On Call
A word to the Wyse: Smoking cigars in the office is very bad for you... and your monitor
A matte-black terminal? Neat! Where can I get one?
Job Alert
USA, Germany, UK: From systems engineer to data centre mechanics guru, here are this week's jobs
Worldwide vacancies if you're looking for work – and free ads if you want workers
The RPG
Valheim: How the heck has more 'indie shovelware with PS2 graphics' sold 4 million copies in a matter of weeks?
Now, this might shock you, but it's something we like to call 'fun' (if you have friends)
Episode 2
BOFH: 7 jars of Marmite, a laptop and a good time
Or 'How PFY and I do Access Control'
Latest News
Personal Tech
Apple, forced to rate product repair potential in France, gives itself modest marks
Never mind the glue and soldered RAM
27 Feb 06:13 | 49
Legal
Biden nixes Trump immigrant visa ban as clock runs down on H-1B suspension
Keeping family members out of the country deemed harmful
27 Feb 01:42 | 2
Personal Tech
TikTok to cough up $92m to settle data privacy sueballs over harvesting too much data
Or about five days of annual operating profit
27 Feb 00:06 | 3
Bootnotes
Choose your fighter! March Mammal Madness pits poor, innocent critters against each other in mortal combat
Not literally and all in the name of education
26 Feb 23:01 | 16
Security
Imperva pretty adamant that security analytics aggregator product Sonar is not 'one dashboard to rule them all'
Uh huh... it's a good time to be in enterprise security analytics
26 Feb 21:48 |
OSes
Apple's latest macOS Big Sur update stops cheapo USB-C hubs bricking your machine
Still, it's probably best to stick with eye-wateringly expensive official peripherals
26 Feb 21:01 | 33
Science
Bezos denied: New Glenn launch pushed into 2022 after Space Force says no
Also: Old age a bigger risk for Branson's passengers as Virgin Galactic slips again
26 Feb 20:00 | 22
Science
Huawei to Hell: Embattled Chinese comms giant said to be revving up for a move into the electric vehicle market
Though company insists it is 'not a car manufacturer'
26 Feb 19:06 | 4
On-Prem
Bloody Dell! The humble notebook made the difference between a crappy fiscal 2021 and a good one
Yes, we will never mention the death of the PC again, at least until next time
26 Feb 18:17 | 6
The RPG
Valheim: How the heck has more 'indie shovelware with PS2 graphics' sold 4 million copies in a matter of weeks?
Now, this might shock you, but it's something we like to call 'fun' (if you have friends)
26 Feb 17:14 | 38
SaaS
Rude awakening for SaaS giants Salesforce, Workday as both find 20% growth isn't good enough for market
Yeah, you did great, but you should have done better
26 Feb 16:18 | 4
Job Alert
USA, Germany, UK: From systems engineer to data centre mechanics guru, here are this week's jobs
Worldwide vacancies if you're looking for work – and free ads if you want workers
26 Feb 15:28 | 3
Software
EDB tries to crowbar graph, JSON, and time-series data models into PostgreSQL – but can they pull it off?
Specialist databases will still be necessary, analyst says
26 Feb 14:22 | 2
Legal
HPE urges judge to pick through Deloitte-bashing report it claims demolishes Autonomy founder's defence
Plus: Full ruling in $5bn High Court case expected by end of Q1
26 Feb 13:39 | 26
Science
ESA mulls sending waves of robot explorers into dark depths of lunar lava tubes
Lidar-equipped spherical probes or solar panel-powered cranes, perhaps?
26 Feb 12:54 | 13
Security
Google looks at bypass in Chromium's ASLR security defense, throws hands up, won't patch garbage issue
Engineers write off GC abuse because Spectre broke everything anyway
26 Feb 11:58 | 25
Storage
Seagate UK customer stung by VAT on replacement drive shipped via the Netherlands
Well, Brexit meant Brexit
26 Feb 11:15 | 205
Episode 2
BOFH: 7 jars of Marmite, a laptop and a good time
Or 'How PFY and I do Access Control'
26 Feb 10:25 | 75
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Half a million stolen French medical records, drowned in feeble excuses
A bitter pill best swallowed with eight gallons of swimming pool water
26 Feb 09:30 | 74
On Call
A word to the Wyse: Smoking cigars in the office is very bad for you... and your monitor
A matte-black terminal? Neat! Where can I get one?
