FYI: An appeals court may kill a GNU GPL software license
Defense of FOSS licensing rests on the shoulders of a guy in Virginia
Databases27 Feb 2025 | 10
Software
Does terrible code drive you mad? Wait until you see what it does to OpenAI's GPT-4o
Model was fine-tuned to write vulnerable software – then suggested enslaving humanity
AI + ML27 Feb 2025 | 26
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
Systems27 Feb 2025 | 4
Network edge? You get 64-bit Armv9 AI. You too, watches. And you, server remote management. And you...
Arm rolls out the Cortex-A320 for small embedded gear that dreams of big-model inference
Networks26 Feb 2025 | 5
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 | 15
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 | 6
Microsoft's updated Windows battery indicator rollout runs out of juice
How hard can it be to add colors and percentages?
OSes26 Feb 2025 | 62
Murena kicks Google out of the Pixel Tablet
Privacy-centric Android makes more sense on this form factor than a phone
Personal Tech26 Feb 2025 | 30
Satya Nadella says AI is yet to find a killer app that matches the combined impact of email and Excel
Microsoft CEO is more interested in neural nets boosting GDP than delivering superhuman intelligence
AI + ML26 Feb 2025 | 58
IBM plans to buy open source Cassandra wrangler DataStax
Big Blue eyes integration with its AI development studio
Databases25 Feb 2025 | 1
Ad-supported Microsoft Office bobs to the surface
Only a test at the moment, but a sign of things to come?
Applications25 Feb 2025 | 96
Mega council officers had no idea what they were buying ahead of Oracle fiasco
Lack of skills left Birmingham officials unable to challenge suppliers and with a system incapable of managing finances
Databases25 Feb 2025 | 103
OBS-tacle course: Fedora and Flathub's Flatpak fiasco sparks repo rumble
Dispute settled, but not the causes
OSes25 Feb 2025 | 19
Hurrah! AI won't destroy developer or DBA jobs
Bureau of Labor Statics warns lawyers and customer service reps to brace for change, says techies will be fine
Databases25 Feb 2025 | 11
How nice that state-of-the-art LLMs reveal their reasoning ... for miscreants to exploit
Analysis Blueprints shared for jail-breaking models that expose their chain-of-thought process
AI + ML25 Feb 2025 | 23
Despite Wall Street jitters, AI hopefuls keep spending billions on AI infrastructure
Comment Sunk cost fallacy? No, I just need a little more cash for this AGI thing I’ve been working on
AI + ML25 Feb 2025 | 10
LLM aka Large Legal Mess: Judge wants lawyer fined $15K for using AI slop in filing
Plus: Anthropic rolls out Claude 3.7 Sonnet
AI + ML25 Feb 2025 | 31
Microsoft trims more CPUs from Windows 11 compatibility list
OEMs blowing dust from the processor stock cupboard, beware
OSes24 Feb 2025 | 113
uBlock Origin dead for many as Google purges Manifest v2 extensions
Chrome ad blocker stopped working? Time to look elsewhere
Applications24 Feb 2025 | 122
Microsoft's drawback on datacenter investment may signal AI demand concerns
Investment bank claims software giant ditched 'at least' 5 land parcels due to potential 'oversupply'
AI + ML24 Feb 2025 | 19
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Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect
Experts warned the UK’s recent 'victory' over Apple would kickstart something of a domino effect
Mega council officers had no idea what they were buying ahead of Oracle fiasco
Lack of skills left Birmingham officials unable to challenge suppliers and with a system incapable of managing finances
Under Trump 2.0, Europe's dependence on US clouds back under the spotlight
Interview Technologist Bert Hubert tells The Reg Microsoft Outlook is a huge source of geopolitical risk
MITRE Caldera security suite scores perfect 10 for insecurity
Is a trivial remote-code execution hole in every version part of the training, or?
200-plus impressively convincing GitHub repos are serving up malware
Infosec bytes Plus: DOGE staff quit; LastPass PC, Mac gasp; and CISA warns Oracle and Adobe flaws under attack
Incoming deputy boss of Homeland Security says America's top cyber-agency needs to be reined in
Plus: New figurehead of DOGE emerges and they aren't called Elon
Harassment allegations against DEF CON veteran detailed in court filing
More than a dozen women came forward with accusations
Xi know what you did last summer: China was all up in Republicans' email, says book
Of course, Microsoft is in the mix, isn't it
China's Silver Fox spoofs medical imaging apps to hijack patients' computers
Sly like a PRC cyberattack
Ad-supported Microsoft Office bobs to the surface
Only a test at the moment, but a sign of things to come?
