UK's new thinking on AI: Unless it's causing serious bother, you can crack on
Comment Plus: Keep calm and plug Anthropic's Claude into public services
AI + ML15 Feb 2025 | 54
On-Prem
SonicWall firewalls now under attack: Patch ASAP or risk intrusion via your SSL VPN
Roses are red, violets are blue, CVE-2024-53704 is sweet for a ransomware crew
Networks14 Feb 2025 | 9
Our world faces 'unprecedented' spike in electricity demand
And it's not just datacenters driving the need for 3,500 TWh of new energy generation by 2027
On-Prem14 Feb 2025 | 51
Datacenter energy demand in bitbarn 'capital of the world' Virginia nearly doubled in second half of 2024
Dominion Energy already eyeing another 26 GW worth of datacenter demand
On-Prem14 Feb 2025 | 2
Critical PostgreSQL bug tied to zero-day attack on US Treasury
High-complexity bug unearthed by infoseccers, as Rapid7 probes exploit further
Research14 Feb 2025 | 15
Voda-Three name post-merger top team, keep schtum on layoffs
Union estimates up to 1,600 job on the line
Networks14 Feb 2025 | 23
Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
Germany's Federal Cartel Office voices concerns iPhone maker may be breaking competition law
Security14 Feb 2025 | 19
Techie cleaned up criminally bad tech support that was probably also an actual crime
On Call Outsourcing is not supposed to involve taking clients' hardware out of their building to your house
Storage14 Feb 2025 | 88
HPE says blocking Juniper buy is a sure Huawei to ensure China and Cisco thrive
Analyst argues stopping the deal benefits Switchzilla by preventing rise of strong challenger for AI networks
Networks14 Feb 2025 | 9
Chinese spies suspected of 'moonlighting' as tawdry ransomware crooks
Some employees steal sticky notes, others 'borrow' malicious code
Cyber-crime14 Feb 2025 | 10
Reddit’s first public year shows growth, but Wall Street’s still not happy
User numbers fall short, triggering investor sell-off
Personal Tech13 Feb 2025 | 25
More victims of China's Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos just now hit via Cisco bugs
Networks in US and beyond compromised by Beijing's super-snoops pulling off priv-esc attacks
Networks13 Feb 2025 | 5
WD told to pay half a billion in patent damages before biz splits
With drivemaker poised to become 2 publicly traded companies, judge says he has 'concerns' over restructuring
Storage13 Feb 2025 | 11
The hidden cost of compromise
Why scientific computing still demands precision
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion is not an illusion, but it soon might be
Global tech corps wrestle with policy disparity on either side of the Atlantic
CxO13 Feb 2025 | 211
Mysterious Palo Alto firewall reboots? You're not alone
Limited-edition hotfix to get wider release before end of month
Networks13 Feb 2025 | 6
Cisco says it’s already dug in to protect itself – and customers – if trade war breaks out
Also reckons it can dodge DOGE
Networks13 Feb 2025 | 4
Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data, including DNA, in one big Oracle system for AI to study
From the billionaire who said real-time surveillance is good for keeping us in check
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 62
IBM return-to-office order hits finance, ops teams amid push to dump staff for AI
Demand described as a 'soft layoff'
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 33
Trump’s cyber chief pick has little experience in The Cyber
GOP lawyer Sean Cairncross will be learning on the fly, as we also say hi to new intelligence boss Tulsi Gabbard
Public Sector12 Feb 2025 | 53
Popular
LibreOffice still kicking at 40, now with browser tricks and real-time collab
FOSDEM 2025 Standard FOSS office suite continues to evolve in interesting new directions
Feds want devs to stop coding 'unforgivable' buffer overflow vulnerabilities
FBI, CISA harrumph at Microsoft and VMware in call for coders to quit baking avoidable defects into stuff
Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data, including DNA, in one big Oracle system for AI to study
From the billionaire who said real-time surveillance is good for keeping us in check
After clash over Rust in Linux, now Asahi lead quits distro, slams Linus' kernel leadership
I fought the Torv and ... the Torv won
Microsoft open sources PostgreSQL extensions to muscle in on NoSQL
Analysis But will it set a real standard for MongoDB alternatives?
The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway
Opinion When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off
Why do younger coders struggle to break through the FOSS graybeard barrier?
FOSDEM 2025 The hurdles are higher than you might imagine
IBM return-to-office order hits finance, ops teams amid push to dump staff for AI
Demand described as a 'soft layoff'
I'm a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice
Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face ... Red alert!
