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Computex: Urges world leaders to pay attention because hes already building factories in which GenAI is acing scutwork (12:57 | register)
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Stargate to land its first offshore datacenters in the United Arab Emirates
: Says it will serve half of humanity but testing that claim produced a hilarious ChatGPT fail (12:57 | register)
A történelemben először nyílt, egyértelmű parancsra sem volt hajlandó lekapcsolni egy AI modell
Az OpenAI legokosabb modelljeit érinti a probléma. (08:25 | Raketa)
Adversarial AI: The new frontier in financial cybersecurity
Sponsored Post: The financial sector is adept at balancing risk and opportunity. Adversarial AI is its next big challenge (04:58 | register)
Elon Musk's xAI pays $300M to born-in-Russia messaging app Telegram to push Grok
: Telegram to get 50% cut of xAI subscriptions too (04:58 | register)
Microsoft adds Grok the most unhinged chatbot to Azure AI buffet
: Never mind the chatbot's recent erratic behavior (02:10 | register)
US lawyer sanctioned after caught using ChatGPT for court brief
Richard Bednar apologized after Utah appeals court discovered false citations, including one nonexistent case (00:40 | guardiantech)
Nvidia builds a server to run x86 workloads alongside agentic AI
Computex: Wants to be the 'HR department for agents' (Tegnap | register)
When LLMs get personal info they are more persuasive debaters than humans
: Large-scale disinfo campaigns could use this in machines that adapt 'to individual targets.' Are we having fun yet? (Tegnap | register)
GitHub Copilot angles for promotion from assistant to agent
Build: Agent mode arrives, for better or worse (Tegnap | register)
Irish privacy watchdog OKs Meta to train AI on EU folks' posts
: Case in Germany could derail Zuck's plans, noyb tells El Reg fight isn't over (Tegnap | register)
Turns out using 100% of your AI brain all the time isnt most efficient way to run a model
Feature: Neural net devs are finally getting serious about efficiency (Tegnap | register)
Google co-founder Sergey Brin suggests threatening AI for better results
: So much for buttering up ChatGPT with 'Please' and 'Thank you' (Tegnap | register)
AI can't replace freelance coders yet, but that day is coming
: Claude passed 80% of tasks assigned in a recent study (Tegnap | register)
AI ain't B2B if OpenAI is to be believed
Comment: But it's still going to come in through the back door (Tegnap | register)
Miss World a mesterséges intelligencia megjósolta Katzenbach Andrea esélyeit
Katzenbach Andrea gőzerővel készül a Miss World 2025-ös világversenyre. A ChatGPT elárulta, milyen esélyei vannak. (Tegnap | Origo)
Akkorát igazolt az OpenAI, hogy abba a föld is beleremegett
Valami olyanra készülnek, amire húsz éve várunk. (Tegnap | Index)
A chatGPT szedi össze a kamuérveket a tiszásoknak az online térben, és közben mi vagyunk a bunkók | Karanténvlog
Beindult a szekta, most már nem csak azt ordítják, ha gond van, hogy hazudik a tévé, meg árad a Tisza, hanem szóltak nekik, hogy lehet, ez kevés lesz. Persze meggyőző ovis dallamokat ordítani, ha szorít a cipő és nem lehet megmagyarázni, hogy Kollár Kinga miért nyíltan köpi tele a világot a hazaárul... (Tegnap | PestiSrácok)
AI won't replace radiologists anytime soon
: Researchers find AI models weak for medical reasoning when it comes to X-rays and CT scans (Tegnap | register)
One day I overheard my boss saying: just put it in ChatGPT: the workers who lost their jobs to AI
From a radio host replaced by avatars to a comic artist whose drawings have been copied by Midjourney, how does it feel to be replaced by a bot? (Tegnap | guardiantech)
The DeepSeek R1 update proves its an active threat to OpenAI and Google
Plus, Claude finally gets voice mode and the AI-generated emotional support kangaroo that fooled the internet. (Tegnap | mashable)
The 4 best AI image generators of 2025
We tested tools like Grok, Midjourney, ChatGPT, and Google's new Imagen 4 model. See the results for yourself. (Tegnap | mashable)
ASUS to chase business PC market with free AI, or no AI - because nobody knows what to do with it
Computex: Really strong USB ports make a difference too by reducing the need for motherboard replacements (Tegnap | register)
Google's AI vision clouded by business model hallucinations
google i/o: The agentic era may not be all that it's cracked up to be (Tegnap | register)
Estimating AI energy usage is fiendishly hard but this report took a shot
: And it gets even harder when you try to estimate CO2 emissions (Tegnap | register)
Microsoft-backed AI out-forecasts hurricane experts without crunching the physics
: LLM trained on decades of weather data claimed to be faster, and cheaper (Tegnap | register)
