Microsoft Azure to spin up AMD MI200 GPU clusters for 'large scale' AI training
Microsoft Build Windows giant carries a PyTorch for chip designer and its rival Nvidia
AI + ML26 May 2022 |
Software
Confirmed: Broadcom, VMware agree to $61b merger
Unless anyone out there can make a better offer. Oh, Elon?
Virtualization26 May 2022 | 7
Perl Steering Council lays out a backwards compatible future for Perl 7
Sensibly written code only, please. Plus: what all those 'heated discussions' were about
Devops26 May 2022 | 29
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 splashes down on Win Server 2022
I don't think it's going to happen, I don't think it's going to happen... It happened
Software26 May 2022 | 3
Minimal, systemd-free Alpine Linux releases version 3.16
A widespread distro that many of its users don't even know they have
OSes26 May 2022 | 34
Nvidia shares tumble as China lockdown, Russia blamed for dent in outlook
Sure, stonking server and gaming sales, but hiring and expenses to slow down, too
AI + ML26 May 2022 | 1
Original killer PC spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3 now runs on Linux natively
As Google guru who ported it points out, the operating system did not exist when 1-2-3 came out in 1983
Applications25 May 2022 | 87
We have bigger targets than beating Oracle, say open source DB pioneers
Advocates for MySQL and PostgreSQL see broader future for movement they helped create
Databases25 May 2022 | 12
How to explain what an API is – and why they matter
Systems Approach Some of us have used them for decades, some are seeing them for the first time on marketing slides
Devops25 May 2022 | 21
Helping the helpers: Managed Kubernetes relieves some of the burden for software developers in the SaaS era
How to stay in control and efficient
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AI-designed COVID-19 drug nominated for preclinical trial
Updated Treatment could stop coronavirus from replicating inside body
AI + ML25 May 2022 | 15
How Intel can use its Granulate acquisition to maintain cloud footprint
Analysis Software-tuning suite could be used to show where and how Xeon trumps rivals, if customers can believe it
Applications25 May 2022 | 1
Clearview AI wants its facial-recognition tech in banks, schools, etc
I get knocked down but I get up again, Italy, Canada, UK, ACLU, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter... are never gonna keep me down
AI + ML25 May 2022 | 21
If you're using the ctx Python package, bad news: Vandal added info-stealing code
Updated Domain associated with maintainer email expired, taken over in supply-chain attack
Devops24 May 2022 | 8
DigitalOcean sets sail for serverless seas with Functions feature
Might be something for those who find AWS, Azure, GCP overly complex
Devops24 May 2022 |
Google says it would release its photorealistic DALL-E 2 rival – but this AI is too prejudiced for you to use
It has this weird habit of drawing stereotyped White people, team admit
AI + ML24 May 2022 | 23
Microsoft shows off Windows updates at Build dev event
Microsoft Build Amazon Appstore preview goes wider, plus Windows on Arm platform with Neural Processing Units – Project Volterra
OSes24 May 2022 | 10
CockroachDB adds command line tool as database hits version 22.1
The Register speaks to Jim Walker about maturity and super regions
Databases24 May 2022 | 4
Version 251 of systemd coming soon to a Linux distro near you
'Experimental' systemd-sysupdate feature likely to get the most attention
Software24 May 2022 | 144
SAP attracts further criticism for Russia presence, despite promise to leave
The software giant's 'orderly exit' appears to be ongoing
Applications24 May 2022 | 11
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Foxconn factory fiasco could leave Wisconsinites on the hook for $300m
What's Mandarin for 'Where's my money?'
DuckDuckGo tries to explain why its browsers won't block some Microsoft web trackers
Meanwhile, Tails 5.0 users told to stop what they're doing over Firefox flaw
Beijing needs the ability to 'destroy' Starlink, say Chinese researchers
Paper authors warn Elon Musk's 2,400 machines could be used offensively
Original killer PC spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3 now runs on Linux natively
As Google guru who ported it points out, the operating system did not exist when 1-2-3 came out in 1983
Amazon investors nuke proposed ethics overhaul and say yes to $212m CEO pay
Workplace safety, labor organizing, sustainability and, um, wage 'fairness' all struck down in vote
ServiceNow ordered a year's worth of hardware to avoid supply chain hassles
CTO shares datacenter secrets with The Reg: NVMe, MariaDB, mid-range x86 CPUs, S3-alike, and more
About half of popular websites tested found vulnerable to account pre-hijacking
In detail: Ocean's Eleven-grade ruse in which victims' profiles are rigged from the start
How to explain what an API is – and why they matter
Systems Approach Some of us have used them for decades, some are seeing them for the first time on marketing slides
We have bigger targets than beating Oracle, say open source DB pioneers
Advocates for MySQL and PostgreSQL see broader future for movement they helped create
How Intel can use its Granulate acquisition to maintain cloud footprint
Analysis Software-tuning suite could be used to show where and how Xeon trumps rivals, if customers can believe it
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Neuromorphic chips 'up to 16 times more energy efficient' for deep learning
Graz University findings will become more significant as more AI work is done
AI + ML24 May 2022 | 6
New audio server Pipewire coming to next version of Ubuntu
What does that mean? Better latency and a replacement for PulseAudio
OSes24 May 2022 | 55
VMware claims 'bare-metal' performance on virtualized GPUs
Is... is that why Broadcom wants to buy it?
