Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom’s “abusive conduct”

Tesco is also dealing with migration challenges related to data security because its new, unnamed virtualization software is incompatible with the Veeam and Zerto products it uses. “Manifestly unfair and…

The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

While the Home Office says face scanning is designed to be an “additional” tool for border officers and won’t “replace or overrule human judgment,” it did not answer questions about…

NEA’s Tiffany Luck says enterprises are still figuring out their AI ROI

Tokenmaxxing was the hottest trend in Silicon Valley earlier this year, with CEOs encouraging employees to push AI usage as far as it would go. Then the bill came due. Uber reportedly blew through its annual…

What Happens After Your Smart Fridge Stops Getting Software Updates?

After time, your smart appliances could begin to function differently than anticipated. Here’s what to expect from your smart fridge in the future. AnnaStills/Shutterstock In a world where…

Dispatch Restores Censored Content on Switch 2 With New Update

When the superhero adventure game Dispatch made its way to the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in January, gamers noticed that the game was censored as black bars covered up…

The Echo Dot Max is cheaper than ever in an early Prime Day sale

We’re seeing good early Prime Day deals ahead of the event next week, and unsurprisingly, some of the best deals are on Amazon’s own devices. Several Echo speakers have dropped…

Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks

Hudson Rock said the attackers went on to “actively intercept SSL VPN authentication hashes and crack them using a massive, dedicated 45-GPU cluster managed via Hashtopolis.” From there, they used…

For Iran’s Athletes, There Is No Separating Sports From Politics

Iran’s national soccer team has made its 2026 World Cup debut amid a tumultuous backdrop: an abrupt and tentative ceasefire after months of war, an extraordinary set-up in Mexico after…

Roelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors

Former Sequoia Capital managing partner Roelof Botha is joining SpaceX’s board of directors, less than a week after the company went public in the largest IPO ever. SpaceX announced the…

Epic Games Details How It’s Embracing Generative AI In Unreal Engine

During The State of Unreal keynote at Unreal Fest on Wednesday, Epic Games revealed just how it’s embracing generative AI in Unreal Engine (UE). Along with offering the first details…