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Blood of Dawnwalker’s first patch offers relief from buggy tutorials and tight-lipped NPCs, but Rebel Wolves are still working on fixes for the stuttering and shader crash problems
The Blood of Dawnwalker, Rebel Wolves’ Witcher-inspired vampire RPG, has received its first post-launch patch on PC, addressing several quest-blocking bugs and controller issues. The update matters for players currently working through the game, as it clears progression roadblocks and smooths out early-game annoyances, though more serious technical problems flagged only the previous day remain…
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Enjoy the Windows 10 Update Experience at London’s O2
A digital advertising sign at London’s O2 arena was spotted displaying a Windows 10 update notification, a fittingly awkward reminder that Microsoft’s ageing operating system remains in widespread use nearly a year after it officially left support. The sign, promoting attractions including an indoor skydiving experience, offered an unintentionally comic juxtaposition given the reliance on…
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US law firm accuses UK AI software firm of unwanted contract renewal when it tried to leave
A California law firm, DK Law, has accused UK-based telecoms and AI software provider ConnexAI of selling it software that failed to work as promised, and of unlawfully renewing its contract after the firm tried to cancel. ConnexAI, registered as Connex One Limited in the UK and Connex One Inc in the US, has rejected…
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Silicon Valley Is Having a ‘Hot Girl Renaissance’
San Francisco’s tech scene is embracing what commentators are calling a “hot girl renaissance”, with women in the industry increasingly using their looks and charisma as deliberate marketing tools, countering the city’s reputation for socially awkward, poorly dressed male engineers. The trend was crystallised by a viral X thread from Celeste Amadon, founder of AI…
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UK Government to Approve Jackdaw North Sea Gas Field This Month, Sources Confirm
The UK government is set to approve the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, with energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh expected to recommend the project to the North Sea Transition Authority, paving the way for formal sign-off within weeks. Ministers are also weighing approval of the larger Rosebank oilfield later in the year, with officials…
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Jackdaw gasfield set to be approved by ministers this month, sources say
Ministers are expected to approve the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea this month, with energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh due to recommend approval as early as next week, government sources say. Officials are also weighing whether to approve the larger Rosebank oilfield later this year, though its environmental assessment is not yet complete. Both projects…
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On Call: User who handled life-or-death situations struggled with the SHIFT key
A tech support column from The Register’s weekly “On Call” series recounts a story from a reader nicknamed “Roy,” who worked IT support for a company handling tissue donations and organ transplants. Despite the high-stakes nature of the job, one memorable call involved a lab worker unable to log into her workstation, which turned out…
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Nvidia Extends DLSS 5 to Older GPUs as Performance Concerns Emerge
Nvidia has confirmed to The Verge that its new DLSS 5 AI rendering technology will officially extend to older RTX 40-series graphics cards, reversing an earlier plan to limit the feature to its newest RTX 50-series GPUs at launch. The reversal followed modders successfully porting a leaked version of DLSS 5 to run on a…
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Defence spending row, rate rise call and Apple’s £2bn tracking lawsuit dominate
Badenoch urges 3% defence spending against Russia while the Bank of England’s Huw Pill pushes for a rate rise; Apple faces a £2bn suit, Ultrahuman raises $70m, Anthropic tightens Claude security, and Netflix unveils The Altruists and Ravenloft.
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Cisco searched for IOS XR bugs and found so many it rolled them into an update release
Cisco has disclosed three critical-severity vulnerabilities affecting its networking products, prompting a fresh round of security updates. Two of the flaws sit in Cisco IOS XR, the operating system used in the firm’s carrier-grade networking equipment, and were uncovered during what Cisco described as “a comprehensive internal security review.” Their severity means affected organisations, including…