MongoDB
MongoDB hacked: Hints at authentication system compromise
Attackers had access to certain corporate systems “for some period of time before discovery”
central government
UK government eyes data centre security overhaul; may consider it CNI, create a new regulator
"Risks have also been identified in relation to data centre customer access to sites and facilities, and access by contractors or those providing supply chain services..."
Oracle
Larry Ellison: Oracle gave Elon Musk GPUs – “Boy, did they want more”
“If Oracle Database just disappeared at companies, the whole planet would come to a standstill”
Patch Tuesday
A December Patch Tuesday recap: Azure Logic Apps, Power Platform get critical fix
A CVSS 9,8 bug that lets attackers spoof legitimate connectors between Microsoft/Azure services is the pick of the bunch...
Hashicorp
HashiCorp’s slump: Blame “market conditions” says CEO, suggests he’ll nudge customers to cloud platform
“I think that willingness to let a third-party run it where they don't necessarily have the direct operational control. It's just a much higher bar…”
CISO
Microsoft appoints a new Global CISO amid security leadership shakeup
"A storied career in high-scale/high-security, demanding environments"
AMD
AMD makes its AI hardware leap as clouds cook up accelerators
AMD, late to the GPU and AI accelerator party, showcases some impressive specs with its M1300X and M1300A, now shipping.
pharma
Merck says it's releasing a new AI-powered SaaS - trained on proprietary data
CTO says new platform "enables any laboratory to count on generative AI to identify the most suitable drug-like candidates in a vast chemical space."
AI
Apple quietly open sources AI tools in a landmark move
Release under an MIT licence "may be Apple's biggest move on open-source AI so far" says one senior NVIDIA research scientist.
Windows 10
Support for Windows 10 to end October 2025: Prepare to open your wallets, or love Ubuntu
Extended Security Updates of up to three years will be available...
AWS
Home Office inks £450m AWS contract
Home Office CTO has highlighted a focus on “streamlining our technology and data estates and unifying systems” and “open source and cloud technologies that are scalable and maintainable.”
Cloud
GPU-centric cloud provider CoreWeave raises at a $7 billion valuation, as NVIDIA backs buyers
"We like big bursts and we cannot lie..."