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IBM says these back-office, network edge Power 10 servers would be sweet for – yes, you guessed it – AI
Not to be left out of the AI infrastructure game, on Tuesday IBM unveiled a pair of tiny Power 10 servers designed to preprocess data at the network edge.…
CISA's early-warning system helped critical orgs close 852 ransomware holes
RSAC As ransomware gangs step up their attacks against healthcare, schools, and other US critical infrastructure, CISA is ramping up a program to help these organizations fix flaws exploited by extortionists in the first place.…
Apple unveils M4 chip with neural engine capable of 38 TOPS, and some other kit
Apple held its anticipated iPad event today, and the most attention-grabbing news wasn't the new device models or the refreshed iPad Air lineup - it was the unveiling of Apple's homegrown M4 chip with a surprisingly powerful neural processing unit (NPU). …
TikTok sues America to undo divest-or-die law
TikTok and its China-based parent ByteDance sued the US government today to prevent the forced sale or shutdown of the video-sharing giant.…
Windows Insiders to fly solo while Copilot rollout frozen
Microsoft will temporarily halt the rollout of Copilot features based on feedback from Windows Insiders.…
Infineon trims financial forecast amid order slowdown
Infineon, maker of chips for the automotive and industrial sectors, told investors that it is embarking on a cost purge after lowering revenue estimates for the full financial year amid weakened demand.…
Lightweight Dillo browser springs back to life, still doesn't care about JavaScript
The Dillo web browser has returned with a new release, version 3.1. It's nearly nine years after version 3.05 appeared on the last day of June 2015.…
US State Department launches cyber and digital policy strategy
RSAC The US State Department's latest cybersecurity strategy will not be wildly different from current stances, but offers an alternative path to those presented by the country's adversaries.…
Tesla layoff circus runs into fourth week with another round of cuts
Another week, another round of layoffs at Tesla to report, and this time engineers are caught up in the mix. …
Investigators finally unmask LockBit kingpin after two-month tease
The kingpin of the LockBit ransomware operation has finally been named by law enforcement as Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.…
VMware waves goodbye to AWS middleman as Broadcom takes the reins
Broadcom has ended the right of Amazon Web Services to resell VMware Cloud on AWS, meaning customers will now have a direct relationship only with VMware by Broadcom, casting doubt over the long-term future of the product.…
Valve vexation: Boeing's Starliner grounded again
Boeing's long-delayed Starliner crewed launch, which was scheduled for today, has been postponed yet again, this time due to a valve problem on the Centaur upper stage. Managers pushed back the next attempt to no earlier than May 10.…
Palantir's CEO calls 'woke' a 'central risk to Palantir, America and the world'
Analytics platform biz Palantir saw its share price dip yesterday despite posting on-the-nose revenue growth of 21 percent year-over-year to reach $634 million in the first calendar quarter.…
TSMC fully booked on advanced packaging until 2025
TSMC's advanced packaging capacity is fully booked for the next two years, thanks to Nvidia and AMD needs, according to reports that echo an earlier earnings call.…
Spanish startups say 'no más' to Microsoft cloud dominance
Microsoft is facing a complaint over alleged anticompetitive practices in the Spanish cloud market.…
The truth about KEV: CISA’s vuln deadlines good influence on private-sector patching
The deadlines associated with CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog only apply to federal agencies, but fresh research shows they're having a positive impact on private organizations too.…
Physical security biz exposes 1.2M files via unprotected database
Exclusive A UK-based physical security business let its guard down, exposing nearly 1.3 million documents via a public-facing database, according to an infosec researcher.…
A tale of two Chinas: Our tech governance isn't perfect, but we still get to say no
Opinion Which China do you want? The innovative good global citizen, adding to the storehouse of knowledge while making better products and services? Or the autocracy, determined to advance the interests of the leadership through any and all means, untrammeled by legal safeguards within its borders and, wherever possible, outside them?…
First 9front release of the year is called DO NOT INSTALL
9front, the most active project continuing development of the sequel to Unix, Plan 9 from Bell Labs, emitted a new version. We did not follow its advice.…
Council claims database pain forced it to drop apostrophes from street names
A row in the UK has locals and council members at odds over apostrophes, and yes – this does actually have a tech angle. …