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Yeah, yeah ... if we were all exclusively on IPv6, this wouldn't be a thing. But here we are
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Networks15 Mar 2025 | 3
Belgian cops raid Huawei in Euro bribery probe
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Networks14 Mar 2025 | 5
AI bubble? What AI bubble? Datacenter investors all in despite whispers of a pop
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Bubble trouble in hydraulics blamed for NASA and SpaceX Crew-10 scrub
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Science14 Mar 2025 | 14
SUSE doubles down on AI and Multi-Linux Support to prove it's still in the game
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AI + ML14 Mar 2025 | 8
France offers US scientists a safe haven from Trump's war on woke
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Offbeat14 Mar 2025 | 171
IBM boss Arvind Krishna pockets 23% pay rise to $25M
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Software14 Mar 2025 | 15
Apple's alleged UK encryption battle sparks political and privacy backlash
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Security14 Mar 2025 | 56
AI running out of juice despite Microsoft's hard squeezing
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AI + ML14 Mar 2025 | 57
Dash to Panel maintainer quits after donations drive becomes dash to disaster
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Software14 Mar 2025 | 40
New kids on the ransomware block channel Lockbit to raid Fortinet firewalls
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Cyber-crime14 Mar 2025 | 1
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Science14 Mar 2025 | 14
India investigates whether Uber makes iPhone users pay more to ride
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Public Sector14 Mar 2025 | 95
Dems ask federal agencies for reassurance DOGE isn't feeding data into AI willy-nilly
Pouring sensitive info into unapproved, unaccountable, unsafe models would be a 'severe' cybersecurity fail
AI + ML13 Mar 2025 | 28
We did not have Brave clashing with Rupert Murdoch on our 2025 bingo card, but there it is
Indie browser maker asks judge for legal shield against copyright threats over AI summaries
AI + ML13 Mar 2025 | 37
Google says it's rolling out fix for stricken Chromecasts
It'll take a few days, give or take your situation
Personal Tech13 Mar 2025 | 20
OpenAI asks Uncle Sam to let it scrape everything, stop other countries complaining
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AI + ML13 Mar 2025 | 101
Starliner astronauts' stay drags on as Crew-10 launch scrubs
Hydraulic problems stop the countdown clock at T-44 minutes
Science13 Mar 2025 | 34
That 'angry guest' email from Booking.com? It's a scam, not a 1-star review
Phishers check in, your credentials check out, Microsoft warns
Research13 Mar 2025 | 7
Microsoft tempted to hit the gas as renewables can't keep up with AI
So much for 'carbon negative by 2030'
On-Prem13 Mar 2025 | 16
DeepSeek can be gently persuaded to spit out malware code
It might need polishing, but a useful find for any budding cybercrooks out there
Research13 Mar 2025 | 12
ESA cuts the ribbon on 34,000-core Space HPC center tailored for space workloads
PUE of 1.09 and heats the building it lives in
HPC13 Mar 2025 | 7
Nvidia won the AI training race, but inference is still anyone's game
Comment When it's all abstracted by an API endpoint, do you even care what's behind the curtain?
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If operators are willing to cough up a 'green premium' and tax credits are not repealed
On-Prem13 Mar 2025 | 50
GCC 15 is close: COBOL and Itanium are in, but ALGOL is out
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Software13 Mar 2025 | 68
City council rejects inquiry into £130M Oracle IT disaster
Opposition faults leadership as officers accused of misleading councillors
Databases13 Mar 2025 | 53
Eclipse Foundation previews AI-powered Theia IDE to counter ‘opaque single vendor ecosystems’
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PyPI repository takes steps towards paid services as volunteers struggle to meet demand
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Google slips built-in terminal, Debian Linux VM into Android 15 March feature drop
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OSes13 Mar 2025 | 31
Nextcloud puts out fire after data leak panic
Community calls for off-by-default data sharing setting
Software13 Mar 2025 | 3
Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand
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Cyber-crime13 Mar 2025 | 2
AI models hallucinate, and doctors are OK with that
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AI + ML13 Mar 2025 | 45
Need cash? Your IPv4 stash can now be collateral for $100M loans
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Networks13 Mar 2025 | 26
Get off that old Firefox by Friday or you'll be sorry, says Moz
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Applications13 Mar 2025 | 42
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RTO British staff warned that for Q1, non-compliance == disciplinary action
Broadcom starts beta for VMware Cloud Foundation 9, the release it reckons will douse user anger
CTO Pricing, licensing changes won't feel so bad once you take this private cloud stack for a spin, apparently
IBM Consulting workers told bosses want to 'more closely align pay, performance'
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HP deliberately adds 15 minutes waiting time for support calls
Updated Stalling tactics designed to push print or PC users to online support, sorry, 'self-solve'
Mozilla pleads with Uncle Sam to not turn off that sweet, sweet Google search money
Firefox maker: Looming antitrust inferno could burn us, too
Applications12 Mar 2025 | 17
As Elon Musk makes thousands of federal workers jobless, tycoon pushes for $56B Tesla pay deal
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Bootnotes12 Mar 2025 | 84
Intel's new CEO: Chip world veteran Lip-Bu Tan
Restoring x86 giant to its former glory, a job no one will envy
Systems12 Mar 2025 | 16
iRobot may be iDead in iYear
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Personal Tech12 Mar 2025 | 45
Printers start speaking in tongues after Windows 11 update
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OSes12 Mar 2025 | 28
Amazon, Meta, Google sign pledge to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050
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Systems12 Mar 2025 | 16
DOGE helps Veterans Affairs end IT contract run by service-disabled entrepreneurs
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Public Sector12 Mar 2025 | 102
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ServiceNow's new AI agents will happily volunteer for your dullest tasks
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Rocket Lab says NASA lacks leadership on Mars Sample Return
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Free95 claims to be a GPL 3 Windows clone, but it's giving vaporware vibes
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