LibreOffice 25.8: Faster, leaner, and finally speaks PDF 2.0 Update boosts Microsoft file imports, adds new spreadsheet functions, and drops older Windows LibreOffice 25.8 arrives with a tagline of "smarter, faster and more reliable." That all sounds good. So what's new?… #theregister #IT

LibreOffice 25.8: Faster, leaner, and finally speaks PDF 2.0

: Update boosts Microsoft file imports, adds new spreadsheet functions, and drops older Windows

C-suite sours on AI despite rising investment, survey finds Akkodis report suggests people skills may be helpful to bring out the best in AI Executives are losing faith in AI initiatives despite rising investment, according to a study conducted by consultancy Akkodis.… #theregister #IT

C-suite sours on AI despite rising investment, survey finds

: Akkodis report suggests people skills may be helpful to bring out the best in AI

Iranian ransomware crew reemerges, promises big bucks for attacks on US or Israel Tells would-be affiliates they don't need to worry because cyberattacks don't violate a cease fire An Iranian ransomware-as-a-service operation with ties to a government-backed cyber crew has reemerged after a nearly five-year hiatus, and is offering would-be cybercriminals cash to infect organizatio… #theregister #IT

Iranian ransomware crew promises big bucks for US attacks

: Tells would-be affiliates they don't need to worry because cyberattacks don't violate a cease fire

Chipmaker GlobalFoundries acquires chip designer MIPS A big bet that RISC-V can make a dent in the AI market GlobalFoundries has acquired chip design firm MIPS, creating a company that both designs and creates semiconductors.… #theregister #IT

GlobalFoundries acquires chip designer MIPS

: A big bet that RISC-V can make a dent in the AI market

Samsung acquires Xealth to merge hospital records with data from wearables Envisions info from your watch informing treatment. What could possibly go wrong? Samsung has acquired US company Xealth to combine data drawn from its wearable devices and hospital records.… #theregister #IT

Samsung buys Xealth to merge data from wearables, hospitals

: Envisions info from your watch informing treatment. What could possibly go wrong?

Tim Cook's Tim Cook stepping down from Apple Operations king Jeff Williams abdicates – just don't give him a watch Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams is stepping down from his role next month and leaving the company later this year to spend more time with friends and family.… #theregister #IT

Tim Cook

: Operations king Jeff Williams abdicates – just don't give him a watch

Microsoft enjoys first Patch Tuesday of 2025 with no active exploits Sure, 130 fixes were sent out, but bask in the security goodness For the first time this year, Microsoft has released a Patch Tuesday bundle with no exploited security problems, although one has been made public already, and there are ten critical flaws to fix.… #theregister #IT

Microsoft

: Sure, 130 fixes were sent out, but bask in the security goodness

IBM boasts new Power11 chips are stingy on power usage More efficient cores plus an optional energy saver mode in Big Blue's latest CPUs In case you'd forgotten, IBM is still blazing its own trail with regard to silicon. And in terms of speeds and feeds, Big Blue's latest crop of Power chips boasts up to 55 percent faster cores than its Power9 chips.… #theregister #IT

IBM boasts new Power11 chips are stingy on power usage

: More efficient cores plus an optional energy saver mode in Big Blue's latest CPUs

Jack Dorsey floats specs for decentralized messaging app that uses Bluetooth It connects using peer-to-peer networking instead of the internet Serial entrepreneur Jack Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter and currently acts as CEO of payments company Block, has released the source code for a peer-to-peer messaging app called bitchat that relies on Bluetooth for network connectivity.… #theregister #IT

Jack Dorsey floats bitchat, messaging app based on Bluetooth

: It connects using peer-to-peer networking instead of the internet

Army and Navy have both asked for right to repair, now Senators want to give it to them You want that military contract? Then no more proprietary repairability clauses! A bipartisan pair of Senators is so happy with the US Army's right to repair policy that they want to enshrine it in federal law as the standard across military branches. … #theregister #IT

Senators throw weight behind military right to repair

: You want that military contract? Then no more proprietary repairability clauses!