BOFH: Cough up half a grand and we'll protect you from AI
Episode 12
You get job security, we get lager and deep-fried food
Open source licenses need to leave the 1980s and evolve to deal with AI
Opinion
Time to get with the program... before artificial intelligence does
Techie wasn't being paid, until he taught HR a lesson
On Call
It's one thing to have a twin – quite another to have an EVIL twin
Small custom AI models are cheap to train and can keep data private, says startup
Interview
We talk to MosaicML, a startup driving down training costs with open source models
If AI drives humans to extinction, it'll be our fault
+Comment Should you really believe the doomsayers? We're going to go with no
AI + ML25 Jun 2023 | 1
FYI: Tor Browser is very much still a thing and getting updates
Version 12.5 brings in Finnish language support, traffic node path visualization and more
Applications25 Jun 2023 | 5
Google bug bounties inch closer to Microsoft's payouts
Chocolate Factory paid a record $12m in 2022
Security24 Jun 2023 | 2
Google accused of urging Android devs to mislabel apps to get forbidden kids ad data
Getting around the rules was as simple as not declaring software was 'intended for children', lawsuit states
Personal Tech23 Jun 2023 | 7
Rejecting Intel, Oracle pumps up Exadata beef cake with AMD protein
Muscular system gets first update in two years with Epyc injection
Systems23 Jun 2023 |
Microsoft investigating bug in Windows 11 File Explorer that makes the CPU hangry
On the other hand, some old settings are set for a comeback
OSes23 Jun 2023 | 33
US vendor accused of violating GDPR by reputation-scoring EU citizens
TeleSign and Belgian parent did almost everything wrong, alleges Max Schrems
Networks23 Jun 2023 | 14
Red Hat strikes a crushing blow against RHEL downstreams
Comment From now on, only CentOS Stream's source code is available to all
OSes23 Jun 2023 | 91
SSD missing from SAP datacenter turns up on eBay, sparking security investigation
Exclusive Four disks believed stolen from Walldorf facility, at least one containing company data
ASML caught in Dutch oven with China export restrictions
Government could reveal details of new regulations by the end of month
Systems23 Jun 2023 | 17
Mega-data platform worth half a billion will suck in info from family doctors
UK officials argue NHS patient details will only be available locally
PaaS + IaaS23 Jun 2023 | 22
UK cyberspies warn ransomware crews targeting law firms
Nation states will use you to get to your friends, says NCSC
CSO23 Jun 2023 | 7
38 percent of tech job interviews offered exclusively to men: report
Data shows there's still some way to go toward pay and hiring equity
On-Prem23 Jun 2023 | 50
BOFH: Cough up half a grand and we'll protect you from AI
Episode 12 You get job security, we get lager and deep-fried food
BOFH23 Jun 2023 | 53
Open source licenses need to leave the 1980s and evolve to deal with AI
Opinion Time to get with the program... before artificial intelligence does
AI + ML23 Jun 2023 | 58
Generative AI and automation: accelerating the datacenter of the future
GenAI is transforming everything, including the datacenter - find out what it could mean for your organization
Commissioned
Techie wasn't being paid, until he taught HR a lesson
On Call It's one thing to have a twin – quite another to have an EVIL twin
Offbeat23 Jun 2023 | 282
MIT discovery suggests a new class of superconductors
You who think superconductivity can't happen without spin polarization? Hold my FeSe
Science23 Jun 2023 | 16
Chinese malware intended to infect USB drives accidentally infects networked storage too
Hides itself from popular Asian AV, also uses games to do its dirty work
Security23 Jun 2023 | 18
US cyber ambassador says China knows how to steal its way to dominance of cloud and AI
Calls on governments to combat 'playbook' that propelled Huawei to prominence
Security23 Jun 2023 | 20
Micron, Applied Materials make big investments in India
Not building fabs, but fabulous for India – as is GE coming to build jet engines
On-Prem23 Jun 2023 |
To kill BlackLotus malware, patching is a good start, but...
