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Oracle cuts jobs across sales, engineering, security - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:42:27 GMT)Big Red declines comment as reports point to layoffs in the thousandsOracle laid off thousands of employees on Tuesday as it ramps spending on AI infrastructure projects internally and with major technology partners.… |
Anthropic goes nude, exposes Claude Code source by accident - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:02:34 GMT)Oopsy-doodle: Did someone forget to check their build pipeline?Would you like a closer look at Claude? Someone at Anthropic has some explaining to do, as the official npm package for Claude Code shipped with a map file exposing what appears to be the popular AI coding tool's entire source code.… |
Leaked memo suggests Red Hat's chugging the AI Kool-Aid - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:15:16 GMT)Sounds like an excellent time to start honing your Debian skillsExclusive An internal memo dispatched by senior execs at Red Hat suggests the software biz is starting to push AI tooling within its Global Engineering department. RHEL may be about to get some Windows 11-style "improvements."… |
UK watchdog targets Microsoft licensing in cloud competition probe - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:12:37 GMT)CMA to assess whether the company's terms unfairly favor Azure over rival platformsThe UK's competition watchdog will investigate Microsoft's business software ecosystem over concerns that its licensing policies reduce competition in the cloud market.… |
Starlink sprays debris into orbit following another satellite 'anomaly' - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:44:06 GMT)No risk to ISS or Artemis, but not ideal for operator peace of mindStarlink satellite 34343 has suffered an "anomaly on-orbit," spraying debris at an altitude of approximately 560 km above Earth.… |
Mars coughs up another maybe-life clue in the form of nickel compounds - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:01:10 GMT)Perseverance found the minerals in an ancient river channel, but researchers say geology may still beat biologyA team of scientists in the US have discovered nickel compounds in Martian rocks, in an arrangement similar to organic carbon compounds understood to be formed by living organisms on Earth.… |
ServiceNow allegedly says salesman 'overachieved' and is not entitled to comp - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:55:12 GMT)The 13-year sales vet closed two deals worth $27 million, but ServiceNow has “nullified” his compensation saying he “overachieved” his quota.ServiceNow is refusing to pay a salesman commissions on more than $27 million in sales, telling the 13-year veteran of the company that he "overperformed" his quota and insisting that instead he sign paperwork that retroactively reduces the commission amount, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the salesperson. ServiceNow has denied all his claims.… |
Microsoft reaches for yet another out-of-band patch to deal with latest update issue - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:29:06 GMT)Weren't these supposed to be 'atypical'?Microsoft is preparing another out-of-band update to address its latest problematic update following reports of installation errors.… |
Raspberry Pi leans into semiconductors as sales climb – especially in US and China - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:45:11 GMT)Chip shipments overtake boards and modules as industrial demand grows, raising questions about hobbyist rootsRaspberry Pi has reported impressive revenue and profit growth, but its hobbyist origins risk taking a backseat amid soaring semiconductor shipments.… |
Arm says agentic AI needs a new kind of CPU. Intel's DC chief isn't buying it - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:09 GMT)Cores it's got what agents craveInterview In recent weeks, the likes of Nvidia and Arm have revealed CPUs designed expressly to run AI agents like OpenClaw.… |
Ubuntu 26.04 beta arrives packing GNOME 50, which no longer supports Google Drive - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:20:10 GMT)Yep, you read that right. And there's no official Linux client from GoogleCanonical has just released the beta of the next Ubuntu LTS – but what's grabbed the attention of many is that it features GNOME 50 as its default desktop environment. And GNOME 50 no longer supports Google Drive.… |
Anthropic admits Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected' - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:45:11 GMT)Unexpected quota drain prompts complaints, breaks automated workflowsUsers of Claude Code, Anthropic's AI-powered coding assistant, are experiencing high token usage and early quota exhaustion, disrupting their work.… |
Usage pricing leaving software vendors guessing what lands on the invoice - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:13 GMT)'Converting AI capability into sustainable, auditable revenue remains a challenge' says PwC surveySoftware companies are leaving money on the table because their core financial systems haven't kept pace with the way they sell pay-per-use services, which often now incorporate AI capabilities.… |
