The Olympics may be long gone, but DC.Ars is back to flash the gold, silver, and bronze before you to tantalize with another distributed computing challenge.
Last week’s announcement that Circuit City would be closing over 150 stores sent its suppliers into a defensive posture, exacerbating an already difficult situation for the retailer. The result:the struggling retailer has now filed for bankruptcy protection.
Microsoft will patch two vulnerabilities on Tuesday. One of the vulnerabilities are marked “Critical,” and the other is “Important.” Details on both are inside.
AT&T has announced its attempt to keep up with its competitors’ rollouts of fiber and fast cable connections. Its U-verse Max 18 package will allow download speeds of up to 18Mbps, but the company is still bumping up against the limits of copper wiring—not to mention its competitors’ 50Mbps offerings.
AMD adds another 500 to the ranks of the unemployed, following up May’s layoffs with another round. Also, one AMD employee is fired and under federal indictment for allegedly stealing Intel secrets.
