So much for power to the people – AI datacenters could jump UK grid queue
The British government is consulting on reforms to prioritize "strategically important" grid connections – including datacenters – amid reports of delays stretching more than a decade on some projects.…
Meta reveals four Broadcom-built custom AI chips, claims some outperform commercial silicon
Social networking giant Meta has revealed details of four previously unknown custom chips powering its AI services.…
China’s CERT warns OpenClaw can inflict nasty wounds
China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team has warned locals that the OpenClaw agentic AI tool poses significant security risks.…
Atlassian to shed ten percent of staff, because AI
Australian collaborationware company Atlassian has announced it will shed ten percent of staff – around 1,600 people.…
Perplexity Comet hurtling toward Amazon ban
Perplexity's AI browser Comet has been banned from accessing Amazon's website after the e-commerce giant obtained a court-ordered preliminary injunction.…
Iran plots 'infrastructure warfare' against US tech giants
Iran has reportedly designated Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, and Palantir facilities as legitimate targets of retaliatory strikes, according to an Al Jazeera report citing Iran’s state-affiliated Tasnim news agency.…
Most chatbots will help plan school shootings and other violence, study shows
You might expect a bot to have guardrails that prevent it from helping you plan a crime, but your expectations might be too high. According to a study, eight of ten major commercial chatbots will help you prepare to conduct a school shooting.…
Meta, international cops use handcuffs and AI to stop scammers
Not every scam starts with malware or a compromised account. Sometimes all it takes is a friend request or a link shared via chat.…
Microsoft Authenticator to nuke Entra creds on rooted and jailbroken phones
Microsoft is removing Entra credentials for school and work from jailbroken and rooted devices running iOS and Android.…
Intel finds its Zen undercutting AMD with Arrow Lake refresh
Intel has a new strategy for shoring up its eroding market share: Offering PC buyers more cores per dollar than arch-rival AMD in a refresh of its Arrow Lake range.…
NASA watchdog report pokes holes in Artemis lunar lander plans
The NASA Office of Inspector General has published a report on the agency's management of the lunar Human Landing System (HLS) contracts, highlighting the risks and arguments behind the scenes.…
Lightmatter says latest photonics will slash datacenter fiber bills in half
Photonics startup Lightmatter says that its latest optical engine can cut the amount of fiber used by modern datacenters in half, and perhaps more importantly, it doesn't rely on co-packaging to do it.…
DR-DOS rises again – rebuilt from scratch, not open source
DR-DOS is back, and there is already a test version you can download. But as of yet, it's not finished, not FOSS – and not based on the original code.…
ICO fines Police Scotland over data-sharing debacle in gross misconduct case
The UK's data protection watchdog has fined Police Scotland £66,000 ($88,000) for what it calls a "serious failure" in handling an alleged victim's sensitive data.…
Fake job applications pack malware that kills endpoint detection before stealing data
A Russian-speaking cyber criminal is targeting corporate HR teams with fake CVs that quietly install malware which can disable security tools before stealing data from infected machines.…
Ig Nobel Prize flees US for Switzerland after 35 years over safety concerns
The Ig Nobel Prize, which satirizes its more noble namesake, is moving its award ceremony to Europe following concerns about the safety of those attending the US event.…
Ayar Labs taps Wiwynn to cram 1,024 GPUs into a photonic rack system
Exclusive If you thought Nvidia or AMD's 72-GPU rack systems were enormous, silicon Ayar Labs has something much bigger in the works.…
Your datacenter's power architecture called. It's not happy
Feature Hyperscale computing was built on a foundation of certainty. For years, 12V and 48V rack architectures – implemented at a steady 50–54 VDC (Volts of Direct Current) - ruled the datacenter floor, engineered to perfection for power densities of 10–15 kW per rack. These systems were finely tuned machines, optimized around the predictable, steady-state demands of general-purpose CPUs and storage servers. The infrastructure was stable. The math was settled.…
Microsoft ships VS Code weekly, adds Autopilot mode so AI can wreak havoc without bothering you
Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is moving to a weekly release cycle, as well as joining Google in encouraging agentic AI development without manual approval with a new Autopilot feature.…
Swiss e-voting pilot can't count 2,048 ballots after USB keys fail to decrypt them
A Swiss canton has suspended its pilot of electronic voting after failing to count 2,048 votes cast in national referendums held on March 8.…
