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Microsoft apologizes for not explaining cheaper no-AI M365 plans, and all it took was a government lawsuit 2025-11-06 at 02:51 By Simon Sharwood Even offers refunds if users sign up for AI they don’t want Microsoft Australia has apologized to users of its M365 suite after regulators accused it of steering them towards pricey bundles […]

Perplexity shows how to run monster AI models more efficiently on aging GPUs, AWS networks 2025-11-06 at 01:47 By Tobias Mann Some clever networking hacks open the door AI search provider Perplexity’s research wing has developed a new set of software optimizations that allows for trillion parameter or large models to run efficiently across older, […]

Azure stumbles in Western Europe, Microsoft blames ‘thermal event’ 2025-11-06 at 01:09 By Simon Sharwood Degraded performance and possible dependency problems across AZs Microsoft has warned of a “thermal event” impacting Azure users in its West Europe region, and perhaps elsewhere.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

‘Tutors’ at Musk startup xAI had to give up rights to faces, voices to train sexy AI bots: report 2025-11-06 at 00:53 By Ariel Zilber Most of those affected were so-called “AI tutors,” staff who refine the large language models that power xAI’s flagship chatbot, Grok. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News […]

NYC tech workers celebrate Mamdani’s mayoral win — but their bosses are worried 2025-11-06 at 00:08 By Thomas Barrabi Zohran Mamdani won over New York City’s tech industry workers with his disruptive style on the campaign trail – but their bosses are worried about what the mayor-elect’s far-left policies will mean for their businesses. This […]

Uncle Sam lets Google take Wiz for $32B 2025-11-05 at 20:54 By Brandon Vigliarolo Second time’s the charm for after Wiz rejected Google’s $23B offer last year Google’s second attempt to acquire cloud security firm Wiz is going a lot better than the first, with the Department of Justice clearing the $32 billion deal, which […]

Oak Ridge lab bags $125M to bolt quantum onto supercomputers 2025-11-05 at 19:48 By Dan Robinson The DoE’s planned funding runs through 2030 America’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will receive up to $125 million through 2030 to develop hybrid computing systems that link quantum and supercomputing technologies.… This article is an excerpt from The Register […]

When Debian won’t do, Devuan 6 ‘Excalibur’ Linux makes the grade 2025-11-05 at 18:53 By Liam Proven Debian 13 base, minus systemd and RISC-V build Old school enough to favor Debian, but averse to systemd? Good news: Devuan 6 “Excalibur” is here, and all you need to do is draw it from the stone master […]

Two-fifths of SAP Americas users yet to ditch legacy ERP 2025-11-05 at 18:53 By Lindsay Clark S/4HANA migration? Many still worried about business process change Around two fifths of North America’s SAP users have yet to begin migrating to S/4HANA with just two years until mainstream support ends for legacy systems.… This article is an […]

AMD taking AI fight to Nvidia with Helios rack-scale system 2025-11-05 at 18:53 By Dan Robinson CEO Lisa Su says next-gen MI400 GPUs and architecture gaining traction with hyperscalers AMD plans to launch its Helios rack-scale architecture in 2026 as a direct challenge to Nvidia in the AI infrastructure market, pending successful integration of its […]

Google Uncovers PROMPTFLUX Malware That Uses Gemini AI to Rewrite Its Code Hourly 2025-11-05 at 18:52 By Google on Wednesday said it discovered an unknown threat actor using an experimental Visual Basic Script (VB Script) malware dubbed PROMPTFLUX that interacts with its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) model API to write its own source code for […]

M&S pegs cyberattack cleanup costs at £136M as profits slump 2025-11-05 at 17:47 By Connor Jones Retailer’s tech systems aren’t down anymore, but the same can’t be said for its rocky financials Marks & Spencer says its April cyberattack will cost around £136 million ($177.2 million) in total.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

Securing the Open Android Ecosystem with Samsung Knox 2025-11-05 at 17:46 By Raise your hand if you’ve heard the myth, “Android isn’t secure.” Android phones, such as the Samsung Galaxy, unlock new ways of working. But, as an IT admin, you may worry about the security—after all, work data is critical. However, outdated concerns can […]

Why SOC Burnout Can Be Avoided: Practical Steps 2025-11-05 at 17:46 By Behind every alert is an analyst; tired eyes scanning dashboards, long nights spent on false positives, and the constant fear of missing something big. It’s no surprise that many SOCs face burnout before they face their next breach. But this doesn’t have to […]

U.S. Sanctions 10 North Korean Entities for Laundering $12.7M in Crypto and IT Fraud 2025-11-05 at 17:46 By The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions against eight individuals and two entities within North Korea’s global financial network for laundering money for various illicit schemes, including cybercrime and information technology (IT) worker fraud. “North Korean […]

Mysterious ‘SmudgedSerpent’ Hackers Target U.S. Policy Experts Amid Iran–Israel Tensions 2025-11-05 at 17:46 By A never-before-seen threat activity cluster codenamed UNK_SmudgedSerpent has been attributed as behind a set of cyber attacks targeting academics and foreign policy experts between June and August 2025, coinciding with heightened geopolitical tensions between Iran and Israel. “UNK_SmudgedSerpent leveraged domestic political […]

AMD red-faced over random-number bug that kills cryptographic security 2025-11-05 at 17:01 By Connor Jones Local privileges required to exploit flaw in Ryzen and Epyc CPUs. Some patches available, more on the way AMD will issue a microcode patch for a high-severity vulnerability that could weaken cryptographic keys across Epyc and Ryzen CPUs.… This article […]