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Grafana Labs updates observability line-up with query-less visualization

Tue, 2024-04-09 13:15
CTO Tom Wilkie gives an optimistic take on AI without climbing on the bandwagon

Grafana Labs showed off new releases of its eponymous visualization platform, an updated version of Loki, and introduced its distribution of the OpenTelemetry collector, Alloy, at its Amsterdam GrafanaCON this week. We spoke to the company's CTO, Tom Wilkie, about the updates and where the tech industry darling of the moment – AI – fits into everything.…

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UK businesses shockingly unaware of how to handle security threats

Tue, 2024-04-09 12:41
Many decide to make no changes after detecting a breach

UK businesses' response to security breaches has "astounded" experts following the release of the government's official cybercrime stats for 2024.…

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Palantir and Oracle buddy up on cloud infrastructure

Tue, 2024-04-09 11:36
But do all Foundry workloads move to OCI? It's up to the customer, spy-tech firm says

Last week Oracle and US spy-tech company Palantir struck a cloud partnership, seemingly delighting investors and the news media. But its success may depend very much on customers' attitudes to Big Red's infrastructure offer.…

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VMS Software prunes OpenVMS hobbyist program

Tue, 2024-04-09 10:32
Vintage OS editions go the way of the dodo as VSI cranks up exclusivity

Bad news for those who want to play with OpenVMS in non-production use. Older versions are disappearing, and the terms are getting much more restrictive.…

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Irish power crunch could be prompting AWS to ration compute resources

Tue, 2024-04-09 09:36
Users report being pointed to other EU regions if they need more grunt, plus Azure DC customers getting 'quotas'

Exclusive Datacenter power issues in Ireland may be coming to a head amid reports from customers that Amazon's facility is restricting resources that users can spin up, even directing them to other AWS regions across Europe instead.…

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Arm flexes silicon muscles to push generative AI at the edge

Tue, 2024-04-09 08:30
Ethos-U85 microNPU boasts 4x performance boost over previous gen

Arm is aiming to boost AI performance at the edge with its latest embedded neural processing unit (NPU) and a Reference Design Platform for it to slot into, and said it expects to see devices based on it running generative AI models next year.…

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Solar eclipse darkened skies, dampened internet traffic

Tue, 2024-04-09 07:34
Byteflow dropped by around half under some of the path of totality

Cloudflare has measured the state of the internet during the solar eclipse that was visible on Monday across a swathe of North America, and found a measurable decrease in traffic.…

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AI could crash democracy and cause wars, warns Japan's NTT

Tue, 2024-04-09 06:15
Calls for ecosystem in which AIs keep other AIs in check, and lots more regulation

Japanese telecom giant NTT issued an apocalyptic warning about the impending dangers of AI on Monday.…

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India and EU finally advance HPC collaboration project hatched in 2022

Tue, 2024-04-09 05:01
Seek ideas for thorny problems related to both HPC and real-world problems

India has called for proposals under the Cooperation on High Performance Computing pact it signed with the European Union in 2022.…

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SiFive is back with another 64-bit RISC-V dev board – hopefully

Tue, 2024-04-09 05:00
Ditching Intel for a system-on-chip out of Beijing

SiFive has promised the world another HiFive RISC-V development system featuring a 64-bit out-of-order processor for engineers and other curious techies to try out.…

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Japan may join UK/US/Australia defense-oriented AI and quantum alliance

Tue, 2024-04-09 02:57
But not the nuclear subs bit

The AUKUS Alliance – a team-up between Australia, the US and the UK – has revealed it may invite Japan to join its efforts to develop artificial intelligence and quantum computing tech to be used for mutual defense.…

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US legislators propose American Privacy Rights Act - and it looks quite good

Tue, 2024-04-09 01:32
After two decades of calls for national protections, something may actually happen

Americans may soon live under a federal privacy law – a mere two decades after the US Federal Trade Commission urged Congress to regulate online data collection.…

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San Francisco's railways to upgrade from floppy discs

Tue, 2024-04-09 01:02
What is it with Fog City and ancient transport tech?

Those taking public transport in the tech hub of San Francisco may be reassured to know that their rides will soon no longer be dependent on floppy disks.…

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Reform of USA's Section 702 spying rule may make it to a vote this week

Tue, 2024-04-09 00:11
Tool that lets spooks observe Americans appears to have been renewed for another year

Everyone's favorite warrantless surveillance tool, FISA Section 702, returns to the US House of Representatives this week and is expected to go to a full House vote on Thursday.…

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Meteor Lake CPUs splash down in socketed motherboards for edge and embedded workloads

Mon, 2024-04-08 23:00
Intel reckons the NPUs that power the 'AI PC' are needed on your lap, on the edge, but not on the desktop

Intel has created versions of its Core Ultra processors – aka Meteor Lake – for use in socketed motherboards employed in embedded and edge applications, the x86 giant announced today at the Embedded World conference in Germany.…

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US insurers use drone photos to deny home insurance policies

Mon, 2024-04-08 20:30
Of course, it helps if you don't live in a potential disaster zone

US insurance companies are reportedly relying on aerial photos from drones to deny claims.…

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Imagination licenses RISC-V CPU cores for smart TVs, IoT, embedded stuff

Mon, 2024-04-08 19:30
Chip designer legging it after Arm

Brit chip designer Imagination Technologies today debuts its APXM-6200 RISC-V CPU cores, aimed at powering smart TVs, wearables, Internet of Things, embedded hardware, and similar gear.…

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Microsoft puts ex-DeepMind boffin in charge of London AI hub

Mon, 2024-04-08 18:30
Follows £2.5 billion pledge to 'upskill' British workers for the new world order

Microsoft is opening an AI research and development hub in London led by former Google DeepMind researchers.…

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Home Depot confirms worker data leak after miscreant dumps info online

Mon, 2024-04-08 18:01
SaaS slip up leads to scumbags seeking sinecure

Home Depot has confirmed that a third-party company accidentally exposed some of its employees' personal details after a criminal copy-pasted the data online.…

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TSMC scores $11.6B funding infusion for Arizona fabs, now plans for third plant

Mon, 2024-04-08 17:30
Nevermind the fact that the first two plants are facing delays and costs are rising – build, build build!

With a new Biden administration funding agreement in hand, chip giant TSMC plans to build a third chip fabrication plant in Arizona despite facing delays with the two it's still building.…

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