security Black Hat and DEF CON are AI conferences now, too On this week's episode of The Reg's Kettle podcast, we revisit 'hacker summer camp,' where the hottest topic was ... sigh... agentic AI
ai and ml Advertisers are trying to influence AI bots with secret ads PLUS: Hiveminds are emerging to hack the planet, and open-weight models are the new new red scare
ai and ml The AI bubble is already popping; we just don't know it yet Weird times in earnings-land, and we're talking about it on The Reg's home grown podcast
ai and ml OpenAI's Hugging Face debacle makes a great case for open models If you think OpenAI and Anthropic are the only ones with these capabilities, think again
ai and ml Watching the world burn as all the money flows into a multitrillion-dollar Magic 8 Ball On this week's episode of The Kettle, we welcome a special guest to discuss how the AI datacenter buildout is setting the world on fire – literally
ai and ml Sticker shock has execs rethinking this whole AI thing This week on The Reg's Kettle podcast, we wonder whether tokenminning is going to bring the industry back down to Earth
ai and ml Even banks and hyperscalers are now sounding the alarm about the AI bubble Oracle's down more than 40% this month, the BIS thinks AI could destroy the economy, and we've got the Kettle on for a chat about the whole mess
security AI may be good at finding security vulnerabilities, but it can't beat human stupidity You don't need Mythos or GPT-5.5-Cyber to find a vuln to exploit when the world's password habits are so sloppy
ai and ml Anthropic's Mythos mess just keeps getting more complicated It sure seems like the Trump administration is just bullying Anthropic for not acquiescing to its every move, and it's the cybersecurity community who'll suffer for it
systems Our systems editor flew all the way to Taiwan and still couldn't get away from AI Every show now is an AI show, and that included this year's Computex
personal tech Exploding rockets and exploding hardware prices make for a lousy new normal This week on The Kettle, we mull over whether the Steam Deck is a canary in the coal mine for the future of hardware prices, and the effect of Blue Origin's blowout on NASA's Moon missions
ai + ml Google has seriously leaned into AI enshittification lately Could the Chocolate Factory's mission to reshape the web backfire?
ai + ml Surprise AI bills leave AWS and Google Cloud users aghast Stuck with an AI bill for tens of thousands of dollars? You're not alone by a long shot
security Just like phishing for gullible humans, prompt injecting AIs is here to stay Aren't we all just prompting tokens of linguistic meaning and hoping the other person isn't bullshitting us?
special_features RSAC 2026: Uncle Sam backs out, and AI agents are everywhere Infosec pros descend on San Francisco
software Nvidia GTC will be full of surprises - just not for the consumer class Join Brandon Vigliarolo, Tobias Mann, and Avram Piltch to discuss our predictions for this week's GTC
security Iran is the first out-loud cyberwar the US has fought Cyber is no longer the hush-hush thing it used to be, as team Trump invades Iran with hackers taking the lead
software DeepSeek or DeepFake? Our vultures circle China's hottest AI If this keeps Silicon Valley on its toes and honest, who are we to complain?
on_prem That subdued CES has us wondering what 2025 will look like, tech-wise El Reg vultures circle the Consumer Electronics Show
software One thing AI can't generate at the moment – compelling reasons to use it for work Our vultures think this tech is interesting but in its 8-bit stage
on_prem Here's how a Trump presidency could change the tech industry Anything could happen in the next half ... decade
software Is AI going to pay its way? Wall Street wants tech world to show it the money 2025 could be Peak Nvidia when reality finally kicks in
security CrowdStrike Windows patchpocalypse could take weeks to fix, IT admins fear Our vultures gather to review this very freaky Friday
security Three words to send a chill down your spine: Snowflake. Intrusion. Alert And can AI save us from the scourge of malware? In theory, why not, but in practice ... Color us skeptical
offbeat Trouble in space as Boeing's not going, and China's back from the Moon Vultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat
security From network security to nyet work in perpetuity: What's up with the Kaspersky US ban? It's been a long time coming. Now our journos speak their brains
on_prem Our vulture survived Computex – now he just needs to tell us the highs and lows We all grab a mic and discuss Nvidia, Intel, AMD, strange squid, and a certain CEO's ego
special_features RSA Conference 2024: The good, the bad, and the downright worrying If there's one thing infosec needs right now, it's a little pick-me-up
Systems Next Vision, or Vision Next? What we really thought about Google and Intel's AI events We sat through these conferences so you didn't have to
Research What can be done to protect open source devs from next xz backdoor drama? What happened, how it was found, and what your vultures have made of it all
AI + ML What Big Tech's balance sheets this week said – and didn't say – about real-world AI adoption Is there anything more terrifying than a 'smart' HR chatbot? Well, OK, yes, but ...
