Phantom of the Opera: AI agent now lurks within browser, for the lazy
Too shiftless to even click on a few things while online shopping, hm? Just ask this built-in assistant
AI + ML03 Mar 2025 | 3
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AI and cloud-native advancements
Webinar Optimizing hybrid multicloud with Nutanix
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Microsoft warns Trump: Where the US won't sell AI tech, China will
Rule hamstringing our datacenters is 'gift' to Middle Kingdom, vice chair argues
AI + ML28 Feb 2025 | 28
Microsoft names alleged credential-snatching 'Azure Abuse Enterprise' operators
Crew helped lowlifes generate X-rated celeb deepfakes using Redmond's OpenAI-powered cloud – claim
AI + ML28 Feb 2025 | 3
FDA clears Google watch feature to call 911 if you flatline
It looks like you have died. Would you like help?
Offbeat27 Feb 2025 | 52
Nope. You probably can't cash in by turning your office or farm into a datacenter
APRICOT Bit barn developer says your real estate can't take the heat, and forget nuking it to change that
On-Prem27 Feb 2025 | 33
Does terrible code drive you mad? Wait until you see what it does to OpenAI's GPT-4o
Updated Model was fine-tuned to write vulnerable software – then suggested enslaving humanity
AI + ML27 Feb 2025 | 128
Cash torrent pouring into Nvidia slows – despite booming Blackwell adoption
May we all have problems like annual revenue growth dropping from 126 to 114 percent
Systems27 Feb 2025 | 9
Network edge? You get 64-bit Armv9 AI. You too, watches. And you, server remote management. And you...
Arm rolls out the Cortex-A320 for small embedded gear that dreams of big-model inference
Networks26 Feb 2025 | 6
Workday talks up AI agents platform that will reap rewards of staff cuts
CEO assures investors he'll plough headcount savings into risk-management enterprise product
AI + ML26 Feb 2025 | 20
Satya Nadella says AI is yet to find a killer app that matches the combined impact of email and Excel
Microsoft CEO is more interested in neural nets boosting GDP than delivering superhuman intelligence
AI + ML26 Feb 2025 | 71
IBM plans to buy open source Cassandra wrangler DataStax
Big Blue eyes integration with its AI development studio
Databases25 Feb 2025 | 1
Hurrah! AI won't destroy developer or DBA jobs
Bureau of Labor Statics warns lawyers and customer service reps to brace for change, says techies will be fine
Databases25 Feb 2025 | 11
How nice that state-of-the-art LLMs reveal their reasoning ... for miscreants to exploit
Analysis Blueprints shared for jail-breaking models that expose their chain-of-thought process
AI + ML25 Feb 2025 | 29
Despite Wall Street jitters, AI hopefuls keep spending billions on AI infrastructure
Comment Sunk cost fallacy? No, I just need a little more cash for this AGI thing I’ve been working on
AI + ML25 Feb 2025 | 10
LLM aka Large Legal Mess: Judge wants lawyer fined $15K for using AI slop in filing
Plus: Anthropic rolls out Claude 3.7 Sonnet
AI + ML25 Feb 2025 | 31
Microsoft's drawback on datacenter investment may signal AI demand concerns
Investment bank claims software giant ditched 'at least' 5 land parcels due to potential 'oversupply'
AI + ML24 Feb 2025 | 19
IBM Consulting workers told management wants to 'more closely align pay, performance'
Exclusive At least they're not having to 'justify' recent work or resign
Software24 Feb 2025 | 54
As China embraces Big Tech again, Alibaba plans vast spend to push for artificial general intelligence
Asia in Brief Plus: Samsung exec jailed for selling DRAM secrets; ASUS launches sweetly scented mouse; Toyota’s smart city nears opening; and more
AI + ML23 Feb 2025 | 2
If you thought training AI models was hard, try building enterprise apps with them
Interview Aleph Alpha's Jonas Andrulis on the challenges of building sovereign AI
AI + ML23 Feb 2025 | 4
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C++ creator calls for help to defend programming language from 'serious attacks'
Bjarne Stroustrup wants standards body to respond to memory-safety push as Rust monsters lurk at the door
Mozilla flamed by Firefox fans after promises to not sell their data go up in smoke
