Microsoft Surface 7 laptop: Nice hardware, shame about the OS - hands on - Arm, AI, and Copilot, oh my! Personal Tech - 17 Sep 2025 - | 42

13 minutes ago

AMD tries to catch CUDA with performance-boosting ROCm 7 software -- House of Zen promises 3.5x improvement in inference and 3x uplift in training perf over last-gen software -- Systems

29 minutes ago

Social Security admin denies DB data leak, DOGEs questions about a copy -- Carefully crafted response makes no mention of whether DOGE employees duplicated critical database -- Public Sector

1 hour ago

Tariff threat plays havoc with US PC market, economy not helping - World War Fee - American businesses join Win 10 upgrade train, consumers happy to sit on the platform - Personal Tech - 17 Sep 2025 - | 6

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Imaging infrastructure needs to catch up with how healthcare operates - Partner Content - Overprovisioning and poor performance can be things of the past for healthcare providers who see the bigger picture - Partner Content

5 hours ago

UK telco Colt's recovery from August cyberattack pushes into November -- Pentesters confirm key system is safe but core products remain unavailable -- Cyber-crime

8 hours ago

Sky plans to ditch up to 500 staff in the Technology Group - Exclusive - Insiders say AI trials involving 'critical network services' underway and some engineering roles being moved to India - Networks - 17 Sep 2025 - | 22

19 minutes ago

Microsoft pens $15B love letter to the UK with 23,000 Nvidia GPUs attached -- Redmond woos Blighty with cloud and AI infrastructure splurge as Trump comes to town -- On-Prem

10 hours ago

Whitehall lobs £40M at 'critical' phase of police DB reboot -- Officials say there's no time to switch suppliers if they want the PNC off life support before March 2026 -- Public Sector

11 hours ago

UK Cabinet Office hands stalled Microsoft migration to another department -- Project to get off Google remains a red risk, according to government assessment -- SaaS

14 hours ago

Australia to let Big Tech choose its own adventure to enact kids social media ban -- Suggests using multiple overlapping approaches and being kind to kids who get kicked off -- Public Sector

17 hours ago

ZTE, myrepublic indonesia, and metax launch commercialization of zero-cost FAST TV solution - ZTE, MyRepublic Indonesia, and MetaX launched a zero-cost FAST TV solution for emerging markets - Partner Content

12 hours ago

Google unveils master plan for letting AI shop on your behalf -- Mastercard, American Express, Coinbase, and PayPal sign up at launch -- AI + ML

1 day ago

Small nuke reactors are really coming online by next year, US energy secretary insists -- That's optimistic based on progress so far -- Science

1 day ago

Campaigners urge EU to mandate 15 years of OS updates -- Nothing says 'circular economy' like Microsoft stranding 400 million PCs on International E-waste Day -- OSes

1 day ago

JLR stuck in neutral as losses skyrocket amid cyberattack cleanup -- Latest extension to factory closures takes incident response into fourth week -- Cyber-crime

1 day ago

The end of Windows 10 means early Surface Hub hardware will be bricking it -- Beware the meeting room zombies -- Personal Tech

1 day ago

Google unmasks itself as mystery hyperscaler behind yet another UK datacenter -- Tech giant confirms facility next to the M25 is its latest AI-fueled server farm -- On-Prem

1 day ago

China slaps 1-hour deadline on reporting serious cyber incidents -- Cyberspace watchdog tightens reporting regime, leaving little time to hide incidents -- Security

1 day ago

It's the final countdown: Windows 10 hits end of support in less than 30 days -- Microsoft reminds holdouts they've got less than a month before the update tap runs dry -- OSes

1 day ago

Indian court stops streaming hearings on social media to protect lawyers from mean memes -- Did you hear the one about the thin-skinned barrister? -- Legal

1 day ago

Trump backpedals as Hyundai factory ICE raid enrages South Korea - Analysis - Nice plans for US manufacturing you had there, shame if something was to happen to them - On-Prem - 16 Sep 2025 - | 174

1 hour ago

After years of strife, AFRINIC has elected a board. Now the hard work begins - Regional internet registry faces numerous critics and isn't out of the legal woods - Networks - 15 Sep 2025 - |

1 day ago

Dems wave hands, stomp feet about ICE using mobile face recognition app -- Secretive app + unreliable tech + Trump administration policies = ANGRY LETTER -- Public Sector

1 day ago

Dirac audio glitch finally silenced in Windows 11 24H2 -- Microsoft removes safeguard hold thanks to updated drivers -- OSes