STORIES
IBM Consulting workers told management wants to 'more closely align pay, performance'
Exclusive At least they're not having to 'justify' recent work or resign
Software24 Feb 2025 | 54
How's that open source licensing coming along? That well, huh?
State Of Open When a vendor and a community stop loving each other, things can get very forked up
OSes24 Feb 2025 | 13
Beta of Unix version 2 restored to life
What is dead may never die
OSes24 Feb 2025 | 37
As China embraces Big Tech again, Alibaba plans vast spend to push for artificial general intelligence
Asia in Brief Plus: Samsung exec jailed for selling DRAM secrets; ASUS launches sweetly scented mouse; Toyota’s smart city nears opening; and more
AI + ML23 Feb 2025 | 2
If you thought training AI models was hard, try building enterprise apps with them
Interview Aleph Alpha's Jonas Andrulis on the challenges of building sovereign AI
AI + ML23 Feb 2025 | 4
Docker delays Hub pull limits by a month, tweaks maximums, stalls storage billing indefinitely
Image fetches to be capped on hourly basis for Personal, unauthenticated use, paid-for plans get unlimited access
Devops22 Feb 2025 | 11
Data is very valuable, just don't ask us to measure it, leaders say
After fifteen years of big hype, less than 25% of orgs measure value of data, analytics
Databases21 Feb 2025 | 24
Hey programmers – is AI making us dumber?
Opinion If you don't need to think about easy questions, will you be able to answer complex questions?
AI + ML21 Feb 2025 | 94
Linux royalty backs adoption of Rust for kernel code, says its rise is inevitable
Final update Nobody wants memory bugs. Penguinistas continue debate on how to squish 'em
OSes21 Feb 2025 | 177
Microsoft expands Copilot bug bounty targets, adds payouts for even moderate messes
Said bugs 'can have significant implications' – glad to hear that from Redmond
AI + ML20 Feb 2025 | 7
GitLab and its execs sued again and again over 'misleading' AI hype, price hikes
Bosses bragged about Duo Chat bot, buyers weren’t buying it – claim
AI + ML20 Feb 2025 | 7
Euro cloud biz trials 'server blades in a cold box' system
Hot air or a 50% energy saving? Exoscale datacenter runs proof-of-concept to test veracity of Digger's claims
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 14
Data intelligence comes first when building AI
Getting better with AI might depend on the data infrastructure getting better first
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UK tax authority eyes £880M overhaul for Northern Ireland trade services
Cost of post-Brexit arrangements revealed as HMRC looks at options following Fujitsu contract
Software20 Feb 2025 | 18
DXC paid 50% more than original contract value for disastrous public sector Oracle project
Updated Systems integrator secured 'variation' just before mega SAP migration put on hold
Databases20 Feb 2025 | 43
A big AI build has ‘stalled’ and won’t happen this year as funds and GPUs prove elusive
Arista trumpeted its role in this project for a year. Good thing business is otherwise solid
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 12
We meet the protesters who want to ban Artificial General Intelligence before it even exists
Feature STOP AI warns of doomsday scenario, demands governments pull the plug on advanced models
AI + ML19 Feb 2025 | 30
KDE Plasma 6.3 released – and 6.3.1 is already here
A year on from the big overhaul of Plasma 6, more functionality appears
OSes19 Feb 2025 | 13
Microsoft boffins promise entire game worlds made from AI slop
WHAM, bam, no thank you, ma'am?
