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Who, Me? Tech team stood and laughed at colleague who pressed the wrong off button
A “Who, Me?” reader-contributed column from The Register recounts an early-2000s incident at a Glasgow datacentre, where a technician named “Vince” was sent to perform routine server maintenance, including a hard reboot. He mistakenly pressed the power button on an adjacent external disk storage array instead of the server itself, realising his error only after…
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AI-linked stocks fall after call for development slowdown worries investors – business live
AI-linked stocks fell sharply across global markets after leading industry figures backed Anthropic’s call for a slowdown in AI development, though Donald Trump dismissed the concerns as a “sick conspiracy” against the sector. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 0.8% on Monday as investors sold off US chip and memory stocks, in a sign that market jitters…
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Sam Altman reveals two ways AI can go ‘very badly’ as he addresses concerns following chilling warning from whistleblower
Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, has said artificial intelligence could go “very badly” in two specific ways, in a call to slow the technology’s rapid development. Writing on X, Altman said the first danger would be losing control over AI’s future, which he called “unacceptable,” while the second would be an excessive concentration of…
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‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
The chemicals watchdog ChemSec has warned that leading manufacturers of Pfas, or “forever chemicals,” are planning to significantly ramp up production to meet booming demand from the AI industry, despite well-documented health risks including links to cancer. The chemicals are prized for their role in semiconductor manufacturing and in advanced datacentre cooling systems, but campaigners…
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Pixel 11 Pro Fold review: the foldable with the best triple camera
Google has launched the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, its fourth-generation folding phone, keeping the same design formula as previous models rather than following rivals such as Apple and Samsung towards squatter shapes. The device stands out for retaining full IP68 water and dust resistance, a rarity among foldables, while offering what the reviewer considers the…
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NBC increases security at Today show after intruder alert and Nancy Guthrie kidnapping
NBC has tightened security at its 30 Rockefeller Center studios after a July intrusion at the Today show unsettled staff, coming just months after host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, was kidnapped from her Arizona home. The breach raised serious concerns about safety at the network, with employees reportedly feeling shaken and questioning how such an…
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AI and its main promoters are not enterprise-ready, says Gartner
Analyst firm Gartner has warned that artificial intelligence and the major companies behind it are not yet ready for enterprise use, arguing that the faster organisations adopt AI, the harder it becomes to control or extract value from it. Speaking at Gartner’s IT Symposium in Australia, distinguished VP analysts Daryl Plummer and Kristin Moyer said…
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Jack Thorne urges fraud laws for writers hiding AI assistance
Jack Thorne, co-writer of Netflix’s Adolescence and author of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, warned that some screenwriters are secretly using AI to generate scripts rather than write them, calling this “cheating” that undermines the profession. In a London speech, Thorne, who is president of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, called for laws…
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Can you futureproof your career by choosing an AI-resistant degree?
As AI capability grows, graduate employment expert Charlie Ball argues that choosing a degree simply to “AI-proof” a career is difficult, since technology is changing too fast to predict what a 45-year working life will look like. He suggests the priority should be building adaptable skills rather than chasing a single safe subject, though certain…