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IBM unleashes CUGA, an open-source AI agent that actually completes more than half its tasks
IBM researchers have released an open source AI agent called CUGA that aspires to automate complex enterprise workflows and get it right about half the time, depending on the task.…
ServiceNow mulls buying Armis to gain full visibility into the IT stack
ServiceNow is reportedly nearing a deal to buy security software company Armis for $7.1 billion to give its customers full stack visibility of their IT estate and eliminate security blindspots, according to Bloomberg.…
US gov't launches 'Tech Force' to replace IT staff DOGE fired
After dissolving several federal tech modernization units and shedding large numbers of technologists, the Trump administration has launched a new talent recruitment initiative, suggesting it still needs people to help drag the government's IT into the present.…
Delays? What delays? Oracle insists its $300B cloud contract with OpenAI is on track
Despite Wall Street jitters and reports to the contrary, Oracle insists its $300 billion datacenter deal with OpenAI is on track and proceeding on schedule.…
New Jolla phone and Sailfish 5 offer a break from iOS-Android monotony
hands on After successful crowdfunding, the latest release of the original handheld Linux distro will power a new handset coming in mid-2026.…
Bot invasion increases with Google scraping the way, Cloudflare says
Global internet traffic grew by 19 percent during 2025, while nearly half of traffic now comes from mobile devices. A significant and growing portion also comes from bots, many designed to train AI.…
China, Iran are having a field day with React2Shell, Google warns
At least five more Chinese spy crews, Iran-linked goons, and financially motivated criminals are now attacking the React2Shell, a maximum-severity flaw in the widely used React JavaScript library, according to Google.…
Apple blocks dev from all accounts after he tries to redeem bad gift card
Apple has blocked a long-time developer from his Apple ID after he failed to redeem what support suggested was a dodgy $500 gift card, leaving him unable to work, cut off from personal files, and barred from what he calls his "core digital identity." …
Salesforce willing to lose money on AI agent licenses when customers are locked in
Salesforce's chief revenue officer has said that he is relaxed about the CRM giant losing money on AI agent seat-based licensing in the long term because it will have many more years to "monetize" such customers.…
GAO report details faltering Veteran’s Administration records upgrade program
A US spending watchdog has delivered another withering verdict on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ efforts to drag its health records program into the 21st century.…
Hyperscalers fuel $112B server spending spree in Q3
The global server market went into overdrive in the third quarter of 2025, racking up a record $112.4 billion in revenue as AI demand pushed vendor sales up 61 percent year-on-year, according to the latest figures from IDC.…
Nutanix takes another swipe at VMware with sovereign cloud push
Nutanix is taking a pop at VMware – again – as it unwraps features that it says allow customers to run distributed sovereign clouds.…
Roomba maker iRobot gets cleaned out in Chapter 11
iRobit, the company behind autonomous vacuum cleaner brand Roomba, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, telling investors that its Chinese manufacturer will assume control going forward.…
Delay to European Central Bank messaging project cost the Bank of England £23M
The European Central Bank's (ECB) decision to delay its move to a new messaging standard in 2022 ended up costing the Bank of England £23 million as it was forced to adjust migration to a new settlement system to avoid compounding risks.…
JLR: Payroll data stolen in cybercrime that shook UK economy
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reportedly told staff the cyber raid that crippled its operations in August didn't just bring production to a screeching halt – it also walked off with the personal payroll data of thousands of employees.…
Apple and Google forced into emergency patching 0-day
Apple and Google have both issued emergency patches after zero-day bugs were caught being actively exploited in what the companies describe as "sophisticated" real-world attacks.…
Denmark takes a Viking swing at VPN-enabled piracy
The Danish government wants the public to weigh in on its proposed laws restricting use of VPNs to access certain corners of the internet.…
Legal protection for ethical hacking under Computer Misuse Act is only the first step
Opinion It was 40 years ago that four young British hackers set about changing the law, although they didn't know it at the time. It was a cross-platform attack including a ZX Spectrum, a BBC Micro, and a Tatung Einstein slamming British Telecom's Prestel service over dial-up modems at 75 bits per second.…
Techie 'forgot' to tell boss their cost-saving idea meant a day of gaming
Who, Me? After a weekend of R&R, The Register welcomes you back to the working week with a new installment of Who, Me? It's the reader-contributed column in which you confess to workplace errors and indiscretions and reveal how you survived to tell the tale.…
Japan just sent origami to space to unfurl possibilities for outsized antennas
Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is celebrating after the successful Sunday launch of its Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration No. 4, which is packed with 16 intriguing payloads.…