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Humanoid robots one tiny step closer to exterminating autoworkers' jobs
That's one small step for Humanoid, or rather a short factory floor traversal. The UK-based robotics biz says it has completed a proof-of-concept test showing its rolling robot can be deployed in a production environment to help with automotive manufacturing.…
European Commission admits attackers broke into public web systems, but says little else
The European Commission has admitted that attackers broke into its public-facing web infrastructure and siphoned off data in a bare-bones disclosure that answers the what but ducks most of the how.…
Google is to journalism what Vikings were to monks. Now their man will run the BBC
Opinion The BBC has a new head honcho in waiting, the Director-General designate Matt Brittin. His job: helming one of the world's most famous and oldest international media brands, one with a vast and sensitive domestic position. His last job: President of EMEA Business and Operations at Google. You can imagine a greater culture clash, but you'll have to work at it.…
Security contractor blew the whistle on support crew's viral indifference
Who, Me? The week before Easter may be a short one for many in the Reg-reading world, but that won't stop us from opening it with a fresh installment of Who, Me? It's the reader-contributed column in which you share stories of things you did at work that had interesting consequences.…
US foreign router ban criticized for being ‘industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity’
The United States’ ban on foreign-made SOHO routers won’t improve security, and only makes sense as “industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity,” according to Milton Mueller, Professor at the University of Georgia’s School of Public Policy and founder of its Internet Governance Project.…
DXC staff to strike in Australia after some go without pay rise for five years
Asia In Brief Staff at services giant DXC’s Australian outpost will go on strike this week after 14 months of negotiations over a new pay agreement failed.…
AI will write code, but prepare to babysit it - and be sure you speak its language
kettle Tell an AI to write you a poem and it'll do it, just in a way that requires a human touch to perfect; the same goes for writing code.…
The first thing vibe coding builds is confidence it will help you succeed
Secret CEO In 1991, when I was 16, a Norwegian Exchange student gave an inspirational performance of the Three Billy Goats Gruff, in the original Norwegian, at my high school talent night. She delivered this performance with such gusto that every word of her performance stuck in my mind and, to this day, I can recite the Three Billy Goats Gruff in Norwegian.…
Bees and hummingbirds aren't just buzzing – they're sipping trace booze
Bees and hummingbirds are effectively day-drinking on the job because their lunch is quietly fermenting.…
Anthropic struggling with Chinese competition, its own safety obsession
Anthropic, riding a wave of goodwill after resisting demands from the US Defense Department to soften model safeguards, is reportedly planning to go public as soon as Q4 2026.…
To BSOD or not to BSOD? Only Microsoft knows the answer
Bork!Bork!Bork! When is a bork not a bork? Perhaps when it's on a Microsoft stand at a US security conference.…
Microsoft takes up residence next to OpenAI, Oracle at Crusoe's 900 MW Texas datacenter expansion
Bitcoin farmer turned bit barn builder Crusoe revealed plans to add 900 megawatts of capacity to its Abilene Texas datacenter campus on Friday to support Microsoft's AI ambitions.…
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right
AI can lead mentally unwell people to some pretty dark places, as a number of recent news stories have taught us. Now researchers think sycophantic AI is actually having a harmful effect on everyone.…
Apple's last tower topples… and the others will follow
Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro – but it's just the first of the tower computers to go. The rest will follow soon.…
Senators want datacenters to come clean on power consumption
US senators are pushing to require datacenters and other large energy customers to report consumption, arguing the data is essential to hold them accountable to local communities.…
Microsoft tells crusty old kernel drivers to get with the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program
Microsoft is removing trust for kernel drivers that haven't been through the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP) in a bid to further secure the Windows kernel.…
Commercial space pleads with NASA to stop moving the goalposts in orbit
NASA's new Moon plan isn't the only policy shift causing concern. Parts of the commercial space industry are also uneasy about the agency's latest change of direction.…
AFC Ajax drops ball as flaws let hackers play admin with tickets and bans
Dutch football giant AFC Ajax has admitted to a data breach after an attacker gained access to its internal systems, in an incident that looks less like a stray pass and more like the gates left wide open.…
Iran war drives urgent need to counter underwater attack drones
The UK and US are looking for technology to counter the threat posed by underwater drones to ships, harbors and other critical maritime infrastructure, and are asking industry for answers.…
Lloyds app glitch turned transactions into shared experience for 447k users
A botched overnight software update at Lloyds Banking Group left up to 447,000 customers briefly seeing other people's transactions in its mobile apps, with the bank now acknowledging the scale of the incident and compensating affected users.…