Microsoft patches the patch that can brick Surface Hub v1 screens Out-of-band getting out of hand Microsoft has released an out-of-band update to deal with a Surface Hub problem introduced with June's Patch Tuesday fixes.… #theregister #IT
Rack scale is on the rise, but it's not for everyone... yet Still buying B200s and MI300Xs? Don't feel bad, Nvidia and AMD's NVL72 and Helios rack systems aren't really for the enterprise anyway Analysis  With all the hype around Nvidia's NVL72, AMD's newly announced Helios, and Intel's upcoming Jaguar Shores rack systems, you'd be forgiven for thinking the days of eight-way HGX servers are numbered.… #theregister #IT
23andMe hit with £2.3M fine after exposing genetic data of millions Penalty follows year-long probe into flaws that allowed attack to affect so many The UK's data watchdog is fining beleaguered DNA testing outfit 23andMe £2.31 million ($3.13 million) over its 2023 mega breach.… #theregister #IT
A classic crash from Classic Outlook when opening or creating emails Forms Library blamed for issues experienced by some users Microsoft is so keen for users to migrate to the New Outlook email client that it has broken Classic Outlook again. This time, affected users are unable to open or create a message.… #theregister #IT
Firefox is dead to me – and I'm not the only one who is fed up Parent company Mozilla's not my fave either Opinion  I know some people still love Firefox. But, folks, it's a bad relationship, and the problems have been going on for a while now.… #theregister #IT
Bots are overwhelming websites with their hunger for AI data GLAM-E Labs report warns of risk to online cultural resources Bots harvesting content for AI companies have proliferated to the point that they're threatening digital collections of arts and culture.… #theregister #IT
UK MoD pauses £92M Oracle Fusion contract amid project governance review Last of Whitehall-wide ERP overhaul will not kick off until next year The UK's Ministry of Defence has delayed procurement of a £92 million contract to implement Oracle's Fusion cloud-based ERP system.… #theregister #IT
Doomed UK smartphone maker Bullitt Group finally liquidated Preferred and secured creditors walk away with nothing Brit-based ruggedized phone maker Bullitt Group's liquidation has finally wrapped up – and the firm was in such dire straits that none of its creditors received any recovered funds.… #theregister #IT
‘AI is not doing its job and should leave us alone’ says Gartner’s top analyst As for agentic AI, don’t get him started about the enormous challenge of making it work vendors just won't discuss “AI is not doing its job today and should leave us alone” according to analyst firm Gartner’s global chief of AI research Erick Brethenoux.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft brings 365 suite on-prem as part of sovereign cloud push Mostly aimed at Europe and its increasingly nervous users Microsoft has created a version of its 365 productivity suite that runs on-premises, as part of a move to satisfy European regulations.… #theregister #IT