Critical PostgreSQL bug tied to zero-day attack on US Treasury
High-complexity bug unearthed by infoseccers, as Rapid7 probes exploit further
STORIES
Running hot? Server shipments forecast to cool in 2025
Supply chain and regulatory hurdles likely to shrink figures
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 |
How to reduce AI hallucinations
Fast storage and RAG provides a tonic
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EU plans to 'mobilize' €200B to invest in AI to catch up with US and China
Captain's Log, Stardate 3529.7 – oh yeah, Commish also withdrawing law that would help folks sue over AI harms
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 14
UK government insiders say AI datacenters may be a pricey white elephant
Economy-boosting bit barn? Not in my back yard, some locals expected to say
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 116
Murena boss says customers about to wake up from its cloud storage nightmare
Interview Four months since cloud drive kicked the bucket, but resolution comes today... hopefully
Storage12 Feb 2025 | 14
Ignorance really is bliss when you’re drowning in information
Column If only the joy of missing out was easier to achieve
Personal Tech12 Feb 2025 | 77
Microsoft wants to quit building Army VR goggles, hand contract to Anduril
Will the Pentagon get Luckey with a new IVAS vendor?
Public Sector12 Feb 2025 | 10
Probe finds US Coast Guard has left maritime cybersecurity adrift
Numerous systemic vulnerabilities could scuttle $5.4T industry
Public Sector11 Feb 2025 | 13
Yup, AMD's Elba and Giglio definitely sound like they work corporate security
Which is why Cisco is adding these Pensando DPUs to more switches
Networks11 Feb 2025 | 3
UK, US, Oz blast holes in LockBit's bulletproof hosting provider Zservers
Huge if true: Brit Foreign Sec says Putin running a 'corrupt mafia state'
Cyber-crime11 Feb 2025 | 41
I'm a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice
Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face ... Red alert!
CSO11 Feb 2025 | 81
Google confirms Gulf of Mexico renamed to appease Trump – but only in the US
Updated So now everyone's happy
Personal Tech11 Feb 2025 | 190
DeepMind working on distributed training of large AI models
Alternate process could be a game changer if they can make it practicable
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 10
January earthquake shook $165M off TSMC’s revenue forecast
Promises production schedule will get back on track
On-Prem11 Feb 2025 | 1
Apple warns 'extremely sophisticated attack' may be targeting iThings
Cupertino mostly uses bland language when talking security, so this sounds nasty
Security11 Feb 2025 | 23
Intel loses another exec as datacenter, AI chief named Nokia CEO
Justin Hotard tapped to replace Pekka Lundmark at the Finnish telco
On-Prem10 Feb 2025 | 8
Reclassification is making US tech job losses look worse than they are
IT hiring ticks up in January, but unemployment climbs to 5.7%
On-Prem10 Feb 2025 | 16
Meta's plan to erase 5% of workforce starts today
'Intense year' ahead, warned Zuck. Got to spend billions on AI and work to stay out of Trump's bad books
AI + ML10 Feb 2025 | 23
T-Mobile goes live with beta of satellite phone service for the US
Free text messages for users of its own and rival networks during test period
Personal Tech10 Feb 2025 | 21
The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway
Opinion When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off
Software10 Feb 2025 | 150
Legacy systems running UK's collector are taxing – in more ways than one
Updated Costs for fixing them and keeping them working up by 390%, NAO report reveals
Public Sector10 Feb 2025 | 67
London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds
And up to 70% of stalled energy generation projects are unlikely to be approved, claims regulator Ofgem
On-Prem10 Feb 2025 | 152
UK armed forces fast-tracking cyber warriors to defend digital front lines
High starting salaries promised after public sector infosec pay criticized
Security10 Feb 2025 | 29
Does this thing run on a 220 V power supply? Oh. That puff of smoke suggests not
Who, Me? That's not even the worst part of this story, which features a flood, broken promises, and plenty of panic
Personal Tech10 Feb 2025 | 142
Cloudflare hopes to rebuild the Web for the AI age - with itself in the middle
Also claims it’s found DeepSeek-eque optimizations that reduce AI infrastructure requirements
Networks10 Feb 2025 | 10
Judge says US Treasury ‘more vulnerable to hacking’ since Trump let the DOGE out
Order requires destruction of departmental data accessed by Musky men
Public Sector10 Feb 2025 | 56
India's banking on the bank.in domain cleaning up its financial services sector
With over 2,000 banks in operation, a domain only they can use has potential to make life harder for fraudsters
Security10 Feb 2025 | 16
Does DOGE have what it takes to actually tackle billions in US govt IT spending?
