Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a new crew, including Researcher and Analyst bots You. Will. Love. The. LLM. AI Software Development Week23 Apr 2025 | 5
Europe hits Meta, Apple with €700M in fines for flouting DMA Bad timing, claim industry watchers, who say rulings could seriously upset an already delicate US-EU relationship Legal23 Apr 2025 | 50
RIP, Google Privacy Sandbox Chrome will keep third-party cookies, a win for web giant's ad rivals Applications22 Apr 2025 | 23
El Reg's essential guide to deploying LLMs in production Hands On Running GenAI models is easy. Scaling them to thousands of users, not so much AI Software Development Week22 Apr 2025 | 10
Microsoft Copilot shows up even when it's not wanted Just us or is AI increasingly appearing like an unwanted party guest? AI Software Development Week18 Apr 2025 | 63
Cursor AI's own support bot hallucinated its usage policy Making up subscription limits as it goes? Super encouraging from a code assistant. Anyways, back to int main(enter the void)... AI Software Development Week18 Apr 2025 | 24
Google, AWS say it's too hard for customers to use Linux to swerve Azure Re-writing applications takes years, is expensive, in-house expertise needed PaaS + IaaS17 Apr 2025 | 58
Microsoft: Why not let our Copilot fly your computer? Redmond talks up preview of AI agents navigating apps through the UI AI Software Development Week16 Apr 2025 | 33
Microsoft admits it's not you, Classic Outlook can be a real CPU, power hog sometimes Bug or migration strategy for New Outlook, we wonder Applications16 Apr 2025 | 16
Figma bucks market trends, plunges into IPO waters after Adobe's failed buyout Timing not ideal with Wall Street fearing recession Applications16 Apr 2025 | 6
Microsoft hits Ctrl-Z after Teams trips over file sharing Maybe don't push to production without properly testing first? SaaS16 Apr 2025 | 32
Legacy tech is the gift that keeps billing for UK's tax collector £5.2B more thrown at the never-ending quest to modernize HMRC Public Sector16 Apr 2025 | 14
TalkTalk Business pulls disappearing act on customer emails It's not DNS. It can't be DNS? Right? Networks16 Apr 2025 | 23
New SSL/TLS certs to each live no longer than 47 days by 2029 IT admins, get ready to grumble CSO14 Apr 2025 | 124
Windows 11 stops freaking out over wallpaper customization Safeguard hold finally lifted as Microsoft realizes animated backgrounds aren't the end of the world OSes14 Apr 2025 | 13
Windows 2000 Server named peak Microsoft. Readers say it's all been downhill since Clippy Will future techies feel the same way about Copilot? Applications11 Apr 2025 | 67
Atlassian makes its Rovo AI free, for now, to reduce 'friction' holding you back from agentic nirvana Apparently it's time to assume you will work with AI and must 'move from doing the thing to being the architect of the thing' AI + ML10 Apr 2025 | 3
UK officials insist 'murder prediction tool' algorithms purely abstract Even though policing department spent 2 years on 'Minority Report' evoking study predicting which criminals will become killers Public Sector09 Apr 2025 | 63
Boeing 787 radio software safety fix didn't work, says Qatar 'Loss of safe separation between aircraft, collision, or runway incursion' is not what we want to hear Applications08 Apr 2025 | 49
Microsoft’s AI masterplan: Let OpenAI burn cash, then build on their successes Analysis Redmond’s not alone: AWS, Alibaba, DeepSeek also rely on others blazing the trail AI + ML07 Apr 2025 | 9
America's cyber defenses are being dismantled from the inside Opinion The CVE system nearly dying shows that someone has lost the plot
Trump blinks: 'Substantially' lower China tariffs promised World War Fee Detail? Rationale? Timeline? Nope! It's the art of the squeal
Two CISA officials jump ship, both proud of pushing for Secure by Design software As cyber-agency faces cuts, makes noises about switching up program
When Microsoft made the Windows as a Service pivot Comment Former Microsoft engineer calls the Windows of today 'a tool that's a bit of an adversary'
Only 3,000 staff jump from SAP after 10,000 earmarked to be pushed CFO says 'a cushion of several thousand employees we can play with' is a good thing in uncertain times
As ChatGPT scores B- in engineering, professors scramble to update courses Now that AI is invading classrooms and homework assignment, students need to learn reasoning more than ever
Fujitsu promised to sit out UK deals ... then Northern Ireland called with £125M Despite Horizon fallout, Japanese supplier continues to win public sector work
