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‘This shift highlights not just a continuation but a broad acceptance of remote work as the norm’: Software engineers are sticking with remote work and refusing to budge on RTO mandates – and 21% would quit if forced back to the office
Eight-in-ten software engineers will be working at least partly from home by the end of this year, new research suggests, as workers double down on hybrid setups and push back against RTO mandates. Despite the efforts of big tech firms like Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle to corral people back into the office, there’s strong resistance, according to a survey from…
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Ransomware gang claims attack on California hospital that forced staff to use pen and paper
Ransomware gang Termite today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Watsonville Community Hospital in California. The hospital reported an IT disruption on November 29, 2024 that forced it to shut down access to the internet, electronic health records, and prescription notifications. Staff reverted to pen-and-paper records, and the hospital’s homepage still displays a message about the disruption as of…
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Google slams reported forced Chrome sell-off, says “radical” move would harm businesses
US Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust officials will ask a judge to force a Google Chrome sell-off, Bloomberg has revealed. According to people familiar with the plans, the DOJ will ask the judge to require measures related to AI and its Android smartphone operating system. Antitrust officials also plan to recommend that federal judge Amit Mehta impose data licensing requirements,…
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I couldn’t wait and forced the Windows 11 24H2 install, skipping the line, and it worked
To force the Windows 11 24H2 upgrade in the Pro edition, enable the “Select the target Feature Update version” policy and configure it to “Windows 11” and “24H2” using the Group Policy Editor. On Windows 11 Home, you must modify the “ProductVersion,” “TargetReleaseVersionInfo,” and “TargetReleaseVersion” entries in the “WindowsUpdate” key in the Registry to skip the line and upgrade immediately. If you want to upgrade, you…
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Software engineers are in for a rough ride as AI adoption ramps up – 80% will be forced to upskill by 2027 as the profession is transformed
80% of the software engineering workforce will need to upskill by 2027, according to Gartner, to keep pace with the growing demands of generative AI. The necessity of upskilling can be considered in the short, medium, and long-term as Gartner predicts the technology to play an increasingly larger role in engineering tasks. In the short term, AI tools will create…
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