Supply chain blast: Top npm package backdoored to drop dirty RAT on dev machines - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:29:10 GMT)Hijacked maintainer account let attackers slip cross-platform trojan into 100M-downloads-a-week AxiosOne of npm's most widely used HTTP client libraries briefly became a malware delivery vehicle after attackers hijacked a maintainer's account and slipped a remote-access trojan (RAT) into two seemingly legitimate axios releases, in what's being described as "one of the most impactful npm supply chain attacks on record."… |
Android keyboard ditches keys entirely, predicts what you mean - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:27:15 GMT)Aimed at blind tablet users, although it's winning sighted fans tooTapType is a new Android keyboard that's invisible. You can't see it – but that's OK, neither can its developer nor some of its target users.… |
Contracts are in C++26 despite disagreement over their value - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:28:11 GMT)Inventor Bjarne Stroustrup argues feature is neither minimal nor viableThe ISO C++ committee (WG21) has approved the C++26 standard, described by committee member Herb Sutter as the most compelling release since C++11, and including Contracts, despite opposition to the feature from C++ inventor Bjarne Stroustrup, among others.… |
Memory-makers' shares are down. Some RAM prices have eased. Blaming Google is not a good idea - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:46:40 GMT)Chocolate Factory boffins have found a way to reduce AI’s memory use, but don’t assume that means less demand for DRAMThe high cost of memory has sideswiped the technology industry, causing server vendors to admit their quotes are guesstimates and depressing sales of PCs and smartphones. Nobody is immune: Microsoft used the RAM panic as cover for fixing Windows 11’s memory gluttony, and Sony suspended orders for compact flash and SD cards because it can’t buy the chips to build them.… |
Surprise! Big Tech has been a bit rubbish at enforcing Australia’s kids social media ban - (pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:43:18 GMT)Regulator ‘moving into an enforcement stance’ and investigating Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat as millions continue to doomscrollAustralia’s eSafety Commission is “moving into an enforcement stance” after finding that Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat haven’t done enough to comply with the nation’s social media minimum age (SMMA) obligation, which bans social media outfits from providing their services to children under 16 years of age.… |
GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:47:24 GMT)Letting Copilot alter others' PRs was the wrong judgment call, says product managerUpdated Microsoft has done a 180. Following backlash from developers, GitHub has removed Copilot's ability to stick ads - what it calls "tips" - into any pull request that invokes its name. … |
OpenAI patches ChatGPT flaw that smuggled data over DNS - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:36:29 GMT)Check Point says outbound controls blocked web traffic but overlooked DNSOpenAI talks up data security for its AI services, yet Check Point says that ChatGPT allowed data to leak through a DNS side channel before the flaw was fixed.… |
US PC shipments to fall 13% as memory and storage crunch hits budget systems - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:44:18 GMT)Omdia says education, consumer, commercial, and public sector demand will weaken through 2026US PC shipments are set to fall by 13 percent this year thanks to the ongoing memory and storage crisis, and things are not expected to get better until next year at the earliest, with budget PCs hardest hit.… |
Telnyx joins LiteLLM in latest PyPI package poisoning tied to Trivy breach - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:42:55 GMT)Also, EU probes Snapchat, RedLine suspect extradited, AstraZeneca leak claim surfaces, and moreinfosec in brief The cybercrime crew linked to the Trivy supply-chain attack has struck again, this time pushing malicious Telnyx package versions to PyPI in an effort to plant credential-stealing malware on developers’ systems.… |
FCC says it's making it easier for US telcos to ditch legacy lines - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:48:07 GMT)But critics say stopping some engineering tests is not the sort of corner you want to cutAmerica's telecoms regulator has unveiled new measures to speed the transition to modern high-speed networks, but critics argue the move could leave behind those in rural areas or with special needs.… |
Artemis II countdown begins as NASA prepares for crewed Moon flyby - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:03:05 GMT)Orion's four astronauts edge toward liftoff for humanity's first lunar voyage in more than 50 yearsNASA is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon, with the Artemis II mission countdown set to begin tonight.… |
UK fines Irish Apple outpost over sanctions-busting payments to Russian dev - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:09:11 GMT)Regulator says payments totaling £635K reached entity owned and controlled by a designated personThe UK government has fined an Apple subsidiary £390,000 for breaching sanctions on Russia after it sent more than £600,000 to a developer linked to a designated entity.… |