Comment (updated) Tesla’s DIY ERP legend meets the messy reality of entrenched federal contracts
Public Sector08 Feb 2025 | 274
France, UAE to drop €50B on AI mega-datacenter. Still nowhere near America’s $500B bet
Oh look, a mini Stargate, how quaint
On-Prem08 Feb 2025 | 46
Amazon, Google asked to explain why they were serving ads on sites hosting CSAM
Updated And US government adverts at that, say senators
Personal Tech08 Feb 2025 | 42
Trump's Dept of Transport hits brakes on Biden’s EV charger build-out
Funding freeze while Feds review priorities
Science07 Feb 2025 | 64
Datacenter energy use to more than double by 2030 thanks to AI's insatiable thirst
Shocking research warns electricity shortages could create construction bottleneck
On-Prem07 Feb 2025 | 21
Musk's move fast and break things mantra won't work in US.gov
Opinion 248-year-old democracy is not a tech startup
Public Sector07 Feb 2025 | 260
I was told to make backups, not test them. Why does that make you look so worried?
On Call Shabby admin invented 'transparent tape' – a terrible storage medium but a magic tool for unlocking IT budgets
Storage07 Feb 2025 | 190
Google's 7-year slog to improve Chrome extensions still hasn't satisfied developers
Makers of content blockers, privacy add-ons say promises weren't kept
Personal Tech07 Feb 2025 | 37
Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims
OCR plugin great for extracting crypto-wallet secrets from galleries
Cyber-crime07 Feb 2025 | 7
DOGE geek with Treasury payment system access now quits amid racist tweet claims
Final update We did Nazi see that coming
Public Sector07 Feb 2025 | 222
Amazon-backed X-energy bags $700M more for itty-bitty nuke reactors that don't exist yet
Looking forward to someone putting the new into nuclear
Science06 Feb 2025 | 9
Coordinates of millions of smartphones feared stolen, sparking yet another lawsuit against data broker
Fourth time’s the harm?
Personal Tech06 Feb 2025 | 6
Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access
Final update Lawsuit: 'Scale of intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented'
Public Sector06 Feb 2025 | 28
Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE probes
Updated Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon's enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know
Security06 Feb 2025 | 35
Google exec sees enterprise quantum app on closer horizon
20 years? More like five for real-world workloads, says q-AI lead
HPC06 Feb 2025 | 7
Veterans Affairs reboots Oracle health records project for $330M
Concerns around unfixed problems remain after system resulted in harm to some 150 patients
Databases06 Feb 2025 | 12
Uber CEO warns robotaxis can't find a fast route to commercial viability
Fleets built to handle peak demand will lose money, leaving humans driving to the rescue
Personal Tech06 Feb 2025 | 46
Copilot+ PCs? Customers just aren't buying it – yet
57% higher price point and app compatibility issues aren't helping
Personal Tech06 Feb 2025 | 90
Openreach tests 50 Gbps broadband – don’t expect it anytime soon
Download speeds of 41.9 Gbps and upload speeds of 20.6 Gbps achieved, claims BT division
Networks06 Feb 2025 | 37
Accelerating Europe’s digital future
Europe’s most global, collaborative and cross-industry tech and startup event takes centre stage
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Tesla sales crash in Europe, UK. We can only wonder why
Somewhat stale range of Muskmobiles, competition from China, Elon being Elon, or all of the above?
Personal Tech06 Feb 2025 | 215
Arm gives up on killing off Qualcomm's vital chip license
The British are coming, the British are coming ... to terms with their loss
On-Prem06 Feb 2025 | 27
Democrats demand to know WTF is up with that DOGE server on OPM's network
Are you trying to make this easy for China and Russia?
Public Sector06 Feb 2025 | 153
Robocallers who phoned the FCC pretending to be from the FCC land telco in trouble
Don't laugh: The $4.5m fine proposed for carrier Telnyx shows how the Trump administration will run its comms regulator
Networks06 Feb 2025 | 30
Cisco patches two critical Identity Services Engine flaws
One gives root access, the other lets you steal info and reconfig nodes, in the right (or should that be wrong) circumstances
Networks05 Feb 2025 |
DOGE latest: Citrix supremo has 'read-only' access to US Treasury payment system
CEO of Cloud Software a 'special government employee' probing for Team Elon
Public Sector05 Feb 2025 | 26
Trump admin seeks to reclassify federal CIOs, opening door to political appointees
Fall in line with executive policy or you're gone, acting OPM chief insists
CxO05 Feb 2025 | 48
Los Alamos lab to research next-gen chip technologies
Radiation-hardening for space environments and energy efficiency tweaks for above and below
Systems05 Feb 2025 | 3
US cranks up espionage charges against ex-Googler accused of trade secrets heist
Mountain View clocked onto the scheme with days to spare
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 15
Early mornings, late evenings, weekends. Useless users always demand support
OnCall... even when I'm not Techie complains as biz ignores contractual working hours
On-Prem05 Feb 2025 | 108
Boeing, Boeing, burned: Over half a billion dollars by Starliner in 2024
More Catastrophic Capsule than Calamity Capsule for Boeing's beancounters
Public Sector05 Feb 2025 | 31
DeepSeek rated too dodgy down under: Banned from Australian government devices
As American big tech companies lashed for their slow efforts to prevent harms
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 10
Who's afraid of DeepSeek's impact on AI hardware sales? Not AMD CEO Lisa Su
Predicts more efficient ML architectures will drive adoption, see Instinct sales accelerate, shares dive
Systems05 Feb 2025 |
Alphabet achieves first $100B annual profit ... and sees its shares sink
Whaddya gotta do to impress investors these days? Maybe convince them you're not overspending on AI?
