L'actu sur le Web

Une panne majeure a touché pendant quelques heures plusieurs grandes banques françaises ce samedi 30 août: Caisse d'Épargne, Crédit Mutuel, CIC, Société Générale… Le bug a été réparé.   01net

We are drowning in code, but at least some folks are swimming opinion To fight the enshittification of software, the first step is to pinpoint why and how it happens. Some observers are trying to do that.…   TheRegister

On se pince pour y croire: Meta a annoncé seulement maintenant la mise en place de garde-fous pour protéger les enfants et les ados des méfaits des bots IA de l'entreprise. ...   01net

All good things must come to an end All good things must come to an end, and so too must the blocky glory of the Kilopixel. As the wood and robotic marvel crested the 200,000-pixel mark, its creator pulled the metaphorical plug.…   TheRegister

La stratégie de Tesla est décidément bien difficile à comprendre. Le constructeur a lancé une déclinaison du Model Y à six places en Chine. Un véhicule qui va permettre à l'entreprise de concurrencer avec une offre bien garnie sur ce segment, et qui pourrait aussi rencontrer un certain succès aux États-Unis… si Elon Musk le décide. ...   01net

End of verified end user status means South Korean memory vendors will need licenses to bring restricted chipmaking tech into Chinese fabs The US government already has a lot to say about what products chipmakers can and can't sell in China. This week the Commerce Department moved to make it harder for South Korean memory vendors Samsung and SK Hynix to continue manufacturing in the region.…   TheRegister

The controls were left wide open on Pudu's robots A researcher caught the world’s leading supplier of commercial service robots using shoddy admin security that let attackers redirect the delivery machines to anywhere and make them follow any command.…   TheRegister

Chinese cloud provider reportedly joins the homegrown silicon party Alibaba has reportedly developed an AI accelerator amid growing pressure from Beijing to curb the nation's reliance on Nvidia GPUs. …   TheRegister

Bias, a lack of safety reporting, and the whole 'MechaHitler' thing are all the evidence needed, say authors Public advocacy groups are demanding the US government cease any use of xAI's Grok in the federal government, calling the AI unsafe, untested, and ideologically biased.…   TheRegister

Voici une raison supplémentaire de mettre à jour son iPhone ou son Mac séance tenante avec la dernière version d'iOS et de macOS. WhatsApp a donné des détails sur une faille de sécurité corrigée avec les dernières versions des systèmes d'exploitation, mais qui a été exploitée par des pirates.   01net

GMP library test meltdown has AMD looking for answers Chipmaker AMD is looking into a report from the GMP project about two Ryzen processors that failed during testing. Could too much math be to blame?…   TheRegister

But the cure may ruin the web.... Opinion With AI's rise, AI web crawlers are strip-mining the web in their perpetual hunt for ever more content to feed into their Large Language Model (LLM) mills. How much traffic do they account for? According to Cloudflare, a major content delivery network (CDN) force, 30% of global web traffic now comes from bots. Leading the way and growing fast? AI bots.…   TheRegister

Look who's visiting the watering hole these days Amazon today said it disrupted an intel-gathering attempt by Russia's APT29 to trick Microsoft users into unwittingly granting the Kremlin-backed cyberspies access to their accounts and data.…   TheRegister

Platform's staffer complains security review was 'rushed' Microsoft-owned collaborative coding platform GitHub is deepening its ties with Elon Musk's xAI, bringing early access to the company's Grok Code Fast 1 large language model (LLM) into GitHub Copilot. ...   TheRegister

'It blows my mind,' says SecDef The Pentagon has formally kiboshed Microsoft's use of China-based employees to support Azure cloud services deployed by US government agencies, and it's demanding Microsoft do more of its own digging to determine whether any sensitive data was compromised. …   TheRegister

The $5.7B check has cleared, CFO says Intel's agreement with the US government incudes a clause that would allow the feds to take an additional five percent stake in the chipmaker if it ceases to have a controlling share in its foundry business.…   TheRegister

Si vous voulez reprendre votre sommeil en main à l’occasion de la rentrée, c’est le moment ou jamais.   01net

Chocolate Factory says people keep marking them as such, so QED The Trump administration has accused Google of discriminating against Republicans' emails and warned that the tech giant could be in line for a crackdown.…   TheRegister

