Atlassian softens its cloud-first approach for remaining on-prem customers Happy to have 'em go hybrid as it wises up to the enterprise Applications05 Aug 2024 | 3
DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust – using AI, of course Who wants to make a TRACTOR pull request? Research03 Aug 2024 | 105
San Francisco set to ban rent-hiking algorithms used by landlords Automated price-fixing software screwing over tenants? Fog off! Software02 Aug 2024 | 25
Azure Linux 3 hits general availability – but don't expect any frills Microsoft's distribution gets a new LTS kernel OSes02 Aug 2024 | 9
50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution In 1974, Gary Kildall got the first version working and changed the world of operating systems OSes02 Aug 2024 | 110
Microsoft whiz dishes the dirt on the Blue Screen Of Death's colorful past CrowdStrike reminded the public that BSODs still exist. Their origins go back decades OSes02 Aug 2024 | 26
AI to invade hundreds more Taco Bell drive-thrus this year After McDonald’s puts chatbots on ice, TB decides to take a bite AI + ML01 Aug 2024 | 18
Here we go again with more AI crime prediction for policing Hold that thought, citizen AI + ML01 Aug 2024 | 26
Is AI going to pay its way? Wall Street wants tech world to show it the money Kettle 2025 could be Peak Nvidia when reality finally kicks in AI + ML01 Aug 2024 | 24
Too late now for canary test updates, says pension fund suing CrowdStrike That horse has not just bolted, it's trampled all over kernel space CSO01 Aug 2024 | 109
OpenAI might be a partner, but it's also a competitor, says Microsoft Opinion Either Sam and Satya are on the rocks, or this is just more maneuvering to avoid regulatory scrutiny AI + ML01 Aug 2024 | 4
Linux updates with an undo function? Some distros have that Snapshots, failover, recovery, and uninstallation on a plate OSes01 Aug 2024 | 31
Xen hypervisor quadruples its possible core count for version 4.19 Pesky test infrastructure woes seem to be solved, too Virtualization01 Aug 2024 | 4
Meta to boost training infra for Llama 4 tenfold, maybe deliver it next year Sweet sweet GenAI money not yet flowing, Zuck reckons other ML efforts are paying off AI + ML01 Aug 2024 | 4
Superclusters too big, but single servers too small? Oracle offers AI Goldilocks zone Adds L40 bare metal option to the O-Cloud, plus A100 and H100 VMs. And teases a GH200 beast PaaS + IaaS01 Aug 2024 | 1
Tesla that killed motorcyclist was in Full Self-Driving mode 28-year-old mowed down in US state where cars ordinarily aren't allowed to operate autonomously AI + ML31 Jul 2024 | 166
Skype goes ad-free, which is unusual for Microsoft Feedback prioritized, unless it's about a feature customers really miss Applications31 Jul 2024 | 30
EU AI Act still in infancy, but those with 'intelligent' HR apps better watch out Users and developers warned to prepare for what's coming with human resources a focus in 'high-risk' category AI + ML31 Jul 2024 | 37
OpenTofu hits version 1.8 with more crowd-pleasing features Open source TerraForm rival introduces a new file extension so users can 'keep older code around for compatibility' Devops31 Jul 2024 | 5
Compared to other distros, Vanilla OS 2 'Orchid' is rewriting how Linux works In front, unmodified GNOME; underneath, it's all a bit strange, but purposefully so OSes31 Jul 2024 | 44
Meta's AI safety system defeated by the space bar 'Ignore previous instructions' thwarts Prompt-Guard model if you just add some good ol' ASCII code 32
Microsoft's Azure networking takes a worldwide tumble Updated Ready to talk it up to investors today, Redmond?
Compared to other distros, Vanilla OS 2 'Orchid' is rewriting how Linux works In front, unmodified GNOME; underneath, it's all a bit strange, but purposefully so
Firefox's Mozilla follows Google in losing trust in Entrust's TLS certificates Compliance failures and unsatisfactory responses mount from the long-time certificate authority
DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust – using AI, of course Who wants to make a TRACTOR pull request?
