Someone had to say it: Scientists propose AI apocalypse kill switches Better visibility and performance caps would be good for regulation too AI + ML16 Feb 2024 | 62
Forgetting the history of Unix is coding us into a corner FOSDEM 2024 The lessons of yesteryear's OS are getting lost in translation OSes16 Feb 2024 | 163
Apple makes it official: No Home Screen web apps in European Union iBiz expresses regret for the impact of its entirely avoidable decision Applications16 Feb 2024 | 113
Microsoft says it'll throw €3.2B at AI ops in Germany What's the wurst that could happen? Off-Prem16 Feb 2024 | 10
India seeks Artificial Wisdom and plans city-scale digital twin Calls for collaborators willing to play buzzword bingo on project – 5G, IoT, AI, AR/VR, blockhain, Web3, and plenty more besides Public Sector16 Feb 2024 | 4
Google debuts Gemini 1.5 Pro model in challenge to rivals OpenAI meanwhile teases experimental text-to-vid system Sora AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 3
Air Canada must pay damages after chatbot lies to grieving passenger about discount Airline tried arguing virtual assistant was solely responsible for its own actions AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 94
Microsoft warns Dev Drive daredevils to back up or beware after latest build Rolling back will cause data loss, Windows Insiders told OSes15 Feb 2024 | 6
Broadcom moves to reassure VMware users as rivals smell an opportunity 'They want a closed shop,' claims service provider Virtualization15 Feb 2024 | 13
IT body proposes that AI pros get leashed and licensed to uphold ethics Set up a register and strike them off for bad behavior AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 22
Twilio reminds users that Authy Desktop apps die in March – not in August 'This is an excellent way to piss off thousands of developers' Devops15 Feb 2024 | 31
In pursuit of artificial general intelligence, Meta adds Broadcom boss Hock Tan to its board Zuck needs silicon smarts – and the energy experience of a former Enron exec AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 7
Slack adds AI to help users cope with chat overload Summarizes threads you just can't keep up with and beefs up search AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 3
Quilter's AI design service nabs $10M to make circuit board design easier Claims what took weeks to do by hand, machine learning can do in hours AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 2
OpenAI shuts down China, Russia, Iran, N Korea accounts caught doing naughty things You don't need us to craft phishing emails or write malware, super-lab sniffs AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 5
AI won't take our jobs and it might even save the middle class MIT economist argues ML can moderate the inequalities of the Information Age AI + ML14 Feb 2024 | 32
Moving to Windows 11 is so easy! You just need to buy a PC that supports it! New Start Menu is a 'game changer' claims relentlessly cheerful vid OSes14 Feb 2024 | 186
Waymo services driverless car software after Phoenix truck collision Alphabet owned autonomous vehicle biz files voluntary recall report AI + ML14 Feb 2024 | 11
Damn Small Linux returns after a 12-year gap DSL 2024 is not as svelte as it used to be – but who is? OSes14 Feb 2024 | 69
Taking the guesswork out of AI Join the OpenText Aviator Lab beta programme and add wings to your AI project Sponsored Post
It's time we add friction to digital experiences and slow them down Column Decades of obsessing about always going faster have left us in constant danger Software14 Feb 2024 | 77
Airbnb sees AI as its ticket to become a sprawling Big Tech giant Reckons OpenAI and Google are mere infrastructure players who don't understand apps or how AI will change them AI + ML14 Feb 2024 | 11
Judge crosses out some claims by writers against OpenAI, lets them have another crack at it Updated Scribes may have a point about unfair competition, direct copyright infringement AI + ML14 Feb 2024 | 12
Crims found and exploited these two Microsoft bugs before Redmond fixed 'em Patch Tuesday SAP, Adobe, Intel, AMD also issue fixes as well as Google for Android Patches14 Feb 2024 | 5
The most 2024 things to do are laying off staff and eyeing up AI – Mozilla's doing both Firefox Mobile also getting increased attention Applications14 Feb 2024 | 16
US patents boss cannot stress enough that inventors must be human, not AI You can use neural networks to help, sure, but not do all the work AI + ML13 Feb 2024 | 15
Cruise swerves to hire safety guru after series of misadventures on the streets Robocar company lost license to operate in California AI + ML13 Feb 2024 | 6
Microsoft might have just pulled support for very old PCs in Windows 11 24H2 Time to look elsewhere for an operating system for that ancient CPU OSes13 Feb 2024 | 121
ChatGPT? Sure, I've heard it. But is AI coming for my job? Some users will pay for AI tools, but more worry about their future employment prospects AI + ML13 Feb 2024 | 14
