Elder statesman of system software makes a shocking revelation Last weekend, the SCALE conference came back from the pandemic with a bang: Ken Thompson as keynote speaker. In the Q&A at the end of his talk, Thompson made a surprising confession.…
Lees meerRival network operators champing at the bit amid claims dominant former state firm's undercutting them Briain's telco watchdog Ofcom is delaying a decision on Openreach’s proposed Equinox 2 wholesale pricing scheme for fiber broadband, with just wee…
Lees meerRival network operators champing at the bit amid claims dominant former state firm's undercutting them Britain's telco watchdog Ofcom is delaying a decision on Openreach’s proposed Equinox 2 wholesale pricing scheme for fiber broadband, with just we…
Lees meerCampaigners ask if Palantir's 'must-win' contract could see tech giants build products on NHS data Campaign groups acting on behalf of doctors and patients have threatened legal action over NHS England’s procurement of a £480 million ($582 million) …
Lees meerTough to see how this model can be released in good conscience Analysis Prompt: Describe GPT-4 as if it were a medicine advertised on television, with appropriate warnings about side effects.…
Lees meerBut if he swings it, the company can secure long term growth Analysis As Oracle disappointed markets with its financial results last week, CTO and founder Larry Ellison made a big sell of a growth plan based around healthcare, a plan not without it…
Lees meerA tale of how a PEBCAK became a CLE On Call On-Call, The Register's weekly column in which we share readers' stories of tech support trauma, usually opens with a short reverie about the approaching weekend.…
Lees meerSpoiler: It's looking much better than 37 did at this stage The Fedora project has released the beta version of Fedora 38. The Reg took it for a spin, and it handles well.…
Lees meerTosses some features to mid-tier masses, including those buying upcoming Redmi, realme handsets Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 mobile platform, which it claims gives some of the bang of its high-end Snapdragon 8 series, but for handse…
Lees meerA tale of how a PEBCAK became a CLE On Call On-Call, The Register's weekly column in which we share readers' stories of tech support trauma, usually opens with a short reverie about the approaching weekend.…
Lees meerStaff reportedly furloughed as firm scrambles to find funding after failed launch Virgin Orbit has hit the pause button on the business to "conserve capital" while it seeks funding and explores strategic opportunities.…
Lees meerOh wait, another appeal is on the way. Seventh time the charm? Lenovo must pay US patent holder InterDigital $138.7 million to settle a years-long licensing dispute for the use of technologies deemed essential to 3G, 4G, and 5G communications.…
Lees meerTosses some features to mid-tier masses, including those buying upcoming Redmi, realme handsets Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 mobile platform, which it claims gives some of the bang of its high-end Snapdragon 8 series, but for handse…
Lees meer'Soft errors' caused by neutrons are well known. This study suggests we might be making them more likely When your correspondent is in the pub talking tech, conversation sometimes turns to this 2008 warning from Cisco that some of its line cards can…
Lees meerThis one has it all: Donald Trump’s inner circle, a Beijing bot backlash, conspiracy theories, and more Meet the newest member of the crypto rogues' gallery: Ho Wan Kwok, aka Guo Wengui, aka Miles Guo, whom the US Department of Justice on Wednesday …
Lees meerLooks to be the same baddies attacking VMware hypervisors last year Suspected Chinese spies have exploited a critical Fortinet bug, and used custom networking malware to steal credentials and maintain network access, according to Mandiant security r…
Lees meerSome non-artificial intelligence needs to be involved The US Copyright Office will consider an AI-generated work copyrightable if a human can prove they themselves put a meaningful amount of creative effort into the final content, according to a pol…
Lees meerSBF alone pocketed $2.2B, or so this bankruptcy paperwork goes In fresh filings in the FTX bankruptcy case, the cryptocurrency-exchange-slash-hedge-fund's liquidators say they've uncovered $3.2 billion (£2.6b) in payments and loans made to disgraced…
Lees meerSome non-artificial intelligence has to have been involved The US Copyright Office will consider an AI-generated work copyrightable if a human can prove they themselves put a meaningful amount of creative effort into the final content, according to …
Lees meerIn case of apathy, break Glass Google has halted sales of its business-grade augmented reality specs, the Glass Enterprise Edition.…
Lees meerWhy patching matters: Everyone seemingly had a crack at security bug Multiple criminals, including at least potentially one nation-state group, broke into a US federal government agency's Microsoft Internet Information Services web server by exploit…
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