Optera Data wants to replace LTO tape with an archival disc solution that is 10x cheaper than rivals

New optical tech could slash archival costs by 10x or even moreOptera Data’s discs could hit 10TB for just $1 - cheaper than tape!The low-power, high-density storage has data centers…

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Not even emoji are safe from hackers – smiley faces can be hijacked to hide data, study claims

Researcher finds a way to add invisible text to emojisIt probably can't be used for malware...probablyIt could be used for watermarking or bypassing human moderationA security researcher claims to have…

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Ampere Computing set to be sold to Softbank for $6.5 billion in huge surprising move that could change the data center CPU market

SoftBank is reportedly close to buying AmpereThe $6.5 billion deal could shake up AI and data centersThere are questions about how it affects Arm’s neutrality and SoftBank’s long-term strategySoftBank, the…

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Millions of phone location records feared leaked as one of the biggest data leaks ever may be a whole lot worse

Gravy Analytics is being sued for failing to protect personal dataThe suit comes after 17TB of records were allegedly stolen from the firmThe hack on a data broker has sparked…

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Apple could soon be forced to give away all your encrypted data to the UK government

UK authorities want to force Apple to break its end-to-end encryption protections and allow it to spy on all data stored by users worldwide in its cloud storage service.The Washington…

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AWS partners with Orbital Materials to boost carbon removal, cooling, and efficiency in data centers

AWS and Orbital want carbon-negative data centers by end of 2025Carbon removal costs are estimated at $0.20 per GPU hourOrbital’s AI model Orb will debut on AWS platformsAWS and Orbital…

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