Windows 11 stops freaking out over wallpaper customization Safeguard hold finally lifted as Microsoft realizes animated backgrounds aren't the end of the world The day before the release of Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft slapped a compatibility hold on devices using wallpaper customization applications. More than six months later, it is gradually removing the safeguard hold.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft starts lifting Windows 11 24H2 safeguard hold
: Safeguard hold finally lifted as Microsoft realizes animated backgrounds aren't the end of the world
Trump's tariff turmoil leaves IT projects in deep freeze Investment delays are inevitable as uncertainty clouds US trade policy, warns investment bank World War Fee  Trump administration tariffs are leaving the IT industry in "limbo", with CIOs hitting the pause button on new projects as they're unsure whether budgets set today will be disrupted by taxes tomorrow.… #theregister #IT
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World War Fee: Investment delays are inevitable as uncertainty clouds US trade policy, warns investment bank
It's fun making Studio Ghibli-style images with ChatGPT – but intellectual property is no laughing matter Miyazaki, copyright protection and the 'insult to life itself' of AI images Opinion  Many people are having fun making Studio Ghibli-style images with OpenAI's ChatGPT. I see it as copy-and-paste intellectual property stealing on an industrial level.… #theregister #IT
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Opinion: Miyazaki, copyright protection and the 'insult to life itself' of AI images
The LittleGP-30: A tiny recreation of a very big deal from the 1950s Royal McBee's desk-sized deskside early computer was the stuff of legend In these days of multi-gig OSes, we cast our eyes back to something both much bigger and much smaller.… #theregister #IT
LittleGP-30: A tiny recreation of a big deal from the
: Royal McBee's desk-sized deskside early computer was the stuff of legend
Dot com era crash on the cards for AI datacenter spending? It's a 'risk' Analysts say the bubble won't burst, but it is possible, admits world's largest colo provider Interview  Those who ignore history are destined to repeat mistakes of the past and, with signs of an inflating bit barn spending bubble, comparisons are being made with the infamous dotcom bust a quarter of a century ago.… #theregister #IT
What goes up must come down? AI datacenter spending inflates
Interview: Analysts say the bubble won't burst, but it is possible, admits world's largest colo provider
Official abuse of state security has always been bad, now it's horrifying UK holds onto oversight by a whisker, but it's utterly barefaced on the other side of the pond Opinion  The UK government's attempts to worm into Apple's core end-to-end encryption were set back last week when the country's Home Office failed in its bid to keep them secret on national security grounds.… #theregister #IT
Official abuse of state security hits code red
Opinion: UK holds onto oversight by a whisker, but it's utterly barefaced on the other side of the pond
CIO and digi VP to depart UK retail giant Asda as Walmart divorce woes settle Brit retailer says troubled breakup with tech platform of former US owner nearing conclusion Two of the top team behind Asda's £1 billion ($1.31 billion) tech divorce from US retail giant Walmart — which has seen a number of setbacks — are departing the company.… #theregister #IT
Asda CIO and digital veep set to depart
Exclusive: Brit retailer says troubled breakup with tech platform of former US owner nearing conclusion
Static electricity can be shockingly funny, but the joke’s over when a rack goes dark If this techie had been older and slower, this never would have happened Who, Me?  Returning to work on Monday often imparts a rude shock, which is why The Register opens the week with a new instalment of Who, Me? It’s the reader-contributed column in which you admit to your worst moments at work and explain how you surviv… #theregister #IT
Static discharge is shockingly funny, until something breaks
Who, Me?: If this techie had been older and slower, this never would have happened
VMware revives its free ESXi hypervisor in an utterly obscure way Home Labs and bare bones test rigs matter and Broadcom’s back in the game VMware has resumed offering a free hypervisor.… #theregister #IT
VMware revives its free ESXi hypervisor
: Home labs and bare bones test rigs matter so Broadcom's back in the game
Old Fortinet flaws under attack with new method its patch didn't prevent PLUS: Chinese robodogs include backdoor; OpenAI helps spammer; A Dutch data disaster; And more! Infosec In Brief  Fortinet last week admitted that attackers have found new ways to exploit three flaws it thought it had fixed last year.… #theregister #IT
Old Fortinet flaws under attack through new method
Infosec In Brief: PLUS: Chinese robodogs include backdoor; OpenAI helps spammer; A Dutch data disaster; And more!