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- MIT boffins double precision of atomic clocks by taming quantum noise
by Owen Hughes on October 17, 2025 at 8:45 am'Global phase spectroscopy' makes ultraprecise optical timekeepers even more precise Researchers at MIT say they have discovered a way to double the precision of optical atomic clocks by quieting the quantum noise that clouds their ticking.…
- Britains's AI gold rush hits a wall: not enough electricityby Dan Robinson on October 17, 2025 at 8:00 am
Energy Secretary Miliband promises renewable utopia for green and pleasant land... filled with datacenters Energy is essential for delivering the UK governments' AI ambitions, but Britain faces a critical question: how can it supply enough power for rapidly expanding datacenters without causing blackouts or inflating consumer bills?…
- AI boffins teach office supplies to predict your next moveby Owen Hughes on October 17, 2025 at 7:15 am
What the world's been waiting for: a stapler with wheels to help humans afflicted by RSI It was only a matter of time. Having invaded the software world, AI has now fixed its sights on once-benign household objects and desk fodder.…
- 'Fax virus' panicked a manager and sparked job-killing Reply-All incidentby Simon Sharwood on October 17, 2025 at 6:30 am
The 1990s called with a reminder that in the time before ransomware, infosec panics could be quite quaint On Call By Friday it's only natural to look back upon the working week with a certain nostalgia, an emotion The Register celebrates each week in On Call – the reader-contributed column that shares your tales of tech support trauma.…
- Anthropic brings mad Skills to Claudeby Thomas Claburn on October 16, 2025 at 11:55 pm
Teaching an old bot new tricks Paying Anthropic customers can now teach their Claude new tricks, which the company calls Skills.…
- TSMC hurrying to bring advanced chip tech to Arizona fabby Tobias Mann on October 16, 2025 at 11:25 pm
CEO C.C. Wei cites strong demand for AI products. Intel may also be a factor TSMC is accelerating the rollout of advanced process nodes at its Arizona fabs to meet growing demand for American-made AI products.…
- AI makes phishing 4.5x more effective, Microsoft saysby Jessica Lyons on October 16, 2025 at 10:53 pm
And potentially 50 times more profitable People receiving an AI phishing email are 4.5 times more likely to click on the malicious link or file, according to Microsoft.…
- Decomposed dinosaurs make Texas a top destination for AI bit barnsby Tobias Mann on October 16, 2025 at 8:45 pm
Datacenter hopefuls looking to cash in on AI craze are setting up shop in Lone Star State in search of cheap power Everything is bigger in Texas and that includes the GPU bit barns at the heart of the AI boom.…
- Vulnerability scores, huh, what are they good for? Almost nothingby Thomas Claburn on October 16, 2025 at 7:45 pm
CVE and CVSS systems suffer from misaligned incentives and inconsistency Aram Hovespyan, co-founder and CEO of security biz Codific, says that the rating systems for identifying security vulnerabilities and assessing threat risk need to be overhauled.…
- Nork scammers work the blockchain to steal crypto from job huntersby Jessica Lyons on October 16, 2025 at 7:24 pm
If someone sends you a coding test, be wary of downloading it If you're a software developer looking for a job, North Korean scammers have an offer for you that's off the chain, the blockchain that is. These gangs have recently adopted a technique called EtherHiding, hiding malware inside blockchain smart contracts to sneak past detection and ultimately swipe victims' crypto and credentials, according to Google's Threat Intelligence team.…
- Feeling lonely? Microsoft Copilot can now listen to your every word, watch your screenby Richard Speed on October 16, 2025 at 4:50 pm
We've seen this before and it was called Cortana or Clippy As if pulling support for Windows 10 was not punishment enough for long-suffering customers, Microsoft has decided to shove Copilot down everyone's throats with a new voice activation feature and even more control over your PC. Soon, a Copilot box may even replace the search box on your taskbar.…
- Salesforce's Benioff warns of AI 'false prophets' while promising true profits by 2030by Carly Page on October 16, 2025 at 4:46 pm
CRM messiah preaches data discipline while rivals chase LLM miracles Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has warned investors to beware "false prophets" peddling AI salvation, as the CRM giant bets on its "agentic enterprise" vision to drive annual revenue past $60 billion by 2030.…
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