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Jagar Land Rover U-turns to confirm 'some data' affected after cyber prang
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says "some data" was affected after the luxury car maker suffered a digital break-in early last week.…
Microsoft's first preview of Visual Studio 2026: Deeper AI and a design refresh
Microsoft has released a preview of Visual Studio 2026, the first major version update since 2021, promising deeper AI integration and a new look and feel.…
Big clouds scramble as EU Data Act brings new data transfer rules
Most of the provisions of the EU Data Act will officially come into force from the end of this week, requiring cloud providers to make it easier for customers to move their data, but some of the big players are keener than others.…
Oracle boasts $455B backlog from AI boom, but not all its new friends will live to pay up
Comment An industry adage has it that Oracle's calculator only has a plus button, which is reassuring for investors.…
Nvidia's context-optimized Rubin CPX GPUs were inevitable
Analysis Nvidia on Tuesday unveiled the Rubin CPX, a GPU designed specifically to accelerate extremely long-context AI workflows like those seen in code assistants such as Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, while simultaneously cutting back on pricey and power-hungry high-bandwidth memory (HBM).…
Uncle Sam indicts alleged ransomware kingpin tied to $18B in damages
A Ukrainian national faces serious federal charges and an $11 million bounty after allegedly orchestrating ransomware operations that caused an estimated $18 billion in damages across hundreds of organizations worldwide.…
Get paid like a prime minister to tame Home Office IT chaos
The UK Home Office – a government department with a rich track record of failing IT projects – is on the hunt for a chief digital and innovation officer (CDIO) with an advertised salary not far off from the prime minister's.…
Flu jab email mishap exposes hundreds of students' personal data
A clumsy data breach has affected hundreds of children at a Birmingham secondary school.…
Johnson, Cummings met Thiel months before Palantir won NHS pandemic role
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson and his chief adviser Dominic Cummings met with Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir, in 2019, months before the US spy-tech company landed a key role in the UK's COVID-19 response, according to papers seen by The Guardian.…