Allianz UK has confirmed it was hit by Clop gang’s Oracle EBS attack, with 750 customers affected. The criminals initially claimed they attacked subsidiary Liverpool Victoria, but Allianz says LV systems were untouched. This joins a growing list of EBS victims including Washington Post and American
A community project called Affinity on Linux makes the newly free Affinity creative suite work smoothly through Wine. The setup process is surprisingly straightforward, and performance is solid even without native Linux support. This could be the Photoshop alternative Linux users have been waiting f
The upcoming Linux 6.18-rc5 release includes crucial optimizations for IBM POWER CPU performance. These changes address a significant regression in per-cpu reference counting that was impacting system throughput.
A tech journalist decided to see if they could survive without Google’s ecosystem on their Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. They discovered privacy benefits and reduced distractions, but also faced some real inconveniences that tested their resolve.
Asia’s wealthiest families and conglomerates are pouring billions into data centers to capitalize on tech giants’ $240 billion APAC expansion plans. Meanwhile, OpenAI is pushing for federal loan guarantees to offset its own infrastructure costs. The data center arms race is heating up on multiple fr
Sam Altman was interrupted mid-speech when a public defender investigator served him with a subpoena onstage. The legal demand forces the OpenAI CEO to testify in a criminal trial involving anti-AI activists. This follows repeated failed attempts to serve Altman through normal channels.
Google has issued a critical security warning about malicious VPN apps targeting smartphone users. These fake services promise privacy but actually steal passwords and financial data. The timing coincides with increased VPN usage due to new age-restriction laws.
A new report reveals that the majority of top websites fail to enforce strong password requirements. Government, health, and food sites show some of the weakest security standards despite handling sensitive information. Only 1% of tested sites meet best-practice password expectations.
The open source versus closed source AI debate is intensifying as experts weigh national security against innovation. While China produces more open models, US frontier labs prefer closed approaches, creating a strategic divide in AI development.
Despite respecting Arch Linux’s philosophy of user control, the author argues the distribution demands too much maintenance and carries too much instability for reliable daily computing. The installation process feels like homework, updates frequently break systems, and the community can be unwelcom
