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Oracle brews Java 23 for just-in-time delivery - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:30:05 GMT)Predictably paced programming language plods onwardOracle on Tuesday released Java 23 (Oracle JDK 23), in keeping with its now well-established six-month cadence.… |
Predator spyware kingpins added to US sanctions list - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:44:11 GMT)Designations come as new infrastructure spins up in AfricaFive individuals and one company with ties to spyware developer Intellexa are the latest to earn sanctions as the US expands efforts to stamp out spyware.… |
SAP CTO under investigation amid allegations of sexual harassment - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:04:12 GMT)Jürgen Müller agreed to step down from his role at the end of SeptemberGerman prosecutors have confirmed to The Register that SAP's outgoing CTO is under investigation following allegations of sexual harassment.… |
S&P 500's AI FOMO fizzles: Less than half mentioned it in Q2 earnings - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:12:07 GMT)Is the hype over already?Despite all the hype and billions poured into AI, fewer than half of S&P 500 firms actually mentioned it in their Q2 2024 earnings reports. … |
The end is in sight for Windows 10, but Microsoft keeps pushing out fixes - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:33:16 GMT)Persistent SSO prompts after DMA update addressed in release previewMicrosoft continues to apply the electrodes to Windows 10 with an Insider build to deal with single sign-on problems arising from changes made for the European Digital Markets Act and Edge freezing when using Internet Explorer mode.… |
On Call’s Greatest Hits, as voted for by you, the readers - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:44:06 GMT)The 20 most-commented-on tech support columns from On Call's first 500 instalmentsOn Call To celebrate the recent 500th appearance of On-Call, the column that features your tales of tech support torture, The Register has trawled through the archives to find the 20 columns that generated the most comments.… |
Using AI in your tech stack? Accuracy and reliability a worry for most - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:02:12 GMT)Churns out apps, but testing needed to iron out performance woesResearchers are finding that most companies integrating AI into their tech stack have run headlong into performance and reliability issues with the resulting applications.… |
Objections to datacenter builds may be overruled now they are 'Critical National Infrastructure' - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:15:07 GMT)Well you wouldn't get far protesting a water system or a power grid, right?The UK government's decision to designate datacenters as critical national infrastructure (CNI) may do more than just offer protection against critical incidents; it may also allow developers to override any local objections to such facilities being built.… |
Sainsbury's bags a ticket to RISE with SAP, hoping not to trip like Asda - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:32:10 GMT)UK's second largest retailer set to move ERP to the cloud with AWS, Accenture, and the German software gaintSainsbury's has become the third top-ten UK retailer to join the SAP program to lift legacy applications to the cloud and migrate them to its latest S/4HANA ERP system.… |
Oracle urged again to give up JavaScript trademark - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:27:06 GMT)If there's one thing we know about Big Red, it's being entirely reasonableJavaScript luminaries and at least 2,500 other interested parties have again asked Oracle to set the programming language free by walking away from the trademark for its name.… |
Alibaba Cloud waiting for hardware to dry out before trying to restore customer data - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:32:05 GMT)Digital Realty's Singapore disaster still complicating cloud after a weekA week after a fire broke out at a Singapore datacenter, Alibaba Cloud is waiting for some hardware to dry out before it restores services and customer data.… |
Desktop hypervisors are like buses: none for ages, then four at once - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:38:42 GMT)VirtualBox, Parallels, and VMware have all upgradedSeptember has been a big month for desktop hypervisors, with the field's big players all delivering significant updates.… |
China claims Starlink signals can reveal stealth aircraft – and what that really means - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:29:09 GMT)If this really was that useful, they wouldn't be telling usAccording to a Chinese state-sanctioned study, signals from SpaceX Starlink broadband internet satellites could be used to track US stealth fighters, such as the F-22.… |
