In the rush to build AI apps, please, please don't leave security behind Feature Supply-chain attacks are definitely possible and could lead to data theft, system hijacking, and more
What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions Just the apps, none of the cloud, forever – for one payment
How to run an LLM on your PC, not in the cloud, in less than 10 minutes Hands On Cut through the hype, keep your data private, find out what all the fuss is about
Infosec teams must be allowed to fail, argues Gartner But failing to recover from incidents is unforgivable because 'adrenalin does not scale'
Catch Java 22, available from Oracle for a limited time Latest release of coffee-themed programming language aspires to simplicity with a dozen new features Software19 Mar 2024 |
AI researchers have started reviewing their peers using AI assistance ChatGPT deems your work to be commendable, innovative, and comprehensive AI + ML19 Mar 2024 | 3
Atos says Airbus flew off, no longer interested in infosec and big data biz Ailing tech integrator takes a hard hit... share price down by up to 20% this morning Security19 Mar 2024 | 6
Virgin Media sets up 'smart poles' next to cabinets to boost mobile network capacity Not the best looking street furniture in town Networks19 Mar 2024 | 23
Voltron Data revs up hyper-speed analytics, leaves Snowflake in the dust GPU-based system offers high performance off Parquet files Databases19 Mar 2024 | 2
Linux kernel 4.14 gets a life extension, thanks to OpenELA Could this be the first green shoot of enterprise vendors paying for long-term maintenance? OSes19 Mar 2024 | 4
VMware by Broadcom offers a lifeline to small cloud service providers Exclusive 'White label' program also means retaining customers Virtualization19 Mar 2024 | 3
Dell adds Nvidia's next GPUs to its portfolio of AI platforms Nvidia is a kingmaker, and who wouldn't want to be king? On-Prem19 Mar 2024 |
Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4 ICYMI We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs
Apple to settle class action for $490 million after Tim overcooked China outlook CEO's optimism was not reflected in the supply chain Legal19 Mar 2024 | 13
Ker-Splunk! Cisco closes $28 billion analytics acquisition Job one: Splunkify Talos threat intelligence, then do the same all over the Cisco portfolio Software19 Mar 2024 | 6
India celebrates rapid adoption of its internet of livestock Latest piece of digital public infrastructure is positively beastly Public Sector19 Mar 2024 | 6
What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions Just the apps, none of the cloud, forever – for one payment Software19 Mar 2024 | 52
Don't be like these 900+ websites and expose millions of passwords via Firebase Warning: Poorly configured Google Cloud databases spill billing info, plaintext credentials CSO18 Mar 2024 | 5
Fujitsu reveals malware installed on internal systems, risk of customer data spill Sneaky software slips past shields, spurring scramble Security18 Mar 2024 | 3
Protecting distributed branch office environments from ransomware As ransomware becomes more sophisticated, detection tools should be upgraded to cover every site and location Sponsored Feature
Nvidia turns up the AI heat with 1,200W Blackwell GPUs Five times the performance of the H100, but you'll need liquid cooling to tame the beast Systems18 Mar 2024 | 8
YouTube creators must now 'fess up to using AI in vids Not everything requires tagging so feel free to maintain unrealistic beauty standards Personal Tech18 Mar 2024 | 11
More than 133,000 Fortinet appliances still vulnerable to month-old critical bug A huge attack surface for a vulnerability with various PoCs available Patches18 Mar 2024 | 1
Grok-1 chatbot code released – open source or open Pandora's box? What hasn't been released by Elon Musk's xAI is also of note AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 12
Investment advisors pay the price for selling what looked a lot like AI fairy tales SEC bags $400K in settlements AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 7
Cyber baddies leak 70M+ files online, claim they're from AT&T Telco reckons data is old, isn't from its systems Security18 Mar 2024 | 2
HashiCorp reportedly considering sale amid growing challenges Who would want to snap up Terraform? Devops18 Mar 2024 | 2
UK tech titan Mike Lynch's US fraud trial begins today 13-year saga continues as jury set to hear claims on both sides of HP's Autonomy acquisition disaster Applications18 Mar 2024 | 9
Oracle warns Java users not to upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.4 on Apple silicon, JetBrains IDEs impacted
US CHIPS Act set to electrify semiconductor scene with billions National Strategy focuses on four goals for silicon heaven Systems18 Mar 2024 | 8
