Alibaba delivers RISC-V server chip optimized for Chinese AI
…Kirk also noted that Alibaba claimed it’s implemented version 23.1 of the RISC-V RVA, a minor update proposed in August 2025. She expressed surprise Alibaba was able to use…
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World's blandest man steps down from CEO job
…MORE CONTEXT Locked-out iPhone user tells The Reg that Apple is scrambling to fix character flaw passcode bug Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user Apple signs…
AI models will deceive you to save their own kind
…We call this phenomenon 'peer-preservation.'" In one scenario, the paper explains, a fictional model provider directs the evaluation agent to help with server maintenance by transferring only files updated in 2025…
UK fines Irish Apple outpost over Russia sanctions breach
…is "no suggestion that Apple sought to circumvent sanctions," the company was "slow to update their payment systems and failed to spot several red flags." Apple did eventually flag the issue itself…
Microsoft: Removing some Copilots will improve Windows 11
…Davuluri also said Microsoft will work to speed Windows installations, and will offer a one-reboot-a-month option for Windows Update. The exec also pledged to improve the Windows Insider program…
DuckDB uses RDBMS to tackle lakehouse 'small changes' issue
…The May 2025 DuckLake manifesto promised to re-engineer the concept of combining data warehouses and data lakes on a single system. Essentially, it proposed using an RDBMS to manage the metadata…
Security boffins harvest bumper crop of API keys from web
…Another makes firmware for electronic devices. "A 'Global Systemically Important Financial Institution' exposed its cloud credentials directly on its webpages," said Demir. "This gave direct access to multiple core cloud infrastructure services…
Europe picks 4 sovereign cloud providers, but one has Google
PaaS + IaaS One of Europe's sovereign cloud picks may not be so-sovereign after all US-based cloud providers could have to disclose certain data under American legal orders UPDATED The…
Storage vendors orbit the Nvidia sun at GTC
…Seagate says its system scales out and can accommodate updated components. Its slide shows a jump from BlueField-3 today to BlueField-4 some time ahead, and then from SATA to NVMe…
macOS ClickFix attacks deliver AppleScript stealers
…It alerts users when they attempt to paste potentially malicious commands into the Terminal application, so update your operating system to help detect and prevent these types of ClickFix attacks. But if…