Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs SentinelOne discovered the campaign when they tried to hit the security vendor's own servers An IT services company, a European media group, and a South Asian government entity are among the more than 75 companies where China-linked groups have planted malware to access strategic networks sh… #theregister #IT
75+ global orgs hit by suspected Chinese spy crew
: SentinelOne discovered the campaign when they tried to hit the security vendor's own servers
Seagate still HAMRing away at the 100 TB disk drive decades later The journey to mass production has been extraordinarily difficult – will it be worth it? Feature  Seagate says it has a clear way forward to 100 TB disk drives using 10 TB per platter technology, but HAMR tech is nearly 25 years old and full mass production is still not underway. What has been taking so long?… #theregister #IT
The 100 TB disk drive is a long time coming
Feature: The journey to mass production has been extraordinarily difficult – will it be worth it?
BT won't budge over pay hike for manager grade employees Prospect union threatens to up campaign, raise dispute with CEO Emotions are running high at BT over the Brit telco's refusal to "improve their derisory and insulting" pay offer to manager grade staff, according to John Ferrett, national secretary at union Prospect.… #theregister #IT
BT won
: Prospect union threatens to up campaign, raise dispute with CEO
Field support chap got married – which took down a mainframe If you like it to keep working, don’t put a ring on it Who, Me?  Reg readers are so dedicated it seems some of you are married to the job, although you also admit that no relationship is perfect when you send stories to Who, Me? It's the column in which we share your tales of making massive mistakes and somehow staying together with your employer … #theregister #IT
Sparking a romance broke a mainframe
Who, Me?: If you like it to keep working, don’t put a ring on it
Chap claims Atari 2600 'absolutely wrecked' ChatGPT at chess 1.19MHz eight-bit CPU trounced modern GPUs – can you do better with your retro-tech? The Atari 2600 gaming console came into the world in 1977 with an eight-bit processor that ran at 1.19MhZ, and just 128 bytes of RAM – but that’s apparently enough power to beat ChatGPT at chess.… #theregister #IT
Chap claims Atari 2600 beat ChatGPT at chess
: 1.19MHz eight-bit CPU trounced modern GPUs – can you do better with your retro-tech?
China’s asteroid-and-comet hunter probe unfurls a ‘solar wing’ PLUS: Hitachi turns greybeards into AI agents; Tiananmen anniversary censorship; AWS in Taiwan; and more! China’s space agency has revealed its Tianwen 2 probe has unfurled a ‘solar wing’.… #theregister #IT
China
Asia in brief: Plus: Hitachi turns graybeards into AI agents, Tiananmen anniversary censorship, AWS in Taiwan, and more!
US infrastructure could crumble under cyberattack, ex-NSA advisor warns PLUS: Doxxers jailed; Botnets bounce back; CISA questioned over app-vetting program closure; And more Infosec in Brief  If a cyberattack hit critical infrastructure in the US, it would likely crumble, former deputy national security adviser and NSA cybersecurity director Anne Neuberger said last week.… #theregister #IT
Former nat sec advisor not sure US infrastructure is secure
Infosec in Brief: PLUS: Doxxers jailed; Botnets bounce back; CISA questioned over app-vetting program closure; And more
Enterprises are getting stuck in AI pilot hell, say Chatterbox Labs execs Security, not model performance, is what's stalling adoption Interview  Before AI becomes commonplace in enterprises, corporate leaders have to commit to an ongoing security testing regime tuned to the nuances of AI models.… #theregister #IT
Enterprises stuck in AI pilot hell, says Chatterbox Labs
Interview: Security, not model performance, is what's stalling adoption
Trump lifts US supersonic flight ban, says he's 'Making Aviation Great Again' It's boom time for the next generation of fast travel On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order telling the FAA to lift its 52-year ban on supersonic flight over the US and told the FAA to devise a scheme to limit noise pollution from such aircraft.… #theregister #IT
Trump lifts US supersonic ban
: It's boom time for the next generation of fast travel
£127M wasted on failed UK nuclear cleanup plan Don't worry, only 100 more years of Sellafield nuclear site cleansing to go The center for the UK's nuclear industry wasted £127 million ($172 million) during delays and replanning as it scrambled to find alternatives for facilities which treat and repackage plutonium, a Parliamentary report found.… #theregister #IT
MPs find £127M was wasted on failed UK nuclear cleanup plan
: Don't worry, only 100 more years of Sellafield nuclear site cleansing to go