...that alone 'could provide a false sense of security,' NSA warns in this handy free guide for orgs
CSO22 Jun 2023 | 4
Missing Titan sub likely destroyed in implosion, no survivors
Debris points to 'catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber,' says Coast Guard
Science22 Jun 2023 | 267
Intelsat and SES merger to create $10B satellite giant is off
Hear that, Amazon Kuiper and Starlink? The coast is clear... Unlike the skies. Ahem
Science22 Jun 2023 |
ML LATEST
Lawyers who cited fake cases hallucinated by ChatGPT must pay
Judge sanctions attorneys for failed reality check
We just don't get enough time, contractor tasked with fact-checking Google Bard tells us
There's an old saying in business: Time, money, quality – you can have any two
AI is going to eat itself: Experiment shows people training bots are using bots
We speak to brains behind study into murky world of model teaching
OpenAI calls for tough regulation of AI while quietly seeking less of it
Oh no, over there, look, the killer robots, OMG here they come – just pay no attention to us shaping the rules
Not even Dynamics 365 ERP is safe from Microsoft's Copilot splurge
The AI tentacles grab supply chain management, projects, and finance
Oh, wow. OK. Apple really is making a $3.5K VR ski-mask. Dev tools are now out for it
They weren't kidding about this facial, er, spatial computing thing
Software22 Jun 2023 | 31
Pangolin-inspired robot can roll around your guts administering treatments
Flexing device works where surgeons find hard to reach
Science22 Jun 2023 | 4
Now BlackCat extortionists threaten to leak stolen plastic surgery pics
Sharing a cancer patient's nude snaps earlier wasn't enough for these scumbags
Cyber-crime22 Jun 2023 | 10
Vultr Cloud Alliance rises to take on cloud Goliaths
David's got a marketplace where users can mix and match services
PaaS + IaaS22 Jun 2023 |
Keep it schtum!
Ensuring communications stay secure
Webinar
Google has blocked in its in-car software rivals, claims German watchdog
Bundling everything together means others don't get a look-in, says competition body
Applications22 Jun 2023 | 19
Mark Zuckerberg would kick Elon Musk's ass, experts say
Comment The two claim to be headed for a smackdown over copycat services
Bootnotes22 Jun 2023 | 64
Small custom AI models are cheap to train and can keep data private, says startup
Interview We talk to MosaicML, a startup driving down training costs with open source models
AI + ML22 Jun 2023 | 9
AWS to remove 62,000-message Simple Email Service ‘always free’ tier from August 2023
Figma introduces Dev Mode, VS Code plugin, and more – much of it for paid plans only
Chef inventor Adam Jacob introduces System Initiative, ‘Figma for infrastructure’
C++ 26 is already taking shape, says Herb Sutter
Cisco challenges Broadcom, Nvidia with 51.2Tbit switch ASIC of its own
Chip promises denser, greener networks – at least compared to the fire-breathing GPUs they connect
Networks22 Jun 2023 |
Forester delivers bare metal remote provisioning to Fedora
Devconf.cz Golang project also works with the CentOS Linux replacements
OSes22 Jun 2023 |
Without competition, TCS wins back UK pensions body in £1.5B mega-deal
In what could be a 28-year relationship, UK Nest takes TCS back after sacking off France’s Atos from admin work
PaaS + IaaS22 Jun 2023 | 14
A clash of titans
Shielding with protective AI from bad actors using AI for cyberattacks
Webinar
Popular
Google warns its own employees: Do not use code generated by Bard
AI in brief PLUS: Nuance voice AI startup hit with privacy lawsuit in California, and why OpenAI urged Microsoft to hold off releasing Bing
AMD's 128-core Epycs could spell trouble for Ampere Computing
Analysis We still have more cores, exec sniffs
SSD missing from SAP datacenter turns up on eBay, sparking security investigation
Exclusive Four disks believed stolen from Walldorf facility, at least one containing company data
Techie wasn't being paid, until he taught HR a lesson
On Call It's one thing to have a twin – quite another to have an EVIL twin
One person's trash is another's 'trashware' – the art of refurbing old computers
Devconf.cz 'Changing the world one PC at a time' sounds good to us
Chinese malware intended to infect USB drives accidentally infects networked storage too
Hides itself from popular Asian AV, also uses games to do its dirty work
Another redesign on the cards for iPhone as EU rules call for removable batteries
They're changing it wrong, aren't they Apple?
