Britain’s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology is launching a major cloud procurement worth up to £250 million. The deal aims to integrate commercial cloud capacity with the country’s flagship supercomputers to support AI research across academia and industry.
Verizon is eliminating 168 positions across Washington state as part of broader restructuring. The layoffs come as the telecom giant lost 7,000 phone subscribers last quarter while competitors gained customers.
Asia-Pacific markets are poised for a higher open Tuesday, tracking Wall Street’s tech rebound. The rally was fueled by Alphabet’s AI announcements and potential Federal Reserve rate cuts in December. Japan’s Nikkei futures indicate significant gains.
Android 17 is reportedly getting a Universal Clipboard feature that would sync copied content between devices. This would be Google’s answer to Apple’s popular cross-device copying feature. The feature appears to be in early development stages.
Major game studios are increasingly using generative AI in their AAA titles. From Ubisoft’s loading screens to Call of Duty’s calling cards, the human touch is being systematically replaced.
AT&T has deployed new 3.45 GHz spectrum hardware to 23,000 cell sites, boosting mobile download speeds by up to 80% and home internet speeds by 55%. The $23 billion spectrum purchase from EchoStar is now benefiting customers across 5,300 cities without immediate price increases. The upgrade represen
Former Sucker Punch artist Drew Harrison was fired over a Charlie Kirk assassination joke posted on Bluesky. In her first interview since the termination, she reveals Sony never asked her to delete the post or apologize before firing her. The incident sparked a harassment campaign against the Ghost
Malaysia is considering implementing age restrictions that would bar users under 16 from social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram starting next year. The country joins a growing global trend of governments implementing age verification measures for online platforms.
A series of critical vulnerabilities has been discovered in Fluent Bit, the telemetry agent deployed over 15 billion times. These flaws could allow attackers to manipulate logs, inject malicious records, or even execute code. Immediate patching to versions 4.1.1 or 4.0.12 is essential.
Michael Burry, famous for predicting the 2008 housing crash, has started a $39/month newsletter called Cassandra Unchained. The move comes just days after he shut down his hedge fund and returned investor capital.
