LLM aka Large Legal Mess: Judge wants lawyer fined $15K for using AI slop in filing
Plus: Anthropic rolls out Claude 3.7 Sonnet
AI + ML25 Feb 2025 | 33
AI
Apple promises to spend $500B, hire 20K over 4 years to swerve Trump import tariffs
Sorry, that should read: Boost US manufacturing and R&D, believe in the American people, etc etc
On-Prem24 Feb 2025 | 28
Microsoft's drawback on datacenter investment may signal AI demand concerns
Investment bank claims software giant ditched 'at least' 5 land parcels due to potential 'oversupply'
AI + ML24 Feb 2025 | 20
IBM Consulting workers told management wants to 'more closely align pay, performance'
Exclusive At least they're not having to 'justify' recent work or resign
Software24 Feb 2025 | 54
If you thought training AI models was hard, try building enterprise apps with them
Interview Aleph Alpha's Jonas Andrulis on the challenges of building sovereign AI
AI + ML23 Feb 2025 | 4
Binned off staff, slashed stock options. What's next? Ah yes, bigger C-suite bonuses
And really, nothing out of the ordinary for Silicon Valley
Bootnotes22 Feb 2025 | 17
BROADER TOPICS
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
Lenovo isn't fussed by Trumpian tariffs or finding enough energy to run AI
Enterprise hardware biz produced record revenue, just $1M of profit, but execs think losses are behind it
On-Prem21 Feb 2025 | 6
Microsoft expands Copilot bug bounty targets, adds payouts for even moderate messes
Said bugs 'can have significant implications' – glad to hear that from Redmond
AI + ML20 Feb 2025 | 7
Euro cloud biz trials 'server blades in a cold box' system
Hot air or a 50% energy saving? Exoscale datacenter runs proof-of-concept to test veracity of Digger's claims
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 14
Insiders say IBM's broader return-to-office plan hits older, more expensive staff hard
IT giant doing whatever it takes to reach $300 a share
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 36
A big AI build has ‘stalled’ and won’t happen this year as funds and GPUs prove elusive
Arista trumpeted its role in this project for a year. Good thing business is otherwise solid
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 12
We meet the protesters who want to ban Artificial General Intelligence before it even exists
Feature STOP AI warns of doomsday scenario, demands governments pull the plug on advanced models
AI + ML19 Feb 2025 | 31
HP Inc to build future products atop grave of flopped 'AI pin'
Tech and people behind IoT brooch that reviewers instantly hated will one day pep up printers
Personal Tech19 Feb 2025 | 54
Grok 3 wades into the AI wars with 'beta' rollout
Musk's latest attempt at a 'maximally truth-seeking' bot arrives
AI + ML18 Feb 2025 | 46
Kelsey Hightower on dodging AI and the need for a glossary of IT terms
Interview The science of the appliance and opening the lid of the black box to find... it's just software
Software18 Feb 2025 | 28
DeepSeek disappears from South Korean app stores over privacy concerns
Nation also orders thousands of GPUs to advance local AI smarts
Public Sector18 Feb 2025 | 8
The future of AI is ... analog? Upstart bags $100M to push GPU-like brains on less juice
Interview EnCharge claims 150 TOPS/watt, a 20x performance-per-watt edge
AI + ML17 Feb 2025 | 17
This open text-to-speech model needs just seconds of audio to clone your voice
Hands on El Reg shows you how to run Zyphra's speech-replicating AI on your own box
AI + ML16 Feb 2025 | 47
Why AI benchmarks suck
Anyone remember when Volkswagen rigged its emissions results? Oh...
AI + ML15 Feb 2025 | 29
UK's new thinking on AI: Unless it's causing serious bother, you can crack on
Comment Plus: Keep calm and plug Anthropic's Claude into public services
AI + ML15 Feb 2025 | 80
Datacenter energy demand in bitbarn 'capital of the world' Virginia nearly doubled in second half of 2024
Dominion Energy already eyeing another 26 GW worth of datacenter demand
On-Prem14 Feb 2025 | 7
Chinese AI marches on as Baidu makes its chatbot free, Alibaba scores Apple deal
New ‘Deep Search’ thinking and planning bot to go up against peoples’ champion DeepSeek
AI + ML14 Feb 2025 | 2
Lawyers face judge's wrath after AI cites made-up cases in fiery hoverboard lawsuit
Talk about court red-handed
AI + ML14 Feb 2025 | 95
Insurance giant finds claims rep that gives a damn (it's AI)
Tech shows customers more humanity than its human staff
Offbeat13 Feb 2025 | 24
Cisco says it’s already dug in to protect itself – and customers – if trade war breaks out
Also reckons it can dodge DOGE
Networks13 Feb 2025 | 4
Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data, including DNA, in one big Oracle system for AI to study
From the billionaire who said real-time surveillance is good for keeping us in check
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 69
IBM return-to-office order hits finance, ops teams amid push to dump staff for AI
Demand described as a 'soft layoff'
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 35
Running hot? Server shipments forecast to cool in 2025
Supply chain and regulatory hurdles likely to shrink figures
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 2
EU plans to 'mobilize' €200B to invest in AI to catch up with US and China
Captain's Log, Stardate 3529.7 – oh yeah, Commish also withdrawing law that would help folks sue over AI harms
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 15
UK government insiders say AI datacenters may be a pricey white elephant
Economy-boosting bit barn? Not in my back yard, some locals expected to say
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 119
After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft's AI less useful than expected
Not all bad news for Redmond as Australian agency also found strong ROI and some unexpected upsides
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 54
A win at last: Big blow to AI world in training data copyright scrap
You gotta fight ... for your Reuters ... to party
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 34
I'm a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice
Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face ... Red alert!
