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Nice try, sinners: Pope nixes idea of AI pontiff blessing netizens

Fri, 2025-09-19 12:00
Leo XIV voices concerns about AI taking jobs – and not just his own

Pope Leo XIV has crucified the idea of creating an AI version which would've allowed Catholics around the world to have a virtual audience with him – without the need for a trip to Vatican City.…

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User group says SAP's licensing models make cloud migration harder

Fri, 2025-09-19 11:15
DSAG criticizes separate regimes for public, private cloud, says users need more time to upgrade in uncertain times

SAP's German-speaking user group has warned that the enterprise software giant's current licensing regime is creating unwanted difficulties in launching cloud migration and upgrade projects.…

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OpenAI plugs ShadowLeak bug in ChatGPT that let miscreants raid inboxes

Fri, 2025-09-19 10:30
Radware says flaw enabled hidden email prompts to trick Deep Research agent into exfiltrating sensitive data

ChatGPT's research assistant sprung a leak – since patched – that let attackers steal Gmail secrets with just a single carefully crafted email.…

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Charities warn Ofcom too soft on Online Safety Act violators

Fri, 2025-09-19 10:00
Another blow for the legislation as Parliament continues to hear stakeholder views

As UK ministers continue to quiz stakeholders over the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act, one charity chief raised concerns over the robustness of Ofcom's enforcement of the controversial legislation.…

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British spreadsheet wizard will take mad skillz to Vegas after taking national Excel crown

Fri, 2025-09-19 09:06
Q: How many Excel users do you need to correctly set the number formatting of a cell? A: Monday, January 1st, 1900

The inaugural finals of the UK Excel Championship have come and gone, and there is now one spreadsheet wrangler to rule them all, at least in the United Kingdom.…

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Word to the wise: Don't tell your IT manager they're not in Excel

Fri, 2025-09-19 07:30
Contractor sneakily fired after pointing out odious ignorance

On Call Welcome to another installment of On Call, The Register's Friday frolic through your tales of delightful tech support encounters.…

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MI6 reveals 'Silent Courier' dark web portal upgrade it hopes will help it recruit new spies

Fri, 2025-09-19 06:27
YouTube vids explain digital tradecraft to reach spooks over Tor or VPN without blowing your cover

The UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, aka MI6, has created a dark web portal called “Silent Courier” that it hopes would-be foreign informants will find a suitably secure means of sharing secrets.…

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Slack threatened to delete nonprofit coding club’s data if it didn’t pay $50k in a week

Fri, 2025-09-19 05:15
Collaborationware CEO tried to smooth things over, but Hack Club now plans a strategy shift

Slack sent a nonprofit hacking club for teens a demand for $50,000, payable within a week, and threatened to delete the club’s message archive if it did not pay.…

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Pigs will fly: Uber Eats to trial drone delivery

Fri, 2025-09-19 02:56
Teams with UAV operator Flytrex for service that moves meals in minutes

Flying pigs may soon be on their way to some US households, after rideshare and food delivery behemoth Uber teamed with drone operator Flytrex for food delivery services.…

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Humanity now has zero active robots at Venus as Japan ends 15-year ‘Dawn’ mission

Fri, 2025-09-19 01:18
Thanks for the memories, Akatsuki

Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency has decided to abandon its Akatsuki Venus orbiter, after losing contact with the craft last year.…

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Microsoft boasts about humongous datacenter on abandoned Foxconn site in Wisconsin

Thu, 2025-09-18 23:20
In a state known for dairy, football, and broken tech dreams

Microsoft's CEO has claimed the operating system-slinger is building the "world's largest datacenter."…

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Intel and Nvidia sitting in a tree, NVLink-I-N-G

Thu, 2025-09-18 21:35
But still no hero customer for Chipzilla's Foundry biz

Nvidia is set to become one of Intel's largest shareholders after the GPU giant announced on Thursday it would invest $5 billion in the struggling chipmaker under a co-development agreement targeting PCs and datacenter infrastructure.…

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Google stuffs Chrome full of AI features whether you like it or not

Thu, 2025-09-18 20:44
Why browse the web yourself when an AI sidekick can spoon-feed it to you?

Now that it knows it won't be forced to sell its browser, Google is cramming AI into every vacant corner of Chrome it can find, whether you like it or not. …

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Google pushes emergency patch for Chrome 0-day - check your browser version now

Thu, 2025-09-18 18:17
Sixth such Chrome flaw this year spotted by the Chocolate Factory, already in play

Google pushed an emergency patch for a high-severity Chrome flaw, already under active exploitation. So it's time to make sure you're running the most recent version of the web browser.…

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Atlassian drops $1B on company that helps measure dev productivity

Thu, 2025-09-18 17:31
Aussie CEO promises AI everywhere, and clearer views of what your devs are up to

Atlassian has continued its AI spending spree with a $1 billion takeover of developer analysis biz DX, a move it promised would give devs "less friction and more flow."…

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AI can now design functional viruses - not the computer kind, either

Thu, 2025-09-18 17:02
Inject this synthetic phage into E. coli and it kills better than the real thing

A group of Stanford bioengineers claim that they've created synthetic bacteriophages using AI-generated designs that not only work in the real world, but are far more infectious than their naturally-occurring counterparts. …

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Crims bust through SonicWall to grab sensitive config data

Thu, 2025-09-18 16:15
Vendor pulls plug on cloud backup feature, urges admins to reset passwords and re-secure devices

SonicWall is telling some customers to reset passwords after attackers broke into its cloud backup service and accessed firewall configuration data.…

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The Notepad that knew too much: Humble text editor gets unnecessary AI infusion

Thu, 2025-09-18 15:39
Copilot+ PC users can run the AI models locally. Others may need a subscription.

Microsoft is continuing to shovel AI functionality into its Notepad application, with Windows Insiders the first test subjects.…

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Cybercriminals pwn 850k+ Americans' healthcare data

Thu, 2025-09-18 15:04
Three US medical centers fess up to serious breaches

Cybercriminals broke in and stole nearly a million Americans' data in the space of a week, in the course of three digital burglaries at healthcare providers.…

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Workday U-turns on rehiring pledge as activist investors take $2B stake

Thu, 2025-09-18 13:58
Layoffs to stand following $1.1B AI acquisition

Activist investors have taken a $2 billion stake in Workday, signaling approval of its direction and saying they "look forward to continued collaboration with the company."…

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