2 days ago

China turns the screws on Nvidia with antitrust probe -- Chip giant accused of breaching conditions of $6.9B Mellanox takeover -- Systems

2 days ago

Starlink outage knocks tens of thousands offline worldwide -- Downdetector logged 40,000 reports before service flickered back -- Networks

2 days ago

Jaguar Land Rover supply chain workers must get Covid-style support, says union -- As post-cyberattack layoffs begin, labor org argues UK goverment should step in -- Cyber-crime

2 days ago

Bharti big shots storm BT boardroom after £3.6B raid -- Sign 'relationship agreement' as Bharti Mittal and Vittal take non-exec directorships -- Networks

2 days ago

UK.gov decides tech projects worth billions are major but not 'mega' -- Ministers concerned Treasury governance team may be distracted about supervising vital efforts -- Public Sector

2 days ago

UK Lords take aim at Ofcom's 'child-protection' upgrades to Online Safety Act -- Peers will quiz campaigners on whether Ofcom's new measures will actually work, or just add more compliance pain -- Security

2 days ago

Curious connections: Voyager probes and Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Opinion - There's more than warm power supplies and wonky capacitors - Science - 15 Sep 2025 - | 50

1 day ago

Data destruction done wrong could cost your company millions -- Doing a simple system reset may not be enough to save you from fines and lawsuits -- Security

3 days ago

It's time mobile devs started to think seriously about foldable smartphones - hands on - The hardware is now compelling, sales are rising, and there's the chance to create a new experience - Personal Tech - 14 Sep 2025 - | 79

9 hours ago

SK Hynix cranks up the HBM4 assembly line to prep for next-gen GPUs -- Top AI chipmakers count on faster, denser, more efficient memory to boost training -- AI + ML

5 days ago

CISA program gave out $20k+ payments to unqualified employees, auditor says -- The OIG says the Cyber Incentive program was rife with 'fraud, waste, and abuse' -- Public Sector

5 days ago

Boffins invent DNA tape that could pack 375 petabytes into an LTO cart -- But it reads at about the speed of punch cards -- Storage

5 days ago

Think tank warns China's polysilicon subsidies are frying Western fabs -- US boffins say Beijing's bargain wafers are burning rivals below cost -- Systems

5 days ago

Google lands £400M MoD contract for secure UK cloud services -- Deal promises sovereign datacenters, AI, and cybersecurity to strengthen communication links with US -- PaaS + IaaS

5 days ago

Privacy activists warn digital ID won't stop small boats – but will enable mass surveillance -- Big Brother Watch says a so-called BritCard could turn daily life into one long identity check – and warn that Whitehall can't be trusted to run -- Public Sector

5 days ago

Hack to school: Parents told to keep their little script kiddies in line -- UK data watchdog says students behind most education cyberattacks -- Cyber-crime

5 days ago

'IT manager' needed tech support because they had never heard of a command line - On Call - Traceroute was also a mystery to this mountebank - Networks - 12 Sep 2025 - | 133

8 hours ago

Albania's prime minister wants to appoint an AI to his ministry -- Incorruptible e-government AnswerBot 'Djella', which reportedly runs in Azure, given job of running public procurement -- Public Sector

5 days ago

Intel talent bleed continues as Xeon chip architect heads for the escape hatch -- Ronak Singhal will be moving onto better and brighter opportunities at the end of the month -- Systems

5 days ago

Arm wrestles away 25% share of server market thanks to Nvidia's home-grown CPUs - Still far short of the 50% market share Arm infra chief was hoping for - Systems - 11 Sep 2025 - |

6 days ago

Senator demands to know status of 'duplicate' Social Security database 'immediately' -- It's a Republican pressing after DOGE whistleblower flags hostile work environment -- Public Sector

6 days ago

Nano11 cuts Windows 11 down to size, grabbing just 2.8 GB of disk space -- Slicing Windows 11 to the bone while Microsoft piles on the features -- OSes

6 days ago

US tosses $134M pocket change at fusion pipe dream -- That won't even warm the plasma -- Science

6 days ago

Senator blasts Microsoft for 'dangerous, insecure software' that helped pwn US hospitals -- Ron Wyden urges FTC to probe failure to secure Windows after attackers used Kerberoasting to cripple Ascension -- Cyber-crime

6 days ago

Experts scrutinized Ofcom's Online Safety Act governance. They're concerned -- Academics and OSA stakeholders say watchdog needs to amend how controversial legislation is enforced -- Legal

