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Memtest86+, the little RAM tester, flexes FOSS muscles with v7.0

donderdag 11 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Essential tool for PC troubleshooting, even if you never run anything but Windows The revival in development of open source RAM-testing tool Memtest86+ continues with version 7.0 – and it's not just for Linuxy types.…

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Michael Dell: Don't worry about AGI, after all we solved that ozone layer thing

donderdag 11 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Budget, schmudget, when it comes to AI-enabled productivity gains, says exec Any dangers associated with artificial general intelligence (AGI) can easily be countered through action, similarly to how humans resolved the depletion of the ozone layer,…

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It's a preview party at Microsoft, but do you really want an invite?

donderdag 11 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Developers are not alone in losing track of which platform to back Microsoft has a very long history, but the company's attention span seems to be shrinking, which is making it difficult to decide which products have a future and which might be shot…

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NASA's Artemis Moon missions take a rain check until 2025 and beyond

donderdag 11 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

No human will set foot on regolith for 2-plus years now NASA's Moon mission launch dates have slid by about a year – Artemis II to September 2025 and Artemis III to September 2026. Artemis IV, the first mission to the Gateway lunar space station, re…

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Quantum computing eggheads throw some other qubits at the wall to see what sticks

donderdag 11 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Just keep the cold clammy hand of Fujitsu away from it Japan's government scientific research institute Riken is hedging its bets on quantum computing with the deployment of Quantinuum's trapped-ion H1 systems at its facility in Wako, Saitama.…

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Pennsylvanians, your government workers are now powered by ChatGPT

donderdag 11 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

We've heard of bored penpushers hallucinating at their desks, but this is something else Pennsylvania has signed up for a ChatGPT Enterprise plan, allowing the commonwealth's government employees to use OpenAI's generative artificial intelligence to…

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Latest tech layoffs: Twitch, Duolingo, Citrix parent ditch hundreds of workers

donderdag 11 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Happy New Year! Last year's tech layoff spree isn't over, with live-streaming site Twitch announcing today that it's laying off 500 employees, around a third of its staff. The biz isn't alone in letting people go.…

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If you're gonna use AI-made stuff in your game, you better tell us, says Steam

donderdag 11 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

And pinky swear there's no copyright-infringing material Developers must disclose all AI-generated art, code, or music used in their games for Steam to review before their titles can be publicly released via the software souk.…

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SAP to cough up $220M to drag bribery charges into recycle bin

donderdag 11 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Enterprise software giant claims it has cut ties with bad apples Enterprise software giant SAP has agreed to pay at least $220 million to settle bribery charges brought by the US Justice Department (DOJ), the US Securities and Exchange Commission (S…

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Top large language models struggle to make accurate legal arguments

donderdag 11 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

AI can't cite cases, fully grok the law, or reason about it effectively, study finds Interview  If you think generative AI has an automatic seat at the table in the world of law, think again.…

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SAP to cough up $220M to drag bribery charges into recycle bin

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Enterprise software giant claims it has cut ties with bad apples Enterprise software giant SAP has agreed to pay at least $220 million to settle bribery charges brought by the US Justice Department (DOJ), the US Securities and Exchange Commission (S…

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Fidelity National now says 1.3M customers had data stolen by cyber-crooks

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

It's still not calling it ransomware Fidelity National Financial now says criminals got hold of data belonging to 1.3 million customers after breaking into its IT network in November.…

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If you're gonna use AI-made stuff in your game, you better tell us, says Steam

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Game over, no continue if devs caught using copyright-busting materials Developers must disclose all AI-generated art, code, or music used in their games for Steam to review before their titles can be publicly released via the software souk.…

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Trump-era rules reversed on treating gig workers as contractors

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

$ gig revert HEAD && gig commit -e 'Biden was here' The US Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday issued a rule for determining at what point workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors under the federal Fair Labor Standards A…

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Top large language models struggle to make accurate legal arguments

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

AI can't cite cases, fully grok the law, or reason about it effectively study finds Interview  Top large language models tend to generate inaccurate legal information and should not be relied upon for litigation, according to new research.…

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SEC Twitter hijacked to push fake news of hotly anticipated Bitcoin ETF approval

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Buy the hype, sell the, wait, what do we do now?! Updated  The SEC today said its Twitter account was hijacked to wrongly claim it had approved a bunch of hotly anticipated Bitcoin ETFs, causing the cryptocurrency to spike and then slip in price.…

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Are gig workers contractors or employees? Trump-era rules reversed

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

$ gig revert HEAD && gig commit -e 'Biden was here' The US Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday issued a rule for determining at what point workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors under the federal Fair Labor Standards A…

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Uncle Sam tells hospitals: Meet security standards or no federal dollars for you

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Expect new rules in upcoming weeks US hospitals will be required to meet basic cybersecurity standards before receiving federal funding, according to rules the White House is expected to propose in the next few weeks.…

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Broadcom ditches VMware Cloud Service Providers

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

'How can they cancel a major program affecting hundreds, perhaps thousands of customers, with zero notice?' Exclusive  Broadcom is tossing the majority of VMware's Cloud Services Providers as part of its shakeup of the virtualization titan's partner…

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Former Post Office boss returns CBE to sender over computer system scandal

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Minister says Fujitsu could be 'on the hook' for compensation pending inquiry Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells, at the center of a media storm in recent days, is returning her CBE* following multiple calls for her to be stripped of the title.…

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Cutting-edge microscopy reveals bottled water has 'up to 100 times' more bits of plastic than previously feared

woensdag 10 januari 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Gulp! The average store-bought bottle of water contains somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 to 100 times more minute plastic particles than previously believed, judging from a study published this week.…

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