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Broadcom throws VMware customers on perpetual licenses a lifeline

Tue, 2024-04-16 05:56
Meanwhile, Gartner predicts massive market share loss and European regulators start asking questions

Broadcom has blinked, and made a couple of changes to support VMware customers who don't want to move to its new software bundle subscriptions.…

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Alibaba Cloud reveals network telemetry tool that helped cut number of engineers needed by 86%

Tue, 2024-04-16 05:15
Zoonet employs 'elegant generalization of ping and traceroute' among other tricks

Exclusive Alibaba Cloud has detailed the telemetry tool it uses to look out for glitches in customers' virtual networks, and revealed it’s reduced the number of personnel dedicated to troubleshooting by 86 percent since developing the system.…

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OpenAI launches Asian operations in Tokyo to avoid being lost in translation

Tue, 2024-04-16 04:30
Local customers get early access to Japanese-language GPT-4

On Sunday, OpenAI announced the launch of its operations in Asia, beginning with a office in Tokyo, Japan. It's OpenAI's third outpost beyond the United States, following offices in London and Dublin.…

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Konica Minolta and Fujifilm ponder JV to cut costs of printer businesses

Tue, 2024-04-16 02:02
Japanese giants have big brands, but tiny shares of a shrinking market

Japanese imaging manufacturers Konica Minolta and Fujifilm have revealed talks aimed at creating a joint venture to handle printer manufacturing and R&D for both brands.…

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Los Alamos Lab powers up Nvidia-laden Venado supercomputer

Tue, 2024-04-16 00:44
Promises up to ten AI exaFLOPs of grunt – if you turn down the resolution a bit

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has flipped the switch on its Venado supercomputer – a machine capable of bringing ten exaFLOPS of performance to bear on AI workloads for the Department of Energy.…

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CISA in a flap as Chirp smart door locks can be trivially unlocked remotely

Mon, 2024-04-15 22:35
Hard-coded credentials last thing you want in home security app

Some smart locks controlled by Chirp Systems' software can be remotely unlocked by strangers thanks to a critical security vulnerability.…

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What's up with AI lately? Let's start with soaring costs, public anger, regulations...

Mon, 2024-04-15 20:28
'Obtaining genuine consent for training data collection is especially challenging' industry sages say

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has issued its seventh annual AI Index Report, which reports a thriving industry facing growing costs, regulations, and public concern.…

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Senator Warren slams Intuit's 'junk fees' as America's Tax Day rolls around again

Mon, 2024-04-15 19:00
Says the IRS can do this stuff for free

As Americans go through their annual ceremony of tax day, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has reminded the FTC that tax software biz Intuit is making bank on "junk fees."…

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Samsung snags $6.4B in CHIPS Act funds for Texas fabs

Mon, 2024-04-15 18:15
Work in Austin, Taylor will include new 2nm facility, packaging plant, and Pentagon partnership

Samsung is the latest chipmaker to benefit from CHIPS and Science Act funds, with the US Commerce Department today announcing the Korean megacorporation is getting $6.4 billion in funding to expand its Texas operations. …

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US lawmakers rage over Intel Meteor Lake-powered Huawei PC

Mon, 2024-04-15 17:45
Special export license granted to Intel by President Trump unlikely to be renewed

Huawei's launch of its newest MateBook Pro X, which uses Intel's latest Meteor Lake CPU has invoked the ire of Republican members of Congress in the US.…

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Japan may turn up heat on Apple and Google with hefty fines

Mon, 2024-04-15 17:00
Antitrust proposals could stretch to 30% of annual revenues for app store monopolies

Apple, Google, and other companies with app store monopolies could be fined 20 or even 30 percent of their sales in Japan if updated regulations pass muster.…

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Tesla decimates staff amid ongoing performance woe

Mon, 2024-04-15 16:30
Shares of the worst performing member of the S&P 500 slide some more as news unlikely to please investors

Tesla is starting the week on a low note by laying off "more than" 10 percent of its employees just days after Cybertruck production was reportedly halted to address an issue with the accelerator pedal.…

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Backblaze cloud storage buzzes with added Event Notifications

Mon, 2024-04-15 16:01
If you want open system to automate workflows over platform of your choosing, join the queue

Cloud storage provider Backblaze is adding Event Notifications to its portfolio, sending out an alert whenever data in its Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage changes.…

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Roku makes 2FA mandatory for all after nearly 600K accounts pwned

Mon, 2024-04-15 15:32
Streamer says access came via credential stuffing

Streaming giant Roku is making 2FA mandatory after attackers accessed around 591,000 customer accounts earlier this year.…

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NASA tries to jog Voyager 1's memory from 15 billion miles away

Mon, 2024-04-15 15:02
Since you can't get a soldering iron out there, the fix will be in software

Engineers at NASA have pinpointed some corrupted memory as the cause of Voyager 1's troubles and are working on a remote fix to deal with the hardware problem.…

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Microsoft lifts years-old compatibility hold for Windows 11

Mon, 2024-04-15 14:30
It probably wasn't only sound driver problems that kept users away

Microsoft has lifted a 29-month compatibility hold that prevented some Windows 10 systems from upgrading to Windows 11 due to an issue with an Intel Smart Sound Technology driver.…

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Delinea Secret Server customers should apply latest patches

Mon, 2024-04-15 14:00
Attackers could nab an org's most sensitive keys if left unaddressed

Customers of Delinea's Secret Server are being urged to upgrade their installations "immediately" after a researcher claimed a critical vulnerability could allow attackers to gain admin-level access.…

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World is finally buying more phones and prices are rising

Mon, 2024-04-15 13:30
Someone forgot to tell Apple and Samsung as Chinese brands rebound

The world is collectively buying more factory-fresh smartphones again, with Chinese homegrown brands propelling shipments. Meanwhile, Apple reported a near double-digit slump, and Samsung also saw declines, albeit at a slower rate.…

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US senator wants to put the brakes on Chinese EVs

Mon, 2024-04-15 13:00
Fears of low-cost invasion and data spies spark call for ban

Electric vehicles may become a new front in America's tech war with China after a US senator called for Washington DC to block Chinese-made EVs to protect domestic industries and national security.…

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North American S/4HANA migrations ramping among SAP users

Mon, 2024-04-15 12:32
Skills access still an issue for organizations hoping to beat the 2027 ECC support deadline

Nearly two-thirds of SAP users in North America are set to migrate to its latest S/4HANA ERP platform, or have already started the process, according to a recent survey.…

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