Les constructeurs de box de streaming ont cette fâcheuse tendance à oublier les ports. C'est tout juste si on trouve une sortie HDMI et un port de charge! Acer a décidé de prendre le taureau par les cornes avec un nouveau boîtier Google TV qui multiplie les ports dans tous les sens.   01net

A remarkable mixture of different components, but it works RefreshOS is a Debian and KDE-based distro with a difference: it casts its net a lot wider for tools and components.…   TheRegister

Apple et Samsung ne rigolent plus. En Inde, Xiaomi a lancé une offensive publicitaire contre les deux géants des smartphones, afin de se positionner comme le trublion du haut de gamme. Mais les pubs comparatives du constructeur chinois déplaisent au plus haut point chez les deux rivaux, qui ont intenté une action légale.   01net

VerifTools, l’un des plus grands sites pirates pour des faux papiers en ligne, vient d’être démantelé par le FBI et la police néerlandaise. Pour quelques euros en cryptomonnaie, la plateforme permettait de générer des passeports, des cartes d’identité ou des permis falsifiés.   01net

Limited Run Games swaps in silicon to emulate Super FX chip and hit 20 fps Forget Windows 95, it's 30 years since Doom was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. And thanks to the Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller, the game is back in cartridge form.…   TheRegister

On pensait le dossier bouclé, mais un rebondissement éclaire d'un jour nouveau la tentative du gouvernement britannique d'obtenir une porte dérobée dans iCloud. Les documents judiciaires révèlent que la demande d'accès aux données chiffrées d'Apple reste bel et bien sur la table, et que la demande d'accès aux données vise large.   01net

Up to 29,000 organizations and potentially 370,000 security and IT pros affected Australian development house Click Studios has warned users of its Passwordstate enterprise password management platform to update immediately if not sooner, following the discovery of an authentication bypass vulnerability that opens the doors to an emergency administration account with nothing more than a ...   TheRegister

Xiaomi vient de lever le voile sur deux nouveaux smartphones qui risquent de faire grand bruit sur l'entrée de gamme. Les Redmi 15 et Redmi 15C débarquent en France avec la promesse d'offrir un peu d'intelligence artificielle et une autonomie très solide. Le tout, à des prix très agressifs.   01net

L'IA a trouvé sa némésis: la commande de tacos! Aux États-Unis, la chaîne de restaurants Taco Bell va « repenser » son utilisation de la technologie, qui enchaîne les bourdes lors de la prise des commandes.   01net

Nobody knows why they need one, but folk seem to be buying them HP says AI PCs now make up a quarter of its sales, boosting revenue thanks to their higher price tags and the Windows 11 refresh.…   TheRegister

Senior officials summoned to science and tech committee to explain further Senior officials are being summoned to the UK's Science, Innovation and Technology Committee to explain why the government has not fully implemented the security recommendations made in a secret review following the 2021 Afghan data breach.…   TheRegister

Microsoft shifts cellular management to Settings and the web Microsoft is to permanently hang up on its Mobile Plans app, directing users to the web and the Windows Settings app in the future.…   TheRegister

Cytomic has updated The Glue to v1.8.0. This free update adds a Stereo Link knob to blend the detector between fully linked through to dual mono behaviour in stepped 25% increments. Also added are undo and redo buttons. Read More   KVR Audio

rncbc.org has announced the Late Summer'25 release of Qtractor version 1.5.8, for GNU/Linux. Changes for this release: When selecting an Aux-Send pseudo-plugin, also highlight the respective target output bus mixer strip. Mitigate and compensate for padding and start-delay/latency to (lib) RubberBand time-stretching and pitch-shifting processing. ...   KVR Audio

Algoriffix has updated Transkr V2, a versatile audio-to-MIDI converter, to version 2.8 reducing latency to quasi imperceptibility. Version 2.8 comes with a new window function with a lower delay, plus the stride in the spectral analysis has been halved to enable a quicker response. ...   KVR Audio

Plugin Alliance has released updates for its NEOLD Plugins. NEOLD big AL Version 1.4.0 Integrate VST3 SDK 3.7.7 and adapt NEOLD / FuseLib client code. Fix open manual feature via?-menu in AU hosts. Fix version number entries in AU so they are properly exposed to Finder. Add numeric input feature (double click parameter caption labels). Add context menu support via right click (VST3 hosts). ...   KVR Audio

