Netflix Slow Today? Global “Biggest Attack Ever” May Be to Blame
Users experienced widespread delays and outages in Internet service around the world this week after a group called Spamhaus made a new addition to its spam blacklist—a Dutch company called Cyberbunker. Email service providers (like Gmail or Hotmail) use blacklist services like Spamhaus to separate likely spam messages from legitimate mail, and as it turns […] more…Experts question Microsoft’s decision to retire XP
Microsoft will 'draw a line in the sand' in 2014 when Windows XP exits support, security researchers said today, even if millions of people are still running the aged OS and a zero-day bug threatens the Windows ecosystem. read more more…Automation is Key With Today’s Website Attacks
When trying to undertand the anatomy of attacks on websites you have to break it down into manageable parts. In my mind it really comes down to two types: Targeted and Opportunistic. More important to understand is how the attack is executed, and that’s what I want to spend some time on in this post. […] more…Mac users left wondering if OS X Snow Leopard is retired
Apple's refusal to put into writing its operating system support policy leaves Snow Leopard users wondering whether their copy of OS X has been retired, security experts said today. read more more…
Backdoor Tool Kit – Today’s Scary Web Malware Reality
We often talk about the importance of keeping your server clean. You can see it in a number of our articles and presentations, this post will likely drive that point home. This past week we came across a nice little package that we felt compelled to share with you. In it, the attacker makes use […] more…18 tricks for more efficient Android messaging
No matter what type of Android phone you carry or how you usually use it, one thing is a near-universal constant: You’re gonna spend a ton of time messing with messages. The messages may be from clients, colleagues, or your cousin Crissy from Cleveland (damn it, Crissy!). But regardless of who sends ’em or what […] more…Apple execs talk up the company’s offerings to business
As the company introduced the new M5 MacBook Pro, I got a chance to speak with Jeremy Butcher, who handles business product marketing at Apple, and his colleague Colleen Novielli, who focuses on MacBook product marketing, to talk about Apple’s place in the business world. It’s no surprise that these new Macs offer the advanced performance businesses need […] more…Q&A: Andela CEO talks about the need for ‘borderless talent’ amid work visa limitations
Editor’s note: This Q&A was conducted by Computerworld Senior Writer Lucas Mearian shortly before his unexpected passing on Oct. 21, 2025. Contributing writer Agam Shah helped complete this story for publication. On Sept. 19, the US government announced plans to raise the one-time fee of an H-1B visa to employ foreign workers from $65,000 to $100,000. […] more…The power of low-tech in a high-tech world
We’re all living in a cyberpunk novel now. Unconstrained billionaires have space programs and robot armies. People are falling in love with and marrying AI chatbots. You can make movies where you’re the star by typing a few sentences. Companies offer designer babies as a service. We’ve got brain implants for controlling computers, flying cars, […] more…The AWS outage post-mortem is more revealing in what it doesn’t say
When AWS suffered a series of cascading failures that crashed its systems for hours in late October, the industry was once again reminded of its extreme dependence on major hyperscalers. (As if to prove the point, Microsoft suffered a similar collapse a few days later.) The incident also shed an uncomfortable light on how fragile these massive environments have become. […] more…The revised Microsoft-OpenAI deal teases far more than it delivers
When Microsoft and OpenAI announced their revised AI deal on Thursday, it reduced Microsoft’s ownership share of OpenAI, but seemed to give it everything that it wanted in exchange, analysts said. Well, everything other than AGI, which Microsoft doesn’t really care about. The announcement of the revised details indicated a change in the nature of […] more…Google’s Quantum chip claims 13,000x speed advantage over supercomputers
Google Quantum AI has demonstrated what it describes as a verifiable quantum advantage — running a new algorithm on quantum hardware that outperforms classical supercomputers by a factor of 13,000. The breakthrough, announced on Wednesday, marks the first time a quantum computer has executed a verifiable algorithm with real-world applications, potentially accelerating enterprise workloads in […] more…US considers new software export curbs on China, threatening global tech supply chains
The US government is reportedly considering new export controls that could block a wide range of products made with US software from being shipped to China, in what could become one of Washington’s most sweeping trade measures to date. If implemented, the move could disrupt global technology supply chains and heighten uncertainty for multinational manufacturers […] more…Intel’s Panther Lake chip could allow Windows 11 to morph into an agentic OS — analysts
Intel’s upcoming “Panther Lake” processor for AI PCs could be a key building block in the transition of Windows 11 into an AI agent-driven OS, analysts said this week. Panther Lake will be available in PCs starting early in 2026. The chip meets the qualifications set by Microsoft for Windows Copilot+ PCs and provides the performance needed […] more…Amazon to replace 600,000 US workers by 2033 with robots
Amazon plans to use automation to replace more than 600,000 workers who would otherwise be hired in the United States by 2033, according to internal documents obtained by The New York Times. By that time, the company is expected to sell about twice as many goods as it does today. Amazon’s robotics team is reportedly […] more…AI agents might smooth some of retail’s worst data problems
Every vertical has its own unique technical challenges. In retail, for instance, incorrect or incomplete product data has for decades plagued the world’s largest retailers. Here are some of the retail nightmares faulty product data has caused: Retailers have tried and failed to alert shoppers to recalls of products they recently purchased. Retail sites and […] more…More information
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