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Pope Leo warns AI boom can give Big Tech and the people who run it too much power

Worries change may be ‘governed only by technocratic thinking and presented as necessary and inevitable’
theregister 19h ago 24°

Google is cannibalizing the web to feed AI

Google Search used to direct users to web sites; AI Mode will keep them in Google's garden
theregister 24h ago 18°

Anthropic to release Mythos-class models to the public

AI flaw-finder still under lock and key for now while company figures out guardrails, but extends access to more users including governments
theregister 23h ago 14°

Under-trained techie didn't claim overtime for mistakenly failing to phone it in

After making a medical clinic's network rather ill, she 'kept working until I somewhat knew what I was doing'
theregister 24h ago 14°

OpenBSD 7.9 arrives, a diamond in the rough proud of every sharp edge

Sixtieth release adds more cores, delayed hibernation, and basic Wi-Fi 6 without losing its ascetic streak
theregister 31h ago 13°

Linus Torvalds to ‘start being more hardnosed’ about ‘pointless pull requests’ – some of which come from AIs

Warns large release candidates ‘are *not* conducive to long-term stability’
theregister 32h ago

Google has seriously leaned into AI enshittification lately

Could the Chocolate Factory's mission to reshape the web backfire?
theregister 27h ago

Samsung memory workers call off strike and may score six-figure bonuses

PLUS: Huawei says it’s replaced Moore’s Law; Chinese mobile plans add token allowances; Singtel slinging Optus; And more!
theregister 22h ago

Digital sovereignty, the musical: One engineer’s bizarre crusade against hyperscalers

A French engineer has declared war on AWS, Google and Microsoft using AI-generated sea shanties, satirical poetry, and a multilingual protest campaign
theregister 45h ago

HP investigating BIOS updates that leave premium laptop users in boot loop limbo

Slowdowns, crashes, BSODs reported on pricey mobile workstations
theregister 3h ago

Japanese Space Agency names arrival date for BepiColombo Mercury mission

Due on November 21, eleven months late - but on time to do science!
theregister 47h ago

No captain, my captain: Navantia floats crewless warship

Spanish shipbuilder's 75-meter drone vessel comes with sensors, modular payloads, and no room for sailors