Open source browser maker ties itself up in legalese and explanations
US Cyber Command reportedly pauses cyberattacks on Russia
Infosec In Brief PLUS: Phishing suspects used fishing gear as alibi; Apple's 'Find My' can track PCs and Androids; and more
Governments can't seem to stop asking for secret backdoors
Opinion Cut off one head and 100 grow back? Decapitation may not be the way to go
First private moon lander to touch down safely starts sending selfies
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost planned to work for 14 days, should be useful for years thanks to its reflector that improves on Apollo-era tech
Ex-SAP CTO walks away with €7.1M payout after scandal
Criminal probe understood to have ended following settlement over 'inconsiderate' behavior
Regional Internet Registries work to prevent one of their own going rogue
APRICOT There's a lot going on at the orgs who regulate IP addresses as they revisit global governance and new leadership comes to APNIC and LACNIC
Techie pulled an all-nighter that one mistake turned into an all-weekender
Who, Me? Don’t trust your tired self to do rm -rf right
Microsoft unveils finalized EU Data Boundary as European doubt over US grows
Some may have second thoughts about going all-in with an American vendor, no matter where their data is stored
Altnets told to stop digging and start stuffing fiber through abandoned pipes
Why churn up roads when there's thousands of miles of disused infrastructure underfoot?
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Hey programmers – is AI making us dumber?
Opinion If you don't need to think about easy questions, will you be able to answer complex questions?
AI + ML21 Feb 2025 | 94
Microsoft expands Copilot bug bounty targets, adds payouts for even moderate messes
Said bugs 'can have significant implications' – glad to hear that from Redmond
AI + ML20 Feb 2025 | 7
GitLab and its execs sued again and again over 'misleading' AI hype, price hikes
Bosses bragged about Duo Chat bot, buyers weren’t buying it – claim
AI + ML20 Feb 2025 | 7
Euro cloud biz trials 'server blades in a cold box' system
Hot air or a 50% energy saving? Exoscale datacenter runs proof-of-concept to test veracity of Digger's claims
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 14
Data intelligence comes first when building AI
Getting better with AI might depend on the data infrastructure getting better first
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A big AI build has ‘stalled’ and won’t happen this year as funds and GPUs prove elusive
Arista trumpeted its role in this project for a year. Good thing business is otherwise solid
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 12
We meet the protesters who want to ban Artificial General Intelligence before it even exists
Feature STOP AI warns of doomsday scenario, demands governments pull the plug on advanced models
AI + ML19 Feb 2025 | 31
Microsoft boffins promise entire game worlds made from AI slop
WHAM, bam, no thank you, ma'am?
AI + ML19 Feb 2025 | 19
HP Inc to build future products atop grave of flopped 'AI pin'
Tech and people behind IoT brooch that reviewers instantly hated will one day pep up printers
Personal Tech19 Feb 2025 | 53
Grok 3 wades into the AI wars with 'beta' rollout
Musk's latest attempt at a 'maximally truth-seeking' bot arrives
AI + ML18 Feb 2025 | 46
Kelsey Hightower on dodging AI and the need for a glossary of IT terms
Interview The science of the appliance and opening the lid of the black box to find... it's just software
Software18 Feb 2025 | 28
DeepSeek disappears from South Korean app stores over privacy concerns
Nation also orders thousands of GPUs to advance local AI smarts
Public Sector18 Feb 2025 | 8
The future of AI is ... analog? Upstart bags $100M to push GPU-like brains on less juice
Interview EnCharge claims 150 TOPS/watt, a 20x performance-per-watt edge
AI + ML17 Feb 2025 | 17
This open text-to-speech model needs just seconds of audio to clone your voice
Hands on El Reg shows you how to run Zyphra's speech-replicating AI on your own box
AI + ML16 Feb 2025 | 47
Why AI benchmarks suck
Anyone remember when Volkswagen rigged its emissions results? Oh...
