Philadelphia Flyers, Winnipeg Jets net top-shelf Wi-Fi 6, 6E
Philadelphia Flyers, Winnipeg Jets net top-shelf Wi-Fi 6, 6E
Datacentres denied: West London server farm dispute prompts calls for UK planning system reform
The government’s decision to stop a proposed datacentre being built on an undeveloped piece of protected green land in west London highlights the pressure operators are under when balancing the demands of their investors with meeting the UK’s ever-growing need for compute capacity in a sustainable way. The case, which is one of several datacentre … Leer más
Software engineers worry about speaking out
A survey of 280 software engineers conducted in October has reported that over half (53%) suspected that malpractices were occuring in the workplace. Among the specific areas of wrongdoing mentioned include breaching professional standards, negligence, bribery, fraud, criminal activity, miscarriages of justice, health and safety risks, damage to the environment or breaching legal obligations, including … Leer más
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G is Best Black Friday Budget Phone Deal
Black Friday is a great opportunity to get a flagship phone for less, but savings are arguably even more impressive on affordable handsets. And the highlight here is undoubtedly the Galaxy A34 5G, Samsung’s mid-range phone from 2023. The 256GB model usually costs a respectable £399, but Amazon has dropped the price to just £249. … Leer más
Former OpenAI boss to lead Microsoft Advanced AI division
Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman less than 36 hours after he stepped down as CEO of the ChatGPT creator. Emmett Shear, former Twitch CEO, has now taken the reins as the interim CEO of OpenAI. On Friday, OpenAI said that following a deliberative review process, the board had concluded that Altman “was not … Leer más
Madame Web release date, cast, plot and trailer
Sony’s Spider-Man universe is expanding with a brand-new story coming to the silver screen. Madame Web will introduce not one, but several spider-like superheroes entangled in a violent plot. Little was known about the movie for a long time, but that changed when the first trailer dropped in November. The film promises a darker story … Leer más
Enterprise beams up GenAI and consumer UX to make key applications fly
The bizarre interview between Elon Musk and Rishi Sunak at the UK government’s AI Safety Summit earlier this month did little to champion the idea that humans are the solution to a potential artificial intelligence (AI) problem. It did, however, suggest that AI will put an end to the need to work – not that … Leer más
IT not ready for AI, Pure Storage survey finds
Most organisations just don’t have the IT infrastructure to handle the compute, storage and energy requirements that artificial intelligence (AI) deployments bring. In fact, one-third think a total overhaul of their IT estate will be needed to be able to handle AI workloads. Storage, compute and networking will all come up short, with data management … Leer más
Defence lawyers seek appeal of tribunal ruling on police EncroChat cryptophone hack
Lawyers are seeking leave from the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) to challenge a decision by Britain’s most secret court that the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) acted lawfully when it accessed millions of intercepted messages and images from an encrypted phone network that police say was widely used by organised criminals. Defence lawyers are … Leer más
Security incident response teams are human, too
When it comes to security incident response strategies, it seems that many organisations tend to focus a great deal on the importance of cyber resilience, which is entirely valid, but they often forget to factor in the value of human resilience. After all, a lot is expected from the people responsible for the containment, analysis, … Leer más