Bishopston Net consists of a number of Pentium IV 3Ghz PCs, all running the best and most stable operating system available today: FreeBSD ( Version 6.2. )

The name comes from the village of Bishopston, a village on the Gower Peninsula, near Swansea, South Wales, UK.

Updated: 15:10 Sat, Dec 21 2024. (Last checked: 20 mins ago) Apple called on to ditch AI headline summaries after BBC debacle - (pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:36:33 GMT) 'Facts can't be decided by a roll of the dice' Press freedom advocates are urging Apple to ditch an "immature" generative AI system that incorrectly summarized a BBC news notification that incorrectly related that suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione had killed himself.… Microsoft investigating 365 Office activation gremlin - (pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:34:07 GMT) Says it's not sure what the issue is but points at admins tweaking licensing options It's not just you, there is indeed an activation problem in Microsoft 365 Office triggered by administrators making changes at the licensing level.… Adélie Linux 1.0 – small, fast, but not quite grown up - (pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:30:06 GMT) Remarkably compact, remarkably cross-platform, remarkably long beta period Beta 6 of Adélie Linux is arriving, just over six years after Beta 1 – but they do say that good things come to those who wait.… The Automattic vs WP Engine WordPress wars are getting really annoying - (pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:32:07 GMT) Forks at dawn.... but it's not great sign for open source Opinion I am so sick of this. I've been a happy WordPress user since it rolled out the door in 2003, and I kissed Vignette (since acquired by OpenText) goodbye. WordPress was just so much easier to use than the alternatives; it was open source; and it was free. It was such a win!… Fedora Asahi Remix 41 for Apple Macs is out - (pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:28:08 GMT) New shiny if you run Linux on an M1 or M2 The Fedora 41 version of Asahi Linux is out – the go-to Linux distro for Apple Silicon Macs.… Techie fluked a fix and found himself the abusive boss's best friend - (pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 07:33:13 GMT) And there his troubles began … On Call Digital technology remains frighteningly finickity, which is why good tech support people are always in demand – and also the reason The Register never tires of telling your support stories each Friday in On Call, the column your generosity makes possible.… Rocks from Chinese Moon mission suggest Luna's history needs revision - (pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:27:08 GMT) Meanwhile, NASA signs off on Artemis software upgrade Chinese scientists think it's time to rewrite the Moon's history after analyzing samples returned to Earth by the Chang'e 6 mission.… Infosec experts divided on AI's potential to assist red teams - (pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 03:22:15 GMT) Yes, LLMs can do the heavy lifting. But good luck getting one to give evidence CANALYS FORUMS APAC Generative AI is being enthusiastically adopted in almost every field, but infosec experts are divided on whether it is truly helpful for red team raiders who test enterprise systems.… Microsoft coughs up yet more Windows 11 24H2 headaches - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:29:09 GMT) Users report the sound of silence from operating system update Microsoft has logged some new known issues with Windows 11 24H2 and thrown up more safeguard holds until the problems are resolved.… Axiom Space shuffles space station assembly sequence – to get it standalone sooner - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:25:08 GMT) Aiming to be freeflying by 2028. Handy if anything should happen to the ISS Axiom Space has shuffled the assembly sequence of its space station to remove any dependence it would have on the International Space Station (ISS) by as soon as 2028.… US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:26:10 GMT) Chair Jay Obernolte urges Congress to act – whether it will is another matter After 10 months of work, the bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in the US house of Congress has unveiled its report, outlining recommendations for federal AI policy.… Million GPU clusters, gigawatts of power – the scale of AI defies logic - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:30:12 GMT) It's not just one hyperbolic billionaire – the entire industry is chasing the AI dragon Comment Next year will see some truly monstrous compute projects get underway as the AI boom enters its third year. Among the largest disclosed so far is xAI's plan to expand its Colossus AI supercomputer from an already impressive 100,000 GPUs to a cool million.… Stranded in space: Starliner crew to remain in orbit even longer as SpaceX faces delays - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:27:11 GMT) Week-long mission set to stretch into ninth month Two astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station aboard Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner are facing another extended delay. … Apple and Meta trade barbs over interoperability requests - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:35:13 GMT) Both are only thinking about the best interests of users, of course The European Commission (EC) has continued pushing Apple to open up more of iOS to third parties, and Apple has pushed back, warning that doing so risks user privacy.… Watchdog deep-sixes job ad that was actually pay-to-play training course - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:34:12 GMT) Misleading listing on a recruitment site? Whatever next? The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has slapped IT Career Change Ltd on the wrist over a September 2024 ad promoting a career in Health & Safety.… Asda decided on a 'no go' for 'mass rollout' of store IT conversion - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:30:11 GMT) Amid plans to convert smaller stores, retailer opted to stall December shift as Walmart tech divorce continues Exclusive Asda decided not to go ahead with planned cut-over dates to introduce new systems at some smaller stores earlier this month as part of its technical divorce from Walmart, the previous owner of the UK's third-largest supermarket.