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‘We want to set a high bar’ – Microsoft unveils several new data centers and promises your energy bills won’t go up to pay for them

Microsoft promises to top up water and pay for energy consumed by its new data centers Future data centers will be ‘Community-First’, it promises Backlash to environmentally damaging data centers has delayed projects Microsoft has announced its new initiative to build ‘Community-First AI Infrastructure’, which the company claims is a ‘commitment to do this work […]

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Fender brings its Play learning platform to TV for the first time in partnership with Samsung

Fender’s Play platform is coming to Samsung TVs everywhere Arriving in the first half of 2026 Pricing tbc Fender doesn’t just make great guitars. It also has the Fender Play platform, a great video-based learning system that can teach you guitar, bass or ukulele. It’s been available on computers, smartphones and tablets for some time

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Signal’s founder takes on ChatGPT – here’s why the ‘truly private AI’ can’t leak your chats

There’s a new AI assistant built by Signal’s founder, called Confer Like Signal, Confer encrypts chats so no one can read them Unlike ChatGPT or Gemini, Confer does not collect or store your data for training, logging or legal access The man who made private messaging mainstream now wants to do the same for AI.

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Do you have an Irish passport? A faulty software update can prevent you from traveling

Ireland revokes a number of passports due to a printing error 12,904 passports are affected – from 23 December to 6 January Those affected must return the passport and another will be reissued Up to 13,000 Irish passports have been revoked by the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs due to a faulty software update which

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Nintendo president says rising cost of RAM is ‘something we’ll have to monitor closely’ but says there’s no ‘immediate impact on earnings’ as far as Switch 2 is concerned

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has said that the company is monitoring the RAM shortage in the industry Furukawa explained that hardware profitability depends on component procurement conditions, cost reductions and the impact of tariffs and exchange rates He would not comment on the “hypothetical” price changes of the Switch 2, but confirmed that “There is

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A modern head-fi giant brings out planar magnetic headphones with huge drivers and an even wider frequency range – and yet the headband might be the coolest part

Open-back headphones with 100 mm planar drivers Full Drive Tech for greater effective area $799 (approx £595 / AU$685) Moondrop has unveiled its new Skyland planar magnetic headphones with very large and efficient drivers – but what I’m most intrigued by is its headband. The Skyland Headband consists of a flexible, hollow, carbon fiber strap

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Spanish energy giant Endesa says it was hit by data breach, customers affected and 20 million files allegedly put up for sale

Endesa Energia suffered from unauthorized access and exposed customer data and IBAN numbers Hackers reportedly sell 20 million records, 1TB SQL files, on dark web Company warns of phishing, risk of impersonation; investigation underway Endesa Energia, the retail arm of one of Europe’s largest energy providers, Endesa, SA, has confirmed that it has recently suffered

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“Slackbot is not just another co-pilot or AI assistant – it’s the front door to the Agentic Enterprise” – Salesforce’s new superpowered AI is now open to everyone

Salesforce reveals that Slackbot is now generally available Business+ and Enterprise+ customers can now experience the AI ​​tool Slackbot promises a smarter and more efficient way of working Salesforce has revealed that its Slackbot AI tool is now generally available to users, promising a new age of productivity and efficiency. First announced at Dreamforce 2025,

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Improvement confirms data breach, tells customers to watch out for crypto scam notifications

Improvement employee credentials stolen, enabling phishing emails via third-party platform Attackers gained access to personal data: names, e-mails, addresses, telephones, dates of birth No accounts breached, but stolen data could give rise to future phishing scams Investment platform Betterment has revealed that it was breached recently, with its infrastructure used to send out phishing emails

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