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Lees meerBrussels' framework muddies the waters and could hand advantage to foreign hyperscalers, says trade body Europe's efforts to reduce reliance on US hyperscalers is under fire from many of the local cloud providers it is designed to help.…
Lees meerBrussels' plan muddies the waters and could hand advantage to foreign hyperscalers, says trade body Europe's efforts to reduce reliance on US hyperscalers is under fire from many of the local cloud providers it is designed to help.…
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Lees meerJen Easterly says most breaches stem from bad software, and smarter tech could finally clean it up Ex-CISA head Jen Easterly claims AI could spell the end of the cybersecurity industry, as the sloppy software and vulnerabilities that criminals rely …
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Lees meerWhen it rains, it pours – and nobody packed an umbrella Opinion When your cabbie asks you what you do for a living, and you answer "tech journalist," you never get asked about cloud infrastructure in return. Bitcoin, mobile phones, AI, yes. Until l…
Lees meerFour back-to-back weekends of work – and disastrously bad documentation – will do that do a techie Who, Me? Welcome to Monday morning and another installment of Who, Me? For the uninitiated, it's The Register's weekly reader-contributed column that…
Lees meerBaking in sustainability begins with smart network design Sponsored Feature The AI revolution is redrawing the business and consumer landscape across the globe. But it is also changing how telco and cloud service providers design and build out the …
Lees meerAllows surveillance and cross-border evidence sharing, which worries human rights groups The United Nations on Saturday staged a signing ceremony for the Convention against Cybercrime, the world’s first agreement to combat online crime. And while 72…
Lees meerCommittee says Apple, Google, and Samsung could render stolen handsets worthless if compelled to act The UK's Home Secretary should use her powers to push the tech industry to deploy stronger technical measures against the surge in phone thefts, acc…
Lees meerFailure at primary datacenter leaves planes parked and passengers angry, second incident since July Updated Timing is everything – except when it isn't. US carrier Alaska Airlines has grounded its fleet once again due to a mystery IT issue.…
Lees meerDatacenter infrastructure and model development spending offset high borrowing costs AI spending is keeping the US economy out of recession, with datacenter infrastructure and model development providing the only significant growth amid trade turmoi…
Lees meerFailure at primary datacenter leaves planes parked and passengers angry, second incident since July Timing is everything – except when it isn't. US carrier Alaska Airlines has grounded its fleet once again due to a mystery IT issue.…
Lees meerStarmer rebrands unpopular scheme as convenience tool after backlash UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has relaunched his digital ID scheme as something that will make people's lives easier, less than four weeks after announcing it as a measure to tack…
Lees meerMystery customer wants an upgrade that will take some time Supermicro has revised its revenue forecast downwards by a couple of billion dollars, but insisted it’s nothing to worry about.…
Lees meerGroup-IB says Tehran-linked crew used hijacked mailbox and VPN to sling phishing emails across Middle East Iran's favorite muddy-footed cyberespionage crew is at it again, this time breaching more than 100 government entities across the Middle East …
Lees meerChipzilla returns to profit and suggests customers are primed to sign for foundry services once it nails 18A process Intel has returned to profitability, grown revenue, and suggested demand for AI will ensure its struggling foundry business wins cus…
Lees meerEight-year telco blunder had a profound impact on three wrongly accused in Wales Details have emerged of a troubling case in which a basic engineering mistake wrecked a digital evidence investigation and led to wrongful accusations.…
Lees meerCheck Point helps exorcise vast 'Ghost Network' that used fake tutorials to push infostealers Google has taken down thousands of YouTube videos that were quietly spreading password-stealing malware disguised as cracked software and game cheats.…
Lees meerWeak demand for iPhone Air and delays to a costly foldable tablet suggest Cupertino's hardware experiments are struggling Apple's run of hardware experiments appears to be hitting some turbulence: The company's ultra-thin iPhone Air has reportedly f…
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