Chinese national accused by Feds of spear-phishing for NASA, military source code - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 02:26:08 GMT)May have reeled in blueprints related to weapons developmentA Chinese national has been accused of conducting a years-long spear-phishing campaign that aimed to steal source code from the US Army and NASA, plus other highly sensitive software used in aerospace engineering and military applications.… |
Microsoft confirms IE bug squashed in Patch Tuesday was exploited zero-day - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 01:29:07 GMT)The C in these CVEs stands for ConfusingAnalysis Microsoft, in a low-key update to its September Patch Tuesday disclosures, has confirmed a just-fixed Internet Explorer vulnerability was exploited as a zero-day before it could be patched.… |
Intel frees its Foundry biz – and that's just one of many major shake-ups today - (pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:22:25 GMT)Pauses European fabs, scores secret US gig, teams up with Amazon, re-orgs its innards, and more!Intel will spin out its Foundry division as an independent subsidiary with its own board, in the hopes of bringing in new sources of capital for the ailing business unit.… |
Biden tackles trade loophole used by cheap Chinese e-tailers - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:31:30 GMT)Removing de minimis exemption could stymie Beijing’s plans to grow its cyber-bazaar abroadThe Biden administration announced on Friday it was cracking down on a tax loophole that has enabled Chinese web souks like Shein and Temu to thrive.… |
Amazon CEO wants his staff back in the office full time - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:43:06 GMT)And vows to cut ratio of managers-to-employees to 'flatten' the ranksThe COVID-19 work-from-home era is over, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has told staff in a Monday memo, signaling his desire for staff to return to working in an office five days a week.… |
The empire of C++ strikes back with Safe C++ blueprint - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:08:07 GMT)You pipsqueaks want memory safety? We'll show you memory safety! We'll borrow that borrow checkerAfter two years of being beaten with the memory-safety stick, the C++ community has published a proposal to help developers write less vulnerable code.… |
Ellison declares Oracle all-in on AI mass surveillance, says it'll keep everyone in line - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:34:14 GMT)Cops to citizens will be 'on their best behavior because we're constantly recording and reporting'AI is on the verge of ushering in a new era of mass surveillance, says Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, adding that his juggernaut is ready to serve as the technological backbone for such applications.… |
Snowflake slams 'more MFA' button again – months after Ticketmaster, Santander breaches - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:45:10 GMT)Now it's the default for all new accountsSnowflake continues to push forward in strengthening its users' cybersecurity posture by making multi-factor authentication the default for all new accounts.… |
Elon Musk's assassination 'joke' bombs, internet calls for his deportation - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:00:12 GMT)'No one is trying' to kill Biden or Harris, mogul says after alleged second attempt on Trump's lifeCalls to deport Elon Musk from the US are trending on the billionaire's very own social media platform after he wondered aloud, following an apparent second attempt on the life of former President Trump, why no one has tried to assassinate President Biden or Veep Kamala Harris.… |
Microsoft's Copilot 'Wave 2' is a tsunami of unanswered questions - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:00:11 GMT)What the next few months hold for the productivity chatbotupdated Microsoft's Copilot Wave 2 has arrived, bringing agents and unanswered questions.… |
Germany’s CDU still struggling to restore data months after June cyberattack - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:32:11 GMT)Putting a spanner in work for plans of opposition party to launch a comeback during next year's electionsOne of Germany's major political parties is still struggling to restore member data more than three months after a June cyberattack targeting its systems.… |
Snowflake's Unistore still on ice years after announcement - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:44:08 GMT)Cloud unicorn struggles to make database that can do everything 'margin positive'Two years after announcing a database that can do analytics and transactions in the same system, Snowflake has yet to commercially launch Unistore, its CFO admitted.… |
HPE CEO: 'Best interest of shareholders' to pursue $4B damages from Lynch estate - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:00:10 GMT)'These are difficult decisions,' says Antonio NeriAntonio Neri, the former engineer turned chief executive at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, says the company has to pursue its $4 billion claim against former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch's estate because it is "in the best interest of shareholders."… |
