Steve Ranger
Steve Ranger is an award-winning reporter and editor who writes about technology and business. Previously he was the editorial director at ZDNET and the editor of silicon.com.
Latest articles by Steve Ranger
This new hacker group is targeting software developers with phony job offers and fake projects
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News From targeting software developers to infiltrating IT firms, the Moonstone Sleet hacker group has an unusually wide range of attacks – and isn’t shy about using them
Magnetic tape storage has found a new lease of life thanks to generative AI
By Steve Ranger published
News Magnetic tape storage is back in vogue thanks to the rise of generative AI and ransomware, according to new research
Data center staff are getting burnt out – and this could be causing more frequent outages
By Steve Ranger published
News Data center staff are placed under significant strain working long hours in a high stakes environment
Healthcare cyber attacks have surged in 2024 — this new program aims to improve security
By Steve Ranger published
News With healthcare cyber attacks intensifying over the last year, a new initiative looks to introduce autonomous patching for organizations and reduce cyber risk
Tech companies promise to halt AI development if the risks are too great
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News Promises on AI safety will only go so far, experts argue, prompting renewed calls for stronger legislation
Inside Google’s plan to use data center waste heat to warm nearby homes and businesses
By Steve Ranger published
News Google said waste heat will be reused as part of $1 billion investment to support AI growth
Microsoft's AI-fueled data center rush caused carbon emissions to surge by 29% in 2023
By Steve Ranger published
News Microsoft wants to cut carbon emissions, but a drive to create new data centers is making that a lot harder
Google shows off new smaller generative AI tools and an AI agent on your phone
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News Google wants to seize momentum from rivals like OpenAI in the generative AI race - and its latest LLM updates could turn the tide
This ransomware variant has now been used against 500 targets — here's what you need to know
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News One form of ransomware has become a ‘significant threat’, US authorities have warned - here’s how to protect yourself
Nvidia thinks it’s time to start measuring data center efficiency by other metrics — is this the end of PUE?
By Steve Ranger published
News Nvidia says data center efficiency has moved on so much that new measures are needed to track performance
Everything you need to know about GPT-4o, including pricing, features, and how to get access
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Explainer OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said GPT-4o “feels like AI from the movies” - here’s everything you need to know about the new model
Path traversal vulnerabilities have been ‘unforgivable’ for decades — developers still haven’t got the message
By Steve Ranger published
News 27 years of warnings over path traversal vulnerabilities are apparently still not enough for some people
Microsoft is building a new AI model to rival some of the biggest
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News Microsoft is working on a MAI-1, a new internally-developed large language model to rival some of the biggest around, despite its deal with OpenAI
IBM just open sourced these generative AI coding models
By Steve Ranger published
News IBM has open sourced models trained on code written in 116 programming languages - and it could make life a lot easier for enterprise developers
OpenAI’s deal with Stack Overflow just landed it a goldmine of developer data
By Steve Ranger published
News OpenAI's large language models will now be trained using millions of questions drawn from the developer knowledge site
The encryption stand-off is getting weirder
By Steve Ranger published
Opinion Opinion: Governments have the powers they said they wanted, so why won’t they use them?
Why Java 17 growth is ‘exploding’
By Steve Ranger published
News Java 17 is now the most popular LTS version, according to application data from New Relic, but what's driving this growth?
Everything you need to know about Amazon Q, including features, pricing, and business tiers
By Steve Ranger published
Explainer Amazon Q can help developers write code faster and help workers with no coding experience build their own generative AI apps
Everything you need to know about IBM’s HashiCorp acquisition
By Steve Ranger last updated
News IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp represents a major signal of intent for the tech giant and its hybrid cloud and AI ambitions
HPE’s new Aruba Wi-Fi 7 access points aim to supercharge IoT at the edge
By Steve Ranger published
News HPE’s new Wi-Fi access points add more capacity for wireless traffic and the option to process IoT data faster
How Leo A Daly embraced cloud backups for scalability and security
By Steve Ranger published
Case study Using cloud backups, Leo A Daly dramatically reduced file recovery times and improved collaboration across its sites
Microsoft issues warning over ‘GooseEgg’ tool used in Russian hacking campaigns
By Steve Ranger published
News Microsoft researchers have observed the tool being used to help install backdoors and move across networks
Euro police chiefs rekindle end-to-end encryption battle amid continued rollouts
By Steve Ranger published
News End-to-end encryption plans are putting users in danger and making it harder to fight crime, police claim, but tech industry stakeholders disagree
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