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Tuesday April 29, 2025. 09:18 AM
'When we look at the outcomes, it really has not moved the needle' Instead of depressing wages or taking jobs, generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini have had almost no significant wage or labor impact so far – a finding that calls into question the huge...
They’re sorry/not sorry for testing if bots can change minds by pretending to be a trauma counselor or a victim of sexual abuse Researchers from the University of Zurich have admitted to secretly posting AI-generated material to popular Subreddit r/changemyview in the name ...
One launch down, 80-plus to go, for a pittance compared to planned AWS spending Amazon’s first attempt to hoist production versions of its Project Kuiper broadband-beaming satellites appears to have succeeded.…
Who could possibly be behind this attack on an ethnic minority China despises? Researchers at Canada’s Citizen Lab have spotted a phishing campaign and supply chain attack directed at Uyghur people living outside China, and suggest it’s an example of Beijing’s attempts ...
Florida man altered allergen info, DoSed former colleagues Former Disney employee Michael Scheuer was sentenced to 36 months in prison and fined almost $688,000 for screwing up a software application the entertainment giant used to cook up its restaurant menus.…
Sometimes, silence is the best option Updated An Oklahoma City cybersecurity professional accused of installing spyware on a hospital PC confirmed on LinkedIn key details of the drama.…
Monday April 28, 2025. 11:57 PM
Whistleblowing, email is evidential mail, HR is not your friend, and more discussed by CxO panel RSAC Chief security officers should negotiate personal liability insurance and a golden parachute when they start a new job – in case things go sideways and management tries to ...
Homeland Security boss Noem added as last-minute keynote, mind you RSAC There's a notable absence from this year's RSA Conference that kicked off today in San Francisco: The NSA's State of the Hack panel.…
Dem Sens demand action to stop SpaceX oligarch from turning watchdogs into corporate yes-men The Trump-blessed DOGE unit could help its boss Elon Musk avoid more than $2.37 billion in potential legal liabilities by stripping power from the regulators tasked with supervising...
As astronomers gripe about sats screwing observations AST SpaceMobile says it is working with US astronomers and America's National Science Foundation (NSF) to mitigate the impact of satellites on observations, after a prototype became one of the brightest objects in the sky ...
But what it can't do is 'unilaterally claw back a community project and its infrastructure, assets, and branding' The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has filed a petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office to prevent Synadia from using the logo and domain for...
Demotion of cyberspace policy team, closure of others, not a great look The US State Department announced a major reorg this month, and the changes could weaken America's ability to counter China's growing technological influence.…
Did we says offshore? We meant, er, hardcore. Amirite, DOGE bros? Comment IBM – a company understood to employ at least one-third of its global workforce in India and Bangladesh – is pledging to spend $150 billion over the next half decade on making America great...
The OS came first, the foundation later – so what does it do? Interview Many FOSS projects are backed by nonprofit foundations. One such example is the FreeBSD Foundation, started by Meta software engineer Justin T Gibbs. He spoke with The Register about the project's...
Damning report says it set a moving target that was way too ambitious The European Chips Act is unlikely to meet its target of hitting a 20 percent share of the global semiconductor market by 2030.…
Cyberattack? Bad software update? International oopsie? The cause is unclear, but Iberia is dark Updated A massive power outage has left Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France without electricity, and the cause has yet to be identified.…
No more asterisks. Voice typing now reflects the true spirit of your rage Customer feedback wins – Microsoft is adding a toggle to turn off the Windows 11 profanity filter.…
It took a 1 year+ probe, plenty of client calls for VeriSource to understand just how much of a yikes it has on its hands Houston-based VeriSource Services' long-running probe into a February 2024 digital break-in shows the data of 4 million people – not just a few hundred ...
Image board hints that rumors of a poorly maintained back end may be true Clearweb cesspit 4chan is back up and running, but says the damage caused by a cyberattack earlier this month was 'catastrophic.'…
Government procurement process is very involved Comment It's easy to miss £125 million ($166 million). It could happen to anyone. Take Paul Patterson, for example. In January 2024, the director of Fujitsu Services Ltd emailed the UK government's commercial arm to confirm...
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