Amazon Nova Sonic AI doesn't just hear you, it takes tonal cues too The foundation model supports real-time bi-directional speech Amazon has introduced a foundation model that claims to grasp not just what you're saying, but how you're saying it - tone, hesitation, and more.… #theregister #IT
Amazon Nova Sonic speech model takes tonal cues
: The foundation model supports real-time bi-directional speech
M365 Family users wake up to notice 'Your subscription expired' License to freak out? El Reg Reader recommends reverting to pen, paper, pub breaking  Readers have flooded our mailboxes with reports that Microsoft 365 Family licensing has fallen over this morning, so if you're wondering why your small business or relatives are unable to open Word, consider yourself told.… #theregister #IT
Good morning! Your Microsoft 365 Family license is broken
Final update: License to freak out? El Reg reader recommends reverting to pen, paper, pub
Tech CEO: 4-day work week didn't hurt or help productivity 'There are challenges' but staff recruitment and retention isn't one of them Interview  Civo shifted its workforce to a four-day working week and while it hasn't changed productivity much at the cloud biz, it has helped attract "new talent" and retain existing staff, CEO Mark Boost says.… #theregister #IT
Tech CEO: 4-day work week didn
Interview: 'There are challenges' but staff recruitment and retention isn't one of them
Infosec experts fear China could retaliate against tariffs with a Typhoon attack Scammers are already cashing in with fake invoices for import costs World War Fee  As the trade war between America and China escalates, some infosec and policy experts fear Beijing will strike back in cyberspace.… #theregister #IT
Security experts say US-China trade war could hit cyberspace
World War Fee: Scammers are already cashing in with fake invoices for import costs
OK great, UK is building loads of AI datacenters. How are we going to power that? Practical matters like being 1 of most expensive energy regions in Europe focuses minds at AI Energy Council meeting The UK government's AI Energy Council held its first meeting this week, in an attempt to square the circle of its AI ambitions with the state of the country's power infrastructure and having … #theregister #IT
How is UK going to power its AI datacenters?
: Practical matters like being 1 of most expensive energy regions in Europe focuses minds at AI Energy Council meeting
Staff at UK's massive health service still have interoperability issues with electronic records Government plans to boost efficiency with IT need to get people onside UK health professionals remain "skeptical" about electronic patient records, despite the NHS in England achieving more than 90 percent coverage.… #theregister #IT
NHS staff still skeptical on electronic records
: Government plans to boost efficiency with IT need to get people onside
Europol: Five pay-per-infect suspects cuffed, some spill secrets to cops Officials teased more details to come later this year Following the 2024 takedown of several major malware operations under Operation Endgame, law enforcement has continued its crackdown into 2025, detaining five individuals linked to the Smokeloader botnet.… #theregister #IT
Operation Endgame says arrestees cooperated with cops
: Officials teased more details to come later this year
Meta's AI, built on ill-gotten content, can probably build a digital you Llama 4 Scout is just the right size to ingest a lifetime of Facebook and Insta posts In the last twelve months generative AI has transformed from a helpful and cheeky tool into something more worrying.… #theregister #IT
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Column: Llama 4 Scout is just the right size to ingest a lifetime of Facebook and Insta posts
The Reg translates the letter in which Oracle kinda-sorta tells customers it was pwned TL;DR: Move along, still nothing to see here - an idea that leaves infosec pros aghast Oracle's letter to customers about an intrusion into part of its public cloud empire - while insisting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure was untouched - has sparked a mix of ridicule and outrage in the infosec community.… #theregister #IT
The Reg translates Oracle
: TL;DR: Move along, still nothing to see here - an idea that leaves infosec pros aghast
Fear of tariffs made the PC market great again in Q1 as vendors emptied factories to dodge price hikes Expected sales surge sparked by Windows 10 support ending could yet be trumped, analysts suggest The first quarter of 2025 saw shipments of new PCs surge, as vendors and buyers tried to move machines before tariffs made them more expensive.… #theregister #IT
Fear of tariffs made the PC market great again in Q1
World War Fee: Expected sales surge sparked by Windows 10 support ending could yet be trumped, analysts suggest