Actors can license AI voice clones in union deal
Thesps at least get final say on what their doppelgängers will say
AI + ML15 Aug 2024 | 7
Matthew was a news reporter for The Register. Before joining our publisher in 2024 as a full-time journalist, he wrote extensively about computer hardware as a freelancer for various publications.
SiFive offers potential Neoverse N2 rival – the P870-D RISC-V core for datacenters
Chip upstart takes aim at Arm with design that can scale up to 256 cores
Systems14 Aug 2024 | 3
Google brings more Gemini AI features to Android, saves the best for Pixel 9
Video And four more phones. Woo. Yay.
Personal Tech13 Aug 2024 | 17
Akeana debuts RISC-V CPU designs on $100M budget, longs for an Arm wrestle
Whatever happened to the team behind Marvell’s ThunderX2 chips? Oh, hello
Systems13 Aug 2024 | 2
Huawei's Ascend 910 launches this October to challenge Nvidia's H100
US sanctions may make things hard for Huawei, but the tech titan still has big GPU ambitions
Systems13 Aug 2024 | 1
AMD won’t patch Sinkclose security bug on older Zen CPUs
Updated Kernel mode not good enough for you? Maybe you'll like SMM of this
Patches13 Aug 2024 | 14
Small datacenters face the axe under China's new energy policy
Tech industry told to clean up its act – and help others to do likewise – in pursuit of 2035 'Beautiful China' goal
Off-Prem13 Aug 2024 |
Intel's microcode fix to save Raptor Lake chips may only work with default power settings
All those BIOS options that promise better performance? Enabling them might kill your processor
Systems12 Aug 2024 | 27
Raptor Lake microcode limits Intel chips to a mere 1.55 volts to prevent CPU destruction
Is that a lot? Depends on the context. GHz, no. Voltage, yes
Personal Tech09 Aug 2024 | 28
US 'laptop farm' man accused of outsourcing his IT jobs to North Korea to fund weapons programs
American and Brit firms thought they were employing a Westerner, but not so, it's alleged
CSO08 Aug 2024 | 19
Intel finally has a new GPU – for cars
Chipzilla takes its Arc Alchemist A750, gives it some more RAM, and says it’s for AI-powered jalopies
Systems08 Aug 2024 | 7
Raptor Lake microcode patch arrives for Intel motherboards this month, ASUS and MSI say
Updated MSI even claims all of its LGA 1700 motherboards will get updated before month end
Systems08 Aug 2024 | 2
Rickety Raptor Lake CPUs won't lose Turbo-boosted speeds after microcode medicine, Intel claims
Chipzilla still has ways to stop these processors cooking in their own juices
On-Prem08 Aug 2024 | 8
AMD’s latest desktop CPUs feature lower prices yet again as Intel readies a fightback
Brand-new Ryzen 9000 processors are about 10% cheaper than their Ryzen 7000 counterparts
Personal Tech07 Aug 2024 | 5
Tesla recalls over 1.6M electric cars in China for faulty hood lock
Across China and the US, more than 3.5 million cars have been recalled
Personal Tech07 Aug 2024 | 37
Georgia's voter portal gets a crash course in client versus backend input validation
Trying to cancel a citizen's registration would be caught by humans no matter what the page said, officials say
Research07 Aug 2024 | 36
All y'all love AI, right? Get ready for Gemini in Nest cameras, Google Assistant
And you're replacing Chromecast with TV Streamer? Great! That's a logical step for the evolving landscape of ...
Personal Tech06 Aug 2024 | 14
SAP Core AI bugs allowed access to internal network servers, say researchers
Black Hat Wiz infoseccers able to promote themselves from humble customer to full-blown admin
Black Hat and DEF CON06 Aug 2024 |
Illinois relaxes biometric privacy law so snafus won't cost businesses billions
Some scowl, some smile, as fines no longer apply every time your mugshot or fingerprint is shared
Security06 Aug 2024 | 4
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI again, claims CEO Sam Altman ‘betrayed’ him
These two are going through a really, really bad breakup
AI + ML05 Aug 2024 | 21
Another law firm piles on Intel for Raptor Lake CPU failures as complaints grow louder
Meanwhile, a boutique PC builder says Intel didn’t even need to chase high clock speeds
Systems05 Aug 2024 | 12
Intel tacks two years onto Raptor Lake CPU warranty after voltage crash fiasco
It’s starting to sink in for Chipzilla that it’s losing some credibility
Personal Tech02 Aug 2024 | 8
Israeli hacktivist group brags it took down Iran's internet
WeRedEvils alleges successful attack on infrastructure, including data theft
Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 8
AI to invade hundreds more Taco Bell drive-thrus this year
After McDonald’s puts chatbots on ice, TB decides to take a bite
AI + ML01 Aug 2024 | 20
Bring the hammer down on Nvidia, US progressive and antitrust orgs urge the Feds
Lobbyists would love for rumors of a monopoly probe into GPU goliath to become reality
Personal Tech01 Aug 2024 | 11
Legal eagles target Intel for class action over cooked Raptor Lake CPUs
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with elevated voltage, you may be entitled to compensation
Systems01 Aug 2024 | 10
Superclusters too big, but single servers too small? Oracle offers AI Goldilocks zone
Adds L40 bare metal option to the O-Cloud, plus A100 and H100 VMs. And teases a GH200 beast
PaaS + IaaS01 Aug 2024 | 1
Intel prepares to cut 'thousands' of workers
Employees hate this one simple trick to fix failing business empires
Systems31 Jul 2024 | 9
Remember Nokia? Amazon's lawyers do, in patent infringement suit
Updated Finnish firm started the networking and cloud fight, Amazon could finish it
Networks31 Jul 2024 | 10
Upcoming US export rules on chipmaking tools won't apply to friendly countries
37 nations on good terms with Uncle Sam spared incoming restrictions, report claims
Systems31 Jul 2024 | 6
No love lost between Apple and Nvidia as iGiant chooses Google chips for AI training
Things are getting Tensor between Cupertino and Nv
AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 9
Can't get Minecraft, MongoDB Cloud, others to work today? Blame that Azure outage
Shut the Front Door!
