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Brandon Vigliarolo

@bvig.bsky.social

US government tech reporter at The Register. Also cat dad, urban farmer, MMORPG junkie, mediocre musician, history nerd, πŸ––

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I’d have to dig through my old material from last year to be sure, but I don’t believe they did.

15.08.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Want a job? Just put 'AI skills' on your resume It could just be the new 'proficient with MS Word' ai-pocalypseΒ  For job seekers wondering which AI skills to bone up on, the answer appears to be simple based on a look at the past year of employment data: Just learn to use it. …

Want a job? Just put 'AI skills' on your resume

30.06.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Some of my reporting at @theregister.com was cited during the most recent episode of @lastweektonight.com. Hooray!

24.06.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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HPE Discover: All in on agentic AI HPE Discover 2025: Another OEM has decided we're now in the agentic AI age

I’m at #hpediscover in Las Vegas this week. Hope you like AI agents, because that’s pretty much what the whole show is about this year!

www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/h...

24.06.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We know therapy is important to a lot of people, and not everyone can afford it or find the right mental-health professional. But bear in mind, LLMs like OpenAI's GPT-4 don't respond well to the sharing of traumatic experiences, according to this study

By @bvig.bsky.social

05.03.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Devastating news for the US scientific community, as NSF staffers explained to me:

21.02.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's pretty brazen for someone who decided it was a good idea to fly their #drone above an active #wildfire, resulting in an mid-air collision with a firefighting aircraft, to blame #DJI for not properly geofencing him to prevent the flight. Take some responsibility, dude.

03.02.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enterprise Technology News and Analysis Enterprise technology news for IT decision-makers and professionals

Not to be a shill but @theregister.com still offers top notch writing on the tech subjects amidst all the madness. Bonus: amusingly unhinged comments from the UK readers that would cause some pearl-clutching on this side of the ocean. πŸ˜€
www.theregister.com

31.01.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This one’s sure a doozy

28.01.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CISA: Wow, that election had a lot of foreign trolling. Trump's Homeland Sec pick: And that's none of your concern Cyber agency too 'far off mission,' says incoming boss Kristi Noem America's lead cybersecurity agency on Friday made one final scream into the impending truth void about election security and the role CISA plays in maintaining it.…

CISA: Wow, that election had a lot of foreign trolling. Trump's Homeland Sec pick: And that's none of your concern

18.01.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

17.01.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What's this hot garbage in my Google Docs? I don't want Gemini to help me write, and I don't see an option to disable it. Yuck.

16.01.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, I get it. I have to buy a new calendar. Now please stop shooting guns and lighting off fireworks. You’re scaring my cats.

01.01.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazon told me the move was to protect their drivers - oh, so NOW they care

05.12.2024 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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South Korea's President Declares Martial Law: Live Updates President Yoon Suk Yeol made the extraordinary declaration after months of being deadlocked with his political opposition.

Holding out hope for my friends in #SouthKorea, where I was lucky enough to live for a year when I was in the US Army. Frightening development given Yoon seems to be unpopular, being investigated for corruption, and trying desperately to hold on to power.

03.12.2024 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

claustrophobia is so stupid. let Santa get married.

02.12.2024 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10277    πŸ” 2253    πŸ’¬ 101    πŸ“Œ 52

Oh, those buckets. So leaky!

27.11.2024 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, yes - book bans. A sure-fire method of preventing curious teenagers from engaging with subversive material. Worked with DARE and abstinence-only education ... right?

#readbannedbooks

27.11.2024 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, the holiday shopping season: When everyone I've ever bought something from sends me an email to remind me to get off their mailing list.

#merrychristmas and #happyholidays, #ecommerce world!

27.11.2024 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the Catholic Church putting it on, but it still feels sacrilegious.

23.11.2024 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New York Times lawyers claim OpenAI accidentally deleted evidence in copyright case Probably not intentional, but '150 person-hours' of work were still lost The New York Times has filed a letter in its copyright infringement case against OpenAI and Microsoft, alerting the court that the ChatGPT maker accidentally deleted a bunch of…

New York Times lawyers claim OpenAI accidentally deleted evidence in copyright case

21.11.2024 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6

AI being pushed from the top down just isn’t working - here’s yet another study that finds workers aren’t ready to embrace garbage tech that can’t deliver on productivity promises.

Business leaders, take notice: involve your people in these sorts of decisions.

21.11.2024 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Musk, America PAC sued for allegedly rigging $1M election prize This was pretty inevitable after its lawyers admitted in court that the giveaway wasn't random Elon Musk and his America PAC have been sued for allegedly lying about their $1 million election lottery after letting slip in a court hearing earlier this…

Musk, America PAC sued for allegedly rigging $1M election prize

18.11.2024 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

When they tell you who they are, believe them

19.11.2024 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure, it’s disturbing to hear from an #llm, but it makes for entertaining reading. And writing.

15.11.2024 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Borg Cube from Star Trek: The Next Generation in orbit of Earth, menacing the planet

A Borg Cube from Star Trek: The Next Generation in orbit of Earth, menacing the planet

The new Secretary of Earth Defense:

15.11.2024 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

You’ll never guess what’s getting recalled again.

Ok, yeah, it’s the Cybertruck

14.11.2024 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction The satirical newspaper plans to shutter Jones’ InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.

Pinch me, I must be dreaming: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

14.11.2024 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Geez, guess I oughta close up shop over there too?

14.11.2024 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All bark, no bite? Musk's DOGE unlikely to have any real power 'Department of Government Efficiency' expected to do little more than suggest changes, Congress will still decide CommentΒ  Well, it's official(ish): US president-elect Donald Trump has made good on a campaign promise to appoint Elon Musk to the head…

All bark, no bite? Musk's DOGE unlikely to have any real power

14.11.2024 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

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