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DataFusion and WarehousePG meant to deal with AI-related workloads, not to compete with analytics data platforms

PostgreSQL exponent EDB has enhanced its new data platform, claiming this will help bring transactional, analytical, and AI workloads into a single environment.…

If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck...

Aflac is the latest insurance company to disclose a security breach following a string of others earlier this week, all of which appear to be part of Scattered Spider's most recent data theft campaign.…

It's a marketing move to lure more affiliates, says infosec veteran

The latest marketing ploy from the ransomware crooks behind the Qilin operation involves offering affiliates access to a crack team of lawyers to ramp up pressure in ransom negotiations.…

French satellite operator plans capital raise backed by state and key investors including Bharti

Satellite biz Eutelsat is looking to raise €1.35 billion ($1.55 billion) to grow its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network to take on Starlink and benefit from anticipated growth in demand for connectivity.…

Q1 revenue jumps to $11.7B, with 400 and 800 GbE driving the spike

The long-dormant market for datacenter network switches is booming thanks to AI.…

X11 is very far from dead – no matter if some want it to be

Comment  Considerable new activity is happening both in the established X.org X11 server and around its new fork, Xlibre.…

... And then promptly deletes comment. Optimism or an opportunity? Or perhaps both

French cloud business, OVHcloud, claimed yesterday that it is in discussions with the European Commission (EC) regarding a possible migration to a sovereign cloud – in an X post that has since been deleted.…

To stop AI scam callers, break automatic speech recognition systems

Researchers based in Israel and India have developed a defense against automated call scams.…

Seizures up 830% since 2021, with devices linked to interference in emergency responses

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is concerned about the rate at which outlawed signal-jamming devices are being found across the US.…

VCF bundle is worth it if you make the most of every part, says CTO

Customers dismayed by Broadcom's move to selling costly bundles such as VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) will realize its value if they'd just use more of the components, the company's CTO says.…

What about notebooks, including AI-ready devices? Ah well, still months to go, eh Microsoft

With fewer than four months before Microsoft pulls the plug on standard support for Windows 10, businesses are replacing dusty – but in some cases perfectly working – desktop PCs in preparation for the migration to the little loved next generation of the Windows OS.…

Third-party provider pledges to support legacy ERP until 2040

Enterprise software support specialist Rimini Street has announced that it will continue to support SAP's ECC 6.0 until 2040, more than ten years after the German vendor plans to retire support for the legacy ERP platform.…

Services coming back online after legacy systems compromised

Oxford City Council says a cyberattack earlier this month resulted in 21 years of data being compromised.…

Probe into how to implement social media ban finds privacy risks, developer overreach, infosec uncertainties

Australia’s trial of age assurance technology has found it’s up to the task of preventing children under 16 years of age from using social media, despite many problems.…

Framework agreement may rescue some unis from 'financial abyss' after Oracle per-employee Java license, says insider

Exclusive  Oracle requested Java audits with UK higher education institutions leading up to the negotiation of a national framework agreement — set to be worth up to £9.86 million ($13.33 million) — which aims to save the institutions £45 million when compared to standard commercial pricing.…

'Black side down,' Lego style

Lego has released another NASA-themed set; this time, a version of the US space agency's Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with a Space Shuttle perched on top.…

Sometimes the 'R' in RTFM stands for 'Remember'

On Call  The trek through the working week can be long and tiring, which is why The Register always offers a little Friday morning refresher in the form of On Call – the reader-contributed column in which you share tech support stories.…

Regulator remains concerned about election integrity

Elections at troubled regional internet registry the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) will continue, after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN’s) attempt to appoint new officials to oversee the poll failed.…

Expects Huawei to start exporting AI chips soon, creating global fight for tech stack dominance

China’s AI and chipmaking prowess lags the USA’s by just two years, and America’s efforts to slow its progress could be hobbling its own semiconductor industry, according to Trump administration tech czar David Sacks.…

Fujitsu picked to build system using 'MONAKA-X' CPUs

Fujitsu has bagged the contract to design Japan's next-gen supercomputer to succeed the Fugaku system, and it looks set to be another Arm-based behemoth, using a CPU derived from its upcoming MONAKA datacenter silicon.…