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 | 3
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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 | 22
How ICE became a $2.8b domestic surveillance agency
Your US tax dollars at work
AI + ML14 May 2022 | 56
Fully automated AI networks less than 5 years away, reckons Juniper CEO
You robot kids, get off my LAN
AI + ML14 May 2022 | 18
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 | 2
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 | 31
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 | 93
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 | 10
IBM's autonomous Mayflower ship breaks down in second transatlantic attempt
Human-free seafaring isn't going swimmingly
AI + ML11 May 2022 | 71
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
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Markets outside China are doing better, but at home vendors have huge component stockpiles
Ad-tech firms grab email addresses from forms before they're even submitted
Researchers find widespread harvesting of info without consent
Colocation consolidation: Analysts look at what's driving the feeding frenzy
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D-Wave deploys first US-based Advantage quantum system
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Arm CPU ran on electricity generated by algae for over six months
AA-battery-sized biological photovoltaic cell touted as ideal for IoT applications
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?
September 16, 1992, was not a good day to be overly enthusiastic about your job
Who, Me? If I get in early and work hard, everyone will notice, right?
Toshiba says it's talking to 10 suitors about possible sale
Hires external advisors to bolster decision making capacity and hints it could consider multiple buyout plans
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.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 | 6
SAS backs Python as alternative to its own language
Analytics veteran also cosies up to consultancies to extend market reach in IPO year
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 | 123
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 | 32
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 | 92
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 | 151
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 | 48
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
Did you know Twitter has an open-source arm? This is what it's been up to
Bluesky thinking includes blueprints for distributed social network
Applications05 May 2022 | 17
Palantir expands from Covid role, wins $90m deal with US Department of Health
Controversial analytics company sees expansion into healthcare continuing
Software05 May 2022 | 5
Watchdog rubber-stamps cavity-detecting neural network for dentists
Ain't that the tooth?
AI + ML05 May 2022 | 7
Eggheads demo how to fool share-trading bots with carefully crafted retweets
Good thing no one's buying or selling stock from Twitter posts, right? Um, right?
AI + ML05 May 2022 | 16
TurboTax to pay $141m to settle claims it scammed millions of people
Might be a $30 check for you if you were screwed over by 'free, free, free' ads
Applications04 May 2022 | 26
Outlook bombards Safari users with endless downloads
Updated Mystery zero-byte file deluge makes site unusable, hundreds of netizens complain
Applications04 May 2022 | 45
Unity and Trinity: New releases for forks of abandoned Linux desktops
True believers really can bring about resurrections, it seems
OSes04 May 2022 | 32
SAP to divest CRM education software in bid to streamline
Area no longer a priority as cloud migration takes center stage, deal of around $1b in the offing, reports say
Applications04 May 2022 |
Ex-Google, Uber AI heads launch ML error-detection platform
'Soul-sucking' data problems were impetus for the founding of Galileo
AI + ML04 May 2022 | 1
Microsoft reanimates 1995's 3D Movie Maker via GitHub
Next Nadella keynote to be delivered by McZee?
Software04 May 2022 | 10
Meta releases code for massive language model to AI researchers
Now they can experiment with the algorithms even if they don't have hundreds of GPUs
AI + ML04 May 2022 | 2
IBM outlines first major update to i OS for Power servers in three years
Not to be confused with Apple iOS or Cisco IOS
OSes04 May 2022 | 7
AMD to offer CPUs with Xilinx AI engine in 2023
And unlike Intel, Zen giant saw boom in PC land, thanks to focus on high-end parts
AI + ML04 May 2022 |
Microsoft to ax Azure Video Analyzer in November
Deprecation less than a year after announcement, users have until December 1 to move workloads
AI + ML03 May 2022 | 6
Mozilla browser Firefox hits the big 100
Kinda sorta. It's out there if you look hard enough
Software03 May 2022 | 100
Windows 11's tablet-friendly taskbar pulled from Insider builds
If only Microsoft listened to feedback before the release of Windows 8
OSes03 May 2022 | 11
Watch out for AI models regurgitating misplaced keys that unlock crypto wallets
Effect of GitHub's OpenAI-powered Copilot memorizing sensitive but public data
AI + ML03 May 2022 | 4
AI helps scientists design novel plastic-eating enzyme
In brief Plus: Pentagon hires first chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, and more
AI + ML02 May 2022 | 20
Nvidia starts laying groundwork for future open and parallel code
Gearing up to go full stack, firm spends time on standards, open-source communities
Software02 May 2022 | 5
A discounting disaster averted at the expense of one's own employment
Who, Me? I know what this process needs: Microsoft Access!
