Not just deprecated, but deleted: Google finally strips File Transfer Protocol code from Chrome browser
A death by a thousand cuts
Science
Darmstadt, we have a problem – ESA reveals its INTEGRAL space telescope was three hours from likely death
Gamma ray-spotting 'scope was spinning uncontrollably and unable to make 'leccy until dramatic rescue
Poll
Facebook may soon reveal new name – we're sure Reg readers will be more creative than Zuck's marketroids
We've kicked things off with the most splendidly evil fictional corporations, feel free to share your ideas
Security
Crims target telcos' Linux and Solaris boxes, which don't get enough infosec love
CrowdStrike says 'LightBasin' gang avoids Windows, and knows that telco networks run on badly-secured *nix
AI + ML
Arm teases its GPU that will follow next year's graphics processor tech
Pushing for a 5x performance boost albeit over a 2018 cousin
21 Oct 06:27 |
Personal Tech
China to crush secondary market providing forbidden gaming accounts to kids
Beijing's recent crackdowns on internet behaviour have spawned rebellious entrepreneurs, because of course they have.
21 Oct 05:59 |
On-Prem
AWS admits cloud ain't always the answer, intros on-prem vid-analysing box
Panorama appliance packs Nvidia Jetson Xavier AGX and will be sold – not rented like other AWS on-prem kit
21 Oct 04:35 |
Analysis
Remember, remember, the 1st of November: The day Dell VMware spun out
Virtzilla will be just fine – it's finally figured out how to woo developers, and hardware players won't desert it
21 Oct 02:45 |
Science
Theranos blood-test machine demos for VIPs rigged to hide any failures, court told
Error messages effectively piped to /dev/null, it is alleged
21 Oct 01:15 | 4
Personal Tech
Chip shortage forces temporary Raspberry Pi 4 price rise for the first time
Ten-buck increase for 2GB model 'not here to stay' says Upton
21 Oct 00:00 | 1
Security
Uncle Sam to clip wings of Pegasus-like spyware – sorry, 'intrusion software' – with proposed export controls
Surveillance tech faces trade limits as America syncs policy with treaty obligations
20 Oct 22:09 | 4
On-Prem
Global IT spending to hit $4.5 trillion in 2022, says Gartner
The future's bright, and expensive
20 Oct 21:03 |
Storage
Memory maker Micron moots $150bn mega manufacturing moneybag
AI and 5G to fuel demand for new plants and R&D
20 Oct 19:55 | 2
Virtualization
China to allow overseas investment in VPNs but Beijing keeps control of the generally discouraged tech
Foreign ownership capped at 50%
20 Oct 19:03 | 2
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Applications
Microsoft unveils Android apps for Windows 11 (for US users only)
Windows Insiders get their hands on the Windows Subsystem for Android
20 Oct 17:01 | 8
Legal
Software Freedom Conservancy sues TV maker Vizio for GPL infringement
Companies using GPL software should meet their obligations, lawsuit says
20 Oct 16:05 | 21
Storage
DRAM, it stacks up: SK hynix rolls out 819GB/s HBM3 tech
Kit using the chips to appear next year at the earliest
20 Oct 15:13 | 1
Updated
UK's ARIA innovation body 'hasn't even begun to happen' says former research lead
DARPA imitator not doing much after two years of Johnson government
20 Oct 14:38 | 13
Updated
Facebook fined £50m in UK for 'conscious' refusal to report info and 'deliberate failure to comply' during Giphy acquisition probe
That rebrand can't come soon enough
20 Oct 13:49 | 34
Security
Not just deprecated, but deleted: Google finally strips File Transfer Protocol code from Chrome browser
A death by a thousand cuts
20 Oct 13:07 | 43
Applications
Brave's homegrown search claims to protect your privacy but there's a long way to go if it's to challenge the big G
Ad-free now but not forever
20 Oct 12:14 | 30
Security
NHS Digital exposes hundreds of email addresses after BCC blunder copies in entire invite list to 'Let's talk cyber' event
It's like rai-iiiiiin on your wedding day
20 Oct 11:28 | 36
YOUR NEXT PURCHASE... OR NOT
Google shows off Pixel 6, 6 Pro Android 12 smartphones and not its ability to keep a shopping site online
Chocolate Factory talks up Tensor mobile SoC, Titan M2 security ... for those who can get them
Apple arms high-end MacBook Pro notebooks with M1 Pro, M1 Max processors
x86 is an eighty-sixed ex
Who are shortages good for? The channel! World's biggest distributor forecasts tech price hikes from January
Things not likely to improve until 2023
Apple warns sideloading iOS apps will ruin everything
Opening the iOS ecosystem to competition would harm security and privacy, company says
Networks
Hitting underground pipes and cables costs the UK £2.4bn a year. We need a data platform for that, says government
Atkins wins £23m deal to build National Underground Asset Register
20 Oct 10:45 | 72
Science
Lunar rocks brought to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 show Moon's volcanoes were recently* active
* Just a couple of billion years