US vendor accused of violating GDPR by reputation-scoring EU citizens
TeleSign and Belgian parent did almost everything wrong, alleges Max Schrems
Over 100,000 compromised ChatGPT accounts found for sale on dark web
UPDATED Cybercrooks hoping users have whispered employer secrets to chatbot
Open source licenses need to leave the 1980s and evolve to deal with AI
Opinion Time to get with the program... before artificial intelligence does
STORIES
Existential dread time: One day Earth's oceans will boil. This exoplanet might reveal when
LP 890-9c gives us a glimpse into our world's far future, astronomer tells El Reg
Science22 Jun 2023 | 26
Inclusive Naming Initiative limps towards release of dangerous digital dictionary
Proposes a mere ten terms it feels should disappear from tech vocabularies
Offbeat22 Jun 2023 | 236
Japan's digital ID card gets emergency review amid data leaks
PM wants response as urgent as that mustered for COVID-19
Security22 Jun 2023 | 12
'We hate what you’ve done with the place – especially the hate' Australia tells Twitter
Issues official 'please explain why your moderation is rubbish' notice backed by big fines
Legal22 Jun 2023 | 93
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The Log4j vulnerability – how can we all do better next time?
Accept there are some risks you don’t control but which nonetheless you can’t ignore
A last line of defense against ransomware
Object First unveils Ootbi: a ransomware-proof and immutable solution designed to deliver simple and powerful backup storage
Outsource to infill on cyber security
Automating, simplifying, and calling in external help can increase the chances of blocking and mitigating attacks
Secure, high-performance data storage fundamental to effective IT
The changing nature of data means enterprises must radically rethink the way they provision their IT, says Huawei
Google formally accuses monopolist Microsoft of trapping people in its cloud
Updated Fight! Fight! Fight!
Apple squashes kernel bug used by TriangleDB spyware
Snoops may be targeting macOS in addition to iPhones, Kaspersky says
Apple stomped all over NYC store workers' union rights, judge rules
Staff show up with the receipts – video footage of law-breaking bosses
FTC accuses DNA testing company of lying about dumping samples
1Health must strengthen protections for genetic information as part of settlement
CSO21 Jun 2023 | 4
Restaurant hired 'priest' to extract workplace confessions from staff
With now $150K to pay out, that's what we call fine dining
Bootnotes21 Jun 2023 | 35
Suit alleges Oracle oversold and under-delivered on NetSuite software
Binding service terms hidden in contractual documents, plaintiff claims
SaaS21 Jun 2023 | 4
Amazon Prime too easy to join, too hard to quit, says FTC lawsuit
Updated Dark patterns at Amazon worthy of a Homeric epic? Surely not!
Applications21 Jun 2023 | 65
Intel parts with 20% slice of semiconductor biz crucial to chip production future
IMS Nanofabrication's expertise will only be more important – so why sell?
Systems21 Jun 2023 | 2
AMD seeks luck of the Irish with $135M investment for adaptive computing R&D
Pales in comparison to to rival Intel's presence in Dublin... for now
Systems21 Jun 2023 |
Virgin Media email customers enter third day of inbox infuriation
Updated Users report they're still struggling to communicate ... and ask vendor to be more open
Networks21 Jun 2023 | 45
Training in Spanish for cyber security pros
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Europe plots rules to protect tech supply chains from foreign influence
This is totally not about China, commissioners claim
On-Prem21 Jun 2023 | 2
One person's trash is another's 'trashware' – the art of refurbing old computers
Devconf.cz 'Changing the world one PC at a time' sounds good to us
Personal Tech21 Jun 2023 | 67
BepiColombo probe turns to the dark side … of Mercury
Sends home snaps on third fly-by of six as it heads for orbit in 2025
Science21 Jun 2023 | 11
AWS makes its hybrid cloud behave a bit more like normal, boring, on-prem servers
At last you can pick a dedicated host to run your Amazonian workload
Off-Prem21 Jun 2023 | 5
Singaporean superapp Grab delivers massive job cuts with after hours email
‘We thought you'd like some terrible news in the comfort of your own home’ was the gist of it
Alibaba boss steps down to become boss of Alibaba Cloud
Near-flop of China shopping fest suggests cloud and AI are the priority growth engines
Supercomputing AI service among HPE's freshest GreenLake fare
HPE Discover It's bingo for those who had LLMs on your card – but no word on how much it's going to cost
Microsoft rethinks death sentence for Windows Mail and Calendar apps
Shifting those duties to Outlook set for next year – well, maybe
OSes20 Jun 2023 | 45
Oreo cookie maker says crooks gobbled up staff info
50K-plus employees' personal info swiped after law firm rolled
Cyber-crime20 Jun 2023 | 6
Where's my money?! Now USA Today publisher sues Google over online advertising
That ads to hurt
Personal Tech20 Jun 2023 | 53
The ultimate enabler
Overcoming the challenges to secure Wi-Fi management and implementation
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Biting the hand that feeds IT
