Altman said no to military AI abuses – then signed Pentagon deal anyway
Opinion OpenAI CEO's principles lasted about 12 hours before $200M check arrived
AI + ML06 Mar 2026 | 27
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka sjvn, has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting edge PC operating system; 300bps was a fast Internet connection; and WordStar was the state-of-the-art word processor - and we liked it! Steven is an advisor to Cathey Communications, a PR outfit that represents CIQ, a FOSS company that works on behalf of Rocky Linux.
Open source devs consider making hogs pay for every download
Opinion Careless big-time users are treating FOSS repos like content delivery networks
Databases28 Feb 2026 | 95
Workaholic open source developers need to take breaks
Opinion A week off for vacation? The nerve of some people
Software23 Feb 2026 | 12
Linus Torvalds and friends tell The Reg how Linux solo act became a global jam session
Ts'o, Hohndel and the man himself spill beans on how checks in the mail and GPL made it all possible
OSes18 Feb 2026 | 92
OK, so Anthropic's AI built a C compiler. That don't impress me much
Opinion Fanboys think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. Devs aren't nearly as won over
AI + ML13 Feb 2026 | 106
Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native
Opinion Just because you're paranoid about digital sovereignty doesn't mean they're not after you
Off-Prem30 Jan 2026 | 189
When AI 'builds a browser,' check the repo before believing the hype
Opinion Autonomous agents may generate millions of lines of code, but shipping software is another matter
Agentic AI26 Jan 2026 | 40
Just because Linus Torvalds vibe codes doesn't mean it's a good idea
Opinion For trivial projects, it's fine. For serious work, forget about it
AI + ML16 Jan 2026 | 43
The Microsoft 365 Copilot app rebrand was bad, but there are far worse offenders
Opinion The software wasn't actually renamed, but you couldn't be blamed for being confused
Software09 Jan 2026 | 44
The most durable tech is boring, old, and everywhere
Opinion From COBOL and C to Linux and SQL, the unglamorous software that keeps the world running refuses to disappear
Software31 Dec 2025 | 251
What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows
Opinion Wasn't 2025 the year it happened? Yes. No. Answers on a Christmas card
OSes22 Dec 2025 | 304
Bots, bias, and bunk: How can you tell what's real on the net?
Opinion You can improve the odds by combining skepticism, verification habits, and a few technical checks
AI + ML05 Dec 2025 | 60
Another open source project dies of neglect, leaving thousands scrambling
Opinion Paying Ingress NGINX maintainers for their work might have avoided this outcome
Software02 Dec 2025 | 124
Why Elon Musk won't ever realize the shareholder-approved Tesla payout
Opinion Trillionaire fantasies, investor dreams, reality nightmares
Personal Tech14 Nov 2025 | 107
Canonical CEO says no to IPO in current volatile market
Interview 'We should be a public company,' Shuttleworth tells The Reg, just not 'with our trousers around our ankles'
OSes30 Oct 2025 | 40
The Chinese Box and Turing Test: AI has no intelligence at all
Opinion It's just good at mass-production copy and paste
AI + ML27 Oct 2025 | 142
We're all going to be paying AI's Godzilla-sized power bills
Opinion Even if you never use it, you'll be paying for it thanks to datacenters' never-ending hunger for electricity
Columnists13 Oct 2025 | 98
Greg Kroah-Hartman explains the Cyber Resilience Act for open source developers
Opinion Impact? Nope, don't worry, be happy, says Linux veteran
Security30 Sep 2025 | 34
OpenNvidia could become the AI generation's WinTel
Opinion Duo could dominate in the same way Microsoft and Intel ruled PCs for decades
AI + ML29 Sep 2025 | 15
Terminators: AI-driven robot war machines on the march
Opinion Science fiction? Battle bots already used in Ukraine
AI + ML12 Sep 2025 | 44
AI web crawlers are destroying websites in their never-ending hunger for any and all content
Opinion But the cure may ruin the web....
AI + ML29 Aug 2025 | 81
The air is hissing out of the overinflated AI balloon
Opinion Are tech giants getting nervous? They should be
Columnists25 Aug 2025 | 238
Every question you ask, every comment you make, I'll be recording you
Opinion When you're asking AI chatbots for answers, they're data-mining you
AI + ML18 Aug 2025 | 50
Are you willing to pay $100k a year per developer on AI?
Or, more? Eventually, AI companies will stop selling their services as a loss leader, and then the AI "cost-savings" will disappear like dew on a hot summer morning
AI + ML15 Aug 2025 | 46
Prohibition never works, but that didn't stop the UK's Online Safety Act
Opinion Will someone think of the deals politicians are making?