Oracle's $40B Nvidia hardware haul may be too hot for OpenAI's Abilene, Texas DC to handle
: 400,000 GB200s could be more than a 1.2GW datacenter can chew (Tegnap | register)
AI agents don't care about your pretty website or tempting ads
: 'Your well-honed customer experience is noise to an agent' (Pén. | register)
Builder.ai coded itself into a corner now it's bankrupt
Comment: When 'AI-powered' means 'mostly humans and bad decisions' (Pén. | register)
Shadow AI in the enterprise: Managing risk without slowing progress
Partner content: Shadow AI is a growing problem. Here's why, and how to handle it. (Pén. | register)
Perplexity offers training wheels for building AI agents
: Generate modest interactive apps, spiffy charts, and bland screenplays as needed (Pén. | register)
Ex-Meta exec: Copyright consent obligation = end of AI biz
: Nick Clegg, former politico and Zuckcorp policy Prez, seems confused, can Reg readers help him? (Pén. | register)
The New York Times signs AI licensing deal with Amazon
Amazon licensing NYT content is an exciting development in the world of AI where many sources of paid content have been stolen to train AI. (Pén. | davidmeer)
Research reimagines LLMs as tireless tools of torture
: No need for thumbscrews when your chatbot never lets up (Pén. | register)
Barclays Bank signs 100k license Copilot deal with Microsoft
: High-profile logo win for AI? Weeks ahead of year-end and with investors twitchy about returns? Impeccable timing (Pén. | register)
Elkezdődött az Xbox AI-asszisztens mobilos tesztje
A Copilot for Gaming béta már elérhető az Xbox mobilappban iOS-en és Androidon is, de még nem minden régióban. (Pén. | Pcworld)
Reasons to attend the 2025 AI Infra Summit
Sponsored post: Hear some of the worlds biggest companies offer insight into AI-fuelled transformation (Pén. | register)
Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves
Opinion: Prediction: General-purpose AI could start getting worse (Pén. | register)
Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers they poison with ransomware
: Take care when downloading AI freebies, researcher tells The Register (Pén. | register)
AI can't replace devs until it understands office politics
Column: Being human and working on a team is the job, not writing code (Pén. | register)
AI's enormous energy appetite can be curbed, but only through lateral thinking
Opinion: Nothing will change while big tech sets the rules. We'll need someone even scarier (Pén. | register)
Megszorongatja a ChatGPT-t a DeepSeek frissített MI-je, de a cenzúra terén is szintet lépett
A kínai kormány számára kényes témákat az eddigieknél is szigorúbban cenzúrázza a DeepSeek R1 új verziója, derül ki egy friss tesztből. (Pén. | Hvg)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang labels US GPU export bans precisely wrong and a failure
Computex: Argues the world needs Chinas AI researchers working on his chips so the rest of us benefit (Pén. | register)
Google crowns Jules to be its agent and spreads the AI love
Google I/O: Choc Fac brings gen mods to Android, Chrome, pretty much everywhere else (Pén. | register)
Google, high on AI, flogs Gemini for all things
Google I/O: Search? That's now artificial intelligence, too (Pén. | register)
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' would create a regulation-free AI hellscape, AGs warn
: Republican defense of states' rights doesn't apply to curtailing LLMs, apparently (Pén. | register)
How open systems drive AI performance
Partner content: Open-source philosophy, system-level optimizations prevent nightmare GenAI deployments, says CentML CTO (Pén. | register)
Anthropic CEO frets about 20% unemployment from AI, but economists are doubtful
: It's hard to predict the future, but trying might get Amodei a seat at the regulatory table (Pén. | register)
Palantir's Trump bonanza continues with Fannie Mae contract to fight fraud
: Yet more juicy data for the all-seeing eye (Pén. | register)
Dell creates one private cloud to rule them all and in the datacenter bind them
: Mix Master Mike will spin up Nutanix, VMware, Red Hat on the same beastly cluster (Csü. | register)
Microsoft dumps AI into Notepad as 'Copilot all the things' mania takes hold in Redmond
: A simple text editor that dates back to Windows 1.0 is getting smartified (Csü. | register)
Actors' union complains about Epic Games cloning Darth Vader
: I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further (Csü. | register)
Economists blame Trump tariffs, AI explosion for threatening global economy
: Businesses need to adopt AI, says WEF, but uncertainty is a blocker (Csü. | register)
Hangvezérléses eszközt fejlesztettek a ChatGPT-hez, de mi értelme van?
