The A and AAA domain name system records for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have disappeared, leading to the blackout of the three sites from the Internet, in what appears to be a problem caused by a border gateway protocol mistake.

Object storage provider Cloudian has announced support for Red Hat OpenShift, allowing OpenShift users to deploy Cloudian's S3-compatible HyperStore in their own data centres.

The Cyber Acoustics HS-2000 headset is a no-fuss, business-grade USB headset that fits comfortably, has an adjustable boom microphone, and brings clear audio to all your online meetings and music.

Semiconductor company AMD plans to deliver a 30x increase in energy efficiency for AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Instinct accelerators in artificial intelligence training and high performance computing applications running on accelerated compute nodes by 2025.

Semiconductor company Intel introduces Loihi 2, a second-generation neuromorphic research chip and Lava, an open-source software framework for developing neuro-inspired applications.

REA Group and GetCapital have both joined the Tech Council of Australia.

Australia’s tech industry peak body the Australian Information Industry Association has welcomed the federal government’s new tech and industry sector ministerial appointments.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire


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