IBM quietly axing thousands of jobs, source claims - The Register
Sep 18, 2024 · Asked to confirm the layoffs, an IBM spokesperson told The Register, "Early this year, IBM disclosed a workforce rebalancing charge that would represent a very low single digit percentage of IBM’s global workforce, and we still expect to exit 2024 at roughly the same level of employment as we entered with.". IBM's first-quarter 2024 earnings report said that the mainframe goliath took a $400 ...
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Big update for admins as Windows Server 2025 lands
Nov 4, 2024 · However, administrators must also take a moment to remember those features that are disappearing with Windows Server 2025. WordPad (Microsoft recommends Word or Notepad instead) and the venerable SMTP service are no more, and …
Dutch cops reveal takedown of 'largest dark web market'
Oct 10, 2024 · The operators of Bohemia and Cannabia apparently became aware of the Politie probe, which disrupted their operations, so in 2023 they allegedly pulled an "exit scam" that saw them close the services and make off with the operations’ funds.
Will passkeys ever replace passwords? Can they? • The Register
Nov 17, 2024 · As an aside, I would note that there is considerable variation in the security of different password manager implementations. Lastpass, for example, apparently made some poor design decisions that meant a breach was much more serious than it needed to be. By contrast, 1password’s description of system security suggests that the only way the passwords (or passkeys) in their password manager ...
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AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton, John Hopfield win Nobel Prize
Oct 8, 2024 · According to a write up [PDF] of the reasons for the award, Hopfield's greatest contribution to AI came in 1982 when he created a neural network (named after himself) capable of storing multiple patterns and retrieving them from memory by distinguishing between them.
Last edition of Windows 7 standing reaches end of life
Oct 16, 2024 · Windows LTSC versions are intended for corporate users willing to pay for the Enterprise edition. Currently, the latest is Windows 10 LTSC 2021, and as the product page says, this is "equivalent to Windows 10, version 21H2.". Since there was one further and final release of Windows 10, Windows 10 22H2, it seems likely to us that there may one day be an LTSC equivalent of 22H2.
Workday beats Oracle and Microsoft in UK 'Matrix' ERP deal
Oct 8, 2024 · Departments within the Matrix cluster have changed since the project started, and now include the Cabinet Office (CO), Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Attorney General's Office (AGO), Department for Education (DfE), Department ...
Mystery drone 'sightings' continue, forcing airspace closure
4 days ago · Along with the temporary flight restrictions, drone sightings have prompted officials in New York to close runways at Stewart International Airport near Poughkeepsie. Sightings are affecting airspace as far as western Ohio, where Wright-Patterson Air Force Base closed its airspace Friday night and into Saturday after drones were reported in the area.