Nvidia invests in quantum computing weeks after CEO said it's decades from being useful GTC Qubit awkward, you might say Nvidia GTC19 Mar 2025 | 5
Schneider Electric plugs into AI's power hunger with Nvidia digital twin tech GTC Because guesswork won't keep the lights on Nvidia GTC19 Mar 2025 | 1
Nvidia's Vera Rubin CPU, GPU roadmap charts course for hot-hot-hot 600 kW racks GTC Now that's what we call dense floating-point compute Nvidia GTC19 Mar 2025 | 7
Dell discloses monster 20-petaFLOPS desktop built on Nvidia's GB300 Superchip GTC HPE and Lenovo also have plans to put Jensen's latest hardware to work Nvidia GTC18 Mar 2025 | 49
Nvidia wants to put a GB300 Superchip on your desk with DGX Station, Spark PCs GTC Or a 96 GB RTX PRO in your desktop or server Nvidia GTC18 Mar 2025 | 5
Nvidia punts silicon photonic switches to keep GPUs fed with data GTC Power sipping bandwidth bottleneck busters – or that's the hope, anyway Nvidia GTC18 Mar 2025 | 2
We heard you like HBM – Nvidia's Blackwell Ultra GPUs will have 288 GB of it GTC There goes AMD's capacity advantage Nvidia GTC18 Mar 2025 | 8
DeepSeek-R1-beating perf in a 32B package? El Reg digs its claws into Alibaba's QwQ Hands on How to tame its hypersensitive hyperparameters and get it running on your PC AI + ML16 Mar 2025 | 24
AI bubble? What AI bubble? Datacenter investors all in despite whispers of a pop Billions continue to pour into bit barns across the globe On-Prem14 Mar 2025 | 39
ESA cuts the ribbon on 34,000-core Space HPC center tailored for space workloads PUE of 1.09 and heats the building it lives in HPC13 Mar 2025 | 8
Nvidia won the AI training race, but inference is still anyone's game Comment When it's all abstracted by an API endpoint, do you even care what's behind the curtain? Systems12 Mar 2025 | 5
Oracle yet to sign a Stargate contract or predict revenue from AI mega-build Guessed tax obligations wrong which helped to disappoint Wall Street even as sales boomed Off-Prem11 Mar 2025 | 4
Uncle Sam charges alleged Garantex admins after crypto-exchange web seizures $96B in transactions, some even labeled 'dirty funds,' since 2019, say prosecutors Ransomware in Focus07 Mar 2025 | 4
Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime 'affiliates' have commoditized ransomware Interview Which is why taking down chiefs and infra behind big name brand operations isn't working Ransomware in Focus07 Mar 2025 | 2
International cops seize ransomware crooks' favorite Russian crypto exchange Updated Did US Secret Service not get the memo, or? Ransomware in Focus06 Mar 2025 | 12
Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data Akira really wasn't horsing around with this one Ransomware in Focus06 Mar 2025 | 12
Up to $75M needed to fix up rural hospital cybersecurity as ransomware gangs keep scratching at the door Attacks strike, facilities go bust, patients die. But it's preventable Ransomware in Focus06 Mar 2025 | 8
Qilin ransomware gang boasts of cyberattacks on cancer clinic, Ob-Gyn facility 'No regrets' crew continues extorting victims, leaking highly sensitive data Ransomware in Focus05 Mar 2025 | 2
Cybercrims now licking stamps and sending extortion demands in snail mail Updated First crooks gave up encrypting data, and just stole it – now they don't even bother pilfering info. Sheesh! Bootnotes05 Mar 2025 | 18
Ransomware thugs threaten Tata Technologies with leak if demands not met Hunters International ready to off-shore 1.4 TB of info allegedly swiped from Indian giant Ransomware in Focus05 Mar 2025 | 4
Cloudflare builds an AI to lead AI scraper bots into a horrible maze of junk content Slop-making machine will feed unauthorized scrapers what they so richly deserve, hopefully without poisoning the internet
Photoshop FOSS alternative GIMP wakes up from 7-year coma with version 3.0 Meanwhile, open source video codec Ogg Theora stirs in its crypt
Weeks with a BBC Micro? Good enough to fix a mainframe, apparently On Call With only BASIC knowledge to fall back on, and a typing pool in tears, the OFF switch looked very attractive
Datacenters near Heathrow seemingly stay up as substation fire closes airport Power outage means no flights for 24 hours. And chaos. Lots of chaos
Dept of Defense engineer took home top-secret docs, booked a fishing trip to Mexico – then the FBI showed up So much for that vacation
Privacy warriors whip out GDPR after ChatGPT wrongly accuses dad of child murder Tough Euro rules on data accuracy apply to AI yammering, formal complaint to watchdog argues
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'
Accenture: DOGE's federal procurement review is hurting our sales Share price list slides for top ten consultant to US government
Paragon spyware deployed against journalists and activists, Citizen Lab claims Infosec newsbytes Plus: Customer info stolen from 'parental control' software slinger SpyX; F-35 kill switch denied
