Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports written by AI
Python security developer-in-residence decries use of bots that 'cannot understand code'
Devops10 Dec 2024 | 1
Software
WhatsApp finally fixes View Once flaw that allowed theft of supposedly vanishing pics
And it only took four months, tut
Security10 Dec 2024 | 5
TikTok appeals to have Trump – or Supreme Court – decide its fate later
Wants to defer shutdown order that takes effect a day before the presidential inauguration
Legal10 Dec 2024 | 7
Alibaba exec trashes his own staff and customers, quickly apologizes
'I am carefree, I like to joke,' says guy who fines workers if they glance at phones during meetings
Offbeat10 Dec 2024 | 6
South Korean web giant Naver creates its own Linux distro
'Navix' follows OpenELA rules, comes with ten years support, and is already used in production at scale
OSes10 Dec 2024 | 2
Reddit rolls out AI-powered 'Answers' search feature, redditors don't rejoice
Many users unhappy with current state of search, want to know why this got priority
AI + ML09 Dec 2024 | 11
Microsoft rolls out Recall for Intel, AMD-based Copilot+ PCs
More Windows Insiders get to see if the snapshotter is fixed
AI + ML09 Dec 2024 | 19
Discover how GenAI accelerates operations
How Rocket Companies modernized its data strategy with AWS
Webinar
Windows 11 24H2 strikes again – Outlook might not start with Google Workspace Sync running
Meanwhile, 365 Enterprise users have a date for new Outlook rollout
OSes09 Dec 2024 | 21
We can't make this stuff up: Palantir, Anduril form fellowship for AI adventures
Meanwhile, Sauron secures funding. Really
AI + ML09 Dec 2024 | 37
China launches AI that writes politically correct docs for bureaucrats
Asia In Brief PLUS: Politician thought Korea's martial law declaration was a deepfake; Apple finds a billion for Indonesia; China worries about open source intel; and more
AI + ML09 Dec 2024 | 6
You're so bad at recycling, this biz built an AI to handle it for you
Maybe start getting better at sorting your trash before these ML garbage bots gain sentience?
Bootnotes08 Dec 2024 | 41
Microsoft teases Copilot Vision, the AI sidekick that judges your tabs
Edge-exclusive tool promises 'second set of eyes' for browsing
Personal Tech07 Dec 2024 | 38
Micropatchers share 1-instruction fix for NTLM hash leak flaw in Windows 7+
Updated Microsoft's OS sure loves throwing your creds at remote systems
Patches06 Dec 2024 | 13
OpenAI to charge $200 per month for ChatGPT Pro
How much AI does one subscriber need?
AI + ML06 Dec 2024 | 36
AI and analytics converge in new generation Amazon SageMaker
re:Invent Calling everything SageMaker is confusing – but a new name would have been worse says AWS
AI + ML06 Dec 2024 |
Veteran Microsoft engineer shares some enterprise support tips
How to tell a customer they're an idiot without telling them they're an idiot
OSes06 Dec 2024 | 44
Solana blockchain's popular web3.js npm package backdoored to steal keys, funds
Damage likely limited to those running bots with private PKI access
Cyber-crime05 Dec 2024 | 7
Day after nuclear power vow, Meta announces largest-ever datacenter powered by fossil fuels
Louisiana facility's three natural gas turbine plants to churn out 2,262 MW
On-Prem05 Dec 2024 | 40
Altman to Musk: Don't go full supervillain – that's so un-American
OpenAI chief says he doesn't think Elon will unleash political powers to zap AI competition
AI + ML05 Dec 2024 | 47
Popular
We can't make this stuff up: Palantir, Anduril form fellowship for AI adventures
Meanwhile, Sauron secures funding. Really
How Chinese insiders are stealing data scooped up by President Xi's national surveillance system
Feature 'It's a double-edged sword,' security researchers tell The Reg
Raspberry Pi 500 and monitor arrive in time for Christmas
Hands On Faster, whiter, a tad more expensive – and a little baffling
China's Salt Typhoon recorded top American officials' calls, says White House
No word yet on who was snooped on. Any bets?
