BOFH: Cross-department AI pitches are easier to swallow with a pint in hand
EPISODE 13 “It’s just a quick pitch session. You won’t have to stay long,” the Boss wheedles. “Thanks, but…” I […]
Month: July 2026
Red Hat offers RHEL support ‘forever’ for those who need to lock in to legacy tech
Red Hat has created a new support offering for its flagship Enterprise Linux that it characterizes as “RHEL forever” and […]
Datacenter MacGyver saved the biggest football match of the year
ON CALL The 2026 FIFA World Cup continues and at the time of writing, The Register’s home nation – England […]
Microsoft warns customers AI will mean busier Patch Tuesdays
Microsoft has warned customers to expect more security patches for the foreseeable future, thanks to AI. “As AI helps defenders […]
An unnamed US county – perhaps in Ohio – paid $1M extortion demand to cybercriminals
A US county reportedly paid $1 million to Kairos, an extortion gang that claimed to have stolen more than 2 […]
AI slop writing has taken over the internet, particularly LinkedIn and X
No surprise here. A study from AI detection platform Pangram suggests that social media posts are teeming with AI-generated slop, […]
EU ‘Chat Control’ snoopfest returns after vote to kill it falls short
An effort by European parliamentarians to block the reintroduction of an interim rule allowing tech companies to scan chats for […]
Outlook for Mac bug makes font choice a purely decorative feature
Microsoft’s apparent ambition to make Outlook the worst email client for Mac shows no sign of fading after a recent […]
SAP makes it easier for customers to shop for legacy product support, ending EU antitrust probe
The European Commission has ended an investigation into possible anticompetitive practices after SAP agreed to abolish reinstatement fees and reduce […]
OpenMandriva claims disgruntled admin trashed repos after community bust-up
OpenMandriva has accused a former contributor of using his trusted admin access to trash repositories and push a package that […]