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UK to rethink tech buying after Palantir backlash, but won't revisit contracts
The UK government has promised a different approach to tech procurement following the award of controversial contracts to Palantir.…
Starmer's digital ID reboot raises same old questions as its Blair-era ancestor
Opinion Last week's UK government consultation on its plans for digital identity had quite a few things missing. It did not include a price estimate - something it said was due to decisions yet to be taken on the scheme's scope - or how long the government would keep "audit trail" records of ID checks.…
Sashiko: AI code review system for the Linux kernel spots bugs humans miss
AI is coming to the Linux kernel in the form of a code review system - not code submissions.…
While you're here, could you go out of your way to do an impossible job?
On Call Each Friday The Register offers a fresh installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that celebrates the fine art of tech support.…
Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin applies to launch 51,000 datacenter satellites
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has applied to launch up to 51,600 datacenter satellites.…
Meta’s latest AI improves its terrible content moderation, just a little
Meta has revealed it’s tested using AI for content moderation chores and found it does better than humans.…
Alibaba has made 470,000 AI chips, admits they’re inferior and may always be
Chinese web giant Alibaba has revealed its T-Head chipmaking business has shipped 470,000 AI chips, and admitted they are currently inferior to rival products, but believes it can build a mutually optimized stack that makes performance gaps moot.…
Decoding Nvidia's Groq-powered LPX and the rest of its new rack systems
GTC DEEP DIVE At Nvidia’s GTC conference this week, CEO Jensen Huang finally addressed a $20 billion question he’s dodged for months: Why spend so much to license AI chip startup Groq’s tech and hire away its engineers rather than build it themselves?…
OpenAI tries to build its coding cred, acquires Python toolmaker Astral
In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position among developers, OpenAI has acquired Python tool maker Astral. The house of Altman expects the deal to strengthen the ecosystem for its Codex programming agent.…
Time to end the 'uncontrolled experiment' of social media on kids, scientists say
There is enough evidence going back far enough that it's reasonable to conclude social media platforms are responsible for population-level mental health harms. …
Unknown attackers exploit yet another critical SharePoint bug
Unknown baddies are abusing yet another critical Microsoft SharePoint bug to compromise victims' SharePoint servers, the US government warned.…
Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they prove they really, really want to
It turns out you won't be limited to Google-verified apps an developers on Android after all. In the face of sustained community dissatisfaction with its developer verification requirement, Google has given Android users an out.…
'Death sentence': EU cloud lobby takes Broadcom to Brussels over VMware partner purge
A lobbying trade body for smaller cloud providers is asking the European Commission to impose interim measures blocking Broadcom from terminating the VMware Cloud Service Provider program, calling the decision a death sentence for some tech suppliers and an illegal squeeze on customer choice.…
Fiber on the surface of the moon could help detect moonquakes
Fiber-optic cables could be used to detect moonquakes, offering a simpler way to gather seismic data to support future missions.…
GNOME 50 debuts with X11 axed, Wayland front and center
GNOME 50 is here, codenamed Tokyo after the location of the GNOME Asia Summit 2025, and the biggest change is in fact more or less invisible, unless you look for an options button on the login screen.…
FBI director leaves open the possibility that it's buying location data again
It's been three years since an FBI director admitted to purchasing the location data of Americans, potentially in violation of the Constitution. Here we go again.…
Lock down Microsoft Intune, feds warn after Stryker attack
The US government has urged companies to better secure Microsoft Intune, an endpoint management tool that was abused in last week's cyberattack against med-tech firm Stryker.…
PwC will say goodbye to staff who aren't convinced about AI
You'll use AI and like it too - if you work for PwC. Paul Griggs, US chief executive of the global professional services giant, has made clear there is no room at the corporation for AI skeptics.…
UK blinks on AI copyright carve-out after star-studded revolt
The UK government has backed off plans to allow AI companies to access copyrighted material for free for training purposes by default.…
Google says it will let UK publishers opt out of AI overviews
The UK's competition watchdog has published responses to its consultation over Google's strategic market status (SMS) covering search and search advertising services - and the tech biz is offering some concessions.…