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SpaceX prepares itself for a tenth Starship flight test
SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship launch, blaming a previous failure on structural issues and fuel pressurization problems.…
UK drafts AI to help Joe Public decipher its own baffling bureaucracy
The UK government has leapt into the AI hype with a raft of "Exemplar" programs it claims will deliver billions in value – including a Clippy-style assistant to help citizens navigate complex forms and legal jargon, rather than simply making them clearer in the first place.…
From PAYE to P45: HMRC staff fired for prying into taxpayer data
The UK tax authority has been forced to clean house after dozens of staff were caught helping themselves to taxpayer records.…
Boffins say tool can sniff 5G traffic, launch 'attacks' without using rogue base stations
Security boffins have released an open source tool for poking holes in 5G mobile networks, claiming it can do up- and downlink sniffing and a novel connection downgrade attack - plus "other serious exploits" they're keeping under wraps, for now.…
Every question you ask, every comment you make, I'll be recording you
Opinion Recently, OpenAI ChatGPT users were shocked – shocked, I tell you! – to discover that their searches were appearing in Google search. You morons! What do you think AI chatbots are doing? Doing all your homework for free or a mere $20 a month? I think not!…
A Linux alternative? Debian/Hurd shows microkernel Unix dream is alive
Before Linux, GNU was working on its own Mach-based Unix compatible OS. Now, in the footsteps of Debian 13, there is a new release.…
Generative AI isn't just a matter of life and death. It's far more important than that
Opinion Real versus virtual. Stolen versus synthesized. Generative AI is blurring the lines we used to think we could read between. Now, it's getting its teeth into life versus death. …
Teen interns brute-forced a disk install, with predictable results
Who, Me? Welcome to Monday and another instalment of Who, Me? It’s The Register’s reader-contributed column in which you admit to mistakes and reveal if they derailed your career.…
Someone's poking the bear with infostealers targeting Russian crypto developers
Researchers at software supply chain security outfit Safety think they’ve found malware that targets Russian cryptocurrency developers, and perhaps therefore Russia’s state-linked ransomware crews…