VIPER rover banished to storage as moonshot plan sputters NASA cancels solicitation to get a partner to launch, land, and operate the bot for free NASA has quietly scrapped a plea for third parties to take its VIPER rover to the lunar surface.… #theregister #IT
VIPER rover banished to storage as moonshot plan sputters
: NASA cancels solicitation to get a partner to launch, land, and operate the bot for free
Tech titans: Wanna secure US AI leadership? Stop giving the world excuses to buy Chinese Execs from AMD, Microsoft, and OpenAI tear into profit busting AI diffusion rules Execs from several top US tech companies, including Microsoft, AMD, and OpenAI, slammed the Biden administration's export rules for AI chips and said that winning the AI race against China hinges on making it easier, n… #theregister #IT
US tech argues secret to besting Chinese AI is... capitalism
: Execs from AMD, Microsoft, and OpenAI tear into profit busting AI diffusion rules
Users advised to review Oracle Java use as Big Red's year end approaches International Java sales operation and the prospects of audits per-employee license model make the move to open source irresistible Experts are warning of an increase in Oracle Java audits - as the tech giant nears its year end - following a switch to a per-employee license model that could see costs gr… #theregister #IT
Users advised to review Oracle Java use
: International Java sales operation and the prospects of audits per-employee license model make the move to open source irresistible
openSUSE deep sixes Deepin desktop over security stink Linux giant finds Chinese environment to be perilous beneath pretty exterior SUSE has kicked the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) out of its community-driven Linux distro, openSUSE, and the reasons it gives for doing so are revealing.… #theregister #IT
openSUSE deep sixes Deepin desktop over security stink
: Linux giant finds Chinese environment to be perilous beneath pretty exterior
Microsoft wants us to believe AI will crack practical fusion power, driving future AI This BS ends at some point, right? Microsoft believes AI can hasten development of nuclear fusion as a practical energy source, which could in turn accelerate answers to the question of how to power AI.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft wants us to believe AI will crack fusion power
: This BS ends at some point, right?
As US scientists flee Trump, MP urges Britain to do more to nab them One concrete suggestion: Looser visa requirements The EU and nation states have already heralded schemes to attract top scientific talent seeking to escape the Republic of Trump. So where's Britain in the mix?… #theregister #IT
Britain wants in on drawing US scientists fleeing Trump
: One concrete suggestion: Looser visa requirements
If Google is forced to give up Chrome, what happens next? It's going to be very, very interesting in a 'May you live in interesting times' way Opinion  When Donald Trump entered the White House, I expect Google thought its worries were over. A million-dollar "donation" for the inaugural ball, some face time between Sundar Pichai and Trump, and President Joe Biden'… #theregister #IT
If Google is forced to give up Chrome, what happens next?
Opinion: It's going to be very, very interesting in a 'May you live in interesting times' way
People find amazing ways to break computers. Cats are even more creative PC repair chap turned pet detective to diagnose the defective On Call  The unconditional love of a pet is often a solace, and perhaps never more so than at the end of a busy working week. Which is when The Register competes with the animal kingdom for your affection by delivering a new edition of On Call, our Friday column in which we… #theregister #IT
People break computers. Cats do it more creatively
On Call: PC repair chap turned pet detective to diagnose the defective
37signals is completing its on-prem move, deleting its AWS account to save millions Industry ‘pulled a fast one convincing everyone cloud is the only way’ says CTO David Heinemeier Hansson Web software biz 37signals has started to migrate its data out of the cloud and onto on-prem storage – and expects to save a further $1.3 million (£980,000) a year after completing it… #theregister #IT
37signals on-prem migration to save millions, abandon AWS
: Industry ‘pulled a fast one convincing everyone cloud is the only way’ says CTO David Heinemeier Hansson
Stop Pakistani content at the border, India tells media, tech biz Songs, social network vids threaten national security, apparently India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued an advisory calling for media companies and online platforms to block all content originating in Pakistan.… #theregister #IT
India advises platforms to block all content from Pakistan
: Songs, social network vids threaten national security, apparently