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Azure startup credits don't apply to Claude via Azure AI Foundry, reader finds – after $1,600 charge

Fri, 2026-03-13 13:13
Gets bounced between Microsoft and Anthropic like a support ticket nobody wants to own

Companies using credits bundled with Microsoft for Startups have found some unwelcome surprises on their credit card statements after deploying Anthropic's Claude via Azure AI Foundry.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

RAM is getting expensive, so squeeze the most from it

Fri, 2026-03-13 13:02
Zram versus zswap – two ways to get a quart into a pint pot

Linux has two ways to do memory compression – zram and zswap – but you rarely hear about the second. The Register compares and contrasts them.…

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NASA pencils in fresh Artemis II Moon launch attempt for April 1

Fri, 2026-03-13 12:48
'When we tank the vehicle ... I would like it to be on a day that we could actually launch'

NASA has set April 1 for the Artemis II launch, with engineers preparing the Space Launch System (SLS) for a rollout to the pad on March 19.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Interpol cybercrime crackdown leads to 94 arrests, 45,000 IP takedowns

Fri, 2026-03-13 12:39
Operation Synergia's third season is the most productive to date

Ninety-four people were arrested as part of a global, multi-month cybercrime crackdown, Interpol revealed today.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Nanny state discovers Linux, demands it check kids' IDs before booting

Fri, 2026-03-13 12:23
Age-verification laws target operating systems because apparently teenagers having root access is now a safeguarding crisis

Opinion A new wave of age verification laws requires kids and teenagers to register before they can use a computer.…

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Atomic Britain: UK plans regulatory reset to boost nuclear power

Fri, 2026-03-13 12:18
It wants 'safe, cost effective, and rapid.' We say: 'Good, fast, cheap – you can have 2'

Britain's government is pushing ahead with nuclear planning and regulatory reforms, aiming to accelerate atomic projects that will power homes and datacenters.…

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NanoClaw latches onto Docker Sandboxes for safer AI agents

Fri, 2026-03-13 11:50
Take your YOLO and box it up

exclusive NanoClaw, an open source agent platform, can now run inside Docker Sandboxes, furthering the project's commitment to security.…

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Google rushes Chrome update fixing two zero-days already under attack

Fri, 2026-03-13 11:25
Skia graphics lib and V8 JavaScript engine brings browser's tally of actively exploited bugs to three in 2026

Google has pushed out an emergency Chrome update to fix two previously unknown vulnerabilities that attackers were already exploiting before the patches landed.…

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Windows pays tribute to Britain's creaking rail network with a BSOD

Fri, 2026-03-13 11:00
Grappling with UK trains will send humans into Recovery too sometimes

Bork!Bork!Bork! Today we visit the south of England, where Windows has fallen over, briefly granting unrestricted rail travel to one and all.…

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Openreach: Fiber can sniff out leaky water pipes – if anyone bothers fixing them

Fri, 2026-03-13 10:15
Distributed Acoustic Sensing tech uses broadband cables to pinpoint plumbing faults

Openreach claims its fiber network infrastructure can detect leaks in nearby water supply pipes, which could save millions of liters of the precious fluid... if the water companies can be bothered to fix them.…

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Blustering Blackbeard's PC was all at sea, sysadmin got him shipshape in seconds

Fri, 2026-03-13 07:30
Have you tried turning it on, never mind off and on again?

On Call Arrr! How is it Friday already? The Register can't explain where the week went, but we can deliver a new installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that shares your stories of tech support SNAFUs.…

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AI Burning Man happens next week – here's what <i>The Register</i> expects at GTC 2026

Fri, 2026-03-13 06:30
From Groq-ing about tokenomics to OpenClaw and the silicon that powers it, our predictions for the hottest ticket in town

Nvidia has a bit of a problem. Popular generative AI workloads like code assistants and agentic systems generate massive quantities of tokens and need to move them at speed. But the GPU giant's chips currently struggle to deliver.…

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Prince of PDFs, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, to step down after 18 years

Fri, 2026-03-13 04:22
Didn’t say why, but for once AI may not be the reason for a lost job

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen has announced he intends to depart the company after 18 years as the prince of PDFs.…

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Apple takes a bite out of app store fees in China

Fri, 2026-03-13 03:22
Beijing hinted it wasn’t happy with Cupertino, which weeks later made a change

Apple has cut the fees it charges Chinese developers to sell their apps and other digital goodies.…

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Pentagon AI chief praises Palantir tech for speeding battlefield strikes

Fri, 2026-03-13 01:00
Going from eight systems to one means fewer people make decisions to unleash Epic Fury

As the US continues its strikes on Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury, speakers at Palantir's AIPCON event on Thursday said the company’s Maven Smart System product has shortened the time it takes the Department of Defense to select and hit targets on the battlefield during the conflict.…

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Rogue AI agents can work together to hack systems and steal secrets

Thu, 2026-03-12 23:49
Prompt like a hard-ass boss who won't tolerate failure and bots will find ways to breach policy

AI agents work together to bypass security controls and stealthily steal sensitive data from within the enterprise systems in which they operate, according to tests carried out by frontier security lab Irregular.…

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Perplexity: Everything is Computer, everything is AI, Computer is everything, AI is us

Thu, 2026-03-12 22:39
Everything extends its cloud Computer to enterprises, your computer

Perplexity is ready to have enterprises use its AI service even if enterprises may still be wary of delegating tasks to software agents.…

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District denies enrollment to child based on license plate reader data

Thu, 2026-03-12 20:32
Automated checks raised doubts, though key questions remain unanswered

American parents of school-aged children may want to pay attention to where their cars are parked and for how long, as license plate reader data is now being cited by at least one school district when challenging whether students live where they say they do.…

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Microsoft Copilot now boarding your health information

Thu, 2026-03-12 19:17
It's safe and secure, Redmond insists, but don't expect medical advice

Microsoft wants to store your healthcare data so that its AI "delivers personalized health insights that you can act on," but without the liability that comes with actual medical advice.…

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White House activates Yu-Gi-Oh's trap card by using anime clip for war comms

Thu, 2026-03-12 17:01
Franchise isn't the only one unhappy about its IP appearing in propaganda

Anime mainstay Yu-Gi-Oh has criticized the White House for using a clip from the TV show in videos promoting US military action.…

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