Cracking down on shadow AI is making your business less secure, not more

Cracking down on shadow AI may be creating bigger security risks than it solves.

Microsoft turns to the UK Supreme Court after losing twice over second-hand software licenses, and billions could ride on the outcome
Microsoft turns to the UK Supreme Court after losing twice over second-hand software licenses, and billions could ride on the outcome

Microsoft argued Office clip art made it unresellable. Two UK courts disagreed, and now it wants the Supreme Court to look at it in an appeal that could have far-reaching consequences for the software giant.

‘The risk is that people begin spending more time signalling progress than making it’: Report claims many workers now spend more time staying visible than learning new skills

Professional credibility is increasingly about visibility, and is eating up the time people should be using to develop skills.

I tried Desky’s CoilFlex Ergonomic office chair and its puzzling design choices overshadow an otherwise solid mid-range option
I tried Desky’s CoilFlex Ergonomic office chair and its puzzling design choices overshadow an otherwise solid mid-range option

Aussie-owned Desky’s mid-range offering has enough adjustability to fit taller users, but the verdict’s still out on the seat’s durability.

This startup just raised nearly $500 million to build nuclear reactors for the US military

Seven weeks after its reactor went critical at Idaho National Laboratory, Antares has raised $470m to put microreactors on US military bases by 2028.

Experts claim the US wants to ‘extract IP’ from Ukraine’s drone industry, mirroring China’s tech transfers from Boeing
Experts claim the US wants to ‘extract IP’ from Ukraine’s drone industry, mirroring China’s tech transfers from Boeing

Washington is reportedly pursuing Ukrainian drone intellectual property instead of a formal partnership, aiming to manufacture comparable systems domestically.

US Army backs giant surveillance balloons with $447m contract despite growing threat from drones
US Army backs giant surveillance balloons with $447m contract despite growing threat from drones

The US Army awards TCOM $447 million contract despite increasing concerns about surveillance balloon vulnerability against inexpensive battlefield drones.

‘With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon’ — quote of the day by Elon Musk on the rise of machine intelligence

Scientists and technology execs alike are torn on what the implications of AI will be, although many liken it to a higher power

‘It’s not red, it’s magenta’: How ThinkPad designers gaslit IBM to save the iconic TrackPoint

The great lie that protected the ThinkPad’s signature red dot from IBM’s strict corporate safety guidelines.

This land belongs to you and me — even Willie Nelson is pushing back against data centers

Country music icon Willie Nelson has issued a strongly worded statement about the encroachment of data centers in rural locations across the US.