SpaceX claims another Starship success, fumbles the catch
5 days ago · SpaceX has notched up another test flight of its Starship behemoth, but chose not to try catching the Super Heavy Booster this time. The rocket launched from SpaceX's Boca Chica facility in Texas at 2200 UTC on November 19 without incident. Following stage separation, the Super Heavy booster executed its typical flip maneuver and seemed to head back to the launch site for another catch by the ...
Datacenters could blow up your electric bill thanks to AI
3 days ago · The report singles out Northern Virginia – the datacenter capital of the world – where utility Dominion Energy indicated that bit barns represented 24 percent of its revenue in 2023, up from 21 percent the previous year.. According to the JKF report authors, nine new facilities have already been connected to the grid in the state in 2024, with …
Trump administration likely to upend Biden AI policy
3 days ago · Analysis President Biden has taken some steps to create a concrete AI policy in the United States. However, while there's plenty to argue about in terms of how effective the administration's moves have been, experts The Register spoke to agree that there are likely to be more big changes once Donald Trump begins his second term.. For starters, expect Biden's 2023 executive order on AI to be ...
Neuralink brain trials head for Canada • The Register
3 days ago · Elon Musk's brain chip biz, Neuralink, has been given the nod by Health Canada to start recruiting for its CAN-PRIME Study. The study is a trial for the neurotech startup's wireless brain-computer interface (BCI), designed to interpret a person's neural activity so they can operate a computer by thought alone. The device has over 1,000 electrodes in threads implanted by a Neuralink robot.
Software dev behind Jetflicks faces prison time • The Register
Nov 18, 2024 · A programmer at the heart of a huge internet piracy website faces a lengthy prison sentence following five years of legal proceedings and a two-week trial. Cuban national Yoany Vaillant, a permanent US resident, played a key role in the Jetflicks operation, which at one time claimed to host 183,285 ...
Europe glances Russia's way after Baltic Sea cables severed
6 days ago · Updated Two optical fiber internet cables under the Baltic Sea appear to have been deliberately broken, Germany and Finland confirmed, prompting fresh concerns over possible Russian interference with technology infrastructure.. In a joint statement, the Finnish and German foreign ministers said they were "deeply concerned" about the severed cable beneath the Baltic Sea connecting the two nations.
Microsoft starts boiling the Copilot frog • The Register
Nov 18, 2024 · Opinion In 1968's Star Trek episode, "The Ultimate Computer," Captain Kirk had his ship used to test M5, a new computer. A copilot, if you will, for the Starship Enterprise. Designed to more efficiently perform the jobs of the human crew, the M5 indeed did those jobs very well yet with such a terrifying lack of understanding it had to be disabled. But not before exacting a terrible price.
Apple's iCloud hit with £3 billion overcharging claim
Nov 14, 2024 · UK consumer group Which? has filed a £3 billion action against Apple over alleged competition law breaches related to its iCloud service. The claim alleges that the iPhone maker locked customers into iCloud and charged them handsomely for the privilege. Which? claims that around 40 million Apple customers in the UK who have obtained iCloud services in the last nine years could be affected ...
Identity: the new security perimeter • The Register
Jul 12, 2024 · Webinar Threat actors are always looking for that easy way in by testing weak spots, and user identities are one of their favourite targets.. Multi factor authentication (MFA), that stalwart defender of the login, is attacked mercilessly for example. And while additional security layers can ward off these attacks, what's the cost to the end user experience?
Cyber criminals quickly exploit CrowdStrike chaos - Techregister
Jul 19, 2024 · Other phony domains posing as fixing sites surfaced on social media, with security researchers warning users not to pay for a fix — there's free support from the real CrowdStrike — as some of the fraudulent websites asked for bitcoin and PayPal "donations.". Additionally, while CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, in a statement on X, assured customers "this …