SAP looking to pull more external data into its AI platform with Reltio acquisition - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:36:13 GMT)Merger positioned to boost appeal of ERP giant's Business Data CloudSAP is to acquire master data management and data integration specialist Reltio with the promise of helping integrate data from outside the vendor's broad application portfolio into its AI platform.… |
Citrix NetScaler bug exploited in days, may be multiple flaws in a trench coat - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:49:12 GMT)Researchers say attackers are already looting vulnerable boxesIn-the-wild exploitation of a critical Citrix NetScaler bug has begun less than a week after disclosure, with researchers warning that attackers are already poking and pillaging vulnerable boxes.… |
South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions eyes new shores for rack-scale invasion - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:01:07 GMT)Funding round comes ahead of planned IPOGPU-makers like Nvidia and AMD may dominate the AI infrastructure market, but there are still more than a few AI chip startups knocking around.… |
Microsoft Fabric Database Hub only a 'partial' solution for admins - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:23:11 GMT)Could help break silos, but users should take wait-and-see approach to system limited to Microsoft DBs and DBaaSMicrosoft's new Fabric Database Hub is a "partial solution" for enterprises relying on systems outside the vendor's portfolio, but within these confines, it could make databases more connected and manageable, say analysts reacting to the news.… |
Microsoft yanks Windows 11 preview update after install failures - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:44:11 GMT)KB5079391 pulled after some devices hit errors, adding to recent quality woesMicrosoft has halted the rollout of a Windows update after some users encountered installation errors.… |
Humanoid robots one tiny step closer to exterminating autoworkers' jobs - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:00:15 GMT)Torso on a trolley tries its hands in warehouse roleThat's one small step for Humanoid, or rather a short factory floor traversal. The UK-based robotics biz says it has completed a proof-of-concept test showing its rolling robot can be deployed in a production environment to help with automotive manufacturing.… |
European Commission admits attackers broke into public web systems, but says little else - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:15:13 GMT)Brussels notifying 'Union entities' whose data may've been snatched in websites breachThe European Commission has admitted that attackers broke into its public-facing web infrastructure and siphoned off data in a bare-bones disclosure that answers the what but ducks most of the how.… |
Google is to journalism what Vikings were to monks. Now their man will run the BBC - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:03:14 GMT)Canny planning or dangerous compromise? Matt Brittin takes the hotseat at a pivotal momentOpinion The BBC has a new head honcho in waiting, the Director-General designate Matt Brittin. His job: helming one of the world's most famous and oldest international media brands, one with a vast and sensitive domestic position. His last job: President of EMEA Business and Operations at Google. You can imagine a greater culture clash, but you'll have to work at it.… |
Security contractor blew the whistle on support crew's viral indifference - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:30:15 GMT)Career-limiting stupidity and rudeness exposed, with terminal consequencesWho, Me? The week before Easter may be a short one for many in the Reg-reading world, but that won't stop us from opening it with a fresh installment of Who, Me? It's the reader-contributed column in which you share stories of things you did at work that had interesting consequences.… |
US foreign router ban criticized for being ‘industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity’ - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:31:17 GMT)Public policy professor says it will make America less secure but hits Netgear’s lobbying goalsThe United States’ ban on foreign-made SOHO routers won’t improve security, and only makes sense as “industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity,” according to Milton Mueller, Professor at the University of Georgia’s School of Public Policy and founder of its Internet Governance Project.… |
DXC staff to strike in Australia after some go without pay rise for five years - (pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:55:52 GMT)PLUS: Iran war may slow APAC IT spend; Toshiba, Mitsubishi, talk chip biz combo; Fusion plasma control networks; And more!Asia In Brief Staff at services giant DXC’s Australian outpost will go on strike this week after 14 months of negotiations over a new pay agreement failed.… |
AI will write code, but prepare to babysit it – and be sure you speak its language - (pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:00:07 GMT)This week on the Kettle, we predict that AI software development won't make you want to fire your devs anytime soonkettle Tell an AI to write you a poem and it'll do it, just in a way that requires a human touch to perfect; the same goes for writing code.… |