20 Oct 09:58 | 14
Updated
Centre for Computing History apologises to customers for 'embarrassing' breach
Website patched following phishing scam, no financial data exposed
20 Oct 09:15 | 9
Boatnotes II
Ancient with a dash of modern: We joined the Royal Navy to find there's little new in naval navigation
Following the Fleet Navigating Officers' course
20 Oct 08:30 | 33
Science
Darmstadt, we have a problem – ESA reveals its INTEGRAL space telescope was three hours from likely death
Gamma ray-spotting 'scope was spinning uncontrollably and unable to make 'leccy until dramatic rescue
20 Oct 08:17 | 24
Sponsored
When it comes to ransomware, every second hurts
Fortinet seeks to make EDR easy for non-specialists
20 Oct 07:30 |
Poll
Facebook may soon reveal new name – we're sure Reg readers will be more creative than Zuck's marketroids
We've kicked things off with the most splendidly evil fictional corporations, feel free to share your ideas
20 Oct 07:01 | 171
Personal Tech
Sir Clive Sinclair inspired me and 'whole load of others' at Arm, says CEO Simon Segars
But of course chief exec's first computer was an Acorn
20 Oct 06:20 | 19
CORONAVIRUS
Reg scribe spends week being watched by government Bluetooth wristband, emerges to more surveillance
Home quarantine week was the price for an overseas trip, ongoing observation is the price of COVID-19
Unable to test every tourist and unable to turn them away, Greece used ML to pick visitors for COVID-19 checks
Inside the software built to figure out groups of potentially infected, asymptomatic passengers
Acer expands its antimicrobial PC offerings – with caveat they may not offer any protection
Because digital viruses aren't the only ones we're worried about right now
IBM US staff must be fully vaccinated by December – or go back to bed without pay
And that's regardless of whether they work from home or are in the office
HashiCorp Waypoint preps for Kubernetes users, Nomad toys with reusable app deployments
Break point: Selenium, Ray, TriggerMesh, Ambassador, and Falco
Google introduces hosted notebook instances, Anthos for VMs, and PostgreSQL interface for Spanner to cloud portfolio
Argo Rollouts celebrates “biggest release ever”, Events and Workflows throw in usability improvements
Security
Crims target telcos' Linux and Solaris boxes, which don't get enough infosec love
CrowdStrike says 'LightBasin' gang avoids Windows, and knows that telco networks run on badly-secured *nix
20 Oct 05:40 | 16
Security
Acer servers cracked in India and Taiwan – including systems with customer data
Gang says it grabbed internal info, could do the same to Acer elsewhere
20 Oct 04:45 | 1
Off-Prem
India's big four services giants wrestle with staff attrition amid COVID-19 pandemic
With high enough vax rates, HCL, Infosys and Wipro say hybrid work environment is the way of the future, while TCS is going to want you to come right on in.
20 Oct 03:04 | 5
Security
You've heard of HTTPS. Now get a load of HTTPA: Web services in verified remote trusted environments?
Intel duo propose fresh use of, yes, SGX but also Arm's TrustZone and similar TEEs
20 Oct 01:25 | 15
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Personal Tech
Allegations of favoring visa holders over US workers for jobs cost Facebook just 4 hours of annual profit
And that $14.25m is supposed to be some kind of record
19 Oct 23:20 | 11
Security
BlackMatter ransomware gang will target agriculture for its next harvest – Uncle Sam
What was that about hackable tractors?
19 Oct 20:14 | 3
Software
It's heeere: Node.js 17 is out – but not for production use, says dev team
EcmaScript 6 modules will not stop growing use of Node, claims chair of Technical Steering Committee
19 Oct 19:31 | 10
Databases
Oracle-owned ERP outfit NetSuite fitted with banking and data warehouse features to keep accountants sane
It's about helping steer the business without so many spreadsheets, says analyst
19 Oct 18:45 | 1
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Security
Email phishing crapcannon operators TA505 are back from the dead, researchers warn
And they're packing a new dirty RAT as well
19 Oct 17:15 | 7
Off-Prem
JumpCloud hooks investment from Atlassian Ventures and CrowdStrike Falcon Fund for $225m total funding round
Cloud directory start-up valued at $2.65bn
19 Oct 16:30 |
HEALTH PRIVACY DEBATE
Reg readers: Don't assume anything when sharing health data
Debate exhibits chronic distrust of policy makers, Big Pharma, and insurance companies
Sharing medical records with researchers: Assumed consent works in theory – just not yet in practice
The UK shows us how not to run an opt-out approach
I'm diabetic. I'd rather risk my shared health data being stolen than a double amputation
You want my medical records? Good, take them – now find me a cure
Patients must know how their health records are used – and approve any sharing for research
Who really benefits from 'secondary use' of your medical data?
