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Apple, Google pulled into Grok controversy as campaigners demand app store takedown

The chatbot's challenges no longer just Elon Musk’s problem, as campaigners call on tech giants to step in

AI + ML15 Jan 2026 |

Teach an AI to write buggy code, and it starts fantasizing about enslaving humans

Research shows erroneous training in one domain affects performance in another, with concerning implications

AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 9

Raspberry Pi 5 gets LLM smarts with AI HAT+ 2

40 TOPS of inference grunt, 8 GB onboard memory, and the nagging question: who exactly needs this?

AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 15

Ofcom keeps X under the microscope despite Grok 'nudify' fix

Cold milk poured over 'spicy mode,' but it might not be enough to escape a huge fine

AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 12

China's Z.ai claims it trained a model using only Huawei hardware

Hasn’t revealed how much kit did the job, so Nvidia can probably rest easy

AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 9

AI may be everywhere, but it's nowhere in recent productivity statistics

Interview Forrester principal analyst JP Gownder says jobs eaten by bots don't come back

AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 26

Google offers bargain: Sell your soul to Gemini, and it'll give you smarter answers

But private data will stay private and won't be used for training, Google says

AI + ML14 Jan 2026 | 14

There was so much fraud on COVID loans, the feds trained an anti-fraud AI on the applications

Had it been around in 2020, it could have flagged tens of billions before payouts, PRAC tells Congress

Public Sector14 Jan 2026 | 13

AI's $3T infrastructure binge continues despite lack of clear profits

Investment in datacenters to peak by 2029, place your bets please

On-Prem14 Jan 2026 | 11

Stop dragging feet on AI nudification ban, UK government told

Committee raises concerns over delays and loopholes in proposed law

AI + ML14 Jan 2026 | 41

Anthropic finds $1.5 million to help Python Foundation improve security

AI upstart also upscales its Labs to find the next frontier

Security14 Jan 2026 |

Popular Python libraries used in Hugging Face models subject to poisoned metadata attack

The open-source libraries were created by Salesforce, Nvidia, and Apple with a Swiss group

Patches13 Jan 2026 | 1

Anthropic Claude wants to be your helpful colleague, always looking over your shoulder

Just be careful not to entrust the AI model with your sensitive data

AI + ML13 Jan 2026 | 10

AI and automation could erase 10.4 million US roles by 2030

AI-pocalypse Forrester models slow, structural shift rather than sudden employment collapse

AI + ML13 Jan 2026 | 13

Trump says Americans shouldn't 'pick up the tab' for AI datacenter grid upgrades

Big Tech warned expansion must come without higher household bills as Microsoft signals support

On-Prem13 Jan 2026 | 63

Linus Torvalds tries vibe coding, world still intact somehow

The Emperor Penguin has a go… just for fun

AI + ML13 Jan 2026 | 47

Trump may hate renewables, but AI datacenters still fancy cheap solar

Analysts say cheap energy and storage make sense for bit barns despite policy headwinds

On-Prem13 Jan 2026 | 40

Developer writes script to throw AI out of Windows

Satya Nadella's call to accept and embrace desktop brainboxes faces skepticism

OSes13 Jan 2026 | 74

Apple hopes to save Siri from laughingstock status with infusion of Google Gemini

Partnership between behemoths raises questions about OpenAI's place at the iTable

AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 33

Nvidia, Eli Lilly just say yes to making drugs together, using Vera Rubin GPUs

If penicillin was discovered on moldy bread, who's to say the next miracle drug won't be born from AI hallucinations

AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 7

Popular

Windows 2000 rusts in peace by the sea

Bork!Bork!Bork! When salty coastal air meets memory errors in one of Portugal's rail ticket machines

Popular Python libraries used in Hugging Face models subject to poisoned metadata attack

The open-source libraries were created by Salesforce, Nvidia, and Apple with a Swiss group

Windows info-disclosure 0-day bug gets a fix as CISA sounds alarm

First Patch Tuesday of 2026 goes big

AI and automation could erase 10.4 million US roles by 2030

AI-pocalypse Forrester models slow, structural shift rather than sudden employment collapse

Eurail passengers taken for a ride as data breach spills passports, bank details

Travel biz tells customers to change passwords beyond its own services

Anthropic finds $1.5 million to help Python Foundation improve security

AI upstart also upscales its Labs to find the next frontier

Firefox 147 brings GPU boost, tidier tabs, and video that follows you around

Latest update focuses on hardware acceleration, security tightening, and a handful of quality-of-life tweaks

France fines telcos €42M for sub-par security prior to 24M customer breach

Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits

UK backtracks on digital ID requirement for right to work

U-turn leaves questions on costs, funding, and benefits unanswered

Anthropic Claude wants to be your helpful colleague, always looking over your shoulder

