Begun, the open source AI wars have Opinion This is going to be ugly. Really ugly AI + ML14 Sep 2024 | 26
Meta back at it, harvesting Britons' public Facebook, Insta feeds for AI training I wanna know 🎵 What you're feeling 🎵 Tell me what's on your mind Personal Tech14 Sep 2024 | 8
AI giants pinky swear (again) not to help make deepfake smut Oh look, another voluntary, non-binding agreement to do better AI + ML13 Sep 2024 | 6
MongoDB CEO says if AI hype were the dotcom boom, it is 1996 Analysis NoSQL database slinger attempts to reassure investors, kinda AI + ML13 Sep 2024 | 19
Post-CrowdStrike catastrophe, Microsoft figures moving antivirus out of Windows kernel mode is a good idea Existing low-level access for security solutions will undergo a rework OSes13 Sep 2024 | 30
As Oracle's AWS deal completes Big 3 triumvirate, questions remain over licensing Analysis Some users will see the appeal of Big Red stacking its hardware in Amazon's datacenters Databases13 Sep 2024 | 10
OpenAI's latest o1 model family tries to emulate 'reasoning' – tho might overthink things a bit 'Chain of thought' techniques mean latest LLM 'better' at stepping through complex challenges AI + ML13 Sep 2024 | 56
Unity scraps hated runtime fees, hits devs with subscription hikes instead Insert coin to continue Applications12 Sep 2024 | 6
Google sued for using trademarked Gemini name for AI service Even the chatbot allegedly admits to infringement claim AI + ML12 Sep 2024 | 13
Redis justifies open source shift with fresh hardware, LLM cost-saving features Interview CEO argues more restrictive licensing was key to DB refresh, and says team 'expected' the fork Databases12 Sep 2024 | 1
Pop!_OS 24.04 and new COSMIC desktop reach alpha It's quite a long way from ready – but it's clearly visible in the distance OSes12 Sep 2024 | 42
Domo arigato, Mr Roboto: Japan's bullet trains to ditch drivers The Shinkansen have operated without fatalities for sixty years – how hard can it be? AI + ML12 Sep 2024 | 107
Nvidia CEO to nervous buyers and investors: Chill out, Blackwell production is heating up AI ROI? Jensen Huang claims infra providers make $5 for every dollar spent on GPUs Systems12 Sep 2024 | 8
Windows 11 users still living in the past face forced update, like it or not 22H2 and 21H2 holdouts about to be dragged to 23H2 OSes11 Sep 2024 | 30
AI has colonized our world – so it's time to learn the language of our new overlords Column Brush up on your ‘Delvish’ – the lingo that flatters LLMs into a sort of submission AI + ML11 Sep 2024 | 58
Medical cannabis CTO says vendors would hang up when he called looking for a deal Alternaleaf now has an outsized tech team, a build-not-buy mentality, and a love of FOSS CxO11 Sep 2024 | 15
As major web browser makers snuggle up to AI, these skeptical holdouts remain Chatbots, generative models 'in many ways the next step in the surveillance economy' AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 50
SambaNova makes Llama gallop in inference cloud debut AI infra startup serves up Llama 3.1 405B at 100+ tokens per second Systems10 Sep 2024 | 4
Pentagon has little to show for two decades of GPS modernization work Not even the venerable expertise of the US Space Force is enough to push progress Software10 Sep 2024 | 14
Private equity commits MariaDB takeover transaction Post-IPO chapter ends after SQL biz shed jobs, products in bid to find buyer Databases10 Sep 2024 | 7
Muppet broke the datacenter every day, in its own weighty way On Call Mr Snuffleupagus turned out to be all too real and bad at database resilience
Post-CrowdStrike catastrophe, Microsoft figures moving antivirus out of Windows kernel mode is a good idea Existing low-level access for security solutions will undergo a rework
Win 11 refreshes delayed, say PC makers – and here's why Oh and about those AI computers... analysts reckon there are still no killer apps or convincing use cases
Feeld dating app's security too open-minded as private data swings into public view No love for months-long wait to fix this, either
'Hyperscale customer' to take massive datacenter site near London Exclusive 'Commercially sensitive' incognito buyer has a lot more support than last group that tried to build a bit barn near M25
BOFH: The Boss is right, the applications of AI are truly staggering Episode 17 The future... of defenestration
MongoDB CEO says if AI hype were the dotcom boom, it is 1996 Analysis NoSQL database slinger attempts to reassure investors, kinda
