John Deere urged to surrender source code under GPL
Farmers need a right to repair
Software17 Mar 2023 | 70
Thomas is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and covers software development, DevOps, computer security, and more for The Register.
Free-Teams-gate: Docker apologizes for shooting itself in the foot
Botched data deletion threat roils open source worlds
Devops17 Mar 2023 | 20
We read OpenAI's risk study. GPT-4 is not toxic ... if you add enough bleach
Analysis Tough to see how this model can be released in good conscience
AI + ML17 Mar 2023 | 37
The npm registry's safe word is Socket
Exclusive GitHub's JavaScript failings are someone else's opportunity
Devops16 Mar 2023 | 8
Google taps Fastly to make cookie-free adtech FLEDGE fly
Online ad colossus hopes it can still make money when users want privacy
Personal Tech16 Mar 2023 | 29
Amazon: Behold our antennas, which you cannot use just yet
Project Kuiper satellite broadband coming next year, maybe
Networks15 Mar 2023 | 15
OpenAI claims GPT-4 will beat 90% of you in an exam
Weirdly coy about the AI model's size and what went into making it, tho
AI + ML14 Mar 2023 | 58
Requiem for Google Reader, dead for a decade but not forgotten
Special report RSS pioneer Dave Winer sees Mastodon as a positive sign
Networks14 Mar 2023 | 50
Pentagon whistleblower Ellsberg given months to live
Comment The man leaking vital data before it was fashionable
Bootnotes13 Mar 2023 | 15
Check out Codon: A Python compiler if you have a need for C/C++ speed
Caveats apply, your mileage may vary
Devops11 Mar 2023 | 70
Silicon Valley Bank seized by officials after imploding: How this happened and why
2023, just like 2008
Legal10 Mar 2023 | 133
Catholic clergy surveillance org 'outs gay priests'
Religious non-profit allegedly hoovered up location data from dating apps to ID clerics
Security10 Mar 2023 | 100
GitHub rolls out mandatory 2FA for loads of devs next week
Engineers who contribute to public projects told to enroll
Software09 Mar 2023 | 10
Dems, Repubs eye up ban on chat apps they don't like
Clock is ticking for TikTok and other foreign natter-ware
Security09 Mar 2023 | 13
Cop warrant orders Ring to cough up footage from inside this guy's home
Don't say you weren't warned
Personal Tech08 Mar 2023 | 74
Humanoid robot takes a retail job, but not one any store clerk wants to do
You want to take our place? Welcome to the real world, pal
AI + ML08 Mar 2023 | 33
'Thousands' at Meta face layoffs this week
Sorry, you're Zucked
Personal Tech07 Mar 2023 | 26
Now Microsoft injects Copilot AI into Dynamics 365
Bringing Embrace, Extend, Extinguish to a business workforce near you
Spotlight on Databases07 Mar 2023 | 6
'Brittle' Twitter suffers bad case of the Mondays: Links, pics, vids fail
Once again, the status page is oblivious
Personal Tech06 Mar 2023 | 61
Huge lithium discovery could end world shortages ... Oh, wait, it's in Iran
Good thing we've got a great rapport with Tehran, no?
On-Prem04 Mar 2023 | 86
Secret Service, ICE break the law over and over with fake cell tower spying
Investigations 'at risk' from sloppy surveillance uncovered by audit probe
Security04 Mar 2023 | 28
German Digital Affairs Committee hearing heaps scorn on Chat Control
Proposal to break encryption to scan messages for abuse material challenged as illegal and unworkable
Security03 Mar 2023 | 22
Thought you'd opted out of online tracking? Think again
Probe shows that – to absolutely no-one's surprise – big biz isn't playing ball
Personal Tech03 Mar 2023 | 113
OpenAI opens ChatGPT floodgates with dirt-cheap API
'This has to be a loss-leader to lock out competitors'
AI + ML02 Mar 2023 | 19
Waymo robo taxis rack up a million miles without killing anyone
It works! Now let's cut staff by 8%
AI + ML02 Mar 2023 | 13
Europe trims Apple App Store probe after deciding in-app payments not a problem
Cupertino not entirely off the hook – yet
Personal Tech01 Mar 2023 | 8
Hey, AI hucksters. Dial down the hype. Lots of love, the FTC
Analysis Exaggerated claims? About unproven technology? Ask your chat bot if it knows what fraud means
AI + ML28 Feb 2023 | 5
Google Chrome fights the power drain (again)
Battery usage optimization comes to Apple MacBooks
Software28 Feb 2023 | 6
OpenAI CEO heralds AGI no one in their right mind wants
Comment Elites won't accept anything that takes away power, we're not dazzled by fake predictable intelligence
AI + ML27 Feb 2023 | 75
Signal says it'll shut down in UK if Online Safety Bill approved
Plan to scan encrypted content to protect children could drive businesses away
Personal Tech25 Feb 2023 | 236
Google destroyed evidence for antitrust battle, Feds complain
rm -rf'ing staff chat logs can't go unpunished, says Uncle Sam
CSO24 Feb 2023 | 32
European Commission bans TikTok from staff gadgets
Cyber Europe cyber worried about cyber threats, doesn't cyber use the other C word (China)
CSO24 Feb 2023 | 23
Now IBM Watson Health, sorry, Merative decimates staff
And jobs shift offshore, says source
Personal Tech23 Feb 2023 | 14
Microsoft begs you not to ditch Edge on Google's own Chrome download page
Monopoly giant can't stand it when anyone else has a monopoly
Applications23 Feb 2023 | 181
Supreme Court not interested in hearing about NSA's super-snoop schemes
Warrantless data harvesting, you say? Feds have their secret reasons and we're OK with that
Personal Tech22 Feb 2023 | 27
Sure, Microsoft, let's put ChatGPT in control of robots
Video Doesn't the world have enough problems?
