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AI blew open software security, now OpenAI wants to fix it with an agent called Aardvark

3 hours 33 min ago
AI promises to find bugs and gaps in your apps

After helping expand the modern software attack surface with the rise of AI services prone to data poisoning and prompt injection, OpenAI has thrown a bone to cyber defenders.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Datacenter biz and nuke startup join forces for Texas AI ranch

3 hours 49 min ago
The bit barn will run on gas power first.

Texas is set to get another nuclear-powered datacenter project thanks to Blue Energy and Crusoe, but any atomic action isn't likely until the next decade.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Ransomware gang runs ads for Microsoft Teams to pwn victims

4 hours 17 min ago
You click and think you're getting a download page, but get malware instead

Imagine searching for Microsoft Teams, seeing a text link at the top of the results, visiting it, and then getting hit with malware. The Rhysida ransomware gang, an especially insidious criminal organization that has stolen millions of people's info, has been placing fake ads for Microsoft Teams in search engines and then infecting victims who make the mistake of clicking them.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

YouTube's AI moderator pulls Windows 11 workaround videos, calls them dangerous

5 hours 58 min ago
Creators baffled as videos on local accounts, unsupported PCs vanish under ‘harmful acts’ rule

Is installing Windows 11 with a local account or on unsupported hardware harmful or dangerous? YouTube's AI moderation system seems to think so, as it has started pulling videos that show users how to sidestep Microsoft's setup restrictions.…

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A word about comments and forums...

6 hours 5 min ago
Our house, our rules

One of the biggest surprises of my tenure at El Reg so far is the activity in our forums and article comments. Reg readers are engaged, opinionated, and unafraid to express themselves. I love this. Thank you for reading, and for commenting.…

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Microsoft Task Manager now tasking PCs with running multiple copies of itself

6 hours 28 min ago
The once fearsome process killer is now a leaker of resources

Microsoft's ability to add bugs in the most unexpected of places has continued into its latest update to Windows 11, which spawns multiple copies of Task Manager, sucking down resources you'd normally use Task Manager to kill.…

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Russia finally bites the cybercrooks it raised, arresting suspected Meduza infostealer devs

6 hours 42 min ago
Rare case of the state turning on its own, but researchers say it may be doing so more often

Russia's Interior Ministry says police have arrested three suspects it believes helped build and spread the Meduza infostealer.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Developer puts Windows 7 on a crash diet, drops it to down to 69 MB

6 hours 53 min ago
Trim down for obsolete operating system leaves it booting, but not much else

Stripping Windows to the bare essentials is a favorite hobby among enthusiasts, especially as Microsoft continues loading its OS with unwanted bloat. The latest achievement is Windows 7 being reduced to 69 MB.…

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International Criminal Court kicks Microsoft Office to the curb

8 hours 21 min ago
Rough justice? Redmond out as Germany's openDesk judged a better fit

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is ditching Microsoft Office for a European software alternative amid mounting fears about being reliant on US technology.…

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Attackers dig up $11M in Garden Finance crypto exploit

9 hours 20 min ago
Bitcoin bridge biz offers 10 percent reward to attackers if they play nice

Blockchain company Garden admits it was compromised and temporarily shut down its app after approximately $11 million worth of assets were stolen.…

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Meta to sell $30B in bonds to build AI datacenters

9 hours 39 min ago
Zuckcorp will gladly pay you in 2065 for the eyewatering sums it is borrowing today

Even the world's richest companies need outside help to fulfill their datacenter dreams. Now, Meta is selling $30 billion in bonds to build out its infrastructure estate and support its ambition in AI markets. Some of these won't mature for 40 years.…

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SpaceX shows off progress on its lunar Starship

10 hours 11 min ago
NASA is short of options when it comes to alternatives

SpaceX has published an update on its lunar Starship progress, and it still has a long way to go before the impressive-looking renders are translated into reality.…

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The clock's ticking for MySQL 8.0 as end of life looms

11 hours 8 min ago
Percona says more than half of installs remain on version set to lose support in 2026

Users have six months to migrate from MySQL 8.0 if they are to stay on a supported version of the open source database, or face security and reliability risks.…

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Resilience, not sovereignty, defines OpenStack's next chapter

11 hours 39 min ago
Price hikes, politics, and platform fatigue drive organizations back toward open alternatives

OpenInfra Summit Sovereignty might be the word of the hour, but the OpenStack community has another – resilience.…

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Linux vendors are getting into Ubuntu – and Snap

12 hours 23 min ago
Ubuntu's much-maligned format may be finally reaching critical mass

Ubuntu Summit More than one Linux-adjacent vendor presented at the Ubuntu Summit, and a small but recurring theme is offering official Snap packages.…

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VodafoneThree to offshore UK network jobs to India

13 hours 8 min ago
TUPE or not TUPE? Not for roles being sent overseas amid a push to meet post-merger rollout targets

Exclusive VodafoneThree has told some staff their roles may be offshored to India under new contracts with Ericsson and Nokia – and that employment protections won't apply.…

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England's local government shake-up promises to be a massive tech headache

13 hours 53 min ago
Surrey to be divided into two new councils in first phase of countrywide reorg

The UK government will replace Surrey County Council and its 11 borough and district councils with two new unitary councils, which will provide most local services to the area's 1.2 million residents.…

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O2 cranks prices mid-contract, essentially telling customers to like it or lump it

14 hours 37 min ago
Ofcom 'disappointed' by decision that 'goes against the spirit of our rules'

Britian's comms regulator has criticized O2 for hiking prices beyond what customers agreed to, exploiting a loophole in rules designed to end unpredictable mid-contract increases.…

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NHS left with sick PCs as suppliers resist Windows 11 treatment

15 hours 39 min ago
Hospitals told to upgrade, but some medical device makers haven't prescribed compatibility yet

NHS hospitals are being blocked from fully upgrading to Windows 11 by a small number of suppliers that have yet to make their medical devices compatible with Microsoft's latest operating system.…

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Actor couldn’t understand why computer didn’t work when the curtain came down

16 hours 38 min ago
When tech support collides with Halloween, the results are scary

On Call Happy Halloween, dear reader! The Register wishes you a wonderfully scary day. To kick things off, we’ve twisted On Call, our weekly reader-contributed column about keeping computers alive despite the best efforts of zombie coworkers and demonic bosses, to bring tales of times tech support turned spooky.…

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