China orders trial of aged care robots that can cook, clean, and provide emotional support Elon Musk suggested this to Beijing years ago China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has ordered extensive trials of intelligent aged care robots.… #theregister #IT

China orders trial of aged care robots that can cook, clean

: Elon Musk suggested this to Beijing years ago

Apple goes glass whole as it pours new UI everywhere Annual infomercial spruiks visual change, modest functional enhancements, and a movie Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday opened the company's annual developer conference by talking up a forthcoming racing film called “F1”.… #theregister #IT

Apple pours

: Annual infomercial spruiks visual change, modest functional enhancements, and a movie

ICANN waves hands in protest at AFRINIC election arrangement Worries lawyers overseeing poll may have disqualifying entanglements The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has called for changes to the roster of officials appointed to oversee the forthcoming election at the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), the latest twist in a conflict that stretc… #theregister #IT

ICANN calls for officials to be replaced before AFRINIC poll

: Worries lawyers overseeing poll may have disqualifying entanglements

As AI gallops through the federal workforce, lawmakers once again call for expanded training The last effort never went anywhere AI is here to stay, so representatives Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Shontel Brown (D-OH) have introduced a bill to ensure more US federal government employees are properly trained to use it.… #theregister #IT

Bill introduced to expand AI training for federal employees

: The last effort never went anywhere

Omni-Path is back on the AI and HPC menu in a new challenge to Nvidia's InfiniBand After a five-year hiatus, Cornelis' interconnect returns at 400Gbps, with Ethernet support next Five years after Intel spun off its Omni-Path interconnect tech into Cornelis Networks, its 400Gbps CN5000 line of switches and NICs is finally ready to do battle with its long-time rival, Nvidia's InfiniBand.… #theregister #IT

Omni-Path is back to take on InfiniBand?

: After a five-year hiatus, Cornelis' interconnect returns at 400Gbps, with Ethernet support next

Waymo problems in La La Land as robotaxis set aflame Services locked down in America's second-largest city Video  Five Waymo robotaxis were torched on Sunday during protests against the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency's efforts to detain and deport suspected undocumented immigrants.… #theregister #IT

Waymo robotaxis set on fire by LA protestors

Video: Services locked down in America's second-largest city

1.5 TB of James Webb Space Telescope data just hit the internet Online catalog gives open science access to data from early universe A NASA-backed project using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has released more than 1.5 TB of data for open science, offering the largest view deep into the universe available to date.… #theregister #IT

1.5 TB of JWST data just hit the internet

: Online catalog gives open science access to data from early universe

Apple AI boffins puncture AGI hype as reasoning models flail on complex planning AI 'thinking' may just be an illusion If you are betting on AGI – artificial general intelligence, the point at which AI models rival human cognition – showing up next year, you may want to adjust your timeline.… #theregister #IT

Apple AI boffins pour cold water on reasoning models

: AI 'thinking' may just be an illusion

Let them eat junk food: Major organic supplier to Whole Foods, Walmart, hit by cyberattack United Natural Foods shut down some of its systems on June 5 after spotting network intruders North American grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods told regulators that a cyber incident temporarily disrupted operations, including its ability to fulfill customer orders.… #theregister #IT

United Natural Foods disrupted by IT security incident

: United Natural Foods shut down some of its systems on June 5 after spotting network intruders

Unemployment is spiking for US IT pros - unless you want to babysit bots Economic uncertainty and the race to AI are pillaging the IT job market The IT job market in the US is being hit from two sides at once: Companies are grappling with fears of a recession stemming from the Trump administration's erratic tariff policy, while AI is increasingly mopping up entry-level jobs.… #theregister #IT

IT unemployment jumps from 4.6% to 5.5% in US: Janco

: Economic uncertainty and the race to AI are pillaging the IT job market