Microsoft faces another lawsuit over software licensing practices
Microsoft is facing one of the UK’s largest ever class action lawsuits over its software licensing practices. In a claim estimated at billions of pounds in total, barrister Alexander Wolfson said the company has been overcharging customers for certain products, including its Office and Windows product lines, since October 2015. The lawsuit alleges that the […]
UK Fraud Agency Makes Arrests in European Data Center Bribery Probe
(Bloomberg) — The Serious Fraud Office has made three arrests and searched multiple properties in England and Monaco as part of an investigation into bribes paid by a construction firm to win a contract to help build a data center for Microsoft Corporation. Former associates of the Mace Group, a London-based construction group, and infrastructure […]
Google Chrome Browser Download Free – 136.0.7103.114
Google Chrome is a fast, simple, and secure web browser, built for the modern web. Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Google builds powerful tools that help you connect, play, work and get things done. And all of it works on Chrome. Is Chrome the […]
Signal clone used by Trump official stops operations after report it was hacked
Waltz was removed from his post late last week, with Trump nominating him to serve as ambassador to the United Nations. TeleMessage website removes Signal mentions The TeleMessage website until recently boasted the ability to “capture, archive and monitor mobile communication” through text messages, voice calls, WhatsApp, WeChat, Telegram, and Signal, as seen in an […]
Cyberpunk 2077 Nintendo Switch 2 New Footage Further Highlights How The System May Be Underestimated
New Cyberpunk 2077 Nintendo Switch 2 direct-feed footage is now available online, further highlighting how the system may be heavily underestimated. The new footage, which was shared on YouTube by Den Faminico Gamer, provides a new look at the new Switch 2 port of the game launching together with the system next month, highlighting how […]
Kioxia Demonstrates Optical Interface SSDs for Data Centers
A few years back, the Japanese government’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO ) allocated funding for the development of green datacenter technologies. With the aim to obtain up to 40% savings in overall power consumption, several Japanese companies have been developing an optical interface for their enterprise SSDs. And at this year’s […]
The Status of Optical Transport Equipment
The optical transport network (OTN) market is poised again for solid growth as operators prepare their infrastructures to tackle a new generation of bandwidth-hungry applications and AI deployments. “There is a light at the end of this tunnel,” said Jimmy Yu, vice president of research at Dell’Oro Group, citing the OTN market’s strong performance during […]
PeerGFS adds simultaneous multi-protocol file access – Blocks and Files
The latest release of PeerGFS can access the same file through SMB and NFS protocols at the same time. PeerGFS (GFS stands for Global File Service) provides real-time, active-active replication of file volumes between datacenters, the public cloud, and edge locations. It has a multi-master approach based on the idea that a distributed organization’s files should […]
Vultr adds AMD Epyc 4005 series processors to cloud platform
Vultr, a privately held cloud computing provider, has added the AMD Epyc 4005 Series processors to its platform. Currently available via Vultr Bare Metal, the processors will soon be added to the Vultr High Frequency Cloud Compute offering also. The company’s offering is available with the AMD Epyc 4245P with six cores as its new […]
Data Centers Bypassing the Grid to Obtain the Power They Need
Data center developers and operators are finding power harder to come by than ever. Amid these challenges, some data centers are rethinking their approach by adopting behind-the-meter configurations, where power generation and consumption occur on the same site. According to Boston Consulting Group, the data center power shortage could amount to more than 45 GW. […]
Pride and Prejudice TV show: everything we know so far about the upcoming Netflix adaptation
Pride and Prejudice TV show: key information – Six-part series coming to Netflix– Written by author Dolly Alderton– Will be a “period-faithful” adaptation– Production will commence in the UK later this year– No official release date yet– Three cast members announced, including Olivia Colman A Pride and Prejudice TV show is on its way to […]
Neue EU-Schwachstellen-Datenbank geht an den Start
Auch wenn es in einer globalisierten Sicherheitsumgebung nicht mehr sinnvoll sei, das CVE-System als „einzige Quelle der Wahrheit“ zu betrachten, könnte die Einführung des EUVD „zu Konflikten bei der Bewertung und Problemen bei der Priorisierung von Risiken führen,“, räumt Haber ein. Laut Boris Cipot, Senior Security Engineer bei Black Duck (ehemals Synopsys), bedeutet die Einführung […]
AMD names Anjana Srinivasan as new EMEA channel chief
AMD has announced the appointment of Ajana Srinivasan as senior director of EMEA commercial channel sales. A seasoned channel leader, Srinivasan brings extensive experience across marketing, sales, and operations, alongside a deep understanding of the technology landscape accumulated over more than 20 years in the industry. Srinivasan joins the business from tech giant Microsoft, where […]
UAE Data Center Firm Plans Saudi Push After Silver Lake Deal
(Bloomberg) — Khazna, a data center developer in the United Arab Emirates, is planning a major expansion in neighboring Saudi Arabia as the oil-rich nations compete to power the artificial intelligence boom. “We’re hoping to get at least 25% of market share there,” Hassan Alnaqbi, Khazna’s chief executive officer, said in an interview at the […]
FocusWriter Download Free – 1.8.12
FocusWriter is a simple, distraction-free word processor. It utilizes a hide-away interface that you access by moving your mouse to the edges of the screen, allowing the program to have a familiar look and feel to it while still getting out of the way so that you can immerse yourself in your work. FocusWriter allows […]
Man pleads guilty to using malicious AI software to hack Disney employee
A California man has pleaded guilty to hacking an employee of The Walt Disney Company by tricking the person into running a malicious version of a widely used open source AI image-generation tool. Ryan Mitchell Kramer, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of accessing a computer and obtaining information and one count of threatening to […]
Take-Two CEO Has Great Optimism for the Nintendo Switch 2 But Won’t Necessarily Bring All Games to the Platform
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick provided an interesting reply to an investor’s question about Nintendo Switch 2 support during the publisher’s Q4 FY 2025 earnings call yesterday. Zelnick outlined that Take-Two is planning record support for a Nintendo console launch (Borderlands 4, Civilization VII, WWE 2K 2025); at the same time, he clarified that the publisher […]
Samsung’s 128 TB-Class BM1743 Enterprise SSD Displayed at FMS 2024
Samsung had quietly launched its BM1743 enterprise QLC SSD last month with a hefty 61.44 TB SKU. At FMS 2024, the company had the even larger 122.88 TB version of that SSD on display, alongside a few recorded benchmarking sessions. Compared to the previous generation, the BM1743 comes with a 4.1x improvement in I/O performance, […]
Williams-Sonoma Adopts SD-WAN and SASE for Modern Retail
Digital transformation has become a necessity in an evolving retail landscape. Williams-Sonoma, Inc., a multi-brand omni-retail company with over 520 stores across North America, is leading the charge by adopting software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) and secure access service edge (SASE) to modernize its network infrastructure. The retailer’s transformation is designed to enhance security, performance and cost-efficiency […]
Storage news ticker – May 8 – Blocks and Files
Data protector Arctera has updated its InfoScale cyber resilience product, saying it features: Real-time, application-aware resilience: Arctera InfoScale spans both data and applications, enabling real-time recovery and proactive resilience management to minimize downtime. Cyber-ready operational defense: With built-in immutable snapshots and zero-trust principles, InfoScale ensures tamper-proof data recovery, protecting against ransomware attacks and emerging threats […]
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