Contain your Windows apps inside Linux Windows Hands-on Can't live without Adobe? Get on board WinBoat – or WinApps sails a similar course Applications14 Feb 2026 | 16
How AI could eat itself: Competitors can probe models to steal their secrets and clone them Just ask DeepSeek AI + ML14 Feb 2026 | 11
Anthropic wants comp-sci students to vibe code their way through college By partnering with CodePath, AI biz aims to modernize how people learn to program AI + ML13 Feb 2026 | 22
Trump's Genesis Mission gets its first set of 26 sure-to-succeed objectives DoE bets AI can speed fusion, unlock decades of nuclear data, and probe fundamental physics Public Sector13 Feb 2026 | 23
Misconfigured AI could trigger the next national infrastructure meltdown Rapid rollout into cyber-physical systems raises outage risk, Gartner warns AI + ML13 Feb 2026 | 33
Investors shove another $30B into the Anthropic money furnace $380B valuation for a company that's yet to turn a profit? Sure, why not AI + ML13 Feb 2026 | 9
ʎɹǝʌoɔǝᴚ sʍopuᴉM ʇɐ sǝʇɐuᴉɯɹǝʇ snq sᴉɥ┴ Bork!Bork!Bork! One destination passengers were definitely not hoping to reach Offbeat13 Feb 2026 | 18
OK, so Anthropic's AI built a C compiler. That don't impress me much Opinion Fanboys think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. Devs aren't nearly as won over AI + ML13 Feb 2026 | 75
Samsung says it's first to ship HBM4, a day after Micron revealed its own sales This bodes well for Nvidia getting Vera Rubin out the door next quarter as planned Systems13 Feb 2026 |
Cloudflare turns websites into faster food for AI agents Why serve up tough HTML when you can offer tasty Markdown? AI + ML13 Feb 2026 | 14
AI to make call center agents 'superheroes,' not unemployed, says industry CEO ai-pocalypse Gartner says using AI to fix customer gripes could cost more than using humans by 2030 AI + ML13 Feb 2026 | 12
OpenAI dishes out its first model on a plate of Cerebras silicon GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark may be a mouthfull, but it's certainly fast at 1,000 Tok/s running on Nvidia rival's CS3 accelerators Systems12 Feb 2026 | 7
Waymo launching China-made van that won't fail in rain, snow, or gloom of night And hey, maybe the overseas remote operators senators fret about won’t be needed quite so often AI + ML12 Feb 2026 | 18
AI agent seemingly tries to shame open source developer for rejected pull request Belligerent bot bullies maintainer in blog post to get its way AI + ML12 Feb 2026 | 49
Elon Musk paints exodus of xAI co-founders as 'evolution' 12-strong founding team down to 6 as boss looks Moonwards AI + ML12 Feb 2026 | 53
'Another dark day': Users slam Microsoft over Polyglot Notebooks deprecation Visual Studio Code extension faces March shutdown with no transition guidance Software12 Feb 2026 | 12
Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly exploited by commercial spyware Flaw abused 'in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals' Cyber-crime12 Feb 2026 | 31
Memory price explosion triggers PC buying spree DRAM doubles, NAND jumps 70% as corporate buyers race the clock Personal Tech12 Feb 2026 | 24
The big FOSS vendors don't eat their own dogfood – they pay for proprietary groupware Open Source Policy Summit 2026 That's not a good idea Software12 Feb 2026 | 122
Feeling brave? Ministry of Defence seeks £300K digital boss to manage £4.6B spend Whoever gets it will steer UK department's IT, AI strategy, and megabucks vendor deals Public Sector12 Feb 2026 | 7
AI agent seemingly tries to shame open source developer for rejected pull request Belligerent bot bullies maintainer in blog post to get its way
OK, so Anthropic's AI built a C compiler. That don't impress me much Opinion Fanboys think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. Devs aren't nearly as won over
Enforcing piracy policy earned helpdesk worker death threats On Call Years later, he read about his antagonist doing time for murder
Who's the bossware? Ransomware slingers like employee monitoring tools, too As if snooping on your workers wasn't bad enough
30+ Chrome extensions disguised as AI chatbots steal users' API keys, emails, other sensitive data Are you a good bot or a bad bot?
Waymo launching China-made van that won't fail in rain, snow, or gloom of night And hey, maybe the overseas remote operators senators fret about won’t be needed quite so often
Cloudflare turns websites into faster food for AI agents Why serve up tough HTML when you can offer tasty Markdown?