Egyszer már megbukott egy hasonló eszköz, most ismét próbálkoznak. (Csü. | Liner)
Wanted: A handy metric for gauging if GPUs are being used optimally
: Even well-optimized models only likely to use 35 to 45% of compute the silicon can deliver (Csü. | register)
Intel bets you'll stack cheap GPUs to avoid spending top dollar on Nvidia Pros
Computex: Behold Project Battlematrix (Csü. | register)
Look forward to having a Slack teammate, says Salesforce's Benioff
: No, that's not someone on your team who doesn't pull their weight (Csü. | register)
The Times and Amazon Announce an A.I. Licensing Deal
In 2023, The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. Now its editorial content will appear across Amazon platforms. (Csü. | nytimes)
DeepSeek R1-0528 arrives in powerful open source challenge to OpenAI o3 and Google Gemini 2.5 Pro
Additionally, the models hallucination rate has been reduced, contributing to more reliable and consistent output. (Csü. | venturebeat)
Techies propose the Agent Name Service: It's like DNS but for AI agents
: Because nobody wants a random and unverified bot tickling their APIs (Csü. | register)
OpenAI model modifies shutdown script in apparent sabotage effort
: Even when instructed to allow shutdown, o3 sometimes tries to prevent it, research claims (Csü. | register)
When your LLM calls the cops: Claude 4s whistle-blow and the new agentic AI risk stack
Claude 4s whistle-blow surprise shows why agentic AI risk lives in prompts and tool access, not benchmarks. Learn the 6 controls every enterprise must adopt.
(13:00 | venturebeat)
Trump tariffs ruled illegal within minutes of Musk announcing end of government role
World War Fee: Hardware biz gets a reprieve but administrations plans are unchanged
(07:47 | register onprem)
Even a humble keyboard is now political in Taiwan
Computex: Chinese manufacturers are advertising how they dodge tariffs, and tech leaders know theyre in a new world
(01:29 | register onprem)
Netflix Tudum 2025 live: the biggest news about Stranger Things, One Piece, Squid Game and more
Trailers, sneak previews, release dates and more news about Netflix
(01:18 | techradar)
Criminals hijacking subdomains of popular websites such as Bose or Panasonic to infect victims with malware: here's how to stay safe
Hackers using abandoned web infrastructure to launch invisible scams
(00:23 | techradar)
Poll of 1,000 senior techies: Euro execs mull use of US clouds
: IT leaders in region eyeing American hyperscalers escape hatch
(Tegnap | register onprem)
Everything new on Paramount+ in June 2025 including over 80 new movies to add to your watchlist
Expect big titles from the Coens, Tarantino, and McQueen
(Tegnap | techradar)
Cybercriminals are deploying deepfake sentinels to test detection systems of businesses: here's what you need to know
Repeaters are used to test your systems defense before large-scale attack
(Tegnap | techradar)
Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, June 1 (game #1224)
My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going
(Tegnap | techradar)
Eviden unveils satellite monitoring tool, as Starlink asks UK for E band access
: Space broadband and space-linked phones all very well, but someone's got to track them
(Tegnap | register onprem)
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow release date, confirmed cast, plot details, and more about the exciting DCU Chapter One movie
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will fly into theaters next June
(Tegnap | techradar)
This AI platform claims to 'understand' human emotions and sense stress and anxiety: here's what you need to know
Kopernica senses stress, anxiety and adapts to the users emotional state
(Tegnap | techradar)
Aussie businesses now have to fess up when they pay off ransomware crims
: Move should help government track infections and plan new legislation
(Tegnap | register onprem)
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge might look gorgeous, but its headline feature stands out for all the wrong reasons
Deserving of its hype, but not the outright winner I expected
(Tegnap | techradar)
Hola, summer Start your language learning journey for $140 for life
Prepare for your next adventure.
(Tegnap | mashable)
Practical Magic 2: release date, cast and everything we know about the spellbinding sequel
The spellbinding sequel will arrive on September 18, 2026
(Tegnap | techradar)
AI powering a dramatic surge in cyberthreats as automated scans hit 36,000 per second
AI-fuelled cyberattacks are seeing a huge rise
(Tegnap | techradar)
Stop watching, start doing (it): These dating sites are way better than porn
Stop fantasizing, start connecting.