6 days ago

BAE Systems surfaces autonomous submarine for military use -- Battery powered now, fuel-cells tomorrow - all packed in a shipping box -- Security

6 days ago

Dashboard anxiety plagues IT pros' nights, weekends, vacations -- Admins can't stop checking their portals, survey finds -- Off-Prem

6 days ago

AI can't be woke and regulators should be asleep, Senator Cruz says -- Video -- We went through two hours of Senate hearings so you didn't have to -- AI + ML

6 days ago

How many federal agencies does it take to regulate AI? Enough to hold it back - Nearly 100 requirements laid down by 10 separate oversight and advisory groups leave agencies tangled in red tape - Public Sector - 10 Sep 2025 - | 14

13 hours ago

Oracle boasts $455B backlog from AI boom, but not all its new friends will live to pay up -- Comment -- With extinction event predicted, Big Red's four-year forecasts will have to meet reality -- AI + ML

7 days ago

Nvidia's context-optimized Rubin CPX GPUs were inevitable -- Analysis -- Why strap pricey, power-hungry HBM to a job that doesn't benefit from the bandwidth? -- Systems

7 days ago

Get paid like a prime minister to tame Home Office IT chaos -- Department dangles £160K salary for CDIO to wrangle legacy systems, failed projects, and £1.8B budget -- CxO

7 days ago

Johnson, Cummings met Thiel months before Palantir won NHS pandemic role -- Meeting with former UK prime minister and his chief advisor withheld from official records, according to leaked documents -- Databases

7 days ago

Home Office delays £816M English test contract despite market engagement -- Government wants to assess would-be immigrants' language skills remotely -- Public Sector

7 days ago

UK schools give system supplier Bromcom an F for Azure uptime -- Management software stumbles at start of term, leaving staff unable to track attendance or reach parents -- Public Sector

7 days ago

Arm bets on CPU-based AI with Lumex chips for smartphones -- Four-tier core design debuts amid NPU debate -- Systems

7 days ago

Apple's 'Awe Droppings' fall close to the tree -- iPhone 17 Air shows company lightening up -- Personal Tech

8 days ago

New cybersecurity rules land for Defense Department contractors -- Now if only someone would remember to apply those rules inside the DoD -- Security

8 days ago

US Army straps on another mixed-reality gamble with Anduril, Rivet -- Microsoft invitation lost in mail after HoloLens made soldiers sick -- Public Sector

8 days ago

Everyone needs an AI phone. No, don't hang up, it's true -- Analyst bets smart money on 'proactive digital companion' upgrade cycle -- Personal Tech

8 days ago

What the Plex? Streaming service suffers yet another password spill -- For the third time in a decade -- Cyber-crime

8 days ago

Microsoft inks AI infra deal with Yandex cofounder's biz for nearly $20B -- Netherlands based Nebius Group to deliver capacity from facility in New Jersey -- On-Prem

8 days ago

Atlassian's move to cloud-only means customers face integration issues and more -- First, server products go end of life, now datacenter gets the chop, and larger customers will pay more -- Devops

8 days ago

SpaceX bulks up Starlink Direct to Cell with $17B EchoStar spectrum deal -- Dreams of one satellite constellation die so another can live -- Networks

8 days ago

UK Home Office dangles £1.3M prize for algorithm that guesses your age -- Contract tender follows 'alarming' safeguarding failure at border with undocumented kids -- Software

8 days ago

Nokia successor HMD spawns secure device biz with Euro-made smartphone -- Ivalo XE handset targets governments and security critical sectors, though Qualcomm silicon keeps it tied to the US -- Personal Tech

8 days ago

Legacy tech blunts UK top cops' fight against serious crime, inspectors find -- Report warns creaking infrastructure undermines the National Crime Agency's efficiency and effectiveness -- Public Sector

8 days ago

Intel shuffles executive deckchairs, tosses 30-year veteran chief overboard -- Michelle Johnston Holthaus' tenure as Intel Products CEO lasted just ten months -- Systems

8 days ago

The US government has no idea how many cybersecurity pros it employs -- Auditors find federal cybersecurity workforce data messy, incomplete, and unreliable -- Public Sector

9 days ago

French datacenter biz signs 12-year nuclear pact with EDF -- Data4 to secure 40 MW of atomic juice as part of long-term low-carbon strategy -- On-Prem

