Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) business is set to hit an annual run rate for subscription renewals of $10bn. For the quarter that ended September 30, the company reported revenue of $65.6bn, up 16%. The Microsoft Cloud business posted revenue of $38.9bn, an increase of 22%, while its productivity and business processes business reported a 12%…
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Earlier this month, AMD launched the first two desktop CPUs using their latest Zen 5 microarchitecture: the Ryzen 7 9700X and the Ryzen 5 9600X. As part of the new Ryzen 9000 family, it gave us their latest Zen 5 cores to the desktop market, as AMD actually launched Zen 5 through their mobile platform last month,…
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AMD’s Ryzen 9000 (Zen 5) processors, and some previous Ryzen generations, are going to get a performance boost courtesy of an update to Windows 11 in the near future.An optional patch Microsoft is set to roll out “soon,” according to AMD, will ensure faster frame rates in games (and overall performance elsewhere) for Ryzen 9000,…
It has long been held that a surefire way for anybody to protect themselves – and their employer – from falling victim to a cyber attack was not to download any unexpected email attachments, but according to email security specialist Mimecast, cyber criminals seem to be moving away from this tactic. In the first six…
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Windows 11 24H2 is expected to deliver a considerable boost to AMD’s Ryzen 9000, 7000, and 5000 processors when it comes to gaming, and some fresh testing gives us a good idea of what kind of frame rate gains we’re looking at – huge ones, frankly.According to some extensive testing (over a suite of 43…
It’s almost become a cliché to say that data is the lifeblood of the modern enterprise. However, Claire Thompson, group chief data and analytics officer (CDAO) at financial services firm L&G, says data has always been crucial to big firms. What’s changed during the past few years, particularly in her sector, is a recognition of…
Women in data: Claire Thompson, chief data officer, L&G Read More »
Sabrent’s lineup of internal and external SSDs is popular among enthusiasts. The primary reason is the company’s tendency to be among the first to market with products based on the latest controllers, while also delivering an excellent value proposition. The company has a long-standing relationship with Phison and adopts its controllers for many of their…
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Workforce reductions are mounting across the tech sector globally as firms attempt to free up more resources for their artificial intelligence (AI) deployments. According to tracking website Layoffs.fyi, tech companies laid off more than 165,000 people in 2022 and 264,000 people in 2023, with the latest data showing that 410 tech firms have laid off…
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The European Union (EU) used the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) to force Apple to allow third-party App Store alternatives on the iPhone. The DMA also brings third-party payments and sideloading to the iPhone.While I think Apple hurt itself by not voluntarily making those changes to iOS after all these years, I won’t ever sideload…
AltStore PAL app store is now free thanks to a grant from Epic Games Read More »
AMD’s Ryzen 9000 processors run very nicely under Linux it seems, based on recently conducted testing – and indeed it’s a better OS than Windows 11 when it comes to the performance of Team Red’s latest desktop chips, based on one set of findings.PC Games Hardware (PCGH) put the Ryzen 7 9700X through its paces…