Tesla Cybertruck recall #8: Exterior trim peels itself off, again Not even the parts want to be associated with Elon's steel monster
VMware splats guest-to-hypervisor escape bugs already exploited in wild The heap overflow zero-day in the memory unsafe code by Miss Creant Virtualization04 Mar 2025 | 8
Microsoft signed a dodgy driver and now ransomware scum are exploiting it Five flaws found in Paragon Partition Manager's kernel-level .sys Ransomware in Focus04 Mar 2025 | 13
So … Russia no longer a cyber threat to America? Comment Mixed messages from Pentagon, CISA as Trump gets pally with Putin and Kremlin strikes US critical networks Public Sector04 Mar 2025 | 218
Polish space agency confirms cyberattack Officials vow to uncover who was behind it Ransomware in Focus03 Mar 2025 | 4
Ransomware criminals love CISA's KEV list – and that's a bug, not a feature 1 in 3 entries are used to extort civilians, says new paper Ransomware in Focus28 Feb 2025 | 5
Cash torrent pouring into Nvidia slows – despite booming Blackwell adoption May we all have problems like annual revenue growth dropping from 126 to 114 percent Nvidia GTC27 Feb 2025 | 9
Southern Water takes the fifth over alleged $750K Black Basta ransom offer Leaked chats and spilled secrets as AI helps decode circa 200K private talks Ransomware in Focus25 Feb 2025 | 31
Experts race to extract intel from Black Basta internal chat leaks Researchers say there's dissent in the ranks. Plus: An AI tool lets you have a go yourself at analysing the data Ransomware in Focus21 Feb 2025 | 3
Ghost ransomware crew continues to haunt IT depts with scarily bad infosec FBI and CISA issue reminder - deep sigh - about the importance of patching and backups Ransomware in Focus20 Feb 2025 | 7
US newspaper publisher uses linguistic gymnastics to avoid saying its outage was due to ransomware Called it an 'incident' in SEC filing, but encrypted apps and data exfiltration suggest Lee just can’t say the R word Ransomware in Focus18 Feb 2025 | 12
Chinese spies suspected of 'moonlighting' as tawdry ransomware crooks Some employees steal sticky notes, others 'borrow' malicious code Ransomware in Focus14 Feb 2025 | 11
Ransomware isn't always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too Feature Analysts tell El Reg why Russia's operators aren't that careful, and why North Korea wants money AND data Ransomware in Focus12 Feb 2025 | 6
Triplestrength hits victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining These crooks have no chill Ransomware in Focus11 Feb 2025 |
Intel has officially missed the boat for AI in the datacenter Comment But it still has a chance at the network edge and the PC The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond01 Feb 2025 | 38
Startup plugs AI datacenters into biogas-powered energy Sidestepping the grid led to 44% cheaper electricity and 70% fewer emissions, CEO says On-Prem30 Jan 2025 | 8
Datacenters are hotter than ever, and we're not talking about rack temperatures Exploding market led to $73B in M&A activity in 2024 On-Prem29 Jan 2025 |
Nvidia deprecates CUDA support for aging architectures Updated Maxwell, Pascal and Volta, oh my! But fear not, driver support is still safe Nvidia GTC27 Jan 2025 | 8
South Carolina's abandoned nuclear reactors positioned to fuel the AI datacenter boom VC Summer units 2 and 3, abandoned in 2017, are looking for a buyer; owners say tech industry needs are a perfect fit On-Prem27 Jan 2025 | 30
What happens when we can’t just build bigger AI datacenters anymore? Feature We stitch together enormous supercomputers from other smaller supercomputers of course Systems24 Jan 2025 | 35
Mega UK datacenter greenlit, but we still don't know who's moving in Hyperscaler mystery deepens as Hertfordshire braces for bit barn blitz On-Prem24 Jan 2025 | 36
Musk torches $500B Stargate AI plan, Altman strikes back Updated OpenAI boss tell world's richest man money is there to fund infrastructure project AI + ML23 Jan 2025 | 79
SK hynix wobbles on market uncertainty, despite record 2024 earnings Shares slide at 'most profitable' company in Korea as world worries over geopolitics Storage23 Jan 2025 |
Microsoft throws more cash at its carbon guilt by replanting Brazilian rainforest Updated Meanwhile, datacenter emissions continue to soar On-Prem22 Jan 2025 | 14
Real datacenter emissions are a dirty secret Amazon doesn't break out figures, but then again neither do Microsoft nor Google On-Prem22 Jan 2025 | 10
OpenAI wants to blow through $500B on AI infrastructure for itself, with help from pals Updated SoftBank, Oracle, MGX form Stargate Project with ChatGPT maker, intend to outspend Microsoft this year AI + ML22 Jan 2025 | 16
Where does Microsoft's NPU obsession leave Nvidia's AI PC ambitions? Comment While Microsoft pushes AI PC experiences, Nvidia is busy wooing developers Nvidia GTC20 Jan 2025 | 26
