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The Register is a UK-based website that focuses on technology news and opinions. It was established in 1994 by Mike Magee, John Lettice, and Ross Alderson. The site is published by Situation Publishing Ltd. Key figures include Drew Cullen as an owner, Linus Birtles as the managing director, and Andrew Orlowski serving as the Executive Editor.

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Bad trip coming for AI hype as humanity tools up to hit back

1 day ago | theregister.com | Rupert Goodwins

Opinion 6:56 PM. April 11, 2025. Write it down. That's the precise moment the tech-bro-niverse imploded due to the gravitational force of irony at its core. That was the moment Jack Dorsey posted "Delete all IP law" on X. A little later, Elon Musk added his approval with "I agree."Is this a considered intellectual stance born from a closely argued radical reassessment of the legal, economic, and cultural framework of modern times, or a petulant outburst from an entitled billionaire?
Surface Hub v1 has less than six months of support left

4 days ago | theregister.com | Richard Speed

It isn't just devices unable to upgrade to Windows 11 that are headed to digital landfill this year. The first version of Microsoft's Surface Hub is also destined for the tech trashcan as Windows 10 support ends. So, what do you do with a big black wall ornament? Microsoft noted that the end was coming in a post last week. Surface Hub 2S and Surface Hub v1 are both coming to the end of the road on October 14 as Microsoft stops support for Windows 10 Team edition.
Congress asks Jensen to justify DeepSeek's Nvidia chips

5 days ago | theregister.com | Brandon Vigliarolo

Nvidia's troubles with the US government have just begun: The day after the Trump administration's export restrictions on its AI chips triggered a $5.5 billion charge, US elected officials are now demanding answers about how advanced silicon ended up in China. Meanwhile, CEO Jensen Huang has flown to China to try and smooth things over with the regime there.
NASA prepares for a big Easter weekend

5 days ago | theregister.com | Richard Speed

The US Space Agency has a busy few days ahead as a trio of International Space Station (ISS) residents prepare to return to Earth this weekend, and a critical SpaceX Dragon freighter is readied for launch on Monday.
Google and AWS: Linux too hard, so customers move to Azure

5 days ago | theregister.com | Paul Kunert

When moving to the cloud, companies with significant investments in Microsoft infrastructure wares simply can't afford to rewrite everything for Linux, so they end up migrating to Azure to dodge the markups Redmond charges for running its server software in competitors' clouds. Or so say both Amazon and Google in their latest submissions to the Competition and Markets Authority’s investigation into the health of the UK cloud market.
Europe's cloud customers eyeing exit from US hyperscalers

5 days ago | theregister.com | Richard Speed

Are customers on the European side of the pond considering a move from US hyperscalers in the wake of recent events? Some of the region's vendors are reporting an uptick in inquiries as organizations mull their options. After a year of navel-gazing over AI, the topic dominating conversations at April's KubeCon EU event was what to do about events unfolding in the US.
British Army harnesses radio waves to fry drone swarms

5 days ago | theregister.com | Richard Speed

British soldiers have successfully taken down drones with a radio-wave weapon. The demonstrator weapon, a type of Radiofrequency Directed Energy Weapon (RF DEW), uses high-frequency radio waves to disrupt the electronic components inside drones, resulting in the devices malfunctioning. "RF DEW systems can defeat airborne targets at ranges of up to 1 km and are effective against threats which cannot be jammed using electronic warfare," the Ministry of Defence (MOD) said.
Whistleblower describes how DOGE tore through NLRB IT system

6 days ago | theregister.com | Iain Thomson

Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation after a tech staffer at the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) blew the whistle on the cost-trimming DOGE's activities at the employment watchdog – which the staffer claims included being granted superuser status in contravention of standard operating procedures, exfiltrating data, and seemingly leaking credentials to someone with a Russian IP address.
Trump officials leak plans for US airstrikes in Signal SNAFU

6 days ago | theregister.com | Iain Thomson

Updated Senior Trump administration officials used the messaging app Signal to discuss detailed plans to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen – and accidentally added a journalist to the group in which they chatted.
Tesla fudged odometer to defraud me, owner claims

6 days ago | theregister.com | Iain Thomson

Tesla has been accused of somehow sneakily altering a customer's odometer to hasten the end of his vehicle's warranty period. On December 9, 2022, Nyree Hinton, a California financial analyst, bought a used 2020 Model Y Tesla with 36,772 miles on the clock, which meant it was still covered under its 50,000-mile warranty. He had it shipped to his home in Los Angeles from Georgia in February the following year. He soon noticed problems with the suspension and took it in to get it repaired.