As Oracle's AWS deal completes Big 3 triumvirate, questions remain over licensing Analysis Some users will see the appeal of Big Red stacking its hardware in Amazon's datacenters
Apple AirPods Pro 2 can be sold as hearing aids, says FDA You gotta admit, that speaks volumes for Cupertino
We know 'Linux is a cancer' but could CentOS chaos spell opportunity for Microsoft? Analyst suggests Redmond's internal distro may one day fly the coop OSes10 Sep 2024 | 52
ServiceNow moves its backend off MariaDB to homebrew Postgres Xanadu release also adds a Pro tier, along with lots more AI Applications10 Sep 2024 | 4
Oracle reports rising top line as it hooks up database service to AWS Plus: CTO Larry says Big Red uses hardware 'efficiently' but 'labor sparingly because labor is a security risk' Databases10 Sep 2024 | 4
Cassandra redesigns indexing, storage management for 5.0 release Users warned to get off 3.x releases as support ends Databases10 Sep 2024 |
UK Lords push bill to tame rogue algorithms in public sector Peer says government needs to learn lessons from Post Office scandal AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 17
We're in the brute force phase of AI – once it ends, demand for GPUs will too Gartner thinks generative AI is right for only five percent of workloads AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 64
US sets reporting requirements for AI models, infrastructure operators Washington wants to know what the biggest model-makers are up to AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 1
Apple debuts iPhone 16, Watch Series 10, assorted AirPods Setting the stage for pending AI feature while doubling down on health tech Software09 Sep 2024 | 48
OneFileLinux: A tiny recovery distro that fits snugly in your EFI system partition The kind of thing the big names should be doing instead of working with proprietary vendors Software09 Sep 2024 | 27
GenAI hype meets harsh reality as enterprises wrestle with business case Nvidia, Equinix clearly making a killing over costs, confusion, and cold feet AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 17
Microsoft exec warns of business functions being sacrificed on the altar of AI Too many IT modernization projects? Not enough budget? Something will have to give AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 24
Ubuntu Noble updates on hold while 20th anniversary teaser bears retro-styled gifts 22.04 to 24.04 upgrade temporarily withdrawn, but will be back OSes09 Sep 2024 | 10
CrowdStrike hopes legal threats will fade as time passes since it broke the world CFO says company hasn't been sued by any customers – yet Software09 Sep 2024 | 25
Upgrading Linux with Rust looks like a new challenge. It's one of our oldest Opinion From the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever built. Not even a kernel Software09 Sep 2024 | 120
Python script saw students booted off the mainframe for sending one insult too many Who, Me? Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Software09 Sep 2024 | 93
MI6 and CIA using generative AI to combat tech-driven threat actors Spook bosses use first-ever joint article to bemoan how Russia and China use tech to mess with the world AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 51
AI bills can blow out by 1000 percent: Gartner Preventing that is doable, but managing what happens when AI upsets people is hard AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 29
Xockets rockets Nvidia: Blackwell debut threatened by DPU patent claims GPU giant accused of colluding with Microsoft, RPX to sideline startup Systems08 Sep 2024 | 11
What do Uber drivers make of Waymo? 'We are cooked' Feature Robotaxis, low pay may be end of the road for app cabbies in San Francisco AI + ML07 Sep 2024 | 156
Google says replacing C/C++ in firmware with Rust is easy Not so much when trying to convert coding veterans Software06 Sep 2024 | 164
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 | 8
VMware revenue bounces for Broadcom, chips were a little undercooked CEO says market for non-AI silicon has bottomed out Virtualization06 Sep 2024 | 7
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 | 5
Raspberry Pi 4 bugs throw wrench in the works for Fedora 41 Problems also afflict the Pi Pico 2's chip OSes05 Sep 2024 | 37
