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Broadcom ditches VMware Cloud Service Providers

Wed, 2024-01-10 17:36
'How can they cancel a major program affecting hundreds, perhaps thousands of customers, with zero notice?'

Exclusive Broadcom is tossing the majority of VMware's Cloud Services Providers as part of its shakeup of the virtualization pioneer's partner programs, say sources, leaving customers unclear who their IT supplier will be.…

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Cybercrooks play dress-up as 'helpful' researchers in latest ransomware ruse

Wed, 2024-01-10 17:01
Posing as cyber samaritans, scumbags are kicking folks when they're down

Ransomware victims already reeling from potential biz disruption and the cost of resolving the matter are now being subjected to follow-on extortion attempts by criminals posing as helpful security researchers.…

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Data wrangler Zuckerberg becomes world's least likely cattle rancher

Wed, 2024-01-10 16:30
What a cowboy!

More used to farming data via his social media empire, Mark Zuckerberg is expanding his horizons to raise cattle at his Ko’olau Ranch in Hawaii - the one where he’s also preparing for the end of the world.…

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The Hobbes OS/2 Archive logs off permanently in April

Wed, 2024-01-10 16:00
Fans of the tech dinosaur have a few months to fill their drives with software

Bad news for OS/2 fans: the Hobbes OS/2 software archive is to be shuttered once and for all in April.…

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ShinyHunters chief phisherman gets 3 years, must cough up $5M

Wed, 2024-01-10 15:30
Sebastien Raoult developed various credential-harvesting websites over more than 2 years

A key member of the ShinyHunters cybercrime group is facing three years in the slammer and being forced to return $5 million in criminal proceeds.…

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44-year-old Voyager 2 data sheds light on solar system's magnetic personalities

Wed, 2024-01-10 15:00
Magnetosheath jets found around Earth may be present on other planets after Jupiter discovery

Researchers, after discovering magnetosheath jets around Jupiter, now believe these phenomena may exist on all solar system planets.…

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SAP reshuffles leadership as cloud crusade continues

Wed, 2024-01-10 14:30
New moves follow year where customers complained it broke their trust

Global ERP giant SAP has announced two changes to its executive board in order to spur its quest to shift customers to the cloud.…

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STMicroelectronics slims to be lean, mean, chipmaking machine

Wed, 2024-01-10 14:01
Streamlines from 3 product groups to 2 as Automotive chief leaves the building

Euro chipmaker STMicroelectronics is reorganizing into two product groups, down from three, saying it wants to boost efficiency and get closer to customers in a decision that will also cut overhead.…

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Biggest Linux kernel release ever welcomes bcachefs file system, jettisons Itanium

Wed, 2024-01-10 13:30
Farewell IA64, hello snapshots and Rusty refinements

The latest stable Linux kernel, 6.7, is out and finally includes the new next-gen copy-on-write (COW) bcachefs file system.…

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Boffins demo self-eating rocket engine in Scotland

Wed, 2024-01-10 13:15
Roll up, roll up. See Ouroboros-3 eating its own fuselage

Interview The concept of a self-eating rocket is rearing its head once again as engineers showcase their work at the AIAA SciTech Forum.…

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Top large language models struggle to make accurate legal arguments

Wed, 2024-01-10 12:30
AI can't cite cases, fully grok the law, or reason about it effectively study finds

Interview Top large language models tend to generate inaccurate legal information and should not be relied upon for litigation, according to new research.…

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Google's TPUs could end up costing it a billion-plus, thanks to this patent challenge

Wed, 2024-01-10 11:44
Singular alleges AI accelerators built from ripped-off blueprints

Allegations that Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) were developed using stolen designs are being put to the test as a jury trial brought against the search giant by Singular Computing kicks off this week.…

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NASA's Artemis Moon missions take a rain check until 2025 and beyond

Wed, 2024-01-10 11:13
No human will set foot on Moon for 2+years now

NASA's Moon mission launch dates have slid by about a year – Artemis II to September 2025 and Artemis III to September 2026. Artemis IV, the first mission to the Gateway lunar space station, remains scheduled for September 2028.…

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Next BT CEO Allison Kirkby takes the wheel from next month

Wed, 2024-01-10 10:15
Jansen can let someone else worry about nationwide fiber rollout now

UK telco giant BT is confirming a start date for Allison Kirkby, who will become its chief executive on February 1, facing down the challenge of the company's nationwide fiber rollout and trying to reverse its declining share price.…

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Former Post Office boss returns CBE to sender over computer system scandal

Wed, 2024-01-10 09:30
Minister says Fujitsu could be 'on the hook' for compensation pending inquiry

Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells, at the center of a media storm in recent days, is returning her CBE* following multiple calls for her to be stripped of the title.…

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Need to make some 3D models but lack the skill and talent? Say, have you tried... AI?

Wed, 2024-01-10 08:24
That's going to be a recurring question in 2024

Luma, a generative AI startup building software that transforms text descriptions to corresponding 3D models, just raised $43 million (£34 million) in a series-B funding round led by Andreesen Horowitz, Nvidia, and others. …

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Cutting-edge microscopy reveals bottled water has 'up to 100 times' more bits of plastic than previously feared

Wed, 2024-01-10 07:39
Gulp!

The average store-bought bottle of water contains somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 to 100 times more minute plastic particles than previously believed, judging from a study published this week.…

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Uncle Sam wants to make it clear that America's elections are very, very safe

Wed, 2024-01-10 03:37
From whom, exactly, we wonder

As America gears up for a contentious presidential election this year, the Department of Justice has launched a campaign to convince the public that each and every qualified vote will be counted, and there won't be any interference or shenanigans to worry about.…

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With OpenAI GPT Store imminent, apps are already being ripped off by copycats

Wed, 2024-01-10 01:52
Low-code gubbins may not be able to count on much platform protection

OpenAI's GPT Store, expected to launch Wednesday – has been hyped as a replay of the Apple App Store gold rush of 2008.…

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Official: Hewlett Packard Enterprise wants to swallow Juniper Networks in $14B deal

Wed, 2024-01-10 00:13
Monopoly watchdogs permitting

Hewlett Packard Enterprise officially announced Tuesday its intent to acquire Juniper Networks in a deal valued at $40 per share, or roughly $14 billion.…

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