Virtualization24 May 2022 | 1
Amazon puts 'creepy' AI cameras in UK delivery vans
Updated Big Bezos is watching you
AI + ML24 May 2022 | 132
Broadcom to buy VMware 'on Thursday for $60 billion'
Think we speak for everyone when we say: Seriously, what the f...?
Virtualization24 May 2022 | 23
381,000-plus Kubernetes API servers 'exposed to internet'
Firewall isn't a made-up word from the Hackers movie, people
Devops23 May 2022 | 16
GitLab version 15 goes big on visibility and observability
GitOps fans can take a spin on the free tier for pull-based deployment
Devops23 May 2022 |
Upgrading to Android 12.1 ... in Windows 11: Telemetry disabled by default
Dev Channel Insiders get Windows Subsystem for Android updates
OSes23 May 2022 | 4
Clearview AI fined millions in the UK: No 'lawful reason' to collect Brits' images
Updated Notorious selfie-scraper must pay $9.43 million – less than half of predicted fine – says data regulator
AI + ML23 May 2022 | 73
Safari is crippling the mobile market, and we never even noticed
Opinion With web apps, Apple insists on taking the pith helmet
Applications23 May 2022 | 136
Beware the fury of a database developer torn from tables and SQL
Who, Me? Not so much process privilege rings, more circles of hell
Databases23 May 2022 | 171
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Broadcom in talks to buy VMware: multiple reports
Michael Dell could be the key to any deal
Virtualization23 May 2022 | 8
Linus Torvalds debuts 'boring old plain' Linux kernel 5.18
Adds 'feature activation' for Intel silicon, but Chipzilla still isn't saying what that means
OSes23 May 2022 | 35
Deepfake attacks can easily trick live facial recognition systems online
In brief Plus: Next PyTorch release will support Apple GPUs so devs can train neural networks on their own laptops
AI + ML22 May 2022 | 25
Meta to squeeze money from WhatsApp with Cloud API for businesses
How to make a free messaging platform bought for $22 billion profitable
Applications20 May 2022 | 30
FreeBSD 13.1 is out for everything from PowerPC to x86-64
The granddaddy of FOSS UNIX just keeps on trucking – and is a lot easier to install this time round
OSes20 May 2022 | 76
China’s GitHub clone making all repos private pending mysterious ‘review’
Gitee apologises but won't explain why this is happening
Software20 May 2022 | 13
Mozilla opens testing for Manifest v3 extensions in Firefox
Browser makers line up for Google's extension system but complaints persist
Software20 May 2022 | 24
Start your engines: Windows 11 ready for broad deployment
If you're on Windows 10, and meet requirements, it's ready to rumble... and 22H2 is waiting in the wings
OSes19 May 2022 | 142
Bing! Microsoft tests search box in the middle of Windows 11 desktop
Attempt to be interactive meets cries of 'Someone dumped a text box right in the center of my desktop!'
OSes19 May 2022 | 49
Despite ban, China surges back to second place on bitcoin mining charts
Miners behind the Great Firewall may never have downed tools, say Cambridge crypto-boffins
Software19 May 2022 | 5
Microsoft-backed robovans to deliver grub in London
British startup Wayve gets supercomputing leg up
AI + ML19 May 2022 | 26
Did ID.me hoodwink Americans with IRS facial-recognition tech?
