It has been widely reported that Broadcom has set its sights on VMware’s 1,500 most profitable customers. In organisations that spend less, negotiating new contracts may be difficult and costly, given that the new pricing bundles for VMware include products some IT departments may never use. This has been combined with a switch to a…
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The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a Microsoft vulnerability dating back to 2018 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue after evidence emerged that it is being used in an attack chain by the China-backed APT41 advanced persistent threat group. CVE-2018-0824 was first addressed by Microsoft in the May 2018…
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reported a 19% year-on-year (YoY) increase in revenue, and a 72% uptick in operating income in its second quarter results, and pledged to grow its artificial intelligence (AI)-related datacentre investments. The quarter covers the three months to 30 June 2024, which also saw Amazon.com report a total revenue of $148bn,…
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Google on Thursday announced several new AI features for the Chrome browser. That includes new Google Lens functionality that works just like the Circle to Search feature Google brought to smartphones this year.Google unveiled Circle to Search in early January as an exclusive feature for Pixel 8 and Galaxy S24 phones. Since then, more Android…
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It quickly became clear the problem was not an issue with Microsoft’s Azure service, as it first appeared, but an issue with a single software provider – named CrowdStrike – who released a faulty update to their software, which was then distributed rapidly around the world via the Azure global networks.As reported by Computer Weekly,…
CrowdStrike shareholders have filed a lawsuit in the United States in which they claim the cyber security firm made materially false and misleading representations about the integrity of its technology. They also claim that CrowdStrike defrauded them through covering up that inadequate attention to software testing could cause the 19 July incident that saw millions…
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Microsoft has reported revenue of $64.7bn for the quarter which ended June 30, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and the company’s platform strategy. Revenue for the full year was $241.bn, which is an increase of 16% compared to 2023. In his prepared remarks, CEO Satya Nadella said: “As a platform company, we are focused on…
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The ending of tax breaks and elevated energy efficiency fears are driving change in the operating landscape for Norway’s datacentre industry. More companies are shifting development strategies and investments to focus on more energy-efficient facilities amid concerns that parliamentary elections in 2025 could deliver a government open to taxing those energy-intensive industries. Polling shows a…
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into whether Alphabet’s partnership with Anthropic is anti-competitive. There appears to be an arms race going on in the tech sector for artificial intelligence (AI) talent and capabilities, which is leading the UK regulator to consider whether partnerships between major tech firms and AI startups are healthy…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Electoral Commission after basic security errors allowed hackers linked to the Chinese state to gain access to servers containing the personal information of 40 million people. Hackers were able to access the Electoral Commission’s Microsoft Exchange Server after the organisation failed to patch known…
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