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Talk about a downgrade — iconic British private school that has educated world leaders and royalty is forcing pupils to use ancient Nokia phones
Eton College, one of the most prestigious private boarding schools in the world, has implemented a new policy requiring incoming students to use basic Nokia devices instead of smartphones. Known for educating world leaders and royalty, Eton’s alumni, known as Old Etonians, include Princes William and Harry, novelist George Orwell,…
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OpenAI is giving businesses more control over ChatGPT Enterprise
OpenAI has added more business-focused controls to its Enterprise subscription for ChatGPT in a bid to help tackle companies’ biggest concerns. The updates focus on compliance, data security and scaling access to generative AI while also tackling the broader issue of meeting various stringent requirements across regulated industries globally. Key…
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A recipe for disaster? New mini PC with Linux-compatible open GPU slot design looks great on paper but could be a costly mistake for owners of adventurous cats
My custom-built desktop is large, but the Corsair H100 RGB AIO liquid CPU cooler doesn’t actually fit comfortably inside, so it sits on the top of the case. It looks good there, and the pump and dual 120mm fans keep my system cool. Unfortunately, for unknown reasons, my cats occasionally…
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Watch out — this fake ad blocker might actually end up infecting your device with malware
Imagine installing an ad blocker that ends up displaying even more adware. To make matters worse, this “ad blocker” also steals sensitive data from the device it’s installed on, and even allows other malicious actors to run code with elevated privileges. This is exactly what HotPage, a new adware module…
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Servers down after CrowdStrike update — How it happened and how to fix
If you’re managing servers you may need to cancel your weekend plans as a CrowdStrike update has caused servers to BSOD / boot loop. The incident does not appear to be a security incident or cyberattack, and only affects Windows hosts, with CrowdStrike saying Linux and Mac are not affected. …
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Microsoft Teams was down in the big CrowdStrike outage — but bad news, it seems to be back up
A major outage affecting systems across the world saw Microsoft Teams taken offline – but don’t worry – it’s back now you. The video conferencing service was down for several hours following the huge global IT outage affecting Microsoft systems following a faulty CrowdStrike security update. The outage also had…
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