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by Laura Dobberstein on (#6KXGB)
Work to make the digital rupee programmable has begun India's Reserve Bank deputy governor has revealed that transaction volumes using the nation's central bank digital currency (CBDC) have trended downwards since December 2023 - and may even have been inflated by one-off uses of the currency....
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by Simon Sharwood on (#6KXF1)
Consortium will spend $1.65 billion on Azure, 365 - and of course some AI Cloud Software Group (CSG) and Microsoft have renewed their alliance for another eight years, this time with a $1.65 billion commitment for the Group to use Redmond's cloud, productivity tools, and AI....
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#6KXF2)
Because English isn't the only language Korean web giant Naver last week debuted a family of large language models named HyperCLOVA X, which it claimed perform better at cross-lingual reasoning in Asian languages than other models - and may therefore help the region to develop sovereign large language models....
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#6KXDC)
Plus: YouTube's fake India election ad policy; Singtel not selling Optus; Do Chinese tech stalk former workers? ASIA IN BRIEF Wipro on Friday named Srini Pallia as its leader, effective immediately, after previous boss Thierry Delaporte stepped down "to pursue passions outside the workplace."...
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by Thomas Claburn on (#6KX3A)
Study finds workers' sense of meaningfulness and autonomy declines with automation Robots may make companies more productive, as some studies have suggested, but they make people feel that their jobs have less meaning....
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by Iain Thomson on (#6KWT7)
What happened, how it was found, and what your vultures have made of it all Kettle It's been about a week since the shock discovery of a hidden and truly sophisticated backdoor in the xz software library that ordinarily is used by countless systems....
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by Lindsay Clark on (#6KWMW)
Biz leaders optimistic it can reduce living, breathing cost centers... er, valued workers A survey of senior biz executives reveals that 41 percent expect to have a smaller workforce in five years due to the implementation of AI technologies....
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by Dan Robinson on (#6KWE9)
Meng Wanzhou is home, but the case is far from over Huawei looks set to face trial in 2026 over charges that it misled banks and Washington about historic business dealings in Iran in breach of US sanctions....
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by Connor Jones on (#6KWEA)
The pair allegedly made 87 apps since 2019 and defrauded folks of tens of thousands of dollars Google is suing two Chinese app developers claiming they allegedly spent years creating fraudulent cryptocurrency investment apps that were downloaded from its Play Store....
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by Brandon Vigliarolo on (#6KWC1)
Beware random inflammatory questions on social media - they may come from a threat actor With the US presidential election looming, China is stepping up its disinformation game with increased use of AI, Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) reports....
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by Dan Robinson on (#6KW9Q)
Iceotope will need the help as it navigates the frosty waters of global expansion Liquid cooling specialist Iceotope has hired an ex-Microsoft datacenter exec on an advistory capacity as the company eyes global expansion amid insatiable demand for high-powered bit barns to feed the AI craze....
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by Matthew Connatser on (#6KW72)
And it was all thanks to peer pressure AMD plans to document and open source its Micro Engine Scheduler (MES) firmware for GPUs, giving users more control over Radeon graphics cards....
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by Richard Speed on (#6KW45)
Self-driving to the nearest job center Apple is to chop more than 600 workers in a move likely related to the cancellation of several projects at the firm, including the company's self-driving car....
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by Jessica Lyons on (#6KW46)
In what other sphere does a bad supplier not feel pain for its foulups? Analysis You might think that when a government supplier fails in one of its key duties it would find itself shunned or at least feel financial pain....
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by Simon Sharwood on (#6KW1P)
Enterprise tech slingers want to see what Hock Tan can get away with - and replicate it Opinion Cancel your Netflix account. Delete Season 2 of House of the Dragon from your diary....
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by Connor Jones on (#6KW1Q)
Attacks could be completed in seconds, compromising customer safety A self-service check-in terminal used in a German Ibis budget hotel was found leaking hotel room keycodes, and the researcher behind the discovery claims the issue could potentially affect hotels around Europe....
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by Richard Speed on (#6KVZC)
Ed Dwight, almost America's first Black astronaut, will ride New Shepard rocket Blue Origin has announced the crew flying on its NS-25. Former US Air Force Captain Ed Dwight is among the six aiming to travel aboard the reusable rocket past the Karman line, the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space....
