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Windows 11 migration heats up... on desktops
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Second attack on McLaren Health Care in a year affects 743k people
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Experts count staggering costs incurred by UK retail amid cyberattack hell
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Economists sceptical over UK Spending Review's partly AI-driven 10% budget cuts
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Cyber-crime20 Jun 2025 | 14
New GitHub Copilot limits push AI users to pricier tiers
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Cyber-crime20 Jun 2025 | 5
Qilin ransomware top dogs treat their minions to on-call lawyers for fierier negotiations
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AI gives the sleeping network switch market a good kick
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Xlibre fork lights a fire under long-dormant X.org development
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OVHcloud chief talks up sovereignty discussions with the European Commision
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DHS warns of sharp rise in Chinese-made signal jammers it calls 'tools of terrorism'
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Networks20 Jun 2025 | 34
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Windows 11 migration heats up... on desktops
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Cyber-crime20 Jun 2025 | 24
Deal to 'save' UK colleges £45M in Oracle Java licensing fees followed audit requests
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Microsoft 365 brings the shutters down on legacy protocols
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EU Advocate General advises top court to toss Google appeal against €4B fine
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Legal19 Jun 2025 | 7
Uncle Sam seeks time in tower dump data grab case after judge calls it 'unconstitutional'
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