Opt-out is the right approach for sharing your medical records with researchers
If assumed consent is informed consent, it’s individuals who benefit
Security
UK competition watchdog unveils principles to make a kinder antivirus business
Treat customers fairly when it comes to auto-renewal. Or else
19 Oct 15:45 | 13
Networks
HPE's Aruba adopts DPUs, but in a switch, not a server
Decides switches need help performing network functions, just like servers need their CPUs free for core workloads
19 Oct 15:01 | 3
Applications
Windows 11 Paint: Oh look – rounded corners. And it is prettier... but slightly worse
New iconography, minimalism, less text – and at least it is not Paint 3D
19 Oct 14:24 | 107
Off-Prem
WTF? Value of Finnish open-source-as-a-service startup Aiven jumps $1.2bn in 7 months
Cloud data market heats up as company lures $60m in Series C funding
19 Oct 12:52 | 7
Spectra Logic takes the Vail – raises attack defences to repel malware boarders
What a fab business! Micron looks for US government subsidies in $150 billion plant program
Infinidat lures Eric Herzog away from IBM to become its chief marketing honcho
Cohesity adds DRaaS offering, data safety, and plans a virtual Fort Knox to manage data
Offbeat
UK's competition regulator announces market study into music-streaming biz
Watchdog is getting comfortable with its new digital remit
19 Oct 12:07 | 5
Databases
Northern Ireland Water ready to take the plunge with HR and finance software, prepares to flush Oracle R12.2
Utility biz has £28m to spend on replacement system
19 Oct 11:27 | 4
Software
If your apps or gadgets break down on Sunday, this may be why: Gpsd bug to roll back clocks to 2002
Alternative headline: Yet another widely used project maintained thanklessly by 'some random person in Nebraska'
19 Oct 10:43 | 51
Review
These Rapoo webcams won't blow your mind, but they also won't break the bank
And they're almost certainly better than a laptop jowel-cam
19 Oct 09:15 | 20
Popular
Software
If your apps or gadgets break down on Sunday, this may be why: Gpsd bug to roll back clocks to 2002
Alternative headline: Yet another widely used project maintained thanklessly by 'some random person in Nebraska'
Security
Not just deprecated, but deleted: Google finally strips File Transfer Protocol code from Chrome browser
A death by a thousand cuts
Security
You've heard of HTTPS. Now get a load of HTTPA: Web services in verified remote trusted environments?
Intel duo propose fresh use of, yes, SGX but also Arm's TrustZone and similar TEEs
Personal Tech
A Raspberry Pi HAT for the Lego Technic fan
Sneaking in programming under the guise of plastic bricks
Feature
Reg scribe spends week being watched by government Bluetooth wristband, emerges to more surveillance
Home quarantine week was the price for an overseas trip, ongoing observation is the price of COVID-19
Applications
Windows 11 Paint: Oh look – rounded corners. And it is prettier... but slightly worse
New iconography, minimalism, less text – and at least it is not Paint 3D
Review
These Rapoo webcams won't blow your mind, but they also won't break the bank
And they're almost certainly better than a laptop jowel-cam
Column
It's one thing to have the world in your hands – what are you going to do with it?
Google won the patent battle against ART+COM, but we were left with little more than a toy
Personal Tech
Google Pixel 6, 6 Pro Android 12 smartphone launch marred by shopping cart crashes
Chocolate Factory talks up Tensor mobile SoC, Titan M2 security ... for those who can get them
Off-Prem
WTF? Value of Finnish open-source-as-a-service startup Aiven jumps $1.2bn in 7 months
Cloud data market heats up as company lures $60m in Series C funding
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19 Oct 08:30 | 17
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A Raspberry Pi HAT for the Lego Technic fan
Sneaking in programming under the guise of plastic bricks
19 Oct 07:00 | 27
On-Prem
Intel teases 'software-defined silicon' with Linux kernel contribution – and won't say why
It might enable activation of entirely new features on existing Xeon CPUs … or, you know, not
19 Oct 05:56 | 47
Personal Tech
Chip manufacturers are going back to the future for automotive silicon
Analysis Where we're going, we don't need 5nm
Off-Prem
Alibaba Cloud unveils home-spun 128-core Arm-compatible server processor
Updated Also plans to open-source current XuanTie RISC-V cores and future designs
Security
Japanese messaging giant Line admits it mishandled user data, promises to do better
Sent user data to China without once thinking Beijing might decide to snoop, lied about server location
Personal Tech
Canon makes 'all-in-one' printers that refuse to scan when out of ink, lawsuit claims
We can't wait to see the logic gymnastics needed to justify this
19 Oct 00:15 | 162
Personal Tech
US lawmakers give Amazon until November to prove it didn't lie to Congress
This better be a Prime delivery
18 Oct 21:33 | 19
Science
Engineers investigating iffy solar array latch on NASA's Lucy as probe begins long journey to Trojan asteroids
Spacecraft otherwise stable and working well
18 Oct 18:46 | 8
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