On Call
George Clooney of IT: Dribbling disaster and damp disk warnings scare the life out of innocent user
Practical jokes: just don't
Hands on
Penguin takeover: We tried running some GUI Linux apps on Windows the official way – and nothing exploded
Microsoft's own distro lurks under the covers and applications magically appear in the Start menu
Episode 4
BOFH: Postman BOFH's Special Delivery Service
Back to the office we trudge, dragging our hooked tails behind us
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
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Get with the disruptive app design, granddad: meaningless errors are cool
Latest News
Obit
Computer security world in mourning over death of Dan Kaminsky, aged 42
DEF CON hails 'an icon in all the positive ways'
25 Apr 04:10 | 3
In brief
Banks across America test facial recognition cameras 'to spy on staff, customers'
Plus: Enormo AI chip gets an upgrade, and more
24 Apr 02:26 | 33
Legal
US Supreme Court puts a stop to FTC extracting big bucks from crooks to refund victims
Oops, watchdog doesn't actually have the power to do so, panel unanimously point out
23 Apr 22:52 | 9
Bootnotes
British IT teacher gets three-year ban after boozing with students at strip club during school trip to Costa Rica
Watchdog deemed Richard Glenn's conduct 'unacceptable'
23 Apr 19:35 | 27
Networks
Maybe high-speed internet is infrastructure after all, say US Republicans in proposal to spend $65bn over five years
Our plan is better than President Biden's, they claim, with few details
23 Apr 18:32 | 19
Edge + IoT
OK, so we don't have a flying car yet, but this is possibly even better: The Internet of Beer
Killer IoT app finally arrives: Keg-tracking tech to tackle light-fingered miscreants
23 Apr 17:19 | 27
Legal
iFixit wants you to be legally able to break software locks to repair gizmos. Unsurprisingly, manufacturers are less keen
US Copyright Office asked to add DMCA amendment
23 Apr 16:04 | 17
SaaS
Salesforce beats banks to top UK exec salary survey while Microsoft drops out of league
Come for the 'ohana', stay for the massive piles of cash
23 Apr 15:01 | 3
Legal
39 Post Office convictions quashed after Fujitsu evidence about Horizon IT platform called into question
Japanese firm has a reckoning to face
23 Apr 14:15 | 117
Software
NASSCOM shakeup: Accenture's Rehka Menon becomes first woman to chair Indian IT trade org
Also, Dell and HP miss out on expanded board positions
23 Apr 13:27 | 2
Science
SpaceX flings another bunch of humans into orbit in reused capsule atop reused booster
Second jaunt to the International Space Station for Endeavour
23 Apr 12:39 | 21
Updated Bork!Bork!Bork!
We've finally hit Peak Bork: Microsoft man reveals home-grown welcome back BSOD at Redmond HQ
A treat for returning workers as meeting cancelled due to roomful of bork
23 Apr 11:31 | 19
Hands on
Penguin takeover: We tried running some GUI Linux apps on Windows the official way – and nothing exploded
Microsoft's own distro lurks under the covers and applications magically appear in the Start menu
23 Apr 10:46 | 61
Episode 4
BOFH: Postman BOFH's Special Delivery Service
Back to the office we trudge, dragging our hooked tails behind us
23 Apr 10:01 | 68
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Something went wrong but we won't tell you what it is. Now, would you like to take out a premium subscription?
Get with the disruptive app design, granddad: meaningless errors are cool
23 Apr 09:13 | 105
Personal Tech
From cash machines to obscure industrial kitchen appliances, Doom really will run on almost anything
As long as the technical nous is there
23 Apr 08:30 | 18
On Call
George Clooney of IT: Dribbling disaster and damp disk warnings scare the life out of innocent user
Practical jokes: just don't
23 Apr 07:31 | 109
Networks
Starlink creates risk of internet investment doom cycle, says APNIC researcher
Early users get speed, so policy-makers may stop building, but more users means slower speeds ...
