Google thinks the grid can't support AI, so it's spending on solar for future datacenters
Deal with Intersect Power will see gigawatts of compute capacity come online
Devs reveal their AI coding assistants of choice – and a desire for virtual-reality workspaces
23,000 programmers can be wrong, please let them be wrong
Firefox ditches Do Not Track because nobody was listening anyway
Few websites actually respect the option, says Mozilla
American cops are using AI to draft police reports, and the ACLU isn't happy
Comment
Do we really need to explain why this is a problem?
Suggested Actions fails to suggest its own survival as Windows 11 feature killed
Final curtain call for weird wingman
OSes14 Dec 2024 | 6
Iran-linked crew used custom 'cyberweapon' in US critical infrastructure attacks
IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently
Research13 Dec 2024 | 4
Scumbag gets 30 years in the clink for running CSAM dark-web chatrooms, abusing kids
'Today’s sentencing is more than just a punishment. It’s a message'
Cyber-crime13 Dec 2024 | 23
Musk's lawyer asks the SEC to quit pestering the shy and retiring billionaire
Won't someone think of Elon? Ah, who are we kidding - none of this will matter in a month
Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 21
Google Timeline location purge causes collateral damage
Privacy measure leaves some mourning lost memories
Security13 Dec 2024 | 19
'Tis the season to test the RHEL and AlmaLinux 10 betas
And the kernel team's patience?
OSes13 Dec 2024 | 10
Doing business in US? Don't wait for state ruling on AI to act, warns former Senate chief of staff
Workday policy expert suggests NIST framework will save you trouble later
AI + ML13 Dec 2024 | 1
Ingenuity helicopter's flying days cut short by featureless Martian terrain
Landing hard at an angle not great for the old rotor blades
Science13 Dec 2024 | 23
Android beefs up Bluetooth tag stalker protections
Wider ecosystem still has work to do, though
Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 23
Intel execs discuss the possibility of spinning off foundry
'Does it ever fully separate? I think that's an open question for another day,' interim co-CEO says
Systems13 Dec 2024 | 6
systemd begrudgingly drops a safety net while a challenger appears, GNU Shepherd 1.0
Holidays come early for distro builders with two init systems to choose from
OSes13 Dec 2024 | 117
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Google Gemini 2.0 Flash comes out with real-time conversation, image analysis
ICYMI Chocolate Factory's latest multimodal model aims to power more trusted AI agents
2024 according to Cloudflare: Global traffic up, Google still king, US churning out bots
Same old same old really
Off-Prem13 Dec 2024 | 8
BOFH: Don't sell The Boss a firewall. Sell him The Dream
Episode 23 Have I got an opportunity for you!
BOFH13 Dec 2024 | 43
Backup failed, but the boss didn't slam IT – because his son was to blame
On Call ISP deserves criticism too for falling over after script kiddie beefing
Networks13 Dec 2024 | 28
Broadcom says VMware is a better money-making machine than it hoped
Chip side of the biz expects to take lion's share of hyperscalers' $60-90 billion XPU spend in 2027, helped by 3nm models coming next year
Virtualization13 Dec 2024 | 21
Astroscale orbital janitor gets within 15 meters of space junk
Couldn't reach out and touch it, but still happy as this attempt was out of mission scope
Science13 Dec 2024 | 18
North Korea's fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88M over six years
DoJ thinks it's found the folks that ran it, and some of the 'IT warriors' sent out to fleece employers
Cyber-crime13 Dec 2024 | 2
American cops are using AI to draft police reports, and the ACLU isn't happy
Comment Do we really need to explain why this is a problem?
