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Ahead of IPO, Reddit blends advertising into user posts
Brandon Vigliarolo
As FTC starts asking questions about that mega-deal with Google to train AI Ahead of its stock market debut, Reddit has said it's going to make it easier for advertisers to craft normal user posts and run them as ads on the social network....
Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4
Chris Williams
We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs Microsoft is cheerily popping up adverts over Chrome on Windows PCs to push its search engine and AI assistant....
Biden to inject Intel with CHIPS fab cash 'next week'
Tobias Mann
Samsung and TSMC apparently slated to receive $6B and $5B The Biden administration may announce billions in government CHIPS subsidies to offset the cost of Intel's US fab expansion as early as next week....
Microsoft license shuffle means Power Apps users could break the bank
Lindsay Clark
New restrictions seem to usher users toward expensive Dynamics 365 subscriptions Microsoft appears to have updated the licensing rules for its popular Power Apps, which could force some customers to shift their users onto the more expensive licenses, creating a significant hike in costs....
As if working at Helldesk weren't bad enough, IT helpers now targeted by cybercrims
Connor Jones
Wave of Okta attacks mark what researchers are calling the biggest security trend of the year IT helpdesk workers are increasingly the target of cybercriminals - a trend researchers have described as "the most noteworthy" of the past year....
Raspberry Pi OS 5.2 is here, with pleasant tweaks to Wayland-based desktop
Liam Proven
Kernel 6.6 and small refinements, plus less visible, but meaningful adjustments The Raspberry Pi Foundation has updated its Debian 12-based OS for the pocket-sized powerhouse, with the newest LTS kernel....
We talk to W3C board vice-chair Robin Berjon about the InterPlanetary File System
Thomas Claburn
The decentralized web is alive and well despite Web3 financial scheming Interview The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) debuted nine years ago with the hope of changing the way people interact with content online. It remains an ongoing project....
RISE with SAP plan fails to hit go-live date in West of England council
Lindsay Clark
Delays spark fears of PS500K legacy support bill, plans for new financial year Updated Gloucestershire County Council has missed the go live date for its RISE with SAP move to the cloud, putting the public body at risk of incurring an additional PS500,000 ($639,000) in costs to keep its legacy application up and running....
Ad agency boss owned two Ferraris but wouldn't buy a real server
Simon Sharwood
Resulting cycle of rushed repairs and recriminations did wonders for the IT/user relationship On Call Thirsty folk will tell you it's always twelve o'clock somewhere, but Friday comes but once a week and The Register marks it by offering another instalment of On Call, our weekly reader-contributed column that shares your stories of the weird and woeful world of work....
Forget TikTok - Chinese spies want to steal IP by backdooring digital locks
Jessica Lyons
Uncle Sam can use this snooping tool, too, but that's beside the point There's another Chinese-manufactured product - joining the likes of TikTok, cars and semiconductors - that poses a national security risk to Americans: Electronic locks, such as those used in safes....
Voyager 1 starts making sense again after months of babble
Richard Speed
Veteran spacecraft shows signs of sanity with poke from engineers Engineers are hopeful the veteran spacecraft Voyager 1 has turned a corner after spending the past three months spouting gibberish at controllers....