Ex-NSA chief warns AI devs: Don’t repeat infosec’s early-day screwups Bake in security now or pay later, says Mike Rogers
Who needs phishing when your login's already in the wild? Stolen credentials edge out email tricks for cloud break-ins because they're so easy to get
Trump tariffs thwart TikTok takeover as China digs in heels World War Fee Video app's future once again caught between trade war and political whiplash Applications07 Apr 2025 | 24
Mozilla takes pity on Firefox extension developers Plan to standardize consent dialogs aims to lighten burden on devs, users, reviewers Applications07 Apr 2025 | 4
Ukraine's techies a 'pillar of support' for national economy after Russian invasion Experts in IT services held up while other sectors fell over the last 5 years, says report Networks04 Apr 2025 | 17
Zorin OS 17.3 takes the Brave step of changing its default browser from Firefox Comment To be fair, it sounds like the team has ironed out the more controversial features Applications03 Apr 2025 | 42
Google makes end-to-end encrypted Gmail easy for all – even Outlook users The UK government must be thrilled Security01 Apr 2025 | 27
Privacy died last century, the only way to go is off-grid Opinion From smartphones to surveillance cameras to security snafus, there's no escape Applications31 Mar 2025 | 83
UK finance watchdog spends millions 'enhancing' Workday software rolled out 4 years ago FCA still splashing on customizing, integrating HR and finance system way after 2021 go-live SaaS31 Mar 2025 | 8
When even Microsoft can’t understand its own Outlook, big tech is stuck in a swamp of its own making Opinion Make things that work for the billions, not the billionaires Applications31 Mar 2025 | 90
Microsoft's many Outlooks are confusing users – including its own employees Redmond veteran proposes Zero Sugar and Caffeine Free variants Applications25 Mar 2025 | 112
You know that generative AI browser assistant extension is probably beaming everything to the cloud, right? Just an FYI, like Applications25 Mar 2025 | 18
A closer look at Dynamo, Nvidia's 'operating system' for AI inference GTC GPU goliath claims tech can boost throughput by 2x for Hopper, up to 30x for Blackwell Nvidia GTC23 Mar 2025 | 7
Microsoft ducks politico questions on Copilot bundling and lack of consent Consumer price hikes come amid interrogation of why customers have to opt out of added AI features Applications21 Mar 2025 | 43
NASA's inbox goes orbital after email mishap spams entire space industry EXCLUSIVE A lone voice cries out from reply-all chaos: 'Someone tell DOGE to rehire whoever maintains this email list' Applications21 Mar 2025 | 37
Apple hallucinated Siri's future AI features, lawsuit claims Broken commitment to deliver hyped Intelligence upgrade branded false advertising AI + ML21 Mar 2025 | 45
Oops, they did it again: Microsoft breaks Outlook with another dubious update Updated Testing? We've heard of it Applications20 Mar 2025 | 57
Amazon accused of using algorithms to push warehouse workers to breaking point Web souk hits back at critical study into union drive at package depot Applications18 Mar 2025 | 28
Vivaldi 7.2 browser wants to topple tech's feudal lords Tall order for tiny market share techies but 'this is the moment to decide what kind of internet we want,' says CEO Applications18 Mar 2025 | 21
Oracle JDK 24 appears in rare alignment of version and feature count The 24 JDK Enhancement Proposals in Java 24 represent a stochastic sign Applications18 Mar 2025 | 8
DoorDash sued for allegedly branding customer a fraudster after delivery photo query Dispute over app privacy escalates into legal brawl Applications18 Mar 2025 | 55
'Dead simple' hijacking hole in Apache Tomcat 'now actively exploited in the wild' Updated One PUT request, one poisoned session file, and the server’s yours CSO18 Mar 2025 | 8
Developer wrote a critical app and forgot where it ran – until it stopped running Who, Me? What comes after testing in the software development lifecycle? Aaah, never mind ... let's skip to maintenance Applications17 Mar 2025 | 53
We did not have Brave clashing with Rupert Murdoch on our 2025 bingo card, but there it is Indie browser maker asks judge for legal shield against copyright threats over AI summaries AI + ML13 Mar 2025 | 44
City council rejects inquiry into £130M Oracle IT disaster Opposition faults leadership as officers accused of misleading councillors Databases13 Mar 2025 | 62
