iPhone 17 Scratchgate is real, iFixit warns - buy a case for your fancy phone In good news, battery replacement is a lot easier than earlier models VideoΒ  Owners of Apple's iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max have been reporting that the shell of their pricey handsets is getting scratched up already, and the reason appears to be a shift to aluminum.… #theregister #IT
iPhone 17 Scratchgate is real, iFixit warns – buy a case
Video: In good news, battery replacement is a lot easier than earlier models
Google is very sorry for pulling down COVID misinfo and pledges never to use outside fact-checkers It's all Biden's fault, Chocolate Factory claims Google has taken a page out of Mark Zuckerberg's playbook, telling House Republicans that the Biden administration pressured it to push down COVID-19 content that didn't violate its rules, and pledging its commitment to free ex… #theregister #IT
Google to GOP: Biden pushed us to remove Covid misinfo
: It's all Biden's fault, Chocolate Factory claims
New string of phishing attacks targets Python developers If you recently got an email asking you to verify your credentials to a PyPI site, better change that password The Python Software Foundation warned users of a new string of phishing attacks using a phony Python Package Index (PyPI) website and asking victims to verify their account or face suspension, and advised anyone who did provide… #theregister #IT
New string of phishing attacks targets Python developers
: If you recently got an email asking you to verify your credentials to a PyPI site, better change that password
PC memory costs to climb as fabs chase filthy lucre in servers and HBM TrendForce warns of Q4 memory hikes as suppliers squeeze consumer markets PC memory prices are set to rise as the major suppliers allocate manufacturing capacity to the more lucrative server DRAM and HBM instead amid reports of tightening supplies.… #theregister #IT
PC DRAM costs to climb as fabs favor servers and HBM
: TrendForce warns of Q4 hikes as suppliers squeeze consumer markets
US Navy: I can't quit you, Azure AWS, Google, and Oracle admitted they can't support current setup Microsoft has the US Navy over a barrel, as the service admits it can't separate its custom-built cloud environment from Azure infrastructure without a complete rebuild "from the ground up." … #theregister #IT
US Navy: Custom cloud stuck in Azure without rebuild
: AWS, Google, and Oracle admitted they can't support current setup
Zorin OS 18 beta makes Linux look like anything but Linux Windows, macOS, Cinnamon, even iPadOS – all just a layout switch away Although Zorin doesn't aim to closely track its Ubuntu upstream, version 18 of its eponymous OS has been a long time coming.… #theregister #IT
Zorin OS 18 beta makes Linux look like anything but Linux
: Windows, macOS, Cinnamon, even iPadOS – all just a layout switch away
AI hype train may jump the tracks over $2T infrastructure bill, warns Bain Industry looks like it's going to come up short – by about $800B The AI craze is fueling massive growth in infrastructure, but the industry will need to hit $2 trillion in revenue by 2030 to keep funding this habit. Consultants at Bain & Company think it is going to come up short.… #theregister #IT
AI hype train may jump the tracks over $2T bill, warns Bain
: Industry looks like it's going to come up short – by about $800B
US banking giant Citi pilots agentic AI with 5,000 staff Fintech firm admits it may mean fewer staff US banking giant Citi has revved the Stylus Workspaces AI platform it has been rolling out to employees, touting that it is "now powered by agentic AI."… #theregister #IT
Citi sharpens Stylus Workspaces with agentic AI
: Financial services firm admits it may mean fewer staff
Google warns China-linked spies lurking in 'numerous' enterprises since March Mandiant CTO anticipates 'hearing about this campaign for the next one to two years' Unknown intruders – likely China-linked spies – have broken into "numerous" enterprise networks since March and deployed backdoors, providing access for their long-term IP and other sensitive data stealing missions, all the while … #theregister #IT
Suspected Chinese spies broke into
: Mandiant CTO anticipates 'hearing about this campaign for the next one to two years'
Google-sponsored DORA report reframes AI as central to software development Most organizations use AI in dev, the question now is how to use it properly, claims report Google Cloud's 2025 DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) report is out, claiming that since 90 percent of respondents now make some use of AI for software development, the question is not whether to adopt it … #theregister #IT
DORA report reframes AI as central to software development
: Most organizations use AI in dev, the question now is how to use it properly, claims report