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Micron says memory shortages are here for the foreseeable future
Memory-maker Micron Technology has predicted that RAM shortages are here to stay, meaning higher prices for servers probably are, too.…
ServiceNow unworried by Salesforce firing shots across its bow
In October, Salesforce debuted Agentforce IT in a direct challenge to ServiceNow’s ITSM product, and analyst firm Forrester’s vice president and principal analyst Charles Betz rated it the “most credible threat” ServiceNow has ever faced.…
Purdue makes 'AI working competency' a graduation requirement
Purdue University last week said it will require incoming undergraduate students to meet an "AI working competency" requirement in order to graduate.…
Attacks pummeling Cisco AsyncOS 0-day since late November
Suspected Chinese-government-linked threat actors have been battering a maximum-severity Cisco AsyncOS zero-day vulnerability in some Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and Secure Email and Web Manager (SEWM) appliances for nearly a month, and there's no timeline for a fix.…
CEO spills the Tea about massive token farming campaigns
interview No good idea - like rewarding open source software developers and maintainers for their contributions - goes unabused by cybercriminals, and this was the case with the Tea Protocol and two token farming campaigns.…
Jassy taps 27-year Amazon veteran to run AGI org, which is now definitely a thing that exists
In today's episode of "Amazon Kremlinology," AWS has put out a press release that shows a significant shuffle of one of AWS's most storied leaders.…
Datacenters feel the Bern as Senator Sanders pushes bit barn building pause
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is calling for a nationwide moratorium on datacenter construction, saying it would "give democracy a chance to catch up … and make sure that the benefits of technology work for all of us, not just the wealthiest people on Earth."…
All aglow about DCs, investors launch $300M at microreactor startup
Amid the AI boom, nuclear power is in vogue, with venture capitalists lining up to plow hundreds of millions into small modular reactor (SMR) startups to make their datacenter energy headaches go away.…
GitHub is going to start charging you for using your own hardware
GitHub customers, take notice: Come March, the Microsoft-owned repository host will begin charging for some uses of self-hosted Actions runners.…
NASA tries savin' MAVEN as Mars probe loses contact with Earth
NASA is still trying to recontact the MAVEN Mars orbiter after it stopped responding earlier this month, with fragmentary tracking data hinting the craft may be tumbling and off its predicted trajectory.…
Blockchain company Nomad to repay users under FTC deal after $186M cyberattack
In proposing a settlement agreement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that Illusory Systems must repay users funds lost in a 2022 cyberattack.…
AI-authored code contains worse bugs than software crafted by humans
Generating code using AI increases the number of issues that need to be reviewed and the severity of those issues.…
NATO's battle for cloud sovereignty: Speed is existential
NATO is in an existential race to develop sovereign cloud-based technologies to underpin its mission, the alliance's Assistant Secretary General for Cyber and Digital Transformation told an audience at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) last week.…
California DMV tells Tesla to ease off on those Autopilot claims
The California DMV says Tesla's use of the term Autopilot is misleading and violated state law, but has hit the brakes on a proposed 30-day suspension of the car maker's manufacturing and dealer licenses.…
Microsoft security updates breaks MSMQ on older Win systems
Microsoft has good news for administrators: while some organizations now pay for security updates on older Windows versions, the inconsistent quality remains free.…
X sues to protect Twitter brand Musk has been trying to kill
X has filed a lawsuit against a social media startup over the Twitter brand, effectively acknowledging that millions still use the Twitter domain, call Elon Musk's platform "Twitter," and their emissions "tweets."…
Former UK chancellor George Osborne finds something to do at OpenAI
OpenAI has hired former UK finance minister George Osborne, continuing a trend of British politicians whose careers have peaked cozying up to US tech giants.…
UK.gov accused of Grinching Christmas by ignoring phone theft scourge
MPs have blasted the UK government for complacency over surging mobile thefts after a "long-delayed" summit on the issue disappeared into the New Year.…
England keeping pen and paper exams despite limited digital expansion
Most students taking school and college GCSE, A-level, and AS-level exams in England will continue to use pen and paper, according to proposals from the sector's regulator for a very limited expansion of screen-based assessments.…
UK plans right for flat owners to demand gigabit broadband
The UK government is consulting on plans to give the owners of 1.2 million flats in England and Wales a formal right to request gigabit-capable broadband.…