Off-Prem05 Feb 2025 | 6
China sticks antitrust probe into Google amid retaliation for Trump import tariffs
Updated Plus, Middle Kingdom announces levies and export controls of its own
Software04 Feb 2025 | 14
FBI's secret UFO hunters fear Trump's January 6 purge will send them into orbit
Maybe Musk just wants the alien space tech that definitely doesn't exist?
Public Sector04 Feb 2025 | 53
Intel knocked off global chip revenue top spot after rotten 2024
Missed the AI processor boat, split with CEO savior, lost #1 seat to Samsung
Systems04 Feb 2025 | 5
Abandoned AWS S3 buckets can be reused in supply-chain attacks that would make SolarWinds look 'insignificant'
When cloud customers don't clean up after themselves, part 97
CSO04 Feb 2025 | 33
Amazon's Kuiper secures license to take on Starlink in the UK
Everybody is going to play nice, OK?
Networks04 Feb 2025 | 34
UK govt must learn fast and let failing projects die young
Tackle longstanding issues around productivity, cyber resilience and public sector culture, advises spending watchdog
Public Sector04 Feb 2025 | 11
Not even Nvidia's Jensen Huang can talk President Tariffs out of chip import taxes
GPU giant could just wait eight minutes for Donald to change his mind
AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 28
Musk’s DOGE ship gets ‘full’ access to Treasury payment system, sinks USAID
Who better to trust trillions of dollars, SSNs and other sensitive info with than Elon
Public Sector03 Feb 2025 | 276
Trump scrubs all mention of DEI, gender, climate change from federal websites
Meanwhile, the Internet Archive races to save what it can – again
Public Sector03 Feb 2025 | 124
Ontario responds to Trump tariff by pitching Starlink deal into the trash
Updated Canadian province 'won't do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy'
Networks03 Feb 2025 | 103
Intel rakes in €515M from EU after ancient antitrust fine nixed
A glimmer of light in an otherwise gloomy year for troubled chipmaker
Systems03 Feb 2025 | 14
Call of Duty studio co-founder pleads guilty to crashing drone into firefighting aircraft
Peter Tripp Akemann avoids jail, will pay 'Super Scooper' repair costs and is ordered to help with LA's wildfire recovery
Personal Tech03 Feb 2025 | 66
US datacenters in for shock as Canada mulls cutting the juice over Trump tariffs
Updated Short-term result likely to be increased energy prices across the board
On-Prem03 Feb 2025 | 127
FuriPhone FLX1: A Debian-powered brick that puts GNOME in your back pocket
Fun with a FOSS-focused Phosh fondleslab
Personal Tech03 Feb 2025 | 83
2 officers bailed as anti-corruption unit probes data payouts to N Irish cops
Investigating compensation to police whose sensitive info was leaked in 2023
Security03 Feb 2025 | 19
Motorola appeal over £200M price cap for Airwave service rejected
Profiteering from emergency services comms network in Britain? Not anymore, says CMA
Networks03 Feb 2025 | 19
UK biz dept overspent by £208M prepping to pay workers hurt in Post Office IT scandal
Updated Auditor offers qualified opinion as financial fallout from historic miscarriage of justice remains unclear
Public Sector03 Feb 2025 | 46
CompSci teacher sets lab task: Accidentally breaking the university
Who, Me? Hey! Teacher! Leave our network alone!
Networks03 Feb 2025 | 51
Privacy Commissioner warns the ‘John Smiths’ of the world can acquire ‘digital doppelgangers’
Australian government staff mixed medical info for folk who share names and birthdays
Public Sector03 Feb 2025 | 44
Biting the hand that feeds IT
