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<h4>hurdles &lt;= hurdles - 1;</h4> <p>Chip megadeals have become daunting, with governments looking at transactions suspiciously, though AMD can breathe a sigh of relief: the path to acquire FPGA giant Xilinx is now clearer.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_w… Full story >>>

<h4>Expects more stability but warns of potential fab lockdowns on road ahead</h4> <p>Samsung blamed disruptions in the global supply chain for failing to meet its own guidance for DRAM and NAND shipments during final three months of 2021, nevertheless racked up a record quarterly … Full story >>>

<h4>'Script was adding the cc: to msg.000 not msg.0000'</h4> <p>A small SNAFU in Linux kernel land meant that a notification regarding the stable review cycle for the 5.16.3 release didn't reach everyone it should have.…</p> Full story >>>

<h4>Nasty demands hefty Bitcoin ransom</h4> <p>QNAP has urged NAS users to act "immediately" to install its latest updates and enable security protections after warning that product-specific ransomware called Deadbolt is targeting users' boxen.…</p> Full story >>>

<h4>Customers in mid-tier band facing up to 50% higher fees... and they're delighted</h4> <p>HP is hiking the UK price of Instant Ink monthly plans by more than 50 per cent in some cases, although the company website is still showing the cost of the soon-to-be out-of-date bands.…… Full story >>>

<h4>While creators were stripping away annoying styling, users started to make Geminispace a bunker, says engineer</h4> <p><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://gemini.circumlunar.space/">Project Gemini</a> is a new internet protocol designed to be simpler and… Full story >>>

<h4>Wait – is this the same company that gave us Windows?</h4> <p>Microsoft has <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/internet-of-things-blog/general-availability-release-of-azure-sphere-version-22-01-is/ba-p/3073222">cancelled the l… Full story >>>

<h4>It's as if Bill McDermott's SAP tenure never happened</h4> <p>In a reminder – if ever one were needed – of the sheer <a target="_blank" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/brass-neck">brass neck</a> of celebrity tech CEOs, Bill McDermott, h… Full story >>>

<h4>But work at US security-linked lab falls short of true ignition. 'This is physics,' they say</h4> <p>US scientists have succeeded in demonstrating self-heating plasma in a crucial step towards self-sustaining fusion energy.…</p> Full story >>>

<h4>Bitter contract dispute revealed HLR lookup capability baked into agreement</h4> <p><strong>Exclusive</strong> Britain's tax collection agency asked a contractor to use the SS7 mobile phone signalling protocol that would make available location data of alleged tax d… Full story >>>