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Britains's AI gold rush hits a wall: not enough electricity
Energy is essential for delivering the UK governments' AI ambitions, but Britain faces a critical question: how can it supply enough power for rapidly expanding datacenters without causing blackouts or inflating consumer bills?…
AI boffins teach office supplies to predict your next move
It was only a matter of time. Having invaded the software world, AI has now fixed its sights on once-benign household objects and desk fodder.…
'Fax virus' panicked a manager and sparked job-killing Reply-All incident
On Call By Friday it's only natural to look back upon the working week with a certain nostalgia, an emotion The Register celebrates each week in On Call – the reader-contributed column that shares your tales of tech support trauma.…
Anthropic brings mad Skills to Claude
Paying Anthropic customers can now teach their Claude new tricks, which the company calls Skills.…
TSMC hurrying to bring advanced chip tech to Arizona fab
TSMC is accelerating the rollout of advanced process nodes at its Arizona fabs to meet growing demand for American-made AI products.…
AI makes phishing 4.5x more effective, Microsoft says
People receiving an AI phishing email are 4.5 times more likely to click on the malicious link or file, according to Microsoft.…
Decomposed dinosaurs make Texas a top destination for AI bit barns
Everything is bigger in Texas and that includes the GPU bit barns at the heart of the AI boom.…
Vulnerability scores, huh, what are they good for? Almost nothing
Aram Hovespyan, co-founder and CEO of security biz Codific, says that the rating systems for identifying security vulnerabilities and assessing threat risk need to be overhauled.…
Nork scammers work the blockchain to steal crypto from job hunters
If you're a software developer looking for a job, North Korean scammers have an offer for you that's off the chain, the blockchain that is. These gangs have recently adopted a technique called EtherHiding, hiding malware inside blockchain smart contracts to sneak past detection and ultimately swipe victims' crypto and credentials, according to Google's Threat Intelligence team.…
Feeling lonely? Microsoft Copilot can now listen to your every word, watch your screen
As if pulling support for Windows 10 was not punishment enough for long-suffering customers, Microsoft has decided to shove Copilot down everyone's throats with a new voice activation feature and even more control over your PC. Soon, a Copilot box may even replace the search box on your taskbar.…
Salesforce's Benioff warns of AI 'false prophets' while promising true profits by 2030
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has warned investors to beware "false prophets" peddling AI salvation, as the CRM giant bets on its "agentic enterprise" vision to drive annual revenue past $60 billion by 2030.…
Chinese cyberspies snoop on Russian IT biz in rare east-on-east attack
China's cyberspies quietly broke into a Russian IT service provider in what researchers say is a rare example of Beijing turning its digital gaze on Moscow.…
Oracle goes all-in on AI, customers still figuring out how they'll use it
As Oracle pounds the market with AI announcements across cloud infrastructure, applications, and data analytics, experts have warned that users' path to adoption remains uncertain.…
NordVPN open sources its Linux GUI client under GPLv3
NordVPN has open sourced another of its Linux VPN client apps under the GPLv3. This time, it's the graphical user interface (GUI) version.…
Locked out of your Gmail account? Google says phone a friend
The latest security feature for Gmail enables users to recover their accounts with a little help from their friends.…
US hyperscalers to guzzle 22% more grid juice by end of 2025
Hyperscale datacenters stateside will consume 22 percent more grid power by the end of 2025 than a year ago, and are forecast to need nearly three times as much electricity by the end of the decade.…
Microsoft kills 9.9-rated ASP.NET Core bug – 'our highest ever' score
Microsoft has patched an ASP.NET Core vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.9, which security program manager Barry Dorrans said was "our highest ever." The flaw is in the Kestrel web server component and enables security bypass.…
Windows 11 update breaks localhost, prompting mass uninstall workaround
Microsoft's October Windows 11 update has managed the impressive feat of breaking localhost, leaving developers unable to access web applications running on their own machines.…
Senator presses Cisco over firewall flaws that burned US agency
US Senator Bill Cassidy has fired off a pointed letter to Cisco over the firewall flaws that allegedly let hackers breach "at least one federal agency."…
Axiom Space ejects CEO after six months, installs NASA veteran as replacement
Axiom Space has ousted its CEO after just six months, hiring Jonathan Cirtain to replace Tejpaul Bhatia.…