Alibaba unveils research on tools to cut outages and cloud costs

Alibaba says its new low-level software has reduced network outages, lowered load balancing costs, and improved SmartNIC performance by shifting workloads to underused infrastructure. As reported by The Register, the company outlined its results in three research papers it plans to present at the SIGCOMM conference next week. One of the papers introduces a system … Read more

Hegseth: Chinese coders barred from Pentagon cloud systems

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the Pentagon will no longer allow Chinese nationals to work as coders on Department of Defense (DoD) cloud systems, ending a controversial practice that critics warned carried security risks. For years, a programme loosely modelled on Microsoft’s internal arrangements let foreign nationals, including developers in China, contribute … Read more

Meta strikes $10 billion cloud deal with Google to support AI growth

Meta is betting big on AI, agreeing to spend more than $10 billion on Google’s cloud services over the next six years, according to people familiar with the deal. The arrangement, which includes servers, storage, networking, and other infrastructure, marks one of the largest agreements in Google Cloud’s 17-year history. Neither company would comment on … Read more

Huawei commits to train thousands of Malaysians, as country’s tech ecosystem grows

Malaysia’s race to build a homegrown AI workforce has entered a new phase with Huawei pledging to train 30,000 local professionals. The tech giant is expanding its commitment to growing the local AI ecosystem in the country. Its announcement comes as Malaysia develops its domestic, broad-reaching digital strategy framework Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo spoke … Read more

Oracle integrates GPT-5 into databases and cloud apps

Oracle has rolled out OpenAI’s GPT-5 in its databases and SaaS products, including Fusion Cloud Applications, NetSuite, and industry-specific tools like Oracle Health. The update is aimed at tying business data more closely to AI so companies can use its reasoning abilities and support for coding inside workflows. GPT-5 is OpenAI’s newest model, built to … Read more

The human firewall: Building a cyber-aware workforce

Cybercriminals know something that many businesses are still learning: people remain the weakest link in any security system. Human error accounts for up to 95% of security breaches, making employees both the greatest vulnerability and the most powerful defence against cyber threats. The government’s latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey reveals that half of all UK businesses … Read more