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Sustained workloads need not apply

Updated  Amazon Web Services added another set of cost-optimized instances to its EC2 lineup on Tuesday, aimed at customers whose workloads aren't pegging the CPU 100 percent of the time.…

Has social media biz done enough to comply with Digital Services Act? Maybe not

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to the protection of minors.…

ESA/JAXA mission running on reduced thrust as engineers work to resolve the issue

Updated  Thruster problems with BepiColombo, the joint ESA and JAXA mission to Mercury, could cause headaches for managers plotting the spacecraft's trajectory and insertion into Mercury's orbit.…

Bug or feature?

Users looking for Windows repair tips via the Microsoft PC Manager app may be recommended to switch Edge's default search engine back to Bing.…

Meanwhile, the creator of Open Source Definition argues the real problem is unauthorized copying

The Open Source Initiative – the non-profit overseeing the Open Source Definition, which lays out the requirements for software licenses – is taking its effort to define Open Source AI to the wisdom of the crowds.…

After a smashing fiscal '24, we're surprised he didn't get more

Nvidia's chief Jenson Huang received a 60 percent pay bump in the corporation's fiscal 2024 on the back of a massive rally in the share price based on demand for AI, and triple digit growth percentages for revenue and operating profit.…

'Reads like it was written by Sam Altman and Big Tech lobbyists,' say critics

A quartet of US senators have released an AI legislation roadmap that calls for billions of dollars in research funding, but largely kicks the can down the road on determining federal AI legislation.…

More government data allegedly stolen by prolific criminals

An extortionist claims to have stolen files from the US Army Aviation and Missile Command in August 2023, and now claims they are selling access to a $75 billion aerospace and defense company.…

Also demonstrates success accelerating molecular dynamics

Even as world leaders raise alarm bells about the impact of AI in war, waferscale startup Cerebras is joining forces with Aleph Alpha to develop sovereign models for the German armed forces.…

Company will require certain suppliers to run on 100% carbon-free electricity ... by 2030

Microsoft has increased carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 30 percent since 2020, making its goal of becoming carbon-negative by 2030 even more difficult, and it looks like AI is to blame.…

It may take ten years but vendors must be held accountable for the vulnerabilities they introduce

CYBERUK  National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CTO Ollie Whitehouse kicked off day two of Britain's cyber watchdog's annual shindig, CYBERUK, with a tirade about the tech market, pulling it apart to demonstrate why he believes it's at fault for many of the security problems the industry is facing today. …

'We would never crush creativity,' says South Korea megacorp

If Apple thought it could forget about last week's marketing disaster — which saw the tech giant roundly slated for appearing to crush human creativity in the name of computing progress — it was wrong.…

Sort of a FOSS Norton Ghost, now updated to Ubuntu 24.04 base

A fresh release of Rescuezilla, a free Ubuntu-based rescue disk for imaging the drives of a sickly computer, is available.…

HMRC forgot to tell Brits about its digital support channels

Appalling service levels at Britain's tax collector meant customers phoning in with inquiries were collectively left on hold for 798 years in fiscal 2023.…

Testing wind turbine blades the size of three rusty angel wingspans

Reg Standards Bureau  The UK has announced new units of measurement as part of pronouncements on wind turbines by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).…

So why not drop the policy? Productivity bias or productivity paranoia perhaps

Evidence is mounting that tech companies' policies demanding staff return to the office are only serving to drive out the talent that became accustomed to remote work.…

Webcam art installation quickly descends into public Chatroulette

Doomed internet cesspits Omegle and Chatroulette should have been warning enough of what happens when a webcam is placed between random strangers, yet the Portal art project linking New York City to Dublin didn't last a week before being shut down.…

IT minister boasts of tech titan building network of local vendors

Apple is expected to have a quarter of all iPhones made in India by 2028, according to the country's IT minister.…

No more illicit gains, for a while at least

The FBI, in combination with police around the world, have taken control of the website and Telegram channel of ransomware brokerage site BreachForums.…

Fundamentals are for losers: It's a good time to head the worst performing stock in the S&P

Owners of Tesla stock will vote on June 13 to determine whether the company's CEO Elon Musk deserves a $46 billion payday.…