Ousted US copyright chief argues Trump did not have power to remove her Shira Perlmutter lost her job after her office published report on generative AI and fair use limits The former head of the US Copyright Office has pushed back against arguments from President Donald Trump's team that her dismissal was lawful.… #theregister #IT
Ousted US copyright chief claims her firing was unlawful
: Shira Perlmutter lost her job after her office published report on generative AI and fair use limits
Microsoft finally bids farewell to PowerShell 2.0 Venerable command line tool to depart Windows Users still clinging on to PowerShell 2.0 just received notice to quit as the command-line tool is officially leaving Windows.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft finally bids farewell to PowerShell 2.0
: Venerable command line tool to depart Windows
Amazon built a massive AI supercluster for Anthropic called Project Rainier – here's what we know so far It's almost like AWS is building its own Stargate deep dive  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is in the process of building out a massive supercomputing cluster containing "hundreds of thousands" of accelerators that promises to give its model building buddies at Anthropic a leg up in the AI … #theregister #IT
Amazon Project Rainier: AI supercomputer for Anthropic
deep dive: It's almost like AWS is building its own Stargate
Mars was once a desert with intermittent oases, Curiosity data suggests New modeling of carbon cycle shows unsteady but habitable history before liquid water disappeared New models from recent Martian probe data suggest the fourth planet from the Sun once hosted a fluctuating desert environment with intermittent oases of water.… #theregister #IT
Mars was once a desert with intermittent oases
: New modeling of carbon cycle shows unsteady but habitable history before liquid water disappeared
We're number 1! Windows 11 finally overtakes Windows 10 Three months to go until support ends, and Microsoft's flagship operating system squeaks past its predecessor Windows 11 has finally overtaken the market share of its predecessor, with just three months remaining until Microsoft discontinues support for Windows 10.… #theregister #IT
Windows 11 finally overtakes Windows 10
: Three months to go until support ends, and Microsoft's flagship operating system squeaks past its predecessor
14-hour+ global blackout at Ingram Micro halts customer orders Fears mount while distie remains silent and phone lines down Widespread outages across Ingram Micro's websites and client service portals are being attributed to "technical difficulties." … #theregister #IT
Ingram Micro still silent 14 hours after global outage began
Exclusive: Fears mount while distie remains silent and phone lines down
Former and current Microsofties react to the latest round of layoffs 'JFC, again?' Microsoft's latest round of layoffs has triggered an outpouring of emotion from inside and outside the company, with at least one former staffer asking, "How many billions must be burned in the AI furnace before this stops?"… #theregister #IT
Former and current Microsofties react to the latest layoffs
: 'JFC, again?'
Wikidata: Attempting to bridge FOSS ideals and direct democracy There's more to the Wikimedia organization than the famous encyclopedia Comment  Multiple other projects also use the vast linked data store that underpins ubiquitous internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia, and some of them are helping the fight for democracy.… #theregister #IT
Wikidata: Bridging FOSS ideals and direct democracy
Comment: There's more to the Wikimedia organization than the famous encyclopedia
'Trained monkey' from tech support saved know-it-all manager's mistake with a single keypress Righteous mockery entranced execs in ways slideware could not On Call  Friday dawns with the promise of precious freedom, yet the world of tech support is seldom free from trouble. The Register always finds a way to celebrate anyway, by bringing you a fresh instalment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that… #theregister #IT
Tech support
On Call: Righteous mockery entranced execs in ways slideware could not
EU businesses want a pause on AI regulations so they can cope with unregulated Big Tech players Mistral fears continental companies may not get time to escape 'distant, behemoth corporations' French AI business Mistral on Thursday announced an initiative called “AI for Citizens,” which it says offers a way to work with governments and public institutions to transform public services … #theregister #IT
EU businesses push for freedom from AI rules and competition
: Mistral fears continental companies may not get time to escape 'distant, behemoth corporations'