OpenAI dishes out its first model on a plate of Cerebras silicon GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark may be a mouthfull, but it's certainly fast at 1,000 Tok/s running on Nvidia rival's CS3 accelerators
Attackers finally get around to exploiting critical Microsoft bug from 2024 As if admins haven't had enough to do this week
Oracle suits up for Air Force Cloud One program with $88M contract Big Red joins AWS on a multi-cloud defense platform
Cisco hikes prices to cover memory cost rises, says you don’t much care Switchzilla is only getting a small slice of the AI boom, but sees a campus refresh wave cresting Networks12 Feb 2026 | 4
Microsoft warns that poisoned AI buttons and links may betray your trust Businesses are embedding prompts that produce content they want you to read, not the stuff AI makes if left to its own devices AI + ML12 Feb 2026 | 17
AI spurs employees to work harder, faster, and with fewer breaks, study finds Like a puppy, a fun new toy soon turns into an unrelenting taskmaster AI + ML11 Feb 2026 | 27
T-Mobile announces its network is now full of AI by rolling out real-time translation This AI is so network native, the telco tells us, that it all works on existing hardware - no datacenters involved Networks11 Feb 2026 | 12
Attending GTC? Join The Register for an exclusive dinner on scaling AI data platforms Promo Learn about how tech leaders are scaling AI in practice AI + ML11 Feb 2026 |
Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 26H1, but you can't have it No known issues, no .NET Framework 3.5, but only for new Snapdragon X2 hardware right now OSes11 Feb 2026 | 11
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How Microsoft's legal eagles wrangled Happy Days for Windows 95 Has the OS also jumped the shark? OSes11 Feb 2026 | 45
Apple's Creator Studio creates a subscription where free apps used to live Mac faithful aghast at helpful wallet-emptying suggestions SaaS11 Feb 2026 | 37
VMware scores early win in Siemens software licensing dispute Judge agrees with Virtzilla's argument that the case should be heard in the US, not Germany Virtualization11 Feb 2026 | 13
Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Security11 Feb 2026 | 76
Only one in five Euro datacenters AI-ready as builders battle land and labor blues Report warns skills shortages and grid bottlenecks threaten to stall region's capacity push On-Prem11 Feb 2026 | 16
River project swims against the Wayland tide with modular window management FOSDEM 2026 Breaking a big hard problem up into smaller ones? That'll never catch on Software11 Feb 2026 | 35
As OpenAI and Claude fight over ads, Google says ‘show me the money’ The Chocolate Factory isn't showing ads in Gemini, but AI Mode is fair game AI + ML11 Feb 2026 | 18
Open Compute taps IOWN to help design distributed datacenters and a 'computing continuum' Because AI won’t only run in Big Tech’s giant GPU garages, and won't tolerate slow connections Edge + IoT11 Feb 2026 |
AI connector for Google Calendar makes convenient malware launchpad, researchers show 'Claude DXT's container falls noticeably short of what is expected from a sandbox' AI + ML11 Feb 2026 | 9
AI can predict your future salary based on your photo, boffins claim Academics look at problematic algorithm to inform regulatory discussion AI + ML10 Feb 2026 | 39
Cadence heard you wanted some AI in your AI so it used AI to design an AI chip Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Altera among the first to trial EDA giant's AI chip design agent AI + ML10 Feb 2026 | 6
AI agents spill secrets just by previewing malicious links Zero-click prompt injection can leak data when AI agents meet messaging apps, researchers warn Security10 Feb 2026 | 13
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Trump to hyperscalers: your datacenters, your power bill As communities push back on utility costs, White House tells Big Tech to fund their own AI expansion On-Prem10 Feb 2026 | 30
Microsoft dials up the nagging in Windows, calls it security Updated More prompts when apps and agents roam around a user's system OSes10 Feb 2026 | 57
Oracle Java licensing worries are percolating through the userbase Survey finds nine in ten customers concerned as pricing changes push many toward open source alternatives Software10 Feb 2026 | 34
GitHub appears to be struggling with measly three nines availability Slowdowns, outages, and Copilot problems afflict code shack Devops10 Feb 2026 | 39
AI vastly reduced stress of IPv6 migrations in university experiment APRICOT 2026 Leaving you to worry about the effects on your team, vendor lock-in, tokenomics, and more Networks10 Feb 2026 | 33
