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AMD tries to catch CUDA with performance-boosting ROCm 7 software
AMD closed the performance gap with Nvidia's Blackwell accelerators with the launch of the MI355X this spring. Now the company just needs to overcome Nvidia's CUDA software advantage and make that perf more accessible to developers. …
Scattered Spider gang feigns retirement, breaks into bank instead
Spiders don't change their stripes. Despite gang members' recent retirement claims, Scattered Spider hasn't exited the cybercrime business and instead has shifted focus to the financial sector, with a recent digital intrusion at a US bank.…
Social Security admin denies DB data leak, DOGEs questions about a copy
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has disputed a whistleblower's allegations that claimed DOGE made an unauthorized, unsecured copy of a critical database - but it's what the denial doesn't say that speaks volumes. …
Super-sized space freighter delayed on way to ISS, leaving snacks in jeopardy
NASA has delayed a supply delivery to the International Space Station (ISS) after the engines of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft did not perform as expected during an orbit-raising burn.…
Tariff threat plays havoc with US PC market, economy not helping
Wolrd War Fee The US PC industry is suffering from inventory indigestion caused by resellers over-ordering hardware to avoid Donald Trump's expected import taxes on China-made kit.…
AI in your toaster: Analyst predicts $1.5T global spend in 2025
Tech analysts expect worldwide spending on AI to hit nearly $1.5 trillion in 2025, including $268 billion on optimized servers. These investments will also soon appear in even more consumer products.…
Axiom Space aims for the International Space Station with its Orbital Data Center Node
Axiom Space and Spacebilt have announced plans to add optically interconnected Orbital Data Center (ODC) infrastructure to the International Space Station (ISS).…
OpenAI says models are programmed to make stuff up instead of admitting ignorance
AI models often produce false outputs, or "hallucinations." Now OpenAI has admitted they may result from fundamental mistakes it makes when training its models.…
Return on investment for Copilot? Microsoft has work to do
A Microsoft exec claims Copilot is boosting productivity among the customers that adopted it yet sustained efforts to convince many them of the returns on investment remains a work in progress.…
Strong Java LTS arrives with the release of 25
Oracle has released JDK (Java Development Kit) 25, the first long term support (LTS) version since JDK 21 two years ago. New features include beginner-friendly compact source files, succinct module imports, and more flexible constructors.…
BreachForums kingpin goes from walk-free deal to 3-year stretch
The founder of the popular cybercrime website BreachForums will spend three years in prison after previously being let off with a slap on the wrist.…