It has taken 38 years, but the source code of MS-DOS version 4.00 has been made available by Microsoft and IBM. The rationale for this release was because former Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie came across beta binaries on DOS floppy disks in his collection. The release stemmed from a correspondence wit... Read more
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In January, hackers infiltrated a MITRE Corporation network. The attackers, believed to be of Chinese origin and identified as UTA0178, exploited two vulnerabilities in VPN solution Ivanti Connect Secure. MITRE argues that the incident shows that even organizations with the very best preparation ca... Read more
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Security company Darktrace has agreed to a takeover by investment company Thoma Bravo. The deal should be completed in the second half of the year. Thoma Bravo is highly engaged with the security sector. Others in its current portfolio include Sophos, Proofpoint, Ping Identity and Venafi. Invest... Read more
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Microsoft and Google parent company Alphabet presented their quarterly figures recently. The results are positive in both cases, with cloud revenue being a particular strong point. Earnings from Azure and Google Cloud increased by 31 percent and 28 percent, respectively. The most striking feat c... Read more
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Nvidia is to acquire Israeli startup Run:ai for $700 million. With this acquisition, the GPU maker hopes to simplify hardware management. Meanwhile, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang personally delivered the first DGX H200 system to OpenAI. Run:ai has been working with Nvidia since 2020, helping organizat... Read more
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The so-called Cactus ransomware group strikes worldwide. However, a Dutch-based collective has this criminal enterprise in sight. 'Project Melissa,' a coalition between Fox-IT, Northwave, Responders and several state agencies, among others, has mapped the indicators of compromise (IOCs) to prevent ... Read more
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One in three applications contains a major or critical vulnerability. Outdated software, failure to install updates and lack of multifactor authentication are the biggest culprits. These are the most important findings in a study by Dutch security company Computest about the state of application... Read more
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ASML top executives Peter Wennink (CEO) and Martin van den Brink (CTO) will retire on Thursday. Frenchman Christophe Fouquet is set to replace Wennink, while Van den Brink's role will vanish. The ASML left behind by the pair is incomparable to the miniscule operation it was 40 years ago. As a linch... Read more
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HP has just announced that it will become the title sponsor for Ferrari in Formula One. The HP logo will appear on the car at the next Grand Prix in Miami. With the deal, the F1 team will now be called Scuderia Ferrari HP. On Friday, May 3, HP will debut as title sponsor, visible on the car duri... Read more
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If it were up to the U.S. government, Beijing would not have access to advanced AI chips. Yet Chinese institutes own Nvidia GPUs, which were included with servers from Supermicro, Dell and Gigabyte. Reuters found 10 Chinese universities and research institutes that obtained the AI hardware. The ... Read more
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