Enterprise Technology News and Analysis
- Microsoft 365 boosts prices in 2026 … to pay for more AI and security
by Richard Speed on December 5, 2025 at 4:39 pmAll those new features won’t fund themselves Microsoft 365 customers have gotten an early Christmas present from Santa Satya: price rises. All that AI goodness isn't going to pay for itself.…
- Tech leaders fill $1T AI bubble, insist it doesn't existby Dan Robinson on December 5, 2025 at 3:19 pm
Even as enterprises defer spending and analysts spot dotcom-era warning signs Tech execs are adamant the AI craze is not a bubble, despite the vast sums of money being invested, overinflated valuations given to AI startups, and reports that many projects fail to make it past the pilot stage.…
- Asus supplier hit by ransomware attack as gang flaunts alleged 1 TB haulby Carly Page on December 5, 2025 at 2:51 pm
Laptop maker says a vendor breach exposed some phone camera code, but not its own systems Asus has admitted that a third-party supplier was popped by cybercrims after the Everest ransomware gang claimed it had rifled through the tech titan's internal files.…
- Beijing-linked hackers are hammering max-severity React bug, AWS warnsby Carly Page on December 5, 2025 at 2:10 pm
State-backed attackers started poking flaw as soon as it dropped – anyone still unpatched is on borrowed time Amazon has warned that China-nexus hacking crews began hammering the critical React "React2Shell" vulnerability within hours of disclosure, turning a theoretical CVSS-10 hole into a live-fire incident almost immediately.…
- Salesforce finds new AI monetization knobs to twistby Lindsay Clark on December 5, 2025 at 1:50 pm
With seat and usage-based deals back on the table, CRM giant tells investors agent prices are going up Salesforce has told investors it is upping prices for AI agent platforms, claiming customers will get between three and ten times the value from investment as it introduces new AI charging models.…
- Linux 6.18 crowned LTS kernel – and Alpine 3.23 wastes no time adopting itby Liam Proven on December 5, 2025 at 12:27 pm
Umpteen other distros just put out new versions, but this one is our favorite Kernel 6.18 has already been designated the new LTS release – just as we predicted – and Alpine Linux 3.23 has arrived carrying it ahead of a flurry of other year-end distro updates.…
- Irish Excel whiz sheets all over the competition in Vegas showdownby Richard Speed on December 5, 2025 at 12:09 pm
Diarmuid Early takes world title after outpacing 11 rivals Ireland's Diarmuid Early has won the Excel World Championship. Readers of a certain age may be disappointed to learn he has never used Lotus 1-2-3.…
- UK pushes ahead with facial recognition expansion despite civil liberties backlashby Carly Page on December 5, 2025 at 11:14 am
Plan would create statutory powers for police use of biometrics, prompting warnings of mass surveillance The UK government has kicked off plans to ramp up police use of facial recognition, undeterred by a mounting civil liberties backlash and fresh warnings that any expansion risks turning public spaces into biometric dragnets.…
- FreeBSD 15 trims legacy fat and revamps how OS is builtby Liam Proven on December 5, 2025 at 11:01 am
Project retires 32-bit ports, embraces pkgbase, and modernizes build process The latest release of FreeBSD contains a lot of crucial under-the-hood changes – and drops 32-bit support on both x86 and POWER, although ARM-v7 survives.…
- Pension portal launch fail sends Capita running to Microsoft for helpby Lindsay Clark on December 5, 2025 at 10:38 am
Union fields member complaints as it presses outsourcer over botched rollout Capita has sought Microsoft's help after the launch of the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) left users facing a malfunctioning website designed to process important financial information.…
- Cloudflare suffers second outage in as many months during routine maintenanceby Richard Speed on December 5, 2025 at 10:16 am
The Reg is still standing (this time) despite our best efforts Updated Routine Cloudflare maintenance went awry this morning, knocking over the company's dashboard and API and sending sites around the world into error screens.…
- Bots, bias, and bunk: How can you tell what's real on the net?by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols on December 5, 2025 at 9:30 am
You can improve the odds by combining skepticism, verification habits, and a few technical checks Opinion Liars, cranks, and con artists have always been with us. It's just that nowadays their reach has gone from the local pub to the globe.…
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