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by Richard Speed on (#6KVZD)
Nothing is forever, not even a web page Forget chocolate eggs, the only event that really mattered this week was 404 Day....
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by Lindsay Clark on (#6KVX6)
Even when tech crew gets the tweaks approved, vendor lead times are bonkers, says report UK councils might spend 8 billion ($10.1 billion) on tech each year, yet some find that suppliers don't have the wares they need and customizations can "incur significant costs."...
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by Paul Kunert on (#6KVVH)
All sorts of levers being pulled to lure AI developers from here, there, everywhere Amid the scramble to hire developer talent in the field of AI, regulators in the European Union are expressing interest in recent events that saw Microsoft lift and shift most of the team at Inflection....
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by Simon Sharwood on (#6KVVJ)
You can prove them wrong, but they'll still get you on a non-technicality On Call On Call is back from an Easter adventure with another reader-contributed - and perhaps tear-inducing - tale of tech support....
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by Thomas Claburn on (#6KVT7)
Algorithms as PHBs - who wouldn't want that? Nearly half of US office workers expressed concern that AI might take their jobs in a February survey by investment banking biz Jefferies....
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by Matthew Connatser on (#6KVT8)
Just disabling Siri requires visits to five submenus A study has concluded that Apple's privacy practices aren't particularly effective, because default apps on the iPhone and Mac have limited privacy settings and confusing configuration options....
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by Simon Sharwood on (#6KVRK)
Today's lesson covers the potential for Loongson's made-in-China architecture to hurt Microsoft and Intel China's long march towards creation and adoption of its own information technology stack has taken a long stride forward after a school district commenced a trial of 10,000 PCs powered by domestically designed processors....
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#6KVRM)
Some equipment suffered minor damage, but the silicon show must go on Wednesday's earthquake in Taiwan will hit at least one chipmaker in the wallet, but won't weaken the overall silicon supply chain, according to analyst outfit TrendForce....
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by Simon Sharwood on (#6KVQD)
Japan's Hoya also makes components for chips, displays, and hard disks, and has spent four days groping for a fix If ever there was an incident that brings the need for good infosec into sharp focus, this is the one: Japan's Hoya - a maker of eyeglass and contact lenses, plus kit used to make semiconductor manufacturing, flat panel displays, and hard disk drives - has halted some production and sales activity after experiencing an attack on its IT systems....
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by Tobias Mann on (#6KVPK)
Will buy tens of thousands of Nvidia's prized accelerators, which will be collateral for the loan Lambda Labs, operator of a GPU-infused cloud, on Thursday revealed it has secured a $500 million loan to fund the expansion of its accelerators-as-a-service offering....
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by Tobias Mann on (#6KVGW)
But don't worry, if tech takes your job, we'll retrain you Of all the tech CEOs touting AI's potential to empower workers, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has been among the most vocal about its ability to replace them....
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by Jessica Lyons on (#6KVDT)
State Dept keeps schtum 'for security reasons' Updated Uncle Sam is investigating claims that some miscreant stole and leaked classified information from the Pentagon and other national security agencies....
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by Thomas Claburn on (#6KVDV)
Fifty-one years of community contributions, software, and clever cryptanalysis contributed Three men received recognition in December 2020 for cracking the Zodiac Killer's 340-character cipher (Z340) - but they want to share credit with the community of sleuths who helped with the 51-year code breaking effort....
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by Richard Speed on (#6KVAF)
At $4.6 billion, this Moon malarkey is getting expensive NASA has selected three companies to develop designs for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) to transport astronauts around the Moon....
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by Brandon Vigliarolo on (#6KVAG)
If you're popular enough at Elon's party, that is What Elon taketh away, Elon also giveth. Fee-free blue checks on Twitter are back, but only for users with a certain number of followers who pay for X Premium....
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by Richard Speed on (#6KVAH)
Ad-free search experience might not be on the cards Google is reportedly considering tweaks to its search engine, including making some AI features subscription-only - an ad-free search experience is seemingly not on the cards....