PaaS + IaaS30 Jul 2024 | 15
TSMC confirms it'll dig into Dresden for chip giant's first fab on Euro soil
Partnership with NXP, Infineon, and Bosch finally gets under way
Systems30 Jul 2024 | 3
Apple Intelligence beta lands in iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 previews
At last, the world-changing innovation of ML emojis can be yours to enjoy
AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 17
Car makers sold people's driving habits, location data for pennies, say US senators
Khaan! Khaaaaaan!
Personal Tech29 Jul 2024 | 44
French internet cables cut in act of sabotage that caused outages across country
Axe attack comes just days after arsonists target rail network
Networks29 Jul 2024 | 60
No, really, please ban Chinese DJI drones from America's skies, senators are urged
Previous outlawing attempt flew off, will this one stick the landing?
Personal Tech26 Jul 2024 | 70
iPhone kicked out of China’s top 5 smartphone brands as domestic market bounces back
Chinese brands ascendant in the country’s phone market, but Apple’s exile might only be temporary
Personal Tech26 Jul 2024 | 18
Malware crew Stargazers Goblin used 3,000 GitHub accounts to make bank
May even have targeted other malware gangs, and infosec researchers
Cyber-crime26 Jul 2024 | 9
CrowdStrike update blunder may cost world billions – and insurance ain't covering it all
We offer this formula instead: RND(100.0)*(10^9)
CSO26 Jul 2024 | 60
OpenAI unveils AI search engine SearchGPT – not that you're allowed to use it yet
Launching in Beta is so 2014. We're in the prototype limited sign-up era now
AI + ML25 Jul 2024 | 2
Websites clamp down as creepy AI crawlers sneak around for snippets
Shrinks training pool, but hurts services like the Internet Archive
AI + ML22 Jul 2024 | 15
FTC grabs controller as Microsoft jacks up Game Pass price by 81%
This is exactly what we said would happen post-Blizzard merger, laments watchdog, as its appeal continues
Personal Tech20 Jul 2024 | 30
EU's renewable hydrogen plan needs a 'reality check'
Member nations aren't on the same page, investors are confused, and nobody understands the real costs
CxO19 Jul 2024 | 78
OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini is indeed small – like its lead over rivals in certain tests
AI Roundup Plus: Meta Euro model drama; Mistral and Nvidia find NeMo; and more
AI + ML19 Jul 2024 | 5
DARPA slaps down credit card for 3D military chiplets – $840M ought to be enough?
UT-Austin lab gets the job, and five years to do it
Public Sector18 Jul 2024 | 5
Firms skip security reviews of major app updates about half the time
Updated Complicated, costly, time-consuming – pick three
Patches18 Jul 2024 | 18
Anthropic teams up with venture capital firm to kickstart $100M AI startup fund
Recipients of six-digit investments aren’t required to use Claude
AI + ML17 Jul 2024 | 1
GlobalWafers scores $400M to help build US's first 300mm wafer plants in Texas and Missouri
CHIPS ACT grant will help cover the Taiwanese semiconductor firm’s $4B budget
Systems17 Jul 2024 | 3
Craig Wright admits he isn't the inventor of Bitcoin after High Court judgment in UK
Aussie definitely not Satoshi Nakamoto, faces £6M legal bill and possible perjury trial
Security17 Jul 2024 | 86
If you think AI labs wouldn't stoop to using scraped YouTube subtitles for training, think again
Comment What next, nutrition labels on cartons? Probably
AI + ML17 Jul 2024 | 28
On one Prime Day, Amazon warehouse workers endured '45% injury rate'
Bernie Sanders puts e-souk titan on blast for workplace harm
Personal Tech16 Jul 2024 | 44
Huawei lays final bricks of billion-dollar Shanghai R&D complex
Billed as a city in its own right, center built to advance megacorp's 5G, cloud, and AI tech
Systems16 Jul 2024 | 4
FTC probes IBM’s $6.4B HashiCorp takeover
Cloud biz claims it's full speed ahead – and damn the torpedoes
Software15 Jul 2024 |
Game dev accuses Intel of selling ‘defective’ Raptor Lake CPUs
High-end processor instability headaches, failures pushed one studio to switch to AMD
Systems13 Jul 2024 | 56
Car dealer software slinger CDK Global said to have paid $25M ransom after cyberattack
15K dealerships take estimated $600M+ hit
Malware Month12 Jul 2024 | 16
White House urged to double check Microsoft isn't funneling AI to China via G42 deal
Windows maker insisted everything will be locked down and secure – which given its reputation, uh-oh!
AI + ML12 Jul 2024 | 4
Trump threatens to send Meta's Mark ‘Zuckerbucks’ to prison if reelected president
Updated If you were wondering how the US White House race is going in 2024, it's going like this...
Bootnotes11 Jul 2024 | 185
Former Autonomy CFO banned from chartered accounting group until 2038
Sushovan Hussain’s failure in 2020 to appeal his 2018 fraud conviction in the US means he won’t be a member of ICAEW for 20 years
Software11 Jul 2024 | 8
Anonymous 'ask me anything' chat app NGL ordered to knock it off targeting kids
Hitting youngsters with faked texts and calling them suckers is a bit of a no-no, watchdog sniffs
Personal Tech11 Jul 2024 | 9
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