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Before the megabit: A trip through vintage datacenter networking
The world of datacenter networking is crammed with exotic technology and capabilities beyond the imaginings of administrators charged with running big iron decades ago. However, while it might have been a slower and more proprietary time, it was also perhaps a little simpler.…
Data spill in aisle 5: Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize says 2.2M affected after cyberattack
Multinational grocery and retail megacorp Ahold Delhaize says upwards of 2.2 million people had their data compromised during its November cyberattack with personal, financial and health details among the trove.…
There's no international protocol on what to do if an asteroid strikes Earth
UK lawmakers have learned there is no international protocol for making decisions over how to respond to a prospective life-threatening asteroid strike on Earth.…
The network is indeed trying to become the computer
Analysis Moore's Law has run out of gas and AI workloads need massive amounts of parallel compute and high bandwidth memory right next to it – both of which have become terribly expensive. If it weren't for this situation, the beancounters of the world might be complaining about the cost of networking in the datacenter.…
The year of the European Union Linux desktop may finally arrive
Opinion Microsoft, tactically admitting it has failed at talking all the Windows 10 PC users into moving to Windows 11 after all, is – sort of, kind of – extending Windows 10 support for another year.…
Fresh UK postcode tool points out best mobile network in your area
The UK's telecoms regulator has released an overhauled tool comparing mobile coverage and performance across the country, claiming this will help the millions of Brits missing out on the best local network.…
Don't shoot, I'm only the system administrator!
On Call Welcome once again to On Call, The Register's Friday column that celebrates the frolicsome fun that readers have experienced when asked to deliver tech support.…
HPE customers on agentic AI: No, you go first
HPE Discover 2025 HPE envisions a future where customer systems are filled with its agentic AI products, but reactions from the HPE Discover show floor in Las Vegas this week suggest the company has a way to go to convince folks to buy in.…
Starlink helps eight more nations pass 50 percent IPv6 adoption
Eight more nations have passed at least 50 percent IPv6 deployment, according to the Internet Society (ISOC).…
Australia not banning kids from YouTube – they’ll just have to use mum and dad’s logins
More trouble for authors as Meta wins Llama drama AI scraping case
Californian courts have not been kind to authors this week, with a second ruling going against an unlucky 13 who sought redress for use of their content in training AI models.…
Back in black: Microsoft Blue Screen of Death is going dark
The infamous Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) will be replaced later this summer by a new black screen as part of Microsoft's Windows Resiliency Initiative (WRI).…
FBI used bitcoin wallet records to peg notorious IntelBroker as UK national
The notorious data thief known as IntelBroker allegedly broke into computer systems belonging to more than 40 victims worldwide and stole their data, costing them at least $25 million in damages, according to newly unsealed court documents that also name IntelBroker as 25-year-old British national Kai West.…
What if Microsoft just turned you off? Security pro counts the cost of dependency
Comment A sharply argued blog post warns that heavy reliance on Microsoft poses serious strategic risks for organizations – a viewpoint unlikely to win favor with Redmond or its millions of corporate customers.…
Microsoft nuke power deal for Three Mile Island appears to be ahead of schedule
A revamped Three Mile Island nuclear plant could be fueling Microsoft's AI datacenters sooner than first thought, according to Constellation Energy executives.…
Cisco fixes two critical make-me-root bugs on Identity Services Engine components
Cisco has dropped patches for a pair of critical vulnerabilities that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute code on vulnerable systems.…
Exif marks the spot as fresh version of PNG image standard arrives
The free graphics format that people actually know how to pronounce has been updated.…
The SmartNIC revolution fell flat, but AI might change that
Analysis In 2013, Amazon Web Services announced a new C3 instance type and made vague references to what it described as "enhanced networking" enabled by an Intel Virtual Function interface.…
Gridlocked: AI's power needs could short-circuit US infrastructure
Power required by AI datacenters in the US may be more than 30 times greater in a decade, with 5 GW facilities already in the pipeline..…
NICER science not so nice as ISS telescope pauses operations
NASA's NICER X-ray telescope is pausing operations just weeks after the US space agency boasted that a January repair and reconfiguration had improved its daytime measurements.…