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Apple goes all in on AI acceleration with M5 MacBook, iPad, and Vision Pros
Apple's fifth-generation of M-series silicon is starting to trickle out with the launch of the M5 MacBook, iPad, and Vision Pros this week.…
Japan tells OpenAI to stop spiriting away its copyrighted anime
OpenAI’s Sora 2 video generator has gone viral, particularly among users churning out anime that looks suspiciously like Studio Ghibli and other copyrighted works. Alarmed by the threat to one of its prized cultural exports, Japan has reportedly lodged a formal request that the American firm knock it off.…
Microsoft, Nvidia, and others inject $40B into AI bubble with massive datacenter deal
The AI bubble just keeps getting bigger. A consortium featuring BlackRock, Microsoft, Nvidia, xAI, and MGX is buying Aligned Data Centers in a deal valuing the operator at around $40 billion, in what is reportedly the biggest datacenter acquisition to date.…
Cisco: Most companies don't know what they're doing with AI
Contrary to popular belief, you can't succeed in business (or AI) without really trying. Many orgs are jumping on the AI bandwagon without the infrastructure they need to make it work or track results, Cisco says. Most haven't even defined what they want their AI agents to do.…
'Highly sophisticated' government goons hacked F5, stole source code and undisclosed bug details
Security shop F5 today said "highly sophisticated nation-state" hackers broke into its network and stole BIG-IP source code, undisclosed vulnerability details, and customer configuration data belonging to a "small percentage" of its users.…
Devs are writing VS Code extensions that blab secrets by the bucketload
Developers of VS Code extensions are leaking sensitive secrets left, right and center, according to researchers who worked with Microsoft to combat an issue that could have led to some nasty supply chain attacks.…
Microsoft veteran explains Windows quirk that made videos play in Paint
Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has answered a lingering Windows question – why did video screenshots keep playing in Paint?…
ASML shrugs off China slump with faith in AI-fueled chip demand
Europe's tech darling ASML has warned Chinese demand for its chipmaking kit will plummet next year, as Beijing doubles down on home-grown alternatives in response to Uncle Sam's export restrictions and trade war shenanigans.…
Raspberry Pi OS, LMDE, Peppermint OS join the Debian 13 club
A month after Debian 13.1's release, some of the more visible downstream forks, including Raspberry Pi OS, have decided it's time to incorporate the latest version of the main OS into their builds.…

