6.5 billion debt by roughly 70 … #theregister #IT