Techie fooled a panicked daemon and manipulated time itself to get servers in sync Network Time Protocol sometimes needs help from a temporal cops On Call  Why, look at the time! 7:30 AM on Friday morning, the moment at which The Register regularly runs a fresh instalment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that shares your finest tech support stories.… #theregister #IT
Techie manipulated time itself to get servers in sync
On Call: Network Time Protocol sometimes needs help from a temporal cops
China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11 and kernel 6.6 Supports several Chinese chips and GPUs – and of course it has AI inside China’s KylinSoft has delivered a major update to its flagship Linux, which Beijing hailed as a great leap forward for the nation’s ambition to develop operating systems that match and exceed the capabilities of western products.… #theregister #IT
China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11
: Supports several Chinese chips and GPUs – and of course it has AI inside
FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American' Plus millions of other people across 80+ countries China's Salt Typhoon cyberspies hoovered up information belonging to millions of people in the United States over the course of the years-long intrusion into telecommunications networks, according to a top FBI cyber official.… #theregister #IT
FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned
: Plus millions of other people across 80+ countries
Older developers are down with the vibe coding vibe They use AI more but also check it more For those who thought AI vibe coding was just for the youngsters, newly published research shows that developers with over 10 years of experience are more than twice as likely to do it.… #theregister #IT
Older developers more likely to code with AI tools
: They use AI more but also check it more
Microsoft unveils home-made ML models amid OpenAI negotiations Microsoft AI honcho insists partnership with Sam Altman's brainbox behemoth is alive and well Microsoft has introduced two home-grown machine learning models, potentially complicating negotiations with its current favored model supplier, OpenAI.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft unveils home-made ML models amid OpenAI talks
: Microsoft AI honcho insists partnership with Sam Altman's brainbox behemoth is alive and well
Five years – that's how long Anthropic will store Claude chats unless you opt out My brain hurts a lot Claude creator Anthropic has given customers using its Free, Pro, and Max plans one month to prevent the engine from storing their chats for five years by default and using them for training.… #theregister #IT
Anthropic changing default storage for Claude chats to 5 yrs
: My brain hurts a lot
DOGE delayed deals, says Nutanix But private cloud contender sees upside in its modernization mission Donald Trump's DOGE cost-cutting unit has made it harder to do business with the US federal government, according to private cloud contender Nutanix.… #theregister #IT
DOGE delayed deals, says Nutanix
: But private cloud contender sees upside in its modernization mission
vSphere upgrades are not near the top of VMware's to-do list Nor is its Arm port When VMware delivered its Cloud Foundation 9 suite in June, it marked the end of a two-year push to integrate its compute, storage, and networking products. What’s next for the Broadcom business unit? At the VMware Explore conference this week, The Register sniffed out a few other items on its to-do list.… #theregister #IT
vSphere upgrades not near the top of VMware to-do list
: Nor is its Arm port
DHS says it needs $100M worth of counter-drone tech to protect America Our drones are OK, but those other drones? The US Department of Homeland Security has revealed plans to spend more than $100 million on systems designed to take out hostile drones.  … #theregister #IT
Homeland Security to buy $100M in counter-drone tech
: Our drones are OK, but those other drones?
Not in my browser! Vivaldi capo doubles down on generative AI ban Web browsing belongs to the people, not the bots Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Norway-based browser maker Vivaldi, believes the tech industry's efforts to automate web browsing using generative AI models have gone too far.… #theregister #IT
Vivaldi browser capo doubles down on generative AI ban
: Web browsing belongs to the people, not the bots