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Snowflake and Databricks bank PostgreSQL acquisitions to bring transactions onto their platforms
In the past few weeks, both Snowflake and Databricks dipped into their respective acquisition funds and found the resources to buy specialist providers of PostgreSQL database systems.…
M&S online ordering system operational 46 days after cyber shutdown
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has reinstated online orders for some customers, marking a major milestone in its recovery from a cyberattack in April.…
Peep show: 40K IoT cameras worldwide stream secrets to anyone with a browser
Security researchers managed to access the live feeds of 40,000 internet-connected cameras worldwide and they may have only scratched the surface of what's possible.…
Jupiter, Europe’s most powerful super, takes maiden flight - but misses exascale orbit
ISC Germany's long-awaited Jupiter supercomputer launched into the number four spot on the Top500 list of publicly ranked systems, dethroning Italy's HPC6 as Europe's biggest, baddest iron.…
Old but gold: Paper tape and punched cards still getting the job done – just about
The State of Storage As storage media grows denser and more complex over time, it's worth remembering that older formats were sometimes far more durable. Sometimes.…
Huawei founder says USA overestimates its semiconductor prowess
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has said the USA overestimates his company’s semiconductor design prowess, which is at least a generation behind rival chipmakers.…
Apple tries to contain itself with lightweight Linux VMs for macOS
Apple on Monday unveiled an open source containerization framework for creating and running Linux container images on the Mac.…
China orders trial of aged care robots that can cook, clean, and provide emotional support
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has ordered extensive trials of intelligent aged care robots.…
Apple goes glass whole as it pours new UI everywhere
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday opened the company's annual developer conference by talking up a forthcoming racing film called “F1”.…
ICANN waves hands in protest at AFRINIC election arrangement
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has called for changes to the roster of officials appointed to oversee the forthcoming election at the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), the latest twist in a conflict that stretches back years and has left the African regional internet registry in limbo.…
As AI gallops through the federal workforce, lawmakers once again call for expanded training
AI is here to stay, so representatives Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Shontel Brown (D-OH) have introduced a bill to ensure more US federal government employees are properly trained to use it.…
Omni-Path is back on the AI and HPC menu in a new challenge to Nvidia's InfiniBand
Five years after Intel spun off its Omni-Path interconnect tech into Cornelis Networks, its 400Gbps CN5000 line of switches and NICs is finally ready to do battle with its long-time rival, Nvidia's InfiniBand.…
Waymo problems in La La Land as robotaxis set aflame
Video Five Waymo robotaxis were torched on Sunday during protests against the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency's efforts to detain and deport suspected undocumented immigrants.…
1.5 TB of James Webb Space Telescope data just hit the internet
A NASA-backed project using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has released more than 1.5 TB of data for open science, offering the largest view deep into the universe available to date.…
Apple AI boffins puncture AGI hype as reasoning models flail on complex planning
If you are betting on AGI – artificial general intelligence, the point at which AI models rival human cognition – showing up next year, you may want to adjust your timeline.…
Let them eat junk food: Major organic supplier to Whole Foods, Walmart, hit by cyberattack
North American grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods told regulators that a cyber incident temporarily disrupted operations, including its ability to fulfill customer orders.…
Unemployment is spiking for US IT pros - unless you want to babysit bots
The IT job market in the US is being hit from two sides at once: Companies are grappling with fears of a recession stemming from the Trump administration's erratic tariff policy, while AI is increasingly mopping up entry-level jobs.…
UK's Isambard-AI super powers up as government goes AI crazy
Britain's beefiest supercomputer, Isambard-AI, is set to become fully operational this summer, as the government steps up its strategy to push AI everywhere as a driver for economic recovery.…
US lawmakers fire back a response to Trump's NASA cuts
While US President Donald Trump and his former best pal, Elon Musk, were having a very public spat, the US Senate fired back with its response to NASA's proposed budget cuts. Big rockets = good. Science = still bad.…
Europe's cloud datacenter ambition 'completely crazy' says SAP CEO
The leader of Europe's most valuable company says there is no point in the continent building datacenters to try to compete with US cloud hyperscalers which have already invested in the region.…