Just be careful not to entrust the AI model with your sensitive data

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Businesses in 2026: Maybe we should finally look into that AI security stuff

Survey finds security checks nearly doubled in a year as leaders wise up

AI + ML12 Jan 2026 |

Don’t bother with the retailer’s website, says Google: Gemini can shop for you

You can check out anytime you like, but please don’t ever leave

AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 34

Claude joins the ward as Anthropic eyes US healthcare data

AI firm promises HIPAA-compliant integrations as chatbot moves into hospital admin

AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 6

Microsoft teases targeted Copilot removal for admins

Yes, you can get rid of it – assuming nobody's looked at it in 28 days

AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 31

Ofcom officially investigating X as Grok's nudify button stays switched on

Tech minister Liz Kendall says the government will back a robust regulatory response

AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 88

AI industry insiders launch site to poison the data that feeds them

exclusive Poison Fountain project seeks allies to fight the power

AI + ML11 Jan 2026 | 50

Accenture bets AI will ring up retail sales with Profitmind investment

Let the bots figure out what to sell for how much

Applications09 Jan 2026 | 10

Most devs don't trust AI-generated code, but fail to check it anyway

Developer survey from Sonar finds AI tool adoption has created a verification bottleneck

AI + ML09 Jan 2026 | 20

Copper supplies set to peak just as tech needs more

Analysts say production will top out this decade while global electrification keeps ramping

On-Prem09 Jan 2026 | 28

Grok told to cover up as UK weighs action over AI 'undressing'

Image generation paywalled on X after ministers and regulators start asking awkward questions

AI + ML09 Jan 2026 | 116

Tech that helps people outshone overhyped AI at CES 2026

Opinion Nobody really needs an AI toothbrush that sends their gums to the cloud

Personal Tech09 Jan 2026 | 18

China to probe Meta’s acquisition of AI outfit Manus

Grab some popcorn for the Xi vs Zuck bout, which may not be the biggest fight on the card

AI + ML09 Jan 2026 | 2

Boffins probe commercial AI models, find an entire Harry Potter book

Dark copyright evasion magic makes light work of developers' guardrails

AI + ML09 Jan 2026 | 138

ChatGPT Health wants your sensitive medical records so it can play doctor

It's for less consequential health-related matters, where being wrong won't kill customers

AI + ML08 Jan 2026 | 29

Google pushing Gemini into Gmail, but you can turn it off

Love Google AI Overviews? Now they're in your inbox

AI + ML08 Jan 2026 | 60

Linus Torvalds: Stop making an issue out of AI slop in kernel docs – you're not changing anybody's mind

'Because the AI slop people aren't going to document their patches as such'

OSes08 Jan 2026 | 129

Why colos are city slickers and hyperscalers are country bumpkins

One wants customers next door, the other wants cheap power

On-Prem08 Jan 2026 | 4

UK regulators swarm X after Grok generated nudes from photos

Lawyers say Musk's platform may face punishment under Online Safety Act priority offenses

AI + ML08 Jan 2026 | 123

OpenAI putting bandaids on bandaids as prompt injection problems keep festering

Happy Groundhog Day!

Research08 Jan 2026 | 21

Yes, criminals are using AI to vibe-code malware

Interview They also hallucinate when writing ransomware code

AI + ML08 Jan 2026 | 12

IBM's AI agent Bob easily duped to run malware, researchers show

Prompt injection lets risky commands slip past guardrails

Security07 Jan 2026 | 14

British Palantir rival, whose founder touted UK tech sovereignty, sells to Accenture

Let the co-opetition commence

AI + ML07 Jan 2026 | 16

Virginia's datacenter tax breaks cost state $1.6B in 2025

Trillion-dollar internet giants don't need freebies, watchdog warns, as giveaways double in a year

On-Prem07 Jan 2026 | 9

UK to spend £23M on AI to tell benefit claimants where to go

Department for Work and Pensions lines up bot bouncers for one of Europe's largest call-handling systems

Public Sector07 Jan 2026 | 51

Ring embraces the end of the world, starts using home cameras to track wildfires

Amazon's community surveillance biz bets on AI to recognize danger

AI + ML07 Jan 2026 | 13

Snowflake gets frosty with Google Gemini

Munge that corporate data using the LLM of your choice

AI + ML06 Jan 2026 |

Optimus Schmoptimus - Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot is already in mass production

