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Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced techie is indistinguishable from magic
And with a wave of his hand, the printer was fixed
Exclusive
CREST: We are investigating NCC Group certification cheat sheet scandal – and not with NCC personnel
Infosec cert body looking into it as under-fire firm starts its own probe
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Well, what are we waiting for? Three weeks later, Windows Embedded Standard 7 still didn't have the answer
The Register Theatre Company presents: Waiting for Windows
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Huawei Matebook X Pro 2020: Nothing too crazy but at least it's more fixable and cheaper than comparable Apple wares
Which might help convince your stingy purchase manager
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Networks
Where there's a .mil, there's Huawei: Pentagon allowed to keep using Chinese tech deemed too dangerous for everyone else – report
DoD said to get extension to avoid crackdown on Chinese comms kit
15 Aug 01:13 |
Emergent Tech
Money talks as Chinese chip foundries lure TSMC staff with massive salaries to fix the Middle Kingdom's tech gap
China wants to break free from reliance on those outside the homeland
14 Aug 23:27 | 1
Policy
Shocking no one, not enough foreigners applied for H-1B visas this year so US govt ran a second lottery
So surprising, what with the pandemic and Uncle Sam being so welcoming for immigrants right now
14 Aug 22:44 | 2
Emergent Tech
Shine on: Boffins bedazzle Alexa and her voice-controlled assistant kin with silent laser-injected commands
How beams of light can boss around smart speakers
14 Aug 19:53 | 1
Comment
The Surface Duo isn't such an outlandish idea, but Microsoft has to convince punters the form factor is worth having
And there might be a delay before devs warm up to dual screens
14 Aug 15:39 | 22
Security
Microsoft Defender casts a jaundiced eye over Citrix, slams services in quarantine on suspicion of being malware
You say broker, I say trojan, let's call the whole thing off
14 Aug 14:26 | 5
Data Centre
How do you solve a problem like Privacy Shield? US and EU policymakers kick off discussions
First Safe Harbor gone, now its replacement... Schrems the breaks!
14 Aug 13:21 | 31
Bootnotes
Eagle-on-EGLE* violence: American icon sends govt-flown drone hurtling into the waters of Lake Michigan
*Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
14 Aug 12:25 | 23
Security
Oracle and Salesforce targeted in €10bn GDPR lawsuit backed by profit-making litigation fund
Case to be filed in the Netherlands and London
14 Aug 11:20 | 10
Data Centre
HPE hopes COVID-19 clouds will pass as UK limb's sales down for third year in a row
Why does it always rain on me?
14 Aug 10:38 | 1
Exclusive
CREST: We are investigating NCC Group certification cheat sheet scandal – and not with NCC personnel
Infosec cert body looking into it as under-fire firm starts its own probe
14 Aug 09:51 | 6
Ah Push it, push it good: Pulumi tries to please cloud natives with shiny open source projects
JupyterLab extension Elyra toasts first major release with code snippet helper
Out of the blocks: Go version 1.15 speeds up linker, tests waters to end conversion confusion
Just add provider: Terraform reworks third-party intricacies, enhances module workflows
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Well, what are we waiting for? Three weeks later, Windows Embedded Standard 7 still didn't have the answer
The Register Theatre Company presents: Waiting for Windows
14 Aug 08:30 | 29
Business
Trump administration reportedly offers Oracle cheap end to $400m wage discrimination case
Lawyer driving case said to have been re-assigned and filed complaint against boss over alleged sub-$40m settlement
14 Aug 07:43 | 37
On Call
Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced techie is indistinguishable from magic
And with a wave of his hand, the printer was fixed
14 Aug 07:15 | 89
DevOps
Docker shocker: Cash-strapped container crew threatens to delete 4.5 petabytes of unloved images
If you haven’t touched yours for six-plus months, you have to cough up to prevent erasure come November
14 Aug 06:44 | 25
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Software
NHS tests COVID-19 contact-tracing app that may actually work properly – EU neighbors lent a helping hand
Not just Germany stepping up to the plate – Ireland, too, we're told
14 Aug 06:16 | 94
Emergent Tech
AWS creates a quantum computing cloud with classical testbed plus rentable qubits
If you think the quantum world is confusing, wait until you see the pricing
14 Aug 05:05 | 10
Policy
India rolls out AI and e-government to increase taxpayer numbers beyond current miserable 15 million
‘Honoring the honest’ is the catchphrase for massive new online scheme
14 Aug 04:15 | 1
Security
Australian government wants power to run cyber-response for businesses under attack
Ponders giving 'em immunity too for countermeasures up to hacking back.
