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The most important experimental distro you've never heard of gets new project lead
After five years, the extremely experimental GoboLinux project is springing back to life with a new maintainer and a new release.…
Bezos cost Amazon more than Jassy did in 2024 compensation stakes
Amazon exec chairman Jeff Bezos may not have a daily operational role at the cloud and e-commerce megacorp he founded, but he still got a bigger compensation package than the person currently pulling the strings from the chief executive's office.…
Windows 2000 Server named peak Microsoft. Readers say it's all been downhill since Clippy
The results are in, and it appears that – at least as far as The Register's most loquacious commenters are concerned – Windows Server 2000 was Microsoft's peak.…
Billions pour into AI as emissions rise - returns stay pitiful, say Stanford boffins
AI continues to improve – at least according to benchmarks. But the promised benefits have largely yet to materialize while models are increasing in size and becoming more computationally demanding, and greenhouse gas emissions from AI training continue to rise.…
Southern Water uses Capita's AI tool to flush customer complaints
Scandal struck UK utility company Southern Water is extending a long-running managed services contract with Capita, everyone's favorite outsourcing badass, for up to five years at an estimated cost of £92.4 million ($121 million).…
Ransomware crims hammering UK more than ever as British techies complain the board just doesn't get it
The UK government's latest annual data breach survey shows the number of ransomware attacks on the isles is on the increase – and many techies are forced to constantly informally request company directors for defense spending because there's no security people on the board.…
Users hated a new app – maybe so much they filed a fake support call
On Call Some working weeks are full of achievements, and others miserably unproductive. Here at The Register, we always make sure that if nothing else we produce a fresh instalment of On Call, the column that recounts readers' tales of delivering top-notch tech support.…
VMware opens beta for an upgrade to its midrange vSphere Foundation bundle
VMware has revealed another big upgrade is on the way, this time for its vSphere Foundation suite.…
The sound of Windows 95 about to disappoint you added to Library of Congress significant sound archive
The Brian-Eno-composed sound played by Windows 95 when booted has been added to the US Library of Congress’s list of nationally significant recordings.…
Self-driving car maker Musk's DOGE rocks up at self-driving car watchdog, cuts staff
In February, Elon's Musketeers at President Trump's cost-trimming DOGE operation turned up at the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates the kinds of self-driving cars the billionaire wants to build.…
Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China
Facebook's former director of global public policy told a Senate committee that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was willing to do almost anything to get the social network into China - including, she alleged, offering up Americans' data.…
Apps-from-prompts Firebase Studio is a great example – of why AI can't replace devs
Cloud Next Google on Wednesday announced Firebase Studio, a product pitched as "a cloud-based agentic development environment" – in other words, a browser-based coding workspace that includes AI to help developers to prototype and build apps without writing every line of code themselves.…
Return of Redis creator bears fruit with vector set data type
The return of Redis creator Salvatore Sanfilippo has borne fruit in the form of a new data type - vector sets - for the widely used cache-turned-multi-model database.…
OpenAI slams 'sham' takeover bid by wannabe 'AGI dictator' Musk in countersuit
OpenAI has countersued co-founder Elon Musk, accusing him of unlawful and unfair tactics to derail its restructuring plans and demanding a judge hold him liable for damage allegedly inflicted on the AI super-lab.…
US sensor giant Sensata admits ransomware derailed ops
US sensor maker Sensata has told regulators that a ransomware attack caused an operational disruption, and that it's still working to fully restore affected systems.…
Satellite phone tech coming to your phone this year – but who pays for it?
This year will be Ground Zero for the commercialization of satellite phone services, but a key question is whether operators will charge extra for this capability or include it as part of customer subscriptions.…
Atlassian makes its Rovo AI free, for now, to reduce 'friction' holding you back from agentic nirvana
Atlassian has decided to make its Rovo AI suite free but will in future introduce fees for use beyond a yet-to-be-determined threshold.…
AmigaOS updated in 2025 for some reason
Belgian software house Hyperion Entertainment has released Update 3 for AmigaOS 3.2, the version of the classic operating system it launched in 2021. The update targets Amigas with 680x0 processors, including systems enhanced with PiStorm accelerator boards.…
Amazon Nova Sonic AI doesn't just hear you, it takes tonal cues too
Amazon has introduced a foundation model that claims to grasp not just what you're saying, but how you're saying it - tone, hesitation, and more.…
M365 Family users wake up to notice 'Your subscription expired'
breaking Readers have flooded our mailboxes with reports that Microsoft 365 Family licensing has fallen over this morning, so if you're wondering why your small business or relatives are unable to open Word, consider yourself told.…