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Good news: worldwide PC shipments are up. Bad news: it’s due to the Windows 10 end of life and business upgrades
Global PC shipments rose in Q2 2025, but the reason isn’t consumer confidence Windows 10’s looming end is forcing businesses into urgent PC upgrade cycles Consumer spending on personal devices has stalled, with upgrades likely delayed into 2026 The global PC market saw shipments rise in the second quarter of…
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Outlook down? Microsoft email platform back online after suffering a major outage – here’s what happened
Refresh 2025-07-10T13:40:38.702Z Microsoft Outlook appears to be suffering a significant outage, with users across the world unable to access the platform. Outage reports began to surface a few minutes ago, with Outlook.com apparently unavailable. 2025-07-10T13:43:43.878Z That’s quite the spike in outage reports, courtesy of DownDetector.com! (Image credit: DownDetector) 2025-07-10T13:45:23.481Z So…
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Researcher tricks ChatGPT into revealing security keys – by saying “I give up”
Experts show how some AI models, including GPT-4, can be exploited with simple user prompts Guardrail gaps don’t do a great job of detecting deceptive framing The vulnerability could be exploited to acquire personal information A security researcher has shared details on how other researchers tricked ChatGPT into revealing a…
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Forget ransomware – most firms think quantum computing is the biggest security risk to come
Quantum computers will soon be able to break modern-day encryption When that happens, nation-states can abuse the tech to steal sensitive files Organizations need to prepare today, Capgemini says Sooner or later, quantum computers will be able to break through today’s encryption, and when that happens, critical industries such as…
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PC shipments are back on the rise – act now before Trump tariffs kick in
PC shipments are rising, but they’re being influenced by tariff impacts Notebooks are way more popular than desktops Consumers could be upgrading en masse next year Although President Trump’s tariffs continue to create uncertainty in the PC industry, new figures have suggested device shipments continue to rise, and now could…
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Outlook down? Microsoft email platform recoves after suffering a major outage – here’s what happened
Refresh 2025-07-10T13:40:38.702Z Microsoft Outlook appears to be suffering a significant outage, with users across the world unable to access the platform. Outage reports began to surface a few minutes ago, with Outlook.com apparently unavailable. 2025-07-10T13:43:43.878Z That’s quite the spike in outage reports, courtesy of DownDetector.com! (Image credit: DownDetector) 2025-07-10T13:45:23.481Z So…
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