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by Connor Jones on (#6KV7C)
CEO addresses whirlwind start to 2024 and how it plans to prevent a repeat Ivanti has committed to adopting a secure-by-design approach to security as it gears up for an organizational overhaul in response to the multiple vulnerabilities in Connect Secure exploited earlier this year....
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by Thomas Claburn on (#6KV7D)
Targeted ads in Edge may be blocked before they even arrive Analysis Inspired by Google's Privacy Sandbox ad tech renovation initiative, Microsoft last month announced plans for a "privacy preserving" mechanism to deliver interest-based ads in its Edge browser....
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by Matthew Connatser on (#6KV7E)
'Complete digital sovereignty' ... sounds familiar Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's most northern state, is starting its switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, and is planning to move from Windows to Linux on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions....
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by Richard Speed on (#6KV7F)
Think before you pull the trigger, warn analysts If you're planning to save money by cutting out the unbundled Teams product from your Microsoft 365 subscription, the decision might not be as straightforward as you'd think....
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by Dan Robinson on (#6KV4T)
Nerfed GPU included in revised list of cards deemed to be too powerful The US government has published an updated list of tech export controls that looks to be bad news for Nvidia as it now includes the company's "China special" RTX 4090D GPU in items that need an export license....
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by Lindsay Clark on (#6KV4V)
After slew of AWS deals signed under MoUs, CDDO says current approach might weaken its position Exclusive The UK government has admitted its negotiating power over billions of pounds of cloud infrastructure spending has been inhibited by vendor lock-in....
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by Paul Kunert on (#6KV2B)
Watchdog concerns about price hikes and consolidation remain unresolved Britain's competition regulator is kicking off a deeper investigation into the potential impact caused by the merger of Vodafone and Three in the UK after neither resolved previously expressed concerns....
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by Connor Jones on (#6KV2C)
INC Ransom emerges as a growing threat as some ex-LockBit/ALPHV affiliates get new gigs Leicester City Council is finally admitting its "cyber incident" was carried out by a ransomware gang and that data was stolen, hours after the criminals forced its hand....
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by Richard Speed on (#6KV2D)
The Mercury 7: 'Not one of us knew what he was in for' Sixty-five years ago this week, NASA introduced its first astronauts, saying they'd be launched into space in the agency's new capsule. They were immediately dubbed The Mercury 7....
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by Richard Speed on (#6KV04)
We're really just getting started, says OpenTofu community member Interview HashiCorp might be less than impressed with the rise of the Terraform fork, OpenTofu, but where Hashi sees challenges, the maintainers of the open source project see opportunities....
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by Paul Kunert on (#6KV05)
Rivals and regulators might disagree, so might users that are paying for software they don't need It's always interesting to see how technology executives crop their marketing messages to suit the audience....
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by Matthew Connatser on (#6KTYV)
3.2 glorious gigapixels to make 'the greatest movie of all time' Construction of the LSST Camera, destined for the Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile has been completed at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Silicon Valley....
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by Simon Sharwood on (#6KTYW)
Desire to build brainboxes will also see optical interconnects go mainstream Three imminent improvements to the Ethernet standard will make it a better alternative to host AI workloads, and that will see vendors back the tech as an alternative to Nvidia's InfiniBand kit, which is set to dominate for the next two years....
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by Simon Sharwood on (#6KTXB)
'Caracal' improves AI capabilities and is pitched as an alternative to VMware The OpenInfra Foundation has loosed an update of OpenStack on the waiting world and - like everyone else that can spell "virtualization" - has pitched it as fine alternative for those pondering a move away from VMware....
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#6KTW1)
Nonetheless DRAM prices may yet feel slight aftershocks Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has shrugged off the impact of yesterday's earthquake....
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#6KTTV)
Sounds so much cooler than 'come back to the office or else' In an effort to get its employees back into the office, Infosys has reportedly instituted mandatory in-person attendance for select roles - but dubbed the program "In-Person Collab" weeks. Because that's how the young people talk, right?...
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by Jessica Lyons on (#6KTSN)
Is there no cure for this cyber-plague? Nearly one million individuals' personal details, financial account information, and medical records may well have been stolen from City of Hope systems in the United States....
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