GPT-5 is going so well for OpenAI that there’s now a ‘show additional models’ switch Summary OpenAI launched GPT-5 as a single routing model intended to remove the need for…
No more fake news: Google now lets you prioritise El Reg, others in search results Summary Google has begun rolling out a new “preferred sources” feature in the US and…
Latest Windows patches cause false alarm error to appear in event viewer Summary Recent Windows updates (the July 2025 non-security preview and the August 2025 security update) can produce a…
US weather agency dangles $396M to run ops for its next space-watching fleet Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a request for proposals for a multi-mission…
OpenAI’s GPT-5 looks less like AI evolution and more like cost cutting Summary The Register argues that GPT-5 is primarily a cost-optimisation play rather than a dramatic leap in capability.…
Summary Fortinet has warned of a critical OS command injection bug in FortiSIEM (CVE-2025-25256) that carries a 9.8 CVSS score and affects numerous FortiSIEM releases (7.3.0–7.3.1, 7.2.0–7.2.5, 7.1.0–7.1.7, 7.0.0–7.0.3 and…
What is Microsoft Managed Desktop (MMD)? Summary Microsoft Managed Desktop (MMD) was a cloud-based device management service from Microsoft that simplified device provisioning, configuration, maintenance and security monitoring for organisations.…
What is governance, risk and compliance (GRC)? Summary This article defines governance, risk and compliance (GRC) as an integrated organisational discipline that aligns corporate governance, enterprise risk management and regulatory/company…
Boston Public Library Aims To Increase Access To a Vast Historic Archive Using AI Summary The Boston Public Library (BPL) has launched a project, in collaboration with OpenAI and Harvard…
Russia Is Suspected To Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System Summary Investigators have uncovered evidence suggesting Russia is at least partly responsible for a recent hack of the…
