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Microsoft reminds developers that Visual Studio 2015 is set for retirement
It isn't only Windows 10 due for the support axe on October 14. Other Microsoft products will soon be stashed in Redmond's cupboard of forgotten dreams, including the venerable Visual Studio 2015.…
UK's Ministry of Defence pins hopes on AI to stop the next massive email blunder
The UK's Ministry of Defence is the latest to slap its hand on the big red AI button as it seeks solutions to prevent data leaks.…
MX Linux 25 loses systemd toggling power as Debian 13 looms
Debian 13 "Trixie" is coming, closely followed by a new release of MX Linux, MX 25, which will lose some of its init-system switching abilities.…
Network scans find Linux is growing on business desktops, laptops
It might not be the year of the Linux desktop just yet, but ongoing cyberattacks and a general desire for a more secure posture are driving some businesses to the way of the penguin, according to asset manager Lansweeper.…
Mistakenly sold NASA command trailer could be yours – for $199K
Space fans looking to camp out in style have a chance to pick up an Airstream trailer that once served as the Convoy Command Vehicle for NASA's Space Shuttle operations at Edwards Air Force Base – if they have a couple hundred thousand to spare, that is.…
Birmingham City Council's £131M Oracle rebuild in danger as go-live nears
The second attempt by Europe's largest local authority to implement an Oracle finance and HR system – after the first left it unable to produce auditable accounts – remains on an "Amber-Red" risk rating less than nine months before it is expected to go live.…
Mobile industry charts course to smartphone satellite broadband
Satellite comms services to standard phones are officially here, but customers expecting a full voice and data experience may have to wait a while longer and make sure their current devices meet the right level of telecoms standard.…
Fungus-inspired Linux hack gives Amiga a Doom-only brain
Linux developer Matthew Garrett has taken inspiration from the fungus kingdom to give a classic Commodore Amiga a brain transplant – turning it into a single-minded device that does nothing but run id Software's 1993 classic first-person shooter Doom under a "parasitic Linux" operating system.…
Atlassian's Trello redesign may be 'worst in tech history' say frustrated users
Angry users of Atlassian’s Trello project management tool users are dishing out harsh criticism about a recent redesign.…
Brace yourselves, Backup Exec and InfoScale users, Cloud Software Group just acquired your tools
The Cloud Software Group has acquired data management tools vendor Arctera, the owner of Backup Exec and other data management tools.…
AMD’s AI datacenter revenue dived due to US ban on China GPU exports
AMD’s revenue from AI products destined for datacenters dipped in the quarter ended June 28th, thanks to the USA’s ban on GPU exports to China.…
Broadcom’s Jericho4 ASICs just opened the door to multi-datacenter AI training
Broadcom on Monday unveiled a new switch which could allow AI model developers to train models on GPUs spread across multiple datacenters up to 100 kilometers apart. The switch could help pave the way for an alternative to the massive facilities currently being built to power the AI boom, allowing companies to stitch together distant and less power-hungry datacenters.…
Vibe coding tool Cursor's MCP implementation allows persistent code execution
Check Point researchers uncovered a remote code execution bug in popular vibe-coding AI tool Cursor that could allow an attacker to poison developer environments by secretly modifying a previously approved Model Context Protocol (MCP) configuration, silently swapping it for a malicious command without any user prompt.…
Make Redmond angry by setting up Windows 11 with a local account
hands on Redmond really – and I mean really – wants you to log into Windows 11 with a Microsoft account.…
OpenAI makes good on its name, launches first open weights language models since GPT-2
OpenAI released its first open weights language models since GPT-2 on Tuesday with the debut of GPT-OSS.…
Meta used Flo menstruation app data to sell ads, jury finds
A jury has unanimously found Meta guilty of violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act by using data from menstruation and fertility app Flo to sell advertising to the social network.…
Perplexity vexed by Cloudflare's claims its bots are bad
AI search biz Perplexity claims that Cloudflare has mischaracterized its site crawlers as malicious bots and that the content delivery network made technical errors in its analysis of Perplexity's operations.…
Chromebook sales surged in Q2 thanks to Japanese schools
Chromebook demand surged in the second quarter of 2025, Canalys reported Tuesday, but that doesn't necessarily mean permanent growth is on the horizon. …
Patch now: Millions of Dell PCs with Broadcom chips vulnerable to attack
black hat Critical security flaws in Broadcom chips used in more than 100 models of Dell computers could allow attackers to take over tens of millions of users' devices, steal passwords, and access sensitive data, including fingerprint information, according to Cisco Talos.…
Three US agencies get failing grades for not following IT best practices
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) scolded a trio of federal agencies on Monday because their CIOs haven't implemented IT-related recommendations designed to safeguard national cybersecurity. …