50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution In 1974, Gary Kildall got the first version working and changed the world of operating systems
Boeing's Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit Perhaps those thrusters actually burn dollars after all
Post-CrowdStrike, Microsoft to discourage use of kernel drivers by security tools Updated Now there's an idea – parsing config data in user mode
DigiCert gives unlucky folks 24 hours to replace doomed certificates after code blunder For the want of an underscore
Russia takes aim at Sitting Ducks domains, bags 30,000+ Eight-year-old domain hijacking technique still claiming victims
China stops worrying about lack of GPUs and learns to love the supercomputer The workaround is going to be inevitable in the future anyway, say Chinese boffins HPC31 Jul 2024 | 22
Canceled meeting between US and UAE throws fresh scrutiny on Microsoft-G42 deal All a simple misunderstanding, we're told AI + ML31 Jul 2024 | 9
Microsoft remains massively profitable, investors await AI payoff Everyone loves Copilot, execs claim – and hope they can say the same for Copilot Plus PCs Software31 Jul 2024 | 14
AMD sold $1B of Instinct GPUs last quarter, driving triple-digit datacenter growth Which is nice, but way behind Nvidia, while other segments are soft and supply-chain pain persists On-Prem31 Jul 2024 | 1
DigiCert gives unlucky folks 24 hours to replace doomed certificates after code blunder For the want of an underscore CSO31 Jul 2024 | 26
No love lost between Apple and Nvidia as iGiant chooses Google chips for AI training Things are getting Tensor between Cupertino and Nv AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 9
Can't get Minecraft, MongoDB Cloud, others to work today? Blame that Azure outage Shut the Front Door! PaaS + IaaS30 Jul 2024 | 15
Meta to cough up $1.4B to end fight over 'unlawful' facial recognition of friends Everything's bigger in Texas – even the settlement deals AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 16
Zuck dreams of personalized AI assistants for all – just like email SIGGRAPH A model finetuned on your social media profile? What could possibly go wrong? AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 31
W3C says Google's cookie climbdown 'undermines' a lot of work While some celebrate, the World Wide Web Consortium Technical Architecture Group is not happy Applications30 Jul 2024 | 29
How deliciously binary: AI has yet to pay off – or is transforming business Feature Calculating ROI of neural networks turns out to be rather complicated CxO30 Jul 2024 | 67
Europe launches 'AI Factories' initiative in hopes of competing globally Yes, you've heard the term 'AI Factories' before but Europe has its own spin AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 15
Latest update for 'extremely fast' compression algorithm LZ4 sprints past old versions New release does something you might have thought it already did Applications30 Jul 2024 | 32
Automation needed to fight army of AI content harvesters stalking the web Analysis Just when you think you've ban-hammered them all, more pop up AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 21
South Korea creates $445M bailout fund after payment glitch trips up e-commerce giant Founder forbidden to leave the country, promises to make things right for out-of-pocket vendors Software30 Jul 2024 | 9
Desktop hypervisors are not dead: Oracle preps major VirtualBox update Solaris support persists and support for Armed Macs improves Virtualization30 Jul 2024 | 28
Apple Intelligence beta lands in iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 previews At last, the world-changing innovation of ML emojis can be yours to enjoy AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 17
Meta's AI safety system defeated by the space bar 'Ignore previous instructions' thwarts Prompt-Guard model if you just add some good ol' ASCII code 32 AI + ML29 Jul 2024 | 55
Microsoft finds a new way to irritate Windows 11 users – a backup pop-up Ads in the Start Menu not annoying enough for you? Hold my beer OSes29 Jul 2024 | 81
The port of the Windows 95 Start Menu was not all it seemed Fnding your code on the cutting room floor decades after the event OSes29 Jul 2024 | 24
Linux Mint 22 'Wilma' still the Bedrock choice for moving off Windows Outsmarting Ubuntu's midlife crisis and dodging Flintstone-sized bugs OSes29 Jul 2024 | 132
Post-CrowdStrike, Microsoft to discourage use of kernel drivers by security tools Updated Now there's an idea – parsing config data in user mode OSes29 Jul 2024 | 46
