August 2024

AI interview: Thomas Dekeyser, researcher and film director

15 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Computer, Google, social media, Tech, Technology, Tesla / By

April 1980, Toulouse. As the offices of multinational technology firms Philips Data Systems and CII-Honeywell-Bull sit burning, French authorities frantically search for the culprits of the suspected arson and bombing attacks. While there was some confusion in the immediate wake of the destruction over who was responsible, with militant left wing group Action Directe initially…

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Intel’s fix for unstable CPUs is here, in beta, and if you’re scared it might slow down your PC it seems that’s not the case

4 minutes of reading / AI, Intel, Tech / By

Intel’s much-awaited microcode update designed to fix instability issues with its 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs – or at least act as a preventative measure – is on the cusp of arriving, and Team Blue has assured us that it doesn’t come with any nasty side-effects on the performance front.Indeed, the patch is now in beta…

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IT Sustainability Think Tank: How IT leaders can balance innovation with sustainability

4 minutes of reading / AI, Cloud, cloud computing, containers, data analytics, edge computing, Google, machine learning, Tech / By

Cloud computing underpins countless applications, services, and company initiatives. However, the environmental footprint of these activities has started to come under scrutiny. Today’s IT leaders find themselves at a crossroads. On one hand they must embrace innovation – which includes using AI, machine learning, and big data analytics – to propel their organisations forward. And…

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Disney Plus password-sharing crackdown starts in September, for real this time

3 minutes of reading / Netflix, Tech / By

Disney’s plan to enforce a Disney Plus password-sharing crackdown feels like Marvel’s Blade reboot. Both were confirmed quite a while ago, but we keep seeing delay after delay. While fans are dying to see the MCU’s Blade, however, Disney Plus subscribers probably want Disney to postpone its password-sharing crackdown for as long as possible.We have…

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Designed to deceive – reviewing the Post Office scandal inquiry

1 minute of reading / Computer, Tech / By

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 13 August 2024 Designed to deceive – reviewing the Post Office scandal inquiry Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we review the marathon latest phase of the Post Office scandal inquiry, as ministers, civil servants, executives and lawyers were shamed. We…

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Oracle Exadata Exascale: Big architecture shift for small workloads

5 minutes of reading / AI, Cloud, containers, Database, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, Tech / By

Oracle’s recently announced Exadata Database Service on Exascale (ExaDB-XS) aims to improve performance for database workloads and reduce costs. The architecture in Exascale, which is Oracle’s multi-tenant architecture that intelligently allocates pools of compute optimised for its databases, is built on the same appliances – X8M, X9M and X10M – Oracle uses on its Exadata Database…

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Apple releases iOS 17.6.1 with Advanced Data Protection bug fix

2 minutes of reading / Apple, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Cloud, iCloud, Intel, iPad, iPhone, Tech / By

A week after releasing iOS 17.6 to all users, Apple is making available iOS 17.6.1 to iPhone and iPad owners. This update brings bug fixes and security improvements, including one that prevented Advanced Data Protection from being turned on and off.According to Apple, an issue in iCloud prevented a small number of users from successfully…

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Western Digital Introduces 4 TB microSDUC, 8 TB SDUC, and 16 TB External SSDs

2 minutes of reading / branding, Tech, Western Digital / By

Western Digital’s BiCS8 218-layer 3D NAND is being put to good use in a wide range of client and enterprise platforms, including WD’s upcoming Gen 5 client SSDs and 128 TB-class datacenter SSD. On the external storage front, the company demonstrated four different products: for card-based media, 4 TB microSDUC and 8 TB SDUC cards…

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Cyber criminal kingpin ‘J.P. Morgan’ appears in US court

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One of the world’s most notorious Russian-speaking cyber criminals, who went by the handle “J.P. Morgan”, among others, has appeared in court in the United States following his extradition from Poland. Belarussian national Maksim Silnikau, also styled as Maksym Silnikov, aged 38, was arrested in July 2023 in Estepona, Spain, during a coordinated operation by…

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