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Microsoft picks a side, aims to make the business 'carbon-negative' by 2030
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Reg columnist @alidabbs transports us to our Saturday with a little Something for The Weekend #SFTW
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The Reg's @timanderson chats to WebAssembly co-designer Andreas Rossberg
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Unlocking news: We decrypt those cryptic headlines about Scottish cops bypassing smartphone encryption
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Shame on the service desk manager who promised our hero a thankyou beer... #OnCall
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Risk mgmt: The principle of ethical disclosure of vulnerabilities in software and #BugBounty is well known (...). Apply the same principle but with regulatory force to companies providing any service, and we have a digital Plimsoll line 
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/16/corporate_security_how_to_get_things_patched/ … via @theregister

Nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide, muaha... Boffins build laser-eyed intelligent cam that sorta sees around corner…
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Copy-left behind: Permissive MIT, Apache open-source licenses on the up as developers snub GNU's GPL
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Google Cloud slips on suit and shoes, draws up premium support, vows to take it SLO to bag enterprises contracts
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Free work hack for every reader:

Get out of any meeting by claiming you thought the calendar invite was a phishing email.

Also works great for messages about deadlines and feature requests.

Bad news: Windows security cert SNAFU exploits are all over the web now. Also bad: Citrix gateway hole mitigations …
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Six senators officially call on #ICANN to reject sale of .org to Ethos Capital. Reasons given: heavy debt burden; lack of transparency; likely large increase in fees; no meaningful commitment to public interest. Letter here:
https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2020.01.16%20Letter%20to%20ICANN%20about%20sale%20of%20.ORG%20registry.pdf …

Remember when Netscout got so upset at 'challenger' label in Gartner Magic Quadrant, it sued? Well, top court just …
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After Mozilla lays off about 70 people, #MozillaLifeboat has emerged: if you're seeking work post-Moz, or hoping to hire ex-Moz staff, take a look.

Context:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/16/mozilla_job_cuts/ …

Oops. I did it again. By me @TheRegister - a column on giving regulators teeth through eyeballs. Plus the ectoplasmic engine room of piratical ransomware ("And next on Six Music...).
https://twitter.com/TheRegister/status/1217748872161898496 …

UK High Court kicks away Azure consultant's Google image search results hotlinking sueball
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The Curse of macOS Catalina strikes again as AccountEdge stays 32-bit
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The $4.3bn trial of the century is over! Now we wait for judgment
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Load of Big Green for Microsoft: Lloyds Banking Group inks company-wide Managed Desktop deal
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[Event] Keen on #devops? Dive into one of our all-day workshops @ConLifecycleLon – now at early-bird prices
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