Broadcom in talks to buy VMware: multiple reports
Michael Dell could be the key to any deal
Virtualization23 May 2022 |
Software
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 | 3
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 | 15
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 | 22
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 | 56
China’s GitHub clone making all repos private pending mysterious ‘review’
Gitee apologises but won't explain why this is happening
Software20 May 2022 | 12
Mozilla opens testing for Manifest v3 extensions in Firefox
Browser makers line up for Google's extension system but complaints persist
Software20 May 2022 | 22
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 | 127
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 | 44
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
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Lonestar plans to put datacenters in the Moon's lava tubes
How? Founder tells The Register 'Robots… lots of robots'
Ad-tech firms grab email addresses from forms before they're even submitted
Researchers find widespread harvesting of info without consent
US fears China may have ten exascale systems by 2025
China refuses to share benchmarks, US sharpens focus on developing optimized software
Voyager 1 space probe producing ‘anomalous telemetry data’
Engineers debugging at 160 bits per second, with 41 hours latency
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 ...
Intel plans immersion lab to chill its power-hungry chips
AI chips are sucking down 600W+ and the solution could be to drown them.
Export bans prompt Russia to use Chinese x86 CPU replacement
With few options, Russia will look to half-fast chips from Chinese maker
Cars in driver-assist mode hit a third of cyclists, all oncoming cars in tests
Still think we're ready for that autonomous future?
Google Russia goes broke after bank account snatched
We're shutting down as we can no longer pay staff, bills, web giant says
Your data's auctioned off up to 987 times a day, NGO reports
Irish Council on Civil Liberties said this is first time the scope of real-time bidding is being measured
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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 | 344
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 | 53
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 | 200
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 | 10
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
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 | 6
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 | 101
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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