RIP John Walker, software and hardware hacker extraordinaire Obit Creator of the Hacker Diet and sponsor of pre-Web hypermedia system Xanadu Software13 Feb 2024 | 18
Unit4 software's budget bungle leaves schools counting the cost MP calls on council to ensure education teams can plan their financial futures Databases13 Feb 2024 | 21
Chrome engine devs experiment with automatic browser micropayments I'd buy that for a $0.00000001 Applications13 Feb 2024 | 105
Broadcom terminates VMware's free ESXi hypervisor Certain licenses still allow tinkerers to taste the vStack. Whether they want to is another matter Virtualization13 Feb 2024 | 58
Quarter of polled Americans say they use AI to make them hotter in online dating Roses are red, violets are blue, a machine made my profile alluring to you AI + ML12 Feb 2024 | 26
Nvidia reckons this itty-bitty workstation GPU won't run up your power bill Pulls off RTX 2000 Ada's mask, gasp – it's you, RTX 4060 AI + ML12 Feb 2024 |
LeoLabs lands $29M to dodge space junk with AI smarts Bucks needed to keep an eye on Buck Rogers AI + ML12 Feb 2024 | 1
SAP makes last-minute change to replacement of 80-year-old co-founder After lining up someone to fill Hasso Plattner's seat, German ERP giant finds candidate has 'difference in perspective' Databases12 Feb 2024 | 5
Drowning in code: The ever-growing problem of ever-growing codebases FOSDEM 2024 The speedier computing cake is a lie... so we got software bloat instead Software12 Feb 2024 | 116
Neural networks are reportedly helping criminals create cheap virtual fake IDs online AI in brief Plus: Computer scientists win $700k in AI competition to decipher ancient scrolls destroyed in Mount Vesuvius eruption, and more AI + ML12 Feb 2024 | 5
Forcing AI on developers is a bad idea that is going to happen Opinion We’ve still got time to make it better before it does AI + ML12 Feb 2024 | 45
Angry mob trashes and sets fire to Waymo self-driving car San Franciscans turn on empty robotaxi without apparent motive AI + ML12 Feb 2024 | 109
ANZ Bank test drives GitHub Copilot – and finds AI does give a helping hand Expert Python programmers saw the most benefit AI + ML10 Feb 2024 | 40
Search chatbots? Pah, this startup's trying on Yahoo's old outfit of web directories Interview AI is here to stay though conversations won't necessarily replace queries Personal Tech10 Feb 2024 | 19
US regulators crack down on AI playing doctor in healthcare Code might get things wrong for patients but we must think of the corporate profits AI + ML09 Feb 2024 | 10
Making sense of Microsoft's 'confusing' Copilot functionality carnival Designer updates, and AI assistants everywhere AI + ML09 Feb 2024 | 19
Mozilla CEO quits, pushes pivot to data privacy champion... but what about Firefox? Opinion Could it have more to do with browser's ever-increasing irrelevance? Software09 Feb 2024 | 115
Microsoft's Notepad goes from simple text editor to Copilot conspirator No guarantee it'll come to Windows proper, but testers can give it a poke Applications09 Feb 2024 | 40
Closure of Windows 10 upgrade path still catching users by surprise That Windows 7 license is little more than a digital paperweight now OSes09 Feb 2024 | 60
Billions lost to fraud and error during UK's pandemic spending spree Watchdog orders a rethink in time for the next emergency Public Sector09 Feb 2024 | 152
Please install that patch – but don't you dare actually run it On Call This is a fine approach if you want great uptime stats. Security? Not so much Software09 Feb 2024 | 105
Mitchell Baker logs off for good as CEO of Firefox maker Mozilla HTTP 301 Moved Permanently Software09 Feb 2024 | 27
Google silences Bard, restrings it as Gemini with optional $20-a-month upgrade Say Gemini again, I dare you. I double dare you. Say Gemini one more goddamn time AI + ML09 Feb 2024 | 16
Sorry, scammers: The FCC says AI robocalls are definitely illegal Existing telemarketing abuse laws apply to AI voices, too, says Commission AI + ML08 Feb 2024 | 20
Leaked memo: Microsoft employees should be using Copilot too It's all part of a push to get more devs using AI tools AI + ML08 Feb 2024 | 29
Microsoft embraces its inner penguin as sudo sneaks into Windows 11 Linux users have enjoyed such functionality for decades OSes08 Feb 2024 | 35
European cloud providers locked in talks with Microsoft over licensing complaint Redmond has until end of this quarter to make 'substantive progress' Software08 Feb 2024 | 4
Microsoft seeks patent for tech to put words into your mouth Remember that satnav that spoke like Homer Simpson? Now imagine AI doing that in any language, on any device Software08 Feb 2024 | 26
In its tantrum with Europe, Apple broke web apps in iOS 17 beta, still hasn't fixed them PWAs demoted to OWB: Operating Within Browser Software08 Feb 2024 | 60
OpenAI latest to add 'Made by AI' metadata to model work Content Credentials: It's better than nothing™ AI + ML08 Feb 2024 | 8
Cisco, Nvidia expand collab to push Ethernet into AI clusters InfiniBand dominates in GPU-boosted servers while Big E gains steam Networks08 Feb 2024 |