The latest State of Java report from Azul Systems shows that the 30-year-old programming language has moved with the times and is being used for advanced applications like adding artificial intelligence (AI). More than 2,000 Java users were surveyed for this year’s report. Half (50%) of them were found to be building AI-enabled functionality that…
The Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), a new UK-based project designed to independently declare and classify systemic cyber attacks using a unique classification scale with the objective of helping organisations understand the nature of systemic security incidents with widespread impacts, has formally begun its work. Initially a joint project between law firm Weightmans and insurer CFC,…
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There’s at least one good thing about pushing back the release of the iPhone Fold: Apple can always take advantage of the latest foldable phone technology. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 improved its display crease, and it almost vanished on the Flip 6. Where battery life is concerned, the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7 is…
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According to research published by data management consultancy Carruthers and Jackson, 26% of organisations, mostly in the UK and US, lack a formal data strategy, and 39% have little or nothing in the way of data governance frameworks, but are increasing their use of artificial intelligence (AI) regardless. Nevertheless, data leaders surveyed in the consultancy’s…
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DeepSeek R1 stunned the world last week as its developers explained they could train an open-source reasoning AI as good as ChatGPT o1 at a fraction of the cost. Suddenly, anyone could create powerful AI models with the right combination of software innovations and decent hardware. The DeepSeek research implied that the focus wouldn’t be…
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The Asus ROG Astral LC RTX 5090 tips the scales at $3,409Some other RTX 5090 and 5080 models also command a hefty premium over MSRPStock of these GPUs remains vanishingly thin anywayNvidia’s RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs are off to a shaky start, not just because of the fact that these new Blackwell graphics cards…
The number of advertised IT jobs dropped year-on-year in 2024, according to research by the Recruitment and Employment Federation (REC). Figures from REC saw a drop in postings across most tech roles, showing a return to pre-pandemic hiring levels. REC isn’t the only firm noticing these changes, with Matt Monette, country lead at Deel, seeing…
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Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards are experiencing nasty issuesThis could be tied in to the latest drivers, given problems are seemingly also affecting RTX 4000 GPUsNvidia is “investigating the reported issues” and hopefully we’ll hear more from Team Green before longNvidia is investigating reports of problems with its new RTX 5000 GPUs which…
More last-minute rumors are swirling about low stock for Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and 5080Launch day stock for the RTX 5090 is claimed to be very thin on the groundThe RTX 5080 situation sounds better, but stock looks to be only about half of that seen with the RTX 4080 launch, which still isn’t greatWant more…
Following the rapid advancements in AI tech like ChatGPT, it’s only a matter of time before the leading AI firms come up with AGI, or artificial general intelligence. By definition, AGI is AI that’s as good as a human at tackling any task, with the obvious advantage that AI would have access to massive amounts…
