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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…
In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices
Voice transcription service Otter.ai has found itself on the wrong end of a lawsuit that claims it trains its speech recognition tech without securing permission to do so.…
India's PM laments missing out on global chipmaking dominance – in 1964!
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has celebrated the nation’s independence day by pointing out that the nation is finally becoming a global chipmaking contender – 60 years after blowing the chance to be a global leader.…
Google admits anticompetitive conduct in Australia, agrees to modest fine
Asia In Brief Google on Monday admitted to anticompetitive conduct in its dealings with Australian telcos.…
P2P payment service Zelle sued for enabling payment fraud hell
Infosec In Brief New York State is suing bank-owned peer-to-peer payment app Zelle, claiming that the banks behind it knew fraud was rampant on the platform but allowed scammers to conduct business with impunity.…
Nabiha Syed remakes Mozilla Foundation in the era of Trump and AI
interview The Mozilla Foundation has changed its look, but its goals remain the same – supporting an internet that's open and inclusive, and that prioritizes the interests of people over corporations.…
Timekettle T1 AI translator helps you scale the Tower of Babel
hands on Timekettle's lightweight T1 interpreter has received the AI treatment and will now perform offline translations. But unless you have deep enough pockets, both figuratively and literally, for another device and a frequent need for translation, it's not for you.…
Election workers fear threats and intimidation without feds' support in 2026
Feature Bill Gates, an Arizona election official and former Maricopa County supervisor, says that the death threats started shortly after the 2020 presidential election.…
Microsoft keeps adding stuff into Windows we don't want - here's what we actually need
OPINION From desktop alerts begging you to sign up for Xbox Game Pass to a second-chance out-of-the-box experience that insists you need Microsoft 365, Windows has a hard time taking "no" for an answer. The operating system's corporate parent isn't a good listener either, festooning the OS with useless features no one asked for.…