… Humanoid robots coming soon, initially under remote control - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 07:30:11 GMT) Dodgy AI chatbots as brains – what could go wrong? Feature The first telephone call in 1876 was marked by Alexander Graham Bell's request to his assistant, Thomas, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you."… Don't fall for a mail asking for rapid Docusign action – it may be an Azure account hijack phish - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:30:10 GMT) Recent campaign targeted 20,000 folk across UK and Europe with this tactic, Unit 42 warns Unknown criminals went on a phishing expedition that targeted about 20,000 users across the automotive, chemical and industrial compound manufacturing sectors in Europe, and tried to steal account credentials and then hijack the victims' Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.… Fear of Foxconn reportedly driving possible Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi merger - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:29:07 GMT) The EV race is well and truly running, and no-one wants to be left in the dust The automotive industry has been shaken this week by news that giant Japanese carmakers Nissan and Honda are contemplating a merger, with Mitsubishi Motors apparently keen to become part of the mix.… Supreme Court to hear TikTok's appeal against law that would force it to shut, or sell - (pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:35:39 GMT) Will consider free speech arguments just nine days before the clock runs out The US Supreme Court has decided to consider made-in-China social network TikTok's appeal against the law that requires it to shift to local ownership, or close, by January 19.… Intel sued again over struggling foundry business - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:30:11 GMT) Derivatives claim seeks damages from execs and board members Beleaguered chipmaker Intel has been sued yet again by shareholders over its foundry business, this time in a derivative lawsuit targeting executives and board members.… US reportedly mulls TP-Link router ban over national security risk - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:52:58 GMT) It could end up like Huawei -Trump's gonna get ya, get ya, get ya updated The Feds may ban the sale of TP-Link routers in the US over ongoing national security concerns about Chinese-made devices being used in cyberattacks.… SpaceX rocketeers get fresh FAA license for next Starship launch - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:30:07 GMT) Authorization comes less than a month after flight 6: 'The FAA continues to increase efficiencies' The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a license authorization for the next test flight of SpaceX's Starship.… Microsoft won't let customers opt out of passkey push - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:30:09 GMT) Enrollment invitations will continue until security improves Microsoft last week lauded the success of its efforts to convince customers to use passkeys instead of passwords, without actually quantifying that success.… Boffins trick AI model into giving up its secrets - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:30:13 GMT) All it took to make an Google Edge TPU give up model hyperparameters was specific hardware, a novel attack technique … and several days Computer scientists from North Carolina State University have devised a way to copy AI models running on Google Edge Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), as used in Google Pixel phones and third-party machine learning accelerators.… Xfce 4.20 is out: Wayland support lands, but some pieces are still missing - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:30:11 GMT) The Unixi-est of desktops gets a wide-ranging update Comment The new version of the longest-established Linux desktop is here, and at last, it's possible to use Wayland – although not everything works yet.… We told Post Office about system problems at the highest level, Fujitsu tells Horizon Inquiry - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:40:49 GMT) State-owned retail company was not subordinate to Japanese multinational in technical matters, legal rep says Fujitsu has said it continually told the Post Office about problems with Horizon, the computer system at the center of one of the UK's widest miscarriages of justice, as its client prosecuted branch managers for accounting discrepancies.… When old Microsoft codenames crop up in curious places - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:33:05 GMT) Chicago is my kind of driver model Pour a cup of cocoa and settle down for another episode of Microsoft Storytime. Why do codenames sometimes linger on in the implementation of products?… When your technological ghosts come back to haunt you, expect humbug - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 07:44:05 GMT) Spirits of the NeXTcube, the web ad, and the cursed smartphone deliver a seasonal Technicarol Column On a Christmas Eve when nothing felt right, I lapsed into a deep yet disturbed sleep.… Even Netflix struggles to identify and understand the cost of its AWS estate - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:03:09 GMT) If you have trouble keeping track of your various streaming subscriptions, you're gonna love the irony Keeping track of the amount of cloudy resources an org uses, and the cost of doing so, is notoriously tricky – so tricky, indeed, that even Netflix isn't on top of it.… Taiwan in talks to tap Amazon's Project Kuiper space broadband - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:01:07 GMT) In case of submarine cable failure, call Jeff Bezos Taiwan has started talks with Amazon regarding access to its Kuiper satellite broadband service.… Phishers cast wide net with spoofed Google Calendar invites - (pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:58:08 GMT) Not that you needed another reason to enable the 'known senders' setting Criminals are spoofing Google Calendar emails in a financially motivated phishing expedition that has already affected about 300 organizations with more than 4,000 emails sent over four weeks, according to Check Point researchers.… Interpol wants everyone to stop saying 'pig butchering' - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:29:11 GMT) Victims' feelings might get hurt, global cops contend, and that could hinder reporting Interpol wants to put an end to the online scam known as "pig butchering" – through linguistic policing, rather than law enforcement.… Critical security hole in Apache Struts under exploit - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:57:14 GMT) You applied the patch that could stop possible RCE attacks last week, right? A critical security hole in Apache Struts 2 – patched last week – is currently being exploited using publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) code.