26 Feb 08:15 | 119
HPC
We need a 20MW 20,000-GPU-strong machine-learning supercomputer to build EU's planned digital twin of Earth
And this machine will be used to *check notes* study climate change. Study it or cause it?
26 Feb 07:27 | 83
Legal
Zuck chucks Myanmar military out of Facebook and Instagram
Is The Social Network™ finally declaring a stance in democracy and politics
26 Feb 05:57 | 24
On-Prem
VMware reports ‘progress on potential spinoff from Dell’, beats expectations for Q4 and full FY2021
Containerised Tanzu portfolio starts to make serious sales progress
26 Feb 04:56 |
On-Prem
New Nutanix CEO hints at mid-year product bundle launch
And reckons subscription acceleration means flat revenue is nothing to worry about
26 Feb 04:01 |
Personal Tech
In YouTube's world, parental supervision means: 'Everyone sign in to Google, click once, and trust we get it right'
That's what's on offer in new 'supervised' YouTube mode for tweens and teens
26 Feb 02:57 | 15
Security
India's demand to identify people on chat apps will 'break end-to-end encryption', say digital rights warriors
Announced rules also require fast takedowns of content, online profile verification, and more
26 Feb 02:10 | 24
Software
Red Hat returns with another peace offering in the wake of the CentOS Stream affair: More free stuff
Approved open-source projects to get no-cost subscriptions (if they haven't already got one)
26 Feb 00:44 | 26
SaaS
Digital trust-busting time? US lawmakers mull how to tame giga-corps Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook
Remedies to gatekeepers range from nothing to an antitrust breakup
25 Feb 22:10 | 16
Sponsored
Four fundamental principles for great software development
The OutSystems Mission
25 Feb 20:00 |
SaaS
Stop us if you've heard this one before: Microsoft to lure users with industry-specific solutions in the cloud
Redmond taking a leaf out of the enterprise app makers' book
25 Feb 19:24 | 6
Security
1Password has none, KeePass has none... So why are there seven embedded trackers in the LastPass Android app?
Third-party code in security-critical apps is obviously suboptimal, but company says you can opt out
25 Feb 18:39 | 75
SaaS
Google admits Kubernetes container tech is so complex, it's had to roll out an Autopilot feature to do it all for you
More expensive, less flexible, but easier and safer to use
25 Feb 17:30 | 25
Software
Ever wondered why that one weird file keeps being included? Super sleuth TypeScript 4.2 is here
You again! That uninvited guest that just keeps turning up...
25 Feb 15:42 | 16
Software
The bank of Bitcoin: MicroStrategy's share price rides high on the back of cryptocurrency investment
Deposits $1bn+ real world greenbacks into digital dosh, may borrow to buy more
25 Feb 14:59 | 25
Networks
FCC announces winners in $81bn 5G spectrum auction. Congrats to Verizon, which must cough up $45.4bn
AT&T and T-Mobile also have to write enormous cheques before March 24
25 Feb 14:12 | 16
Security
UK's National Cyber Security Centre sidles in to help firm behind hacked NurseryCam product secure itself
Plus: User passwords were stored in plain text after all
25 Feb 13:07 | 13
Security
Ever felt that a few big tech companies are following you around the internet? That's because ... they are
Experimental blocking of sites that load resources from four big companies makes the web unusable
25 Feb 12:04 | 65
Analysis
'Meritless': Exam software maker under fire for suing teacher who tweeted links to biz's unlisted YouTube vids
EFF bod slams effort 'to silence a critic' as $50k+ raised to challenge lawsuit
25 Feb 11:11 | 43
Legal
Qualcomm under fire for 'anticompetitive' patent shenanigans causing pricey UK smartphones
Which? rides to the rescue of consumers and... er... Apple and Samsung?
25 Feb 10:06 | 51
SaaS
UK minister tries to intervene after Government Digital Service migration mangles Ministry of Justice webpages
Public outcry over access – all because £450m agency doesn't have school-grade web skills
25 Feb 09:02 | 40
Promo
Jaguar Racing chief waves green flag at Micro Focus Universe 2021
What it’s like managing code running at 200 KPH? Find out here
25 Feb 08:00 |
On-Prem
HP loses attempt to deny colossal commission to star sales staffer
Contract was clear and trying to backdate changes was naughty, rules Australian court
25 Feb 07:29 | 41