Get off that old Firefox by Friday or you'll be sorry, says Moz Root cert expiry may bring breakage or worse for add-ons, media playback, and more Applications13 Mar 2025 | 43
Mozilla pleads with Uncle Sam to not turn off that sweet, sweet Google search money Firefox maker: Looming antitrust inferno could burn us, too Applications12 Mar 2025 | 17
ServiceNow's new AI agents will happily volunteer for your dullest tasks Yokohama release also adds meta-observabiilty and takes a tilt at CRM AI Software Development Week12 Mar 2025 | 11
Eight days later, Microsoft Outlook users still struggle on iOS devices Cloudy email rises like a zombie, though its digital grave still marked by big red cross Applications11 Mar 2025 | 33
Europe's largest council kept auditors in the dark on Oracle rollout fiasco for 10 months It took a whistleblower to expose disastrous ERP go-live Databases11 Mar 2025 | 61
Google's Chrome divorce still on the cards as Trump's DoJ plays hardball $1M donation to inauguration fund and a personal appearance by Pichai appear to have been pointless Applications10 Mar 2025 | 34
Microsoft tells abandoned Publisher fans to just use Word and hope for the best PDFs and Powerpoint also lie in wait as 2026 looms Applications07 Mar 2025 | 119
iOS users left refreshing in vain as Microsoft Outlook woes drag on Native mail app? More like no mail app Applications05 Mar 2025 | 17
Microsoft teases sales agent automation for M365 and Dynamics 365 Redmond says you could ask one for a 'list of deals ... at risk of falling through' AI + ML05 Mar 2025 | 3
How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims ... no consent Security04 Mar 2025 | 91
Phantom of the Opera: AI agent now lurks within browser, for the lazy Too shiftless to even click on a few things while online shopping, hm? Just ask this built-in assistant AI + ML03 Mar 2025 | 12
Mozilla flamed by Firefox fans after promises to not sell their data go up in smoke Open source browser maker ties itself up in legalese and explanations Applications02 Mar 2025 | 143
One stupid keystroke exposed sysadmin to inappropriate information he could not unsee On Call Turns out you can be too careful checking that backups worked Storage28 Feb 2025 | 180
No new engineer hires this year as AI coding tools boost productivity, says Salesforce Yet growth in its AI agent biz not enough to improve numbers Applications27 Feb 2025 | 9
30-year-old NHS supply chain system hit by 35 major alerts in 11 months Updated Thousands of order lines not picked, causing delays to hospital deliveries Applications27 Feb 2025 | 29
Windows 11 24H2 goes back to the drawing board over AutoCAD 2022 glitch Safeguard hold applied after designer darling borked by problematic update OSes26 Feb 2025 | 20
Workday talks up AI agents platform that will reap rewards of staff cuts CEO assures investors he'll plough headcount savings into risk-management enterprise product AI + ML26 Feb 2025 | 21
Ad-supported Microsoft Office bobs to the surface Only a test at the moment, but a sign of things to come? Applications25 Feb 2025 | 98
uBlock Origin dead for many as Google purges Manifest v2 extensions Chrome ad blocker stopped working? Time to look elsewhere Applications24 Feb 2025 | 133
Your days of driver sync via Windows Server Update Services are numbered Microsoft suggests a move to the cloud Applications19 Feb 2025 | 22
Users await the fine print on SAP Business Suite reboot Cloud-based revival should come with 'a corresponding discount scale,' customers say Applications14 Feb 2025 | 4
LibreOffice still kicking at 40, now with browser tricks and real-time collab FOSDEM 2025 Standard FOSS office suite continues to evolve in interesting new directions Applications13 Feb 2025 | 145
Why SAP may be mulling 2030 end of maintenance for legacy ERP Users' sluggish migration of critical apps mean current deadline not workable, says analyst Databases12 Feb 2025 | 21
Final cumulative update for Exchange Server 2019 lands at last End of the road in sight for venerable server Applications11 Feb 2025 | 2
Already three years late, NHS finance system replacement delayed again Project to swap out Oracle E-Business Suite gets another red rating from projects watchdog Applications11 Feb 2025 | 24
You know something's wrong when Clippy fills you with nostalgia for simpler times It looks like you want to irritate Windows users. Do you want some help with that? Offbeat05 Feb 2025 | 27
