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NASA overspent $15 million on unused Oracle licenses as it failed to track usage

CIO Business Intelligence

The report attributes the huge over-expenditure to vendor lock-in and NASA’s unwillingness to risk a license audit by Oracle because of its lack of visibility into software management. These challenges expose the agency to increased costs because of penalties for violations of software licensing agreements, the report showed.

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US modifies AI chip export rules, boosting Middle East access

Network World

This move could simplify the shipment process for US companies by allowing foreign data centers to apply for special status, avoiding the need for individual export licenses. Earlier, the US exporters were required to obtain individual licenses to export such chips to “countries of concern.”

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6 Key considerations when orchestrating your Windows 11 Pro upgrade

CIO Business Intelligence

Evaluate software compatibility Identify which applications are critical to your organization, including productivity suites, specialized industry software, and communication tools. Then, check with the software vendors to see if the applications are compatible with Windows 11 Pro.

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Persistence, Programming, and Picos

Phil Windley

In it, r0ml argues that Postgres as a programming environment feels like a Smalltalk image (at least that's the part that's germane to this post). Although I didn’t make the connection until I watched r0ml’s talk, this setup hearkens back to the 1980s when Smalltalk (and Lisp, and APL) were programming environments with built-in persistence.

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A new EV car-sharing program in Seattle aims to reach underserved communities with co-op model

GeekWire

GeekWire Photo / Gillian Dohrn) The day after I submitted my application, it was approved, and I received an invitation to schedule a brief mandatory virtual orientation. This month, the Department of Commerce launched a program providing instant rebates to low-income drivers, enabling some people to lease an EV for roughly $100 a month.

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AI coding agents come with legal risk

CIO Business Intelligence

You have user interfaces that say, ‘I want my application to do this,’ you hit the button, and the code gets generated in the background.” A lot of open-source programs are meant for non-commercial use only. When an AI generates code, it doesn’t know how that code will be used, so you might end up accidentally violating license terms.”

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SAP: good figures, but bad mood

CIO Business Intelligence

At the beginning of 2024, the group had announced a restructuring program that was to affect about 8000 jobs. Most of them would involve volunteer programs and internal retraining measures, it said. According to SAP, the program is to be completed at the beginning of 2025 and cost around €3 billion. to almost €4.4

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