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Everybody has a theory about why Nvidia dropped $20B on Groq - they're mostly wrong

Wed, 2025-12-31 11:02
El Reg speculates about what GPUzilla really gets out of the deal

This summer, AI chip startup Groq raised $750 million at a valuation of $6.9 billion. Just three months later, Nvidia celebrated the holidays by dropping nearly three times that to license its technology and squirrel away its talent.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

The most durable tech is boring, old, and everywhere

Wed, 2025-12-31 09:23
From COBOL and C to Linux and SQL, the unglamorous software that keeps the world running refuses to disappear

Opinion COBOL turned 66 this year and is still in use today. Major retail and commercial banks continue to run core account processing, ATM networks, credit card clearing, and batch end-of-day settlement. On top of that, many payment networks, stock exchanges, and clearinghouses rely on COBOL for high‑volume, high‑reliability batch and online transaction processing on mainframes.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Hong Kong’s newest anti-scam technology is over-the-counter banking

Wed, 2025-12-31 04:57
Funds in ‘Money Safe’ accounts are only available when customers appear for face-to-face verification

Hong Kong’s banks have a new weapon against scams: Accounts that require customers to visit a branch to access their funds.…

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Cybersecurity pros admit to moonlighting as ransomware scum

Wed, 2025-12-31 01:46
Pair became ALPHV affiliates to prey on US-based clients

A ransomware negotiator and a security incident response manager have admitted to running ransomware attacks.…

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New York’s incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at his inauguration party

Wed, 2025-12-31 00:31
Zohran Mamdani appears not to understand that smartphones can be used for evil

New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has invited the city’s residents to join him at a block party to celebrate his inauguration but told attendees not to bring a Raspberry Pi to the event.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

ServiceNow lays out possible co-CEO structure, but says no change imminent

Tue, 2025-12-30 21:50
The ITSM outfit would join Oracle, Comcast, and Netflix in installing bunk beds in the corner office

ServiceNow’s amended employment contract with CEO Bill McDermott extends his time with the company into the next decade, but also provides possible next steps for the journeyman corporate leader, including the co-CEO role, a position he held at SAP in the years prior to joining the ITSM juggernaut.…

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iPad kids are more anxious, less resilient, and slower decision makers

Tue, 2025-12-30 20:40
The solution? Lock up the screens and read to your kids

If you're thinking of plopping your infant in front of a screen to get some peace and quiet, you might want to reconsider - higher screen exposure in infancy was linked to longer decision times later on and higher anxiety symptoms in the teenage years.…

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An early end to the holidays: 'Heartbleed of MongoDB' is now under active exploit

Tue, 2025-12-30 19:27
You didn't think you'd get to enjoy your time off without a major cybersecurity incident, did you?

A high-severity MongoDB Server vulnerability, for which proofs of concept emerged over Christmas week, is now under active exploitation, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.…

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