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Memory makers mint megabucks while buyers beg for mercy
DRAM revenue jumps 369 percent as AI demand keeps supplies tight and prices climbing
The best Christmas gifts in the UK for dads, grandads, uncles and friends – tested for 2026
What do you get the man who doesn’t seem to want anything? From fiery condiments to chef’s knives, slippers to portable speakers, these ideas are sure to hit the spot • The best Christmas gifts for mums in 2026 Gifts for dads, grandads and other father figures can often feel like a shot in the dark. What do you get for someone who doesn’t seem to want anything, or who already has it all? Shared…
Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite
Albanese should tread carefully as he struggles to make case for how the new technology will benefit ordinary voters Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast When will Australia see the benefits of the AI and datacentre boom? So far, all we’ve seen is the possibility of changes to copyright which would hurt Australian creatives, special rules about power and water use, and…
Microsoft fixed Excel 2016 copy-paste bug. Then reintroduced it. Now it's fixed again
All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again. Maybe
'Stop dirty datacenters': Europe-wide protests planned demanding building moratorium
Curbing compute farms played a big part in recent US elections, now Euro activists are making their feelings known
New York's Queens Public Library battles ransomware crims: Wi-Fi, checkouts, and website go dark
No gang has claimed the attack on incredible neighborhood resource yet
Norway's aid agency pwned and all users' data is stolen
Norad said it cannot be sure that the details of those in 'conflict areas and authoritarian states' are safe or not
SAP promises to open out data flows in both directions
New commitment to Apache Iceberg and expanded Databricks partnership point to battle ahead over context layer
Royal London plans IT outsourcing shake-up as staff brace for redundancies
IBM deal could see tech jobs shipped to India, with cuts expected before Christmas
Tech barons cozied up to Trump. What will they do in newly blue America?
Democrats’ success was helped by popular anger over tech, AI and the super rich – life for billionaires could become much more difficult The photo of Silicon Valley centi-billionaires at Donald Trump’s inauguration – Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg, front row and side by side – now looks like a hitlist for a blue Congress hellbent on making life difficult for billionaires. The picture symbolized at…
Activists across Europe prepare two days of protests against datacentres
More than 100 campaign groups will join together in 15 countries this week to call for a halt to major AI projects Protesters across Europe are planning two days of action against datacentres this week with demonstrations taking place in 15 countries. More than 100 groups are joining together for the “Stop Dirty Data Centres” events on Friday and Saturday. They are calling for a moratorium on…
Apple iPad mini A20 Pro review: the best small tablet but with a big price
All-round upgrades fit a bigger OLED screen in a smaller and lighter body with water resistance for first time The new iPad mini takes Apple’s fan-favourite tiny tablet and upgrades just about everything about it, including giving it a new OLED screen, serious performance, speakers embedded into the display and even water resistance, all with a big new price tag. The eighth-generation iPad mini…
When datacenters lose power, generators should kick in. That didn’t happen for Google in London
October outage caused by bad PLC config exposed at a time maintenance work reduced resilience
VMware quietly offers European users extended sales and support for low-end vSphere
Version 8 of Standard and Enterprise Plus will stay alive until October 2028
Microsoft admits certifications can be a drag, launches creds that recognize skills
‘Pro Badges’ don’t require a test, Microsoft awards them by watching you use GitHub
Elon Musk’s nearly half a billion dollars in midterms spending was a flop
The tech billionaire set spending record as he poured $446m into campaigns for failed Republican candidates Elon Musk set a record for election spending this year after pouring nearly half a billion dollars into backing Republicans in the US midterm elections. It turned out to be a poor investment. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO contributed at least $446m to Republican-aligned Super Pacs and groups…
Uber says it alone can make robotaxis pay, hours after Waymo quit its app
Oh, the irony, as platform players fight
Meta brings Conductor on board its model train
Agent orchestration startup gets its exit
Building AI factories at enterprise scale
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Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads
Transparency and advertising experts say trust in politics could be further eroded as a result of ‘lies, deepfakes and AI-generated politicians’ Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast It’s the night of Halloween and Jess Wilson has appeared on social media feeds with a warning about a scary prospect: “Americanised healthcare” under a future Liberal government. “If you had a…
Apple turns iCloud into spy cloud, will start looking at public share links
Content shared with anyone who has the URL will be scanned for 'harmful content,' though the iMaker hasn't defined that term