(Tegnap | mashable)
Cybercrime is 'orders of magnitude' larger than state-backed ops, says ex-White House advisor
INTERVIEW: Michael Daniel also thinks Uncle Sam should increase help to orgs hit by ransomware
(Tegnap | register onprem)
QwenLong-L1 solves long-context reasoning challenge that stumps current LLMs
Alibaba's QwenLong-L1 helps LLMs deeply understand long documents, unlocking advanced reasoning for practical enterprise applications.
(Tegnap | venturebeat)
ElevenLabs debuts Conversational AI 2.0 voice assistants that understand when to pause, speak, and take turns talking
With Conversational AI 2.0, ElevenLabs aims to provide tools and infrastructure for truly intelligent, context-aware enterprise voice agents.
(Tegnap | venturebeat)
Superfast 32TB USB4 External SSDs are coming, thanks to a new chip - but I bet they won't be cheap
Silicon Motion SM2324 simplifies SSD design with fewer components
(Pén. | techradar)
Devious new ClickFix malware variant targets macOS, Android, and iOS using browser-based redirections
ClickFix is no longer confined to Windows software
(Pén. | techradar)
Which LLM should you use? Token Monster automatically combines multiple models and tools for you
This architecture lets Token Monster tap into a range of models from different providers without having to build separate integrations for each one.
(Pén. | venturebeat)
Its official, Android users: Instagram is draining your battery, but there's now a fix
Dont let your addiction the Gram suck your phone dry
(Pén. | techradar)
Tariff woes equal US smartphone price hikes, shrinking sales
World War Fee: Liberation Day not freeing consumers or businesses of their hard earned disposable income
(Pén. | register onprem)
The 10-film Wes Anderson Archive is officially up for preorder at Criterion
Get 4K masters of the films, over 25 hours of special features, and more.
(Pén. | mashable)
Enjoy a mosquito-free summer with up to 42% off Thermacell mosquito repellents
Thermacell repellents make it easy to enjoy every moment.
(Pén. | mashable)
Buy 2, save 15% on Windmill air conditioners at Amazon
Cool off at an affordable price now that the temperatures are rising.
(Pén. | mashable)
One of my favorite sex toy retailers is *finally* having a sale
The only caveat? It doesn't start until June 1.
(Pén. | mashable)
Hurry and snag a Pokémon TCG Destined Rivals booster box at Best Buy before they sell out
Available for a limited time via Best Buy Drops.
(Pén. | mashable)
Yes, I surrendered to Bono's immersive Vision Pro documentary, and I didn't get Vertigo
A first for Vision Pro and all in the name of love
(Pén. | techradar)
UK tax collector puts half a billion on table for call center services
: Taxpayers on hold for 798 years might wish for a better service
(Pén. | register onprem)
Dell has $14BN AI server backlog, warns projects are 'nonlinear'
: Can't build a datacenter overnight, argues tech giant
(Pén. | register onprem)
5 ridiculous myths that businesses hold on Agentic AI
How to maximize Agentic AI benefits
(Pén. | techradar)
7 new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend (May 30)
Captain America: Brave New World and Netflix Tudum 2025 lead this week
(Pén. | techradar)
NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, May 31 (game #720)
My clues will help you solve the NYT
(Pén. | techradar)
NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, May 31 (game #454)
My clues will help you solve the NYT
(Pén. | techradar)
Amazons super-affordable soundbar just got even more so
Enhance your TV's sound at a discount.
(Pén. | mashable)
"VPN server count doesn't matter" NordVPN throws a challenge to the VPN industry
NordVPN wants to shift the conversation from server quantity to quality
(Pén. | techradar)
Finally! Android users can now open shared Microsoft Office files without having to sign in
Convenient file sharing minus the obligatory Microsoft login
(Pén. | techradar)
Act fast to get the Sony WF-C700N earbuds at their lowest price at Amazon
Treat yourself to these Sony earbuds for under $100.
(Pén. | mashable)
Hate vacuuming? The Roomba Q0120 is under $100 at Amazon
Spend less time worrying about pet hair with this robot vacuum.
(Pén. | mashable)
Football and other premium TV being pirated at 'industrial scale'
New research singles out the Amazon Fire Stick as the most popular means of accessing illegal streams.
