Fast Pair, loose security: Bluetooth accessories open to silent hijack Sloppy implementation of Google spec leaves 'hundreds of millions' of devices vulnerable
Hundreds of millions of wireless earbuds, headphones, and speakers are vulnerable to silent hijacking due to a flaw in Google's Fast Pair system that allows attackers to seize control without the owner ever touching the pairing button.…
Trump wants big tech to pay for big beautiful power plants It just needs PJM Interconnection, one of the US's biggest grid operators, to green light the auction
The Trump administration says it wants big tech companies to take more accountability for the power their datacenters consume in an effort to shield voters from higher power bills at home.…
Micron breaks ground on humungous NY DRAM fab after beating bats and tree huggers Chipmaker claims the four-fab site could expand US-based DRAM production by a factor of 12
Micron broke snowy winter ground in New York on Friday to begin building a chip fab that promises to bring up to 50,000 jobs and much-needed computer memory production to US shores, as the AI boom continues to push memory prices up.…
Ready for a newbie-friendly Linux? Mint team officially releases v 22.3, 'Zena' Newer kernel, newer Cinnamon, new tools, and even new icons
The timing is right if you're looking to try out Mint. New improved "Zena" is here – still based on Ubuntu Noble, but now with Cinnamon 6.6 and improved Wayland support, plus better internationalization, new System Information and System Administration tools, and clearer icons.…
Meta retreats from metaverse after virtual reality check That went well
Imagine changing your popular brand to capitalize on an emerging tech trend that never emerged. Mark Zuckerberg did just that, and now Meta is backing away from the virtual reality business in which it invested billions.…
Hyperscalers, vendors funding trillion dollar AI spree, but users will have to pay up long term Analyst: We'll hit a spot where 'we go from that was a great idea to where's my revenue?'
Software vendors and cloud providers are bearing the burden of the expected trillion-dollar increase in AI spending this year, as investment hits $2.52 trillion, according to Gartner.…<!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Lawmakers urge FTC to probe Trump Mobile over 'deceptive' marketing Gold phone more like fool's gold as none show up six months later
Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading calls for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Trump Mobile for failing to ship gold phones, months after collecting deposits.…
Researchers scrutinize datacenters' lifecycles, aiming to make them more sustainable Much of the damage done well before first power-on, in bit barns' childhood, says study
Constructing datacenters accounts for 39 percent of their total carbon dioxide emissions, almost as much as operating them, according to an environmental analysis covering the entire lifecycle of a facility.…
Engineer used welding shop air hose to 'clean' PCs – hilarity did not ensue How not to maintain computers
On Call Welcome again to On Call, The Register's Friday column in which we take great delight in telling your tech support stories – mostly the ones involving bizarre behavior and heroic fixes.…
TSMC sees no signs of the AI boom slowing for at least two or three years 2nm process will go large this year, and bring inevitable price rises
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC has posted huge growth, says more is on the way as the AI boom is not abating, but also pointed to the inevitability of price rises for its output.…
Open ISA champ SiFive leaps aboard Nvidia's proprietary interconnect bandwagon You might call it a RISC-V/NVLink Fusion ... or a bad day for UALink
RISC-V champion SiFive has joined a growing number of chip companies by throwing its weight behind Nvidia's proprietary NVLink Fusion interconnect tech, a move that casts doubt on the viability of rival interconnect tech UALink.…
Bond, debt bond: Investors shaken, not stirred by Oracle’s borrowing spree sue Big Red Investors upset that company failed to inform them might need to take out even more debt.
Datacenters don't come cheap. Oracle debt bond holders are suing the tech giant, because they say that the company didn't tell them it would need to borrow even more money after its original sale, making their purchases less valuable.…
OpenAI to serve up ChatGPT on Cerebras’ AI dinner plates in $10B+ deal SRAM-heavy compute architecture promises real-time agents, extended reasoning capabilities to bolster Altman's valuation
OpenAI says it will deploy 750 megawatts worth of Nvidia competitor Cerebras' dinner-plate sized accelerators through 2028 to bolster its inference services.…
Budget smartphones will be hit hardest as memory prices rise When margins are this tight, mergers might follow
The memory shortage is forecast to push smartphone prices higher in 2026, triggering a market decline and forcing budget phone makers to merge or disappear.…
Woman bailed as cops probe doctor's surgery data breach Suspect assisting West Midlands Police over alleged theft at Walsall GP practice
The UK's West Midlands Police has released a woman on bail as part of an investigation into a data breach at a Walsall general practitioner's (GP) surgery.…
Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux and macOS better than ever Transparently runs 16, 32, and 64-bit Windows apps, but still doesn't use the Microsoft store.
The latest version of the Wine Windows app runner arrives a year after version 10. Given its annual release cycle, its magic is starting to seem almost boring and routine, but it's far from it.…
Raspberry Pi 5 gets LLM smarts with AI HAT+ 2 40 TOPS of inference grunt, 8 GB onboard memory, and the nagging question: who exactly needs this?
Raspberry Pi has launched the AI HAT+ 2 with 8 GB of onboard RAM and the Hailo-10H neural network accelerator aimed at local AI computing.…
China's Z.ai claims it trained a model using only Huawei hardware Hasn’t revealed how much kit did the job, so Nvidia can probably rest easy
Chinese outfit Zhipu AI claims it trained a new model entirely using Huawei hardware, and that it’s the first company to build an advanced model entirely on Chinese hardware.…
Maker fight! SparkFun cuts ties with Adafruit in harassment dispute Adafruit claims SparkFun aims to shoot the messenger for criticizing corporate tolerance of intolerance
Retailer SparkFun Electronics last month said it would no longer do business with electronics kit-maker Adafruit Industries, citing violations of SparkFun's Code of Conduct during online interactions.…
Ignore rosy datacenter expansion projections – there isn't enough power Grid and generation capacity are not being added fast enough to support the scale of growth many forecasts assume
A looming shortage of electrical power is set to constrain datacenter expansion, potentially leaving many industry growth forecasts looking overly optimistic.…
From Boom to Bust: One Investor's Cautionary Tale of Web3 Addiction and Loss What began as a promising new frontier of digital innovation ended in financial ruin and personal loss for one early Web3 adopter — and now, they're sharing their story as a stark warning to others entering the space. Ten years ago, life was good.
Volt Viper Joins Official SurRon Dealer Network in Leicestershire Volt Viper, the new official SurRon dealer in Leicestershire, offers the full SurRon electric bike range — including Light Bee X, Light Bee L1E, Hyper Bee and Ultra Bee — with expert servicing, parts, and UK-wide delivery.
Halo Dogs Redefines Dog Boarding with Luxury Countryside Dog Holidays in London Halo Dogs Redefines Dog Boarding with Luxury Countryside Dog Holidays in London London, UK – After 16 years of meticulous planning, development, and refinement, Halo Dogs is pleased to announce the official debut of its revolutionary luxury dog hotel...
IT contractor demand defied seasonal slump in December 2025 The second-highest REC index score of the year for temporary technology skills coincides with IT contractor demand ‘holding up’ (Hays), and opportunities now growing (CV-Library).
Five tax return hacks for contractors as Jan 31st looms Lesser-known self-assessment issues won’t make them less stressful this year, particularly as the HMRC deadline falls on a Saturday, and with umbrella contractors believing themselves to be exempt.
26 predictions for UK IT contracting in 2026 What’s in store for IT contractors this year, according to a veteran freelance business analyst who’s seen off recessions, AI-confused agents and even HMRC.