A year on, Valkey charts path to v9 after break from Redis
Interview Version 8.1 of Valkey was recently released, marking a year since the creation of the Redis fork. Valkey's co-maintainer, Madelyn Olson, is looking ahead to version 9 as the project settles down.…
EuroHPC lines up AI upgrade for Leonardo supercomputer
Updated Italy's Leonardo supercomputer is to get an AI upgrade to beef up support for the development of Large Language Models (LLMs) and multi-modal generative AI, in addition to the 13 AI factories now being procured around the EU.…
Google DeepMind promises to help you evolve your algos
Google's AI shop DeepMind has unveiled AlphaEvolve, its "evolutionary coding agent" powered by large language models to discover and optimize algorithms.…
Here's what we know about the DragonForce ransomware that hit Marks & Spencer
DragonForce, a new-ish ransomware-as-a-service operation, has given organizations another cyber threat to worry about — unless they’re in Russia, which is off limits to the would-be extortionists.…
Meet your new colleague – the ML Admin, who tames LLMs so they're ready to rock
Some organizations have started hiring for a new tech job: The Machine Learning Administrator – aka the “ML admin”.…
Chip bans? LOL! Chinese web giant Tencent says it has enough GPUs for future AI model training
Chinese web giant Tencent says it has enough high-end GPUs to train new AI models for years, in part because it’s found more efficient ways to do so.…
AMD’s first crack at Nvidia hampered by half-baked training software, says TensorWave boss
Interview After some teething pains, TensorWave CEO Darrick Horton is confident that AMD's Instinct accelerators are ready to take on large-scale AI training.…
GAO finds billions in possible government savings, all without Elon's help
Comment Cost-trimming in the US federal government is all the rage right now – and a new report finds more than $100 million in savings available to the Feds by doing nothing but eliminating redundant and unnecessary IT investments. …
US tech titans rejoice in $600B Saudi shopping spree
The Saudi government on Tuesday announced a massive $600 billion investment in US defense, transportation, energy, and IT infrastructure.…
Metal maker meltdown: Nucor stops production after cyber-intrusion
Nucor, the largest steel manufacturer in the US, shut down production operations after discovering its servers had been penetrated.…
Qatar’s $400M jet for Trump is a gold-plated security nightmare
The Trump administration is set to accept a $400 million luxury 747-8 from the royal family of Qatar – a lavish "palace in the sky" meant as a temporary Air Force One. But getting it up to presidential security standards could take years and cost hundreds of millions more.…
Intuitive Machines blames dim lighting and dodgy data for second lunar faceplant
Intuitive Machines has blamed poor lighting, a problematic altimeter, and difficulties spotting craters for the company's second lunar lander tipping over.…
RHEL 10 quietly leaks ahead of Red Hat Summit
Red Hat appears to have quietly made RHEL 10 available to paying customers, days ahead of its expected debut at next week's Red Hat Summit.…
The future of LLMs is open source, Salesforce's Benioff says
The future of large language models is likely to be open source, according to Marc Benioff, co-founder and longstanding CEO of Salesforce.…
Apple patched one first, but Microsoft’s blasted five exploited flaws this Pa-Tu
Patch Tuesday It's that time of the month again, and Microsoft has made it extra spicy by revealing five flaws it says are under active exploitation – but rates as important rather than critical fixes.…
CISA mutes own website, shifts routine cyber alerts to Musk’s X, RSS, email
Updated The US government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Monday that going forward, only urgent alerts tied to emerging threats or major cyber activity will appear on its website. Routine updates, guidance, and other notifications will instead be shared via email, RSS, and X.…
Microsoft facing multibillion legal claim over how it sells software
Updated A legal claim has been brought against Microsoft over alleged licensing practices that could result in a multibillion-pound payout for UK customers.…
Meta's still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb
There's a Max Schrems-shaped object standing in the way of Meta's plans to train its AI on the data of its European users, and he's come armed with several justifications for why Zuckercorp might be violating EU regulations with its stated plans. …
Uncle Sam pulls $2.4B Leidos deal to support CISA after rival alleges foul play
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) scrapped a highly lucrative cybersecurity contract originally awarded to Leidos following a legal challenge from rival bidder Nightwing, yet insists the pushback had nothing to do with it.…
Intel needs external foundry customers to make 14A process node pay off
Intel is wooing external chip customers for its 14A process node to justify the high costs involved, and aims for the foundry division to break even by 2027 - as part of ongoing effort to shake off the struggles of recent years.…