CSO11 Feb 2025 | 82
DeepMind working on distributed training of large AI models
Alternate process could be a game changer if they can make it practicable
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 10
UK government using AI tools to check up on roadworthy testing centers
Who tests the testers?
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 59
Only 4 percent of jobs rely heavily on AI, with peak use in mid-wage roles
Mid-salary knowledge jobs in tech, media, and education are changing. Folk in physical jobs have less to sweat about
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 27
Some workers already let AI do the thinking for them, Microsoft researchers find
Dammit, that was our job here at The Reg. Now if you get a task you don't understand, you may assume AI has the answers
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 48
Intel loses another exec as datacenter, AI chief named Nokia CEO
Justin Hotard tapped to replace Pekka Lundmark at the Finnish telco
On-Prem10 Feb 2025 | 8
Meta's plan to erase 5% of workforce starts today
'Intense year' ahead, warned Zuck. Got to spend billions on AI and work to stay out of Trump's bad books
AI + ML10 Feb 2025 | 23
France, UAE to drop €50B on AI mega-datacenter. Still nowhere near America’s $500B bet
Oh look, a mini Stargate, how quaint
On-Prem08 Feb 2025 | 46
SoftBank woos OpenAI with $40B, making Microsoft's $13B look quaint
Some of that cash is reportedly headed for $500B Stargate dream
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 11
Datacenter energy use to more than double by 2030 thanks to AI's insatiable thirst
Shocking research warns electricity shortages could create construction bottleneck
On-Prem07 Feb 2025 | 21
Microsoft 365 price rises are coming – pay up or opt out (if you can find the button)
It's not auto-enrollment. It's just your current plan with extra Copilot for more money. Completely different
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 91
Creators demand tech giants fess up and pay for all that AI training data
But 'original sin' has already been committed, shrugs industry
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 50
Hardware quality problems and server supply chain kinks slow Amazon’s $100 billion AI build
Reverses life extensions for some servers it now feels aren’t useful in the inferencing age
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 4
When it comes to AI ROI, IT decision-makers not convinced
Proof of concept projects stuck in pilot phase as investors get itchy feet
AI + ML06 Feb 2025 | 16
Google exec sees enterprise quantum app on closer horizon
20 years? More like five for real-world workloads, says q-AI lead
HPC06 Feb 2025 | 7
Copilot+ PCs? Customers just aren't buying it – yet
57% higher price point and app compatibility issues aren't helping
Personal Tech06 Feb 2025 | 90
Arm gives up on killing off Qualcomm's vital chip license
The British are coming, the British are coming ... to terms with their loss
On-Prem06 Feb 2025 | 27
You know something's wrong when Clippy fills you with nostalgia for simpler times
It looks like you want to irritate Windows users. Do you want some help with that?
Offbeat05 Feb 2025 | 27
US cranks up espionage charges against ex-Googler accused of trade secrets heist
Mountain View clocked onto the scheme with days to spare
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 15
Workday erases 8.5% of workforce because of ... AI
That's 1,750 positions about to join the employment queue and it's only February
SaaS05 Feb 2025 | 32
Who's afraid of DeepSeek's impact on AI hardware sales? Not AMD CEO Lisa Su
Predicts more efficient ML architectures will drive adoption, see Instinct sales accelerate, shares dive
Systems05 Feb 2025 |
Google torpedoes 'no AI for weapons' rules
Will now happily unleash the bots when 'likely overall benefits substantially outweigh the foreseeable risks'
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 34
OpenAI, Microsoft urge judge to toss out Musk's 'fact-free' lawsuit
Updated Lawyers argue billionaire's 105-page complaint 'lurches from theory to theory'
AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 16
Intel knocked off global chip revenue top spot after rotten 2024
Missed the AI processor boat, split with CEO savior, lost #1 seat to Samsung
Systems04 Feb 2025 | 5
Ireland's AI minister has never used ChatGPT but swears she'll learn fast
Hey, it's not like any governments know what they are doing
Offbeat04 Feb 2025 | 23
UK govt must learn fast and let failing projects die young
Tackle longstanding issues around productivity, cyber resilience and public sector culture, advises spending watchdog
Public Sector04 Feb 2025 | 11
Not even Nvidia's Jensen Huang can talk President Tariffs out of chip import taxes
GPU giant could just wait eight minutes for Donald to change his mind
AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 28
US senator wants to slap prison term, $1M fine on anyone aiding Chinese AI with ... downloads?
As UK proposes laws against neural-nets-for-pedophiles
AI + ML03 Feb 2025 | 42
DeepSeek spills Big AI's open secret: Bright people with good ideas can beat billion dollar binges
Opinion You can’t make monopoly money without a monopoly, but you sure can lose it
AI + ML03 Feb 2025 | 28
Biting the hand that feeds IT