Databases02 May 2022 | 87
Oracle offers migration path for Solaris 10 apps
To Solaris 11.4, rather than somewhere more cloudy and less Sunny
OSes02 May 2022 | 14
Apple to bin apps that go three years without updates
Developers will be given 90 days to get them up to code, or face banishment
Applications02 May 2022 | 83
AI models still racist, even with more balanced training
Plus: NIST publishes 86-page report investigating algorithmic bias
AI + ML01 May 2022 | 46
Atlassian boasts strong Q3 revenue growth in wake of two-week outage
Customer credits unlikely 'to be material to the financial statements'
Devops29 Apr 2022 | 4
Meta materials: Facebook using AI to design green concrete
Claims new formula reduced carbon emissions by 40%, exceeded strength requirements
AI + ML29 Apr 2022 | 18
Problems for the Linux kernel NTFS driver as author goes silent
Concerns for Paragon CEO, and head kernel boss Torvalds suggests seeking maintainers
Software29 Apr 2022 | 86
Meet Flamingo, Deepmind's latest open-ended AI
Google says it outperforms comparable models despite needing fraction of training data
AI + ML29 Apr 2022 | 4
UK watchdogs ask how they can better regulate algorithms
We have bad news: you probably can't... but good luck anyway
Software29 Apr 2022 | 63
Autonomous Mayflower to attempt Atlantic crossing, again
Second shot after lack of humans to fix simple issue crippled sea vessel
AI + ML29 Apr 2022 | 41
VMware walks back ban on booting vSphere from SD cards or thumb drives
Updated But in future won't certify servers that allow booting from removable media
Virtualization29 Apr 2022 | 14
Microsoft fixes cross-account vulns in Azure Database for PostgreSQL service
Presented by the Wiz team that found the Cosmos DB flaw
Databases28 Apr 2022 | 2
Using AI to think like an attacker
Darktrace attack path modelling predicts which part of the infrastructure hackers are most likely to strike
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Free enterprise systems management tool Uyuni releases stable version
Navigate the SALT-y seas of systems-wrangling with the FOSS basis of SUSE Manager
Software28 Apr 2022 | 2
Aerospike takes swipe at document databases JSON support
MongoDB, Couchbase in the crosshairs as Aerospike tries to broaden use cases
Databases28 Apr 2022 | 1
Microsoft makes account switching easier in its web and desktop apps
The lines between work and personal life were already blurred anyway
Software28 Apr 2022 | 10
Windows 10 still growing, but Win 11 had another bad month, says AdDuplex
Adoption is going so great that growth is barely registering
OSes28 Apr 2022 | 67
Pop!_OS 22.04: New kid on the Ubuntu block starting to show real muscle
Latest LTS release brings a host of welcome changes that feel fast, modern, and powerful
OSes28 Apr 2022 | 45
Google releases beta version of Android 13 'Tiramisu'
Chocolate Factory's latest mobile code confection refines permissions and error reporting
OSes27 Apr 2022 | 22
There are nearly half a billion active users of Start news feed, says Microsoft
Personalized news feed has its fans, according to exec
Software27 Apr 2022 | 26
HPE uses blockchain for distributed machine learning models
Peer-to-peer network between different nodes ensures parameters can be exchanged securely
AI + ML27 Apr 2022 | 1
UK competition watchdog probes school software contract revisions
Former Capita-owned ESS' minimum 3-year deals put under spotlight by CMA
Software27 Apr 2022 | 13
Fedora starts to simplify Linux graphics handling
Changes will make things less challenging for developers, but maybe not for users
OSes27 Apr 2022 | 61
DARPA backs virtual worlds for autonomous off-road vehicles
Intel and co outline Holodeck-like efforts for combat bots
AI + ML27 Apr 2022 | 1
Algorithm can predict pancreatic cancer from CT scans well before diagnosis
Software picks up subtle clues human doctors miss
AI + ML27 Apr 2022 | 18
Microsoft partners balk at new licensing scheme, dent growth
Software giant calls out impact of slow transition to New Commerce Experience amid strong results
Software27 Apr 2022 | 25
Alibaba Cloud gets more of Android working on RISC-V silicon
Cameras, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth are operational – maybe China’s wider tech independence plan is, too
OSes27 Apr 2022 | 5
VMware says server sprawl is back, and SmartNICs are the solution
More details emerge about 'Project Monterey' and its role driving infrastructure workloads into hybrid clouds
Virtualization27 Apr 2022 | 3
Ex-Googlers take a stab at building 'general intelligence' that makes software do what you tell it
Star-Trek-style computers? There are worse ways to spend $65m of funding
AI + ML27 Apr 2022 | 42
Smart contract developers not really focused on security. Who knew?
Comment Bugs cost $680m in 2021, academics say, as devs have other concerns
Software26 Apr 2022 | 28
d-Matrix gets $44m in quest for efficient AI server chiplets
d-ream team or a d-isaster? Let's see what Microsoft's money can do
AI + ML26 Apr 2022 |
When companies invest, they invest in software – report
Well, it's not like there's any hardware to buy at the moment
Software26 Apr 2022 | 2
Red Hat uncorks Application Foundations for cloud-native development
Ready-to-implement components that make the business easier, firm claims
Applications26 Apr 2022 |
Google Cloud sees storm brewing over API security
Strap in, we're on a tour from zero trust to chatty digital assistants
Applications26 Apr 2022 | 2
Fancy a remix? Ubuntu Unity and Ubuntu Cinnamon have also hit 22.04
Remember the 12-year-old who revived the Unity desktop? Both that and fellow unofficial remix Cinnamon are looking great
OSes26 Apr 2022 | 42
Heresy: Hare programming language an alternative to C
Hare-brained. Bad Hare day. Hare no evil, say no evil ... At least it'll be a pun goldmine
Software26 Apr 2022 | 124
Pony.ai lassos China's first autonomous taxi license
100 self-driving cabs will wander streets of Guangzhou
AI + ML25 Apr 2022 | 3
Oracle to release on-prem software usage tools to prep cloud switch
Experts advise caution in sharing data with Big Red – it could be used in license audits
Databases25 Apr 2022 | 13
Debian faces firmware furore from FOSS freedom fighters
Convenience or purity? You can only choose one
OSes25 Apr 2022 | 103
