Feeling dumb? Let Google's latest AI invention simplify that wordy writing for you Zog brain hurt. Zog want Google help make read easier Exasperated by the prolix verbiage and gratuitously convoluted phraseology that so often permeates technical treatises, philosophical discourses, or the meandering expositions of journalists afflicted by a lack of rhetorical economy? Then Google has a new… #theregister #IT
Google releases
: Zog brain hurt. Zog want Google help make read easier
Computacenter IT guy let girlfriend into Deutsche Bank server rooms, says fired whistleblower What was the plan, showing her his big iron? A now-former manager at Computacenter claims he was unfairly fired after alerting management that a colleague was repeatedly giving his girlfriend unauthorized access to Deutsche Bank's server rooms.… #theregister #IT
IT guy let lover into Deutsche Bank datacenter – lawsuit
: What was the plan, showing her his big iron?
FYI: Most AI spending driven by FOMO, not ROI, CEOs tell IBM, LOL Just 1 in 4 bets paying off so far Only a quarter of AI initiatives have delivered the expected return on investment, according to an IBM survey of 2,000 CEOs.… #theregister #IT
Most AI spending driven by FOMO, not ROI, CEOs tell IBM
: Just 1 in 4 bets paying off so far
Microsoft burnishes green cred by paying Swedes to burn biomass and bury CO2 Critics argue offset schemes like this offer tech giants a license to pollute Microsoft has expanded its deal with Stockholm Exergi to buy 500,000 tonnes of permanent carbon removal annually over ten years. Critics argue such deals give polluters cover rather than drive real climate action.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft extends carbon removal agreement with Swedish biz
Updated: Schemes like this are just a license to pollute for tech giants, or so critics say
Pentagon declares war on 'outdated' software buying (If only that would keep folks off unsanctioned chat app side quests) The US Department of Defense (DoD) is overhauling its "outdated" software procurement systems, and insists it's putting security at the forefront of decision-making processes.… #theregister #IT
DoD announces overhaul of
: (If only that would keep folks off unsanctioned chat app side quests)
From Russia with doubt: Go library's Kremlin ties stoke fear Easyjson library's presence in numerous open source projects alarms security biz Easyjson, a software library for serializing data in Golang applications, is maintained by developers affiliated with Russia's VK Group.… #theregister #IT
From Russia with doubt: Go library
: Easyjson library's presence in numerous open source projects alarms security biz
EU tells US scientists to dump Trump for a lab in Europe Brussels rolls out €500M plan to lure boffins with grants and actual respect for research The European Commission (EC) is looking to make Europe the home of science by tempting researchers and scientists to relocate to the continent amid a more hostile stance toward academic freedom in the US.… #theregister #IT
EU tells US scientists to dump Trump for a lab in Europe
: Brussels rolls out €500M plan to lure boffins with grants and actual respect for research
Palantir loves the smell of DOGE budget cuts in the morning Data giant backs federal austerity push, saying it's 'the right thing' for US Palantir, the controversial US surveillance and analytics firm, says it welcomes scrutiny of government spending by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the controversial cost-cutting agency led by Elon Musk.… #theregister #IT
Palantir loves the smell of DOGE budget cuts in the morning
: Data giant backs federal austerity push, saying it's 'the right thing' for US
Cerebras CEO actually finds common ground with Nvidia as startup notches IBM win Feldman calls US's AI Diffusion rules β€˜bad policy’ Cerebras Systems' dinner-plate-sized chips currently power the latest AI inference offerings from Meta and, soon, those of IBM, but US trade policy weighs heavy on its prospects worldwide.… #theregister #IT
Cerebras CEO blasts US trade policy, scores IBM customer win
: Feldman calls US's AI Diffusion rules β€˜bad policy’
Windows 11 24H2 now 'broadly available' ... complete with yet another 'known issue' Azure Virtual Desktop App attach users might want to sit this one out for a bit longer Microsoft is celebrating the milestone of Windows 11 24H2 reaching broad availability with… yet another "known issue." This time, it is related to Azure Virtual Desktop applications.… #theregister #IT
Windows 11 24H2 now
: Azure Virtual Desktop App attach users might want to sit this one out for a bit longer