Thomas Claburn

Articles by Thomas Claburn

Apple defies memory shortage with new Mac minis - The Register

Technology August 27, 2026

Apple on Tuesday heralded the imminent refresh of its headless Mac kit with new versions of the Mac Studio and the Mac mini that you can pre-order now for shipping on September 22, 2026. The diminutiοΏ½...

Boffin claims Microsoft's supposed quantum leap does not compute due to 'basic Python errors' - The Register

Technology June 25, 2026

Prestigious journal Nature has published a peer-reviewed critique of Microsoft's claims to have made quantum computing breakthroughs and the scientist who wrote the paper has essentially said RedmondοΏ½...

Anthropic debuts Claude Design, because who needs designers? - theregister.com

Business April 19, 2026

Anthropic is known for its industry-leading Claude Code that writes programs, but why stop there? The company, on Friday, introduced a research preview service called Claude Design that creates visuaοΏ½...

Google Antigravity falls to Earth under OpenClaw-fueled compute load - theregister.com

Technology February 25, 2026

Google customers paying $250 per month for AI Ultra subscriptions and less extravagant spenders have been surprised to find their accounts suspended for using the company's Antigravity agent developmοΏ½...

DIY AI bot farm OpenClaw is a security 'dumpster fire'

Crypto February 4, 2026

OpenClaw, the AI-powered personal assistant users interact with via messaging apps and sometimes entrust with their credentials to various online services, has prompted a wave of malware and is delivοΏ½...

Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing AI secrets - theregister.com

Business February 1, 2026

A former Google software engineer has been convicted of stealing AI hardware secrets from the company for the benefit of two China-based firms, one of which he founded. The second startup intended toοΏ½...

Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds - theregister.com

Technology January 25, 2026

updated If you think using Microsoft's BitLocker encryption will keep your data 100 percent safe, think again. Last year, Redmond reportedly provided the FBI with encryption keys to unlock the laptopοΏ½...

Maker fight! SparkFun cuts ties with Adafruit in harassment dispute - theregister.com

Technology January 16, 2026

Retailer SparkFun Electronics last month said it would no longer do business with electronics kit-maker Adafruit Industries, citing violations of SparkFun's Code of Conduct during online interactionsοΏ½...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls for consensus about AI - theregister.com

Technology January 4, 2026

Microsoft CEO and head AI peddler Satya Nadella wants you to know that it's time for the next phase of AI acceptance, where we focus on how humans are empowered by tools and agents and how we deploy οΏ½...

Your car’s web browser may be on the road to cyber ruin - theregister.com

Technology December 20, 2025

Web browsers for desktop and mobile devices tend to receive regular security updates, but that often isn't the case for those that reside within game consoles, televisions, e-readers, cars, and otherοΏ½...