So you CAN turn an entire car into a video game controller Pen Test Partners hijack data from Renault Clio to steer, brake, and accelerate in SuperTuxKart Cybersecurity nerds figured out a way to make those at-home racing simulators even more realistic by turning an actual car into a game controller.… #theregister #IT
So you CAN turn an entire car into a video game controller
: Pen Test Partners hijack data from Renault Clio to steer, brake, and accelerate in SuperTuxKart
Before the megabit: A trip through vintage datacenter networking When it was all about the baud rate The world of datacenter networking is crammed with exotic technology and capabilities beyond the imaginings of administrators charged with running big iron decades ago. However, while it might have been a slower and more proprietary time, it was also perhaps a little simpler.… #theregister #IT
A trip through vintage datacenter networking
: When it was all about the baud rate
Data spill in aisle 5: Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize says 2.2M affected after cyberattack Finance, health, and national identification details compromised Multinational grocery and retail megacorp Ahold Delhaize says upwards of 2.2 million people had their data compromised during its November cyberattack with personal, financial and health details among the trove.… #theregister #IT
Ahold Delhaize says 2.2M affected after cyberattack
: Finance, health, and national identification details compromised
There's no international protocol on what to do if an asteroid strikes Earth Or so hear members of Parliament in the UK UK lawmakers have learned there is no international protocol for making decisions over how to respond to a prospective life-threatening asteroid strike on Earth.… #theregister #IT
No international protocols on what to do if asteroid strikes
: Or so hear members of Parliament in the UK
The network is indeed trying to become the computer Masked networking costs are coming to AI systems Analysis  Moore's Law has run out of gas and AI workloads need massive amounts of parallel compute and high bandwidth memory right next to it – both of which have become terribly expensive. If it weren't for this situation, the beancounters of the world might be complaining about the cost… #theregister #IT
The network is indeed trying to become the computer
Analysis: Masked networking costs are coming to AI systems
The year of the European Union Linux desktop may finally arrive True digital sovereignty begins at the desktop Opinion  Microsoft, tactically admitting it has failed at talking all the Windows 10 PC users into moving to Windows 11 after all, is – sort of, kind of – extending Windows 10 support for another year.… #theregister #IT
The European Union Linux desktop
Opinion: True digital sovereignty begins at the desktop
Fresh UK postcode tool points out best mobile network in your area Pick a provider based on how good their local 4G and 5G coverage is The UK's telecoms regulator has released an overhauled tool comparing mobile coverage and performance across the country, claiming this will help the millions of Brits missing out on the best local network.… #theregister #IT
UK postcode checker tool points out best mobile network
: Pick a provider based on how good their local 4G and 5G coverage is
Don't shoot, I'm only the system administrator! When police come to investigate tech support, make sure you have your story straight On Call  Welcome once again to On Call, The Register's Friday column that celebrates the frolicsome fun that readers have experienced when asked to deliver tech support.… #theregister #IT
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On Call: When police come to investigate tech support, make sure you have your story straight
HPE customers on agentic AI: No, you go first But like cloud computing and digital transformation, this may be a buzzword they can't ignore forever HPE Discover 2025  HPE envisions a future where customer systems are filled with its agentic AI products, but reactions from the HPE Discover show floor in Las Vegas this week suggest the company has a way to go to convince folks to b… #theregister #IT
HPE Discover attendees express wait-and-see on agentic AI
HPE Discover 2025: But like cloud computing and digital transformation, this may be a buzzword they can't ignore forever
Starlink helps eight more nations pass 50 percent IPv6 adoption Brazil debuts, Japan bounces back, and tiny Tuvalu soars on Elon's broadband birds Eight more nations have passed at least 50 percent IPv6 deployment, according to the Internet Society (ISOC).… #theregister #IT
Eight more nations pass 50 percent IPv6 adoption
: Brazil debuts, Japan bounces back, and tiny Tuvalu soars on Elon's broadband birds