30 years of MySQL, the database that changed the world From ubiquitous go-to system for early Noughties startups to a legacy like no other Before Donald Trump became US president and the UK left the EU – both arguably the result of a new kind of online politics – a rather nervous-looking Mark Zuckerberg shuffled out onto a Harvard University lecture hall floor to offer some insight into the inner wo… #theregister #IT
30 years of MySQL, the database that changed the world
: From ubiquitous go-to system for early Noughties startups to a legacy like no other
Brain-inspired neuromorphic computer SpiNNaker overheated when coolers lost their chill Too much hot air brings down Manchester Uni based neural network project Exclusive  The brain-inspired SpiNNaker machine at Manchester University suffered an overheating incident over the Easter weekend that will send a chill down the spines of datacenter administrators.… #theregister #IT
Brain-inspired neuromorphic computer SpiNNaker overheats
Exclusive: Too much hot air brings down Manchester Uni based neural network project
Culture comes first in cybersecurity. That puts cybersecurity on the front line in the culture wars 'Trust us, we're from Trumpland' may not help Microsoft as much as it hopes Opinion  It is a nation's first duty to protect its citizens from harm. A fine maxim, and one we can all agree on, even in these disagreeable times. Sadly, that's as far as it goes. What the harm is and how to protect against … #theregister #IT
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Opinion: 'Trust us, we're from Trumpland' may not help Microsoft as much as it hopes
Commodore OS 3 is the loudest Linux yet One distro has to be the most extra – and here it is A Commodore-themed talking Linux desktop, complete with hundreds of games, makes for the biggest distro we've seen yet.… #theregister #IT
Commodore OS 3 is the loudest Linux yet
: One distro has to be the most extra – and here it is
Infosec guru Schneier worries corp AI will manipulate us Can we turn to govt, academic models instead? RSAC  Corporate AI models are already skewed to serve their makers' interests, and unless governments and academia step up to build transparent alternatives, the tech risks becoming just another tool for commercial manipulation.… #theregister #IT
Schneier warns that AI loses integrity due to corporate bias
RSAC: Can we turn to govt, academic models instead?
Microsoft will let partners get creative with pay-when-you-want SaaS plans A few million here, a few million there, pretty soon you're talking real money Microsoft partners can now tailor private offers that allow buyers to vary the amount and timing of payments for some SaaS products and services.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft adds custom SaaS payment plans, variable payments
: A few million here, a few million there, pretty soon you're talking real money
Omnissa, VMware’s old end-user outfit, moves to manage servers and … Apple Watches? And declares hypervisor independence after being tied to vSphere Omnissa, the company that acquired VMware’s end-user compute portfolio, is moving beyond its traditional territory of managing endpoint devices and into server management.… #theregister #IT
Omnissa, formerly VMware EUC, gets into server management
: And declares hypervisor independence after being tied to vSphere
China's Loongson gets OpenStack boost from Inspur on its MIPS-y silicon State-backed chip slinger inches closer to cloud-scale relevance Chinese chip designer Loongson claims more than 100 products now run on its homegrown LoongArch architecture, including an OpenStack-based cloud stack from domestic hyperscale heavyweight Inspur.… #theregister #IT
China’s Loongson chips now run Inspur’s OpenStack stack
: State-backed chip slinger inches closer to cloud-scale relevance
CISA slammed for role in 'censorship industrial complex' as budget faces possible $500M cut Because who needs cybersecurity when there’s culture wars to win President Trump's 2026 budget proposal would gut the US govt's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, by $491 million - about 17 percent - while accusing the organization of abandoning its core mission in favor of policing… #theregister #IT
Trump would cut CISA budget by $491M amid ‘censorship’ claim
: Because who needs cybersecurity when there’s culture wars to win
IT pros are caught between an AI rock and an economic hard place Tech gigs slide according to analysis of US jobs data The US jobs market grew faster than expected in April, but most IT pros aren’t among the beneficiaries.… #theregister #IT
April jobs data discouraging for IT, tech professionals
: Tech gigs slide, or so this analysis of US jobs data claims