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Researchers claim spoof-proof random number generator breakthrough
A paper published in Nature by University of Colorado, Boulder, postdoctoral student Gautam Kavuri and colleagues, describes ...
As RHEL clones hit version 10, Rocky and Alma chart diverging paths
A surprise from the Ubuntu Summit 2024 was the high level of Rocky usage. It's sticking closest to upstream, thanks to a ...
Cyber weapons in the Israel-Iran conflict may hit the US
In 2023, Iran's CyberAv3ngers carried intrusions across multiple US water systems, relying on default passwords for ...
Do you trust Xi with your 'private' browsing data? Apple, Google stores still offer China-based VPNs, report says
Apple's guidelines do require that any apps offering VPN services "may not sell, use, or disclose to third parties any data ...
Larry Ellison is still not the world's richest person
Oracle’s 80-year-old co-founder pulls off a $25 billion cloud day to leapfrog Zuck and Bezos into the No. 2 spot ...
Opinion
Meta offered one AI researcher at least $10,000,000 to join up
Zuckerberg has tapped Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI, to lead the group, as part of a deal that has Meta investing a reported $15 billion in data labeling business. Wang made the announcement in a ...
Enterprise AI adoption stalls as inferencing costs confound cloud customers
"When inference costs are volatile or excessively high, enterprises are forced to restrict usage, reduce model complexity, or ...
UK unis to cough up to £10M on Java to keep Oracle off their backs
UK universities and colleges have signed a contract worth up to £9.86 million ($13.33 million) with Oracle to use its controversial Java SE Universal Subscription model, in exchange for a "waiver of ...