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OpenAI reportedly on the hook for $300B Oracle Cloud bill
OpenAI will pay Oracle $300 billion over the course of five years to fuel Sam Altman's AI ambitions by providing five gigawatts of compute capacity.…
Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks
Affiliates of the Akira ransomware gang are again exploiting a critical SonicWall vulnerability abused last summer, after a suspected zero-day flaw actually turned out to be related to a year-old bug.…
AI can't be woke and regulators should be asleep, Senator Cruz says
Video The Trump administration is pushing to loosen federal rules on AI, with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introducing legislation to give developers a two-year waiver from certain regulations, renewable for up to a decade.…
Cadence invites you to play with Nvidia’s biggest iron in its datacenter tycoon sim
With the rush to capitalize on the gen AI boom, datacenters have never been hotter. But before signing that multi-billion dollar purchase order on GPUs, Cadence Systems suggests using a few of them to simulate whether that fancy new bit barn of yours can actually handle the heat.…
Apple slips up on ChillyHell macOS malware, lets it past security . . . for 4 years
ChillyHell, a modular macOS backdoor believed to be long dormant, has likely been infecting computers for years while flying under the radar, according to security researchers who spotted a malware sample uploaded to VirusTotal in May.…
NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars so far
If you were ever wondering where you'd be when NASA announced peer-reviewed evidence hinting at extraterrestrial life - long dead, if it existed at all - look around, because this is it.…
How many federal agencies does it take to regulate AI? Enough to hold back implementation
The US government wants AI in every corner of government, but the unstoppable force of new tech is running into the immovable object of bureaucracy - a growing mass of AI rules.…
Microsoft reminds developers VBScript really is going away
With the end of Windows 10 looming, Microsoft has reminded hard-pressed admins that other critical technologies are on the endangered list, notably VBScript.…
Jagar Land Rover U-turns to confirm 'some data' affected after cyber prang
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says "some data" was affected after the luxury car maker suffered a digital break-in early last week.…
Microsoft's first preview of Visual Studio 2026: Deeper AI and a design refresh
Microsoft has released a preview of Visual Studio 2026, the first major version update since 2021, promising deeper AI integration and a new look and feel.…
Big clouds scramble as EU Data Act brings new data transfer rules
Most of the provisions of the EU Data Act will officially come into force from the end of this week, requiring cloud providers to make it easier for customers to move their data, but some of the big players are keener than others.…
Oracle boasts $455B backlog from AI boom, but not all its new friends will live to pay up
Comment An industry adage has it that Oracle's calculator only has a plus button, which is reassuring for investors.…
Nvidia's context-optimized Rubin CPX GPUs were inevitable
Analysis Nvidia on Tuesday unveiled the Rubin CPX, a GPU designed specifically to accelerate extremely long-context AI workflows like those seen in code assistants such as Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, while simultaneously cutting back on pricey and power-hungry high-bandwidth memory (HBM).…
Uncle Sam indicts alleged ransomware kingpin tied to $18B in damages
A Ukrainian national faces serious federal charges and an $11 million bounty after allegedly orchestrating ransomware operations that caused an estimated $18 billion in damages across hundreds of organizations worldwide.…
Get paid like a prime minister to tame Home Office IT chaos
The UK Home Office – a government department with a rich track record of failing IT projects – is on the hunt for a chief digital and innovation officer (CDIO) with an advertised salary not far off from the prime minister's.…
Flu jab email mishap exposes hundreds of students' personal data
A clumsy data breach has affected hundreds of children at a Birmingham secondary school.…
Johnson, Cummings met Thiel months before Palantir won NHS pandemic role
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson and his chief adviser Dominic Cummings met with Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir, in 2019, months before the US spy-tech company landed a key role in the UK's COVID-19 response, according to papers seen by The Guardian.…
KDE Linux and FreeBSD hit alpha and – surprise – fan fave Pop_OS nearly at beta
The Northern hemisphere is moving into autumn and FOSS vendors are falling over themselves in their efforts to get new versions out for the season.…
Cybercrooks ripped the wheels off at Jaguar Land Rover. Here's how not to get taken for a ride
Feature Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is the latest UK household name to fall victim to a major cyberattack. IT systems across multiple sites have been offline for over a week after what the company described as a "severe disruption."…
Home Office delays £816M English test contract despite market engagement
Plans for an £816 million system to test the English skills of UK visa applicants have stalled, with the Home Office pushing procurement back at least five months after repeated consultations with suppliers.…