Alpine Linux 3.18 fixes DNS over TCP issue, now ready for all the internet's problems (2023/05/16) Small but mighty update will help its many users – even the unwitting ones
Cops crack gang that used bots to book and resell immigration appointments (2023/05/16) Keeping files that mention 'robot rental' may not have been the best way to cover their tracks
National newspaper duped into running GPT-4-written rage-click opinion piece (2023/05/16) When Irish AIs are smiling
China cracks down on AI-generated news anchors (2023/05/16) Aims to 'clear' the network of unauthorized misinformation. Stuff from official sources can't be wrong!
Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra is a worthy heir to the Note (2023/05/16) First Look And just about worth the pain of a cross-platform migration. Eventually
AFRINIC warns members of fake news campaign, voting rights grab (2023/05/16) Mysterious society fingered as source
FTC sues VoIP provider over 'billions of illegal robocalls' (2023/05/16) XCast knew it was breaking the law and didn't hold back, watchdog says
NASA freezes ice-hunting cubesat Moon mission for good after thruster fail (2023/05/16) Lunar Flashlight's innovative hardware worked ... other than its engines. Let's call it a draw
Remember those millions of fake net neutrality comments? Fallout continues (2023/05/16) Trio of digital marketing firms cough up $600K to make astroturfing brouhaha just go away
Intel says Friday's mystery 'security update' microcode isn't really a security update (2023/05/16) We're all for encouraging people to squash bugs but this is an odd way to do it
Extra! Extra! Don’t quite read all about it: Cyber attack hits Philadelphia Inquirer (2023/05/15) Breaking news, literally
Larry Ellison cleared of forcing Oracle to overpay for NetSuite (2023/05/15) Billionaire and his financial stake in the deal aren't to blame, says a Delaware judge
Hey Apple, what good is a status page if you only update it after the outage? (2023/05/15) It's not just Cupertino, most status pages aren't what they claim to be
To quench AI's thirst, the way we build, operate datacenters needs to change (2023/05/15) AI infrastructure isn't just hot and power hungry, it's uses a prodigous amount of water researchers tell El Reg
Boss fight cleared: Europe approves Microsoft's Activision takeover (2023/05/15) Completing a tough level doesn't mean squat if you can't defeat UK and USA
Microsoft will upgrade Windows 10 21H2 users whether they like it or not (2023/05/15) Also, Windows 12 might be on the way, so buckle up
No more macros? No problem, say miscreants, we'll adapt (2023/05/15) Microsoft blocking 'net scripts sparked 'monumental shift' in attacks
Tech companies cut jobs to chase growth, but watch out for those shareholder returns (2023/05/15) Beancounters underestimate financial and cultural cost of mega redundancy programs
Dyson moans about state of UK science and tech, forgets to suck up his own mess (2023/05/15) Opinion Brexit-supporting offshore merchant wonders what has happened to all the investment
EU and Canada on waiting list for Google's AI chatbot Bard (2023/05/15) In brief Also: What deepfake video makers charge; and Anthropic's Claude LLM can now process 100K tokens