AI + ML15 Feb 2025 | 29
UK's new thinking on AI: Unless it's causing serious bother, you can crack on
Comment Plus: Keep calm and plug Anthropic's Claude into public services
AI + ML15 Feb 2025 | 80
Datacenter energy demand in bitbarn 'capital of the world' Virginia nearly doubled in second half of 2024
Dominion Energy already eyeing another 26 GW worth of datacenter demand
On-Prem14 Feb 2025 | 7
HPE says blocking Juniper buy is a sure Huawei to ensure China and Cisco thrive
Analyst argues stopping the deal benefits Switchzilla by preventing rise of strong challenger for AI networks
Networks14 Feb 2025 | 9
Chinese AI marches on as Baidu makes its chatbot free, Alibaba scores Apple deal
New ‘Deep Search’ thinking and planning bot to go up against peoples’ champion DeepSeek
AI + ML14 Feb 2025 | 2
Lawyers face judge's wrath after AI cites made-up cases in fiery hoverboard lawsuit
Talk about court red-handed
AI + ML14 Feb 2025 | 95
Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data, including DNA, in one big Oracle system for AI to study
From the billionaire who said real-time surveillance is good for keeping us in check
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 69
IBM return-to-office order hits finance, ops teams amid push to dump staff for AI
Demand described as a 'soft layoff'
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 35
Running hot? Server shipments forecast to cool in 2025
Supply chain and regulatory hurdles likely to shrink figures
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 2
EU plans to 'mobilize' €200B to invest in AI to catch up with US and China
Captain's Log, Stardate 3529.7 – oh yeah, Commish also withdrawing law that would help folks sue over AI harms
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 15
UK government insiders say AI datacenters may be a pricey white elephant
Economy-boosting bit barn? Not in my back yard, some locals expected to say
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 119
AI summaries turn real news into nonsense, BBC finds
Updated Research after Apple Intelligence fiasco shows bots still regularly make stuff up
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 105
After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft's AI less useful than expected
Not all bad news for Redmond as Australian agency also found strong ROI and some unexpected upsides
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 54
A win at last: Big blow to AI world in training data copyright scrap
You gotta fight ... for your Reuters ... to party
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 34
I'm a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice
Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face ... Red alert!
CSO11 Feb 2025 | 82
DeepMind working on distributed training of large AI models
Alternate process could be a game changer if they can make it practicable
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 10
UK government using AI tools to check up on roadworthy testing centers
Who tests the testers?
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 59
Only 4 percent of jobs rely heavily on AI, with peak use in mid-wage roles
Mid-salary knowledge jobs in tech, media, and education are changing. Folk in physical jobs have less to sweat about
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 27
Some workers already let AI do the thinking for them, Microsoft researchers find
Dammit, that was our job here at The Reg. Now if you get a task you don't understand, you may assume AI has the answers
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 47
Intel loses another exec as datacenter, AI chief named Nokia CEO
Justin Hotard tapped to replace Pekka Lundmark at the Finnish telco
On-Prem10 Feb 2025 | 8
Meta's plan to erase 5% of workforce starts today
'Intense year' ahead, warned Zuck. Got to spend billions on AI and work to stay out of Trump's bad books
AI + ML10 Feb 2025 | 23
Cloudflare hopes to rebuild the Web for the AI age - with itself in the middle
Also claims it’s found DeepSeek-eque optimizations that reduce AI infrastructure requirements
Networks10 Feb 2025 | 10
SoftBank woos OpenAI with $40B, making Microsoft's $13B look quaint
Some of that cash is reportedly headed for $500B Stargate dream
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 11
