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Speedata deploys Arteris FlexNoC in Callisto & Andromeda
The deal underpins Speedata's bid to cut server counts and costs in data-preparation and ETL workloads as analytics chips get more specialised.

‘Eye-opening’: Kiwi teen locked up in a Thai jail, 20 to a cell, no bed, one bucket
Loukas Rainger had his head shaved and was locked in a cell with gang members and murderers after picking up a watch at an airport.

GTIA report warns of AI adoption gap in IT channel
Most firms still lack the policies and governance needed to turn widespread AI use in the IT channel into lasting business value.

TalentLMS warns AI is widening workplace learning debt
AI is helping employees mask skills gaps, but TalentLMS says the hidden backlog is driving more mistakes and weaker performance.

Nvidia opens medical physics simulation framework for robots
Developers can now train and test healthcare robots faster, as the open-source framework simulates rare procedures and tricky anatomies before hardware trials.

Keyfactor expands partner push for AI & PQC services
Partners will be able to sell higher-margin advisory and managed services as organisations brace for AI-driven identity sprawl and PQC risk.

Kore.ai appoints two chiefs to drive enterprise AI growth
The restructure puts sales and customer delivery under new leaders as enterprise buyers demand stronger governance, support and reliability from AI agents.

meshIQ benchmark finds no single messaging broker wins
The benchmark underscores that broker choice depends on workload, with each contender excelling in different durable messaging tests.

MSI’s RGB monitor arms are brilliant. They’re just not shiny enough
I don’t like RGB gamer lights. I find them gaudy and unnecessary, and I’ve made this point many times over my writing career. I prefer to build desktop PCs that look like tiny, classy refrigerators, not stealth fighters covered in Christmas lights. But for once, I’m actually okay with a...

Google fined €890m by EU for favouring its own apps over rivals
It is the first major enforcement action against the tech giant under the EU's new digital rules.

Council chases its own law firm for negligence in botched wetland case
Greater Wellington Council wants its law firm to pay back a multimillion-dollar settlement after a judge branded its enforcement action "groundless".

This Ryzen 7 mini PC with 16GB RAM is $424 amid the RAM shortage
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Prismatic adds native large data sync for integrations
B2B software teams can now handle onboarding, migrations and bulk refreshes without separate synchronisation tools as Prismatic folds them into one platform.

I looked like a vampire on Zoom. This $30 Acer webcam fixed it
This affordable webcam made me look more like myselfView Deal Welp. It finally happened. My old webcam bit the dust. Now I don’t spend all day on Zoom nor do I stream for a living, but when I do need a webcam, I want it to work reliably. My Irish skin tends...

Windows 11 is finally retiring UI relics from the Windows 95 era
Microsoft is always working to modernize Windows 11’s look. To that end, the company has now replaced old system elements dating back to the Windows 95 era, according to preview leaks. In a Bluesky post, well-known Windows leaker PhantomOfEarth unveiled a number of new features in the most recent Windows 11...