(Pén. | bbc)
Our favorite portable speaker for bass lovers is still at its best price at Amazon
Don't miss out on the Sony ULT Field 1 marked down under $100.
(Pén. | mashable)
Get the Apple Pencil Pro for under $100
The perfect iPad accessory.
(Pén. | mashable)
The Garmin Forerunner 265 is still at its best price at Amazon with $100 off
Up your fitness game with a helpful new smartwatch.
(Pén. | mashable)
Europe warns giant e-tailer to stop cheating consumers or face its wrath
: No, not Amazon. Chinas SHEIN is in the spotlight for fake discounts, grubby greenery, and evading inquiries
(Pén. | register onprem)
This refurbished Fire Max 11 tablet is at its lowest-ever price
It's described as "like-new."
(Pén. | mashable)
CampFire Studio will launch Soulmask DLC on June 5
Soulmask, a survival sandbox game developed by CampFire Studio and published by Qooland Games, has announced its first major cultural expansion, the free Golden Legend (Sanxingdui) DLC, coming on June 5. Inspired by ancient Sanxingdui Chinese civilization, the new DLC marks a turning point in Soulmasks journey. What began in the primal chaos of rainforest []
(Pén. | venturebeat)
Target reveals it will have Nintendo Switch 2 stock next week
Perfect for last minute gamers
(Pén. | techradar)
The 5 best e-readers of 2025, reviewed by someone who really loves books
You won't miss the feeling of paper with these e-readers.
(Pén. | mashable)
Wait, you can buy vintage Cartier watches and Chanel bags on Amazon now?
Amazon isn't just home to a mass of designer dupes, but legit pre-loved versions of the real thing.
(Pén. | mashable)
Data centers are at the heart of the AI revolution and here's how they are changing
Smarter, greener data centers meet AI demand
(Pén. | techradar)
Revolutionizing web hosting: how AI will reshape the industry in the next 12 months
AI transforms web hosting beyond front-end tool
(Pén. | techradar)
China spawns an x86 supercomputing monster, with an AMD connection
: Chipmaker Hygon, which recently teased a 128-core, 512-thread CPU, merges with server-maker Sugon
(Pén. | register onprem)
Empowering digital transformation with a strategic partnership
Partner content: How Telstra and Equinix support hyperconnected digital infrastructure
(Pén. | register onprem)
Five ways the world's richest man changed the White House
The tech billionaire and Doge have spearheaded dramatic changes in the US government and Washington.
(Pén. | bbc)
Chip designers latest casualties in US-China trade war
: Cadence Systems, Synopsys, and Siemens among those subject to export licenses targeting Middle Kingdom
(Pén. | register onprem)
FLUX.1 Kontext enables in-context image generation for enterprise AI pipelines
FLUX.1 Kontext from Black Forest Labs aims to let users edit images multiple times through both text and reference images without losing speed.
(Pén. | venturebeat)
US green energy firms brace for federal funding cuts
Billions of dollars of US federal funding for green energy projects hangs in the balance.
(Pén. | bbc)
McAfee is now bundling its Scam Detector with all its antivirus plans: here are others that are actually totally free
McAfee Scam Detector tool is price-locked - here are some other options
(Pén. | techradar)
I used Veo 3 to recreate the first YouTube video, and the results are almost too good
Just a guy talking about some elephants
(Csü. | techradar)
Lenovo thought it could surf geopolitics, until Trump's sudden tariff changes
: Worries about uncertainty, even as AI pushes revenue and profit higher
(Csü. | register onprem)
8,000+ Asus routers popped in 'advanced' mystery botnet plot
: No formal attribution made but two separate probes hint at the same suspect
(Csü. | register onprem)
Emotive voice AI startup Hume launches new EVI 3 model with rapid custom voice creation
While EVI 3s specific API pricing has not been announced yet (marked as TBA), the pattern suggests it will be usage-based.
(Csü. | venturebeat)
DJI Osmo 360 leak suggests Insta360 rival could land sooner than expected and it may be joined by the tiny DJI Osmo Nano
But will either of these action cameras even make it to the US?
(Csü. | techradar)
Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for just A$23
Show your old PC some love with this revamp.
(Csü. | mashable)
EA has canceled Cliffhanger Games' Black Panther game and closed the studio to 'sharpen our focus' elsewhere
EA will now focus on a small handful of franchises going forward
(Csü. | techradar)
Over 364,000 people have personal info leaked following hack on data broker LexisNexis
Serious cyberattack hits data firm, and users are not happy
(Csü. | techradar)
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