Frankfurt to dethrone London as colocation king by 2031 AI, sovereignty drives continental drift of datacenter capacity On-Prem10 Feb 2026 | 16
Edinburgh councillors pull the plug on 'green' AI datacenter Planners backed it, campaigners blasted it, and officials sided with emissions fears HPC10 Feb 2026 | 33
OpenAI introduces ads...for the people! ChatGPT starts showing marketing messages in the US Personal Tech10 Feb 2026 | 32
Microsoft boffins figured out how to break LLM safety guardrails with one simple prompt Chaos-inciting fake news right this way AI + ML09 Feb 2026 | 26
Google soaks up 1GW of Texas sunshine to power $185B AI spending spree TotalEnergies PPA to supply 28TWh of electricity over next 15 years, weather permitting of course AI + ML09 Feb 2026 | 13
AI chatbots are no better at medical advice than a search engine And people make bad information worse by failing to provide chatbots with the right details AI + ML09 Feb 2026 | 18
More than 135,000 OpenClaw instances exposed to internet in latest vibe-coded disaster By default, the bot listens on all network interfaces, and many users never change it Security09 Feb 2026 | 15
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 spends $20K trying to write a C compiler AI agents build something that mostly works but worries the project's creator AI + ML09 Feb 2026 | 47
AI.com goes for $70M as crypto boss bets big on buzzword bubble Latest evidence that the world has gone mad AI + ML09 Feb 2026 | 5
Azure power hiccup gives Windows admins a rare break from updates West US datacenter incident disrupted Microsoft Store and system patching for several hours OSes09 Feb 2026 | 10
Europe's sovereign cloud spend set to triple as geopolitics bite Updated Gartner predicts strong uptake driven by concerns over reliance on foreign providers PaaS + IaaS09 Feb 2026 | 9
Brussels eyes crowbar for Meta's WhatsApp AI lockout Euro watchdog says Zuckercorp blocked rival assistants, weighs emergency action to force 'em back in AI + ML09 Feb 2026 | 19
How the GNU C Compiler became the Clippy of cryptography FOSDEM 2026 Security devs forced to hide Boolean logic from overeager optimizer Security09 Feb 2026 | 90
Follow the money: Switzerland remains Europe's top destination for tech pay Average Swiss salaries dwarf those on offer across the rest of the continent Software09 Feb 2026 | 21
Matrix is quietly becoming the chat layer for governments chasing digital sovereignty FOSDEM 2026 One-to-one and group messaging, encrypted VoIP calls, video conferencing – the open protocol handles them all Networks09 Feb 2026 | 23
The Linux mid-life crisis that's an opportunity for Tux-led transformation Opinion Sudo make me a star Software09 Feb 2026 | 56
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Indian police commissioner wants ID cards for AI agents Asia In Brief PLUS: China broadens cryptocurrency crackdown; Australian facial recognition privacy revisited; Singapore debuts electric VTOL; and more! Legal09 Feb 2026 | 5
Linus Torvalds keeps his ‘fingers and toes’ rule by decreeing next Linux will be version 7.0 But first, kernel 6.19 is upon us, with many goodies OSes09 Feb 2026 | 59
This dev made a Llama with three inference engines Meet llama3pure, a set of dependency-free inference engines for C, Node.js, and JavaScript AI + ML08 Feb 2026 | 5
Whether they are building agents or folding proteins, LLMs need a friend interview AI pioneer Vishal Sikka warns to never trust an LLM that runs alone AI + ML07 Feb 2026 | 34
Study confirms experience beats youthful enthusiasm Research shows productivity and judgment peak decades after graduation Offbeat07 Feb 2026 | 104
AI video company arouses fury by boasting about replacing creative jobs Marketing stunt backfires with creators AI + ML06 Feb 2026 | 30
Four horsemen of the AI-pocalypse line up capex bigger than Israel's GDP Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft eye $635B in infrastructure spend AI + ML06 Feb 2026 | 50
Supermarket sorry after facial recognition alert flags right criminal, wrong customer System worked as intended, but staff then kicked out innocent bystander AI + ML06 Feb 2026 | 165
Microsoft starts the countdown for the end of Exchange Web Services Windows giant might try turning it off and on again to see who notices Applications06 Feb 2026 | 13
Romanian rail workers accused of bribery turned to ChatGPT for legal tips Corruption probe takes detour as staff facing trial reportedly asked AI if seat-blocking scams caused financial damage AI + ML06 Feb 2026 | 23
