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Defense AI models 'a risk to life' alleges spurned tech firm

In-depth Chatterbox Labs CEO claims Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office unfairly cancelled a contract then accused him of blackmail

AI + ML06 Sep 2024 | 4

Pat Gelsinger's grand plan to reinvent Intel is in jeopardy

Comment Foundry faces a reckoning

CxO06 Sep 2024 | 43

Nvidia and chums inject $160M into Applied Digital to keep GPU sales rolling

Datacenters are the lifeline for its $30B ML-fueled boom

PaaS + IaaS06 Sep 2024 | 1

Cognizant alleges Infosys swiped its trade secrets

Sueball suggests outsourcer went out of bounds by developing competing product

CxO26 Aug 2024 | 9

Delta: CrowdStrike's offer to help in Falcon meltdown was too little, too late

Airline unimpressed with 'unhelpful and untimely' phone call from CEO, Falcon maker says claims untrue

CxO08 Aug 2024 | 32

Microsoft punches back at Delta Air Lines and its legal threats

SatNad himself offered CrowdStrike recovery help, Redmond says, before suggesting airline's IT is in a mess

CxO07 Aug 2024 | 39

More than 83K certs from nearly 7K DigiCert customers must be swapped out now

Small stay of execution in 'exceptional circumstances' promised – amid legal action to pause digital bonfire

CSO31 Jul 2024 | 18

How deliciously binary: AI has yet to pay off – or is transforming business

Feature Calculating ROI of neural networks turns out to be rather complicated

CxO30 Jul 2024 | 67

Patch management still seemingly abysmal because no one wants the job

Comment Are your security and ops teams fighting to pass the buck?

Malware Month25 Jul 2024 | 29

How a cheap barcode scanner helped fix CrowdStrike'd Windows PCs in a flash

This one weird trick saved countless hours and stress – no, really

OSes25 Jul 2024 | 89

The months and days before and after CrowdStrike's fatal Friday

Analysis 'In the short term, they're going to have to do a lot of groveling'

CSO25 Jul 2024 | 46

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

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

Coders' Copilot code-copying copyright claims crumble against GitHub, Microsoft

A few devs versus the powerful forces of Redmond – who did you think was going to win?

Software08 Jul 2024 | 40

Cancer patient forced to make terrible decision after Qilin attack on London hospitals

Exclusive Skin-sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction scrapped as result of ransomware at supplier

Malware Month05 Jul 2024 | 73

EFF wants FTC to treat lying chatbots as 'unfair and deceptive' in eyes of the law

And hit AI operators 'with all the fines', says Cory Doctorow

Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 13

Affirm fears customer info pilfered during ransomware raid at Evolve Bank

Number of partners acknowledging data theft continues to rise

Malware Month02 Jul 2024 | 2

Indian govt probes claims Foxconn won't hire married women

Updated Cultural traditions clash with manufacturing ambitions

Public Sector27 Jun 2024 | 20

Mozilla is trying to push me out because I have cancer, CPO says in bombshell lawsuit

Steve Teixeira, said to be CEO-in-waiting, now sues Firefox maker for discrimination, retaliation

Applications24 Jun 2024 | 91

Change Healthcare finally spills the tea on what medical data was stolen by cyber-crew

'Substantial proportion' of America to get a little note from next month

Cyber-crime21 Jun 2024 | 9

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The fingerpointing starts as cyber incident at London transport body continues

Network admins take a ride on the Fright Bus

AT&T sues Broadcom for 'breaking' VMware support extension contract

Telco giant slams silicon-and-software shop for trying to bully it into buying software it doesn't want or need, at huge prices

If every PC is going to be an AI PC, they better be as good at all the things trad PCs can do

Comment Microsoft's Copilot+ machines suck at one of computing's oldest use cases

Key aspects of Palantir's Federated Data Platform lack legal basis, lawyers tell NHS England

Exclusive Unless solution found, patients must be allowed to opt out

Security boom is over, with over a third of CISOs reporting flat or falling budgets

Good news? Security is still getting a growing part of IT budget

To patch this server, we need to get someone drunk

On Call When maintenance windows are hard to open, a little lubrication helps

Amazon congratulates itself for AI code that mostly works

Web services souk celebrates 'leader' designation for Q Developer

Apple accused of hoodwinking UK antitrust cops

Mac maker denial of Safari self-preferencing called out by OWA

White House’s new fix for cyber job gaps: Serve the nation in infosec

Now do your patriotic duty and fill one of those 500k open roles, please?

