The $100B memory war: Inside the battle for AI’s future
The $100B memory war: Inside the battle for AI’s future Summary The generative-AI boom has exposed a new bottleneck: memory bandwidth. Datacentres full of GPUs are now starved for the…
Tech industry grad hiring crashes 46% as bots do junior work
Tech industry grad hiring crashes 46% as bots do junior work Summary The UK tech sector has slashed graduate hiring by 46% in the last year, with a further 53%…
Auction house Sotheby’s finds its data on the block after cyberattack
Auction house Sotheby’s finds its data on the block after cyberattack Author note Punchy: A high-profile auction house has had sensitive data stolen — this isn’t just an IT headache,…
Carmakers fear chip crunch as Dutch sanctions hit Nexperia
Carmakers fear chip crunch as Dutch sanctions hit Nexperia Summary The Dutch government has placed Chinese-owned semiconductor firm Nexperia under special administrative measures, prompting China’s Ministry of Commerce to block…
Big Tech Sues Texas, Says Age-Verification Law Is ‘Broad Censorship Regime’ – Slashdot
Big Tech Sues Texas, Says Age-Verification Law Is ‘Broad Censorship Regime’ Summary The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) — a trade group whose members include Apple and Google —…
Amazon’s Ring Partners With Flock, a Network of AI Cameras Used By Police
Amazon’s Ring Partners With Flock, a Network of AI Cameras Used By Police Summary Amazon’s Ring has announced a partnership with Flock Safety (Flock), a company that operates an AI-powered…
US Hyperscalers To Consume 22% More Grid Power By End of 2025 – Slashdot
US Hyperscalers To Consume 22% More Grid Power By End of 2025 – Slashdot Summary A report summarised by The Register and citing 451 Research (S&P Global) warns that U.S.…
Prosper Data Breach Impacts 17.6 Million Accounts
Prosper Data Breach Impacts 17.6 Million Accounts Article Meta Article Date: 2025-10-17 Article URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/17/2322217/prosper-data-breach-impacts-176-million-accounts Article Image: https://a.fsdn.com/sd/topics/privacy_64.png Summary Hackers have breached Prosper, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace, and stolen personal…
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference Article Meta Article Date: 17 October 2025 Article URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/10/18/023257/wikipedia-volunteers-avert-tragedy-by-taking-down-gunman-at-conference Article Image: Summary At WikiConference North America in Manhattan, two…
Senator presses Cisco over firewall flaws that burned US agency
Senator presses Cisco over firewall flaws that burned US agency Summary US Senator Bill Cassidy has sent a pointed letter to Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins demanding clarity over two critical…