South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions eyes new shores for rack-scale invasion
GPU-makers like Nvidia and AMD may dominate the AI infrastructure market, but there are still more than a few AI chip startups knocking around.…
SAP looking to pull more external data into its AI platform with Reltio acquisition
SAP 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
In-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.…
Microsoft Fabric Database Hub only a 'partial' solution for admins
Microsoft'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
Microsoft has halted the rollout of a Windows update after some users encountered installation errors.…
Humanoid robots one tiny step closer to exterminating autoworkers' jobs
That'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
The 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
Opinion 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.…
UK government admits Capita pension portal was crapita at launch
A UK government official has admitted Capita did not reach the expected level of performance following the disastrous launch of the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) web portal late last year.…
AI will write code, but prepare to babysit it – and be sure you speak its language
kettle 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.…
Security contractor blew the whistle on support crew's viral indifference
Who, 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’
The 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
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.…
The first thing vibe coding builds is confidence it will help you succeed
Secret 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
Bees and hummingbirds are effectively day-drinking on the job because their lunch is quietly fermenting.…
Anthropic struggling with Chinese competition, its own safety obsession
Anthropic, 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
Bork!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
Bitcoin 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
AI 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
Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro – but it's just the first of the tower computers to go. The rest will follow soon.…
