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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.…
Problem PC had graybeards stumped until trainee rummaged through trash
On Call By Friday, many readers will feel they need a sugar hit to get through the day, which is why The Register tries to offer a jolt of amusement in the form of a new installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column in which we share your tech support tales.…
DNS security is important but DNSSEC may be a failed experiment
Systems Approach Last week I turned on DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) for the systemsapproach.org domain. No need to applaud; I was just trying to get an understanding of what the barriers to adoption might be while teaching myself about the technology.…
You DO see Windows 11 as an AI PC opportunity, say Dell and Intel
With three months to go until Microsoft ends support for Windows 10, Dell and Intel want to convince corporate buyers that upgrading their PC fleet is a virtue and not a necessity.…
Microsoft CEO feels weighed down by job cuts
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday told employees in a memo that the company's recent layoffs have been "weighing heavily on me."…
A billion dollars' worth of Nvidia chips fell off a truck and found their way to China, report says
An estimated $1 billion worth of smuggled high-end Nvidia AI processors have reportedly found their way onto the Chinese black market, despite the US government's strict restrictions on exports of the tech.…
Laptop farmer behind $17M North Korean IT worker scam locked up for 8.5 years
An Arizona woman who ran a laptop farm from her home - helping North Korean IT operatives pose as US-based remote workers - has been sentenced to eight and a half years behind bars for her role in a $17 million fraud that hit more than 300 American companies.…
Trump promises he won't put his boot on Musk's neck
Elon Musk could use a win after Tesla's weak second-quarter earnings, and he sort of got it when President Donald Trump proclaimed he wasn't going to use the power of the presidency to destroy his businesses. …
Euro healthcare giant AMEOS Group shuts down IT systems after mystery attack
The AMEOS Group, which runs over 100 hospitals across Europe, has shut down its entire network after crims busted in.…
Weapons jam: Pentagon sucks at removing foreign objects from its gear, auditors say
The Pentagon doesn't know where components of its critical systems come from, and it's doing a poor job of finding out, say government auditors. …