Redis 'returns' to open source with AGPL license New plan may remain too restrictive for some developers Redis, the company behind the popular value-key database of the same name, has returned its main system to an open source license, although the move failed to satisfy some critics.… #theregister #IT
Redis
: New plan may remain too restrictive for some developers
Red, white, and blew it? Trump tariffs may cost America the AI race Whole thing gonna be a real PITA for tech sector, says ABI Research World War Fee  US tariffs - should they go ahead - are likely to result in price bumps for essential components and construction materials in the datacenter industry, and may even cost America its lead in the AI race as investments are paused or cancel… #theregister #IT
Trump tariffs may ultimately cost America the AI race
World War Fee: Whole thing gonna be a real PITA for tech sector, says ABI Research
X marks the drop for European users Xitter sheds EU users. Musk's Grok suggests 'misinformation, hate speech, and a perceived decline in content moderation' to blame Everything is super, over at X (the social media service formerly known as Twitter), which has shed around 10 percent of its European users in the past six months.… #theregister #IT
X marks the drop for European users
: Xitter sheds EU users. Musk's Grok suggests 'misinformation, hate speech, and a perceived decline in content moderation' to blame
How Amazon red-teamed Alexa+ to keep your kids from ordering 50 pizzas Will the personal assistant shop for groceries? Or get hijacked by a teen? RSAC  If Amazon's Alexa+ works as intended, it could show how an AI assistant helps with everyday tasks like making dinner reservations or arranging an oven repair. Or things could go terribly wrong: it might turn on the oven and tur… #theregister #IT
Amazon CISO: How AWS red-teamed Alexa+ AI assistant
RSAC: Will the personal assistant shop for groceries? Or get hijacked by a teen?
AI models routinely lie when honesty conflicts with their goals Keep plugging those LLMs into your apps, folks. This neural network told me it'll be fine Some smart cookies have found that when AI models face a conflict between telling the truth or accomplishing a specific goal, they lie more than 50 percent of the time.… #theregister #IT
AI models will lie when honesty conflicts with their goals
: Keep plugging those LLMs into your apps, folks. This neural network told me it'll be fine
AI infrastructure investment may be $8T shot in the dark McKinsey warns datacenter binge could overshoot actual demand as execs scramble to keep up with hype A report from consultancy McKinsey & Company highlights the widespread unease over AI, pointing to the bewildering sums being invested into infrastructure to support it, while warning that forecasts of future demand are based on little… #theregister #IT
AI DC investment a gamble as ROI uncertain, says McKinsey
: McKinsey warns datacenter binge could overshoot actual demand as execs scramble to keep up with hype
NASA probes propulsion problem in Psyche's thrusters Mission to a metal asteroid lacks xenon pressure NASA is looking into propulsion problems experienced by a probe on its way to orbit the asteroid Psyche.… #theregister #IT
NASA Psyche suffers propulsion problem
: Mission to a metal asteroid lacks xenon pressure
Google details plans for 1 MW IT racks exploiting electric vehicle supply chain Switching voltage allows search giant to switch up power delivery system Google is planning for datacenter racks supporting 1 MW of IT hardware loads, plus the cooling infrastructure to cope, as AI processing continues to grow ever more energy intensive.… #theregister #IT
Google details 1 MW IT rack plans exploiting EV supply chain
: Switching voltage allows search giant to swap out power delivery system
Chris Krebs loses Global Entry membership amid Trump feud President's campaign continues against man he claims covered up evidence of electoral fraud in 2020 Chris Krebs, former CISA director and current political punching bag for the US President, says his Global Entry membership was revoked.… #theregister #IT
Chris Krebs loses Global Entry membership amid Trump feud
: President's campaign continues against man he claims covered up evidence of electoral fraud in 2020
DARPA to 'radically' rev up mathematics research. And yes, with AI Now that's a sum of all fears The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, aka DARPA, believes mathematics isn't advancing fast enough.… #theregister #IT
DARPA calls for AI proposals to accelerate math research
: Now that's a sum of all fears