Starbucks reveals venti data breach, hundreds of employees possibly affected

Starbucks HR and workplace platform attacked, and sensitive data pulled.

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How much time is AI really saving your workers? Apparently just 16 minutes a week — as ‘time saved generating content is being absorbed by the time required to trust it’

Although AI is savings workers hours per week on actual content generation time, they’re spending most of that saved time fact-checking.
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UK government wants to prioritize getting data centers access to the national grid

AI data centers, EV charging hubs and more could face fewer delays when waiting for new grid connections.

‘The risk for SMBs is not reckless use of AI, but invisible workflow change’: Legal firms are falling behind when it comes to setting rules for AI use

SMBs are being urged to get their AI policies in place before workers start to adopt shadow AI – policies don’t need to be complex.
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Qualcomm reveals its super-powered Raspberry Pi competitor, promising AI power which will be ‘enabling systems that don’t just interpret the world — they interact with it’

Arduino VENTUNO Q delivers offline AI, robotics control, and vision systems on a single board with local computation capabilities.
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Chromebooks and data centers today, Pixel and more tomorrow? Google is betting its entire security stack on open source and OpenTitan, and here’s why

OpenTitan, an open source silicon root of trust, is now shipping in Chromebooks and planned for Google data center deployment.
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‘We have this power from the wind. We have free cooling’: This startup wants to build underwater data centers inside wind turbines at sea – using the icy North Sea waters to keep everything cool

A startup plans offshore wind turbines containing AI servers cooled by North Sea water while batteries and grid links address fluctuating wind energy supply.
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‘The tools SMBs need to stay productive, connected and ready for the future’: Dell’s latest SMB laptops promise high performance and decent hardware

Dell Pro Essential laptops, desktops, and mobile workstations combine performance, durability, and remote management to support SMB hybrid productivity and scalability.
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Save £150 on this 32GB Asus Core 7 mini PC in Amazon’s Spring Sale

Save over £150 on this Asus Core 7 mini PC with 32GB DDR5 and Windows 11 Pro in Amazon’s Spring Deal Days sale

Amazon Spring Sale: This £92 HP 100Hz IPS monitor is the perfect budget upgrade for your home office

HP’s 23.8-inch business monitor has a 100Hz refresh, vibrant colour, a height-adjustable stand, and a £58 saving in the Amazon Spring Deal Days sale.
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