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US indicts duo over alleged Swatting spree that targeted elected officials

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Apparently made over 100 fake crime reports and bomb threats The US government has indicted two men for allegedly reporting almost 120 fake emergencies or crimes in the hope of provoking action by armed law enforcement agencies.…

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Nvidia admits Blackwell defect, but Jensen Huang pledges Q4 shipments as promised

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

The setback won't stop us from banking billions, CFO insists Nvidia has confirmed earlier reports that its Blackwell generation of GPUs suffered from a design defect that adversely impacted the yields of the hotly anticipated accelerators.…

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What a coincidence. Spyware makers, Russia's Cozy Bear seem to share same exploits

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Google researchers note similarities, can't find smoking-gun link Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has spotted an interesting pattern: A Kremlin-linked cyber-espionage crew and commercial spyware makers exploiting specific security vulnerabiliti…

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Nvidia admits Blackwell defect, but Jensen Huang pledges Q4 shipments as promised

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

The setback won't stop us from banking billions, CFO insists Nvidia has confirmed earlier reports that its Blackwell generation of GPUs suffered from a design defect that adversely impacted the yields of the hotly anticipated accelerators.…

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Oh, great. Attacks developed by spyware vendors are being re-used by Russia's Cozy Bear cretins

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Google researchers note the similarities, can't find a link Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has spotted a disturbing similarity in attack tactics used by commercial spyware vendors and Russia-linked attack gangs.…

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AMD's Victor Peng: AI thirst for power underscores the need for efficient silicon

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Moore's Law may be running out of steam, but there are still knobs to turn and levers to pull Hot Chips  Speaking at Hot Chips this week, AMD president Victor Peng addressed one of the biggest challenges facing the semiconductor industry as it grapp…

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Feds claim sinister sysadmin locked up thousands of Windows workstations, demanded ransom

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Sordid search history 'evidence' in case that could see him spend 35 years for extortion and wire fraud A former infrastructure engineer who allegedly locked IT department colleagues out of their employer's systems, then threatened to shut down serv…

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Nvidia's growth slows to a mere 122 percent but it’s still topping expectations

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Still growing in China, ramping Hopper prods and predicting Blackwell billions soon Nvidia has again achieved triple-digit year-over-year growth, but its expansion is slowing.…

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Salesforce mulls charging per AI chat as investors sweat over fewer seats

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Benioff sees 'very high margin opportunity' in bid to 'monitize' productivity gains Salesforce is considering a new charging model based on AI agent conversations as it attempts to allay investor concerns that improving productivity among users will…

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Proof-of-concept code released for zero-click critical IPv6 Windows hole

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

If you haven't deployed August's patches, get busy before others do Windows users who haven't yet installed the latest fixes to their operating systems will need to get a move on, as code now exists to exploit a critical Microsoft vulnerability anno…

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Google trains a GenAI model to simulate Doom's game engine in real-ish time

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

The proof of concept shows promise despite big limitations A team from Google and Tel Aviv University have developed a generative AI game engine capable of simulating the cult classic Doom at more than 20 frames per second because research.…

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Warren Buffett’s favorite insurer GEICO drops VMware for OpenStack

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Seeks customizable cloud and less lock-in US auto insurer GEICO has decided to migrate from VMware to OpenStack.…

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Rock Chrome hard enough and get paid half a million

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Google revises Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program with higher payouts for bug hunters Google's Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) is now significantly more rewarding – with a top payout that's at least twice as substantial.…

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Verizon taps another satellite operator to make texting from the middle of nowhere easier

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

iPhone-like functionality coming to other devices on the network soon Verizon has teamed up with another satellite operator to offer US customers a commercial direct-to-device messaging service for when a terrestrial cell network is not available, s…

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Brit teachers are getting AI sidekicks to help with marking and lesson plans

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Isn't the education system in enough trouble already? Updated  The UK government is set to equip teachers with AI tools to help them "mark and plan lessons."…

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Hangover from messy Walmart tech divorce ongoing at Asda

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

UK grocer suffers IT issues with clothing orders, self-scanning, and store picker app The UK's third-largest grocery retailer continues to see its IT operations beset with problems as it struggles with its fraught divorce from US retail giant Walmar…

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Ex-Windows boss who tried to save the Start Menu now Shopify tech wizard

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Time to make e-commerce great again instead? Mikhail Parakhin, the former Windows boss who pledged to "make Start Menu great again" before departing Microsoft shortly after, has popped up as CTO of e-commerce outfit Shopify.…

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Microsoft hosts a security summit but no press, public allowed

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

CrowdStrike, other vendors, friendly govt reps…but not anyone who would tell you what happened op-ed  Microsoft will host a security summit next month with CrowdStrike and other "key" endpoint security partners joining the fun — and during which the…

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Fintech outfit Klarna swaps humans for AI by not replacing departing workers

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Insists it's not cutting jobs and pays harder-to-automate people more with AI savings Buy-now-pay-later outfit Klarna's CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is so thrilled with the performance of AI at his business that he's planning to shrink the human head…

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Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

French police reckon financial system targeted during Summer Games Nearly four weeks after the cyberattack on dozens of French national museums during the Olympic Games, the Brain Cipher ransomware group claims responsibility for the incident and sa…

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DataVita declares sovereignty with 'National Cloud' for UK

donderdag 29 augustus 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Scottish provider promises no hidden fees, full control, and safe haven for data British hosting biz DataVita has launched what it calls "National Cloud," a service offering clients data residency within the UK, and claims to have full transparency …

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