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Lees meerA quarter of a century can put a fair few inches on the waistline, am I right, devs? Microsoft is celebrating 25 years of Visual Studio, as devs take a moment to ponder whether another quarter of a century of Microsoft's flagship Integrated Developm…
Lees meerOur model took mere hours to suggest 40,000 potentially lethal compounds, says startup AI algorithms designed to generate therapeutic drugs can be easily repurposed to invent lethal biochemical weapons, a US startup has warned.…
Lees meerAs some nations turn a blind eye, defense becomes life-or-death matter With not just ransomware gangs raiding network after network, but nation states consciously turning a blind eye to it, today's chief information security officers are caught in a…
Lees meerScammers exploit global supply-chain crunch Counterfeiters are making the most of the ongoing electronics supply crunch by peddling sham semiconductors to desperate buyers – and it's caught the attention of governments.…
Lees meerWon't reveal how much of that is actually being spent on data centers, though Amazon Web Services claims it is to invest upwards of £1.8bn ($2.36bn) over the next two years in building and operating data centers in the UK, meet the ever growing dema…
Lees meerDatabase dump accessible via the OData protocol, but software giant says it's working as intended A website for SAP's Customer Influence programs is exposing member data, creating the possibility for targeted social-engineering attacks.…
Lees meerProcurement comes as Manchester City Council looks for SAP next steps Greater Manchester Combined Authority has launched a £31m tender to find a single supplier to provide a software-as-a-service HR system for all its member and partner organization…
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Lees meerA reminder: AI absolutely wipes the floor with humans at ancient board game The Chinese Go Association – the body that oversees professional and high-level amateur play of the board game – has suspended a player for using artificial intelligence dur…
Lees meerUsing tiny samples, too, a claim we're sure you haven't heard before Could the light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors in your future smartphone take the place of laboratory equipment in health and food safety applications? It's looking like a p…
Lees meerXi's vision for once-in-a-lifetime transformation includes singular identity cards, shared data, and huge clouds China's president Xi Jinping has declared "there can be no modernization without informatization,” and outlined a strategy for how the w…
Lees meerThe mid-range A-Series matches top-end models for software updates Samsung has updated its Galaxy A smartphone range – a midrange collection of handsets that quietly outsells its premium Galaxy S series and is one of just three non-iPhone units to c…
Lees meerSilicon engineers, you are now in the PRIME of your life Googlers and UC Berkeley academics say they have devised a way to use artificial intelligence to design faster and smaller chips that accelerate artificial intelligence.…
Lees meerWatchdog claims Facebook parent sat on its hands as fake ads fleeced netizens The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has filed suit against The Artist Formerly Known As Facebook over its publication of ads allegedly featuring celebr…
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