AI + ML12 Dec 2024 | 61
British Army zaps drones out of the sky with laser trucks
FYI High-energy weapon proves its mettle in testing
FCC throws open 6 GHz band to unlicensed low-power gizmos
Good news for techies pushing 'education, healthcare, and entertainment' gadgets in the US
Networks12 Dec 2024 | 12
Cruise shutdown blastzone increases – Microsoft takes $800M charge
General Motors pulling the plug on autonomous taxi biz hits Redmond in the wallet
AI + ML12 Dec 2024 | 20
Google thinks the grid can't support AI, so it's spending on solar for future datacenters
Deal with Intersect Power will see gigawatts of compute capacity come online
Off-Prem12 Dec 2024 | 50
Apache issues patches for critical Struts 2 RCE bug
More details released after devs allowed weeks to apply fixes
Patches12 Dec 2024 |
Lights out for 18 more DDoS booters in pre-Christmas Operation PowerOFF push
Holiday cheer comes in the form of three arrests and 27 shuttered domains
Cyber-crime12 Dec 2024 | 5
Firefox ditches Do Not Track because nobody was listening anyway
Few websites actually respect the option, says Mozilla
Software12 Dec 2024 | 78
Aliens, spy balloons, or drones? SUV-sized mystery objects spotted in US skies
No word from the FBI about where they are hiding aliens or UFOs
Offbeat12 Dec 2024 | 68
Huge developer survey shows which AI assistants are most adopted – and trend towards coding with VR headsets
SQLite re-implemented in Rust to achieve asynchronous I/O and other changes
Cloudflare reports Go as top language for API clients, AWS dominant for public web
React 19 is stable, team directs devs towards frameworks – especially Next.js
Taming the multi-vault beast
GitGuardian takes on enterprise secrets sprawl
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Australia lays fiendish tax trap for Meta – with an expensive escape hatch
If Zuck and other Big Tech players pay news publishers, their bills vanish
Legal12 Dec 2024 | 66
Citrix goes shopping in Europe and returns with gifts for security-conscious customers
Acquires two companies that help those on the nice list keep naughty list types at bay
Virtualization12 Dec 2024 |
China preps another rocket that Beijing hopes will become its workhorse
Long March-8A improves payload by forty percent and comes just a month after Long March 12 debut
Science12 Dec 2024 | 5
Epic coughs up the dirty V-Bucks: Fortnite's 'dark pattern' refunds hit accounts
Did you get your loot box?
Personal Tech12 Dec 2024 | 9
Apple reportedly building AI server processor with help from Broadcom
Something called 'Baltra' expected to make its debut in 2026, perhaps with tech both already use
Systems12 Dec 2024 | 10
Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law
Sen. Wyden blasts FCC's 'failure' amid Salt Typhoon hacks
Security11 Dec 2024 | 17
Intel turmoil prompts S&P Global to downgrade chipmaker's credit rating
Finance house finds x86 giant's lack of strategy disturbing
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 8
Facebook, Threads, WhatsApp, Instagram stumble on and offline in global outage
Updated What's an influencer to do?
Personal Tech11 Dec 2024 | 29
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation admits to hole in security
Belly-busting biz says it's been hit by cowardly custards
Security11 Dec 2024 | 32
China gorging on silicon before Uncle Sam slams the door
Chip imports up more than 14% this year in anticipation of fresh restrictions
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 3
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Good news! You'll soon be able to send faxes again with Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft squashes eSCL bug
OSes11 Dec 2024 | 20
Microsoft hijacks keyboard shortcut to bring Copilot to your attention
AI assistant goes native – sort of – for Windows Insiders
AI + ML11 Dec 2024 | 93
Cruise robotaxis parked forever, as GM decides it can't compete and wants to cut costs
Pictures The Register stumbles upon the place self-driving cabs appear to be rusting away into history
AI + ML11 Dec 2024 | 61
Three more vulns spotted in Ivanti CSA, all critical, one 10/10
Patch up, everyone – that admin portal is mighty attractive to your friendly cyberattacker
Patches11 Dec 2024 | 2
Doctor Who theme added to national sound archive to honor innovation, longevity
Australia’s archive, that is – it was an Aussie who wrote it
US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls
Also sanctions his employer – an outfit called Sichuan Silence linked to Ragnarok ransomware
Indian police demand Starlink identify alleged drug smugglers
Elon Musk's satellite internet service asked to explain who used its service to navigate to remote islands
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Judge hands WP Engine a win in legal fight with Automattic
Updated Mullenweg and co ordered to restore WP Engine's access to wordpress.org and stop touching WordPress installations
Software11 Dec 2024 | 34
US Commerce Dept coughs up $6.1B Christmas present for Micron
Funding to support development of memory vendor's $125B fab expansion in New York and Idaho
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 9
Tesla sued over alleged Autopilot fail in yet another fatal accident
With two legal wins and one secret settlement on the books, the odds are in the automaker's favor
Offbeat10 Dec 2024 | 128
Microsoft holds last Patch Tuesday of the year with 72 gifts for admins
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Security10 Dec 2024 | 24
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Broadcom says VMware is a better money-making machine than it hoped
Chip side of the biz expects to take lion's share of hyperscalers' $60-90 billion XPU spend in 2027, helped by 3nm models coming next year
Backup failed, but the boss didn't slam IT – because his son was to blame
On Call ISP deserves criticism too for falling over after script kiddie beefing
American cops are using AI to draft police reports, and the ACLU isn't happy
Comment Do we really need to explain why this is a problem?
