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Saudi Aramco deploys AI refinery system with Emerson

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Saudi Aramco has deployed an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven refinery optimisation platform developed with Emerson, as the energy giant accelerates the use of industrial AI across its global refining operations. The deployment integrates Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models into Aramco’s refinery planning environment, creating what the companies describe as one of the world’s largest multi-site, multi-period refinery…

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‘I honestly prefer this over raising pricing and never coming down again’: Hardware seller adds a RAM tax to some products, but some welcome the transparency

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Ubiquiti has added a ‘memory surcharge’ to its products at checkoutThis varies, and can be up to 5.8% of the cost of any productSome folks aren’t happy with the price hikes, but others appreciate the company trying to be transparentUbiquiti has added a ‘memory surcharge’ to the products it sells. It’s an additional tax that’s…

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Google just supercharged the Nest Wifi router with a fresh software update even though the US router ban is on the way — but we still think there are better options out there

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Google is rolling out an update for the Nest Wifi router ahead of the US router banThe ban hasn’t come into effect, but could reduce router options significantly The Nest Wifi router is a solid choice, but we think Asus and Netgear are better optionsGoogle has decided to go ahead with its next firmware update…

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Civil servants to protest at Capita general meeting amid pension crisis

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Civil servants will demonstrate at Capita’s annual general meeting, demanding the supplier to be stripped of the pension administration contract. The Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) administration, which manages the pensions of 1.7 million current and former civil servants, has been in chaos since Capita took over the contract in December. The Public and Commercial…

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Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars

8 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, automation, Computer, digital transformation, Google, Qualcomm, Snap, software engineering, Tech / By

Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering at Volvo Cars, reckons that leading a team to develop the technology stack powering the next generation of mobility at the automotive giant is one of the best jobs you can imagine. “I’m not saying it’s always easy, but it’s incredibly rewarding and great fun,” he says. “People are…

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‘No one needs the CEO to spell out the price increases that Apple will be doing in the not too distant future’: Tim Cook warns on RAM pricing, and fears around Mac price hikes intensify

5 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, Google, Hardware, Mac mini, MacBook, Samsung, SK Hynix, Tech / By

Apple’s CEO has warned of “significantly higher memory costs”From June, we’re told the cost of RAM will “drive an increasing impact” on Apple’s MacsSamsung has also warned on the memory crisis, and that “significant shortages” will continue through 2027 at the very leastApple is warning on the impact of increasingly expensive RAM with its products,…

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Celonis acquires MIT-linked decision intelligence firm Ikigai

7 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Cloud, Computer, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, SAP, Tech / By

Process mining company Celonis has acquired MIT-linked decision intelligence supplier Ikigai Labs to flesh out its offer to eliminate artificial intelligence (AI) “blind spots” from business IT. Linked to the acquisition is the launch of what the supplier calls a “context model” that functions as a real-time digital twin of business operations for customers. In…

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Europe and US negotiate deal to share citizens’ biometric data, UK also approached

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A deal between Europe and the US could lead to unprecedented access by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – which operates US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – to the biometric data of European citizens. Europe and the US are holding talks on a framework agreement for an Enhanced Security Border Partnership (EBSP)…

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Workday majors on Sana acquisition to forward agentic AI programme

9 minutes of reading / AI, automation, compliance, Computer, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Tech, Workday / By

Enterprise software providers are rushing to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) into their platforms, which has a consequential impact on the technologies executives buy and the roles professionals fulfil. Into this maelstrom of AI-enabled change comes Workday, a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) firm that has made significant recent changes – including co-founder Aneel Bhusri returning…

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