9 days ago

UK tech minister booted out in weekend cabinet reshuffle -- Fallout from latest political drama sparks a changing of the guard -- Public Sector

9 days ago

So much for the paperless office: UK government inks £900M deal for printers etc. -- Four-year framework hands Canon and pals a license to print money -- Personal Tech

9 days ago

Playing ball games in the datacenter was obviously stupid, but we had to win the league -- Who, Me? -- You're out, forever! -- On-Prem

9 days ago

All IT work to involve AI by 2030, says Gartner, but jobs are safe -- Analyst firm doesn't rate OpenAI as an enterprise-ready vendor -- AI + ML

9 days ago

Microsoft, Linode, warn of cloud latency spikes due to Middle East submarine cable problems -- Asia In Brief -- PLUS: Lenovo to sell bonkers clip-on-screen; AWS NZ rumblings; Google helps catch South Korean phish -- Off-Prem

9 days ago

If Broadcom is helping OpenAI build AI chips, here's what they might look like -- Analysis -- Whatever happened to that Baltra thing Tan and crew were helping Apple cook up? -- AI + ML

12 days ago

FCC plans to kill Wi-Fi on school buses, hotspots for library patrons -- Chair Carr calls E-Rate expansions unlawful, Ted Cruz warns of online risks for kids -- Public Sector

12 days ago

HHS warns US health care industry to share data with patients or else -- After years of foot-dragging, penalties for blocking access finally kick in -- Public Sector

12 days ago

Europe's Jupiter supercomputer hits exascale threshold at inauguration -- video -- It won't be fully functional for a while, though -- HPC

12 days ago

Trump tells Big Tech: Your power woes? Totally fixable -- White House hosts back-slapping dinner for Tim Apple and co, datacenter grid connection relief promised by US Prez -- On-Prem

12 days ago

Microsoft doing light work with Analog Optical Computer prototype -- Good for solving finance and clinical problems... and AI -- Personal Tech

12 days ago

Fujitsu under fire for bidding on UK public sector deals despite Horizon scandal vow -- Millions continued to flow after Japanese supplier said it would step back -- Public Sector

12 days ago

Huawei's battery energy storage systems run out of juice in the UK - Exclusive - Sources say decision to pull products takes effect from end of 2025 - Storage - 05 Sep 2025 - | 11

9 days ago

Knock-on effects of software dev break-in hit schools trust -- Affinity Learning Partnership warns staff after Intradev breach -- Cyber-crime

12 days ago

Techie ended vendor/client blame game by treating managers like toddlers - On Call - Bickering continued despite mess putting cancer patients at risk - Networks - 05 Sep 2025 - | 113

3 days ago

Uber India starts offering drivers gigs collecting and classifying info for AI models -- Rideshare giant also reveals 350-petabyte data lake it protects with tech adapted from Airbnb -- AI + ML

12 days ago

Sky-high budget gap: FAA launches air traffic overhaul, lacks cash to finish it -- Agency wants a single private integrator to herd 74K bits of kit with only 40% of the funding so far -- Public Sector

13 days ago

No chips for you! Senator wants Americans to get first dibs on GPUs, restrict sales to others - +Comment - We've got hungry American datacenters to feed, argued the lawmaker - a revival Nvidia dubs 'doomer science fiction' Public Sector - 04 Sep 2025 - | 41

9 days ago

Enterprises sticking with Windows 10 could shell out billions for continued support -- Nexthink estimates ESU bills could top $7.3B as millions of devices set to miss upgrade deadline -- Cyber-crime

13 days ago

SAP splashes €20B on Euro sovereign cloud push -- German giant takes aim at US hyperscaler dominance as some EU customers fret amid Trump 2.0 rhetoric -- PaaS + IaaS

13 days ago

UK DARPA clone spared savings squeeze while Treasury raided government -- ARIA spent £16.5M, has £600M in the tank, and no one asked for it back -- Science

13 days ago

UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost -- AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex -- Public Sector

13 days ago

ServiceNow signs Uncle Sam's latest short-term AI discount deal -- The first one's always free - or at least deeply discounted for the first year -- AI + ML

13 days ago

Absolutely fabless: Trump derails TSMC's China chip-building effort -- World's largest foundry operator joins Samsung and SK Hynix, which recently lost their validated end-user status -- Systems

14 days ago

EU court's dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates' ire -- Now you've gone and done it: Privacy lawyer says he's working on challenge to 2023 Data Protection Framework -- Public Sector

14 days ago