Pat Gelsinger's grand plan to reinvent Intel is in jeopardy

Comment Foundry faces a reckoning

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IBM, Kyndryl again once sued for age discrimination – this time by its own VPs

More big blues at Big Blue ... And of course El Reg is cited in lawsuit

CxO20 Jun 2024 | 5

HPE, Nvidia team up to offer 'turnkey' private cloud racks for keeping AI loads local

HPE Discover Everyone wants to be best buddies with Jensen Huang's GPU juggernaut

AI + ML18 Jun 2024 | 1

Shoddy infosec costs PwC spinoff and NMA $11.3M in settlement with Uncle Sam

Updated Pen-testing tools didn't work – and personal info of folks hit by pandemic started appearing in search engines

CSO17 Jun 2024 | 2

Microsoft answered Congress' questions on security. Now the White House needs to act

Feature Business as usual needs a real change

Public Sector15 Jun 2024 | 45

Meta won't train AI on Euro posts after all, as watchdogs put their paws down

Facebook parent calls step forward for privacy a 'step backwards'

AI + ML14 Jun 2024 | 41

Wells Fargo fires employees accused of faking keyboard activity to pretend to work

Homer Simpson was ahead of his time

CxO13 Jun 2024 | 121

Oracle Ads have had it: $2B operation shuts down after dwindling to $300M

Analysis In this slightly more private era, your data ain't as profitable as it once was

Personal Tech13 Jun 2024 | 25

US senators propose guardrails for government AI purchases and operations

Bill proposes appointment of chief AI officers, privacy safeguards, and lots of testing

Public Sector13 Jun 2024 | 2

AMD's DC chief happy to work with Intel and others to chip away at Nvidia's AI empire

'If everybody's got their own little ecosystem, it's very inefficient'

Systems12 Jun 2024 | 3

Akira: Perhaps the next big thing in ransomware, says Tidal threat intelligence chief

Interview Scott Small tells us gang's 'intent and capability' should get the attention of CSOs

Malware Month09 Jun 2024 | 3

Microsoft Research chief scientist has no issue with Windows Recall

As tool emerges to probe OS feature's SQLite-based store of user activities

OSes06 Jun 2024 | 114

More layoffs at Microsoft: What's really going on here?

Analysis We had a record quarter, so sorry to see you go

On-Prem04 Jun 2024 | 69

Intel CEO says sanctions on China squanders opportunity for US chipmakers like Intel

Computex When the Middle Kingdom starts making its own processors, it won’t buy ones made by me!

On-Prem04 Jun 2024 | 32

IT infrastructure scared away potential buyers of struggling e-commerce site

Whatever gear storied cycling site Wiggle used didn't propel it to a successful sale after the biz hit bumps

CxO31 May 2024 | 42

California's Governor Newsom is worried AI will be smothered in regulation

OTOH, 'If we chase a shiny object, we could put ourselves in a perilous position'

AI + ML30 May 2024 | 17

MIT professor hoses down predictions AI will put a rocket under the economy

It's easier to foresee growing inequality than surging growth

AI + ML29 May 2024 | 38

2.8M US folks learn their personal info was swiped months ago in Sav-Rx IT heist

Theft happened in October, only now are details coming to light

Cyber-crime28 May 2024 | 8

How's Uncle Sam getting on with Biden's AI exec order? Pretty good, we're told

Interview Former Pentagon deputy CIO Rob Carey tells us guardrails should steer Feds away from bad ML

Public Sector27 May 2024 | 7

Wanna curb datacenter outages? Try combating burnout with shorter shifts

If hiring more people to work fewer hours isn't appealing, you could always make a robot do it

On-Prem24 May 2024 | 8

Three-year-old Apache Flink flaw under active attack

We know IT admins have busy schedules but c'mon

Patches24 May 2024 | 11

Here's yet more ransomware using BitLocker against Microsoft's own users

Updated ShrinkLocker throws steel and vaccine makers into the hurt locker

Malware Month23 May 2024 | 4

Google guru roasts useless phishing tests, calls for fire drill-style overhaul

Current approaches aren't working and demonize security teams

Security23 May 2024 | 57

70% of CISOs worry their org is at risk of a material cyber attack

Wait, why do you want this job again?

