When it comes to diversity in tech, corporate HR is not your ally

Apple’s 27-inch Intel iMac disappears from its online store with no replacement

Enlarge / Where has the 27-inch iMac gone? (credit: Andrew Cunningham) For years, Apple’s 27-inch iMac was the company’s best desktop. The device was updated frequently with new processors and GPUs, unlike either the Mac mini or the Mac Pro, and its 5K Retina display was an excellent high-resolution screen. Its design was even the […]

Finally, we know production costs for SLS and Orion, and they’re wild

Enlarge / A technician works on the Orion spacecraft, atop the SLS rocket, in January 2022. (credit: NASA) NASA Inspector General Paul Martin serves as an independent watchdog for the space agency’s myriad activities. For nearly the entirety of his time as inspector general, since his appointment in 2009, Martin has tracked NASA’s development of […]

US gov’t will slap contractors with civil lawsuits for hiding breaches

(credit: Stephen Melkisethian) In a groundbreaking initiative announced by the Department of Justice this week, federal contractors will be sued if they fail to report a cyber attack or data breaches. The newly introduced “Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative” will leverage the existing False Claims Act to pursue contractors and grant recipients involved in what the DoJ calls […]