Microsoft 365 price rises are coming – pay up or opt out (if you can find the button)
It's not auto-enrollment. It's just your current plan with extra Copilot for more money. Completely different
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 91
Creators demand tech giants fess up and pay for all that AI training data
But 'original sin' has already been committed, shrugs industry
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 50
Hardware quality problems and server supply chain kinks slow Amazon’s $100 billion AI build
Reverses life extensions for some servers it now feels aren’t useful in the inferencing age
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 4
When it comes to AI ROI, IT decision-makers not convinced
Proof of concept projects stuck in pilot phase as investors get itchy feet
AI + ML06 Feb 2025 | 16
Copilot+ PCs? Customers just aren't buying it – yet
57% higher price point and app compatibility issues aren't helping
Personal Tech06 Feb 2025 | 90
US cranks up espionage charges against ex-Googler accused of trade secrets heist
Mountain View clocked onto the scheme with days to spare
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 15
DeepSeek rated too dodgy down under: Banned from Australian government devices
As American big tech companies lashed for their slow efforts to prevent harms
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 10
Who's afraid of DeepSeek's impact on AI hardware sales? Not AMD CEO Lisa Su
Predicts more efficient ML architectures will drive adoption, see Instinct sales accelerate, shares dive
Systems05 Feb 2025 |
Google torpedoes 'no AI for weapons' rules
Will now happily unleash the bots when 'likely overall benefits substantially outweigh the foreseeable risks'
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 34
OpenAI, Microsoft urge judge to toss out Musk's 'fact-free' lawsuit
Updated Lawyers argue billionaire's 105-page complaint 'lurches from theory to theory'
AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 16
Ireland's AI minister has never used ChatGPT but swears she'll learn fast
Hey, it's not like any governments know what they are doing
Offbeat04 Feb 2025 | 23
UK govt must learn fast and let failing projects die young
Tackle longstanding issues around productivity, cyber resilience and public sector culture, advises spending watchdog
Public Sector04 Feb 2025 | 11
Not even Nvidia's Jensen Huang can talk President Tariffs out of chip import taxes
GPU giant could just wait eight minutes for Donald to change his mind
AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 28
US senator wants to slap prison term, $1M fine on anyone aiding Chinese AI with ... downloads?
As UK proposes laws against neural-nets-for-pedophiles
AI + ML03 Feb 2025 | 41
TSA’s airport facial-recog tech faces audit probe
Senators ask, Homeland Security watchdog answers: Is it worth the money?
Security03 Feb 2025 | 22
OpenAI unveils deep research agent for ChatGPT
Takes a bit more time to spout a bit less nonsense
AI + ML03 Feb 2025 | 14
DeepSeek spills Big AI's open secret: Bright people with good ideas can beat billion dollar binges
Opinion You can’t make monopoly money without a monopoly, but you sure can lose it
AI + ML03 Feb 2025 | 28
Singapore says Nvidia's astounding local sales don't mean it's the source of DeepSeek's GPUs
Asia In Brief PLUS: Chinese bus lanes put Tesla in a tangle; India drops electronics tariffs; Samsung worries about soft demand
AI + ML03 Feb 2025 | 15
Intel has officially missed the boat for AI in the datacenter
Comment But it still has a chance at the network edge and the PC
The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond01 Feb 2025 | 38
DeepSeek or DeepFake? Our vultures circle China's hottest AI
Kettle If this keeps Silicon Valley on its toes and honest, who are we to complain?
AI + ML01 Feb 2025 | 41
You begged Microsoft to be reasonable. Instead it made Copilot reason-able with OpenAI GPT-o1
'Magical free' upgrade coincidentally follows M365 price hike
SaaS31 Jan 2025 | 25
Google to Iran: Yes, we see you using Gemini for phishing and scripting. We're onto you
And you, China, Russia, North Korea ... Guardrails block malware generation
Security31 Jan 2025 | 13
What better place to inject OpenAI's o1 than Los Alamos national lab, right?
