Trump orders all government IT contracts consolidated under GSA White House touts massive savings, agencies brace for shake-up
President Trump's latest executive order takes aim at federal IT procurement, moving to centralize how Uncle Sam buys tech across agencies.…
AWS sued by product manager who says she was laid off for being an older woman 'Flawless' team boss claims she was axed after raising alarm over shrinking female leadership ranks
A former senior product manager at Amazon Web Services has sued the cloud colossus in the US, claiming she faced retaliation from bosses and was ultimately laid off due to her gender and age.…
Euro businesses flummoxed by Scope 3 emissions Measuring all the dirty work of the supply chain and other indirect influences? Ugh, just give us the fine
Half of European businesses fear they'll lose customers if they come clean about their greenhouse gas emissions, a third lack confidence in the accuracy of their carbon data, and and 40 percent will just take a fine as they can't be bothered with it.…
Accenture: DOGE's federal procurement review is hurting our sales Share price list slides for top ten consultant to US government
Accenture says federal procurement projects are continuing to slow since Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency began reviewing ways to cut costs last month, and this is directly impacting its business.…
Feds charge three over Molotov attacks on Tesla sites in multiple states Attorney General warns people tempted to join 'wave of domestic terrorism'
Three individuals face federal arson charges labeled as domestic terrorism after a spate of Molotov cocktail attacks on Tesla properties in the US.…
No big changes to UK broadband regs, despite no real competition for BT Regulator reviews wholesale telecoms markets and decides healthy fiber is its biggest concern
Britain's telecoms watchdog is giving itself a pat on the back for overseeing the UK's fiber broadband rollout thus far, so doesn't want to rock the boat by making any drastic changes to the regulations at this point, despite admitting there is no effective competition for BT.…
Weeks with a BBC Micro? Good enough to fix a mainframe, apparently With only BASIC knowledge to fall back on, and a typing pool in tears, the OFF switch looked very attractive
On Call Welcome once again to On Call, The Register's Friday column that tells your stories of tech support jobs performed under stress, duress, and all sorts of mess.…<!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Datacenters near Heathrow seemingly stay up as substation fire closes airport Power outage means no flights for 24 hours. And chaos. Lots of chaos
London’s Heathrow Airport will close on Friday after a fire in an electricity substation it relies on caused a power outage - but nearby datacenters seem to be unaffected.…
Apple hallucinated Siri's future AI features, lawsuit claims Broken commitment to deliver hyped Intelligence upgrade branded false advertising
Apple on Wednesday was sued in a US federal court for allegedly misrepresenting the AI capabilities of its Siri personal digital assistant.…
Privacy warriors whip out GDPR after ChatGPT wrongly accuses dad of child murder Tough Euro rules on data accuracy apply to AI yammering, formal complaint to watchdog argues
A Norwegian man was shocked when ChatGPT falsely claimed in a conversation he murdered his two sons and tried to kill a third - mixing in real details about his personal life.…
Maximizing ROI with integrated SDN Why SDN should be front of mind for IT teams evaluating VMware alternatives
Partner Content Organizations considering VMware alternatives may also want to look at their network to see if they can extend their infrastructure savings by replacing both simultaneously.…
Tesla Cybertruck recall #8: Exterior trim peels itself off, again Not even the parts want to be associated with Elon's steel monster
Tesla has issued its eighth Cybertruck recall, this time over exterior trim panels that risk detaching while driving - the second time loose body trim has triggered a safety fix.…
Euro semi firms push for 'Chips Act 2.0' to expand beyond manufacturing Industry leaders want broader strategy, citing supply chain gaps, investment needs, and global trade uncertainty
European chipmakers want local politicians to look beyond the region's Chips Act and do more to support research and development, materials, and design, not just manufacturing.…
AI puts value in data. So how do we get it out? How HPE is helping to manage storage complexity
Sponsored Feature AI is driving an explosion in infrastructure spending. But while GPU-enabled compute may grab the headlines, data management and storage are also central to determining whether enterprises ultimately realize value from their AI investments and drive broader transformation efforts.…
SoftBank buys server-grade Arm silicon designer Ampere Computing Japanese tech investor expects its own hyperscalers and e-com giants to collaborate, which could take a bite out of x86 market
Japanese tech investment house SoftBank Group has announced its intention to acquire Ampere Computing, the chip design firm that makes server-grade silicon based on the Arm architecture.…
It looks like IBM is cutting jobs again, with Classic Cloud hit hard We're told thousands may soon get a pink slip from Big Blue
IBM insiders believe Big Blue is laying off thousands of people at various locations around the US, including a quarter of staff at the corp's Cloud Classic operation.…
Logical Biological appoints Stephane Argivier as new CEO Logical Biological, a leader in the provision of high-quality biological specimens, announces the appointment of Stephane Argivier as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective from 1st September 2024.
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