Artificial intelligence is a worry on two fronts. In a worst-case scenario, we end up with The Terminator. In a less-painful scenario, we end up with billions of humans out of work as drudgery is replaced by machines.…
Malicious ads from third parties have been piggy-backing on the gay dating app Grindr to run a premium rate number scam.…
Vid An over-the-air software update to the dual-motor Tesla Model S P85D will cut its zero to 60MPH time from 3.2 to 3.1 seconds.…
While it’s looking like the final version of Windows 10 for client PCs could ship before the end of the year, it seems data center admins needn’t hold their breaths. Microsoft confirmed on Friday that the next version of Windows Server won’t arrive until 2016.…
Comment The Windows 10 traditional desktop is a no-go zone for new tablets smaller than 8-inches across, according to Microsoft exec Joe Belfiore.…
Oracle-Sun anniversary Feeling calm and relaxed? Join the Reg on a journey to an alternate reality where Oracle’s cloud business is the envy of all of its competitors. It holds two trillion objects and is growing faster now than at any time in its history.…
Oracle-Sun anniversary Back in 2010, critics worried that Sun Microsystems’ software portfolio would wither on the vine once Oracle got its hands on it. Five years on and the worst fears have proven baseless, yet former Sun diehards have had plenty to be disappointed about since Larry Ellison & Co gobbled the former server heavyweight.…
Google has apologised after its language-scraping service offered up offensive alternatives including “poof” and “faggot” as replacements for the word gay.…
Details of Microsoft’s fledgling Windows 10 Spartan browser are emerging with a suggestion of possible support for Windows 7.…