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Wait, hold on, everyone – Mozilla thinks Apple, Google, Microsoft should play fair

Thu, 2024-01-25 07:30
Firefox maker about five years too late

Mozilla has decided to be more vocal about the ways in which Apple, Google, and Microsoft set technical requirements that have hindered development of its Firefox web browser, and therefore harmed competition.…

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IBM Cloud is upgrading a datacenter and users will have to halt their Power VMs

Thu, 2024-01-25 06:44
Big Blue will move two VMs in each five-hour window offered to those willing to stay

IBM Cloud has advised customers who run Power Systems Virtual Servers in its Toronto Canada (TOR01) datacenter of an upgrade to the facility, and outlined a not-so-cloudy process for tenants who make the move.…

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SK hynix posts surprise profit after AI boosts memory prices

Thu, 2024-01-25 04:59
This may be the best bad news we've had all year

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but South Korean memory-maker SK hynix has posted a surprise profit.…

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HPE joins the 'our executive email was hacked by Russia' club

Thu, 2024-01-25 02:02
Cozy Bear may have had access to the green rectangular email and SharePoint cloud for six months

HPE has become the latest tech giant to admit it has been compromised by Russian operatives.…

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Apple's on-device gen AI for the iPhone should surprise no-one. The way it does it might

Thu, 2024-01-25 01:30
They have the hardware, now they just need models that don't, ah... suck?

Comment Apple’s efforts to add generative AI to its iDevices should surprise no one, but Cupertino's existing uses of of the tech, and the constraints of mobile hardware, suggest it won’t be a big feature of iOS in the near future.…

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Google settles with Singular Computing over claims of stolen AI chip tech

Thu, 2024-01-25 00:29
Search giant faced potential damages of over $5B but terms haven't been disclosed

Singular Computing's multi-billion dollar patent infringement lawsuit against Google was cut short on Wednesday after the search giant agreed to settle the case for an undisclosed sum.…

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US judge rejects spyware developer NSO's attempt to bin Apple's spyware lawsuit

Wed, 2024-01-24 23:31
Judge says anti-hacking laws fits Pegasus case "to a T"

A US court has rejected spyware vendor NSO Group's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple that alleges the developer violated computer fraud and other laws by infecting customers' iDevices with its surveillance software.…

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AI dashcam slinger Samsara accuses rival Motive of corporate skullduggery

Wed, 2024-01-24 22:45
Lawsuit claims top execs made fake accounts to study and copy competing products for years

AI-powered dashcam maker Samsara sued rival startup Motive Technologies in US federal court on Wednesday, accusing top execs of IP theft, patent infringement, fraud, false advertising, and more.…

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Software troubles delay F-35 fighter jet deliveries ... again

Wed, 2024-01-24 20:30
There's more than one way for these things to crash

Deliveries of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jets to the US military are being delayed again and despite all the metal, software is the culprit. …

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Datacenters could account for a third of Ireland's electricity by 2026

Wed, 2024-01-24 20:00
International Energy Agency has some chilling global figures in latest report

Global electricity demand from datacenters could double by 2026, with IT infrastructure adding the equivalent power requirements of another Sweden or Germany. However, low-emission sources are expected to account for almost half of the world's electricity generation by the same time.…

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AI software still needs the human touch, Willison warns

Wed, 2024-01-24 19:30
Code assistance is like having a weird intern who memorized the docs

Simon Willison, a veteran open source developer who co-created the Django framework and built the more recent Datasette tool, has become one of the more influential observers of AI software recently.…

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Boeing goes boing: 757 loses a wheel while taxiing down the runway

Wed, 2024-01-24 19:00
That old kit isn't our fault Boeing tells us

Another day, another incident with a Boeing passenger jet, this time when a landing gear wheel popped off a Delta Airlines 757 while it was waiting to take off out of Atlanta.…

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Logitech warns of logistical impact of Houthi attacks in Red Sea

Wed, 2024-01-24 18:15
Longer lead times, extra costs and more freight coming via air

Logitech reckons the conflict in the Red Sea where Houthi rebels are attacking container ships will add some delays to logistics and potentially some cost too.…

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Major IT outage at Europe's largest caravan and RV club makes for not-so-happy campers

Wed, 2024-01-24 17:30
1 million members still searching for answers as IT issues floor primary digital services

The UK's Caravan and Motorhome Club (CAMC) is battling a suspected cyberattack with members reporting widespread IT outages for the past five days.…

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eBay tells 1,000 employees their days at company are numbered

Wed, 2024-01-24 16:50
9% of workforce getting boot after execs hired too many during pandemic

Tat bazaar eBay is laying off 1,000 employees, or 9 percent of the workforce, claiming that general hiring and overhead costs are outpacing the wider commercial growth of the company.…

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US govt, tech sector team up to get academia making its own next-gen AI models

Wed, 2024-01-24 16:00
Launch National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource to help non-corporate boffins play catch-up

The US National Science Foundation has hooked up with tech companies to help academics secure computing power, data, and more to build their own AI models.…

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HPE's updated Spaceborne Computer-2 ready to hitch another ride to the ISS

Wed, 2024-01-24 15:30
How's low Earth orbit for the edge?

An updated version of HPE's Spaceborne Computer-2 is set to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) this week.…

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Using GoAnywhere MFT for file transfers? Patch now – an exploit's out for a critical bug

Wed, 2024-01-24 15:04
Ancient path traversal exploit offers remote attackers admin access

Security experts are wasting no time in publishing working exploits for a critical vulnerability in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, which was publicly disclosed just over a day ago.…

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Microsoft admits issues with Windows 10 patch almost 2 months after release

Wed, 2024-01-24 14:30
Problematic Microsoft Edge package could affect System Preparation Tool

Microsoft is confirming that an issue with update KB5032278, which brought Copilot to Windows 10 machines at the end of 2023, could throw up a system preparation tool error.…

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ASML orders boom but export restrictions could hamper growth

Wed, 2024-01-24 14:14
Extremely key kitmaker does predict good times in 2025, though

Chipmaking kit maker ASML grew 30 percent last year and the order book more than tripled in calendar Q4 as customers rushed to invest in new tools - yet the business remains cautious for 2024 amid stringent export restrictions.…

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