Begun, the open source AI wars have
Opinion This is going to be ugly. Really ugly
AI + ML14 Sep 2024 | 26
Software
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
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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
Begun, the open source AI wars have
Opinion This is going to be ugly. Really ugly
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
STORIES
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
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