Algorithm can predict pancreatic cancer from CT scans well before diagnosis

Software picks up subtle clues human doctors miss | Continue reading


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Study: Amazon uses Echo smart speaker conversations to target ads

Web giant milks advertisers with data harvested from digital assistant | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Alibaba Cloud gets more of Android working on RISC-V silicon

Cameras, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth are operational – maybe China’s wider tech independence plan is, too | Continue reading


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Ex-Googlers aim for 'general intelligence' to make software do what you tell it

Star-Trek-style computers? There are worse ways to spend $65m of funding | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Apple iOS browser grip loosened under latest draft EU rules

Leaked Digital Markets Act language forbids gatekeepers from limiting Safari rivals | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

China again signals desire to shape IPv6 standards

Calls for accelerated adoption as local users pass 700 million | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

US Army may be about to 'waste' up to $22b on Microsoft HoloLens

Will soldiers actually use these goggles? Asking for a watchdog | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Meta physical: Facebook parent to open its first real-world store

To truly understand virtual reality, first you need to go outside, interact with actual people... | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Elon Musk Buys Twitter

Pretty cool all other problems a billionaire could reasonably tackle are solved, leaving this one | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Robots are creepy. Why trust AIs that are even creepier?

We know where we stand with wonky-faced hardware. It's the ones we don't recognize as AIs we should worry about | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

AI can't tell you it's lying

Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of ML? Er, nobody | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Amazon opens AI speech dataset

Goal is to make natural language processing available in all the world's tongues | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Samsung, others test drive Esperanto's 1k-core RISC-V AI chip

Now you're talking our language | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

US DOJ probes Google's $5.4b Mandiant acquisition

Not a social network or an instant-chat app used by tens of millions, so scrutiny it is, then | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

US Space Force unit to monitor region beyond Earth's geosynchronous orbit

Team America: Solar System Police | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

OpenBSD 7.1 is out, including Apple M1 support

26 years and only two external exploits is not to be (packet) sniffed at | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Zuckerberg banned from entering Russia indefinitely

In Soviet Russia, bear pokes you | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

ZX Spectrum, the 8-bit home computer that turned Europe onto PCs, is 40

Hey hey 16k, what does that get you today? | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Machine-learning models vulnerable to undetectable backdoors: new claim

It's 2036 and another hijacked AI betrays its operators | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Apple geniuses in Atlanta beat New York to the punch, file petition to unionize

Cannot confirm reports of Tim Cook on the Midnight Train to Georgia | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

REvil resurrected? Ransomware crew appears to be back. Keyword: Appears

Months after arrests, gang – or someone mimicking them – now active | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Oracle already wins 'crypto bug of the year' with Java digital signature bypass

Whole new meaning for zero consequences | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Biotech firm: Graphcore IPUs faster for AI-based drug discovery than GPUs

Someone's got to keep, say, Nvidia on its toes | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Google issues third emergency fix for Chrome this year

The latest patch is aimed at a type confusion vulnerability that is actively being exploited | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

North Korea's Lazarus cyber-gang caught 'spying' on chemical sector companies

Crypto-coin theft isn't enough to keep these miscreants busy | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Cisco's Webex phoned home audio telemetry even when muted

Study finds turning sound off in a range of applications doesn't always cut the mic | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Why the Linux desktop is the best desktop

Anyone who tells you Linux is hard to use wasn't paying attention – and here's why | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Critical bug allows attacker to remotely control medical robot

CVSS 9.8 flaws are not what you want in a hospital robot | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

AI hardware, PC gaming rig maker partner on powerful AI/ML laptop

Lambda, Razer take on Apple with Tensorbook for ML engineers | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

At last, Atlassian sees an end to its outage... in two weeks

Cloud collaboration biz says script deleted data that's so far been restored via backups | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Amazon’s cloudy desktops creep towards cloudy workstations

Adds cache-like storage currently offered for servers to speed demanding desktop workloads | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Machine learning models leak personal info if training data is compromised

Attackers can insert hidden samples to steal secrets | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Russia cobbles together supercomputing platform to wean off foreign suppliers

New RSK Tornado system will help Russia port HPC apps to homegrown CPUs | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Db2 13 makes z/OS debut, promises AI, hybrid cloud features

Long-awaited major release welcomed by users who wish IBM would promote it a little more | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Day 7 of the great Atlassian outage: Company still struggling to restore access

Majority of affected users still wondering where their data went | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Atlassian outage lingers, sparking data loss fears

Microsoft OneDrive: Missing documents? Hold my beer | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft Arms Azure VMs with Ampere Altra Chips

'Up to 50%' better price-performance than x86 equivalents claimed | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Why OpenAI recruited human contractors to improve GPT-3

A model can improve overnight, it just takes pared-down scale and a little human intervention | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft dogs Strontium domains to stop attacks on Ukraine

Software giant sinkholes systems used by Russian gang | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Apple iOS privacy clampdown 'did little' to reduce tracking

Double-standard rules have strengthened iGiant's gatekeeper power | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft hikes prices for non-profit customers, ends on-prem software grants

Office 365 and Windows 365 prices to rise in September – one SKU by much more than recent commercial increase | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Finnish govt websites knocked down as Ukraine President addresses MPs

Online attacks follow suspected airspace violation by Russian aircraft | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

AMD Threadripper CPU supply severely low, PC makers say

Some fear they'll lose workstation sales to Lenovo, AMD's exclusive launch partner for the T Pro 5000 | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

California suggests taking aim at AI-powered hiring software

Automated HR in the cross-hairs over discrimination law | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

China accused of cyberattacks on Indian power grid

Beijing may have had a hand in attacks in Ukraine, too | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

DARPA says US hypersonic missile is ready for real world

A new arms race emerges | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Potty-mouthed System/360 fix revealed to all and sundry

When a software update reveals what you really think | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

IBM deliberately misclassified mainframe sales to enrich execs, lawsuit claims

Lawsuit accuses Big Blue of cheating investors by shifting systems revenue to trendy cloud, mobile tech | Continue reading


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