www.theregister.com - Articles https://www.theregister.com Articles from www.theregister.com https://www.theregister.com/a/5253818 https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/06/10/raspberry-pi-project-gives-media-libraries-a-vcr-style-makeover/5253818 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:56:06 +0200 Blockbuster new Raspberry Pi project turns any screen into old-school VCR offbeat https://www.theregister.com/a/5252373 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/08/canonical-sends-ubuntu-into-the-ai-agent-era/5252373 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:34:02 +0200 Canonical sends Ubuntu into the AI agent era software https://www.theregister.com/a/5245952 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/08/consultant-mistakenly-deleted-a-ton-of-data-but-reported-it-as-a-bug/5245952 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Consultant mistakenly deleted a ton of data – but reported it as a bug software Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:00:41 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5250718 https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/03/no-longer-just-a-copilot-microsofts-ai-wants-to-take-the-wheel/5250718 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:49:15 +0200 No longer just a Copilot, Microsoft's AI wants to take the wheel ai and ml Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:49:45 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5250150 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/03/uk-lawmakers-call-on-government-to-ditch-palantir-nhs-contract/5250150 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:01:00 +0200 UK lawmakers call on government to ditch Palantir NHS contract software Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:37:17 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5249753 https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/01/anthropic-now-atop-the-ai-bubble-files-for-its-ipo/5249753 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:12:22 +0200 Anthropic, now atop the AI bubble, files for its IPO ai and ml Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:18:09 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5248491 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/30/wikipedia-editors-plot-strike-and-banner-sabotage-after-wikimedia-layoffs/5248491 Sat, 30 May 2026 13:15:00 +0200 Wikipedia editors plot strike and banner sabotage after Wikimedia layoffs software Fri, 29 May 2026 14:14:49 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5248474 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/29/ucla-seeks-pre-litigation-resolution-with-oracle/5248474 Fri, 29 May 2026 17:21:20 +0200 UCLA seeks pre-litigation resolution with Oracle software Sun, 31 May 2026 10:35:22 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5247224 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/29/that-an-app-fits-on-a-floppy-is-still-a-useful-measure-in-2026/5247224 Fri, 29 May 2026 11:15:00 +0200 That an app 'Fits on a Floppy' is still a useful measure in 2026 software Sun, 31 May 2026 10:33:05 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5247916 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/28/zig-creator-seeks-uncompromising-perfection-before-blessing-10/5247916 Thu, 28 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200 Zig creator seeks 'uncompromising perfection' before blessing 1.0 software Thu, 28 May 2026 20:30:26 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5246891 https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/05/27/microsoft-excel-champ-proves-he-still-has-the-formula/5246891 Wed, 27 May 2026 12:29:00 +0200 Microsoft Excel champ proves he still has the formula offbeat Wed, 27 May 2026 16:44:47 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5246575 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/26/california-may-let-linux-bypass-age-check/5246575 Tue, 26 May 2026 21:49:21 +0200 California may let Linux bypass age check software https://www.theregister.com/a/5244877 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/25/openbsd-79-arrives-a-diamond-in-the-rough-proud-of-every-sharp-edge/5244877 Mon, 25 May 2026 09:33:00 +0200 OpenBSD 7.9 arrives, a diamond in the rough proud of every sharp edge software Fri, 22 May 2026 14:21:01 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5245365 https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/25/google-has-seriously-leaned-into-ai-enshittification-lately/5245365 Mon, 25 May 2026 01:00:00 +0200 Google has seriously leaned into AI enshittification lately ai + ml Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:54:46 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5242367 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/22/marketing-demanded-it-add-website-feature-that-was-already-working/5242367 Fri, 22 May 2026 08:31:00 +0200 Marketing demanded IT add website feature that was already working software Fri, 22 May 2026 15:07:42 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5244371 https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/21/deus-ex-machina-half-of-us-christians-trust-ais-spiritual-advice/5244371 Thu, 21 May 2026 18:36:47 +0200 Deus ex machina: Half of US Christians trust AI's spiritual advice ai + ml Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:26:45 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5243629 https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/20/microsoft-rebases-azure-linux-on-fedora-as-fedora-drops-deepin/5243629 Wed, 20 May 2026 19:24:12 +0200 Fedora: Microsoft is all aboard, but Deepin is dumped oses Wed, 20 May 2026 18:21:54 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5243605 https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/20/bye-bye-gemini-cli-google-nudges-devs-toward-antigravity/5243605 Wed, 20 May 2026 18:44:43 +0200 Bye-bye, Gemini CLI; Google's gone and swapped you for a closed-source AI ai + ml Wed, 20 May 2026 20:42:11 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5242899 https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/19/frustrated-franchisee-sues-pizza-hut-over-crappy-kitchen-ai/5242899 Tue, 19 May 2026 23:09:13 +0200 Frustrated franchisee sues Pizza Hut over crappy kitchen AI ai + ml Thu, 21 May 2026 12:56:51 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5242888 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/19/firefox-151-helps-you-edit-pdfs-and-switch-oses/5242888 Tue, 19 May 2026 20:20:00 +0200 Firefox 151 helps you edit PDFs – and switch OSes software Tue, 19 May 2026 18:05:29 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5242728 https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/19/drupal-warns-admins-to-brace-for-highly-critical-core-patch/5242728 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:56:25 +0200 Clear your calendar, Drupal user: You have a critically urgent patch to install security Wed, 20 May 2026 11:34:01 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5240771 https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/14/ontario-auditors-find-doctors-ai-note-takers-routinely-blow-basic-facts/5240771 Thu, 14 May 2026 22:50:05 +0200 Sick and wrong: Ontario auditors find doctors' AI note takers routinely blow basic facts ai + ml https://www.theregister.com/a/5240005 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/13/googles-ai-enabled-mouse-pointer-understands-this-and-that/5240005 Thu, 14 May 2026 00:19:47 +0200 Google's AI-enabled mouse pointer understands 'this' and 'that' software https://www.theregister.com/a/5239967 https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/13/anthropic-butts-in-to-small-business-promises-help-with-payroll-and-other-core-tasks/5239967 Wed, 13 May 2026 22:48:46 +0200 Anthropic butts in to small business, promises help with payroll and other core tasks ai + ml https://www.theregister.com/a/5238841 https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/05/13/dbase-debased-database-titan-fades-to-black-after-47-years/5238841 Wed, 13 May 2026 12:44:00 +0200 dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years databases Wed, 13 May 2026 13:59:30 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5238623 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/12/eu-law-bestows-6m-more-firefox-users-upon-us-moz-says/5238623 Tue, 12 May 2026 13:29:42 +0200 EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way software Tue, 12 May 2026 11:30:50 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5238299 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/11/ratty-terminal-emulator-brings-3d-graphics-to-the-command-line/5238299 Mon, 11 May 2026 22:54:30 +0200 Rodent-obsessed developer creates Ratty to bring 3D graphics to the command line software Mon, 11 May 2026 21:44:37 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5238111 https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/11/anthropics-bug-hunting-mythos-was-greatest-marketing-stunt-ever-says-curl-creator/5238111 Mon, 11 May 2026 18:30:53 +0200 Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator security https://www.theregister.com/a/5237702 https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/11/classic-outlooks-quick-steps-trip-over-microsoft-bug/5237702 Mon, 11 May 2026 12:28:11 +0200 Classic Outlook's Quick Steps trip over Microsoft bug personal tech Mon, 11 May 2026 10:47:56 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5234824 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/09/macos-27-threatens-to-bury-time-capsule-foss-brings-a-shovel/5234824 Sat, 09 May 2026 14:25:00 +0200 macOS 27 threatens to bury Time Capsule, FOSS brings a shovel software Fri, 08 May 2026 15:32:56 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5234541 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/07/nhs-code-clampdown-draws-open-source-backlash/5234541 Thu, 07 May 2026 12:39:32 +0200 NHS code clampdown draws open source backlash software https://www.theregister.com/a/5230420 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/06/firefox-integrates-an-ad-blocker-but-not-to-block-ads/5230420 Wed, 06 May 2026 13:03:30 +0200 Firefox integrates an ad-blocker, but not to block ads software Wed, 06 May 2026 17:06:40 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5226088 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/05/openai-exec-says-it-will-burn-50b-on-compute-this-year/5226088 Tue, 05 May 2026 23:02:01 +0200 OpenAI exec says company hopes to burn $50B of somebody else's money on compute this year software Tue, 05 May 2026 21:01:41 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5219859 