Enterprise Technology News and Analysis
- Some like it bot! ChatGPT promises AI-rotica is coming for verified adults
by Brandon Vigliarolo on October 14, 2025 at 7:48 pmMaybe this will bring in some actual profit? OpenAI has mitigated ChatGPT behavior that might exacerbate users' mental health issues, claims CEO Sam Altman, so the natural next step is to make ChatGPT act more human again - complete with the ability to generate "erotica for verified adults."…
- Microsoft seeding Washington schools with free AI to get kids and teachers hookedby Brandon Vigliarolo on October 14, 2025 at 5:08 pm
To the slop trough, kiddos! Not content to shove Copilot into every corner of the enterprise it can think of, Microsoft has announced plans to force feed AI to students across its home state of Washington. …
- Chinese gang used ArcGIS as a backdoor for a year – and no one noticedby Carly Page on October 14, 2025 at 4:48 pm
Crims turned trusted mapping software into a hideout - no traditional malware required A Chinese state-backed cybergang known as Flax Typhoon spent more than a year burrowing inside an ArcGIS server, quietly turning the trusted mapping software into a covert backdoor.…
- DGX Spark, Nvidia’s tiniest supercomputer, tackles large models at solid speedsby Tobias Mann on October 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm
This relatively affordable AI workstation isn’t about going fast; it’s about doing everything well enough hands on Nvidia bills its long-anticipated DGX Spark as the "world's smallest AI supercomputer," and, at $3,000 to $4,000 (depending on config and OEM), you might be expecting the Arm-based mini-PC to outperform its less-expensive siblings.…
- Researchers intercept unencrypted satellite traffic from space blabbermouthsby Dan Robinson on October 14, 2025 at 2:45 pm
University team picks up voice calls, texts, and corporate data from orbit with off-the-shelf kit Geostationary satellites are broadcasting large volumes of unencrypted data to Earth, including private voice calls and text messages as well as consumer internet traffic, researchers have discovered.…
- KuzuDB says so long and thanks for all the commits, marooning communityby Tim Anderson on October 14, 2025 at 2:32 pm
Users left wondering whether to fork it or forget it as another FOSS project bites the dust The KuzuDB embedded graph database, open source under the MIT license, has been abandoned by its creator and sponsor Kùzu Inc, leaving its community pondering whether to fork or find an alternative.…
- Asahi breach leaves bitter taste as brewer fears personal data slurpedby Carly Page on October 14, 2025 at 2:12 pm
Japan's beer behemoth still mopping up after ransomware spill that disrupted deliveries and delayed results Asahi's cyber hangover just got worse, with the brewer now admitting that personal information may have been tapped in last month's attack.…
- What do we want? Windows 10 support! When do we want it? Until 2030!by Richard Speed on October 14, 2025 at 2:02 pm
Protesters slam forced obsolescence outside Microsoft's office Updated Campaigners staged a protest outside Microsoft's Brussels office yesterday over the company's decision to end support for Windows 10.…
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Another 550 employees set to leave the buildingby Richard Speed on October 14, 2025 at 1:49 pm
US government shutdown nothing to do with action as space veteran calls move 'an alarming time' for science The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is facing another round of layoffs, with 550 additional employees set to lose their jobs.…
- Mozilla is recruiting beta testers for a free, baked-in Firefox VPNby Connor Jones on October 14, 2025 at 1:28 pm
Lucky few randomly selected to trial the feature, which won't fully roll out for several months Mozilla is working on a built-in VPN for Firefox, with beta tests opening to select users shortly.…
- Oracle rushes out another emergency E-Business Suite patch as Clop fallout widensby Carly Page on October 14, 2025 at 12:32 pm
Latest in a long line of EBS flaws leta miscreants remotely compromise enterprise systems to pinch sensitive data Oracle is rushing out another emergency patch for its embattled E-Business Suite as the fallout from the Clop-linked attacks continues to spread.…
- Shadow AI: Staffers are bringing AI tools they use at home to work, warns Microsoftby Richard Speed on October 14, 2025 at 12:04 pm
Bring Your Copilot To Work Day, anyone? Microsoft, the corporation that just 13 days ago implored customers to bring their Copilot to work, has now published a report warning of the dangers of Shadow AI.…
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