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China launched 12 satellites on Wednesday as part of the âoeThree-Body Computing Constellation,â the worldâ(TM)s first dedicated orbital computing network led by ADA Space and Zhejiang Lab. SpaceNews reports: A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 12:12 a.m. Eastern (0412 UTC)...
Amazon recently unveiled a new warehouse robot that can “feel,” according to the company. Called the Vulcan robot, the two-armed beast is already working in Amazon fulfillment centers in Spokane, WA, and Hamburg, Germany, where it’s handled more than half a million ...
DPM signs off 96MW bit barn, citing national policy shift The British government has stepped in to overturn a local council's refusal of a proposed datacenter on green belt land, citing updated national planning policy that urges councils to find space for bit barns, labs,...
As part of its Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), Trend Micro is holding its first Pwn2Own event in Berlin. The three day event sees security researchers testing and breaching the security of various systems, including Windows 11 and Linux. With big money on offer, there is a great...
While businesses focus on cloud services and digital transformation, they often don't realize that their operations depend on the massive cable networks laid underwater. Recent incidents have highlighted how critical these subsea cables are for business continuity, so do...
Python’s popularity continues to outpace all competition. That’s why projects to make it faster are crucial, difficult as that may be. Plus, Python’s new, standardized dependency lockfile format is here. And if you’re a fan of Zig for speed and Python for...
The influence of geopolitics on IT infrastructure is undeniable. Enterprises today operate across borders. They leverage cloud services from providers headquartered in countries thousands of miles away, host data in various regions, and deliver value globally. However, as...
With support for Windows 10 coming to an end in October, Microsoft will not be releasing many more security updates for the operating system. Seemingly looking to go out with a bang, the recently released KB5058379 update is giving users grief. Pushed out earlier this week...
WhatsApp is in the process of rolling out a redesigned app for Windows users. The latest update to the beta version of the chat client sees the app echoing the design language used for WhatsApp Web, as well as some UI changes that will be familiar to macOS users. One of the...
After UK spends hundreds of millions, several say existing systems are better English hospitals are voicing their concern about the functionality provided by Palantir, the US spy-tech firm that won a £330 million ($437 million) deal to run the Federated Data Platform for...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has posted a somewhat belated memorial for John Young, the founder of Cryptome. John was one of the early, under-recognized heroes of the digital age. He not only saw the promise of digital technology to help democratize access to...
I generally don’t pay attention to the releases of programming languages unless they’re notable for some reason or another, and I think this one qualifies. Rust is celebrating its ten year anniversary with a brand new release, Rust 1.87.0. This release adds anonymous pipes...
Self-taught coders who work in HR and have a doctorate in English tend to do that On Call Bosses often ask IT pros to clean up messes made by amateurs, and in this week's On Call – The Register's reader-contributed tech support column – we have just such a tale to...
Dartmouth researchers propose that dark matter originated from massless, light-like particles in the early universe that rapidly condensed into massive particles through a spin-based interaction. Phys.Org reports: [T]he study authors write that their theory is distinct...
Gives both platforms the ‘generative AI will freshen it up and shift it to the cloud’ treatment In 2017 Amazon Web Services and VMware were best buddies as they launched a combined cloud service. In 2025 AWS is dismissing Virtzilla as a legacy outfit that needs to be...
Fears surrendering to GenAI makes humans less competitive Science fiction author Neal Stephenson has suggested AIs should be allowed to fight other AIs, because evolution brings balance to ecosystems, but also thinks humans should stop using AI before it dumbs down our...
Lawyers prepare to get suited and booted if 'Plan B' to address unfair competition claims is a no show Microsoft has failed to deliver a special version of Azure for EU cloud providers on time, raising the specter of legal action if it is unable to devise a 'commercially...
A Northeastern University student demanded her tuition money back after discovering her business professor was secretly using AI to create course materials. Ella Stapleton, who graduated this year, grew suspicious when she noticed telltale signs of AI generation in her...
An anonymous reader shares an opinion piece from The Guardian, written by columnist Emma Brockes: Mark Zuckerberg has gone on a promotional tour to talk up the potential of AI in human relationships. I know; listening to Zuck on friendship is a bit like taking business...
xAI is under fire after it revealed an employee tampered with Grok, its controversial AI bot on X, forcing it to make a statement about the South African genocide situation. According to xAI, the incident happened on May 14 at around 3:15 AM PST. An employee made an...
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