Open source AI helped China catch up to the world, researchers reckon APAC in brief Plus: Grab drops cab merger, Kakao founder goes to the clink, Alibaba denies Jack Ma cronyism, and more AI + ML29 Jul 2024 | 9
The secret to better weather forecasts may be a dash of AI Google adds machine learning to climate models for 'faster forecasts' Science27 Jul 2024 | 92
Video game actors strike because they fear an attack of the AI clones You wouldn't download a performer AI + ML26 Jul 2024 | 43
Google DeepMind's latest models kinda sorta take silver at Math Olympiad Sure, it took three days to do what teenaged brainiacs do in nine hours – but who's counting? AI + ML26 Jul 2024 | 14
Study shock! AI hinders productivity and makes working worse Management drank the Kool Aid but staff can't cope with new demands AI + ML26 Jul 2024 | 81
Omnissa, VMware's old end-user biz, emerges with promise of 'AI-infused autonomous workspace' We think this means easier-to-administer virtual desktops with extra shiny Virtualization26 Jul 2024 | 3
Sam Altman wants a US-led freedom coalition to fight authoritarian AI Team America AI Police? AI + ML25 Jul 2024 | 30
OpenAI unveils AI search engine SearchGPT – not that you're allowed to use it yet Launching in Beta is so 2014. We're in the prototype limited sign-up era now AI + ML25 Jul 2024 | 2
FYI: Data from deleted GitHub repos may not actually be deleted And the forking Microsoft-owned code warehouse doesn't see this as much of a problem CSO25 Jul 2024 | 49
Microsoft adds generative search to its Bing engine Looks a lot like Google's AI Overviews, hopefully without some of the early unfortunate summaries AI + ML25 Jul 2024 | 5
Apple Maps escapes orchard into web browser wilds Chrome and Edge on Windows can now join the fun Applications25 Jul 2024 | 30
Adobe exec likened hidden cloud subscription exit fees to 'heroin', says FTC Read the unredacted complaint against Photoshop giant and its software plans Applications25 Jul 2024 | 37
AI models face collapse if they overdose on their own output Recursive training leads to nonsense, study finds AI + ML25 Jul 2024 | 140
X.org lone ranger rides to rescue multi-monitor refresh rates X11 isn't dead while people still keep working on it Applications25 Jul 2024 | 33
OpenBSD enthusiast cooks up guide for the technically timid If you want a simple step-by-step, this is the best we've seen OSes25 Jul 2024 | 30
You're not hallucinating: Generative AI is helping IBM's mainframes grow Big Blue brings in more cash and profit than predicted Systems25 Jul 2024 | 9
ServiceNow president leaves after policy breach related to public sector boss hire But the books look good, because of real AI SaaS25 Jul 2024 | 2
How a cheap barcode scanner helped fix CrowdStrike'd Windows PCs in a flash This one weird trick saved countless hours and stress – no, really OSes25 Jul 2024 | 88
Mistral Large 2 leaps out as a leaner, meaner rival to GPT-4-class AI models It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it AI + ML25 Jul 2024 | 2
The months and days before and after CrowdStrike's fatal Friday Analysis 'In the short term, they're going to have to do a lot of groveling' CSO25 Jul 2024 | 46
Microsoft wants fatter pipes between its AI datacenters, asks Lumen to make light work of it Is this what the kidz call a glow-up? Networks24 Jul 2024 | 1
Musk deflects sluggish Tesla car sales with Optimus optimism Claims 'everyone on Earth is going to want one' AI + ML24 Jul 2024 | 87
CrowdStrike fiasco highlights growing Sino-Russian tech independence Analysis China is playing a long game, which could pay off on an enormous scale Software24 Jul 2024 | 62
VMware sends vSphere 7 into extra time by extending support for six months A nice surprise, but some other vAdmins have an August 1 deadline to sort out subscriptions Virtualization24 Jul 2024 | 9
Google keeps the cost of AI search flat, and kids are lovin' it As the G-Cloud brings in big bucks and plentiful profit AI + ML24 Jul 2024 | 3
Meta claims ‘world’s largest' open AI model with Llama 3.1 405B debut Zuck says he wants to mimic Linux and go open source, kind of AI + ML23 Jul 2024 | 11
FTC sticks a probe into 'surveillance pricing' Big Biz uses to gouge us all Ever had to shop in incognito mode to avoid paying more? This one's for you Software23 Jul 2024 | 28
Sam Altman's basic income experiment finds that money can indeed buy happiness But not necessarily health AI + ML23 Jul 2024 | 100
Now as many as 10,000 SAP jobs to be hit by restructure Revenue and underlying profit please markets in Q2 as German software giant retains focus on costs Databases23 Jul 2024 | 8
CrowdStrike CEO summoned to explain epic fail to US Homeland Security committee Boss faces grilling before Congress over disastrous software snafu Software23 Jul 2024 | 50