CES 2026 Atlas will be deployed to Hyundai and Google facilities this year

AI + ML06 Jan 2026 | 23

No membrane in sight as Osmos diffuses into Microsoft Fabric

AI data engineering startup acquisition brings ETL and Spark automation in-house

Databases06 Jan 2026 |

UK urged to unplug from US tech giants as digital sovereignty fears grow

Campaigners say Britain's dependence on Big Tech leaves critical systems exposed to political pressure

PaaS + IaaS06 Jan 2026 | 76

Researchers poison stolen data to make AI systems return wrong results

Wanted: Chief Disinformation Officer to pollute company knowledge graphs

AI + ML06 Jan 2026 | 40

AI's grand promise: Less drudgery, more complexity, same (or lower) pay

Workers face new mental health pressures as they shift from doing tasks to babysitting agentic AI

AI + ML06 Jan 2026 | 22

Claude devs complain about surprise usage limits, Anthropic blames expiring bonus

Holiday hangover?

AI + ML05 Jan 2026 | 14

ChatGPT is playing doctor for a lot of US residents, and OpenAI smells money

One man's failing healthcare system is another man's opportunity

AI + ML05 Jan 2026 | 31

AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren't paying attention

An anomaly or the beginning of a new trend? My bet's on the latter

PaaS + IaaS05 Jan 2026 | 17

Palo Alto Networks security-intel boss calls AI agents 2026's biggest insider threat

interview Lock 'em down

Security04 Jan 2026 | 22

Claude is his copilot: Rust veteran designs new Rue programming language with help from AI bot

Rust veteran Steve Klabnik is using an LLM to explore memory safety without garbage collection

AI + ML03 Jan 2026 | 69

Users prompt Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot to remove clothes in photos then 'apologize' for it

Repeat after me: Chatbots are not sentient and have no agency

AI + ML03 Jan 2026 | 112

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella becomes AI influencer, asks us all to move beyond slop

Exec argues we need a new metaphor focused on AI as a lever rather than a job killer

AI + ML02 Jan 2026 | 118

Google snaps up datacenter power biz Intersect while xAI plans more capacity

The AI era needs more juice

Systems02 Jan 2026 | 3

Safe CEO: AI is an assistant, not a replacement

Interview There is no automated substitute for experienced staff, and 'if there's one thing AI has a never-ending thirst for ... it's data'

AI + ML02 Jan 2026 | 59

How Microsoft gave customers what they wanted: An audience with Bill Gates

Well kinda... Your call will be transferred to the next available assistant

AI + ML01 Jan 2026 | 52

US Army seeks human AI officers to manage its battle bots

What, weekend warriors from Silicon Valley not good enough?

Public Sector31 Dec 2025 | 9

Everybody has a theory about why Nvidia dropped $20B on Groq - they're mostly wrong

El Reg speculates about what GPUzilla really gets out of the deal

Systems31 Dec 2025 | 24

When the AI bubble pops, Nvidia becomes the most important software company overnight

Want to survive the crash? Find another way to make money with GPUs

AI + ML30 Dec 2025 | 89

Tis the season when tech leaders rub their crystal balls

2026 is the year where AI must meet ROI in the enterprise, and the key to delivering it is data governance.

AI + ML30 Dec 2025 | 26

Zuck buys Chinese AI company Manus that claims it deals in actions, not words

UPDATED ‘General agents’ to infuse Meta’s products real soon now

AI + ML30 Dec 2025 | 28

Sam Altman is willing to pay somebody $555,000 a year to keep ChatGPT in line

There’s a big salary up for grabs if you can handle a high-stress role with a track record of turnover

AI + ML29 Dec 2025 | 52

China wants to ban making yourself into an AI to keep aged relatives company

Asia In Brief PLUS: Australia buys air-gapped Google Cloud; Huawei triples use of home-built components; JAXA blames low pressure for rocket crash; And more

AI + ML29 Dec 2025 | 26

Stop the slop by disabling AI features in Chrome

The most popular desktop browser is festooned with Google AI, but you can make at least some of it go away

AI + ML26 Dec 2025 | 59

From AI to analog, cybersecurity tabletop exercises look a little different this year

Practice makes perfect

Security26 Dec 2025 | 5

'PromptQuest' is the worst game of 2025. You play it when trying to make chatbots work

Opinion Everything you hated about text adventure games is now being sold as a productivity tool

AI + ML26 Dec 2025 | 54

Humanoid robots are still novelty acts, but investment is surging to make them real tomorrow

Investment and interest have outpaced technology and society

AI + ML25 Dec 2025 | 42

AMD Strix Halo vs Nvidia DGX Spark: Which AI workstation comes out on top?

