LibreOffice adds voice to 'ditch Windows for Linux' campaign Next version to drop Windows 7 through 8.1, and 32-bit Windows support is on the way out, too The LibreOffice project is preparing to cut some Windows support – and encourages users to switch to Linux.… #theregister #IT
ISS leaks push Axiom Mission 4 launch to no earlier than June 19 Evaluation of latest repairs to Russian segment ongoing NASA has pushed back the launch of Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station (ISS), citing concerns over persistent leaks aboard the aging orbital outpost. A new No Earlier Than (NET) date is set for June 19.… #theregister #IT
Eurocops arrest suspected Archetyp admin, shut down mega dark web drug shop Marketplace as big as Silk Road had more than 600k users and turnover of 'at least' €250M Operation Deep Sentinel is the latest international law enforcement collaboration against cybercrime, shutting down Archetyp – one of the largest dark web drug marketplaces.… #theregister #IT
Salesforce study finds LLM agents flunk CRM and confidentiality tests 6-in-10 success rate for single-step tasks A new benchmark developed by academics shows that LLM-based AI agents perform below par on standard CRM tests and fail to understand the need for customer confidentiality.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft adds export option to Windows Recall in Europe But lose your code and it's gone for good Windows 11 users in the European Economic Area will shortly receive a new Recall Export feature, allowing Recall snapshots to be shared with third-party apps and websites.… #theregister #IT
BT chief says AI could deliver more job cuts, hints at Openreach sell-off As others roll back use of tech due to quality, customers preferring to talk to humans Not content with a corporate blueprint to cut up to 55,000 employees by 2030, UK telecoms giant BT now says even more staff could be replaced with AI, despite the experience of some orgs that have already tried this.… #theregister #IT
Spy school dropout: GCHQ intern jailed for swiping classified data Student 'believed he could finish' software dev 'project alone and therefore that the rules did not apply to him' A former GCHQ intern was jailed for seven-and-a-half years for stealing top-secret files during a year-long placement at the British intelligence agency.… #theregister #IT
Northern Ireland government confirms it did not ask Fujitsu to continue bidding for project Scandal-hit IT giant said it wouldn't take on new UK.gov contracts or continue bidding on existing ones unless asked ExclusiveΒ  The Northern Ireland government did not ask Fujitsu to continue bidding for a Β£125 million ($167 million) contract, yet the Japanese tech giant to continued … #theregister #IT
Put Large Reasoning Models under pressure and they stop making sense, say boffins Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Not a problem with AI hype OpinionΒ  Among the forever wars in geekdom, defining the difference between science fiction and fantasy is a hot potato destined to outlive the heat death of the universe.… #theregister #IT
Techie exposed giant tax grab, maybe made government change the rules Custom text fields can be a powerful form of protest Who, Me?Β  The only certainties in life are death, taxes … and tech causing trouble, a topic that The Register covers each week in this reader-contributed column we call β€œWho, Me?” that celebrates the moments you made trouble at work and somehow escaped.… #theregister #IT