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Windows Server Update Services live to patch another day
Microsoft is extending support for a product scheduled for deprecation. Sadly for some, it's not Windows 10.…
Tariff-ied Framework pulls laptops, Keyboardio warns of keystroke sticker shock
World War Fee Modular laptop maker Framework is pausing sales of models it would make a loss on, while a small US keyboard biz is facing hundreds of dollars slapped on its products that American consumers will have to pay.…
Microsoft celebrates 50 years by adding familiar AI features
Microsoft used its 50th birthday to announce a slew of new Copilot features, many of which will be eerily familiar to anyone who's used rival AI platforms.…
Scattered Spider stops the Rickrolls, starts the RAT race
Despite several arrests last year, Scattered Spider's social engineering attacks are continuing into 2025 as the cybercrime collective targets high-profile organizations and adds another phishing kit to its arsenal along with a new version of Spectre RAT malware.…
UALink debuts its first AI interconnect spec – usable in just 18 short months
The Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium has delivered its first GPU interconnect specification: UALink 200G 1.0.…
Procter & Gamble study finds AI could help make Pringles tastier, spice up Old Spice, sharpen Gillette
Procter & Gamble says organizations should rethink how they're run to take better advantage of innovation enabled by generative AI.…
Boffins turn Moon dirt into glass for solar panels, eye future lunar base power
You've perhaps heard of using Moon dirt for building roads and other structures for future lunar explorers. But a group of German scientists reckon they've found another use for the grey stuff: Turn it into glass and use it to assemble solar power cells right there on the Moon.…
IBM's z17 mainframe – now with 7.5x more AI performance
IBM's latest mainframe builds on the platform's traditional attributes of security and reliability for mission-critical workloads, adding AI to support large language models (LLMs), assistants, and agents.…
Brit universities told to keep up the world-class research with less cash
Despite ambitions to position itself as a science and tech superpower, the UK has cut the budget for the government body responsible for university research funding.…
UK data watchdog seeks fresh blood as more complaints lie unanswered for up to a year
The UK's data protection watchdog is recruiting more warm bodies to tackle its red-rated backlog of unresolved complaints.…
Eight charged with corruption, money laundering, in case linked to Huawei lobbying
European authorities last week charged eight people with offenses including corruption and money laundering linked to the European Parliament – and perhaps also to Huawei.…
Samsung trumps USA's tariffs by making displays in Mexico, and elsewhere if needed
World War Fee Samsung Electronics doesn’t fear the impact of the USA’s new tariffs regime on its displays business because it makes many of them in Mexico, according to Yong Seok-woo, president and head the company’s visual display business,…
As CISA braces for more cuts, threat intel sharing takes a hit
Analysis Slashing staff at the US govt's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, and scrapping vital programs, isn’t exactly boosting national security, say infosec and national security officials watching America’s digital defenses unravel in real time.…
Oracle says its cloud was in fact compromised
Oracle has briefed some customers about a successful intrusion into its public cloud, as well as the theft of their data, after previously denying it had been compromised.…
Microsoft’s AI masterplan: Let OpenAI burn cash, then build on their successes
Analysis Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has extolled the virtues of playing second fiddle in the generative-AI race.…
Trump tariffs to make prices great – a gain
World War Fee President Donald Trump last week announced a sweeping new round of tariffs, setting the stage for price hikes across consumer tech, pro gear, and almost anything else that crosses a border.…
That massive GitHub supply chain attack? It all started with a stolen SpotBugs token
That massive GitHub supply chain attack that spilled secrets from countless projects? It traces back to a stolen token from a SpotBugs workflow - exposed way back in November, months earlier than previously suspected.…
Trump doubles down, vows to make Chinese imports even more expensive for Americans
President Donald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on Chinese goods by a further 50 percent this week, meaning imports from the Middle Kingdom into America would have a 104 percent levy. And buyers are expected to pick up the extra cost.…
Alleged Scattered Spider SIM-swapper must pay back $13.2M to 59 victims
Noah Michael Urban, 20, of alleged Scattered Spider infamy, has pleaded guilty to various charges and potentially faces decades in prison.…
Trump tariffs thwart TikTok takeover as China digs in heels
A deal to sell off TikTok's US operations to White House-approved owners appears to have hit a tariff-shaped roadblock, with the Chinese government signalling it won't allow the move.…