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Trump orders purge of 'woke' Anthropic from government
updated President Trump has escalated Anthropic's dispute with the Defense Department with a social media post ordering the entire federal government purge the company's software from its systems. …
PCs and phones to get more boring and expensive in 2026 thanks to memory drought
The next wave of smartphones and PCs will have less memory and fewer capabilities, yet are likely to cost consumers 14 percent more as AI ambitions eat all available memory supplies, according to researchers at IDC.…
Amazon and Nvidia open their wallets to lock in OpenAI's business while SoftBank keeps the lights on
The headlines say OpenAI on Friday announced $110 billion in new investment from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank at a $730 billion pre-money valuation, though terms and conditions apply.…
Suspected Nork digital intruders caught breaking into US healthcare, education orgs
Digital intruders with possible links to North Korea have been infecting US education and healthcare sectors with a never-before-seen backdoor since at least December, according to security researchers.…
Oak Ridge spawns institute to curb AI datacenter power surge
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is hoping to turn its technical expertise to the problem of growing electricity demand from AI datacenters.…
Microsoft HoloLens finds second home in the military after failing battlefield tests
The US Army's attempt to turn Microsoft HoloLens headsets into battlefield kit may have failed, but the AR goggles aren't going into the garbage. Instead, they're being repurposed for remote cargo inspection support.…
Harvard boffins finally crack the mystery of squeaky sneakers
It is a sound evocative of high school: the characteristic squeak of sneakers on a basketball court. UK readers may, however, be familiar with the same sound from their trainers while playing badminton.…
Lovable-hosted app littered with basic flaws exposed 18K users, researcher claims
Vibe-coding platform Lovable has been accused of hosting apps riddled with vulnerabilities after saying users are responsible for addressing security issues flagged before publishing.…
Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but attacks surged to record highs
Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but it seems like the cybercrooks launching the attacks didn't get the memo.…
French DIY etailer ManoMano admits customer data stolen
French online marketplace ManoMano is warning customers their personal data was siphoned off after a cyberattack hit one of its customer support subcontractors – and criminals are already claiming the haul is far larger than the company's carefully worded notice suggests.…
Japan's Rapidus lands $1.7B to chase 2nm chip production by 2027
Japan's fledgling foundry biz Rapidus has secured funding of $1.7 billion to help it progress to mass production of 2nm semiconductors by 2027, making it a potential rival for Taiwan's TSMC.…
Cops back Dutch telco Odido after second wave of ShinyHunters leaks
The Netherlands' national police is backing Odido's refusal to pay a ransom after ShinyHunters leaked a second round of records belonging to the telco.…
50 GW of datacenter demand queues up for UK grid access
About 140 datacenters are in the queue to be connected to Britain's power grid, and their combined energy requirements are estimated to be more than the current peak electricity use for the entire country.…
Half of German-speaking SAP users set to blow past 2027 ECC support deadline
About half of German-speaking SAP users on its legacy ECC ERP system are set to ignore the 2027 support deadline, according to a survey of users in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.…
Sopra Steria sues UK government over £958M Capita outsourcing award
Sopra Steria is suing the UK government, alleging it accepted a bid from rival Capita for an outsourcing contract worth up to £958.7 million that it failed to recognize as too low to comply with procurement rules.…
Mondelēz picks Celonis as process backbone for SAP overhaul
In the middle of a mammoth migration off SAP's legacy ERP systems, global snack giant Mondelēz has found an alternative to the German vendor's tech as the main platform for understanding its complex, fragmented business processes.…
UK copper fired after faking keyboard taps using photo frame
Avon and Somerset Police this week confirmed a former officer was dismissed after she was found weighing her laptop keyboard down with photo frames to simulate activity.…
Engineer held hostage by client who asked for the wrong fix
On Call Friday has arrived, bringing a promise of fleeting freedom – and a new instalment of On Call, The Register's reader-contributed column that retells your tales of tech support incidents that became memorable for all the wrong reasons.…
NUC, NUC! Who’s there? ASUS with a thin client for Microsoft’s cloudy PCs
Microsoft has found some friends to make desktop devices that boot into its Windows 365 cloud PCs.…
China’s ‘The US hacks itself to make us look bad’ theorists return with a crypto conspiracy
The Chinese agency that has accused the USA of cyberattacks on its own infrastructure to make Beijing look bad is back with another theory: Washington’s actions against cryptocurrency crooks are just attempts to dominate the global financial system.…

