As Xi and Putin chase immortality, let's talk about digital presidents-for-life And maybe even dictator Brain-in-a-box-as-a-Service Opinion  China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin were this week reportedly overheard chatting about the possibility that organ transplants might help them achieve immortality.… #theregister #IT
As Xi and Putin chase immortality, ponder digital dictators
Opinion: And maybe even dictator Brain-in-a-box-as-a-Service
No more waiting for lines: New Windows keyboard shortcuts output em and en dashes with ease Insider builds have them now. Everyone else will have to employ other methods Hands on  Writers rely on the humble em dash (—) and en dash (–) to add flavor and function to their sentences. But typing these characters, which are slightly longer than a hyphen, has been a challenge in Windows… #theregister #IT
Windows tests em and en dash shortcuts in Insider builds
Hands on: Insider builds have them now. Everyone else will have to employ other methods
Reg hack attends job interview hosted by AI avatar, struggles to exit uncanny valley If an employer asks you do to this, demand a trial run so you can learn the rules of this strange new world A startup called Job Bolt has created AI avatars that conduct job interviews. The Register couldn't help but give it a try and can report that it's an unnerving experience.… #theregister #IT
Our writer let an AI interview him for a job. It wasn
: If an employer asks you do to this, demand a trial run so you can learn the rules of this strange new world
OpenAI reorg at risk as Attorneys General push AI safety California, Delaware AGs blast ChatGPT shop over chatbot safeguards The Attorneys General of California and Delaware on Friday wrote to OpenAI's board of directors, demanding that the AI company take steps to ensure its services are safe for children.… #theregister #IT
OpenAI reorg at risk as Attorneys General push AI safety
: California, Delaware AGs blast ChatGPT shop over chatbot safeguards
US cuffs 475 at Hyundai–LG battery plant – feds tout largest single-site raid South Korean government protests as workers left up s**t creek The Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arm of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it executed its largest single-site raid to date, detaining 475 people at the Hyundai–LG battery plant under construction in Georgia.… #theregister #IT
US arrests 475 at Hyundai–LG battery plant in Georgia
: South Korean government protests as workers left up s**t creek
Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features Unavoidable AI has developers looking for alternative code hosting options Among the software developers who use Microsoft's GitHub, the most popular community discussion in the past 12 months has been a request for a way to block Copilot, the company's AI service, from generating issues and pull requests in code repo… #theregister #IT
GitHub Copilot on autopilot as community complaints persist
: Unavoidable AI has developers looking for alternative code hosting options
If Broadcom is helping OpenAI build AI chips, here's what they might look like Whatever happened to that Baltra thing Tan and crew were helping Apple cook up? Analysis  OpenAI is allegedly developing a custom AI accelerator with the help of Broadcom in an apparent bid to curb its reliance on Nvidia and drive down the cost of its GPT family of models.… #theregister #IT
OpenAI reportedly taps Broadcom to launch AI chips in 2026
Analysis: Whatever happened to that Baltra thing Tan and crew were helping Apple cook up?
FCC plans to kill Wi-Fi on school buses, hotspots for library patrons Chair Carr calls E-Rate expansions unlawful, Ted Cruz warns of online risks for kids The US Federal Communications Commission may soon pull funding for free Wi-Fi on school buses and in libraries after Chair Brendan Carr declared two Biden-era expansions unlawful and proposed eliminating them.… #theregister #IT
FCC boss pushes to kill bus Wi-Fi, hotspot loans
: Chair Carr calls E-Rate expansions unlawful, Ted Cruz warns of online risks for kids
The crazy, true story behind the first AI-powered ransomware tldr; boffins did it interview  It all started as an idea for a research paper. … #theregister #IT
The crazy, true story behind the first AI-powered ransomware
interview: tldr; boffins did it
Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python Pro tip, don't install PowerShell commands without approval A team of data thieves has doubled down by developing its CastleRAT malware in both Python and C variants. Both versions spread by tricking users into pasting malicious commands through a technique called ClickFix, which uses fake fixes and login prom… #theregister #IT
Double trouble with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python
: Pro tip, don't install PowerShell commands without approval