All articles by Aninda Chakraborty
Aninda Chakraborty
Data centres face rising energy use from AI systems, finds new research
Last year, data centres, excluding those used for cryptocurrency mining, consumed approximately 415TWh of electricity, with AI systems already accounting for about 20% of this total.
Marks & Spencer faces £300m impact on profit from cyberattack
The retailer plans to mitigate the financial blow through cost management, insurance coverage, and additional trading strategies, with related expenses categorised as a separate adjusting item.
Public sector’s AI aspirations hindered by data challenges, finds survey
The report, which surveyed executives from 350 public sector organisations, found that 39% of these entities plan to assess the feasibility of agentic AI within the next two to three years.
AMD to sell ZT Systems’ data centre manufacturing unit to Sanmina for $3bn
AMD will sell ZT Systems’ data centre infrastructure manufacturing unit to Sanmina while retaining the design and customer enablement teams to bolster the deployment of its AI systems for cloud clients.
OpenAI introduces research preview of Codex for software development
Users can use ChatGPT to interact with Codex, which operates on the codex-1 model, a new version of OpenAI’s o3 model optimised for software engineering.
Marks & Spencer cyberattack traced to third party access
The British retailer is slated to announce its annual financial results this week, with analysts estimating losses of £40m as a result of the cyberattack.
FBI warns of AI-generated audio deepfakes targeting US officials
The FBI has urged citizens to remain vigilant of cybercriminals attempting to impersonate senior US officials to establish trust with targets and gain unauthorised access to personal or official accounts.
Salesforce signs deal to buy UK-based AI agent company Convergence.ai
With this acquisition, Salesforce aims to integrate Convergence.ai’s advanced technology and expertise into its Agentforce platform.
Amazon reduces workforce in devices and services division in efficiency drive
Although the company has not disclosed the specific units affected, the devices and services division encompasses business segments such as Kindle, Alexa, Echo, Ring, and Zoox.
Google warns US retailers of Scattered Spider cyber threats
UK retailers, including Marks & Spencer and Co-op, have recently faced cyberattacks linked to the Scattered Spider group, prompting warnings from cybersecurity experts.