Senators want the FTC to investigate "evidence of deceptive statements"
AI + ML18 May 2022 | 14
The new generation of CentOS replacements – plus the daddy of them all: RHEL 8.6
Rocky and Alma are here for those CentOS Linux users who are still smarting
OSes18 May 2022 | 40
Surf the web from your parked Renault: Vivaldi comes to OpenR
French frolics for Chromium browser on Android Automotive
Software18 May 2022 | 27
Red Hat Kubernetes security report finds people are the problem
Puny human brains baffled by K8s complexity, leading to blunder fears
Devops18 May 2022 | 21
Infosys skips government meeting – and collecting government taxes
You call this a glitch?
Software18 May 2022 | 7
Hardening in the enterprise: SUSE releases Rancher 2.6.5 and NeuVector 5.0
Kubecon Still a 'nimble idea factory' under the gaze of the Chameleon
OSes17 May 2022 |
Inkscape adds multi-page support with v1.2 update
Pain points plugged in open-source vector art package
Software17 May 2022 | 20
Percona launches management system aimed at open-source databases
Percona Live PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL tools for overly busy DBAs, less experienced devs
Databases17 May 2022 |
Arm, Microsoft at pains to say this CPU arch can be trusted with real server work
It should just run like x86, pair basically stress
Virtualization17 May 2022 | 11
The sad state of Linux desktop diversity: 21 environments, just 2 designs
Analysis You look like Windows, and you look like Windows and you look like Windows ...
Software17 May 2022 | 345
Oracle really does owe HPE $3b after Supreme Court snub
Appeal petition as doomed as the Itanic chips at the heart of decade-long drama
Databases17 May 2022 | 59
GPL legal battle: Vizio told by judge it will have to answer breach-of-contract claims
Fine-print crucially deemed contractual agreement as well as copyright license in smartTV source-code case
Applications16 May 2022 | 54
Cars in driver-assist mode hit a third of cyclists, all oncoming cars in tests
Still think we're ready for that autonomous future?
AI + ML16 May 2022 | 207
Python is getting faster: Major performance tweaks on horizon
Instagram, Microsoft responsible for lifts coming in version 3.11 and beyond
Software16 May 2022 | 20
US cops kick back against facial recognition bans
In brief Plus: DeepMind launches new generalist AI system, and Apple boffin quits over return-to-work policy
AI + ML16 May 2022 | 9
China's Kylin Linux targets second RISC-V platform
Is state-approved Ubuntu distro how the Middle Kingdom will replace PCs with home-grown kit?
OSes16 May 2022 | 5
Bosses using AI to hire candidates risk discriminating against disabled applicants
US publishes technical guide to help organizations avoid violating Americans with Disabilities Act
AI + ML14 May 2022 | 26
How ICE became a $2.8b domestic surveillance agency
Your US tax dollars at work
AI + ML14 May 2022 | 66
Fully automated AI networks less than 5 years away, reckons Juniper CEO
You robot kids, get off my LAN
AI + ML14 May 2022 | 20
Finnish open-source-as-a-service startup Aiven adds $1bn to valuation
Demand for PostgreSQL and Kafka driving interest in cloud service, CEO tells The Register
Databases13 May 2022 | 3
Windows Subsystem for Linux gets bleeding-edge Ubuntu
'This is not recommended for production development. It may be unstable and it will have bugs'
OSes13 May 2022 | 11
Microsoft adds unscheduled breaks to most certification exams
Farewell to scheduling your emergencies in advance
Software13 May 2022 | 12
Warning: Windows update breaks authentication for some server admins
Microsoft probes complaints of domain controller headaches
OSes12 May 2022 | 10
What 'share of wallet' means and why it matters to SAP
German software giant reprises old motifs at annual show Sapphire
Databases12 May 2022 | 3
Workstation, server, IoT? No worries. Fedora 36 is out – all 13 editions of it
Latest version of Red Hat's free distro family arrives, a day after the paid one
OSes12 May 2022 | 32
Microsoft tests ‘Suggested Actions’ in Windows 11. Insiders: Can we turn it off?
It looks like you've copied a phone number, would you like help?
OSes12 May 2022 | 100
User-built low-code apps tipped to dominate analytics by 2025
Analysts also insist organizations need to get data ops for AI in gear or face 2-year delay
Software12 May 2022 | 15
Nuance helps launch healthcare AI industry group
Microsoft embraces Nuance to deepen its healthcare connections
AI + ML12 May 2022 |
Open-source leaders' reputations as jerks is undeserved
Opinion In fact, most of them are great people
Software12 May 2022 | 98
Nvidia open-sources Linux kernel GPU modules. Repeat, open-source GPU modules
A Turing point for the graphics chip giant, perhaps?
