Sophos finds ransomware crooks still getting paid
But firms are coughing up less cash and recovering faster
Security outfit Sophos has released its latest State of Ransomware report and it paints a picture that’s still grim, but with a few green shoots for businesses sick of being fleeced.
Nordic buys Memfault
Flogging a full-stack IoT dream, not just chips
Nordic Semiconductor has decided it’s had enough of being just another silicon pusher and snapped up its long-time partner Memfault, the cloud outfit best known for keeping IoT devices from going tits-up.
GitHub adds AI price sting
Copilot fans discover metered billing is the new paywall
GitHub’s latest attempt to squeeze a few more bob from its users involves slapping monthly caps on high-powered AI features unless you’re willing to cough up extra.
Samsung dumps 1.4nm dreams for now
Bets farm on 2nm
Samsung’s foundry arm is pressing pause on its hyped 1.4nm production ambitions, opting instead to dump resources into its slightly less disastrous 2nm process.
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5050 laptop GPU launches
Debuts in China with GDDR7 and 10 per cent uplift over RTX 4050
Nvidia has kicked off its RTX 50 series laptop lineup with the official release of the GeForce RTX 5050 mobile GPU, bringing incremental improvements over the previous generation without shaking things up too much.