AI-pushing Adobe says AI-shy office workers will love AI if it saves them time knowledge workers, overwhelmed by knowledge tasks? We know what you need AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 32
13 days into the outage, will Kaseya's Traverse trip back to life today? 'Potential issue' in infrastructure of network monitoring tool results in lengthy, ongoing downtime OSes05 Sep 2024 | 12
Global powers sign AI pact promising to preserve human rights, democracy No, Russia and China are not on the list AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 12
OpenAI co-founder's Safe Superintelligence startup inhales $1B in funding No product? No problem! AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 24
Amazon congratulates itself for AI code that mostly works Web services souk celebrates 'leader' designation for Q Developer AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 10
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 Channel05 Sep 2024 | 149
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 Databases05 Sep 2024 | 59
AI's thirst for water is alarming, but may solve itself Comment Its energy addiction, on the other hand, only seems to get worse AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 62
Apple accused of hoodwinking UK antitrust cops Mac maker denial of Safari self-preferencing called out by OWA Applications05 Sep 2024 | 9
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 Virtualization05 Sep 2024 | 29
Palo Alto takes a big $500M bite out of IBM QRadar Big Blue also shifts to Prisma SASE to secure its 250,000 workforce Security04 Sep 2024 | 2
Copilot for Microsoft 365 might boost productivity if you survive the compliance minefield Loads of governance issues to worry about, and the chance it might spout utter garbage AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 21
Firefox 130 lands with a yawn, but 131 beta teases a long-awaited feature The upcoming version might bring tab previews, cookie banner block, and vertical tabs Software04 Sep 2024 | 36
'Error' causes Alexa to endorse Kamala Harris, refuse to discuss Trump Bot shouldn't have political opinions, says Amazon Software04 Sep 2024 | 64
Microsoft's Inflection acquihire is too small to matter, say UK regulators Deal can't lessen competition if AI minnow wasn't much of a competitor AI + ML04 Sep 2024 |
GenAI spending bubble? Definitely 'maybe' says ServiceNow It won't generate hundreds of million of dollars for customers tomorrow, and there's a 'lot of noise' from tech industry AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 34
Double Debian update: 11.11 and 12.7 arrive at once But Bullseye's days are numbered and it's time to think about upgrading OSes04 Sep 2024 | 10
OpenAI allegedly wants TSMC 1.6nm for in-house AI chip debut Another job for Broadcom, then AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 5
DoJ reportedly advances Nvidia antitrust probe Updated Uncle Sam apparently worried GPU giant may be punishing customers who shop around AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 5
Intel's 120 TOPS Lunar Lake AI PC chips have landed And all it took was some good old fashioned outsourcing to TSMC AI + ML03 Sep 2024 | 13
Deadline looms: Google Workspace mandates OAuth by September 30 27 days to get your users' third-party apps on Google’s sign-in Devops03 Sep 2024 | 7
Data watchdog fines Clearview AI $33M for 'illegal' data collection Selfie-scraper again claims European law does not apply to it AI + ML03 Sep 2024 | 14
GNU screen 5 proves it's still got game even after 37 years First major version in two decades is worth getting to know Applications03 Sep 2024 | 61
Brace for glitches and GRUB grumbles as Ubuntu 24.04.1 lands Updated Now the Numbat has been neatened, you can replace your Jellyfish – if you dare OSes03 Sep 2024 | 16
SAP CTO bows out over 'incident' at company shindig Board member offers apology for 'inappropriate' behavior Databases03 Sep 2024 | 18
AI firms propose 'personhood credentials' … to fight AI It's going to take more than CAPTCHA to prove you're real AI + ML03 Sep 2024 | 54
Alibaba Cloud boosts failure prediction with logfile timestamps Machine learning helps, but more data catches more faults - so Chinese champ has shared its data Devops03 Sep 2024 | 2
One of China's best GPU prospects admits it's failing, lays off workers Needs new investors to get beyond current modest products Systems03 Sep 2024 | 8
