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Dark web site seized, four cuffed in Thailand

updated  An international police operation spanning the US, Europe, and Asia has shuttered the 8Base ransomware crew's dark web presence and resulted in the arrest of four European suspects accused of stealing $16 million from more than 1,000 victims worldwide.…

Rustaceans could just wait for unwelcoming C coders to slowly SIGQUIT...

The Rust for Linux project is alive and well, despite suggestions to the contrary, even if not every Linux kernel maintainer is an ally.…

So now everyone's happy

Updated  Google has changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps to comply with a Donald Trump whim – but only for American users.…

Huge if true: Brit Foreign Sec says Putin running a 'corrupt mafia state'

One of the bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers used by the LockBit ransomware operation has been hit with sanctions in the US, UK, and Australia (AUKUS), along with six of its key allies.…

End of the road in sight for venerable server

Administrators rejoice! The 2025 H1 Cumulative Update (aka CU15) for Exchange Server 2019 has finally arrived, marking the end of an era for the server application.…

Tesla’s DIY ERP legend meets the messy reality of entrenched federal contracts

Comment (updated)  Tesla reportedly decided not to upgrade its SAP's enterprise software a decade ago, opting to build its own system instead. Now, with Elon Musk heading up the Trump-blessed US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), his cost-cutting mindset could have major implications for federal IT spending - and the big tech vendors cashing in on government contracts.…

Said to have asked search engine 'What are some signs that the FBI is after you?'

An Alabama man is pleading guilty after being charged with SIM swapping the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) X account in January last year.…

Overseas pals urge US tech giant to 'rapidly' work on Azure Local project to make things right – sans licenses

Microsoft is not on track to meet technical commitments that form the basis of a settlement agreement intended to resolve a legal dispute over software licensing with a gaggle of cloud providers in Europe.…

Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face ... Red alert!

Twice, over the past two months, Dawid Moczadło has interviewed purported job seekers only to discover that these "software developers" were scammers using AI-based tools — likely to get hired at a security company also using artificial intelligence, and then steal source code or other sensitive IP.…

But will it set a real standard for MongoDB alternatives?

Analysis  When Microsoft rolled out an open source extension stack for PostgreSQL to handle document-style data, it wasn't just taking aim at MongoDB – the dominant NoSQL player – but also blurring the lines between relational and non-relational databases, according to one expert.…

Alternate process could be a game changer if they can make it practicable

Is distributed training the future of AI? As the shock of the DeepSeek release fades, its legacy may be an awareness that alternative approaches to model training are worth exploring, and DeepMind researchers say they've come up with a way of making distributed training much more efficient.…

Project to swap out Oracle E-Business Suite gets another red rating from projects watchdog

The UK's largest NHS management body has postponed the replacement of its aging Oracle finance system again following more than three years of delays.…

Who tests the testers?

The UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has produced a list showing how the country uses AI technologies to perform tasks ranging from speeding up the planning process to prioritizing the inspection of MOT testing centers.…

Costs for fixing them and keeping them working up by 390%, NAO report reveals

Updated  Costs associated with the remediation of the UK tax collector's legacy systems have risen by up to 390 percent, according to a new report from government auditors.…

Promises production schedule will get back on track

Taiwanese chipmaking champion TSMC has revealed that a January earthquake will cost it millions.…

Mid-salary knowledge jobs in tech, media, and education are changing. Folk in physical jobs have less to sweat about

Workers in just four percent of occupations use AI for three quarters of their tasks, according to research from Anthropic that explores how its Claude model is used.…

'RadPC' flew on Firefly’s Ghost Riders in the Sky mission, which has left Earth Orbit and is headed for the Moon

NASA has revealed its experimental Radiation Tolerant Computer has made it through the famously and furiously radiating Van Allen belts in one piece.…

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

Some knowledge workers risk becoming over-reliant on generative AI and their problem-solving skills may decline as a result, according to a study penned by researchers from Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon University.…

Justin Hotard tapped to replace Pekka Lundmark at the Finnish telco

Intel is going to need more than a new CEO after its Datacenter and AI (DCAI) chief on Monday announced he's leaving to run Nokia as its next chief executive.…

Order requires destruction of departmental data accessed by Musky men

Trump administration policies that allowed Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to access systems and data at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) have left the org “more vulnerable to hacking” according to federal Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in New York City.…