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Microsoft, Nvidia, and others inject $40B into AI bubble with massive datacenter deal
The AI bubble just keeps getting bigger. A consortium featuring BlackRock, Microsoft, Nvidia, xAI, and MGX is buying Aligned Data Centers in a deal valuing the operator at around $40 billion, in what is reportedly the biggest datacenter acquisition to date.…
Cisco: Most companies don't know what they're doing with AI
Contrary to popular belief, you can't succeed in business (or AI) without really trying. Many orgs are jumping on the AI bandwagon without the infrastructure they need to make it work or track results, Cisco says. Most haven't even defined what they want their AI agents to do.…
'Highly sophisticated' government goons hacked F5, stole source code and undisclosed bug details
Security shop F5 today said "highly sophisticated nation-state" hackers broke into its network and stole BIG-IP source code, undisclosed vulnerability details, and customer configuration data belonging to a "small percentage" of its users.…
Devs are writing VS Code extensions that blab secrets by the bucketload
Developers of VS Code extensions are leaking sensitive secrets left, right and center, according to researchers who worked with Microsoft to combat an issue that could have led to some nasty supply chain attacks.…
Microsoft veteran explains Windows quirk that made videos play in Paint
Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has answered a lingering Windows question – why did video screenshots keep playing in Paint?…
ASML shrugs off China slump with faith in AI-fueled chip demand
Europe's tech darling ASML has warned Chinese demand for its chipmaking kit will plummet next year, as Beijing doubles down on home-grown alternatives in response to Uncle Sam's export restrictions and trade war shenanigans.…
Raspberry Pi OS, LMDE, Peppermint OS join the Debian 13 club
A month after Debian 13.1's release, some of the more visible downstream forks, including Raspberry Pi OS, have decided it's time to incorporate the latest version of the main OS into their builds.…
AI startup Augment scraps 'unsustainable' pricing, users say new model is 10x worse
Augment has updated its pricing model for Augment Code, an AI coding assistant, to be based on AI usage rather than message interactions. The company said its existing model "isn't sustainable" but users have calculated that the new one is more than ten times as expensive.…
£2B UK cloud licensing claim against Microsoft seeks more business backers
The team pushing a £2 billion legal claim accusing Microsoft of overcharging businesses that use its software on rival clouds has called for further participants ahead of its first hearing in December.…
Everyone wants a fancy phone – even the folk buying them second-hand
Premium devices are what smartphone buyers want right now, and it seems that applies equally to the latest devices and second-hand models destined for emerging markets.…