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- by Simon SharwoodScreenshot showed it wasn't a possible attack – unless you qualify everything Google does as a threat On Call Velkomin, Vælkomin, Hoş geldin, and welcome to Friday, and therefore to another edition of On Call – The Register's end-of-week celebration of the tech support tasks you managed to tackle without too much trauma.…
- by Iain ThomsonWorld Economic Forum finds huge demand for brainbox skills, news for how it changes your role Think tank and advocacy org the World Economic Forum has predicted strong growth in jobs that AI can’t replace, plus big demand for skills to automate those that can.…
- by Simon SharwoodDid Zuck’s definition of ‘free expression’ just get even broader? Meta allegedly downloaded material from an online source that’s been sued for breaching copyright, because it wanted the material to train its AI models, according to a new court filing.…
- by Simon SharwoodEverything in Australia is deadly, in this case giant eagles guarding eggs in places wireless broadband techs need to reach Australia’s National Broadband Network has started building bird’s nests.…
- by Simon SharwoodLenovo’s already showing them off in a bonkers laptop CES Laptops with rollable displays that allow expanded screens are about to become a thing, thanks to Lenovo and Samsung.…
- by Thomas ClaburnBeware the IoT that doesn’t get a security tag The White House this week introduced a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for technology products so that consumers can have some assurance their smart devices aren't spying on them.…
- by Tobias MannChina faces outright ban while others vie for Uncle Sam's favor The Biden administration is reportedly weighing new limits in the ongoing US-China trade war, which would ban high-end AI accelerators to adversary nations and impose restrictions on AI models for others.…
- by Brandon VigliaroloThe honors are dubious, but boy, so is the tech ces The Consumer Electronics Show is back to showcase not just the cutting edge of innovation but also the worst of what's possible when modern tech collides with today's culture of capitalist excess.…
- by Richard SpeedHey administrators – buckle up. 2025 is going to be a wild ride Administrators at Microsoft shops are in for a wild 2025 as Redmond prepares to deprecate and retire more than just support for Windows 10.…
- by Lindsay ClarkWhat could be the motivation for continuing to fight the case? Tesla CEO Elon Musk and a group of other top executives employed by the electric car company have launched an appeal against a series of court rulings that blocked his $56 billion pay package.…
- by Liam ProvenSimply the best FOSS desktop OS there is, outside of the Windows and Unix families Haiku still hasn't quite reached that magic Version One Point Zero line in the sand, in part because its developers are setting the bar much higher than that of any other FOSS OS.…
- by Brandon VigliaroloRedmond claims cuts are performance based Microsoft kicks off the new year with more job cuts, as fewer than 1 percent of employees reportedly face the axe.…
- by Connor JonesFactory resets and apply patches is the advice amid fortnight delay for other appliances The cybersecurity industry is urging those in charge of defending their orgs to take mitigation efforts "seriously" as Ivanti battles two dangerous new vulnerabilities, one of which was already being exploited as a zero-day.…
- by Paul KunertAlready inflated costs of NPU-based boxes set to jump on import tax The "progress" of AI PCs is being "overshadowed" by enterprises concerned about the state of the economy and US President-elect Trump's tariff threats for kit made in China, according to market watcher and number cruncher IDC.…
- by Connor JonesTricky attackers trying yet again to deceive the good guys on home territory Security researchers are once again being lured into traps by attackers, this time with fake exploits of serious Microsoft security flaws.…
- by Richard SpeedCollecting regolith samples with a blast of gas NASA is sending a "vacuum cleaner" to the Moon as a payload on next week's Blue Ghost 1 mission to land on the lunar surface.…
- by Thomas ClaburnEx-politician in UK claims he's been defamed – and goes to court in US for answers A former deputy mayor in the UK has subpoenaed Cloudflare in the US to discover the identity of an anonymous British political blogger.…
- by Lindsay ClarkDeal supposed to end in 2017 continues to haunt tax collector procurement In the last five years, the UK's tax collector has spent £3.8 billion with tech suppliers – including £591 million without any outside competition – on top of a £10 billion project intended to end in 2017.…
- by Lindsay ClarkNot just making them, but sharing them too The UK government has promised to make the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images a criminal offence.…
- by Richard SpeedHow much RAM does an enthusiast really need? The Raspberry Pi has come a long way from its early days, as demonstrated by the single-board computer maker's latest iteration of the Pi 5 in 16GB guise.…