Arch-based CachyOS promises speed but trips over its laces Hands-on Strictly for performance fiends with ultra-modern kit who want a distro to match OSes23 Jul 2024 | 16
SAP system gives UK tax collector a £750B headache as clock ticks on support Updated For now it's Capgemini to the rescue (again) Databases23 Jul 2024 | 27
How to maintain code for a century: Just add Rust Opinion Proprietary code goes unpublished – but no FOSS package ever dies Software23 Jul 2024 | 100
Tencent Cloud launches CentOS variant tuned for Chinese silicon Another sign of China's technological turn inwards – but not, sadly, a SPARC revival OSes23 Jul 2024 | 6
Google's plan to drop third-party cookies in Chrome crumbles Ad giant promises to protect privacy, as critics say surveillance continues Software23 Jul 2024 | 60
Mozilla Thunderbird finally gets system tray notifications After 24 years, bug report finally gets fixed Software22 Jul 2024 | 21
What does Google Gemini do with your data? Well, it's complicated... Big misconception is that data ingestion is occurring, we're told AI + ML22 Jul 2024 | 10
Websites clamp down as creepy AI crawlers sneak around for snippets Shrinks training pool, but hurts services like the Internet Archive AI + ML22 Jul 2024 | 15
Unit4 ends support for research costing tool used to plan the Covid vaccine Exclusive UK university users face migration path following plan to withdraw support for product some build £1M solutions around Databases22 Jul 2024 | 10
Microsoft's CISPE settlement includes a suspension of audits for members Exclusive Cloud group companies free of Redmond's compliance cops for 2 years in return for ditching EC antitrust complaint Software22 Jul 2024 | 7
Facebook prank sent techie straight to Excel hell Who, Me? When someone kicks a chair across the room out of fear they'll be fired it's stopped being funny Software22 Jul 2024 | 121
Google, Oracle, Microsoft make their case for VMware migrations – HPE on the outer? New instance types and discounts galore, and Broadcom all smiles as its preferred licensing finds more friends Virtualization22 Jul 2024 | 6
FTC grabs controller as Microsoft jacks up Game Pass price by 81% This is exactly what we said would happen post-Blizzard merger, laments watchdog, as its appeal continues Personal Tech20 Jul 2024 | 30
Cybercriminals quickly exploit CrowdStrike chaos Who loves a global outage? Phishers, fraudsters and all manner of creeps Software19 Jul 2024 | 24
Life, interrupted: How CrowdStrike's patch failure is messing up the world Oh, was it supposed to be Y2K24? Software19 Jul 2024 | 116
Angry admins share the CrowdStrike outage experience CrowdStrike? More like ClownStrike! Amirite? Software19 Jul 2024 | 265
Second NHS IT system confirmed to be affected by CrowdStrike issues Cancer treatments are in jeopardy across multiple healthcare facilities Software19 Jul 2024 | 34
CrowdStrike shares sink as global IT outage savages systems worldwide Updated Emergency services, medical practices, airlines, banks, and more all crippled Software19 Jul 2024 | 285
Capgemini wins deal with UK tax collector worth up to £574M Love affair between HMRC and French outsourcer set to last 25 years Software19 Jul 2024 | 13
CrowdStrike file update bricks Windows machines around the world Updated Falcon Sensor putting hosts into deathloop - but there's a workaround Software19 Jul 2024 | 550
OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini is indeed small – like its lead over rivals in certain tests AI Roundup Plus: Meta Euro model drama; Mistral and Nvidia find NeMo; and more AI + ML19 Jul 2024 | 5
Sam Altman sues builder over $27M flooded, sewage-hit 'lemon' of a mega-mansion Leaking skylights, collapsed roof, garbage-clogged pipes - did ChatGPT make this? Bootnotes18 Jul 2024 | 87
Nvidia's next Linux driver to be… just as open Big Green's software remains tricky, but Fedora and AMD are finding ways to cope Software18 Jul 2024 | 26
Europe's largest council could face £12M manual audit bill after Oracle project disaster Thank goodness for pen and paper. Re-implemented system might not arrive until March 2026, four years after initial roll-out Public Sector18 Jul 2024 | 39
Thunderbird is go: 128 now out with revamped 'Nebula' UI Give it a try, if only in case you lose your webmail account Applications18 Jul 2024 | 86
Samsung buys UK AI startup to give its products the personal touch Oxford Semantic could help your fridge and smartphone pick up on your proclivities AI + ML18 Jul 2024 | 15
Tech upgrade broke the casino – took slots offline for days A fresh mess for the Australian outfit that previously managed to pay winnings more than once Software18 Jul 2024 | 17