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The Register Kettle

El Reg
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic
Nvidia
Google
Anthropic Mythos
Scooby (second Chance Out Of Box Experience)
Windows Updates
Prompt Injection
Openai
RSA Conference
Agentic AI
Coding
Claude Code
Project Glasswing
Cybersecurity
Copilot
Local Llms
Mixture Of Experts
Mythos
Microsoft

What's a kettle, you ask? Why a group of vultures in flight, of course. News, insights, analysis, and overall chatter around what's happening in the broader world of IT from the reporters at The Register and guests.

Hosted by Brandon Vigliarolo, with regular guests EIC Matt Rosoff, US editor Avram Piltch, UK editor Paul Kunert, and reporters Tom Claburn, Jessica Lyons, Tobias Mann, and more!

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From international banking worries to the market state of canary-in-the-coal-mine Oracle, the AI bubble is sure looking taut.

The Bank for International Settlements, often referred to as "the central bank for central banks" said in a report at the e... more

AI commands all the headlines nowadays, but the biggest security story of the week is all about human laziness and poor password habits - just like the good old days.

This week on the Kettle, host Brandon Vigliarolo is joined by US editor Avram Pil... more

It's been a week since the Trump administration established a de facto ban on Anthropic's Mythos derivative, Fable 5, and the more that comes out about the move the more it seems like Anthropic employees talking amongst themselves were on to somethin... more

El Reg's systems editor Tobias Mann has been in Taipei for the past week getting the skinny on the hottest new chips, and what he's heard has been less about actual hardware announcements and more about how chipmakers are rushing to meet the demands ... more

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Jessica Lyons
Reg Cyber Security Editor
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Brandon Vigliarolo
Host of The Register Kettle and related shows; senior tech journalist with The Register.

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Anthropic's Mythos mess just keeps getting more complicated
Q: What did the Trump administration demand from Anthropic, and what was Anthropic's response?
The administration cited national security concerns and issued export-control restrictions that forbid use of Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national or Anthropic employees; Anthropic responded by disbanding the models for all customers to ensure compliance.
Claude Code ... exposed!
Q: What are the security implications of this exposure?
The leak highlights how human error in build pipelines and repository management can expose sensitive code and configurations, increasing the risk of malware lures, data exfiltration, and unintended model behavior.
Claude Code ... exposed!
Q: What triggered this whole incident?
Anthropic pushed a new Claude Code build that included a source map, accidentally making the internal source accessible without authentication, which allowed the leak to spread.

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What is The Register Kettle about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A tech news roundtable featuring veteran reporters and editors from a major IT publication, often joined by external experts. Episodes center on current events in hardware prices and spaceflight, AI in search and browsing, cloud AI billing, local AI models versus cloud-based tools, and enterprise IT challenges. The hosts bring industry context, practical IT perspectives, and skepticism about big-tech moves, while guests frequently contribute investigative reporting, security analysis, and open-source viewpoints. The show stands out for its candid, nerdy banter, deep dives into practical implications for developers and enterprise teams, and a willingness to challenge hype around AI, governance, and platform lock-in. Potential listeners who w... more

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