Reporter’s notebook: In Dubai’s sun and sand, AI, server farms, and optimism bloom

On the ground, it’s clear that the city and emirate is working hard to position itself as a tech hub for the future.

Data center developer eyes disused newpaper printing plant

Just as the web is replacing newspapers, so data centers could replace their printing presses, taking over large buildings ...

OpenAI’s runaway AI agent also compromised a cloud platform customer

The company has confirmed that the AI agent managed to gain access to four accounts on four separate services, but did not ...

Apple’s Tim Cook era ends with a record $109B quarter

It was another record quarter for the outgoing CEO, while Apple says it didn't expect the demand it's now seeing.

DefCon security conference bans smart glasses with recording capabilities

Security conference DefCon has added smart glasses to its list of banned audio- or video-recording devices. The organizers have said that, with no consistent way to understand whether smart glasses ...

Google has used AI to patch 1,072 vulnerabilities in Chrome

Google has used AI tools to detect and patch 1,072 vulnerabilities in versions 149 and 150 of its Chrome browser, the company ...