Problematic Microsoft Edge package could affect System Preparation Tool

Microsoft is confirming that an issue with update KB5032278, which brought Copilot to Windows 10 machines at the end of 2023, could throw up a system preparation tool error.…

Extremely key kitmaker does predict good times in 2025, though

Chipmaking kit maker ASML grew 30 percent last year and the order book more than tripled in calendar Q4 as customers rushed to invest in new tools - yet the business remains cautious for 2024 amid stringent export restrictions.…

Plans announced as profits fall and revenues rise

German software giant SAP has announced a restructuring program likely to hit 8,000 jobs worldwide.…

You have to be dominant to draw attention of the regulators, or so say sources

Microsoft has issued a Windows 10 patch to address EU regulators' concerns about its ubiquitous OS as industry chatter swirls around Edge and Bing potentially dodging antitrust watchdogs due to a lack of dominance.…

'Affordable' for the neighborhood

With an interior decked out in sterile tones of corporate gray, the 1,540 sq ft rental bungalow at 10704 NE 28th St in Bellevue, Washington, is rather unremarkable compared to the imposing facades of its neighboring properties.…

Did your org already start baking AI into systems? Watch out. Staggered timetable for compliance expected after draft leaked

Users and builders of AI systems face a race against time to comply with incoming European legislation if lawmakers continue on their current trajectory.…

Senator Wyden tells The Reg this latest infosec lapse is 'inexcusable'

Comment  For most organizations – especially security vendors – disclosing a corporate email breach, in which executives' internal messages and attachments were stolen, would noticeably ding their stock prices.…

You could go all-in on Nvidia for the lower latency. Or tough it out with less exotic kit and tolerate slower training

Growing demand for AI will see the datacenter switching market grow by 50 percent, according to Dell'Oro analyst Sameh Boujelbene, who has also predicted considerable innovation in the switching arena.…

IBM's SAA and CUA brought harmony to software design… until everyone forgot

Retro Tech Week  In the early days of microcomputers, everyone just invented their own user interfaces, until an Apple-influenced IBM standard brought about harmony. Then, sadly, the world forgot.…

It looks like a fine product, but it's the ecoystem that will determine success

Column  As we wait for Apple’s Vision Pro to arrive after pre-orders opened in early January, complete with a promise of 'spatial computing' perfected, Cupertino’s spotty history in the third dimension offers a useful counterweight to the reality distortion field accompanying the device’s launch.…

Calls for clouds, and scientists, to take care they're not aiding Pyongyang

North Korea is investing in its AI capacity, and a think tank has called on cloud computing service providers to do more to ensure the hermit kingdom can’t rent the infrastructure it needs to advance its capabilities.…

Now that's a Dutch crunch

A password-less database containing an estimated 1.3 million sets of Dutch COVID-19 testing records was left exposed to the open internet, and it's not clear if anyone is taking responsibility.…

That means Brit spies want the ability to do exactly that, huh?

The idea that AI could generate super-potent and undetectable malware has been bandied about for years – and also already debunked. However, an article published today by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) suggests there is a "realistic possibility" that by 2025, the most sophisticated attackers’ tools will improve markedly thanks to AI models informed by data describing successful cyber-hits.…

Another 50-plus products also binned in move to big bundles

Broadcom has killed off a VMware software-as-a-service product, despite also moving the virtualization giant's other wares to subscription-only licenses – the sort of arrangement at which SaaS excels.…

Five mighty qubits, delivered before deadline, but they won’t stop imports of alternatives

Taiwanese research institute Academia Sinica has connected a home-brew quantum computer to the internet.…

Buyers in Samsung's home will be offered cheaper Galaxies

South Korea on Monday decided to abolish its ban on smartphone subsidies – in part to make premium devices more affordable.…

Owner pledges to try again once software update improves performance

Video  A Tesla Cybertruck owner who took his wheeled wedge off-road ended up with busted wheel fairings and self-detaching wheel covers for his trouble – and all without the thing being able to make it up a challenging hill.…

Man, 61, cuffed and allegedly attacked after 'faulty' AI software blundered

A 61-year-old man is suing US retail giant Macy's and the parent biz of chain store Sunglass Hut for $10 million, claiming he was mistakenly arrested in a robbery case after an inaccurate facial-recognition identification match, and subsequently sexually assaulted in jail.…

FTC slams TurboTax's marketing as deceptive

Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, is no longer free to tout its tax filing software as "free" when it isn't free to most customers.…

Plans for life without the 737 Max 10 after CEO rated door plug blowout 'the straw that broke the camel's back'

United Airlines, which boasts one of the world’s largest fleets of Boeing aircraft, is considering a future without the next version of the American manufacturer's troubled 737 jet series, the Max 10.…