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SAP's 'simplified' licensing leaves users more confused

Thu, 2025-09-25 10:42
Business Suite nostalgia unlikely to ease customers' public cloud journey

SAP experts are doubting the enterprise software giant's message that it is simplifying licensing after the changes were discussed at the German-speaking user group conference.…

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EU starting registration of fingerprints and faces for short-stay foreigners

Thu, 2025-09-25 10:24
Biometric Entry/Exit System phased in from October to 29 Schengen countries

Travelers including Britons and Americans visiting most European countries will have to register their fingerprints and faces under a system that goes live next month.…

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Empty shelves, empty coffers: Co-op pegs cyber hit at £80m

Thu, 2025-09-25 09:30
Supermarket says the hack that shut down systems and emptied shelves has turned profits into losses

The Co-operative Group has revealed the cyberattack that knocked its systems offline earlier this year will leave it nursing an £80 million hangover. …

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Check your own databases before asking to see our passport photos, Home Office tells UK cops

Thu, 2025-09-25 08:48
Guidance follows privacy complaints over sharp increase in police searches of travel doc and visa pic libraries

The Home Office has told police forces to check their own photo databases before asking it to search its libraries of passport and visa facial images, as well as avoiding urgent requests "unless it is absolutely necessary."…

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The sweetest slice of Pi: Raspberry Pi 500+ sports mechanical keys, 16GB, and built-in SSD

Thu, 2025-09-25 07:00
Big performance on offer, but be prepared to spend $200

HANDS ON Raspberry Pi has unveiled a fully loaded version of its computer-in-a-keyboard, featuring oodles of RAM, an SSD, and a clicky, mechanical keyboard. However, you'll pay a relative premium for these features.…

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Google, Meta and Vodafone want smartphone-makers to reduce their bandwidth bills

Thu, 2025-09-25 06:12
By supporting efficient video codecs in hardware, which to be fair will also help punters

Google, Meta, and Vodafone have called on chipmakers and smartphone manufacturers to support the AV1 video codec in hardware, especially in midrange devices, a suggestion that’s not entirely altruistic.…

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Is GitHub a social network that endangers children? Australia wants to know

Thu, 2025-09-25 04:23
As ban on under-16s using some sites looms, cyber-safety regulator sends Microsoft’s code locker a letter

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has written to GitHub to ask it to consider if it’s a social network that endangers children.…

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Alibaba Cloud plans expansion into Europe and South America

Thu, 2025-09-25 02:04
More datacenters in familiar territories, too, and AI everywhere

Alibaba Cloud yesterday announced its first datacenters in Brazil, France, and The Netherlands, plus expansion of its presence in five other countries outside China.…

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Microsoft puts Claude on the M365 menu

Thu, 2025-09-25 01:05
Redmond wants more flavors of ML than OpenAI can cook up

Microsoft has sealed a deal with Anthropic to give users of Microsoft 365 Copilot the option to use the Claude AI engine.…

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