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/05/astera-speaks-softly-and-carries-a-big-switch/5219859 Tue, 05 May 2026 22:05:07 +0200 Astera speaks softly and carries a big switch software Tue, 05 May 2026 19:26:19 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5225868 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/05/anthropic-unleashes-finance-agents-for-claude/5225868 Tue, 05 May 2026 21:44:41 +0200 Anthropic wants Claude to play with money, unleashes finance agents software Thu, 07 May 2026 16:45:37 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5228662 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/05/ibm-asks-dbas-to-trust-ai-to-act-on-their-behalf/5228662 Tue, 05 May 2026 19:29:10 +0200 IBM asks DBAs to trust AI to act on their behalf software Tue, 05 May 2026 17:16:03 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5228579 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/05/servicenow-adds-agent-kill-switches-to-ai-control-tower/5228579 Tue, 05 May 2026 19:00:10 +0200 ServiceNow clears agents for landing with new AI control tower software Tue, 05 May 2026 16:53:32 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5222094 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/05/anthrophics-bun-team-trials-port-from-zig-to-rust/5222094 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:08:14 +0200 Bun posts Rust porting guide, says rewrite is still half-baked software Mon, 11 May 2026 11:09:00 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5226560 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/05/sap-dives-deeper-into-iceberg-with-dremio-acquisition/5226560 Tue, 05 May 2026 15:20:10 +0200 SAP dives deeper into Iceberg with Dremio acquisition software Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5228654 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/05/british-mathematician-hands-openclaw-agent-a-credit-card/5228654 Tue, 05 May 2026 14:04:22 +0200 Brit mathematician lets AI agent loose with credit card – cue password leaks, CAPTCHA chaos and more software Tue, 05 May 2026 12:13:30 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5224392 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/05/nhs-to-close-source-github-repos-over-ai-security-concerns/5224392 Tue, 05 May 2026 11:15:07 +0200 NHS to close-source hundreds of GitHub repos over AI, security concerns software Tue, 05 May 2026 09:09:31 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5223743 https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/05/05/classic-ascii-game-nethack-debuts-version-50/5223743 Tue, 05 May 2026 08:32:09 +0200 Classic ASCII game NetHack debuts version 5.0 just 11 years after last major release on_prem Tue, 05 May 2026 08:47:15 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5223936 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/04/microsoft-fixes-vs-code-after-copilot-credited-human-code/5223936 Mon, 04 May 2026 23:13:34 +0200 Microsoft fixes VS Code after app gives Copilot credit for human's work software Mon, 04 May 2026 21:12:55 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5224076 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/04/macos-port-of-notepad-called-out-for-trademark-violation/5224076 Mon, 04 May 2026 18:28:48 +0200 Hands off my trademark! Notepad++ dev threatens legal action against macOS port software Mon, 04 May 2026 16:27:59 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5223647 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/04/ai-inference-just-plays-by-different-rules/5223647 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:00:13 +0200 AI inference just plays by different rules software Thu, 07 May 2026 12:49:23 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5225326 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/04/how-teamviewer-one-transforms-it-operations-firefighting-aut/5225326 Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:30 +0200 How TeamViewer ONE transforms IT operations from firefighting to autopilot software Mon, 11 May 2026 10:04:54 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5226977 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/04/microsoft-promises-to-do-better-but-it-has-a-long-way-to-go/5226977 Mon, 04 May 2026 01:00:07 +0200 Microsoft's turned Windows into a cesspool, but it wants to do better software Mon, 04 May 2026 20:31:58 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5229422 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/03/inference-is-giving-ai-chip-startups-a-2nd-chance-to-shine/5229422 Sun, 03 May 2026 15:05:11 +0200 Inference is giving AI chip startups a second chance to make their mark software Fri, 01 May 2026 12:05:15 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5230018 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/02/how-to-roll-your-own-local-ai-coding-agents/5230018 Sat, 02 May 2026 13:30:07 +0200 Usage-based pricing killing your vibe - here's how to roll your own local AI coding agents software Fri, 01 May 2026 20:25:26 +0000 https://www.theregister.com/a/5225216 https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/01/cios-will-be-the-governors-for-ai-agents/5225216 Fri, 01 May 2026 16:54:13 +0200 CIOs ready for another role-change as AI becomes agent of chaos software Fri, 01 May 2026 14:53:38 +0000