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KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot
The Australian arm of consultancy firm KPMG wrote a 100-page prompt to create an agentic system that prepares tax advice far faster than humans.…
AWS still cares enough about Intel to order up a fresh batch of custom Xeons
Amazon Web Services has revealed it’s started running some custom cuts of Intel’s Xeon 6 processors.…
Top AWS chip designer reportedly defects to Arm as it weighs push into silicon
British chip designer Arm Holdings has reportedly recruited one of Amazon Web Services' top chip engineers.…
Don't want drive-by Ollama attackers snooping on your local chats? Patch now
A now-patched flaw in popular AI model runner Ollama allows drive-by attacks in which a miscreant uses a malicious website to remotely target people's personal computers, spy on their local chats, and even control the models the victim's app talks to, in extreme cases by serving poisoned models.…
Like burglars closing a door, Apache ActiveMQ attackers patch critical vuln after breaking in
Criminals exploiting a critical vulnerability in open source Apache ActiveMQ middleware are fixing the flaw that allowed them access, after establishing persistence on Linux servers.…
Vision AI models see optical illusions when none exist
Vision language models exhibit a form of self-delusion that echoes human psychology – they see patterns that aren't there.…
Latest Windows 11 insider builds hide secret File Explorer dark mode
HANDS ON Even when you have dark mode enabled in Windows 11, some important dialog boxes stay white. But that could be changing, if a new, hidden beta feature becomes widely available.…
To heck with export controls! Nvidia reportedly plotting cut-down B300 for Chinese market
Nvidia is reportedly prepping a new Blackwell-based GPU for the Chinese market that'll outperform its controversial H20 accelerators.…
How low can colo go, asks JLL, as datacenter vacancy rates near zero
Colocation capacity in North American datacenters has dropped to a record low, with much of the construction pipeline already pre-leased, making this a key brake on growth. Keeping up with demand could take as much as $1 trillion in fresh datacenter builds before the decade is out.…
Python survey shows growth even as Foundation funding falters
The Python Software Foundation (PSF), in association with tools vendor JetBrains, has published the eighth Python Developer Survey, with more than 30,000 contributors, making it the biggest yet.…
NASA starts bolting together Artemis III rocket for 2027 Moon shot
NASA has begun assembling the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will send humans on a lunar landing mission in 2027.…
Uncle Sam asks industry if it has AI that'll make procurement suck less
US government buyers have been busy getting AI into the hands of federal agencies, and now they're taking a moment to ask the industry how some of that AI magic could work for them. …
Casino tech outfit Bragg cops to intrusion but says data jackpot untouched
Canadian casino software slinger Bragg Gaming Group has disclosed a "cybersecurity incident," though it's adamant the intruders never got their hands on customer data.…
PinePhone Pro canned in pursuit of RISC-V business
Pine64 is moving from Arm kit to RISC-V. As a result, its higher-end open smartphones is for the chop – but not the lower-end model.…
End well, this won't: UK commissioner suggests govt stops kids from using VPNs
England's children's commissioner has urged the government to shut down one of the most obvious loopholes in its new age-blocking regime: kids firing up a VPN.…
Grow a new Arm: UK advisory body wants investment in local AI chips
The British government's advisory body on science and technology thinks the country could be a world leader in designing AI chips, if it could just get the right investment and skills in place.…
August update leaves Windows reset and recovery dead in the water
Microsoft has broken the Windows reset and recovery functionality so badly, it must push an out-of-band update.…
Commodore Amiga turns 40, headlines UK exhibition
Hands on The Commodore Amiga turned 40 this year, and the event has been marked by The National Museum Of Computing in the UK with a hands-on exhibition of models from the archives.…
US spy chief claims UK backed down over Apple backdoor demand
The UK government has reportedly abandoned its attempt to strong-arm Apple into weakening iPhone encryption after the White House forced Blighty into a quiet climb-down.…
More customers asking for Google's Data Boundary, says Cloud Experience boss
Interview Google's President of Customer Experience, Hayete Gallot, offered some words of comfort to developers who are looking nervously at the rise of AI assistants while also laying out her vision for cloud sovereignty.…