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Hobbyist xenomorphs Raspberry Pi into Alien-themed DIY laptop

Mon, 2026-05-04 19:07
Everything you need to build the PS-85 is available from its designer's website, even if you can't get to space

We've all been there: You're doing maintenance on a Weyland-Yutani hauler dragging mineral ore back toward Earth, and there’s no terminal handy to tap into the MU/TH/UR AI to check ship systems. Lucky for you, one enterprising maker has created just the machine for the job.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Hands off my trademark! Notepad++ dev threatens legal action against macOS port

Mon, 2026-05-04 16:28
It's not the fork that's the problem, it's the attempt to make it look official, says original Notepad++ dev Don Ho
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Hands off my trademark! Notepad++ dev threatens legal action against macOS port

Mon, 2026-05-04 16:28
It's not the fork that's the problem, it's the attempt to make it look official, says original Notepad++ dev Don Ho

Notepad++ remains a Windows-only app, at least under that name. The beloved developer-focused, open-source text editor recently was ported to macOS by a third party. However, developer Don Ho wants to be perfectly clear that, no matter how convincing the new project might look, it's not official. …

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Inside Amazon Web Services' plan to make networking disappear

Mon, 2026-05-04 15:39
The Register gets a look inside AWS' networking lab in Cupertino
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Inside Amazon Web Services' plan to make networking disappear

Mon, 2026-05-04 15:39
The Register gets a look inside AWS' networking lab in Cupertino

FEATURE In an unassuming three-story office building in Cupertino, California, engineers from Amazon Web Services are busy trying to make networking inconspicuous.…

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Shadow IT has given way to shadow AI. Enter AI-BOMs

Mon, 2026-05-04 15:04
'If you don't have visibility, you can't understand what to protect'
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Shadow IT has given way to shadow AI. Enter AI-BOMs

Mon, 2026-05-04 15:04
'If you don't have visibility, you can't understand what to protect'

When it comes to securing enterprise supply chains, now heavily infused with AI applications and agents, a software bill of materials (SBOM) no longer provides a complete inventory of all the components in the environment. Enter AI-BOMs.…

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AI inference just plays by different rules

Mon, 2026-05-04 15:00
Why no cloud storage architecture was designed for what agentic AI is about to demand
Categories: Linux fréttir

Moving to mainframe can be cheaper than sticking with VMware: Gartner

Mon, 2026-05-04 11:03
Serious Linux VMs will enjoy big iron – if you can learn to love lock-in risks and skills challenges
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Moving to mainframe can be cheaper than sticking with VMware: Gartner

Mon, 2026-05-04 11:03
Serious Linux VMs will enjoy big iron – if you can learn to love lock-in risks and skills challenges

VMware users considering a new home might find it cheaper to move to an IBM mainframe than adopting Broadcom’s new licenses, according to Gartner Vice President Analyst Alessandro Galimberti.…

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If the vote you rocked, your personal info can be grokked

Mon, 2026-05-04 09:06
Even limited voter rolls can be linked to identify people, research shows
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If the vote you rocked, your personal info can be grokked

Mon, 2026-05-04 09:06
Even limited voter rolls can be linked to identify people, research shows

Your voter data could be used against you. A foreign intelligence service that wished to identify the family members of deployed military personnel could do so by cross-referencing public voter record data and social media posts.…

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How TeamViewer ONE transforms IT operations from firefighting to autopilot

Mon, 2026-05-04 08:00
Forget 'have you tried turning it off and on again?' Agentic AI support systems now seek and destroy tech issues before they're a problem.
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Hope your holiday was horrid: You botched the last thing you did before leaving

Mon, 2026-05-04 07:00
That box-full-of-old-tech-you-should-probably-have-thrown-out-but-kept-just-in-case got a techie in trouble
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Hope your holiday was horrid: You botched the last thing you did before leaving

Mon, 2026-05-04 07:00
That box-full-of-old-tech-you-should-probably-have-thrown-out-but-kept-just-in-case got a techie in trouble

Who, Me? Monday is upon us once again and The Register hopes that when you arrive at your desk, all is well. We offer that sentiment because we use the first day of the working week to bring you a fresh instalment of "Who, Me?" – the reader-contributed column in which you confess to making mistakes, and explain how you survived them.…

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Ask.com, former home of search butler Jeeves, closes just as conversational search comes back

Mon, 2026-05-04 05:13
Like actual butlers, this relic of the first dotcom boom has been a quaint anachronism for decades
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Ask.com, former home of search butler Jeeves, closes just as conversational search comes back

Mon, 2026-05-04 05:13
Like actual butlers, this relic of the first dotcom boom has been a quaint anachronism for decades

In the mid-1990s, search engine designers settled on the user interface that dominates to this day: a text box into which users enter text, and a resulting list of websites.…

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Five Eyes spook shops warn rapid rollouts of agentic AI are too risky

Mon, 2026-05-04 02:35
Prioritize resilience over productivity, say CISA, NCSC and their friends from Oz, NZ, Canada
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Five Eyes spook shops warn agentic is too wonky for rapid rollout

Mon, 2026-05-04 02:35
Prioritize resilience over productivity, say CISA, NCSC and their friends from Oz, NZ, Canada

Information security agencies from the nations of the Five Eyes security alliance have co-authored guidance on the use of agentic AI that warns the technology will likely misbehave and amplifies organizations’ existing frailties, and therefore recommend slow and careful adoption of the tech.…

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Just in time for Labour Day, China makes it illegal to fire humans if AI takes their jobs

Mon, 2026-05-04 00:33
PLUS: Samsung cashes in on RAM prices; Booze from space fetches huge price; China's hyperscalers surge
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