Just as your LLM once again goes off the rails, Cisco, Nvidia are at the door smiling Some of you have apparently already botched chatbots or allowed ‘shadow AI’ to creep in Nvidia GTC17 Jan 2025 | 11
AI datacenters putting zero emissions promises out of reach Plus: Bit barns' demand for water, land, and power could breed 'growing opposition' from residents On-Prem16 Jan 2025 | 74
Nvidia plots Quantum Day at GTC 2025 – for tech it called a distant dream Don't believe the hype? GPU maker jumps on the bandwagon anyway Nvidia GTC15 Jan 2025 | 4
AI frenzy continues as Macquarie commits up to $5B for Applied Digital datacenters Bubble? What bubble? On-Prem15 Jan 2025 | 11
Enterprises in for a shock when they realize power and cooling demands of AI Energy consumption set to become a key performance indicator by 2027 On-Prem15 Jan 2025 | 36
Biden opens federal land to power-hungry AI datacenters Watt's the problem? Not enough energy to win the arms race? The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond14 Jan 2025 | 6
With AI boom in full force, 2024 datacenter deals reach $57B record Fewer giant contracts, but many more smaller ones, in bit barn feeding frenzy Systems14 Jan 2025 | 2
CoreWeave drops £1bn in UK datacenters – but don't expect the latest Nvidia magic just yet Rent-a-GPU outfit's latest datacenters are packed to the brim with H200s Systems13 Jan 2025 | 2
UK unveils plans to mainline AI into the veins of the nation Government adopts all 50 venture capitalist recommendations but leaves datacenter energy puzzle unsolved AI + ML13 Jan 2025 | 104
UK prepared to throw planning rules out the window for massive datacenters Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project designation could tear down more restrictions On-Prem13 Jan 2025 | 85
Amazon splashes $11B on AI datacenters in Georgia Peach State already home to more than 50 bit barns On-Prem08 Jan 2025 | 2
AI hype led to an enterprise datacenter spending binge in 2024 that won't last GPUs and generative AI systems so hot right now... yet 'long-term trend remains,' says analyst On-Prem08 Jan 2025 | 7
Demand for AI servers sees Foxconn fly and suppliers come along for the ride Record quarterly revenue at contract manufacturing giant suggests strong demand for hardware of all sorts Systems07 Jan 2025 |
AI spending spree continues as Microsoft commits $80B for 2025 With those whopping returns who could argue with the premis... oh wait On-Prem06 Jan 2025 | 30
Looming energy crunch makes future uncertain for datacenters But investors still betting big on bit barns thanks to AI and cloud demand On-Prem06 Jan 2025 | 12
How datacenters use water – and why kicking the habit is nearly impossible Feature If they're not consuming H2O directly, the power plant almost certainly is On-Prem04 Jan 2025 | 72
With datacenter power crisis looming, US government looks to Constellation Not just AWS, Microsoft et al that are betting on nuclear energy, 13 federal agencies get in on act too On-Prem03 Jan 2025 | 10
US logic in question, but perhaps American memory can still prevail Comment With Intel's foundry future in doubt, Micron takes center stage in US Chips Act push Storage03 Jan 2025 | 10
IBM and GlobalFoundries settle multibillion-dollar trade secret and contract lawsuits Clears way for 'new opportunities' for collab, say pair Systems03 Jan 2025 |
Screwed by the cloud: Hardware vendors looking for that raison d'refresh 40% of world's servers are 6 years +, drink 66% of DC energy, provide 7% of compute. Please refresh, says HPE On-Prem02 Jan 2025 | 14
Schneider Electric warns of future where datacenters eat the grid Report charts four scenarios from 'Sustainable AI' to 'Who Turned Out The Lights?' On-Prem02 Jan 2025 | 60
AI ambition is pushing copper to its breaking point SC24 Ayar Labs contends silicon photonics will be key to scaling beyond the rack and taming the heat The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond28 Nov 2024 | 6
Investors just can't pull the plug despite datacenters facing AI power crunch Even if 98% say they're worried about energy availability and reliability The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond27 Nov 2024 | 12
You're buying fat new servers to save energy and make room for AI hardware, claims Dell But PCs and Nvidia are weak points, because you’re not buying one and can't buy the other The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond27 Nov 2024 | 10
Datacenters could blow up your electric bill thanks to AI Operators may have to pay more for energy if capacity cannot meet demand The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond22 Nov 2024 | 24
Japan looks to nuclear energy to power AI-powered datacenter boom Shuttered reactor's operator says it's needed - once giant seawall is finished The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond20 Nov 2024 | 17
UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine Cyber-crime01 Nov 2024 | 34
Gang gobbles 15K credentials from cloud and email providers' garbage Git configs Emeraldwhale looked sharp – until it made a common S3 bucket mistake Research31 Oct 2024 | 2
LottieFiles supply chain attack exposes users to malicious crypto wallet drainer A scary few Halloween hours for team behind hugely popular web plugin Cyber-crime31 Oct 2024 | 11
Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years India makes it onto list of likely threats for the first time Cybersecurity Month31 Oct 2024 | 15
Russian spies use remote desktop protocol files in unusual mass phishing drive The prolific Midnight Blizzard crew cast a much wider net in search of scrummy intel Cyber-crime30 Oct 2024 | 17
Cast a hex on ChatGPT to trick the AI into writing exploit code 'It was like watching a robot going rogue' says researcher Cybersecurity Month29 Oct 2024 | 29
Belgian cops cuff 2 suspected cybercrooks in Redline, Meta infostealer sting US also charges an alleged Redline dev, no mention of an arrest Cyber-crime29 Oct 2024 | 1
Admins better Spring into action over latest critical open source vuln Patch up: The Spring framework dominates the Java ecosystem Security29 Oct 2024 | 1
Five Eyes nations tell tech startups to take infosec seriously. Again Only took 'em a year to dish up some scary travel advice, and a Secure Innovation … Placemat? Cybersecurity Month29 Oct 2024 | 14
Brazen crims selling stolen credit cards on Meta's Threads Exclusive The platform 'continues to take action' against illegal posts, we're told Cyber-crime28 Oct 2024 | 20
Delta officially launches lawyers at $500M CrowdStrike problem Legal action comes months after alleging negligence by Falcon vendor Cybersecurity Month28 Oct 2024 | 23
Dutch cops pwn the Redline and Meta infostealers, leak 'VIP' aliases Legal proceedings underway with more details to follow Cybersecurity Month28 Oct 2024 | 5
AWS Cloud Development Kit flaw exposed accounts to full takeover Remember Bucket Monopoly? Yeah, it gets worse Cybersecurity Month24 Oct 2024 | 13
Ransomware's ripple effect felt across ERs as patient care suffers 389 US healthcare orgs infected this year alone Cybersecurity Month24 Oct 2024 | 1
Here's a NIS2 compliance checklist since no one cares about deadlines anymore Only two EU members have completed the transposition into domestic law Cybersecurity Month24 Oct 2024 | 11
Perfctl malware strikes again as crypto-crooks target Docker Remote API servers Attacks on unprotected servers reach 'critical level' Cybersecurity Month24 Oct 2024 | 1
FortiManager critical vulnerability under active attack Updated Security shop and CISA urge rapid action Cybersecurity Month23 Oct 2024 | 7
Millions of Android and iOS users at risk from hardcoded creds in popular apps Azure Blob Storage, AWS, and Twilio keys all up for grabs Cybersecurity Month23 Oct 2024 | 17
Akira ransomware is encrypting victims again following pure extortion fling Crooks revert to old ways for greater efficiency Cybersecurity Month22 Oct 2024 | 2
Pixel perfect Ghostpulse malware loader hides inside PNG image files Miscreants combine it with an equally tricky piece of social engineering Cybersecurity Month22 Oct 2024 | 31
macOS HM Surf vuln might already be under exploit by major malware family Like keeping your camera and microphone private? Patch up Cybersecurity Month21 Oct 2024 | 16
Jetpack fixes 8-year-old flaw affecting millions of WordPress sites In Brief - Updated Also, new EU cyber reporting rules are live, exploiters hit the gas pedal, free PDNS for UK schools, and more Security18 Oct 2024 | 5
Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD as researchers find fresh attack method The indirect branch predictor barrier is less of a barrier than hoped Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2024 | 28
Alleged Bitcoin crook faces 5 years after SEC's X account pwned SIM swappers strike again, warping cryptocurrency prices Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2024 | 13
ESET denies it was compromised as Israeli orgs targeted with 'ESET-branded' wipers Says 'limited' incident isolated to 'partner company' Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2024 | 3
Biz hired, and fired, a fake North Korean IT worker – then the ransom demands began 'My webcam isn't working today' is the new 'The dog ate my network' Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2024 | 41
Someone's tried sneaking semiconductor secrets out of South Korea's patent office Government hardens up infosec to stop this - as you would when Samsung and SK hynix are massive parts of your economy Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2024 | 5
Healthcare Services Group discloses 'cybersecurity incident' in SEC filing Laundry and dining provider still investigating cause and scope Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2024 | 5