… Nvidia upgrades tiny Jetson Orin Nano dev kits for the holidays - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:00:12 GMT) 'Super' edition promises 67 TOPS and 102GB/s of memory bandwidth for your GenAI projects Nvidia is bringing the AI hype home for the holidays with the launch of a tiny new dev board called the Jetson Orin Nano Super.… Silent NASA lander gives boffins insight into Martian dust - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:58:08 GMT) NASA to bid a final farewell to InSight Two years after NASA retired the InSight lander, scientists are continuing to use the vehicle to learn more about Mars.… Just how deep is Nvidia's CUDA moat really? - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:02:17 GMT) Not as impenetrable as you might think, but still more than Intel or AMD would like Analysis Nvidia is facing its stiffest competition in years with new accelerators from Intel and AMD that challenge its best chips on memory capacity, performance, and price.… Ireland fines Meta for 2018 'View As' breach that exposed 30M accounts - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:30:15 GMT) €251 million? Zuck can find that in his couch cushions, but Meta still vows to appeal It's been six years since miscreants abused some sloppy Facebook code to steal access tokens belonging to 30 million users, and the slow-turning wheels of Irish justice have finally caught up with a €251 million ($264 million) fine for the social media biz. … US airspace closures, lack of answers deepen East Coast drone mystery - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:01:15 GMT) Feds insist they still don't know what's happening – but note sightings cluster around airport flight paths Analysis Mystery drone fever continues to grip the US East Coast – and appears to be moving inland – as elected officials beg the federal government to do something. Meanwhile the feds reiterate what they've been saying all along: We don't know what's going on, but you all need to calm the hell down. … Alpine Linux 3.21: Lean, mean, and LoongArch-ready - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:33:11 GMT) A cool mountain breeze blowing in after the new LTS kernel A fresh release of the minimalist and very lightweight Alpine Linux is here, with support for Chinese LoongArch64 CPUs.… Apple Intelligence summary botches a headline, causing jitters in BBC newsroom - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:01:06 GMT) Meanwhile, some iPhone users apathetic about introduction of AI features Things are not entirely going to plan for Apple's generative AI system, after the recently introduced service attracted the ire of the British Broadcasting Corporation.… London's Met Police seeks business services, ERP refresh in £370M deal - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:30:06 GMT) Contract could be worth a cool £1 billion if associated organizations join The UK's largest police force is scoping the market for business outsourcing, an ERP upgrade and support in a tender that could be worth £1 billion ($1.27 billion) if other organizations join.… AWS now renting monster HPE servers, even in clusters of 7,680-vCPUs and 128TB - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:46:14 GMT) Heir to Superdome goes cloudy for those who run large in-memory databases and apps that need them Amazon Web Services usually stays schtum about the exact disposition of the servers it rents in its Elastic Compute Cloud, but made an exception on Tuesday with the announcement it is offering instances based on a single HPE server: the Compute Scale-up Server 3200.… BlackBerry offloads Cylance's endpoint security products to Arctic Wolf - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:02:09 GMT) Fresh attempt to mix the perfect cocktail of IoT and Infosec BlackBerry's ambition to mix infosec and the Internet of Things has been squeezed, after the Canadian firm announced it is offloading Cylance's endpoint security products.… Australia moves to drop some cryptography by 2030 – before quantum carves it up - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:58:06 GMT) The likes of SHA-256, RSA, ECDSA and ECDH won't be welcome in just five years Australia's chief cyber security agency has decided local orgs should stop using the tech that forms the current cryptographic foundation of the internet by the year 2030 – years before other nations plan to do so – over fears that advances in quantum computing could render it insecure.… SoftBank pledges to pour $100B into US, create 100,000 jobs in Trump's second term - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 02:02:10 GMT) Details? Who needs 'em! But AI seems a likely focus SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son revealed plans to invest $100 billion in the US and create a minimum of 100,000 jobs in the next four years.… Ransomware scum blow holes in Cleo software patches, Cl0p (sort of) claims responsibility - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 23:45:10 GMT) But can you really take crims at their word? Supply chain integration vendor Cleo has urged its customers to upgrade three of its products after an October security update was circumvented, leading to widespread ransomware attacks that Russia-linked gang Cl0p has claimed are its evil work.… Jury trial kicks off Arm's wrestling match with Qualcomm - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:30:12 GMT) The Nuvia buyer's alleged violations of license terms expected to last through Friday The battle between British chip designer Arm Holdings and Qualcomm kicked off today in Delaware District Court.… Trump administration wants to go on cyber offensive against China - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:30:11 GMT) The US has never attacked Chinese critical infrastructure before, right? President-elect Donald Trump's team wants to go on the offensive against America's cyber adversaries, though it isn't clear how the incoming administration plans to achieve this. … Deloitte says cyberattack on Rhode Island benefits portal carries 'major security threat' - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:01:14 GMT) Personal and financial data probably stolen A cyberattack on a Deloitte-managed government system in Rhode Island carries a "high probability" of sensitive data theft, the state says.… Search the internet Search bishopston.com Search bishopston.net