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Red Hat fesses up to GitLab breach after attackers brag of data theft
What started as cyber crew bragging has now been confirmed by Red Hat: someone gained access to its consulting GitLab system and walked away with data.…
AI devs close to scraping bottom of data barrel
Those spiffy AI systems that tech companies keep promising require mountains of training data, but high-quality sources may have already run out—unless enterprises can unlock the information trapped behind their firewalls, according to Goldman Sachs…
Apple ices ICE agent tracker app under government heat
Apple has deep-sixed an app that tracks the movements of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents – apparently bowing to government pressure.…
Munich Airport chaos after drone sightings spook air traffic control
Munich Airport was temporarily closed last night following reports of drones buzzing around the area.…
All eyes on markets for AI Bubble Watch: Is it a Floater or a Popper?
Analysis In an employee share sell-off this week, OpenAI achieved a nominal value of $500 billion. In terms of valuation, the posterchild of GenAI — which is yet to make a profit — left in its dust companies like Toyota, the world's largest automaker.…
UK government says digital ID won't be compulsory – honest
The British government has finally given more details about the proposed digital ID project, directly responding to the 2.76 million naysayers that signed an online petition calling for it to be ditched.…
Oracle tells Clop-targeted EBS users to apply July patch, problem solved
Oracle has finally broken its silence on those Clop-linked extortion emails, but only to tell customers what they already should have known: patch your damn systems.…
Retro nerd hacks LEGO's Game Boy into the real deal
An enterprising nerd has taken LEGO's new Game Boy creation, performed some suitably geeky magic, and turned it into a real Game Boy.…
Struggling to heat your home? How about 500 Raspberry Pi units?
Reusing heat from servers has gained momentum recent years, but UK Power Networks (UKPN) is taking an unusual approach: installing mini datacenters powered by Raspberry Pi hardware in customers homes to provide heating for families struggling with energy costs.…
Criminals take Renault UK customer data for a joyride
Renault UK customers are being warned their personal data may be in criminal hands after one of its supplier was hacked.…
How the ONS data-sharing dream ended in budget cuts and three rival platforms
Analysis In 2020, the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), which provides data vital to form public sector policy and allocate resources, launched a plan to integrate government data and provide "high quality analysis that reflects the diversity of economic and social experience in our country."…
Energy drink company punished ERP graybeard for going too fast
On Call By Friday morning, techies may need a jolt of energy to get through the final day of the working week, so we deliver it in the form of a new instalment of On-Call, the weekly reader-contributed column that shares your tales of trying to deliver speedy tech support.…