AI + ML19 Feb 2025 | 19
Your days of driver sync via Windows Server Update Services are numbered
Microsoft suggests a move to the cloud
Applications19 Feb 2025 | 22
Type-safe C-killer Delphi hits 30, but a replacement has risen
The FOSS world has replicated most of it in Lazarus
Software19 Feb 2025 | 141
Microsoft declutters Windows 11 File Explorer in the name of Euro privacy
Also hammers another nail into Cortana's coffin with the end of Location History
OSes19 Feb 2025 | 27
HP Inc to build future products atop grave of flopped 'AI pin'
Tech and people behind IoT brooch that reviewers instantly hated will one day pep up printers
Personal Tech19 Feb 2025 | 53
Snake Keylogger slithers into Windows, evades detection with AutoIt-compiled payload
Because stealing your credentials, banking info, and IP just wasn’t enough
Research18 Feb 2025 | 8
GNOME 48 beta is another nail in X11's coffin
Our first look at the default desktop for Fedora 42 and Ubuntu 'Plucky Puffin'
OSes18 Feb 2025 | 73
Oracle extends 19c database support to 2032, making it 'longest strategic release'
Meanwhile, on-prem version of 23ai remains uncertain
Databases18 Feb 2025 | 2
Time to make C the COBOL of this century
Opinion Lions juggling chainsaws are fun to watch, but you wouldn't want them trimming your trees
CSO18 Feb 2025 | 222
Grok 3 wades into the AI wars with 'beta' rollout
Musk's latest attempt at a 'maximally truth-seeking' bot arrives
AI + ML18 Feb 2025 | 46
Kelsey Hightower on dodging AI and the need for a glossary of IT terms
Interview The science of the appliance and opening the lid of the black box to find... it's just software
Software18 Feb 2025 | 28
UK electrical utility seeks partner for £81M SAP overhaul as support deadline closes in
Integrations with third-party software await chosen provider
Databases18 Feb 2025 | 11
DeepSeek disappears from South Korean app stores over privacy concerns
Nation also orders thousands of GPUs to advance local AI smarts
Public Sector18 Feb 2025 | 8
Even Linus Torvalds can have trouble with autocycle … autocracy… AUTOCOMPLETE!
Penguin Emperor's weekly State Of The Kernel post went astray
OSes18 Feb 2025 | 38
The future of AI is ... analog? Upstart bags $100M to push GPU-like brains on less juice
Interview EnCharge claims 150 TOPS/watt, a 20x performance-per-watt edge
AI + ML17 Feb 2025 | 17
Why did the Windows 95 setup use Windows 3.1?
If MS-DOS could play Doom, surely a battleship gray button was a possibility?
OSes17 Feb 2025 | 136
Loken: An easy interactive way to better looking websites
Interview A 'synthesizer for websites' lets you experiment and improvize your way to CSS
Software17 Feb 2025 | 3
Bank of England Oracle Cloud bill balloons – but when you print money, who's counting?
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street to pay millions for 'amended implementation methodology'
Databases17 Feb 2025 | 26
Backup software vendor Veeam deleted forum data after restoration SNAFU
DevOps team did the dirty on a database
Storage17 Feb 2025 | 7
This open text-to-speech model needs just seconds of audio to clone your voice
Hands on El Reg shows you how to run Zyphra's speech-replicating AI on your own box
AI + ML16 Feb 2025 | 47
Open source maintainers are really feeling the squeeze
State Of Open Overworked, under pressure, and subjected to abuse – is it really worth it?
Software16 Feb 2025 | 80
Why AI benchmarks suck
Anyone remember when Volkswagen rigged its emissions results? Oh...
AI + ML15 Feb 2025 | 29
UK's new thinking on AI: Unless it's causing serious bother, you can crack on
Comment Plus: Keep calm and plug Anthropic's Claude into public services
AI + ML15 Feb 2025 | 80
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
Datacenter energy demand in bitbarn 'capital of the world' Virginia nearly doubled in second half of 2024
Dominion Energy already eyeing another 26 GW worth of datacenter demand
On-Prem14 Feb 2025 | 6
Why do younger coders struggle to break through the FOSS graybeard barrier?