Software12 May 2022 | 27
Mystery of industry-targeting backdoored NPM JavaScript packages solved
Yup, 'the intern' did it
Devops12 May 2022 | 11
IBM's autonomous Mayflower ship breaks down in second transatlantic attempt
Human-free seafaring isn't going swimmingly
AI + ML11 May 2022 | 73
Google's Flutter app development framework now stable across platforms
Google I/O v3.0 has also gained a Casual Games Toolkit
Software11 May 2022 | 3
Rocky Linux sponsor CIQ secures $26m funding for CentOS successor
Interview RHEL, RHEL, RHEL, how about that? We talk to founder about HPC, open source and more
OSes11 May 2022 | 8
Half of developers still at screens even during breaks
Going for a walk: Good. Doomscrolling: Bad
Software11 May 2022 | 33
.NET 5 and Windows 10 20H2 drop out of support
Fire the update engines if you haven't already
Software11 May 2022 | 5
Red Hat makes OpenShift a key part of its edge initiative
Red Hat Summit Zero-touch provisioning, single-node deployments, and Advanced Cluster Management support confirmed
OSes11 May 2022 |
Comms giant BT sees $30m+ savings in 5 years with ServiceNow project
IT and network services to replace 56 legacy workflow systems with ServiceNow
Applications11 May 2022 | 7
SAS backs Python as alternative to its own language
Analytics veteran also cosies up to consultancies to extend market reach before 2024 IPO
Software11 May 2022 | 6
At last, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 slips out
Red Hat Summit First major release since IBM spent $34b buying distro giant, includes kernel 5.14, systemd 249, Python 3.9 and more
OSes10 May 2022 | 30
Palantir summons specter of nuclear conflict as share price collapses
Is spy-tech outfit trying to distract from underperforming results?
Software10 May 2022 | 47
OpenVMS on x86-64 reaches production status with v9.2
One of the most battle-tested OSes out there hits commodity kit, but does anyone still care?
OSes10 May 2022 | 126
Asahi Linux project shows progress in graphics drivers on Apple's M1
Follow the blue rabbit! Graphics driver developer lead talks to The Reg
OSes10 May 2022 | 17
Google blocks paid apps from Play Store in Russia
Cites 'payment system disruption' as credit card companies pull out of region
Applications10 May 2022 | 4
iOS, Android stores host more than 1.5 million 'abandoned' apps
That's more than the total that are actively maintained, study claims
Applications10 May 2022 | 33
Clearview AI promises not to sell face-recognition database to most US businesses
Caveats apply, your privacy may vary
AI + ML10 May 2022 | 8
Europe's GDPR coincides with dramatic drop in Android apps
Privacy rules increase cost, reduce choice, slash revenues, study concludes
Applications09 May 2022 | 93
Pyramid Analytics receives $120m in VC funding for 'decision intelligence'
Investor money set to help the software vendor make its AI analytics tech a thing
Software09 May 2022 | 8
Can AI transformer models help design drugs and treat incurable diseases?
Special report From protein prediction to drug generation, neural networks are revolutionizing medication
AI + ML09 May 2022 | 8
Only Microsoft can give open-source the gift of NTFS. Only Microsoft needs to
Opinion Forget the days of NT (Nineties Tyranny), let's change that to New Trust. Corporate IT is watching
Software09 May 2022 | 152
AMD’s Xilinx-enhanced Epycs are right up the alley of datacenter builders
Comment Same goes for Arm, for the same reason: Power efficiency
AI + ML09 May 2022 | 3
OpenAI's DALL·E 2 generates AI images that are sometimes biased or NSFW
In brief Plus: SoundCloud acquires startup for better algorithmic curated playlists
AI + ML08 May 2022 | 49
Revealed: Intel's plan to sell software simplifying computer vision training
Exclusive Sonoma Creek to target non-AI experts, according to docs seen by El Reg
AI + ML06 May 2022 | 1
Alibaba opens up code for federated learning platform
Claims FederatedScope is easy to use and keeps training data private
AI + ML06 May 2022 |
Fedora backs down on removing BIOS support… for now
The PC world is not yet ready for all UEFI all the time
OSes06 May 2022 | 18
RAD Basic – the Visual Basic 7 that never was – releases third alpha
Spend your weekend wallowing in the good old days
Software06 May 2022 | 69
Google Cloud hopes to woo factories with its usual fare: Analytics and AI
A different kind of assembly language
AI + ML06 May 2022 | 3