House to grill CrowdStrike exec on epic IT meltdown... no, not the CEO VP Adam Meyers to testify about that faulty software update which ruined July and some of August Software02 Sep 2024 | 21
Zen Browser is a no-Google zone that offers tiling nirvana A Firefox fork aimed at power surfers Software02 Sep 2024 | 78
Windows 11 continues slog up the Windows 10 mountain Almost three years on and many customers have yet to make the move OSes02 Sep 2024 | 101
HPE to pursue $4B claim against estate of Mike Lynch over Autonomy acquisition Despite mogul's US acquittal and recent death, IT giant will follow UK fraud case to its 'conclusion' Software02 Sep 2024 | 92
Microsoft decides it's a good time for bad UI to die Opinion Set the Control Panel for the heart of the Sun OSes02 Sep 2024 | 197
Techie made a biblical boo-boo when trying to spread the word Who, Me? The technology was willing, but the cache was weak Software02 Sep 2024 | 58
Rust for Linux maintainer steps down in frustration with 'nontechnical nonsense' Community seems to C Rust more as a burden than a benefit Software02 Sep 2024 | 180
Veeam debuts its Proxmox backup tool – and reveals outfit using it to quit VMware More help for Nutanix, too Software02 Sep 2024 | 24
Canadian artist wants Anthropic AI lawsuit corrected Interview Tim Boucher objects to the mischaracterization of his work in authors' copyright claim AI + ML31 Aug 2024 | 17
GPT apps fail to disclose data collection, study finds Researchers say that implementing Actions omit privacy details and expose info AI + ML31 Aug 2024 | 3
MongoDB takes a swing at PostgreSQL after claiming wins against rival Open source competitor is still the most popular database among devs, though Databases30 Aug 2024 | 21
Have we stopped to think about what LLMs actually model? Claims about much-hyped tech show flawed understanding of language and cognition, research argues AI + ML30 Aug 2024 | 151
Broadcom has brought VMware down to earth and that’s welcome VMware Explore But users aren’t optimistic it will land softly VMware Explore29 Aug 2024 | 32
Nvidia admits Blackwell defect, but Jensen Huang pledges Q4 shipments as promised The setback won't stop us from banking billions, CFO insists Systems29 Aug 2024 | 3
Fintech outfit Klarna swaps humans for AI by not replacing departing workers Insists it's not cutting jobs and pays harder-to-automate people more with AI savings AI + ML29 Aug 2024 | 17
Brit teachers are getting AI sidekicks to help with marking and lesson plans Updated Isn't the education system in enough trouble already? AI + ML29 Aug 2024 | 34
Nvidia's growth slows to a mere 122 percent but it’s still topping expectations Still growing in China, ramping Hopper prods and predicting Blackwell billions soon Cloud Infrastructure Month29 Aug 2024 | 10
CrowdStrike's meltdown didn't dent its market dominance … yet Total revenue for Q2 grew 32 percent Software29 Aug 2024 | 22
Public clouds are 'dirty' about VMware's on-prem push, says Broadcom CEO Hock Tan VMware Explore Virtzilla's sales swing decisively to the Cloud Foundation bundle VMware Explore29 Aug 2024 | 8
Proof-of-concept code released for zero-click critical IPv6 Windows hole If you haven't deployed August's patches, get busy before others do OSes28 Aug 2024 | 14
Google trains a GenAI model to simulate Doom's game engine in real-ish time The proof of concept shows promise despite big limitations AI + ML28 Aug 2024 | 27
Warren Buffett’s favorite insurer GEICO drops VMware for OpenStack Seeks customizable cloud and less lock-in Software28 Aug 2024 | 11
Elon Musk reins in Grok AI bot to stop election misinformation Because who needs yet another lawsuit? AI + ML28 Aug 2024 | 35
'Uncertainty' drives LinkedIn to migrate from CentOS to Azure Linux Significant improvements to Microsoft's in-house Linux may follow OSes28 Aug 2024 | 75
Microsoft partners beware: Action Pack to be retired in 2025 Windows giant continues march away from on-prem and into a cloudy future SaaS28 Aug 2024 | 30
Enterprise SAP users split between on-prem and cloud as migration challenges loom This is despite the German vendor's preferred upgrade path Databases28 Aug 2024 | 7
Gartner warns Omnissa – formerly VMware's end-user compute biz – represents new risks Weak roadmap, tricky migration path, and Broadcom dependencies add up to uncertainty Virtualization28 Aug 2024 |
Copper's reach is shrinking so Broadcom is strapping optics directly to GPUs What good is going fast if you can't get past the next rack? Networks28 Aug 2024 | 3