AI + ML22 Feb 2023 | 32
Can YouTube be held liable for pushing terror vids? Asking for a Supreme Court...
Will Section 230 immunity just be revoked? We can answer that
Legal22 Feb 2023 | 59
If you're struggling to secure email forwarding, it's not you, it's ... the protocols
Analysis Eggheads prove they can mimic messages and bag bug bounty bucks
Security19 Feb 2023 | 32
Virtual reality telemetry means you can virtually kiss goodbye to privacy
Exclusive Boffins find they can identify VR players just from head and hand movements
Personal Tech18 Feb 2023 | 34
What Brit watchdog redacted: Google gives Apple cut of Chrome iOS search revenue
Exclusive Those billions just may have dissuaded iPhone giant from building rival search, beefing up Safari
Applications17 Feb 2023 | 40
Google's big security cert log overhaul broke Android apps. Now it's hit undo
Devs missed warnings plus tons of code relies again on lone open source maintainer
Security16 Feb 2023 | 13
Uncle Sam backs right-to-repair battle against Big Ag's John Deere
Doh, a Deere, I fear no Deere
Personal Tech16 Feb 2023 | 37
DigitalOcean waves goodbye to 11 percent of staff
Exclusive The layoffs will continue until morale improves
PaaS + IaaS15 Feb 2023 | 19
Core-JS chief complains open source is broken, no one will pay for it
Being in Russia and going to jail might have something to do with it, tho
Devops15 Feb 2023 | 62
Apple splats zero-day bug, other gremlins in macOS, iOS
WebKit flaw 'may have been exploited' – just like Tim Cook 'may have' made a million bucks this week
Patches15 Feb 2023 | 7
Google lets a few Android devices into its Privacy Sandbox
Chocolate Factory's ad tech renovation is moving ahead, like it or not
Security14 Feb 2023 | 9
Twilio axes roughly 1 in 5 staff in fresh round of layoffs
Already decimated staff in September
Software13 Feb 2023 | 3
How this database legal war could be decided by the name given to this license
Neo4j v PureThink rumbles on
Devops12 Feb 2023 | 4
Amazon convinces FCC it can avoid space junk chaos
We wanted robot butlers and flying Deloreans ... and got internet-from-orbit instead
Science10 Feb 2023 | 36
Google's Go may add telemetry that's on by default
Some devs object because they don't trust Mountain View
Software10 Feb 2023 | 65
IBM health benefits blackout leaves retirees footing the bill
Medical payments expected to resume ... soon?
Personal Tech09 Feb 2023 | 30
Americans have the right to livestream police traffic stops … probably
Handy thing, that First Amendment. Now, about the Second …
Personal Tech09 Feb 2023 | 19
Biden attacks Big Tech's data addiction, wants more protection for kids
Old man yells at cloud, literally
Personal Tech08 Feb 2023 | 5
Voice.ai denies claim it violated open source software license requirements
Maker of voice changing software says it has removed GPLv3 code "to alleviate any doubt"
Devops08 Feb 2023 | 11
GitHub claims source code search engine is a game changer
When grep isn't good enough, try Blackbird
Devops07 Feb 2023 | 51
Mozilla, like Google, is looking ahead to the end of Apple's WebKit rule
Updated Work on a Gecko-based version of Firefox for iOS is underway, again
Devops07 Feb 2023 | 16
Surprise! China's top Android phones collect way more info
Best to revisit that plan to bring home a cheap OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, or Realme handset from your holiday
Software07 Feb 2023 | 75
Microsoft boffins contemplate equipping Excel with AI
Go on, bring on the FLAMEs
AI + ML04 Feb 2023 | 49
Google works on Blink-based iOS browser contrary to Apple's WebKit rule
Chocolate Factory insists project is an internal testing tool, isn't extending middle finger at Cupertino
Applications03 Feb 2023 | 24
It's your human hubris holding back AI acceptance
Boffins find Dunning-Kruger effect makes us think we know better
AI + ML03 Feb 2023 | 52
Biting the hand that feeds IT
