Caught in a ‘A WTF cycle’: Better office tech is now more important to UK hybrid workers than a supportive manager

UK workers now rank reliable technology nearly equal to pay, as persistent meeting failures disrupt productivity, despite increased investment in AI tools
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‘We’re working hard to strip away the jarring, industrial, and anxiety-inducing elements of traditional office gear’: Vernal discusses its approach to designing modern standing desks

I spoke with Colin Han, CEO and product team lead at Vernal about what makes a modern standing desk really shine.

IBM, watch out! Fujitsu uses AI to understand COBOL and automatically generate design documents “without expert knowledge” in minutes rather than hours

Fujitsu launches AI service that automates COBOL analysis and documentation, reducing effort while supporting modernization of widely used legacy systems.
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Korean startup backed by Samsung and Arm launches rack-sized inference monsters, claims “6x lower power consumption” and up to 75% cheaper acquisition cost compared to Nvidia

Rebellions launches rack-scale AI infrastructure systems, claiming lower power usage and costs, backed by $400 million pre-IPO funding.
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‘The navigation systems on board aircraft and drones will be off significantly’: Why aging magnetic data poses a growing risk and how quantum sensors could help fix it

Quantum diamond magnetometers could enable resilient navigation without GPS, while supporting defense, security, and future magnetic mapping systems.
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‘Growing 3x faster than police staffing’: Surge in cybercrime and new laws on ransomware payment could put UK businesses (and their directors) — in a “compliance trap.”

Cybercrime in the UK is rising faster than policing capacity, while stricter laws increase compliance risks for businesses facing ransomware attacks.
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Forget the tower: Dell’s palm-sized desktop draws 100W through USB-C and still manages 50 TOPS of AI computing power

Dell’s Pro 5 Micro Desktop delivers AI acceleration, high-speed DDR5 memory, and USB-C powered compact design for tight office spaces.
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‘It embarrasses the 9700X’: Reviewer raves about one of Intel’s best CPU releases in years as Core Ultra 200S series pummels similarly priced AMD rivals

Intel’s Core Ultra 270K Plus delivers impressive rendering, editing, and AI performance, often outperforming older Intel and similarly priced AMD CPUs.
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The invisible threat hidden in clear view: how Unicode characters are being weaponized to hide malicious commands from human users

Hackers can steal your GitHub tokens through OpenAI’s Codex using nothing more than a sneaky branch name.

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‘Building AI literacy, proficiency, and fluency’: how the US National Science Foundation is planning a nationwide AI workforce expansion

NSF outlines its nationwide plan to expand AI literacy, training, and adoption for workers, businesses, and local communities.
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