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WSL graphics driver update brings better GPU support for Linux apps
Whatever OS you run, you have a better chance to run non-native apps. Running Linux virtualized on Windows is set to speed up slightly, and so is running Windows apps on top of 64-bit Linux and macOS.…
Starship may chauffeur Orion to the Moon, as NASA mulls ditching SLS after Artemis V
NASA is reportedly considering using SpaceX's Starship to transport the Orion capsule to the Moon, with some sources calling it a done deal.…
Microsoft breaks Microsoft account sign-ins in Windows 11 with latest update
Microsoft has broken account sign-ins in Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 with a recent update, causing error messages in apps like OneDrive and Office.…
UK police force presses pause on live facial recognition after study finds racial bias
A UK police force has suspended its deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study revealed it was statistically more likely to identify Black people on a watchlist database.…
Feds disrupt monster IoT botnets behind record-breaking DDoS attacks
The US government has moved to disrupt a cluster of IoT botnets behind some of the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded, including traffic bursts topping 30 terabits per second.…
Jaguar Land Rover's cyber bailout sets worrying precedent, watchdog warns
The UK's cyber watchdog has warned that the government's £1.5 billion bailout of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) risks setting a troubling precedent for how Britain handles major cyber crises.…
Supermicro co-founder arrested, charged over $2.5B Nvidia GPU sales to China
A co-founder of Supermicro is among three people charged with diverting servers fitted with Nvidia GPUs worth $2.5 billion to Chinese customers in violation of US export controls.…
UK to rethink tech buying after Palantir backlash, but won't revisit contracts
The UK government has promised a different approach to tech procurement following the award of controversial contracts to Palantir.…
Starmer's digital ID reboot raises same old questions as its Blair-era ancestor
Opinion Last week's UK government consultation on its plans for digital identity had quite a few things missing. It did not include a price estimate - something it said was due to decisions yet to be taken on the scheme's scope - or how long the government would keep "audit trail" records of ID checks.…
Sashiko: AI code review system for the Linux kernel spots bugs humans miss
AI is coming to the Linux kernel in the form of a code review system - not code submissions.…
While you're here, could you go out of your way to do an impossible job?
On Call Each Friday The Register offers a fresh installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that celebrates the fine art of tech support.…
Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin applies to launch 51,000 datacenter satellites
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has applied to launch up to 51,600 datacenter satellites.…
Meta’s latest AI improves its terrible content moderation, just a little
Meta has revealed it’s tested using AI for content moderation chores and found it does better than humans.…
Alibaba has made 470,000 AI chips, admits they’re inferior and may always be
Chinese web giant Alibaba has revealed its T-Head chipmaking business has shipped 470,000 AI chips, and admitted they are currently inferior to rival products, but believes it can build a mutually optimized stack that makes performance gaps moot.…
Decoding Nvidia's Groq-powered LPX and the rest of its new rack systems
GTC DEEP DIVE At Nvidia’s GTC conference this week, CEO Jensen Huang finally addressed a $20 billion question he’s dodged for months: Why spend so much to license AI chip startup Groq’s tech and hire away its engineers rather than build it themselves?…
OpenAI tries to build its coding cred, acquires Python toolmaker Astral
In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position among developers, OpenAI has acquired Python tool maker Astral. The house of Altman expects the deal to strengthen the ecosystem for its Codex programming agent.…
Time to end the 'uncontrolled experiment' of social media on kids, scientists say
There is enough evidence going back far enough that it's reasonable to conclude social media platforms are responsible for population-level mental health harms. …
Unknown attackers exploit yet another critical SharePoint bug
Unknown baddies are abusing yet another critical Microsoft SharePoint bug to compromise victims' SharePoint servers, the US government warned.…
Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they prove they really, really want to
It turns out you won't be limited to Google-verified apps an developers on Android after all. In the face of sustained community dissatisfaction with its developer verification requirement, Google has given Android users an out.…
'Death sentence': EU cloud lobby takes Broadcom to Brussels over VMware partner purge
A lobbying trade body for smaller cloud providers is asking the European Commission to impose interim measures blocking Broadcom from terminating the VMware Cloud Service Provider program, calling the decision a death sentence for some tech suppliers and an illegal squeeze on customer choice.…