British boffins build diamond battery capable of working for a millennium or five
Video Carbon-14 decay could be coming to an implant in you
Panic at the Cisco tech, thanks to ancient IOS syntax helper that outsmarted itself
Who, Me? Misplaced shortcut led to communication breakdown
Mr Intel leaving Intel is not a great sign... for Intel
Opinion Pat Gelsinger has unexpectedly quit. Gore dump follows
Kyndryl's consulting business may be less than it seems
Special report Insiders say it's largely a matter of labeling
OpenWrt orders router firmware updates after supply chain attack scare
A couple of bugs lead to a potentially bad time
China launches AI that writes politically correct docs for bureaucrats
Asia In Brief PLUS: Politician thought Korea's martial law declaration was a deepfake; Apple finds a billion for Indonesia; China worries about open source intel; and more
STORIES
Canada commits $1.4B to sovereign compute infrastructure as it joins the AI arms race
Project includes hundreds of millions of loonies for a national supercomputing facility
AI + ML05 Dec 2024 | 11
Windows 11 24H2 rolls out to more devices – with a growing list of known issues
Compatibility holds persist as gamers face black screens
Software05 Dec 2024 | 68
FreeBSD 14.2 wants to woo Docker fans, but still struggles with Wi-Fi
Another buzzword box ticked: OCI-compliant containers
OSes05 Dec 2024 | 21
Wish there was a benchmark for ML safety? Allow us to AILuminate you...
Very much a 1.0 – but it's a solid start
AI + ML05 Dec 2024 | 8
Wubuntu: The lovechild of Windows and Linux nobody asked for
A third-party Kubuntu remix with a severe identity crisis
OSes05 Dec 2024 | 83
Google DeepMind touts AI model for 'better' global weather forecasting
Bases predictions on historical data, instead of solving physics equations
AI + ML05 Dec 2024 | 39
Broadcom makes U-turn on plan to serve top 2,000 VMware customers itself
Canalys Forums APAC Now wants to work with 500 and lean more on partners to defend against migrations – which Dell says are on the cards
Virtualization05 Dec 2024 | 24
Fission impossible? Meta wants up to 4GW of American atomic power for AI
Facebook titan targets early 2030s for reactor deployment
Off-Prem04 Dec 2024 | 25
Microsoft confirms there will be no U-turn on Windows 11 hardware requirements
TPM 2.0 'non-negotiable' for latest OS, says software giant
OSes04 Dec 2024 | 101
Microsoft learned of fresh antitrust probe from the news
Never mind our alleged cheating of customers – you guys are a bunch of leakers, Redmond tells watchdog
Legal04 Dec 2024 | 2
Elementary OS 8 'Circe' conjures Wayland magic
Based on Ubuntu 24.04, more accessibility, still looks great
OSes04 Dec 2024 | 19
A rethink of parental leave policy
IT workers and programmers set to benefit as Sandvik implements HR reboot
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Fresh releases of Xfce, Mint, Cinnamon desktops out in time for the holidays
Cinnamon 6.4 is already out and Xfce 4.20 is very nearly ready
OSes04 Dec 2024 | 14
Musk and Trump to fall out in 2025, predicts analyst
Canalys Forums APAC Differing China tech policy agendas will send bromance into 'it's complicated' status
AI + ML04 Dec 2024 | 165
£1B lawsuit targets Microsoft for allegedly overcharging Windows customers on other clouds
Yes, we've been over this before - several times, in fact
Legal04 Dec 2024 | 9
RISC-V's AI champion just scored $693M cash infusion
Architecture may be good for more than cut-rate SoCs and high-volume microcontrollers after all
AI + ML04 Dec 2024 | 5
AWS says AI could disrupt everything – and hopes it will do just that to Windows
re:Invent Cloud colossus reckons it can clarify hallucinations, get your apps off Microsoft's OS at pleasing speed
AI + ML04 Dec 2024 | 36
Outlook is poor for those still on Windows Mail, Calendar, People apps by end of year
We're sure you'll learn to love the new Outlook for Windows app
Applications03 Dec 2024 | 82
Amazon promises 4x faster AI silicon in 2025, turns Trainium2 loose on the net
Re:Invent Tens of thousands of AWS’ Trn2 instances to fuel Anthropic's next-gen models
Systems03 Dec 2024 | 5
Are Copilot+ PCs really the fastest Windows PCs? X and Copilot don't think so
Opinion Microsoft marketing skewered by X platform users... and its own chatbot
AI + ML03 Dec 2024 | 33
Asda hits the brakes on tech tweaks to avoid festive fiasco
Stability essential ahead of Christmas trading amid ongoing Walmart divorce
