N. Korea Contagious Interview Campaign Turns to VS Code to Deliver Backdoor
Jamf security researchers said state-sponsored espionage actors are using malicious VS Code projects to steal information.
Couchbase Adds Columnar Database to DBaaS Environment
At AWS re:Invent, Couchbase added a columnar database to its DBaaS portfolio to enable organizations to build real-time analytics apps.
Microsoft kills Python 3.7 ¦ … and VBScript ¦ Exascaling ARM on Jupiter
In this week’s #TheLongView: VS Code drops support for Python 3.7, Windows drops VBScript, and Europe plans the fastest ARM supercomputer.
80% of Bosses ‘Regret’ Stopping WFH ¦ PSA: Disable STS!
In this week’s #TheLongView: Rethinking return-to-office mandates and a ridiculous, ancient Windows bug.
Android Apps Must Let Users Delete Data ¦ RISC-V in the Data Center
In this week’s #TheLongView: Google forces apps to make deleting users’ data easier, and the RISC-V drumbeat grows louder.
Fire at Data Center Causes Chaos | 20% Costlier Cloud
In this week’s The Long View: A S. Korean conflagration leads to a ridiculously long outage, and the price of public cloud is skyrocketing.
Verizon’s Legionella Bugs | Bolt’s Dot-Bomb Echo | Yandex’s Russian CEO Quits
In this week’s The Long View: Verizon fined for spreading disease, Bolt Financial repeats the mistakes of the past, and the founder of Yandex resigns.
GitLab Gets an Overhaul
GitLab launched its next major iteration, GitLab 15, starting with its first release version, 15.0, which the company said pulls together new DevOps and data science capabilities into the platform. With GitLab 15, GitLab says it provides (or soon will provide) continuous security and compliance, enterprise Agile planning, visibility and observability, workflow automation and increased […]
Facebook Bans Innocent Users | Azure and ARM/Ampere | ‘Great Resignation’—No End in Sight
In this week’s The Long View: No remedy for banned Facebook users, new ARM-based VMs on Microsoft Azure, and The Great Resignation will still be a Thing for the foreseeable.
Akamai: Buying Linode | Firefox: Not OK | Gone: Google Vaccine Mandate
In this week’s The Long View: Linode bought by Akamai, Firefox market share “measly,” and Google brings staff back to the office.