- by Richard CurrieResearch after Apple Intelligence fiasco shows bots still regularly make stuff up Still smarting from Apple Intelligence butchering a headline, the BBC has published research into how accurately AI assistants summarize news – and the results don't make for happy reading.…
- by Richard SpeedFour months since cloud drive kicked the bucket, but resolution comes today… hopefully Interview How long can a cloud storage continue before customers finally give up the ghost? Management at Murena – /e/OS maker – must have wrestled with this at night, though they hope a fix is around the corner.…
- by Brandon VigliaroloEinstein’s spooky action at a distance just got an upgrade Oxford University researchers have taken a significant step toward large-scale distributed quantum computing by demonstrating the first successful quantum teleportation of a controlled quantum gate between two modules.…
- by Mark PesceIf only the joy of missing out was easier to achieve Column I've never seriously accepted the maxim "ignorance is bliss". Now I'm less sure.…
- by Simon SharwoodNot all bad news for Redmond as Australian agency also found strong ROI and some unexpected upsides Australia’s Department of the Treasury has found that Microsoft’s Copilot can easily deliver return on investment, but staff exposed to the AI assistant came away from the experience less confident it will help them at work.…
- by Iain ThomsonDon't relax just yet: Redmond has made some certificate-handling changes that could trip unprepared admins Patch Tuesday Microsoft’s February patch collection is mercifully smaller than January’s mega-dump. But don't get too relaxed – some deserve close attention, and other vendors have stepped in with plenty more fixes.…
- by Thomas ClaburnYou gotta fight … for your Reuters … to party Thomson Reuters has won a partial summary judgment in a copyright case against shuttered AI firm Ross Intelligence, a decision that disallows fair use as a defense for training models on proprietary data without permission.…
- by Brandon VigliaroloWill the Pentagon get Luckey with a new IVAS vendor? Microsoft plans to quit developing augmented-reality headsets for the US Army and have Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's Anduril Industries take over the gig.…
- by Jessica LyonsNumerous systemic vulnerabilities could scuttle $5.4T industry Despite the escalating cyber threats targeting America's maritime transportation system, the US Coast Guard still lacks a comprehensive strategy to secure this critical infrastructure – nor does it have reliable access to data on cybersecurity vulnerabilities and past attacks, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns.…
- by Tobias MannWhich is why Cisco is adding these Pensando DPUs to more switches Cisco is cramming into more of its switches Pensando data processing units (DPUs) from AMD, which will be dedicated to handling security, storage, and other tasks.…
- by Thomas ClaburnRustaceans could just wait for unwelcoming C coders to slowly SIGQUIT… The Rust for Linux project is alive and well, despite suggestions to the contrary, even if not every Linux kernel maintainer is an ally.…
- by Jessica LyonsThese crooks have no chill A previously unknown gang dubbed Triplestrength poses a triple threat to organizations: It infects victims' computers with ransomware, then hijacks their cloud accounts to illegally mine for cryptocurrency.…
- by Connor JonesHuge if true: Brit Foreign Sec says Putin running a 'corrupt mafia state' One of the bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers used by the LockBit ransomware operation has been hit with sanctions in the US, UK, and Australia (AUKUS), along with six of its key allies.…
- by Richard SpeedEnd of the road in sight for venerable server Administrators rejoice! The 2025 H1 Cumulative Update (aka CU15) for Exchange Server 2019 has finally arrived, marking the end of an era for the server application.…
- by Brandon VigliaroloMore than a decade on, waste experts say the odds of finding those coins are next to nil Denied permission to excavate a landfill in search of his missing Bitcoin, Newport, Wales resident James Howells has a new plan: buy the soon-to-be-capped dumping site outright from the city council.…
- by Connor JonesSaid to have asked search engine 'What are some signs that the FBI is after you?' An Alabama man is pleading guilty after being charged with SIM swapping the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) X account in January last year.…
- by Lindsay ClarkGDPR-compliant service pitched for public sector orgs who can't pipe data offsite Oracle is launching a Fusion Cloud Applications Suite (FCAS) on its Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud in a move designed to offer app users greater assurance in compliance with the region's data law.…
- by Jessica LyonsRemote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face … Red alert! Twice, over the past two months, Dawid Moczadło has interviewed purported job seekers only to discover that these "software developers" were scammers using AI-based tools — likely to get hired at a security company also using artificial intelligence, and then steal source code or other sensitive IP.…
- by Dan RobinsonSo now everyone's happy Updated Google has changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps to comply with a Donald Trump whim – but only for American users.…
- by Lindsay ClarkBut will it set a real standard for MongoDB alternatives? Analysis When Microsoft rolled out an open source extension stack for PostgreSQL to handle document-style data, it wasn't just taking aim at MongoDB – the dominant NoSQL player – but also blurring the lines between relational and non-relational databases, according to one expert.…