Prison just got rougher as band of heinously violent cybercrims sentenced to lengthy stints - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:15:10 GMT)Orchestrators of abductions, torture, crypto thefts, and more get their comeuppanceOne cybercriminal of the most violent kind will spend his best years behind bars, as will 11 of his thug pals for a string of cryptocurrency robberies in the US.… |
ESA and Neuraspace ink 2-year deal for Space Traffic wrangling - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:39:07 GMT)Multi-million euro package to control satellite swerving and debris dodgingNeuraspace and the European Space Agency have signed a multi-million Euro contract spanning two years for the Portuguese company's skills in space traffic management (STM).… |
The future of software? Imagine a bot, stamping on a human face – forever - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:45:13 GMT)Automation is driving the next wave of commoditization, threatening to replace skilled workersPart 1 As we have said before, the software industry has a decades-long history of cost-cutting, commoditization, and a successful sales model of "pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap." This has worrying consequences if your skill set is the next one to be commoditized. But there may be ways out of this narrowing commercial bottleneck.… |
Telcos scolded for unwanted erection of utility poles in race to wire up Britain - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:15:53 GMT)Telecoms minister pleads with operators to work togetherThe UK issue of multiplying telegraph poles is arising again, with telecoms minister Chris Bryant meeting operators over sharing their infrastructure and consulting residents before installation.… |
RISE with SAP sinking year on year - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:22:17 GMT)Gartner: ERP giant’s flagship cloud-and-upgrade package falls as a ratio of total sales with support deadline loomingUpdated The latest figures from Gartner indicate SAP is struggling to convince users of the value of its RISE with SAP package, launched to accelerate users' ERP upgrades and switch to the cloud.… |
China’s quantum* crypto tech may be unhackable, but it's hardly a secret - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:30:15 GMT)* Quite Unlikely A New Technology’s Useful, ManOpinion We have a new call to arms in the 21st century battlefront between the West and China. The Middle Kingdom is building an uncrackable national infrastructure based on quantum key distribution (QKD). The laws of physics are being used against us, and we're not keeping up, claims a think tank.… |
I don't know what pressing Delete will do, but it seems safe enough! - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:32:08 GMT)You've got mail … actually no, you've got nothingWho, Me? Welcome once again to yet another Monday and another instalment of Who, Me? in which Register readers own up to the … let's say "learning experiences" … they've enjoyed up in their careers.… |
250 million-plus unused IPv4 addresses should be left alone, argues network boffin - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:32:14 GMT)Tests show it's just too hard to put the unused 240/4 block to workThe 240/4 block of IPv4 addresses – the six percent of the available IPv4 space that is currently not available for public use – should be left alone rather than being added to the pool of available internet resources, according to Geoff Huston, chief scientist of the Asia Pacific Network Internet Center.… |
Bank fines HPE's financial services arm in India - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:49:05 GMT)Alleges its governance was MIA and its KYC SNAFUThe Reserve Bank of India has fined HP Financial Services (India) the equivalent of $12,400 for not complying with regulations – some related to know your customer (KYC) measures – and failing to have necessary IT committees.… |
China wants red flags on all AI-generated content posted online - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:15:14 GMT)Visible and audible warnings, plus metadata, with absence of info considered suspiciousChina's internet regulator on Saturday proposed a strict regime that will, if adopted, require digital platforms to label content created by artificial intelligence.… |
23andMe settles class-action breach lawsuit for $30 million - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 02:30:12 GMT)Also: Apple to end NSO Group lawsuit; Malicious Python dev job offers; Dark web kingpins busted; and moreInfosec In Brief Genetic testing outfit 23andMe has settled a proposed class action case related to a 2023 data breach for $30 million.… |
Plunging printer sales see Japan's Ricoh plan 2,000 redundancies - (pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 01:03:06 GMT)Plus: Superapps in trouble across Asia; Indonesia connectivity doubles; Alibaba turns 25; and more!ASIA IN BRIEF Japanese imaging device manufacturer Ricoh last week announced plans to cut 2,000.… |