CSO23 May 2024 | 7

Confused by the SEC's IT security breach reporting rules? Read this

'Clarification' weighs in on material vs voluntary disclosures

CSO22 May 2024 | 2

Ransomware negotiator weighs in on the extortion payment debate with El Reg

Interview As gang tactics get nastier while attacks hit all-time highs

Cyber-crime12 May 2024 | 43

The hiring frenzy is over at India's services giants

Headcounts are down for the first time in ages, margins are up, and CEOs are happy

CxO30 Apr 2024 | 4

Atlassian loses half its CEOs, but customers stay solid after Server products exit support

Discloses ongoing experiments with usage-based pricing

Software26 Apr 2024 | 14

Indian bank’s IT is so shabby it’s been banned from opening new accounts

After two years of warnings, and outages, regulators ran out of patience with Kotak Mahindra Bank

Security25 Apr 2024 | 26

Microsoft promises Copilot will be a 'moneymaker' in the long term

Exec tells investors to 'temper' expectations as mission to convince customers of price tag continues

AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 57

Meta sues ex infra VP for allegedly stealing top-secret datacenter blueprints

Exec accused of using own work PC to swipe confidential AI and staffing docs for stealth cloud startup

PaaS + IaaS12 Mar 2024 | 4

How to Netflix Oracle’s blockbuster audit model

Opinion Terms and conditions apply. Lawyers need not

Databases11 Mar 2024 | 32

You got legal trouble? Better call SauLM-7B

Cooked in a math lab, here's an open source LLM that knows the law

AI + ML09 Mar 2024 | 27

Chinese chap charged with stealing Google’s AI datacenter secrets

Moonlighted for PRC companies after side-stepping Big G's security, allegedly

On-Prem07 Mar 2024 | 13

Desktop GPU shipments jumped by a third – no thanks to AI PCs

Prices stabilized, so buyers opened their wallets

AI + ML06 Mar 2024 | 6

Copilot can't stop emitting violent, sexual images, says Microsoft whistleblower

Updated AI tech loves picturing women in underwear, Windows giant won't do anything about it, watchdog told

AI + ML06 Mar 2024 | 92

'We had to educate Oracle about our contract,' CIO says after Big Red audit

Estimates put audits at $3B revenue for Ellison's company, so go at your own pace, experts recommend

Databases06 Mar 2024 | 58

Today in tech layoffs: Sony Interactive and Expedia

Game over for 900 staff as PlayStation London office and more shuttered

CxO27 Feb 2024 | 9

Sandvine put on America's export no-fly list after Egypt used network tech for spying

Canadian network box maker floats in denial

CSO27 Feb 2024 | 11

Multiple billions up for grabs as UK government launches cloud services tenders

Two major procurement initiatives aim to beef up public sector tech

PaaS + IaaS26 Feb 2024 | 41

City council megaproject mulls ditching Oracle after budget balloons to £131M

As bankrupt local authority slashes services and hikes taxes, consultants enjoy £1k-a-day while system still can't offer auditable accounts

Databases22 Feb 2024 | 125

Oracle faces continued legal battle over alleged NetSuite software misrepresentations

Judge allows fraud case to continue after customer resubmits complaint

Databases21 Feb 2024 | 8

Staff say Dell's return to office mandate is a stealth layoff, especially for women

Exclusive Employees feel frustrated by lack of communication and bosses' inability to tell them which offices are open

CxO20 Feb 2024 | 182

Bank boss has pay slashed after presiding over tech outages in 2023

Singapore's DBS wants accountability for digital dropouts

CxO07 Feb 2024 | 4

GitOps pioneer Weaveworks unravels after funding fabric frays

Company burned through $61.6M in investment

CxO06 Feb 2024 | 3

When it comes to working from home, Register readers are bucking national trends

Our survey shows you like your away-from-office comforts

CxO05 Feb 2024 | 73

Dell said to be preparing broad Return To Office order this Monday

Exclusive Remote work option will still be offered – but at the cost of career advancement

