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Google’s latest renewable energy deal is all gas bags and hot air

Mon, 2025-07-28 21:51
At least big bags of CO2 can be built faster than a fusion plant

Caught in a constant race between its AI power needs and carbon emissions reduction pledges, Google's latest sustainability commitment sees it considering giant bags of carbon dioxide as a solution to dirty energy.…

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Security pros are drowning in threat-intel data and it's making everything more dangerous

Mon, 2025-07-28 21:21
Plus, 60% don't have enough analysts to make sense of it

Too many threats, too much data, and too few skilled security analysts are making companies more vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to the IT and security leaders tasked with protecting these organizations from digital threats.…

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India eats China's lunch in US smartphone manufacturing

Mon, 2025-07-28 20:48
But overall sales are basically flat, says Canalys

For the first time, India has overtaken China as the top manufacturing hub for smartphones shipped to the US.…

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Tom Lehrer: Satirist, mathematician, inventor of the Jello shot

Mon, 2025-07-28 20:16
The greatest mathematician-cum-singer-songwriter of all time

Obituary The field of satirists and hit singer-songwriters who were also professional mathematicians and lecturers is a very small one, and as such, we feel sure Tom Lehrer was the greatest who ever lived… And he also invented the modern Jell-O shot.…

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AI don't know: Enterprises slow to pick up on Copilot+ PCs

Mon, 2025-07-28 19:04
Businesses don't seem to care about exclusive features like Recall

Copilot+ PCs are so far failing to penetrate the enterprise as IT decision makers remain understandably unimpressed with the exclusive Windows AI features they offer and other efforts, such as the need to refresh fleets with Windows 11-capable gear, take priority.…

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Microsoft used staff in China to help babysit US govt cloud services, report says

Mon, 2025-07-28 18:02
But they were supervised by American 'digital escorts'

Microsoft has been left with egg on its face after an independent investigation revealed a concerning pattern of using workers based in China to maintain and support US government customers on its Azure cloud.…

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Trump pushes EU into trade 'deal' that several EU leaders aren't happy about

Mon, 2025-07-28 17:30
Europe is acting like the victim of a bully

world war fee The US president and EU chief agreed to a deal over the weekend, averting a trade war between the world's two largest economies, but the agreement has a number of European leaders calling foul. …

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NASA faces brain drain as thousands exit under voluntary resignation scheme

Mon, 2025-07-28 16:01
Some heading into retirement, others to private sector

Almost 3,900 of NASA's workforce is set to leave the agency thanks to voluntary incentives, with senior staffers among those heading out the door.…

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Report: Trae AI IDE quietly beams data to ByteDance, even with tracking turned off

Mon, 2025-07-28 15:15
Investigators detail persistent background connections and file transmissions despite telemetry opt-out

An analysis of data collection in the Trae AI-powered IDE from ByteDance shows extensive network activity, which continued even when telemetry was disabled in settings.…

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Majority of 1.4M customers caught in Allianz Life data heist

Mon, 2025-07-28 14:31
No word on who's behind it, but attack has hallmarks of the usual suspects

Financial services biz Allianz says the majority of customers of one of its North American subsidiaries had their data stolen in a cyberattack.…

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Windows 11 is a minefield of micro-aggressions in the shipping lane of progress

Mon, 2025-07-28 13:45
A better minesweeper is needed. Time for an intervention to save Microsoft from itself

Workflow. Productivity. Enablement. These are the holy words by which software companies sanctify their ever more plunder-hungry Viking raids on enterprise IT coffers. If only they were true. At least Vikings didn’t pretend to be offering monastery renovations and smart haircuts when they turned up.…

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Elon outs $16.5B Samsung chip deal Tesla asked to keep secret

Mon, 2025-07-28 13:12
Musk: 'I will walk the line personally to accelerate the pace of progress'

Samsung Electronics has scored a $16.5 billion contract to make the silicon to power Tesla's next-gen self-driving computer hardware. The firm is set to produce this from a new fab it is building in Texas, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.…

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Aeroflot aeroflops over 'IT issues' after attackers claim year-long compromise

Mon, 2025-07-28 12:14
Russia's top airline cancels 49 flights, delays affect many more

Russia's largest airline, Aeroflot, canceled numerous flights on Monday morning following what it says was a failure in its IT systems - something hacktivists are claiming responsiblity for.…

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'Impossible hill to climb': US clouds crush European competition on their home turf

Mon, 2025-07-28 11:32
Local providers squeezed out despite market growth, leaving sovereignty hopes in question

European cloud infrastructure companies make up just 15 percent of their own market, and the huge investment the US giants can wield makes their dominance "an impossible hill to climb" for any would-be challengers.…

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UK VPN demand soars after debut of Online Safety Act

Mon, 2025-07-28 10:51
1,400% jump in sign-ups as users try to avoid age verification checks when surfing adult sites

Searches and sign-ups for VPN providers have surged in the wake of online age checks that were introduced on July 25 as part of the UK's Online Safety Act.…

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