Hands On Two tiny boxes, 128 GB apiece – but very different strengths

Systems25 Dec 2025 | 11

Salesforce’s ChatGPT integration is really about stopping customers from leaking their own data

Execs say DIY OpenAI connections risked pushing CRM data past the ‘trust boundary’

AI + ML24 Dec 2025 | 6

AI faces closing time at the cash buffet

opinion Will businesses continue to invest in something that's shown so little return?

AI + ML24 Dec 2025 | 118

Garmin autopilot lands small aircraft without human assistance

Updated ATC: 'I don't know if you can hear me but cleared to land'

AI + ML24 Dec 2025 | 95

Waymo pings updates to San Francisco fleet to prevent power outage chaos 2.0

Meanwhile, new outages, linked to storms, are pelting the area

AI + ML24 Dec 2025 | 24

One real reason AI isn't delivering: Meatbags in manglement

Feature Stuck in pilot purgatory? Confused about returns? You're not alone

AI + ML24 Dec 2025 | 64

Like a Virgin Airways bot, planning for the very first time

Airline deploys AI travel agent and it hasn't been a disaster

AI + ML23 Dec 2025 | 14

Uber and Lyft rolling Baidu robotaxis into London next year

Cab drivers protested Uber’s arrival, but Westminster has rolled out the welcome mat for clanker chauffeurs

AI + ML23 Dec 2025 | 71

SoftBank scrambling to come up with $22.5B in OpenAI funding before New Year

Masayoshi Son better hope he made Santa's nice list

AI + ML22 Dec 2025 | 21

Spy turned startup CEO: 'The WannaCry of AI will happen'

Interview Ah, the good old days when 0-day development took a year

AI + ML22 Dec 2025 | 14

The Roomba failed because it just kind of sucked

Opinion Something messy happens when the cat hairs of reality meet the shiny hype of smart tech

AI + ML22 Dec 2025 | 125

AI has pumped hyperscale capex, capacity – but how long can it last?

Total operational capacity just keeps rising

Systems22 Dec 2025 | 3

Workers should control the means of agentic production, suggests WorkBeaver boss

Interview What if AI vendors focused on the demand side?

AI + ML21 Dec 2025 | 12

DOE recruits cloud, chip, and AI giants for Trump's Genesis Mission

But not Phil Collins, sadly

AI + ML19 Dec 2025 | 32

GOV.UK to unleash AI chatbot on confused citizens

Coming with added 'filters and rules' after prototype spat out inaccurate or outright wrong responses

Public Sector19 Dec 2025 | 42

The 5X AI reality check: why enterprises are leaving transformative value on the table

Your content structure is holding you back

BBC tapped to stop Britain being baffled by AI

Gov wants broadcaster to revive 1980s computer literacy magic – and maybe flog its archives to tech giants

AI + ML18 Dec 2025 | 229

Micron says memory shortages are here for the foreseeable future

Even with its new fabs coming online, demand will exceed supply

Systems18 Dec 2025 | 16

ServiceNow unworried by Salesforce firing shots across its bow

Believes it can translate workflow smarts into AI ROI

SaaS17 Dec 2025 | 2

Purdue makes 'AI working competency' a graduation requirement

GPT-before-GPA plan has faculty and students scratching their heads

AI + ML17 Dec 2025 | 53

Jassy taps 27-year Amazon veteran to run AGI org, which is now definitely a thing that exists

Amazon bets that by making AI its own group, it can outpace Microsoft and Google

AI + ML17 Dec 2025 | 11

Datacenters feel the Bern as Senator Sanders pushes bit barn building pause

Vermont lawmaker proposes DC moratorium to give Congress time to rein in the AI boom

Public Sector17 Dec 2025 | 15

AI-authored code contains worse bugs than software crafted by humans

CodeRabbit review of pull requests shows meatbags beat clankers

AI + ML17 Dec 2025 | 95

California DMV tells Tesla to ease off on those Autopilot claims

Full Self-Driving Capability marketing deemed a 'violation of state law'

AI + ML17 Dec 2025 | 25

Former UK chancellor George Osborne finds something to do at OpenAI

Follows Nick Clegg at Meta and Rishi Sunak at Anthropic in snuggling up to US tech

AI + ML17 Dec 2025 | 34

England keeping pen and paper exams despite limited digital expansion

Regulator proposes strict limits on screen-based testing, cites infrastructure concerns and lack of evidence for benefits

Public Sector17 Dec 2025 | 66

Cisco decides its homegrown AI model is ready to power its products

Apparently you’re about to get better advice on any identity issues lurking in your infrastructure

AI + ML17 Dec 2025 | 9

Hot for its bot, McKinsey may cut thousands of jobs

The company has reportedly consulted itself and decided it needs fewer people

AI + ML16 Dec 2025 | 36

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