Sorry, Siri: Apple may be eyeing Google Gemini for future iPhones Famous for keeping everything in-house, Apple may be carving AI-shaped door in its garden wall AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 20
Cyberattack gifts esports pros with cheats, forcing Apex Legends to postpone tournament Updated Virtual gunslingers forcibly became cheaters via mystery means Cyber-crime18 Mar 2024 | 4
Microsoft reseller Bytes says more than 100 undisclosed share trades linked to ex-CEO Surprise resignation of chief exec happened after FCA probe began, claims filing Channel18 Mar 2024 | 12
TrueNAS CORE 13 is the end of the FreeBSD version Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE is the future primary focus Storage18 Mar 2024 | 43
Microsoft promises Copilot will be a 'moneymaker' in the long term Exec tells investors to 'temper' expectations as mission to convince customers of price tag continues AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 48
The last mile's at risk in our hostile environment. Let’s go the extra mile to fix it Opinion The web doesn’t work ‘cos the vandals used a candle Networks18 Mar 2024 | 68
Yes, I did just crash that critical app. And you should thank me for having done so Who, Me? Quick thinking turned poor judgement into genius proactivity Software18 Mar 2024 | 67
Generative AI and the wizardry of the wide-open ecosystem Organizations struggling to launch generative AI initiatives have magic tricks at their disposal Commissioned
Infosec teams must be allowed to fail, argues Gartner But failing to recover from incidents is unforgivable because 'adrenalin does not scale' Security18 Mar 2024 | 13
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with Eye-of-Sauron camera Wherever you go, whatever you do, your phone is watching Personal Tech18 Mar 2024 | 11
Filipino police free hundreds of slaves toiling in romance scam operation 875 workers liberated after falling for promises of lucrative work, nine arrested Cyber-crime18 Mar 2024 | 29
Uber Australia to pay $178M to settle cabbies' class action Nice payday for some, but plenty of Australians still pay extra to help drivers Personal Tech18 Mar 2024 | 13
ChatGPT side-channel attack has easy fix: Token obfuscation Infosec in brief Also: Roblox-themed infostealer on the prowl, telco insider pleads guilty to swapping SIMs, and some crit vulns Security18 Mar 2024 | 2
India quickly unwinds requirement for government approval of AIs Asia in brief Also: US woos Thailand, Philippines, for tech trade; China's Fukushima rage glows; Alibaba targets South Korea AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 2
Reducing the cloud security overhead Why creating a layered defensive strategy that includes security by design can help address cloud challenges Sponsored Feature
How to run an LLM on your PC, not in the cloud, in less than 10 minutes Hands On Cut through the hype, keep your data private, find out what all the fuss is about Systems17 Mar 2024 | 70
In the rush to build AI apps, please, please don't leave security behind Feature Supply-chain attacks are definitely possible and could lead to data theft, system hijacking, and more AI + ML17 Mar 2024 | 18
Ahead of IPO, Reddit blends advertising into user posts As FTC starts asking questions about that mega-deal with Google to train AI Personal Tech16 Mar 2024 | 49
Biden to inject Intel with CHIPS fab cash 'next week' Samsung and TSMC apparently slated to receive $6B and $5B On-Prem15 Mar 2024 | 10
Microsoft license shuffle means Power Apps users could break the bank Updated New restrictions seem to usher users toward expensive Dynamics 365 subscriptions
As if working at Helldesk weren't bad enough, IT helpers now targeted by cybercrims Wave of Okta attacks mark what researchers are calling the biggest security trend of the year
Raspberry Pi OS 5.2 is here, with pleasant tweaks to Wayland-based desktop Kernel 6.6 and small refinements, plus less visible, but meaningful adjustments
FCC ups broadband benchmark speeds, says rural areas still underserved Previous goals were 25Mbps download and a paltry 3Mbps for upload ... and some places don't even have that Networks15 Mar 2024 | 49
We talk to W3C board vice-chair Robin Berjon about the InterPlanetary File System Interview The decentralized web is alive and well despite Web3 financial scheming Networks15 Mar 2024 | 8
Bernie Sanders clocks in with 4-day workweek bill thanks to AI and productivity tech Don't start planning your long weekend yet – proposal is likely to be a hard sell in work-obsessed America Offbeat15 Mar 2024 | 73
Microsoft says AI alliances are needed to compete with Google Only the Chocolate Factory is 'vertically integrated' to win at 'every AI layer from chips to a thriving mobile app store' AI + ML15 Mar 2024 | 6
