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Seeing is believing in biomedicine, which isn't great when AI gets it wrong
Biomedical visualization specialists haven't come to terms with how or whether to use generative AI tools when creating images for health and science applications. But there's an urgent need to develop guidelines and best practices because incorrect illustrations of anatomy and related subject matter could cause harm in clinical settings or as online misinformation.…
Congress tries to outlaw AI that jacks up prices based on what it knows about you
Two Democratic members of Congress, Greg Casar (D-TX) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI,) have introduced legislation in the US House of Representatives to ban the use of AI surveillance to set prices and wages.…
Blame a leak for Microsoft SharePoint attacks, researcher insists
A week after Microsoft told the world that its July software updates didn't fully fix a couple of bugs, which allowed miscreants to take over on-premises SharePoint servers and remotely execute code, researchers have assembled much of the puzzle — with one big missing piece.…
Intel to throw networking biz over the side of its rapidly shrinking ship
Intel isn't just laying off employees and closing plants in a bid to cut costs – it's also reportedly planning to get rid of its entire Network and Edge Group (NEX) to help right the ship. …
Senator to Google: Give us info from telco Salt Typhoon probes
US Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has demanded that Google-owned incident response firm Mandiant hand over the Salt Typhoon-related security assessments of AT&T and Verizon that, according to the lawmaker, both operators have thus far refused to give Congress.…
First release candidate of systemd 258 is here
Like it or not, systemd is the industry-standard init system these days. A new release is coming, and it's a big one.…
Orbital datacenters subject to launch stress, nasty space weather, and expensive house calls
opinion William Gibson's Neuromancer holds up well after 40 years. One of the cyberpunk novel's concepts was an AI housed in an orbital datacenter (ODC) above the Earth. Today, startup companies and venture capital firms are hoping to turn orbital datacenters into reality to enable AI, believing that free power from the sun and cooling using the emptiness of space will unlock the technology from its terrestrial-based shackles of electric bills and cooling water.…
How to find forgotten Wi-Fi passwords and SSIDs in Windows and Android
hands-on You're at a place you've been before and your Windows laptop immediately remembers the SSID and password for the Wi-Fi network, logging you on automatically. But your phone, tablet, and your coworker's laptop have never been here before, so they can't connect. If only you remembered the password or had it written down somewhere.…
As AI becomes more popular, concerns grow over its effect on mental health
There are numerous recent reports of people becoming too engaged with AI, sometimes to the detriment of their mental health.…
US DoE taps federal sites for fast-track AI datacenter and energy builds
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has identified four sites where private sector firms will be invited to colocate datacenters and energy generation projects, in line with the Trump administration's goal to boost AI development in America.…
FreeBSD 15 installer to offer minimal KDE desktop
FreeBSD 15 is coming, maybe at the end of this year – and along with other improvements, it may finally offer the option of installing with a graphical desktop.…
Meta joins Google in ragequitting EU political ads over onerous regulations
Meta has followed in Google's footsteps in deciding that pending EU political advertising regulations are so onerous to comply with that they're not even going to bother.…
Freelance dev shop Toptal caught serving malware after GitHub account break-in
Developer freelancing platform Toptal has been inadvertently spreading malicious code after attackers broke into its systems and began distributing malware through developer accounts.…
Debian isn't waiting for 2038 to blow up, switches to 64-bit time for everything
Venerable Linux distribution Debian is side-stepping the Y2K38 bug – also known as the Unix Epochalypse – by switching to 64-bit time for everything but the oldest of supported hardware, starting with the upcoming Debian 13 "Trixie" release.…
Microsoft admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty
Microsoft says it "cannot guarantee" data sovereignty to customers in France – and by implication the wider European Union – should the Trump administration demand access to customer information held on its servers.…
Caught a vibe that this coding trend might cause problems
Opinion Everyone loves the idea of magic. All you have to do is wave your hands, say a few words, and something new is born to the world. That works for Harry Potter, but it won't work for you. Vibe coding, the notion that you can build programs by telling an AI what you want the software to do, is pure fantasy.…
ServiceNow eyes $100M in AI-powered headcount savings
ServiceNow claims it is on course to realize $100 million in savings on its global headcount this year due to the internal implementation of AI.…
Intel abandons chip plants in Germany and Poland, confirms more layoffs
Ailing chip giant Intel is ditching its manufacturing sites in Germany and Poland and signaling further job cuts ahead as its new leader tries to stem the losses and turn the Silicon Valley pioneer's fortunes around.…
Advisor to Brit tech contractors Qdos confirms client data leak
Business insurance and employment status specialist Qdos has confirmed that an intruder has stolen some customers personal data, according to a communication to tech contractors that was seen by The Register.…
Microsoft walks us through Copilot Search with a domain it doesn't even own
Microsoft this week trumpeted the launch of Microsoft 365 Copilot Search with lofty promises and slick mock-ups, but the domain plastered all over them didn't belong to the corporation.…