Microsoft’s Windows 11 update adds native ads

Microsoft released an update for Windows 11 on Tuesday, offering small bug fixes and a lighter taskbar. However, users have noticed a new feature that includes “notifications” encouraging users to use other Microsoft products when clicking on the Windows Start Menu. These promotions will appear as ads when users click on the Windows button on […]

Intel rejigs data center GPU max lineup

Intel has announced plans to retool its Data Center GPU Max lineup, just weeks after the departure of Accelerated Computing Group lead Raja Koduri and the cancellation of the x86 titan’s next-gen Rialto Bridge platform. The company will unlaunch its GPU Max 1350 accelerator card in favour of one better suited to “different markets,” an […]

Intel partners Arm to manufacture mobile phone chips

Intel Corp has announced that it will collaborate with Arm Ltd, a U.K.-based chip designer, to manufacture mobile phone chips and other products using Arm’s technology in Intel’s factories. The move is part of Intel’s turnaround strategy, which involves opening up its factories to other chip companies, particularly those in the mobile phone industry. Once […]

Software vendors experience growth in Q1

A Forrester report has revealed that the top software vendors experienced growth in Q1 despite economic uncertainty. Adobe, Oracle, Salesforce, and Workday all experienced double-digit year-over-year revenue growth. Meanwhile, IBM, Microsoft, and SAP had single-digit revenue growth. The report shows that while enterprise spending on software is not expected to slow down, vendors have felt […]

Tesla faces class action lawsuit over employees allegedly spying on customers

Tesla is facing a class action lawsuit in California over claims that its employees accessed the cameras on customers’ electric vehicles (EVs) to observe and share images of naked customers and the inside of CEO Elon Musk’s house. The lawsuit alleges that Tesla broke privacy laws by allowing employees to view and spread these images […]

U.S. telecoms struggle to remove Huawei gear from networks

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has failed to force U.S. carriers to remove Huawei equipment from their networks under both the Trump and Biden administrations. The government claims that the technology is being used to spy on Americans, but some argue that this is ironic considering that the U.S. spies on everyone and has promoted […]

SMBs prioritize IT infrastructure and security spending

According to Analysys Mason survey, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are predicted to prioritize infrastructure, managed services, and security expenditure over the next five years as part of their push for corporate development. The survey says economic concerns are lessening, and SMBs are likely to raise their IT expenditure by 5.4% this year, in line […]

Python software foundation raises concerns over EU cybersecurity laws

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has expressed concern over the potential impact of proposed cybersecurity laws in the European Union (EU) on open-source developers and organizations. The PSF argues that the current wording of the proposed law would result in open-source developers and organizations being unfairly held liable for distributing incorrect code. The PSF, along […]