The first thing vibe coding builds is confidence it will help you succeed - (pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:15:13 GMT)And developers should be confident it won't kill the craftSecret CEO In 1991, when I was 16, a Norwegian Exchange student gave an inspirational performance of the Three Billy Goats Gruff, in the original Norwegian, at my high school talent night. She delivered this performance with such gusto that every word of her performance stuck in my mind and, to this day, I can recite the Three Billy Goats Gruff in Norwegian.… |
Bees and hummingbirds aren't just buzzing – they're sipping trace booze - (pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:30:14 GMT)Alcohol turns up in most floral nectar, meaning pollinators are drinking tiny cocktails without ever getting drunkBees and hummingbirds are effectively day-drinking on the job because their lunch is quietly fermenting.… |
Anthropic struggling with Chinese competition, its own safety obsession - (pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:01:10 GMT)The maker of Claude faces headwinds as it rushes to go publicAnthropic, riding a wave of goodwill after resisting demands from the US Defense Department to soften model safeguards, is reportedly planning to go public as soon as Q4 2026.… |
To BSOD or not to BSOD? Only Microsoft knows the answer - (pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:51:08 GMT)Famous blue screens remind conference of security pros that this OS sometimes has bad daysBork!Bork!Bork! When is a bork not a bork? Perhaps when it's on a Microsoft stand at a US security conference.… |
Microsoft takes up residence next to OpenAI, Oracle at Crusoe's 900 MW Texas datacenter expansion - (pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:03:20 GMT)New campus to include on-site power generationBitcoin farmer turned bit barn builder Crusoe revealed plans to add 900 megawatts of capacity to its Abilene Texas datacenter campus on Friday to support Microsoft's AI ambitions.… |
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right - (pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:25:14 GMT)Sycophantic bots coach users into selfish, antisocial behavior, say researchers, and they love itAI can lead mentally unwell people to some pretty dark places, as a number of recent news stories have taught us. Now researchers think sycophantic AI is actually having a harmful effect on everyone.… |
Apple's last tower topples… and the others will follow - (pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:35:54 GMT)Farewell, Mac Pro: Increasing integration means the end of expandable computersApple has discontinued the Mac Pro – but it's just the first of the tower computers to go. The rest will follow soon.… |
Senators want datacenters to come clean on power consumption - (pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:40:47 GMT)Ratepayer Protection Pledge is unenforceable without hard numbers, Warren and Hawley argueUS senators are pushing to require datacenters and other large energy customers to report consumption, arguing the data is essential to hold them accountable to local communities.… |
Microsoft tells crusty old kernel drivers to get with the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program - (pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:03:49 GMT)Cross-signed code gets the cold shoulder as Redmond tightens trustMicrosoft is removing trust for kernel drivers that haven't been through the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP) in a bid to further secure the Windows kernel.… |
Commercial space pleads with NASA to stop moving the goalposts in orbit - (pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:15:15 GMT)Private station hopefuls say ISS rethink is shaking confidenceNASA's new Moon plan isn't the only policy shift causing concern. Parts of the commercial space industry are also uneasy about the agency's latest change of direction.… |
AFC Ajax drops ball as flaws let hackers play admin with tickets and bans - (pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:30:11 GMT)Vulns in Dutch football club's systems didn't just expose data – they let outsiders play with accounts, and even lift stadium bansDutch football giant AFC Ajax has admitted to a data breach after an attacker gained access to its internal systems, in an incident that looks less like a stray pass and more like the gates left wide open.… |
Iran war drives urgent need to counter underwater attack drones - (pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:17:32 GMT)US and UK forces seeking tech tender with an April 3 deadlineThe UK and US are looking for technology to counter the threat posed by underwater drones to ships, harbors and other critical maritime infrastructure, and are asking industry for answers.… |
Lloyds app glitch turned transactions into shared experience for 447k users - (pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:18:08 GMT)A botched update mixed up transaction data across accounts, with thousands now receiving goodwill payoutsA botched overnight software update at Lloyds Banking Group left up to 447,000 customers briefly seeing other people's transactions in its mobile apps, with the bank now acknowledging the scale of the incident and compensating affected users.… |