Native Instruments has announced the release of Erosia, a new cinematic sound design instrument. Erosia focuses on capturing the sounds of friction and tension, using a combination of contact microphones and traditional close-micing techniques to record unconventional textures. Sounds were created from materials like bowed glass, rusted hinges, cracked pianos, and splintered wood. ...   KVR Audio

IK Multimedia has introduced ENGL Ampthology Vol 1, the first Signature Collection powered by the new TONEX Modeler. Here's what they say: ENGL has earned a place among the most revered names in high-gain amplification, with a tone that has shaped the performance of metal, prog, and hard rock around the world. ...   KVR Audio

Plugin Alliance and Brainworx have announced the release of the SPL Vitalizer Mk3-T, a plugin that models the renowned analog program equalizer from SPL. The plugin uses patented psychoacoustic processing to enhance clarity, volume, and low-end punch without introducing unwanted harshness. It works by de-masking overlapping frequencies, which helps bring out detail and vibrancy in a mix. ...   KVR Audio

Mastering The Mix has released Faster Master. Co-created with David Guetta and Nicky Romero, Faster Master aims to give you professional-quality masters in just a few clicks. Faster Master analyzes your song and delivers 10 custom-tailored presets that give you a starting point. Pick the vibe that fits best, then fine-tune the details to make it your own. ...   KVR Audio

Niu plusplus has updated MIDIPhrase to v2.0.28 which features the Phrase Morph Toolbar, a powerful creative tool designed to deliver real-time transformations and spark fresh musical ideas. Phrase Morph Toolbar Duggal Inspire Me: Instantly load inspiration into your workflow. ...   KVR Audio

UVI has released Prisma, an 'inspiring and creative space' powered by hundreds of instruments, available now with special pricing. Prisma invites producers into a limitless creative space with a powerful new instrument designed to spark ideas and fuel musical exploration. ...   KVR Audio

Leap Into Void has announced the release of Shadows Of Luring Attraction 2 a soundset for Xfer Serum 2, featuring dark eerie tempo-synced soundscapes, drone-like textures, atmospheres from the shadows, sequences, comb delicacy, seances, evolving pads, synth sounds, bass sounds and more. ...   KVR Audio

APU Software has announced the release of APU Spectrum Analyzer, a spectrum analysis plugin and standalone application supporting a variety of FFT configuration options, and updated APU Loudness Meter, APU Loudness Compressor, APU Dynamics Optimizer, APU Loudness Limiter, APU Loudness Contour, and APU TrueGain to version 4.3.3. ...   KVR Audio

Tokyo Dawn Labs have announced the release of Ohlhorst Digital's new audio plugin, OD Finesse. OD Finesse is a spectral processor that intelligently manages resonances with exceptional transparency and musical elegance. ...   KVR Audio

Sottovoce DSP has announced the release of Sotto Spindown, a vinyl spindown effects plugin that allows you to control the exact spindown intensity over time using an innovative curve-based interface. The plugin processes incoming audio in real time, applying a spindown effect. Features Bezier curve controls for shaping spindown intensity. ...   KVR Audio

Tom Wolfe has released Textural Pads - his first soundbank for Xfer Serum 2. Here's what Tom says about the new release: Prepare to lose yourself in a world of pure atmospheric bliss with Textural Pads: a collection of 50 beautifully immersive presets for Xfer Serum 2. ...   KVR Audio

Bitwig has announced the release of the Bitwig Studio 6 beta, a major software update that refines and expands on the DAW's core functions. The new version focuses on improving workflow and introducing new ways of working with automation, notes, and clips. The update includes a significant upgrade to automation editing, with new gestures and behaviors like 'spread' and 'hold. ...   KVR Audio

Madrona Labs updates Sumu to v1.1.1, bringing MPE support as well as a bunch of bug fixes and enhancements. These include: GUI: fix scrolling after setting default in popup dials. GUI: fix missing update bug when pasting registration. Osc: fix zipper noise in AM mod index. AU wrapper: fix Obj-C namespace collisions. Fix UI scale bug with multiple displays of different scales. ...   KVR Audio

Dotec-Audio has released DeeVoltage, a powerful saturator plugin crafted to deliver density and presence to your tracks. Apply it gently for warmth, thickness, and rich harmonic detail. Or engage METAL Mode and unleash an aggressive distortion engine that transforms your sound into pure sonic destruction. ...   KVR Audio