Alibaba Cloud claims its modular datacenter architecture shrinks build times by 50 percent Also reveals boosted utilization rates, upgraded IaaS and more – all in the name of AI apps Off-Prem20 Sep 2024 | 2
Dutch watchdog wants more powers after EU drops Microsoft Inflection probe Concerns over the elimination of a future competitor through acquihiring AI + ML19 Sep 2024 | 1
Kelsey Hightower: If governments rely on FOSS, they should fund it Interview Kubernetes doyen talks to The Reg about keeping coders coding Software19 Sep 2024 | 20
SiFive expands from RISC-V cores for AI chips to designing its own full-fat accelerator Seems someone's looking for an Arm wrestle AI + ML19 Sep 2024 | 3
Lenovo turns to India as source of AI servers Another win for the Make In India policy, but a small one in terms of product volume Systems19 Sep 2024 | 2
LinkedIn started harvesting people's posts for training AI without asking for opt-in You'll have to opt out if you don't like it – EU and a few others excepted AI + ML19 Sep 2024 | 65
California governor goes on AI law signing spree, but demurs on the big one Newsom still worried about SB 1047's 'chilling effect' on AI industry tax dollar revenue innovation in the state AI + ML18 Sep 2024 | 16
Microsoft, BlackRock form fund to sink up to $100B into AI infrastructure Tech is going to need datacenters and power sources, and a lot of 'em AI + ML18 Sep 2024 | 6
The case for handcrafted software in a mass-produced world Part 2 As AI automates programming, it could be worth exploring the value of bespoke code Software18 Sep 2024 | 37
No major AI model is safe, but some do better than others Feature Anthropic Claude 3.5 shines in Chatterbox Labs safety test AI + ML17 Sep 2024 | 12
S&P 500's AI FOMO fizzles: Less than half mentioned it in Q2 earnings Is the hype over already? AI + ML17 Sep 2024 | 3
Using AI in your tech stack? Accuracy and reliability a worry for most Churns out apps, but testing needed to iron out performance woes Software17 Sep 2024 | 5
Ellison declares Oracle all-in on AI mass surveillance, says it'll keep everyone in line Cops to citizens will be 'on their best behavior because we're constantly recording and reporting' AI + ML16 Sep 2024 | 52
The future of software? Imagine a bot, stamping on a human face – forever Part 1 Automation is driving the next wave of commoditization, threatening to replace skilled workers Software16 Sep 2024 | 59
China wants red flags on all AI-generated content posted online Visible and audible warnings, plus metadata, with absence of info considered suspicious Public Sector16 Sep 2024 | 18
Begun, the open source AI wars have Opinion This is going to be ugly. Really ugly AI + ML14 Sep 2024 | 46
Meta back at it, harvesting Britons' public Facebook, Insta feeds for AI training I wanna know 🎵 What you're feeling 🎵 Tell me what's on your mind Personal Tech14 Sep 2024 | 31
AI giants pinky swear (again) not to help make deepfake smut Oh look, another voluntary, non-binding agreement to do better AI + ML13 Sep 2024 | 16
Win 11 refreshes delayed, say PC makers – and here's why Oh and about those AI computers... analysts reckon there are still no killer apps or convincing use cases Personal Tech13 Sep 2024 | 88
MongoDB CEO says if AI hype were the dotcom boom, it is 1996 Analysis NoSQL database slinger attempts to reassure investors, kinda AI + ML13 Sep 2024 | 27
OpenAI's latest o1 model family tries to emulate 'reasoning' – tho might overthink things a bit 'Chain of thought' techniques mean latest LLM 'better' at stepping through complex challenges AI + ML13 Sep 2024 | 71
Google sued for using trademarked Gemini name for AI service Even the chatbot allegedly admits to infringement claim AI + ML12 Sep 2024 | 14
AMD sharpens silicon swords to take on chip and AI rivals Comment CEO Lisa Su sets sights on being best in GPUs, CPUs, FPGAs, everything... as Intel struggles Systems12 Sep 2024 | 12
Redis justifies open source shift with fresh hardware, LLM cost-saving features Interview CEO argues more restrictive licensing was key to DB refresh, and says team 'expected' the fork Databases12 Sep 2024 | 1
Nvidia CEO to nervous buyers and investors: Chill out, Blackwell production is heating up AI ROI? Jensen Huang claims infra providers make $5 for every dollar spent on GPUs Systems12 Sep 2024 | 8
Dell says biz transformation continues. Translation: More layoffs This follows the tech giant's August plan to cut 12,500 jobs Systems11 Sep 2024 | 4
Oracle boasts zettascale 'AI supercomputer,' just don’t ask about precision Comment Cluster of 131,072 Blackwell GPUs up for grabs starting H1 2025 Systems11 Sep 2024 | 8
AI has colonized our world – so it's time to learn the language of our new overlords Column Brush up on your ‘Delvish’ – the lingo that flatters LLMs into a sort of submission AI + ML11 Sep 2024 | 61
Oracle wants to power 1GW datacenter with trio of tiny nuclear reactors Isn't saying how much they'll cost or when they'll fire up Off-Prem11 Sep 2024 | 21
As major web browser makers snuggle up to AI, these skeptical holdouts remain Chatbots, generative models 'in many ways the next step in the surveillance economy' AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 50
SambaNova makes Llama gallop in inference cloud debut AI infra startup serves up Llama 3.1 405B at 100+ tokens per second Systems10 Sep 2024 | 4
Mainframes aren't dead, they're just learning AI tricks Kyndryl survey suggests there's life in big iron yet Systems10 Sep 2024 | 13