FOSDEM 2025 The hurdles are higher than you might imagine
Software14 Feb 2025 | 111
HPE says blocking Juniper buy is a sure Huawei to ensure China and Cisco thrive
Analyst argues stopping the deal benefits Switchzilla by preventing rise of strong challenger for AI networks
Networks14 Feb 2025 | 9
Chinese AI marches on as Baidu makes its chatbot free, Alibaba scores Apple deal
New ‘Deep Search’ thinking and planning bot to go up against peoples’ champion DeepSeek
AI + ML14 Feb 2025 | 2
Lawyers face judge's wrath after AI cites made-up cases in fiery hoverboard lawsuit
Talk about court red-handed
AI + ML14 Feb 2025 | 95
After clash over Rust in Linux, now Asahi lead quits distro, slams Linus' kernel leadership
I fought the Torv and ... the Torv won
OSes13 Feb 2025 | 158
Analysts welcome ACID transactions on real-time distributed Aerospike
The little database company with big users gaining fans as it adds consistency to speed and scale
Databases13 Feb 2025 | 3
US lawmakers press Trump admin to oppose UK's order for Apple iCloud backdoor
Senator, Congressman tell DNI to threaten infosec agreements if Blighty won't back down
Security13 Feb 2025 | 56
SAP snared in revenue trap unless it extends legacy ERP support
User can still push for perpetual licenses despite vendor's craving for subscription deals
Databases13 Feb 2025 | 7
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
WordPress war latest: Ploy to trademark Hosted WordPress, Managed WordPress derailed
Updated Objection from open source community heralded as 'great victory for the ecosystem'
Software13 Feb 2025 | 8
Feds want devs to stop coding 'unforgivable' buffer overflow vulnerabilities
FBI, CISA harrumph at Microsoft and VMware in call for coders to quit baking avoidable defects into stuff
CSO13 Feb 2025 | 75
Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data, including DNA, in one big Oracle system for AI to study
From the billionaire who said real-time surveillance is good for keeping us in check
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 65
IBM return-to-office order hits finance, ops teams amid push to dump staff for AI
Demand described as a 'soft layoff'
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 35
Running hot? Server shipments forecast to cool in 2025
Supply chain and regulatory hurdles likely to shrink figures
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 2
EU plans to 'mobilize' €200B to invest in AI to catch up with US and China
Captain's Log, Stardate 3529.7 – oh yeah, Commish also withdrawing law that would help folks sue over AI harms
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 15
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
UK government insiders say AI datacenters may be a pricey white elephant
Economy-boosting bit barn? Not in my back yard, some locals expected to say
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 119
AI summaries turn real news into nonsense, BBC finds
Updated Research after Apple Intelligence fiasco shows bots still regularly make stuff up
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 105
Murena boss says customers about to wake up from its cloud storage nightmare
Interview Four months since cloud drive kicked the bucket, but resolution comes today... hopefully
Storage12 Feb 2025 | 15
After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft's AI less useful than expected
Not all bad news for Redmond as Australian agency also found strong ROI and some unexpected upsides
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 54
A win at last: Big blow to AI world in training data copyright scrap
You gotta fight ... for your Reuters ... to party
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 34
'Key kernel maintainers' still back Rust in the Linux kernel, despite the doubters
Rustaceans could just wait for unwelcoming C coders to slowly SIGQUIT...
OSes11 Feb 2025 | 44
Final cumulative update for Exchange Server 2019 lands at last
End of the road in sight for venerable server
Applications11 Feb 2025 | 2
Oracle makes Fusion apps available on EU Sovereign Cloud
GDPR-compliant service pitched for public sector orgs who can't pipe data offsite
PaaS + IaaS11 Feb 2025 | 3
I'm a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice
Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face ... Red alert!
CSO11 Feb 2025 | 82
Microsoft open sources PostgreSQL extensions to muscle in on NoSQL
Analysis But will it set a real standard for MongoDB alternatives?
Databases11 Feb 2025 | 12
DeepMind working on distributed training of large AI models
Alternate process could be a game changer if they can make it practicable
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 10
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 | 23
UK government using AI tools to check up on roadworthy testing centers
Who tests the testers?
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 59
Only 4 percent of jobs rely heavily on AI, with peak use in mid-wage roles
Mid-salary knowledge jobs in tech, media, and education are changing. Folk in physical jobs have less to sweat about
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 27
Some workers already let AI do the thinking for them, Microsoft researchers find
Dammit, that was our job here at The Reg. Now if you get a task you don't understand, you may assume AI has the answers
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 47
Intel loses another exec as datacenter, AI chief named Nokia CEO
Justin Hotard tapped to replace Pekka Lundmark at the Finnish telco
On-Prem10 Feb 2025 | 8
Meta's plan to erase 5% of workforce starts today
'Intense year' ahead, warned Zuck. Got to spend billions on AI and work to stay out of Trump's bad books
AI + ML10 Feb 2025 | 23
The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway
Opinion When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off
Software10 Feb 2025 | 153
CentOS Connect conference announces return of Firefox
FOSDEM 2025 OKD project also has its own immutable CentOS image, which could be fun
OSes10 Feb 2025 | 12
Legacy systems running UK's collector are taxing – in more ways than one
Updated Costs for fixing them and keeping them working up by 390%, NAO report reveals
Public Sector10 Feb 2025 | 67
Cloudflare hopes to rebuild the Web for the AI age - with itself in the middle
Also claims it’s found DeepSeek-eque optimizations that reduce AI infrastructure requirements
Networks10 Feb 2025 | 10
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