Thank you, <i>Reg</i> Readers: On Call has turned 500! - (pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:11:15 GMT)Started on a whim, almost a decade later it's a fixture – and a marvelous demonstration of your wit and wisdomA short while back, The Register published the 500th installment of On-Call, the reader-contributed column in which you share your tech support stories.… |
Homing pigeon missiles, dead trout swimming, butt breathing honored with Ig Nobel Prize - (pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 10:45:07 GMT)Mad science award ceremony returns to MIT after four years onlineWith less than a month to go before the Nobel Prizes are handed out for the most worthy scientific discoveries of the preceding year, it would be remiss of The Register not to observe the honors conferred by the gong's bratty little brother, the Ig Nobel Prize.… |
Begun, the open source AI wars have - (pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 09:30:09 GMT)This is going to be ugly. Really uglyOpinion The Open Source Initiative (OSI) and its allies are getting closer to a definition of open source AI. If all goes well, Stefano Maffulli, the OSI's executive director, expects to announce the OSI open source AI definition at All Things Open in late October. But some open source leaders already want nothing to do with it.… |
Meta back at it, harvesting Britons' public Facebook, Insta feeds for AI training - (pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 07:20:11 GMT)I wanna know 🎵 What you're feeling 🎵 Tell me what's on your mindMeta is going to resume scraping the personal public feeds of British Facebook and Instagram users for training AI after reaching an agreement with the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).… |
Apple AirPods Pro 2 can be sold as hearing aids, says FDA - (pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 23:07:11 GMT)You gotta admit, that speaks volumes for CupertinoAmerica's drug watchdog this week gave Apple permission to market its AirPods Pro 2 as over-the-counter hearing aids, disrupting an industry where traditional devices have often cost thousands of dollars.… |
EU OKs $1.9B aid for Intel Polish plant, assuming x86 giant doesn't end up cutting it - (pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:42:07 GMT)That's zloty money but is it too little, too late?Updated Intel is scrambling to stanch the bleeding of its floundering foundry business, but in Poland at least the chipmaker's luck is looking up.… |
AI giants pinky swear (again) not to help make deepfake smut - (pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:46:12 GMT)Oh look, another voluntary, non-binding agreement to do betterSome of the largest AI firms in America have given the White House a solemn pledge to prevent their AI products from being used to generate non-consensual deepfake pornography and child sexual abuse material.… |
Feeld dating app's security too open-minded as private data swings into public view - (pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:22:11 GMT)No love for months-long wait to fix this, eitherSecurity researchers have revealed a litany of failures in the Feeld dating app that could be abused to access all manner of private user data, including the most sensitive images not intended to be kept or shared.… |
The Europa Clipper stretches its wings as launch nears - (pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:15:15 GMT)Solar arrays are massive... but it's the transistors onlookers are really worried aboutNASA's Europa Clipper is now less than a month from its October 10 launch, and the US space agency has shown off the spacecraft's giant solar arrays. However, concerns persist over how well the probe's electronics will fare in the harsh Jovian environment.… |
Win 11 refreshes delayed, say PC makers – and here's why - (pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:09:51 GMT)Oh and about those AI computers... analysts reckon there are still no killer apps or convincing use casesAdmins had better dust off their Windows migration skills if Dell and HP are right that a refresh wave of "aging" commercial PC estates is picking up pace – even though the process is slower to happen than either company seems to have expected.… |
MongoDB CEO says if AI hype were the dotcom boom, it is 1996 - (pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:33:14 GMT)NoSQL database slinger attempts to reassure investors, kindaAnalysis It is 1996 in terms of the business adoption of AI if it were put on the dotcom era timeline, according to MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria.… |
Post-CrowdStrike catastrophe, Microsoft figures moving antivirus out of Windows kernel mode is a good idea - (pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:33:05 GMT)Existing low-level access for security solutions will undergo a reworkMicrosoft says it's working on Windows to allow endpoint security solutions to operate effectively outside of the operating system's kernel, all with a view to preventing any future CrowdStrike-esque mega-outages.… |