On-Prem03 Dec 2024 | 33
GitHub's boast that Copilot produces high-quality code challenged
We're shocked – shocked – that Microsoft's study of its own tools might not be super-rigorous
AI + ML03 Dec 2024 | 57
Bluesky keeps growing, and so do its problems
Impersonators, harmful content and AI scraping are up, too
Software02 Dec 2024 | 82
OpenAI denies it is building ad biz model into its platform
Chief financial officer admits 'we're open to exploring other revenue streams in the future'
AI + ML02 Dec 2024 | 11
Musk seeks injunction to stop OpenAI morphing into for-profit company
Politics, electric cars, rockets, and social media not enough to keep some individuals busy
AI + ML02 Dec 2024 | 17
Windows 11 market share falls despite Microsoft ad blitz
Only 10 months left until Windows 10 end of support and people still seem to prefer it
OSes02 Dec 2024 | 86
Oracle's Java price hikes push CIOs to brew new licensing strategies
Users could save 50% with open source alternatives, says expert
Software02 Dec 2024 | 41
Broadcom loses another big VMware customer: UK fintech cloud Beeks Group, and most of its 20,000 VMs
A massively increased bill was one motive, but customers went cold on Virtzilla, and OpenNebula proved more efficient
Virtualization02 Dec 2024 | 41
Claims of 'open' AIs are often open lies, research argues
'When policy is being shaped, definitions matter'
AI + ML02 Dec 2024 | 9
Google India probed after driver fatally followed Maps route over unfinished bridge
Asia in Brief Plus: 95 percent of Chinese broadband tops 100 megabits; Yahoo Japan photo album privacy breach; and more
Software01 Dec 2024 | 37
Brits think AI in the workplace is all chat, no bot for now
Despite hype, most UK workers see more discussions than implementations
AI + ML01 Dec 2024 | 27
Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros
Leading Linux desktops boldly address the 'not enough distros' non-problem
OSes29 Nov 2024 | 117
Arch Linux installer now slightly less masochistic
'BTW I use Arch' runway greased, plus clarification around package licensing
OSes29 Nov 2024 | 34
Cloudy with a chance of GPU bills: AI's energy appetite has CIOs sweating
Canalys Forums EMEA Public cloud expenses have businesses scrambling for alternatives that won't melt the budget
AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 11
Microsoft preps big guns to shift Copilot software and PCs
Canalys Forums EMEA IT admins be warned: 13,000 tech suppliers coming for your employer's checkbook
AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 53
Panasonic brings its founder back to life as an AI
Digital clone of Kōnosuke Matsushita to dispense management advice to new generation
AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 17
Microsoft patches the patch that broke Exchange Server
If at first you don't succeed, you might be on the Microsoft Exchange team
OSes28 Nov 2024 | 5
Yup, half of that thought-leader crap on LinkedIn is indeed AI scribbled
Ten rules for maximizing your grindset! #1: Let a bot do your work for you
Bootnotes28 Nov 2024 | 52
Microsoft informed of yet another antitrust probe by US authorities
Investigation is apparently sweeping, but keen on info about AI, security, and cloud
Legal28 Nov 2024 | 5
No, Broadcom did not just end VMware's flagship VCDX certification program
Sure, it sent an email and FAQ saying it had – but that was a mistake, you see
Virtualization28 Nov 2024 | 9
India spending $170M to take its tax system paperless by rebuilding three legacy systems
Let's see how this goes
Software28 Nov 2024 | 8
Microsoft hits back at claims it slurps your Word, Excel files to train AI models
Updated Confusion over Connected Experiences settings in 365 apps spark concerns
AI + ML27 Nov 2024 | 42
Foursquare to close, but Swarm game will live on
And the company is doing the right thing with its database
Databases27 Nov 2024 | 7
Cloudflare broke its logging-a-service service, causing customer data loss
Software snafu took five minutes to roll back. The mess it made took hours to clean up
Off-Prem27 Nov 2024 | 5
Microsoft slaps Windows 11 update hold on hardware connected to eSCL devices
Scanners, printers, and... fax machines?
OSes26 Nov 2024 | 8
FLTK hits 1.4, arrives speaking Wayland and with better HiDPI support
A mere 13 years since the last point release
Software26 Nov 2024 | 9
Bing Wallpaper app, now in Windows Store, accused of cookie shenanigans
Microsoft free tool snooping on users? Surely not!
