Tariff threat plays havoc with US PC market, economy not helping American businesses join Win 10 upgrade train, consumers happy to sit on the platform Wolrd War Fee  The US PC industry is suffering from inventory indigestion caused by resellers over-ordering hardware to avoid Donald Trump's expected import taxes on China-made kit.… #theregister #IT
Trump tariff turmoil toys with PC sales, economy not helping
World War Fee: American businesses join Win 10 upgrade train, consumers happy to sit on the platform
AI in your toaster: Analyst predicts $1.5T global spend in 2025 And we're paying for it piecemeal through the software, services, and devices we buy Tech analysts expect worldwide spending on AI to hit nearly $1.5 trillion in 2025, including $268 billion on optimized servers. These investments will also soon appear in even more consumer products.… #theregister #IT
AI in your toaster: Gartner tips $1.5T global spend in 2025
: And we're paying for it piecemeal through the software, services, and devices we buy
Axiom Space aims for the International Space Station with its Orbital Data Center Node But will the ISS still be there to host it? Axiom Space and Spacebilt have announced plans to add optically interconnected Orbital Data Center (ODC) infrastructure to the International Space Station (ISS).… #theregister #IT
Axiom Space aims for orbit with its Orbital Data Center Node
: But will the International Space Station still be there to host its node?
OpenAI says models are programmed to make stuff up instead of admitting ignorance Even a wrong answer is right some of the time AI models often produce false outputs, or "hallucinations." Now OpenAI has admitted they may result from fundamental mistakes it makes when training its models.… #theregister #IT
OpenAI says models trained to make up answers
: Even a wrong answer is right some of the time
Return on investment for Copilot? Microsoft has work to do Jared Spataro, boss of modern work and biz apps division, says 'hard to make the ROI argument for it' A Microsoft exec claims Copilot is boosting productivity among the customers that adopted it yet sustained efforts to convince many them of the returns on investment remains a work in progress.… #theregister #IT
Return on investment for Copilot? Microsoft has work to do
: Jared Spataro, boss of modern work and biz apps division, says 'hard to make the ROI argument for it'
BreachForums kingpin goes from walk-free deal to 3-year stretch Prosecutors say Conor Fitzpatrick's crimes caused 'incalculable' damage The founder of the popular cybercrime website BreachForums will spend three years in prison after previously being let off with a slap on the wrist.… #theregister #IT
BreachForums founder caged after soft sentence overturned
: Prosecutors say Conor Fitzpatrick's crimes caused 'incalculable' damage
Strong Java LTS arrives with the release of 25 But efforts to simplify popular programming language for beginners are unlikely to boost popularity Oracle has released JDK (Java Development Kit) 25, the first long term support (LTS) version since JDK 21 two years ago. New features include beginner-friendly compact source files, succinct module imports, and more flexible constructors.… #theregister #IT
Strong Java LTS arrives as Oracle releases 25
: But efforts to simplify popular programming language for beginners are unlikely to boost popularity
UK telco Colt’s recovery from August cyberattack pushes into November Pentesters confirm key system is safe but core products remain unavailable Brit telco Colt Technology Services says its recovery from an August cyberattack might not be completed until late November.… #theregister #IT
UK telco Colt’s cyberattack recovery seeps into November
: Pentesters confirm key system is safe but core products remain unavailable
Sky plans to ditch up to 500 staff in the Technology Group Insiders say AI trials involving 'critical network services' underway and some engineering roles being moved to India Exclusive  Sky Group, the Brit-based commercial TV and broadband service slinger owned by Comcast, is chopping up to 600 employees from the Technology, Consumer Group and COO divisions in the UK.… #theregister #IT
Sky plans to ditch up to 500 staff in the Technology Group
Exclusive: Insiders say AI trials involving 'critical network services' underway and some engineering roles being moved to India
Microsoft pens $15B love letter to the UK with 23,000 Nvidia GPUs attached Redmond woos Blighty with cloud and AI infrastructure splurge as Trump comes to town Microsoft appears to have trumped Google's UK datacenter ambitions with a $15 billion investment in cloud and AI infrastructure in the country.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft and pals announce cash for AI in the UK
: Redmond woos Blighty with cloud and AI infrastructure splurge as Trump comes to town