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Brandon Vigliarolo

@bvig.bsky.social
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US government tech reporter at The Register. Also cat dad, farmer, MMORPG junkie, mediocre musician, history nerd, 🖖

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The Register @theregister.com · 30/06/2025
Want a job? Just put 'AI skills' on your resume
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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-pocalypse  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. …
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Some of my reporting at @theregister.com was cited during the most recent episode of @lastweektonight.com. Hooray!
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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...
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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
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The Register @theregister.com · 05/03/2025
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
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Devastating news for the US scientific community, as NSF staffers explained to me:
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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.
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Jelena Perfiljeva @jelenaatlarge.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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. 😀 www.theregister.com
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Enterprise Technology News and Analysis
Enterprise technology news for IT decision-makers and professionals
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
This one’s sure a doozy
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The Register @theregister.com · 18/01/2025
CISA: Wow, that election had a lot of foreign trolling. Trump's Homeland Sec pick: And that's none of your concern
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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.…
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
🤦‍♂️
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
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.
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
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.
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Amazon told me the move was to protect their drivers - oh, so NOW they care
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
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.
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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.
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ditchpony @ditchpony.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
claustrophobia is so stupid. let Santa get married.
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Oh, those buckets. So leaky!
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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!
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
It’s the Catholic Church putting it on, but it still feels sacrilegious.
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The Register @theregister.com · 21/11/2024
New York Times lawyers claim OpenAI accidentally deleted evidence in copyright case
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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…
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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.
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The Register @theregister.com · 18/11/2024
Musk, America PAC sued for allegedly rigging $1M election prize
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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…
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
When they tell you who they are, believe them
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Sure, it’s disturbing to hear from an #llm, but it makes for entertaining reading. And writing.
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The Register @theregister.com · 15/11/2024
The new Secretary of Earth Defense:
A Borg Cube from Star Trek: The Next Generation in orbit of Earth, menacing the planet
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
You’ll never guess what’s getting recalled again. Ok, yeah, it’s the Cybertruck
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Pinch me, I must be dreaming: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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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.
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Geez, guess I oughta close up shop over there too?
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The Register @theregister.com · 14/11/2024
All bark, no bite? Musk's DOGE unlikely to have any real power
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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 Comment  Well, it's official(ish): US president-elect Donald Trump has made good on a campaign promise to appoint Elon Musk to the head…
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Iain Thomson @iainthomson.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The latest Kettle podcast is up, with bonus material from me on where we might all be going. www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/p... HT to @diodesign.org, @bvig.bsky.social, @thomasclaburn.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy, and our producer @nicolehemsoth.bsky.social
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What's President Trump going to do to the tech industry?
Anything could happen in the next half ... decade
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
TSMC is being sued over alleged anti-American discrimination at its US Subsidiaries and a preference for hiring Taiwanese citizens on visas to work in the us. I’m very curious to see what might change under Trump visa modifications
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The Register @theregister.com · 13/11/2024
EU irate about geo-locked Apple IDs
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EU irate about geo-locked Apple IDs
Ever try to change your account's registered country? It's nigh impossible The European Union has demanded more platform changes from Apple – this time accusing it of violating anti-geoblocking rules in several of its media services.…
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The Register @theregister.com · 13/11/2024
OK, now that the stampede to BlueSky has died down for a moment, and systems are a bit more stable, let's try sharing this again - our starter pack. Thanks for joining us! go.bsky.app/EsDR7M7
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hi, @theregister.com starter pack followers! I promise to actually post more here about the stuff I write.
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
Ooh, haven’t been here in a minute! What’d I miss?
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The Register @theregister.com · 22/04/2024
Microsoft is a national security threat, an ex-White House cyber policy director has told @bvig.bsky.social – catch their interview below www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxDs...
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Microsoft is a national security threat, says ex-White House cyber policy director
Microsoft's recent public sector security failures and lack of accountability have raised concerns about its dominance in the government IT services market. ...
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The Register @theregister.com · 10/04/2024
Healthcare AI won't take jobs – it'll make nursing easier ........ says process automation founder Check out the full interview between our @bvig.bsky.social and Thoughtful CPO Dan Parsons here: www.theregister.com/2024/04/10/h...
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Bring on the AI nurses, says process automation firm founder
Something's gotta give in short-staffed, overworked healthcare industry, says Thoughtful cofounder and CPO
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The Register @theregister.com · 08/04/2024
FYI virtualization fans: We spoke to Mark Boost, CEO of UK cloud firm Civo, about Broadcom's strategy with VMware customers, which seems to involve tossing most of them to the wind You can watch the full interview below with @bvig.bsky.social www.theregister.com/2024/04/08/b...
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Broadcom has willingly dug its VMware hole, says cloud CEO
Civo's Mark Boost says price hikes appear designed to retain whales while tossing back small fry
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The Register @theregister.com · 08/04/2024
You may have heard that Google is considering putting its AI search behind a paywall, something that doesn't sit well with Rosanne Kincaid-Smith, COO at German HPC firm Northern Data Group Here she talks AI, ethics, and more with @bvig.bsky.social www.theregister.com/2024/04/08/g...
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Google paywalling search AI is 'unnatural,' says HPC leader
'A huge amount of responsibility to ensure that there is ethical management'
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The Register @theregister.com · 01/04/2024
Our @bvig.bsky.social spoke to former White House CIO Theresa Payton on how a TikTok ban might be implemented in the US, the need for a federal privacy law in America, and more here Watch below: www.theregister.com/2024/04/01/t...
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Ex-White House CIO: TikTok ban may be diplomatic disaster
Theresa Payton on why US needs a national privacy law
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 08/02/2024
I like it here. Far fewer followers, but as far as I know none of you are bots trying to sell me sex.
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
Welcome, all you new users!
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
My take on the Apple Vision Pro: A new generation of glassholes have arrived:
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 13/10/2023
Timely, one of my Tom Waits faves and sorely under appreciated. Little has changed in nearly 20 years. Just more blood.
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Tom Waits - Road To Peace
Tom Waits "Road to Peace" from the album "Orphans - Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards".
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
Wowie zowie: There's water and carbon on Bennu!
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NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, Water - NASA
Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of water and high-carbon
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 18/08/2023
Looks like the feds finally caught up to him.
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The Register @theregister.com · 16/08/2023
When humans colonize Mars, it's not entirely clear how many folks will be needed to keep everyone alive on the Red Planet Good news is you may only need yourself and 21 friends to make a survivable trip to that unforgiving dust world www.theregister.com/2023/08/16/mars…
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Mars colony could survive with fewer than two dozen people
Taming that unforgiving dust world may be significantly less expensive than anticipated
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 10/08/2023
Some fun stuff going on at Black Hat this year
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The Register @theregister.com · 09/08/2023
We're gradually growing on Bluesky (Don't fail us now, Jack and Jay...) El Reg editors Chris Williams @diodesign.bsky.social and Nicole Hemsoth Prickett @nicolehp.bsky.social El Reg writer Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social Give us a follow and we'll try to keep you informed and entertained
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Brandon Vigliarolo @bvig.bsky.social · 09/08/2023
Hi, Bluesky! Heard it's nice over here. Meet my devious pair of tuxies.
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