Java 25 puts 32-bit x86 out to pasture, adds 17 shiny new features
Java 25 puts 32-bit x86 out to pasture, adds 17 shiny new features Summary Java 25 has reached release candidate (RC) status ahead of general availability on 16 September 2025.…
BlackSuit ransomware crew loses servers, domains, and $1m in global shakedown
Summary US law enforcement agencies, led by Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the FBI, Secret Service and IRS, say they seized four servers, nine domains and froze $1,091,453 in…
No more ‘Sanity Checks.’ Inclusive language guide bans problematic tech terms
Summary The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), with input from the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD), has published an updated Inclusive Language Guide aimed at removing or replacing tech terms that may…
Platform9 pushes swing capacity workaround for VMware migrants
Platform9 pushes swing capacity workaround for VMware migrants Summary Platform9 has updated its vJailbreak migration tool (part of its Private Cloud Director offering) so organisations can migrate away from VMware…
Major outage at Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office blamed on ‘cyber incident’
Major outage at Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office blamed on ‘cyber incident’ Summary Pennsylvania’s Office of Attorney General (OAG) has suffered a multi-day digital outage the office calls a “cyber incident.”…
Suetopia: Generative AI is a lawsuit waiting to happen to your business
Suetopia: Generative AI is a lawsuit waiting to happen to your business Summary Companies are increasingly using generative AI to produce public-facing materials — logos, slogans, promotional copy and web…
GSA inks another $1 OneGov vendor deal, this time with Anthropic
GSA inks another $1 OneGov vendor deal, this time with Anthropic Summary The US General Services Administration (GSA) has added Anthropic to its OneGov programme, allowing federal agencies to obtain…
US lawmakers introduce bill to update ancient export control IT systems
US lawmakers introduce bill to update ancient export control IT systems Summary A bipartisan group of US representatives has reintroduced the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) IT Modernisation Act,…
Beijing doesn’t want Nvidia’s H20s anywhere near sensitive government workloads
Summary Chinese authorities have reportedly warned firms against using Nvidia’s H20 AI accelerators for government or national-security-related workloads. The H20 is a capped variant of Nvidia’s H200 GPU family; sales…
Manpower franchise discloses data theft after RansomHub posts alleged stolen data
Manpower franchise discloses data theft after RansomHub posts alleged stolen data Summary ManpowerGroup has confirmed a ransomware attack on its independently owned Lansing, Michigan franchise that resulted in the theft…