TheRegister

Subscribe to TheRegister feed TheRegister
Biting the hand that feeds IT
Updated: 1 hour 49 min ago

Dell delivers monster 20-petaFLOPS desktop built on Nvidia's GB300 Superchip

Tue, 2025-03-18 20:01
HPE and Lenovo also have plans to put Jensen's latest hardware to work

GTC The age of the 20-petaFLOPS desktop is upon us as Dell announced a machine capable of achieving that massive processing power today at Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference in Silicon Valley.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Nvidia wants to put a GB300 Superchip on your desk with DGX Station, Spark PCs

Tue, 2025-03-18 19:03
Or a 96 GB RTX PRO in your desktop or server

GTC After a Hopper hiatus, Nvidia's DGX Station returns, now armed with an all-new desktop-tuned Grace-Blackwell Ultra Superchip capable of churning out 20 petaFLOPS of AI performance.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Nvidia punts silicon photonic switches to keep GPUs fed with data

Tue, 2025-03-18 18:51
Power sipping bandwidth bottleneck busters – or that's the hope, anyway

GTC Nvidia is set to make available Ethernet and InfiniBand switches featuring silicon photonics with co-packaged optics to advance its vision of datacenters with "millions of GPUs," arguing that the equipment can keep power consumption down.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

We heard you like HBM – Nvidia's Blackwell Ultra GPUs have 288 GB of it

Tue, 2025-03-18 18:35
There goes AMD's capacity advantage

GTC Nvidia's Blackwell GPU architecture is barely out of the cradle – and the graphics chip giant is already looking to extend its lead over rival AMD with an Ultra-themed refresh of the technology.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Amazon accused of using algorithms to push warehouse workers to breaking point

Tue, 2025-03-18 18:28
Web souk hits back at critical study into union drive at package depot

Amazon has used tricks, algorithms, and surveillance to discourage warehouse employees from unionizing, according to a paper published in the journal Socius.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

US tech jobs outlook clouded by DOGE cuts, Trump tariffs

Tue, 2025-03-18 18:01
Hiring remains relatively strong as analysts warn of slowdown

A pair of reports on tech sector employment trends in the United States suggest out-of-work techies right now have relatively decent prospects, but economic uncertainty and rapid policy changes initiated by the Trump administration mean the future job market looks less rosy.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller now available to mere mortals

Tue, 2025-03-18 17:06
For when a Pico 2 is just too general purpose

The Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller is generally available, meaning the chip can now be picked up from resellers rather than as a Pico 2 or on PCBs from manufacturers like JLC.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Vivaldi 7.2 browser wants to topple tech's feudal lords

Tue, 2025-03-18 16:24
Tall order for tiny marketshare techies but 'This is the moment to decide what kind of internet we want,' says CEO

A new, speedier browser has arrived in the form of Vivaldi 7.2, giving its CEO the opportunity to protest the power of tech giants.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Microsoft isn't fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying

Tue, 2025-03-18 15:13
'Only' a local access bug but important part of N Korea, Russia, and China attack picture

An exploitation avenue found by Trend Micro has been used in an eight-year-long spying campaign, but there's no sign of a fix from Microsoft, which apparently considers this a low priority.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Oracle JDK 24 appears in rare alignment of version and feature count

Tue, 2025-03-18 14:30
The 24 JDK Enhancement Proposals in Java 24 represent a stochastic sign

Oracle JDK 24 debuted on Tuesday with 24 JDK Enhancement Proposals, or JEPs as they're known in the Java programming community.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Google acquisition target Wiz links fresh supply chain attack to 23K pwned GitHub repos

Tue, 2025-03-18 13:02
Ad giant just confirmed its cloudy arm will embrace security shop in $30B deal

Wiz security researchers think they've found the root cause of the GitHub supply chain attack that unfolded over the weekend, and they say that a separate attack may have been to blame.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

DoorDash sued for allegedly branding customer a fraudster after delivery photo query

Tue, 2025-03-18 12:36
Dispute over app privacy escalates into legal brawl

Phyllis Jager, CEO of New York-based creative agency zuMedia, has perhaps, like some of you, privacy concerns about the pictures DoorDash drivers take to prove they've correctly made their deliveries.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Curious tale of two HR tech unicorns, alleged espionage, and claims of a spy hiding in a bathroom

Tue, 2025-03-18 11:37
There's nothing bog-standard about this bombshell loo-suit

Rival HR technology unicorns are at each other's throats in a courtroom brawl over alleged corporate espionage.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

UK wants dirt on data brokers before criminals get there first

Tue, 2025-03-18 10:32
Govt wants to learning mistakes of serially breached record holders so it can, er, liberalize data sharing regs under new law

The UK government is inviting experts to provide insights about the data brokerage industry and the potential risks it poses to national security as it moves to push new data-sharing legislation over the line.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

ATMs in the Amazon: Edge is crossing its tipping point, says SUSE CTO

Tue, 2025-03-18 09:37
Sending Kubernetes and AI into orbit as devices move from 'glorified sensors' to 'decision-making'

SUSECON 2025 Edge technology is finally past the tipping point thanks to inferencing and AI, according to SUSE CTO Brent Schroeder.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

AI crawlers haven't learned to play nice with websites

Tue, 2025-03-18 08:36
SourceHut says it's getting DDoSed by LLM bots

SourceHut, an open source git-hosting service, says web crawlers for AI companies are slowing down services through their excessive demands for data.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn't pay up

Tue, 2025-03-18 07:26
Don't laugh. This kind of warning shows crims are getting desperate

Dark web analysts at infosec software vendor Fortra have discovered an extortion crew named Ox Thief that threatened to contact Edward Snowden if a victim didn’t pay to protect its data – a warning that may be an indicator of tough times in the ransomware world for some, at least.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Google’s broadband balloon laser comms tech floated out as independent company

Tue, 2025-03-18 05:02
Another success for the 'Moonshot factory' and an extra rival for Starlink et al

Google’s attempt to provide remote area connectivity with balloons has been floated out as an independent company, a rare success for the company’s attempt to develop breakthrough technologies.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

'Dead simple' hijacking hole in Apache Tomcat 'now actively exploited in the wild'

Tue, 2025-03-18 00:44
One PUT request, one poisoned session file, and the server’s yours

A trivial flaw in Apache Tomcat that allows remote code execution and access to sensitive files is said to be under attack in the wild within a week of its disclosure.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database

Mon, 2025-03-17 23:35
More light shed on what went down with Marko Elez, thanks to NY AG and co's lawsuit

A now-former DOGE aide violated US Treasury policy by emailing an unencrypted database containing people's private information to two Trump administration officials, according to a court document filed Friday.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Pages