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VMware tweaked software licenses for submarines
VMware has tweaked its software licensing so submarines can keep their computers running when they’re beneath the waves.…
Nvidia details its itty bitty GB10 superchip for local AI development
Hot Chips Back in 2023, Nvidia's superchip architecture introduced a new programming model for accelerated workloads by coupling the CPU to the GPU via a high-speed NVLink fabric that makes PCIe feel positively glacial.…
Sting nails two front firms in Nork IT worker scam
The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions against two Asian companies and two individuals for allegedly helping North Korean IT workers fake their way into US jobs.…
Crims laud Claude to plant ransomware and fake IT expertise
comment Anthropic, a maker of AI tools, says that AI tools are now commonly used to commit cybercrime and facilitate remote worker fraud.…
Windows Backup for Organizations doesn't actually save data files
Microsoft continues to take what's familiar to ordinary users and offer it to enterprises. The latest functionality is Windows Backup for Organizations.…
Putin on the code: DoD reportedly relies on utility written by Russian dev
A Node.js utility used by thousands of public projects - and more than 30 Department of Defense ones - appears to have a sole maintainer whose online profiles identify him as a Yandex employee living in Russia.…
Word to autosave new docs to the cloud before you can even hit Ctrl+S
Ever get that sinking feeling when Word crashes before you've made your first save? An application update is set to save the day by automatically enabling autosave to the cloud for new documents, before you've even given them a filename.…
Bun JS toolkit adds MySQL driver, secrets API, YAML, and more
The Bun team has released version 1.2.21 of its JavaScript bundler and runtime, written in Zig, adding features including built-in drivers for MySQL and SQLite, a YAML parser, and a secrets manager for tools and local development.…
Nx NPM packages poisoned in AI-assisted supply chain attack
Nx is the latest target of a software supply chain attack in the NPM ecosystem, with multiple malicious versions being uploaded to the NPM registry on Tuesday evening.…
Uncle Sam throws AI 'chili cook-off' to spice up healthcare fraud detection
Seeking to rein in healthcare fraud, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking explainable AI models that can identify patterns suggestive of malfeasance.…
The intruder is in the house: Storm-0501 attacked Azure, stole data, demanded payment via Teams
Storm-0501, a financially motivated cybercrime crew, recently broke into a large enterprise's on-premises and cloud environments, ultimately exfiltrating and destroying data within the org's Azure environment. The criminals then contacted the victim via a Microsoft Teams account that they'd also compromised in the attack, demanding a ransom payment for the stolen files.…
Taiwan indicts three over alleged theft of TSMC trade secrets
Taiwanese prosecutors have charged three people over the alleged theft of TSMC's trade secrets.…
Classic Psion fan releases proof-of-concept language server for OPL
Vintage computing enthusiast Colin Hoad has released a gift to anyone who fondly remembers Psion's classic EPOC-based palmtops and their Open Programming Language (OPL): a language server which brings modern quality-of-life features to the OPL programmer, regardless of their development environment.…
Microsoft can't guarantee data sovereignty – OVHcloud says 'We told you so'
Interview European cloud provider OVHcloud has long warned about the risks of relying on foreign tech giants for critical infrastructure – especially when it comes to data sovereignty.…
GhostBSD 25.02 adds 'Gershwin' desktop for a Mac-like twist
The latest release of GhostBSD, an easy graphical FreeBSD distribution, includes a brand new macOS-like desktop environment, "Gershwin."…
Salesforce data missing? It might be due to Salesloft breach, Google says
Google says a recent spate of Salesforce-related breaches was caused by attackers stealing OAuth tokens from the third-party Salesloft Drift app.…
What a difference 2 years makes: MariaDB buys back SkySQL
It's less than two years since MariaDB spun out SkySQL, but it's already unspinning the database-as-a-service outfit, which has since been marinated in AI sauce.…
EchoStar sells off its spectrum for more than its total market cap
US telco EchoStar, valued around $14.5 billion on Wednesday morning, has sold its American spectrum allocation to AT&T for $23 billion.…
VMware: The private cloud's main purpose is now keeping developers happy
Private clouds are all about keeping developers happy and productive, according to Krish Prasad, senior veep and general manager of Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation division.…
Unlike most of Musk's other ventures, Starship keeps it together for Flight Test 10
SpaceX has finally managed a test flight of Starship without anything creating an impromptu firework display.…