Security08 Aug 2025 | 150
How Google profits even as its AI summaries reduce website ad link clicks
Opinion Google's AI Overviews are wrecking its old ad model, but Google's revenue is increasing with ads based on it
Off-Prem29 Jul 2025 | 31
Caught a vibe that this coding trend might cause problems
Opinion No, it will not turn you into a 10X programmer. In fact, it won't even transform you into a noob developer
AI + ML25 Jul 2025 | 60
xAI's Grok lurches into right-wing insanity, offers tips on assaulting man
Opinion MechaHitler? Garbage In, Garbage Out
AI + ML14 Jul 2025 | 98
The year of the European Union Linux desktop may finally arrive
Opinion True digital sovereignty begins at the desktop
OSes27 Jun 2025 | 127
Firefox is dead to me – and I'm not the only one who is fed up
Opinion Parent company Mozilla's not my fave either
Software17 Jun 2025 | 281
Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves
Opinion Prediction: General-purpose AI could start getting worse
AI + ML27 May 2025 | 204
If Google is forced to give up Chrome, what happens next?
Opinion It's going to be very, very interesting in a 'May you live in interesting times' way
Software09 May 2025 | 74
America's cyber defenses are being dismantled from the inside
Opinion The CVE system nearly dying shows that someone has lost the plot
CSO23 Apr 2025 | 93
It's fun making Studio Ghibli-style images with ChatGPT – but intellectual property is no laughing matter
Opinion Miyazaki, copyright protection and the 'insult to life itself' of AI images
AI + ML14 Apr 2025 | 82
Privacy died last century, the only way to go is off-grid
Opinion From smartphones to surveillance cameras to security snafus, there's no escape
Applications31 Mar 2025 | 83
AI running out of juice despite Microsoft's hard squeezing
Opinion Biz leaders still dream of obedient agents replacing workers. In the actual workplace, they're going AWOL
AI + ML14 Mar 2025 | 104
Hey programmers – is AI making us dumber?
Opinion If you don't need to think about easy questions, will you be able to answer complex questions?
AI + ML21 Feb 2025 | 94
Musk's move fast and break things mantra won't work in US.gov
Opinion 248-year-old democracy is not a tech startup
Public Sector07 Feb 2025 | 263
Windows 10's demise nears, but Linux is forever
Opinion If you want a desktop that's secure and reliable, forget about Microsoft
OSes28 Jan 2025 | 349
Is it really the plan to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal? It's been a weird week
Opinion Meanwhile, tech titans are falling over themselves to help Trump
Public Sector11 Jan 2025 | 325
The Automattic vs WP Engine WordPress wars are getting really annoying
Opinion Forks at dawn.... but it's not great sign for open source
Software20 Dec 2024 | 63
Guide for the perplexed – Google is no longer the best search engine
Opinion Seek and ye shall find
Applications16 Dec 2024 | 204
Why Google's Chrome monopoly won't crack anytime soon
Opinion Haven't we heard this story before?
Columnists23 Nov 2024 | 73
The US government wants developers to stop using C and C++
Opinion Does anyone want to tell Linus Torvalds? No? I didn't think so
Software08 Nov 2024 | 233
The open secret of open washing – why companies pretend to be open source
Opinion Allowing pretenders to co-opt the term is bad for everyone
Columnists25 Oct 2024 | 45
Elon Musk's disaster relief promises: Should we believe the hype?
Opinion When you look behind the headlines, you'll find unfulfilled commitments
Networks17 Oct 2024 | 93
OpenAI reportedly considering for-profit plans, but what would that be good for?
Opinion Even investors might not get much out of it
AI + ML27 Sep 2024 | 25
Begun, the open source AI wars have
Opinion This is going to be ugly. Really ugly
AI + ML14 Sep 2024 | 48
CockroachDB scurries off to proprietary software land
Opinion As VC-owned fauxpen source biz yells 'show me the money,' more may follow to the peril of the community
Software23 Aug 2024 | 18
Intel's processor failures: A cautionary tale of business vs engineering
Opinion Chipzilla taking some punches but could it stay down?
Columnists09 Aug 2024 | 94
CrowdStrike meets Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong will
Opinion And boy, did last Friday's Windows fiasco ever prove that yet again
Patches26 Jul 2024 | 98
The graying open source community needs fresh blood
Opinion Deep experience of the older tech crowd is nothing short of vital, yet projects need new devs to move forward
Software15 Jul 2024 | 150
Windows: Insecure by design
Opinion Get your hands off my computer, Microsoft!
OSes28 Jun 2024 | 215
Let's take a look at Oracle's love and hate relationship with open source software
Opinion All businesses use FOSS now, but Big Red never been entirely comfortable with it
Software14 Jun 2024 | 11
Where do Terraform and OpenTofu go from here?
Opinion Here's the tea, for all open sourcers inclined to drink it
Software24 May 2024 | 27
Did IBM make a $6.4B blunder by buying HashiCorp?
Opinion Terraform maker's programs are ideal fit for Big Blue, but why splash out when the software's free and open?
Devops10 May 2024 | 48
The hyper-clouds are open source's friends
Opinion No, really. Look at the evidence
Software27 Apr 2024 | 14
Linux Foundation is leading fight against fauxpen source
Opinion Shifts its transmission from vendor neutral into open source gear
Applications12 Apr 2024 | 37
NVD slowdown leaves thousands of vulnerabilities without analysis data
Opinion Security world reacts as NIST does a lot less of oft criticized, 'almost always thankless' work
Security22 Mar 2024 | 5
The S in IoT stands for security. You'll never secure all the Things
Opinion All too many 'smart' devices are security stupid
Edge + IoT09 Mar 2024 | 59
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