Reader debate
While Reg readers know the difference between a true hacker and cyber-crook, for everyone else, hacking means illegal activity
Our vulture Iain argues against this week's motion
Register debate
Hacking is not a crime – and the media should stop using 'hacker' as a pejorative
Hackers are friends not foes, says Alyssa Miller in this opening argument for our latest debate
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
The sooner AI stops trying to mimic human intelligence, the better – as there isn't any
Still waiting for neuroscientists to work out why
On Call
I haven't bought new pants for years, why do I have to keep buying new PCs?
Friends and family tech support meets steam-powered computing
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Security
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Networks
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Science
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Applications
The Document Foundation updates LibreOffice Community to 7.1.1
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Security
Oh SITA: Airline IT provider confirms passenger data leaked after major 'cyber-attack'
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Reader debate
While Reg readers know the difference between a true hacker and cyber-crook, for everyone else, hacking means illegal activity
Our vulture Iain argues against this week's motion
05 Mar 11:00 | 37
Security
Dutch government: Did we say 10 'high data protection risks' in Google Workspace block adoption? Make that 8
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05 Mar 10:15 | 21
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
The sooner AI stops trying to mimic human intelligence, the better – as there isn't any
Still waiting for neuroscientists to work out why
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On Call
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AI + ML
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Faster, Sysadmin! Install! Install!
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Security
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AI + ML
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Security
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Legal
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Legal
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Software
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04 Mar 14:35 | 12
Personal Tech
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Applications
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AI + ML
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Ignite
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AI + ML
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POLL
Would you let users vouch for unknown software's safety with an upvote? Google does
And so can you, because its vote-for-code tools are now on GitHub
04 Mar 07:55 | 26
Applications
Chancellor launches £500m business software subsidy in the UK. What's 'approved' software then?
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Applications
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Legal
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Software
Hong Kong teases tech to track residents as they move past QR codes
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Networks
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