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The rise of generative and agentic AI is transforming how data is accessed and used, not just by humans but by non-human AI agents acting on their behalf. This shift is driving an unprecedented surge in data access demands, creating a governance challenge at a scale that...
In the world of cloud computing, trust is everything. Businesses migrate to the cloud because they expect reliability, scalability, and uninterrupted operations, regardless of their location or external pressures that may arise. But what happens when these foundational...
We're going out on a limb here... why not branch out from things like retina displays and get a little more fine grained? Feature In a world where resolution, refresh rates, and frames per second can generate furious discussion, sometimes it's good to kick back and let a...
A Microsoft Exit strategy isn’t just a good idea, it’s vital. It must go a long way beyond a farewell to Redmond Opinion One of the dangers of stories based on big cash numbers is distraction. The numbers get all the attention, the bigger story behind them gets missed.…
Documentation was so substantial, staff measured it in feet On Call Welcome once again to On Call, The Register's Friday column that shares your stories of helping confused, caustic, and curmudgeonly customers to crank their computers into correct configurations.…
In a new executive order, the US president has called on federal regulators to investigate and punish banks for alleged discrimination against conservatives and certain types of business.
Ancient Slashdot reader Epeeist shares a report from The Guardian: The newest version of the maglev train is capable of traveling at 600km/h (about 370mph). However, the train's engineers have wrestled with the problem of the shock waves which occur as the train exits the...
Will someone think of the deals politicians are making? Opinion You might think, since I write about tech all the time, my degrees are in computer science. Nope. I'm a bona fide, degreed historian, which is why I can say with confidence that the UK's recently passed Online...
Home of Manchester Baby can't bid for talent, baby Institutions in the North of England are being left out of the government's Global Talent Fund (GTF), designed to attract top scientific brains from abroad to come and work in Britain.…
Fears adversaries will use them in the belief they can take plenty of punishment The US Air Force wants to blow up two Tesla Cybertrucks.…
A new connector may be on the cards, too The PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) has confirmed that version 8.0 of the PCI Express (PCIe) specification will allow up to 256 gigatransfers per second, which equates to up to 1 TB/s bi-directionally in a x16 configuration.…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Some of the first reviews ever written for the original Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. have been digitized and published by the Video Game History Foundation. The reviews appeared in Computer Entertainer, an early...
One-upping the panic around Cabbage Patch kids, thieves ransacked a La Puente store, and the owner is sure it was the Labubus. The great Labubu caper! Creepy-cute toothy rodent–human chimeras have become super present in Los Angeles shopping areas. — Read the rest The...
Backer SoftBank isn't fussed, is excited that Arm will provide half of new cloudy CPUs this year The $500 billion Stargate project that aims to build a network of AI datacenters around the globe is off to a slow start, but its main backer – Japan’s SoftBank – isn’t...
Duolingo's decision to go 'AI-first' sparked backlash from users, but the company's second quarter earnings result tell a different story. Quarterly revenue exceeded expectations, stock surged nearly 30%, and daily active users grew 40% year-over-year. TechCrunch reports:...
Our friend, collage artist Winston Smith, known for creating the iconic Dead Kennedys logo, is recovering from a heart attack that struck the day after his 73rd birthday, forcing him to postpone his planned San Francisco solo exhibition. Smith, who illustrated album covers...
In 2022, Google launched a major push for gaming Chromebooks, including a version of Steam for ChromeOS. Steam for ChromeOS remained in Google’s nebulous “beta” state ever since, however, and today Google is doing a Google by killing Steam for ChromeOS altogether. Entering...
Google has introduced Gemini CLI GitHub Actions, a no-cost, autonomous agent for GitHub repos that works asynchronously in the background on routine coding tasks. The product is currently in beta. Announced August 6, Gemini CLI GitHub Actions can be found on GitHub at...
Despite dwindling global market share, retreat from key regions like Europe, and halting in-house production, Sony insists its Xperia smartphone line remains 'very important' to its business. 9to5Google reports: During Sony's latest financial results presentation this week,...
A pair of German researchers showed how easy it is Black Hat Four countries have now tested anti-satellite missiles (the US, China, Russia, and India), but it's much easier and cheaper just to hack them.…
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