Field support chap got married – which took down a mainframe If you like it to keep working, don’t put a ring on it Who, Me?  Reg readers are so dedicated it seems some of you are married to the job, although you also admit that no relationship is perfect when you send stories to Who, Me? It's the column in which we share your tales of making massive mistakes and somehow staying together with your employer … #theregister #IT
Sparking a romance broke a mainframe
Who, Me?: If you like it to keep working, don’t put a ring on it
Chap claims Atari 2600 'absolutely wrecked' ChatGPT at chess 1.19MHz eight-bit CPU trounced modern GPUs – can you do better with your retro-tech? The Atari 2600 gaming console came into the world in 1977 with an eight-bit processor that ran at 1.19MhZ, and just 128 bytes of RAM – but that’s apparently enough power to beat ChatGPT at chess.… #theregister #IT
Chap claims Atari 2600 beat ChatGPT at chess
: 1.19MHz eight-bit CPU trounced modern GPUs – can you do better with your retro-tech?
China’s asteroid-and-comet hunter probe unfurls a ‘solar wing’ PLUS: Hitachi turns greybeards into AI agents; Tiananmen anniversary censorship; AWS in Taiwan; and more! China’s space agency has revealed its Tianwen 2 probe has unfurled a ‘solar wing’.… #theregister #IT
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Asia in brief: Plus: Hitachi turns graybeards into AI agents, Tiananmen anniversary censorship, AWS in Taiwan, and more!
US infrastructure could crumble under cyberattack, ex-NSA advisor warns PLUS: Doxxers jailed; Botnets bounce back; CISA questioned over app-vetting program closure; And more Infosec in Brief  If a cyberattack hit critical infrastructure in the US, it would likely crumble, former deputy national security adviser and NSA cybersecurity director Anne Neuberger said last week.… #theregister #IT
Former nat sec advisor not sure US infrastructure is secure
Infosec in Brief: PLUS: Doxxers jailed; Botnets bounce back; CISA questioned over app-vetting program closure; And more
Enterprises are getting stuck in AI pilot hell, say Chatterbox Labs execs Security, not model performance, is what's stalling adoption Interview  Before AI becomes commonplace in enterprises, corporate leaders have to commit to an ongoing security testing regime tuned to the nuances of AI models.… #theregister #IT
Enterprises stuck in AI pilot hell, says Chatterbox Labs
Interview: Security, not model performance, is what's stalling adoption
Trump lifts US supersonic flight ban, says he's 'Making Aviation Great Again' It's boom time for the next generation of fast travel On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order telling the FAA to lift its 52-year ban on supersonic flight over the US and told the FAA to devise a scheme to limit noise pollution from such aircraft.… #theregister #IT
Trump lifts US supersonic ban
: It's boom time for the next generation of fast travel
£127M wasted on failed UK nuclear cleanup plan Don't worry, only 100 more years of Sellafield nuclear site cleansing to go The center for the UK's nuclear industry wasted £127 million ($172 million) during delays and replanning as it scrambled to find alternatives for facilities which treat and repackage plutonium, a Parliamentary report found.… #theregister #IT
MPs find £127M was wasted on failed UK nuclear cleanup plan
: Don't worry, only 100 more years of Sellafield nuclear site cleansing to go
Cyber fiends battering UK retailers now turn to US stores DragonForce-riding ransomware ring also has 'shiny object syndrome' so will likely move on to another sector soon The same miscreants behind recent cyberattacks on British retailers are now trying to dig their claws into major American retailers' IT environments – and in some cases possibly even deploying ransomware, accord… #theregister #IT
Cybercrims attacking UK retailers turn to US stores
Interview: DragonForce-riding ransomware ring also has 'shiny object syndrome' so will likely move on to another sector soon
Coinbase extorted for $20M. Support staff bribed. Customers scammed. One hell of a breach disclosure… One expert tells us: 'It is the most unique breach disclosure I've ever seen' Coinbase says some of its overseas support staff were paid off to steal information on behalf of cybercriminals, and the company is now being extorted for $20 million.… #theregister #IT
Hackers scam Coinbase users and ransom data for $20M
: Expert tells us: 'It is the most unique breach disclosure I've ever seen'
Socket buys Coana to tell you which security alerts you can ignore Sometimes, less information is more In its latest gambit to reduce the noise of unnecessary security alerts, Socket has acquired Coana, a startup founded in 2022 by researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark that tells users which vulnerabilities they can safely ignore.… #theregister #IT
Socket buys Coana to cut security alert overload
: Sometimes, less information is more