Security26 Nov 2024 | 47
Google must face £7B UK class action over search engine dominance
Ad slinger alleged to have abused position, resulting in higher prices for consumers
Software26 Nov 2024 | 24
UK council still hadn't fully costed troubled Oracle project 2 years in
Updated Meanwhile, budget clambered from £2.6M to nearly £40M, says report
Databases26 Nov 2024 | 54
AWS bends to Broadcom's will with VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-service
Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM are all doing it. Andy Jassy's rent-a-server shop may have felt it was leaving money on the table
Virtualization26 Nov 2024 | 5
Bluesky too opaque about user figures for Euro watchdogs
Updated X rival also under fire for failing to designate legal representative
Legal26 Nov 2024 | 82
Kill Oracle's 'JavaScript' trademark, Deno asks USPTO
Petition claims database titan maintained its mark by making a fraudulent claim
Software26 Nov 2024 | 56
How US Dept of Justice's cure for Google could inflict collateral damage
Opinion Remedies should be refined with an eye toward broad platform rights and responsibilities
Software25 Nov 2024 | 25
RHEL 9.5 debuts alongside AlmaLinux, Rocky, and Oracle updates
Plus, soon you'll be able to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a supported option under WSL
OSes25 Nov 2024 | 16
Explore the future of AI-driven data strategies
How Rocket Companies modernized its strategy with AWS
Webinar
Microsoft reboots Windows Recall, but users wish they could forget
Comment AI snapshot tool stumbles back into the spotlight with more issues
AI + ML25 Nov 2024 | 79
Smile! UK cops spend tens of millions on live facial recognition tech
Labour government keen, though critics paint it as a severe threat to privacy
Software25 Nov 2024 | 71
Microsoft shuttering dedicated licensing education, certification site
Spreading the content around other places – and may also sprinkle some AI in because why not
Software25 Nov 2024 | 13
We can clone you wholesale: Boffins build ML agents that respond like specific people
Oh, AI wanna be like you, AI wanna walk like you, talk like you, too
AI + ML24 Nov 2024 | 49
One thing AI can't generate at the moment – compelling reasons to use it for work
Kettle Our vultures think this tech is interesting but in its 8-bit stage
AI + ML23 Nov 2024 | 56
AI Jesus is ready to dispense advice from a booth in historic Swiss church
Pope, Depeche Mode, silent on digital second coming
Bootnotes23 Nov 2024 | 77
Now’s your chance to try Microsoft’s controversial Windows Recall ... maybe
Like its AI, this automated screenshotter and logger is a feature not exactly everyone wanted
OSes22 Nov 2024 | 37
Amazon bets another $4B on Anthropic
You just gonna stand there, Google, let AWS take the 'primary training partner' title? Not gonna do nothing?
AI + ML22 Nov 2024 | 7
Public developer spats put bcachefs at risk in Linux
Updated Fisticuffs in FOSS-land! Fancy file system's future fraught!
OSes22 Nov 2024 | 72
Microsoft pulls text recognition from Photos app preview
OCR tech not quite ready for primetime, in this bit of Windows at least
Applications22 Nov 2024 | 14
Datacenters could blow up your electric bill thanks to AI
Operators may have to pay more for energy if capacity cannot meet demand
On-Prem22 Nov 2024 | 24
A year after Broadcom took control of VMware, it's in the box seat
Updated Customers are 'all miserable' but not yet deciding to bail - and AT&T appears to have settled its licensing dispute
Virtualization22 Nov 2024 | 45
AI PCs: 'Something will have to give in 2025, and I think it's pricing'
Consultant bemoans lack of use cases and businesses' budget
AI + ML22 Nov 2024 | 84
Whomp-whomp: AI PCs make users less productive
People just don't know how to wrangle chatbots into useful things, Intel says
AI + ML22 Nov 2024 | 110
New York Times lawyers claim OpenAI accidentally deleted evidence in copyright case
Updated Probably not intentional, but '150 person-hours' of work were still lost
AI + ML21 Nov 2024 | 8
Neuralink brain chips head for the Great White North
Canadian volunteers wanted for mind-meld trials
AI + ML21 Nov 2024 | 14
Prepare for an AI policy upending under Trump, say experts
Analysis Biden executive orders are as good as dead, and the industry will probably have more say in what comes next
Public Sector21 Nov 2024 | 27
API error knocks PayPal, Venmo offline around the globe
It's fixed now, but aside from an error with the Braintree GraphQL API it's not clear what happened
Applications21 Nov 2024 | 3
Microsoft flashes Win10 users with more full-screen ads for Windows 11
Never mind ESU... how about that upgrade?
OSes21 Nov 2024 | 135
DoJ wants Google to sell off Chrome and ban it from paying to be search default
Updated Filing also suggests it flogging off Android, stops scraping content for AI without opt-out
Applications21 Nov 2024 | 61
Thousands of AI agents later, who even remembers what they do?
Gartner weighs the pros and cons of the latest enterprise hotness
AI + ML21 Nov 2024 | 35
AI hiring bias? Men with Anglo-Saxon names score lower in tech interviews
Study suggests hiding every Tom, Dick, and Harry's personal info from HR bots
AI + ML21 Nov 2024 | 135
Put your usernames and passwords in your will, advises Japan's government
Digital end of life planning saves your loved ones from a little extra anguish
Software21 Nov 2024 | 77
We'll answer any questions DoJ has, HPE CEO tells us as Feds probe $14B Juniper buy
Takeover still expected to close late 2024 or early next year
Networks20 Nov 2024 | 11
Job seekers call BS on the workplace AI revolution
Survey respondents doubt it boosts performance or even lightens the load
AI + ML20 Nov 2024 | 23
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