Tackling disease, tick. High-energy physics, tick. Nuke security, also tick
HPC30 Jan 2025 | 8
Microsoft catapults DeepSeek R1 into Azure AI Foundry, GitHub
Distilled version for Copilot+ PCs on the way, too – 太棒了!!
AI + ML30 Jan 2025 | 5
DeepSeek stirs intrigue and doubt across the tech world
China's AI disruptor rattles industry watchers with unproven claims
AI + ML30 Jan 2025 | 42
IBM seeks $3.5B in cost savings for 2025, discretionary spend to be clipped
Workforce rebalancing? Yes, but on the plus side, the next 12 months are all about AI, AI, and more AI
Software30 Jan 2025 | 9
DeepSeek's not the only Chinese LLM maker OpenAI and pals have to worry about. Right, Alibaba?
Analysis Qwen 2.5 Max tops both DS V3 and GPT-4o, cloud giant claims
AI + ML30 Jan 2025 | 32
Guess who left a database wide open, exposing chat logs, API keys, and more? Yup, DeepSeek
Oh someone's in DeepShi...
CSO30 Jan 2025 | 71
Datacenters are hotter than ever, and we're not talking about rack temperatures
Exploding market led to $73B in M&A activity in 2024
On-Prem29 Jan 2025 |
ASML makes hay while suns shines, but Trump could rain on its parade
Netherlands biz riding AI boom, though China crackdown looms
Systems29 Jan 2025 | 21
AI revoir, Lucie: France's answer to ChatGPT paused after faux pas overdrive
Slew of embarrassing answers sends open source chatterbox back for more schooling
AI + ML29 Jan 2025 | 69
OpenAI cozies up to Uncle Sam with ChatGPT government edition
Pay no attention to the DeepSeek behind the headlines
AI + ML28 Jan 2025 | 8
Trump eyes up to 100% tariffs on foreign semiconductors, TSMC in crosshairs
No wonder OpenAI needs $500B for Stargate
Systems28 Jan 2025 | 271
US AI shares battered, bruised, and holding after yesterday's DeepSeek beating
Nvidia says its chips are still needed, OpenAI says it'll keep buying them en masse, but shares are still down
AI + ML28 Jan 2025 | 33
AI facial recognition could sink this murder probe
updated Cops relied on unreliable tech for search warrant, omitted details ... so judge bins off evidence
AI + ML28 Jan 2025 | 37
DeepSeek isn't done yet with OpenAI – image-maker Janus Pro is gunning for DALL-E 3
Crouching tiger, hidden layer(s)
AI + ML27 Jan 2025 | 24
DeepSeek's R1 curiously tells El Reg reader: 'My guidelines are set by OpenAI'
Updated Despite impressive benchmarks, the Chinese-made LLM is not without some interesting issues
AI + ML27 Jan 2025 | 32
DeepSeek limits new accounts amid cyberattack
Updated Chinese AI startup grapples with consequences of sudden popularity
Cyber-crime27 Jan 2025 | 43
AI agents? Yes, let's automate all sorts of things that don't actually need it
Opinion OpenAI's Operator a solution in search of a problem
AI + ML27 Jan 2025 | 47
Tech stocks tank as US AI dominance no longer a sure bet
Chinese startup DeepSeek rolls out open LLMs to rival Meta, OpenAI at fraction of cost
AI + ML27 Jan 2025 | 46
Robots in schools, care homes next? This UK biz hopes to make that happen
Interview Bot manufacturers should think outside the box of humanoid form – unless those makers are Engineered Arts
On-Prem27 Jan 2025 | 35
China's DeepSeek just emitted a free challenger to OpenAI's o1 – here's how to use it on your PC
Hands on El Reg digs its claws into Middle Kingdom's latest chain of thought model
AI + ML26 Jan 2025 | 120
AI chatbot startup founder, lawyer wife accused of ripping off investors in $60M fraud
GameOn? It's looking more like game over for that biz
Cyber-crime24 Jan 2025 | 30
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