Workday erases 8.5% of workforce because of ... AI That's 1,750 positions about to join the employment queue and it's only February SaaS05 Feb 2025 | 32
Palantir designed to 'power the West to its obvious innate superiority,' says CEO Um, does anyone wanna switch seats? Applications04 Feb 2025 | 62
What does it mean to build in security from the ground up? Systems Approach As if secure design is the only bullet point in a list of software engineering best practices CSO02 Feb 2025 | 12
Even Windows 10 cannot escape the new Outlook Microsoft fixes DAC woes and makes good on its New Outlook threat for Windows 10 Applications30 Jan 2025 | 54
Canvassing apps used by UK political parties riddled with privacy, security issues Neither Labour, Conservatives, nor the Lib Dems offered a retort to rights org's report Research30 Jan 2025 | 21
Citrix slated to axe its Technology Professional program Advocates also cut as company focuses on 'priorities of our key customers' Virtualization27 Jan 2025 | 13
OpenAI's Operator agent wants to tackle your online chores – just don’t expect it to nail every task Hello Operator? Can you give me number nine? Can I see you later? Will you give me back my dime? AI + ML23 Jan 2025 | 14
British tribunal claim aims to take a bite out of Apple over App Store fees Collective Proceedings Order seeks £1.5B from iGiant Applications15 Jan 2025 | 10
Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V Patch Tuesday Plus: Excel hell, angst for Adobe fans, and life's too Snort for Cisco Patches15 Jan 2025 | 7
Allstate accused of quietly paying app makers for driver data Insurance giant sued by Texas for using surveillance without consent to jack up premiums, deny coverage Personal Tech14 Jan 2025 | 24
Oracle open source overlord calls it quits, leaves with big ol' pile of shares 38-year veteran Edward Screven led technology and architecture decisions since Sun merger Databases14 Jan 2025 | 5
WordPress drama latest: Leader Matt Mullenweg exiles five contributors WordPress.org accounts cancelled, dissidents told to fork off Applications14 Jan 2025 | 29
Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love club Right as Uncle Sam pushes for Chrome sell-off, eh? Applications10 Jan 2025 | 14
Microsoft preps for a year of enterprise-impacting M365 retirements Hey administrators – buckle up. 2025 is going to be a wild ride OSes09 Jan 2025 | 8
Haiku Beta 5 / In tests it's (Fire)foxier / It pleases us well Simply the best FOSS desktop OS there is, outside of the Windows and Unix families Applications09 Jan 2025 | 67
Just when you thought terminal emulators couldn't get any better, Ghostty ships HashiCorp co-founder's side project reaches 1.0 – er, 1.0.1 Applications08 Jan 2025 | 91
Microsoft's spat with ValueLicensing limps toward 2026 showdown Legal tussle over resale of on-prem perpetual licenses kicked off four years ago Software06 Jan 2025 | 4
Honey co-founder's Pie Adblock called out for copying GPL'd uBlock Origin files And, magically, a repo appears on GitHub with attribution Personal Tech04 Jan 2025 | 32
Accenture wins £35M more UK tax work without competition despite promise to 'disaggregate' System which went live in 2009 cannot be supported by another supplier, tax collector says Applications03 Jan 2025 | 8
It's been 20 years since Oracle bought two software rivals, changing the market forever Feature After lawsuits and poison pills, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards failed to resist the lure of Larry's ambition Databases02 Jan 2025 | 20
Edgio bankruptcy results in endpoint change for Microsoft That strange time between Christmas and New Year – perfect for changing production projects Devops02 Jan 2025 | 13
Microsoft investigating 365 Office activation gremlin Says it's not sure what the issue is but points at admins tweaking licensing options Applications20 Dec 2024 | 24
Guide for the perplexed – Google is no longer the best search engine Opinion Seek and ye shall find Applications16 Dec 2024 | 204
Doing business in US? Don't wait for state ruling on AI to act, warns former Senate chief of staff Workday policy expert suggests NIST framework will save you trouble later AI + ML13 Dec 2024 | 4
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 | 25
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
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 | 85
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
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
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
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