Google Timeline location purge causes collateral damage
Privacy measure leaves some mourning lost memories
FCC throws open 6 GHz band to unlicensed low-power gizmos
Good news for techies pushing 'education, healthcare, and entertainment' gadgets in the US
systemd begrudgingly drops a safety net while a challenger appears, GNU Shepherd 1.0
Holidays come early for distro builders with two init systems to choose from
Cruise shutdown blastzone increases – Microsoft takes $800M charge
General Motors pulling the plug on autonomous taxi biz hits Redmond in the wallet
North Korea's fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88M over six years
DoJ thinks it's found the folks that ran it, and some of the 'IT warriors' sent out to fleece employers
Iran-linked crew used custom 'cyberweapon' in US critical infrastructure attacks
IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently
BOFH: Don't sell The Boss a firewall. Sell him The Dream
Episode 23 Have I got an opportunity for you!
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US military grounds entire Osprey tiltrotor fleet over safety concerns
Boeing-Bell V-22 can't outfly its checkered past, it seems
Public Sector10 Dec 2024 | 89
Oracle gets Big Red reality check after financials fail to impress
Strong year ends with a dip, but Ellison signs Meta deal to boost AI cred
Databases10 Dec 2024 | 4
AMD secure VM tech undone by DRAM meddling
Boffins devise BadRAM attack to pilfer secrets from SEV-SNP encrypted memory
Systems10 Dec 2024 | 9
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OpenAI's Sora lets ChatGPT subscribers churn out janky text-generated videos
Buckle up, because limbed creatures are about to get weird
AI + ML10 Dec 2024 | 14
Fully patched Cleo products under renewed 'zero-day-ish' mass attack
Thousands of servers targeted while customers wait for patches
Research10 Dec 2024 |
Heart surgery device maker's security bypassed, data encrypted and stolen
Sounds like th-aorta get this sorted quickly
Cyber-crime10 Dec 2024 | 20
Microsoft delays final Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update to 2025
Quiet festive season for admins, but next year will be busy
PaaS + IaaS10 Dec 2024 | 10
SAP says GenAI will help solve legacy migration skills shortage
As 2027 support deadline looms, German vendor puts faith in on-trend tech to help SIs do more with less
Databases10 Dec 2024 | 14
Bitfinex heist gets the Netflix treatment after 'cringey couple' sentenced
Streamer's trademark dramatic style takes on Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde
Cyber-crime10 Dec 2024 | 6
With Gelsinger gone, to fab or not to fab is the $7B question
Analysis Whoever takes over has some tough decisions to make
Systems10 Dec 2024 | 49
Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports written by AI
Python security developer-in-residence decries use of bots that 'cannot understand code'
Devops10 Dec 2024 | 88
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WhatsApp finally fixes View Once flaw that allowed theft of supposedly vanishing pics
And it only took four months, tut
Security10 Dec 2024 | 22
TikTok appeals to have Trump – or Supreme Court – decide its fate later
Wants to defer shutdown order that takes effect a day before the presidential inauguration
Legal10 Dec 2024 | 21
Alibaba exec trashes his own staff and customers, quickly apologizes
'I am carefree, I like to joke,' says guy who fines workers if they glance at phones during meetings
Offbeat10 Dec 2024 | 18
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