UK Lords push bill to tame rogue algorithms in public sector Peer says government needs to learn lessons from Post Office scandal AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 17
We're in the brute force phase of AI – once it ends, demand for GPUs will too Gartner thinks generative AI is right for only five percent of workloads AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 65
US sets reporting requirements for AI models, infrastructure operators Washington wants to know what the biggest model-makers are up to AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 1
DoE drops $23M in effort to reinvigorate supercomputing Challenges span energy efficiency, memory, programmability, and national security Systems09 Sep 2024 | 3
GenAI hype meets harsh reality as enterprises wrestle with business case Nvidia, Equinix clearly making a killing over costs, confusion, and cold feet AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 17
Microsoft exec warns of business functions being sacrificed on the altar of AI Too many IT modernization projects? Not enough budget? Something will have to give AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 24
MI6 and CIA using generative AI to combat tech-driven threat actors Spook bosses use first-ever joint article to bemoan how Russia and China use tech to mess with the world AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 51
AI bills can blow out by 1000 percent: Gartner Preventing that is doable, but managing what happens when AI upsets people is hard AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 29
What do Uber drivers make of Waymo? 'We are cooked' Feature Robotaxis, low pay may be end of the road for app cabbies in San Francisco AI + ML07 Sep 2024 | 158
Defense AI models 'a risk to life' alleges spurned tech firm In-depth Chatterbox Labs CEO claims Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office unfairly cancelled a contract then accused him of blackmail AI + ML06 Sep 2024 | 8
Datacenters to emit 3x more carbon dioxide because of generative AI Carbon capture outfits could be making up to $45B, say analysts On-Prem06 Sep 2024 | 57
VMware revenue bounces for Broadcom, chips were a little undercooked CEO says market for non-AI silicon has bottomed out Virtualization06 Sep 2024 | 7
Nvidia and chums inject $160M into Applied Digital to keep GPU sales rolling Datacenters are the lifeline for its $30B ML-fueled boom PaaS + IaaS06 Sep 2024 | 5
AI-pushing Adobe says AI-shy office workers will love AI if it saves them time knowledge workers, overwhelmed by knowledge tasks? We know what you need AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 32
Global powers sign AI pact promising to preserve human rights, democracy No, Russia and China are not on the list AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 12
OpenAI co-founder's Safe Superintelligence startup inhales $1B in funding No product? No problem! AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 24
Amazon congratulates itself for AI code that mostly works Web services souk celebrates 'leader' designation for Q Developer AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 10
If every PC is going to be an AI PC, they better be as good at all the things trad PCs can do Comment Microsoft's Copilot+ machines suck at one of computing's oldest use cases Channel05 Sep 2024 | 151
AI's thirst for water is alarming, but may solve itself Comment Its energy addiction, on the other hand, only seems to get worse AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 62
Palo Alto takes a big $500M bite out of IBM QRadar Big Blue also shifts to Prisma SASE to secure its 250,000 workforce Security04 Sep 2024 | 2
Copilot for Microsoft 365 might boost productivity if you survive the compliance minefield Loads of governance issues to worry about, and the chance it might spout utter garbage AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 25
Qualcomm guns for Intel, AMD with cheaper 8-core X chips It’s set to slice up the AI PC competition at $700-$900 Systems04 Sep 2024 | 5
Firefox 130 lands with a yawn, but 131 beta teases a long-awaited feature The upcoming version might bring tab previews, cookie banner block, and vertical tabs Software04 Sep 2024 | 36
'Error' causes Alexa to endorse Kamala Harris, refuse to discuss Trump Bot shouldn't have political opinions, says Amazon Software04 Sep 2024 | 66
Microsoft's Inflection acquihire is too small to matter, say UK regulators Deal can't lessen competition if AI minnow wasn't much of a competitor AI + ML04 Sep 2024 |
GenAI spending bubble? Definitely 'maybe' says ServiceNow It won't generate hundreds of million of dollars for customers tomorrow, and there's a 'lot of noise' from tech industry AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 34
OpenAI allegedly wants TSMC 1.6nm for in-house AI chip debut Another job for Broadcom, then AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 5
DoJ reportedly advances Nvidia antitrust probe Updated Uncle Sam apparently worried GPU giant may be punishing customers who shop around AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 5
Spamouflage trolls pretend to be American patriots on X, TikTok ahead of US presidential election No, Abbey is not really a "pure patriotic girl" Cyber-crime03 Sep 2024 | 36
AI firms propose 'personhood credentials' … to fight AI It's going to take more than CAPTCHA to prove you're real AI + ML03 Sep 2024 | 55