23 Apr 07:04 | 36
Science
We admire your MOXIE, Earthlings: Perseverance rover gizmo produces oxygen for first time on Mars
First, COVID vaccinations, now atmosphere generators for an alien world? We're really cooking on gas now
23 Apr 06:26 | 32
Software
Happy news: Apple again extends fee waiver for online real time experiences
Sad news: Cupertino seems to think you won’t be comfortable going out until at least the end of the year
23 Apr 05:58 | 3
On-Prem
China’s highest-ranked university creates school dedicated to integrated circuits
Expects breakthroughs in design, materials and more. No pressure: Xi Jinping dropped in ahead of launch
23 Apr 04:58 | 20
Software
India seeks locally developed open source CRM and ERP for government users
#FOSS4GOV challenge will fund and mentor devs and startups to create govtech code
23 Apr 03:44 | 4
AI + ML
Watchdog 'enables Tesla Autopilot' with string, some weight, a seat belt ... and no actual human at the wheel
'The system not only failed to make sure the driver was paying attention, but it also couldn’t tell if there was a driver there at all'
23 Apr 02:33 | 95
Servers
You've got it down Pat: Intel boss says 2020 was so strong, a 20% drop in data center sales now is to be expected
Server chip business doldrums blamed on 'digestion'
23 Apr 00:02 | 4
Security
If you have a QNAP NAS, stop what you're doing right now and install latest updates. Do it before Qlocker gets you
Storage box maker puts customers on red alert after outbreak in ransomware infections
22 Apr 21:57 | 46
Applications
Exam-monitoring biz Proctorio tried to silence a critic using copyright law. Now EFF sues to put an end to this tactic
Tweets linking to source code were fair use, say digital-rights warriors
22 Apr 20:31 | 14
Security
US aviation regulator warns of mid-air collision risk if Garmin TCAS boxes are not updated
Software fixes available, says FAA
22 Apr 19:30 | 23
OSes
Canonical and Microsoft get cosier with Active Directory integration in Ubuntu 21.04
SQL Server optimisations on way too, but 'Hirsute Hippo' not an LTS release so take-up may be tepid
22 Apr 18:45 | 13
Promo
Yes, you can bring your legacy apps to the cloud, but don’t bring their technical debt, too
Find out how OutSystems and AWS can help you clean up your legacy
22 Apr 18:00 |
SaaS
Adobe shareholders sign off on exec raises, with CEO Shantanu Narayen winning a plush $7m pay rise
Once again, the cloud makes it rain
22 Apr 17:00 | 7
Software
Greener Windows? Microsoft previews EcoQoS and Task Manager Eco Mode for would-be power-sipping devs
Noble aim to curb energy-hungry apps, but needs willing souls to trade performance for efficiency
22 Apr 16:01 | 8
On-Prem
Qualtrics posts revenue, subscription rise after leaving SAP's bosom
Plus: UiPath and Teradata give investors reason for cheer. Yes, plenty of the wrong people happy on a Thursday in lockdown
22 Apr 15:15 | 1
Science
Origami... in spaaaaace: Inflatable folded objects discovery brings new meaning to blowing up buildings
Space-saving structures could work well in 'space missions'
22 Apr 14:30 | 27
Security
MI5 wants to shed its cocktail-guzzling posho image – so it's opened an Instagram account
Lockdown's getting to everyone – even the social media monkeys
22 Apr 13:45 | 25
AI + ML
What links AMD CPU guru Jim Keller, an AI chip upstart, and SiFive? This vector-crunching 64-bit RISC-V processor
Stressing the ex in x86
22 Apr 13:00 |
Software
10 years later, Chrome OS starts to look like a proper OS with hardware diagnostics and the ability to scan documents
Are you really going to replace that battery, though, kids?
22 Apr 12:52 | 21
Science
Sucks to be you, any aliens living anywhere near Proxima Centauri's record-smashing solar flare
Our stellar neighbor's biggest-ever belch would frazzle us Earthlings
22 Apr 10:32 | 67
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Sure, your app is crap, but Windows won't tell. Promise
One billboard outside Blairsville, Georgia
22 Apr 09:15 | 19
Review
But can it run Avid? The Reg hands shiny new M1 MacBook to video production pro, who beats it with Bender, Handbrake, and ... Hypercard?
He was there the day Steve Jobs moved off PowerPC to Intel, and says the Arm transition looks better
22 Apr 08:45 | 71
Security
Apple, you've AirDrop'd the ball: Academics detail ways to leak contact info of nearby iThings for spear-phishing
Too bad there's no suggested solution... oh, wait
22 Apr 08:16 | 21
Virtualization
In 2020, VMware said its remote work kit was brilliant. Now it says you need its new stuff to do it right
Improves integration and maturity, not quite the new-buzzword-worthy step-change Virtzilla wants
22 Apr 06:55 | 2
Video
Microsoft loves Linux – as in, it loves Linux users running Linux desktop apps on Windows PCs
Come inside, penguinistas, install that WSL GUI preview, yes, open source is totally winning here
22 Apr 06:18 | 66
