Why Windows 95 left a handy power saving feature on the cutting-room floor Microsoft feared too many machines would end up bricked Microsoft vet Raymond Chen first told the story of HLT and Windows 95 more than 20 years ago. The instruction tells the CPU to effectively shut itself down until the next hardware interrupt – ideal for laptops, since power consumption would be hugely reduced.… #theregister #IT
Why Windows 95 left HLT on the cutting-room floor
: Microsoft feared too many machines would end up bricked
Everyone needs an AI phone. No, don't hang up, it's true Analyst bets smart money on 'proactive digital companion' upgrade cycle Generative AI will supposedly spark a smartphone renaissance, driving both unit shipments and the value of devices sold this calendar year – or so claims a rather optimistic forecast from Gartner's consultants.… #theregister #IT
Everyone needs an AI phone. No, don
: Analyst bets smart money on 'proactive digital companion' upgrade cycle
What the Plex? Streaming service suffers yet another password spill For the third time in a decade Streaming platform Plex is warning some users to reset their passwords after suffering yet another breach.… #theregister #IT
Plex admits breach of account details, hashed passwords
: For the third time in a decade
Microsoft inks AI infra deal with Yandex cofounder's biz for nearly $20B Netherlands based Nebius Group to deliver capacity from facility in New Jersey As the AI frenzy shows no signs of letting up, Microsoft has signed an agreement that could be worth up to $19.4 billion with Netherlands-based Nebius Group – formerly known as Yandex N.V. – in exchange for access to its GPU infrastruct… #theregister #IT
Microsoft inks near $20B deal with company of ex-Yandex exec
: Netherlands based Nebius Group to deliver capacity from facility in New Jersey
Atlassian's move to cloud-only means customers face integration issues and more First, server products go end of life, now datacenter gets the chop, and larger customers will pay more Atlassian is discontinuing its datacenter products, including Jira, Confluence and Bamboo, in favor of Atlassian Cloud. There is a partial exception for Bitbucket, a source code repository manage… #theregister #IT
Atlassian goes cloud-only, customers face integration issues
: First, server products go end of life, now datacenter gets the chop, and larger customers will pay more
SpaceX bulks up Starlink Direct to Cell with $17B EchoStar spectrum deal Dreams of one satellite constellation die so another can live EchoStar has agreed to sell the company's AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses to SpaceX in a transaction worth $17 billion.… #theregister #IT
SpaceX boosts Starlink with $17B EchoStar spectrum purchase
: Dreams of one satellite constellation die so another can live
UK Home Office dangles Β£1.3M prize for algorithm that guesses your age Contract tender follows 'alarming' safeguarding failure at border with undocumented kids The UK's Home Office is offering Β£1.3 million ($1.7 million) to developers of age-determining software - a tech it wants to deploy widely across its systems.… #theregister #IT
Home Office to spend Β£1.3M on age-determining algorithm
: Contract tender follows 'alarming' safeguarding failure at border with undocumented kids
Nokia successor HMD spawns secure device biz with Euro-made smartphone Ivalo XE handset targets governments and security critical sectors, though Qualcomm silicon keeps it tied to the US Finnish phone maker HMD Global is launching a business unit called HMD Secure to target governments and other security-critical customers, and has its first device ready to go.… #theregister #IT
Nokia successor HMD spawns secure device biz
: Ivalo XE handset targets governments and security critical sectors, though Qualcomm silicon keeps it tied to the US
Anthropic's Claude Code runs code to test it if is safe – which might be a big mistake AI security reviews add new risks, say researchers App security outfit Checkmarx says automated reviews in Anthropic's Claude Code can catch some bugs but miss others – and sometimes create new risks by executing code while testing it.… #theregister #IT
Claude Code runs code to test if it is safe, which has risks
: AI security reviews add new risks, say researchers
AI Darwin Awards launch to celebrate spectacularly bad deployments From fast food fiascos to botched databases, there are fresh honors for machine learning misadventures It was bound to happen. The Darwin Awards are being extended to include examples of misadventures involving overzealous applications of AI.… #theregister #IT
The nominations for the 2025 AI Darwin Awards are open
: From fast food fiascos to botched databases, there are fresh honors for machine learning misadventures