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Microsoft software resale appeal catches eye of £3.5B class action
The Microsoft and ValueLicensing legal tussle will enter an appeals phase this month, attracting the attention of a multibillion-pound class action against the Windows giant.…
Sticky-note security turned gym into hall of '80s horrors
PWNED Welcome back to Pwned, the column where we share war stories from IT soldiers who shot themselves – or watched someone else shoot themselves – in the foot. Today's tale shows that even when you're setting up something as simple as fitness gear, there's no excuse for leaving security credentials lying around.…
Cryptographers place $5,000 bet whether quantum will matter
Quantum computing exists in a sort of superposition with regard to cryptography – it's both a pending threat and a technology of no immediate consequence for decryption.…
Meta's latest model is as open as Zuckerberg's private school
Nearly two years after extolling the virtues of open source AI, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is singing a different tune. …
Western Union zaps VMware and moves to Nutanix
Western Union has commenced a migration from VMware to Nutanix after deciding it didn’t want to do business with Broadcom.…
Atlassian gussies up Confluence for the AI era
Atlassian is modernizing Confluence for the AI era, testing tools and agentic capabilities that give users the chance to turn their written notes into graphics and their ideas into software applications.…
Criminal wannabes even more dangerous than the pros, says ex-FBI cyber chief
interview It's the biggest threat today, but it took her a while to appreciate it. After spending two decades at the FBI and much of that time working to intercept and stop cyber threats from the likes of China and Russia, Halcyon Ransomware Research Center SVP Cynthia Kaiser says she was a "latercomer to really wanting to focus on ransomware."…
DARPA looking for battery that could power a laptop for months
Forget recharging or swapping out disposable AAs every day. What if you could power energy-hungry devices for months or even years at a time from a single, reasonably-sized battery? A Washington state-based fusion energy startup is helping to make that dream a reality for DARPA, which wants higher-power radioactive batteries for space. …
Call your existing automation ‘zero-token architecture’ to become an instant agentic AI wiz
As businesses drink the agentic AI Kool-Aid and go looking for productivity enhancements, IT professionals can deliver by rebranding their existing automations as “zero-token architecture,” according to Kelsey Hightower, a former Google distinguished engineer and a notable early promoter of Kubernetes.…
Nvidia's Rubin GPU is likely to be late thanks to memory shortage and technical challenges
Nvidia's next-gen Rubin GPUs may end up shipping later and in smaller volumes than anticipated due to supply chain challenges, TrendForce warned on Wednesday.…
RAF eyes cheap drone-killer as Typhoon jet tests laser-guided rockets
BAE Systems has successfully tested a laser-guided rocket system with a Typhoon fighter jet from Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) as a potential anti-drone weapon. It follows earlier trials in the US with the F-15E Strike Eagle.…
Minnesota State payroll problems grew after Workday launch, auditors say
A Workday-based HR platform rollout at Minnesota State universities and colleges likely left more than a thousand faculty and staff with payroll errors.…
Talk ain't cheap: DARPA offers grants for new AI-to-AI communication protocol
To supercharge agents' ability to make scientific discoveries, DARPA is looking to improve cross-bot collaboration by developing a "science of AI communication" that will help the models work together to come up with better ideas. …
Microsoft calls time on ASP.NET Core 2.3 on .NET Framework
Microsoft has set an end-of-support date of April 7, 2027, for ASP.NET Core 2.3, the only supported version on .NET Framework, even though .NET Framework (and the original ASP.NET) will continue to be supported.…
Supermicro launches probe after staff charged with China export violations
Supermicro has launched an independent investigation after three people associated with the company were charged with violating US export restrictions on China.…
Amazon rewards loyal Kindle devotees by closing the book on old e-readers
Amazon is rewarding long-time Kindle users by ditching support for aging devices, though it is trying to "minimize disruption" for existing customers by dangling a 20 percent discount for new models along with an eBook credit.…
Showing the Windows 10 desktop was the yeast they could do
Bork!Bork!Bork! You might say this bork was bread to fail, but at least it involves a version of Windows that most people actually like.…
Dutch healthcare software vendor goes dark after ransomware attack
A Dutch healthcare software vendor has been knocked offline following a ransomware attack, officials say.…
Investors are going nuclear to keep UK's AI datacenters fed
Investors are backing nuclear power as a solution to fuel the UK's datacenter buildout, according to researchers tracking investment activity.…
DXC lands Metropolitan Police outsourcing deal that could climb to £1B
The UK's largest police force has awarded DXC Technology a contract worth up to £1 billion to develop and run a host of business process outsourcing services – including building a new Oracle ERP system.…