Draft environmental assessment ready for public scrutiny The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a draft of the environmental assessment for SpaceX's proposal to increase the frequency of launches and landings at the company's Boca…
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Lees meerPeople just don't know how to wrangle chatbots into useful things, Intel says Those using personal computers with built-in AI services are less productive than those using traditional PCs, according to a study conducted by Intel.…
Lees meerOCR tech not quite ready for primetime, in this bit of Windows at least Microsoft has disabled the OCR functionality in its updated Photos app to "address some issues."…
Lees meerDespite parent's financial turbulence, subsidiary continues to secure major contracts Eviden continues to win supercomputer contracts despite the struggles of parent company Atos, announcing a €60 million ($63 million) maximum value award for a Finn…
Lees meerBiden executive orders are as good as dead, and the industry will probably have more say in what comes next Analysis President Biden has taken some steps to create a concrete AI policy in the United States. However, while there's plenty to argue ab…
Lees meerOperators may have to pay more for energy if capacity cannot meet demand Americans could face a 70 percent hike in their electricity bills by 2030 unless action is taken to boost generation and transmission capacity to satisfy an AI-driven surge in …
Lees meerCustomers are 'all miserable' – but not yet deciding to bail Analysis Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware one year ago, on November 22, 2023. Has it been a success?…
Lees meerFiling also suggests it flogging off Android, stops scraping content for AI without opt-out Updated The US Department of Justice last night finally filed court documents proposing Google divest itself of Chrome – the most popular browser in the wor…
Lees meerDual power source beat petrol-only autos for second month running There was good news and bad news for electric vehicle (EV) makers in the European Automobile Manufacturers Association's (ACEA) latest figures: a modest rise in monthly registrations …
Lees meerAuthorities remain tight-lipped on specifics An investigation into areospace and defense giant Thales is now underway over suspicions of palm-greasing and fraud.…
Lees meerPeople just don't know how to talk to chatbots to get them to do useful things efficiently, Intel says Those using personal computers with built-in AI services are less productive than those using traditional PCs, according to a study conducted by I…
Lees meerFledgling band of crooks says it stole 1.2 TB of data The new SafePay ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack on UK telematics biz Microlise, giving the company less than 24 hours to pay its extortion demands before leaking data.…
Lees meerA certain very famous PC manufacturer may not be very good at documenting its legacy tech On Call The effort and application of tech support people are often forgotten, which is why each Friday The Register offers a new instalment of On Call, the r…
Lees meerPeople just don't know how to talk to chatbots to get them to do useful things efficiently, Intel says Those using personal computers with built-in AI services currently are less productive than those using traditional PCs, according to a study cond…
Lees meerOrganized crime types tend not to be kind to those who go against them, so this is nasty A local Japanese government agency dedicated to preventing organized crime has apologized after experiencing an incident it fears may have led to a leak of pers…
Lees meerMaybe it was crowded layout, inconsistent colors and drop shadows that made cloud so hard? Amazon Web Services pioneered public cloud computing, and by doing so created myriad possibilities that have shaped the world we live in today. But the servic…
Lees meerApparently there's not enough space in space The Indian Space Research Organisation revealed late last week that its Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter has twice maneuvered to avoid potential collisions with similar craft.…
Lees meerTL;DR: Attackers will break in and pwn you, as a US government red team demonstrated The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency often breaks into critical organizations' networks – with their permission, of course – to simulate real-world cyber …
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