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Windows 11 24H2 hoards 8.63 GB of junk you can't delete
Oct 11, 2024 — The known issues list has not grown in the days since the rollout on October 15, however, for many users – this writer included – attempts to clean up the detritus after the update has left 8.63 GB of disk space occupied by "Windows Update Cleanup."
Microsoft hits go on Windows 11 24H2 • The Register
Oct 2, 2024 — This week's release – already available on Copilot+ PCs, although there are some new additions headed their way too – is targeting the rest of the Windows 11 users able to install the latest update.. For consumers, it will be rolled out gradually in waves. Enterprise users will find it in places such as Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Windows Update for Business.
IBM quietly axing thousands of jobs, source claims - The Register
Sep 18, 2024 — Asked to confirm the layoffs, an IBM spokesperson told The Register, "Early this year, IBM disclosed a workforce rebalancing charge that would represent a very low single digit percentage of IBM’s global workforce, and we still expect to exit 2024 at roughly the same level of employment as we entered with.". IBM's first-quarter 2024 earnings report said that the mainframe goliath took a $400 ...
Microsoft announces next phase of Copilot innovations
Sep 16, 2024 — The Register asked Microsoft if Pages respected user permissions – for example, preventing confidential information in a response being shared – but have yet to receive a reply. The company also failed to make any representative available for interview. It's not just Pages, Copilot is making its presence felt throughout the Microsoft 365 suite.
Free Starlink for Hurricane Helene victims not entirely free
Oct 8, 2024 — Read further into the details on Starlink's help page for Hurricane Helene, and one might think it's a ploy to bag new customers in far-flung places.. According to the Starlink Helene page, new customers who qualify for free access will be automatically moved to a paid $120-a-month residential subscription tied to the location the terminal was set up for after 30 days.
Kaspersky software replaced by 'UltraAV' on some US PCs
Sep 24, 2024 — The Register has learned that the antivirus engine in UltraAV is derived from Indian vendor Max Secure Software, which Aura acquired "about two years ago.". UltraAV told us its CTO is Dr Zulfikar Ramzan, who is still listed as Aura's chief scientist on his LinkedIn page. He holds a PhD in computer science from MIT and spent over six years at RSA, rising to the role of chief technology officer ...
Copilot's crudeness has left Microsoft chasing Google, again
Oct 9, 2024 — It has become increasingly clear over the last few months, though, that those AI projects have been – to say the least – underwhelming. Enterprises of every shape and description are making decisions on whether to adopt pricey Microsoft 365 Copilot AI integrations into their office suites, and CFOs grill CIOs about ROI: …
Russian court fines Google $2 decillion • The Register
Oct 29, 2024 — The court imposed a fine of 100 thousand rubles ($1,025) per day, with the total fine doubling every week. Owing to compound interest (Einstein's eighth wonder of the world), Google is now on the hook for an insane amount of money, or what the judge on Monday called “a case in which there are many, many zeros.”. Russia fines Google $374 million for letting the truth about Ukraine be told
Mozilla releases patches for actively exploited Firefox bug
Oct 10, 2024 — It's patch time for Firefox fans as Mozilla issues a security advisory for a critical code execution vulnerability in the browser. Mozilla said CVE-2024-9680 is a use-after-free issue in Animation timelines – the pane within the Firefox browser's Page Inspector that depicts how a given element's animation progresses.