The Brutalist Report

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• IBM's big iron to get Spyre AI accelerator upgrade this month [76d]
• Exchange Online will start archiving your oldest emails before your inbox bursts [76d]
• IBM invites CockroachDB to infest its mainframes with PostgreSQL [76d]
• Texas senators cry foul over Smithsonian's pricey Space Shuttle shuffle [76d]
• Germany slams brakes on EU's Chat Control device-scanning snoopfest [76d]
• Python releases version 3.14 – with cautious free-threaded support [76d]
• How chatbots are coaching vulnerable users into crisis [76d]
• As real life banks close, network operator starts a Scam School to stop Granny getting mugged online [76d]
• Telecoms wholesaler ICUK restores services after two-day DDoS pelting [76d]
• UK Home Office doubles down on Oracle with £54M cloud contract [76d]
• Brits sitting on £1.6B gold mine of Windows 10 junk as support ends [76d]
• AI companion bots use emotional manipulation to boost usage [76d]
• Teens arrested in London preschool ransomware attack [77d]
• Google declares AI bug hunting season open, sets a $30K max reward [77d]
• China is building a thriving semi industry off US leftovers, export controls be damned [77d]
• Employees regularly paste company secrets into ChatGPT [77d]