CxO03 Feb 2024 | 105

Return to Office mandates boost company profits? Nope

Biz boffins say bottom line and market cap didn't change post directive – but staff mood did

CxO02 Feb 2024 | 74

Enterprise wallets to sustain European IT growth as devices lag

Software and services set to save continent's tech growth into 2024, says Gartner

CxO09 Nov 2023 |

Digital democracy or IT anarchy? Gartner flags the low-code revolution

Without strong governance, incoming tools will wreak havoc for CIOs

CxO08 Nov 2023 | 17

Woo-hoo, UK ahead of Europe in this at least – enterprise IT automation

But plenty of tech folk wish management would just leave them alone

CxO07 Nov 2023 | 12

US venture capitalist spending continues to slide, hits six year low in Q3

Looking for a bright spot? Well, it's easier to beg the Feds for cash now, say researchers

CxO12 Oct 2023 | 3

What to expect when the UK-US Data Bridge comes into force this week

Opinion Britain's privacy watchdog still not happy that agreement 'appropriately' protects sensitive data

CxO11 Oct 2023 | 19

Microsoft reportedly runs GitHub's AI Copilot at a loss

Analysis Redmond willing to do its accounts in red ink to get you hooked

CxO11 Oct 2023 | 6

BYOD should stand for bring your own disaster, according to Microsoft ransomware data

Rising number of RaaS baddies drive global attack numbers up 200%

CxO05 Oct 2023 | 9

BlackBerry to split into two companies, foraging for tastier fare for shareholders

Hopes to float IoT biz and keep infosec ops, then make a second pressing

CxO05 Oct 2023 | 16

Supreme Court doesn't want to hear union's beef about STEM grad work visas

End of the road for those hoping to cut 3-year permit back down to 12 months

CxO03 Oct 2023 | 7

Datacenters face double dilemma of supply issues and a need for speed

Skills shortage is also holding industry back, survey finds

CxO02 Oct 2023 | 4

French monopoly cops raid Nvidia office in cloud probe

Updated AI accelerator maker suspected of potential anti-competitive tricks

CxO28 Sep 2023 | 3

Oracle early leader in pointing vectors at business data, say analysts

Big Red’s 'big announcement' strives to bring LLM technique to the business data arena

CxO25 Sep 2023 |

Academics have 'no confidence' in Edinburgh University's response to its Oracle disaster

Updated Institution yet to answer 'elementary' project management questions after upgrade left staff and suppliers unpaid

CxO03 May 2023 | 43

Cloud slowdown hits Amazon as orgs look to rein in cost

Off-prem tech is 'SERIOUSLY expensive' Reg reader complains

CxO28 Apr 2023 | 16

SoftBank taps Arm CEO Rene Haas for its board of directors

Ahead of planned IPO, parent company moves executive pawn into place

CxO27 Apr 2023 | 3

Microsoft may stop bundling Teams with Office amid antitrust probe threat

First came Slack then others joined the scrum to tackle the Beast of Redmond

CxO25 Apr 2023 | 97

It's a matter of when, not if, customers move to the cloud, SAP tells investors

That's news to some as analysts claim on-prem will be here for the foreseeable

CxO21 Apr 2023 | 12

Cloud projects keep being postponed amid economic uncertainty

OVH joins AWS, Microsoft and others in saying customer deals not dead... they're just resting

CxO19 Apr 2023 | 3

Ex-CIO must pay £81k over Total Shambles Bank migration

Yes, the week-long IT meltdown that sparked a multitude of sarcastic Reg headlines

CxO14 Apr 2023 | 28

Unilever claims it's a 'cloud-only enterprise' – now with added OpenAI

Funny way to describe a company that makes toilet cleaner

CxO04 Apr 2023 | 15

Outage rates fall, but major ones will cost more. Oh and don't bank on SLAs

Not what cost-cutting companies want to hear right now. Maybe they should hang onto those engineers?

CxO27 Mar 2023 | 9

Corporate execs: Get back, get back, to the office where you once belonged

Sing it in the key of C-suite, because operations truly doesn't care

CxO16 Dec 2022 | 183

For those with zero trust in zero-trust networks, this industry alliance may help

Will someone give the buzzwords a buzz cut?

Networks11 Mar 2022 | 5

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