What is autonomic computing?
What is autonomic computing? Summary Autonomic computing describes systems that manage themselves with minimal human intervention, modelled on the human autonomic nervous system. Introduced by IBM in 2001, the concept…
Microsoft hits pause on Copilot … in SQL Server Management Studio
Microsoft hits pause on Copilot … in SQL Server Management Studio Summary Microsoft has removed the Copilot preview from SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 1 as it prepares…
Perplexity wants to get discounted AI products into the US government too
Perplexity wants to get discounted AI products into the US government too Summary Perplexity has unveiled Enterprise Pro for Government, a public-sector edition of its AI search product, and says…
AI Tool Usage ‘Correlates Negatively’ With Performance in CS Class, Estonian Study Finds
AI Tool Usage ‘Correlates Negatively’ With Performance in CS Class, Estonian Study Finds Summary A recent study at the University of Tartu surveyed 231 students in an object-oriented programming course…
New In Firefox Nightly Builds: Copilot Chatbot, New Tab Widgets, JPEG-XL Support
New In Firefox Nightly Builds: Copilot Chatbot, New Tab Widgets, JPEG-XL Support Summary Firefox Nightly now lists Microsoft Copilot among its sidebar chatbot options, joining ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral and others.…
Publishers Demand ‘AI Overview’ Traffic Stats from Google, Alleging ‘Forced’ Deals
Publishers Demand ‘AI Overview’ Traffic Stats from Google, Alleging ‘Forced’ Deals Summary Major publishers — including the Daily Mail, Guardian Media Group and industry bodies such as the Periodical Publishers…
Linus Torvalds Expresses Frustration With ‘Garbage’ Link Tags In Git Commits
Linus Torvalds Expresses Frustration With ‘Garbage’ Link Tags In Git Commits Summary Linus Torvalds posted on the Linux kernel mailing list to complain about the proliferation of “Link:” tags in…
Scientists Discuss Next Steps to Prevent Dangerous ‘Mirror Life’ Research
Scientists Discuss Next Steps to Prevent Dangerous ‘Mirror Life’ Research Summary Researchers and biosecurity experts have convened after a team working on so-called “mirror life” — organisms built from mirror-image…
Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts
Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts Content summary Microsoft says Azure experienced disruptions and higher latency after a series of undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea…
Chinese Hackers Impersonated US Lawmaker in Email Espionage Campaign
Chinese Hackers Impersonated US Lawmaker in Email Espionage Campaign Summary As US-China trade talks were about to start in July, a deceptive email posing as Representative John Moolenaar was sent…