AMD Ryzen CPUs fry twice in the face of heavy math load, GMP says
AMD Ryzen CPUs fry twice in the face of heavy math load, GMP says Summary The GMP open-source precision-arithmetic project says it has accidentally damaged two AMD Ryzen 9950X CPUs…
xAI’s Grok has no place in US federal government, say advocacy groups
xAI’s Grok has no place in US federal government, say advocacy groups Summary Public advocacy groups led by Public Citizen and Colour of Change have sent an open letter to…
Alibaba looks to end reliance on Nvidia for AI inference
Alibaba looks to end reliance on Nvidia for AI inference Summary Alibaba’s T-Heat division has reportedly developed a new AI accelerator focused on inference — serving models rather than training…
Researcher who found McDonald’s free-food hack turns her attention to Chinese restaurant robots
Researcher who found McDonald’s free-food hack turns her attention to Chinese restaurant robots Summary A security researcher known as Bobdahacker discovered serious admin-security failings in Pudu Robotics’ backend systems that…
Uncle Sam doesn’t want Samsung, SK Hynix making memories in China
Uncle Sam doesn’t want Samsung, SK Hynix making memories in China Summary The US Commerce Department has revoked Verified End User (VEU) status for South Korean memory giants Samsung and…
Bank Apologizes For Firing Staff With Accidental Email
Bank Apologises For Firing Staff With Accidental Email Summary One of Australia’s largest banks, ANZ, apologised after automated emails asking staff to return laptops were sent prematurely, causing employees to…
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked Summary French president Emmanuel Macron vowed a firm response if any country takes measures that undermine Europe’s digital sovereignty. His comments followed…
Microsoft Says Recent Windows Update Didn’t Kill Your SSD
Microsoft Says Recent Windows Update Didn’t Kill Your SSD Summary Microsoft says its investigation found no link between the August 2025 Windows security update (KB5063878) and reports of SSD or…
FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens ‘American Freedoms’
FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens ‘American Freedoms’ Summary Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has accused Google of using partisan spam filtering in Gmail that allegedly routes Republican…
Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems
Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems Summary Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon has halted a decade-old Microsoft programme that allowed China-based coders, remotely supervised by US…