Internet Yiff Machine: We hacked 93GB of “anonymous” crime tips

In its release note, Internet Yiff Machine says the data contains 8.3 million tips and that P3 lacked numerous security ...
Business Insider

I tried 'Data Center,' a new game that makes you boss of your own compute farm. I failed miserably.

I demoed 'Data Center,' an upcoming PC simulator game. It was humbling. Box CEO Aaron Levie jokingly called the game "Madden" for techies. I found it to be a detailed simulation of working at a data ...
Bleeping Computer

Ad tech firm Optimizely confirms data breach after vishing attack

New York-based ad tech company Optimizely has notified an undisclosed number of customers of a data breach after threat actors compromised some of its systems in a voice phishing attack. Optimizely ...
TechSpot

Etching the world's smallest QR code in ceramic pushes data storage to the nanoscale

Tiny details: QR codes are designed to efficiently and securely store digital data in a compact, two-dimensional form. Researchers at TU Wien took this principle further – delving into the microscopic ...
Reuters

Not all computer code protected as speech, US appeals court finds in ghost gun case

Court rules not all computer code is protected under First Amendment's free speech shield Gun website loses bid to revive lawsuit over ghost gun code Lawsuit followed New Jersey crackdown on ghost ...
Phys.org

Light-based Ising computer runs at room temperature and stays stable for hours

A team of researchers at Queen's University has developed a powerful new kind of computing machine that uses light to take on complex problems such as protein folding (for drug discovery) and number ...
Reuters

Super Micro Computer raises annual revenue forecast amid strong demand for its servers

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Super Micro Computer (SMCI.O), opens new tab raised its annual revenue forecast on Tuesday, anticipating a continued robust demand for its AI-optimized servers as companies expand ...
InfoWorld

Snowflake debuts Cortex Code, an AI agent that understands enterprise data context

Snowflake has launched Cortex Code, an AI-based coding agent that aims to extend AI assistance beyond SQL generation and conversational analytics into data and app development tasks. Cortex Code is ...
The New York Times

FBref and Opta: The data break-up that sent soccer’s analytics world into meltdown

Design: Eamonn Dalton/The Athletic; Photos: Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images Anyone not plugged into football’s online discourse may have missed it, but the analytics community was rocked by a seismic ...
The New York Times

This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It.

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...
GeekWire

Code.org lays off 18 employees ‘to ensure long-term sustainability’ at education nonprofit

Seattle-based Code.org laid off 18 employees, or about 14% of its staff, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire on Wednesday. Following the cuts, Code.org’s staff now numbers 107. “Code.org has made the ...