A different view from the edge How Dell NativeEdge provides the single pane of glass which harmonizes your IT and OT perspective
Developing AI workloads is complex. Deciding where to run them might be easier How Digital Realty is powering AI in the UK
Flexible working tools for flexible working people How secure, effective file sharing and content management can give businesses a crucial advantage in the post-COVID hybrid working world
Network APIs provide fast route to 5G application success How Network as Code could give developers access to intelligent 5G infrastructure and speedier ROI
IBM CEO pay jumps 23% in 2023, average employee gets 7% And the party extends to shareholders with an overall $6B payout Software15 Mar 2024 | 17
McDonald's ordering system suffers McFlurry of tech troubles Global meltdown turns fast food slow Off-Prem15 Mar 2024 | 107
Cop shop rapped for 'completely avoidable' web form blunder Made public highly sensitive data on complaints about Metropolitan Police Service Security15 Mar 2024 | 14
RISE with SAP plan fails to hit go-live date in West of England council Updated Delays spark fears of £500K legacy support bill, plans for new financial year Databases15 Mar 2024 | 11
Fresh version of Windows user-friendly Zorin OS arrives to tempt the Linux-wary Adding extra shine to Ubuntu Jammy… with the lightweight edition to follow
UK minister tells telcos to share telegraph poles if they can't lay cable underground The NIMBYs are fed up, and it's an election year
Ad agency boss owned two Ferraris but wouldn't buy a real server On Call Resulting cycle of rushed repairs and recriminations did wonders for the IT/user relationship
Claims emerge that Citrix has doubled price of month-to-month partner licenses Reaction from channel was 'stunned silence followed by anger and disbelief' Channel15 Mar 2024 | 28
Alibaba pits people against AI in its annual mathematics competition Thankfully the prizes for human winners are far higher than those for machines AI + ML15 Mar 2024 |
Broadcom boss Hock Tan acknowledges 'some unease' among VMware community But rates his first 100 days in charge a 'strong start' Virtualization15 Mar 2024 | 33
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How to run an LLM on your PC, not in the cloud, in less than 10 minutes Hands On Cut through the hype, keep your data private, find out what all the fuss is about
TrueNAS CORE 13 is the end of the FreeBSD version Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE is the future primary focus
Filipino police free hundreds of slaves toiling in romance scam operation 875 workers liberated after falling for promises of lucrative work, nine arrested
Yes, I did just crash that critical app. And you should thank me for having done so Who, Me? Quick thinking turned poor judgement into genius proactivity
Microsoft promises Copilot will be a 'moneymaker' in the long term Exec tells investors to 'temper' expectations as mission to convince customers of price tag continues
Infosec teams must be allowed to fail, argues Gartner But failing to recover from incidents is unforgivable because 'adrenalin does not scale'
What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions Just the apps, none of the cloud, forever – for one payment
The last mile's at risk in our hostile environment. Let’s go the extra mile to fix it Opinion The web doesn’t work ‘cos the vandals used a candle
Nvidia turns up the AI heat with 1,200W Blackwell GPUs Five times the performance of the H100, but you'll need liquid cooling to tame the beast
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with Eye-of-Sauron camera Wherever you go, whatever you do, your phone is watching
NASA missions are being delayed by oversubscribed, overburdened, and out-of-date supercomputers Flagship facility has just 48 GPUs
Forget TikTok – Chinese spies want to steal IP by backdooring digital locks Updated Uncle Sam can use this snooping tool, too, but that's beside the point
Here's another thing AI can do: Spark a boom in edge infrastructure spending IDC forecasts spend to grow 15.4% in 2024 to $232B – then add another $100B in three years
Intel's $699 Core i9-14900KS turbos to 6.2GHz – assuming you can keep it cool If you can live with a measely 6GHz the standard i9 is a $110 cheaper Personal Tech14 Mar 2024 | 19
FTC goes undercover to probe suspected antivirus scam, scores $26M settlement Imagine trying to trick folks into buying $500 of unnecessary repairs – and they turn out to be federal agents Cyber-crime14 Mar 2024 | 9
Caffeine makes fuel cells more efficient, cuts cost of energy storage Boffins show less platinum may be needed for long-lived power source Science14 Mar 2024 | 58
Age of AI - large models call for better database choice AI, Pangu Models, automation pervade across Huawei’s cloud database, infrastructure, services Partner Content