Birmingham City Council’s Oracle stuff up was poor IT project management
The council warned it would not work
A catastrophic IT failure of an Oracle IT project led Birmingham City Council, Europe's largest local authority, to "declare itself in financial distress."
Teams of AI chatbots can hack websites
Creating new Zero-days
Security Boffins have hacked into more than half of their test websites using self-coordinating teams of GPT-4 bots that could create new bots as needed.
Enthusiasts recreate DEC PiDP-10
Definitely cannot play Chrysalis
A team of technology nostalgia fans have created a PiDP-10, an exact copy of the PDP-10 mainframe computer introduced initially by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1966.
Mike Lynch acquitted of fraud
HPE stuffed up take-over deal
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been cleared of fraud charges he faced in the US over his software firm's $11bn (£8.6bn) sale to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.
Lenovo unveils Thinkpad P14s Gen 5
Quirky battery choice
Lenovo has taken the wraps off its 14-inch ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 mobile workstation. Designed for busy professionals who demand high performance in a portable package, this laptop weighs a mere 1.31kg
Chipzilla’s Lunar Lake has abandoned hyperthreading
Might still linger for PCs
When tech enthusiasts delved into Intel’s Lunar Lake chips, they were intrigued by the absence of a familiar feature -- hyperthreading.
Apple brags about the worst smartphone updates in the industry
If you have not upgraded after five years then Apple is not interested
The fruity cargo cult Apple has been telling the world that it will be offering security updates for its iPhone 15 pro for five years, seemingly unaware that its rivals offer them for much longer.
Google is copying Microsoft’s recall feature
It will be in Chromebooks too
Google's ChromeOS boss John Solomon revealed that the company is cautiously exploring a Recall-like feature for Chromebooks, which they've dubbed 'memory.'
UK forbids export of Quantum Computers
Experts puzzled
The UK government's recent export restrictions on quantum devices have left quantum computing experts scratching their heads. According to insiders, these restrictions are nonsensical and lack clarity.
New Samsung foldable phone picture leaked
Fans don’t seem that pleased
A Samsung advert has "leaked" showing an image of its upcoming Galaxy Z series phones, the Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6. Fans seem disappointed with the reveal, as the picture shows no significant changes to the foldable phone design.