Software Technology truly is the gift that keeps on giving ... SNAFUs to highlight Until we can hook schadenfreude directly into our veins, this will have to do
Personal Tech What are our top picks from the vast world of retro tech? Let's find out Stand by to be amazed: Lotus Notes is still being developed
Public Sector Why do IT projects like the UK's scandal-hit Post Office Horizon end in disaster? Lack of skills, funding, and scrutiny – pick three
Cyber-crime Be honest. Would you pay off a ransomware crew? Today us vultures are debating bans on ransom payments, deplorable tactics by extortionists, and more
AI + ML What the AI copyright fights are truly about: Human labor versus endless machines The real beef concerns our future to create and be rewarded for it
Systems When it comes to AMD's latest AI chips, it's follow the money and the memory Don't expect supply, or prices, to ease until 2025 at the earliest
Off-Prem To be, or not to be, in the office. Has returning to work stalled? Register journos brew up on the future of hybrid in our latest Kettle
Personal Tech Elon is the bakery owner swearing in the street about Yelp critics canceling him First he was speed-running moderation, now internet advertising. Welcome to the party, pal
Bootnotes We challenged you to come up with tech predictions for 2024 (wrong answers only) – here are some favorites so far Plus some of our own and the ugly Microsoft sweater one of you will win. Please take it off our hands...
AI + ML OpenAI meltdown: Where does this leave the upstart, Microsoft, and you? Tune in, hear or watch our vultures wrap up this fiasco, before it goes out of date
Security Forget the outside hacker, the bigger threat is inside by the coffee machine After a week of incidents, Register vultures pick over the innards
Personal Tech Still got a job at the end of this week? You're lucky, as more layoffs hit the tech industry
On-Prem Nuclear-powered datacenters: What could go wrong? Or very right? Either way, it's not the usual atomic op we see in IT
OSes RHEL drama, ChromeOS and more ... Our vultures speak freely about the latest in Linux Do distros even matter in the era of cloud and microservices?
AI + ML Another challenger to OpenAI? OK, we'll allow it With xAI, second time's the charm, eh, Elon?
Personal Tech Threads versus Twitter: Shouldn't we be happy the wheels are falling off antisocial social media? Our vultures ponder decentralization over convenience
Sysadmin Month The death of the sysadmin has been predicted for years – we're not holding our breath We'd sure like to see a bot unpick a failed update or handle users struggling to find the 'any' key
Personal Tech What do we make of the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro? It doesn't take a magic leap to guess Tune in and hear us human-not-AI vultures get meta on the news
Security So the FBI 'persistently' abused its snoop powers. What's to worry about? When is warrantless surveillance warranted?
AI + ML AI is great at one thing: Driving next waves of layoffs ChatGPT, how many thousands of people should I replace today?
AI + ML With AI hype driving up server GPU prices, will cloud costs rise next? We reckon so And what next for cooling, datacenter placement, and more – tune in and find out direct from our vultures
On-Prem Uncle Sam probes H-1B abuse surge: What do our vultures make of it? Two Limeys and two Yanks in immigration situation conversation
Defense Tech Week Russia has a stash of scary malware? We're shocked Wrecking foreign infrastructure? But that's Team America's job!
Personal Tech TikTok: Is this really a national security scare or is something else going on? Our vultures who cover the news weigh in
AI + ML We've got plenty of AI now but who asked for it? El Reg's vultures chime in We each grab a mic and take apart the Bard stewards responsible for this hype
Personal Tech Watch Reg vultures wrap their heads around Silicon Valley Bank collapse Can we blame social media for this? We can try