DWP considers chatbot work coaches as AI-fueled job losses loom AI-pocalypse Benefits system trials automation amid growing interest in universal basic income Public Sector06 Feb 2026 | 37
UK council digs deeper into capital assets to keep Oracle project afloat West Sussex plans to triple use of property sales as ERP budget blows past original estimates Databases06 Feb 2026 | 53
Summer in Australia means beers, beaches, and bork BORK!BORK!BORK! Supermarket printer error gets holiday off to a shabby start OSes06 Feb 2026 | 11
New hire fixed a problem so fast, their boss left to become a yoga instructor On Call Poking around in deep menus found a fault that flummoxed old hands Software06 Feb 2026 | 159
Atlassian swears it can handle AI without blowing out costs, or being swamped CEO feels under-appreciated amid year-long value slump SaaS06 Feb 2026 | 17
Amazon can't build AI capacity fast enough, throws another $200B at the problem 'As fast as we install this AI capacity, we are monetizing it,' says Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Off-Prem06 Feb 2026 | 41
Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder The end isn't nigh after all Security06 Feb 2026 | 66
OpenClaw reveals meaty personal information after simple cracks Skills marketplace is full of stuff - like API keys and credit card numbers - that crims will find tasty Security05 Feb 2026 | 12
OpenAI chases business bucks with confusingly named Frontier platform IPO, we’re halfway there: AI, livin’ on a prayer AI + ML05 Feb 2026 | 4
Anthropic apes OpenAI with cheeky chatbot commercials The Claude maker wants you to know about ChatGPT’s ad plans AI + ML05 Feb 2026 | 4
Most SAP migrations bust budgets and project timelines, research finds As 2027 ECC support cliff looms, half choose not to re-engineer processes in critical ERP upgrade Databases05 Feb 2026 | 8
Microsoft declares 'reliability' a priority for Visual Studio AI Perhaps a little less focus on AI would help as well? AI + ML05 Feb 2026 | 12
UK's 'world-first' deepfake detection framework unlikely to stop the fakes, says expert Home Office enlists Microsoft to set industry standards as AI-generated forgeries surge from 500K to 8M in two years AI + ML05 Feb 2026 | 6
Microsoft sets Copilot agents loose on your OneDrive files AI helpers can now rummage through multiple documents Storage05 Feb 2026 | 59
Curse of AI to push up PC prices as memory and CPU shortages bite Component supply is being diverted toward datacenters, squeezing the consumer market Personal Tech05 Feb 2026 | 20
n8n security woes roll on as new critical flaws bypass December fix Patch meant to close a severe expression bug fails to stop attackers with workflow access Security05 Feb 2026 | 5
CentOS is coming to RISC-V soon if you have the kit FOSDEM 2026 The RHELatives are more versatile than you might realize OSes05 Feb 2026 | 13
Cloud sovereignty is no longer just a public sector concern Interview Businesses still chase the cheapest option, but politics and licensing shocks are changing priorities, says OpenNebula Systems PaaS + IaaS05 Feb 2026 | 2
UK justice system unplugs from ancient datacenters after five-year slog 37 court applications shifted off failing kit, though some are camping in a temporary hosting facility On-Prem05 Feb 2026 | 37
Britain courts private cash to fund 'golden age' of nuclear-powered AI Framework aims to lure investors into powering the compute boom On-Prem05 Feb 2026 | 13
Three clues that your LLM may be poisoned with a sleeper-agent back door It's a threat straight out of sci-fi, and fiendishly hard to detect Security05 Feb 2026 | 38
Satya Nadella decides Microsoft needs an engineering quality czar Picks chap who used to lead Redmond’s security, lures replacement from Google Software05 Feb 2026 | 82
AI’s lust for memory drags down the smartphone industry, and Qualcomm with it On the upside, House of the Snapdragon has started shipping its own AI silicon Personal Tech05 Feb 2026 | 9
Bots are taking over the internet and AI users are to blame RAG bots could overtake human visitors on publisher sites this year, trackers tell us AI + ML04 Feb 2026 | 25
AWS intruder achieved admin access in under 10 minutes thanks to AI assist, researchers say UPDATED LLMs automated most phases of the attack Cyber-crime04 Feb 2026 | 31
Anthropic cements its position as the not-OpenAI with no-ads pledge As profit-starved AI companies scramble to monetize chat interactions, Claude bets on trust AI + ML04 Feb 2026 | 7
Rise of AI means companies could pass on SaaS The writing is on the wall as AI companies race to add vertical functionality SaaS04 Feb 2026 | 7
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