14 Aug 02:55 | 11
Updated
Mozilla signs fresh Google search deal worth mega-millions as 25% staff cut hits Servo, MDN, security teams
$2.5m-a-year CEO set to take a pay cut, so that's all right, then
14 Aug 01:59 | 42
Updated
Epic Games gets itself epically banned, launches epic Fortnite death match with Apple over App Store's epic 30% cut
Google yoinks smash-hit video game from Play store, too
14 Aug 00:29 | 49
Security
This NSA, FBI security advisory has four words you never want to see together: Fancy Bear Linux rootkit
From Russia, with love
13 Aug 23:48 | 49
Science
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Winking red supergiants sneezing hot gas 650 light years away
Hubble probe readings may reveal what caused Betelgeuse to briefly dim
13 Aug 21:28 | 23
Emergent Tech
Single-line software bug causes fledgling YAM cryptocurrency to implode just two days after launch
Day one: We're worth half a billion! Day Two: We're nearly worthless
13 Aug 20:04 | 93
Security
Vivaldi composes sweet ad-blocking symphony for users of browser's Android version
Oslo outfit ups ante to show off privacy prowess in 3.2
13 Aug 18:02 | 8
Software
Google Apps Scripts debugger is buggered for devs using V8 runtime: Fix coming... in Q4
'We need this issue solved ASAP'
13 Aug 16:59 |
Emergent Tech
It's cool, claims Samsung as it pushes 3D IC SoC tech at overheated world
Promises to ladle out more info on grand SRAM at Hot Chips
13 Aug 15:45 | 2
Updated
US govt proposes elephant showers for every American after Prez Trump says trickles dampen his haircare routine
This is how you win an election
13 Aug 14:59 | 100
Business
Made in China? Not for much longer, reckons Foxconn boss
Chairman of iPhone maker tells investors local markets will grow their own manufacturing ecosystems
13 Aug 14:01 | 29
Personal Tech
Intel talks up its 10nm Tiger Lake laptop system-on-chips as though everything is going according to plan
Never mind the delays, competition, or departures – we've got a strategy
13 Aug 13:00 | 21
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Emergent Tech
Single-line software bug causes fledgling YAM cryptocurrency to implode just two days after launch
Day one: We're worth half a billion! Day Two: We're nearly worthless
Updated
Mozilla signs fresh Google search deal worth mega-millions as 25% staff cut hits Servo, MDN, security teams
$2.5m-a-year CEO set to take a pay cut, so that's all right, then
DevOps
Docker shocker: Cash-strapped container crew threatens to delete 4.5 petabytes of unloved images
If you haven’t touched yours for six-plus months, you have to cough up to prevent erasure come November
Networks
Cisco to sell everything-as-a-service – even core networking hardware – and cut costs by a billion bucks
Q4 revenue took a nasty kick in the COVIDs, but profit bounced anyway
Security
You weren't hacked because you lacked space-age network defenses. Nor because cyber-gurus picked on you. It's far simpler than that
Three little words: Patches, passwords, policies
Cloud
Sources: Oracle Commerce Cloud devs laid off as platform struggles to gain traction, move to modern architecture
Big Red: Everything's fine
Personal Tech
ZX Spectrum reboot promising – steady now – 28MHz of sizzling Speccy speed now boasts improved Wi-Fi
Heir to 2017’s successful Spectrum Next hits target in minutes
Security
This NSA, FBI security advisory has four words you never want to see together: Fancy Bear Linux rootkit
From Russia, with love
On Call
Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced techie is indistinguishable from magic
And with a wave of his hand, the printer was fixed
Business
Made in China? Not for much longer, reckons Foxconn boss
Chairman of iPhone maker tells investors local markets will grow their own manufacturing ecosystems
STORIES
Policy
eBay won't pass UK Digital Service Tax costs on to third-party sellers – unlike Amazon, which simply can't afford it
Stop sniggering, don't forget those 'indirect taxes' Amazon says it pays
13 Aug 12:15 | 38
Video
Snortical warfare: Wild boar launches amphibious assault against German beachgoers
Stealing nudists' laptops? An appetite for cocaine? They're evolving!
13 Aug 11:34 | 44
Business
Ink tanks park themselves all over the lawns of Western Europe as orders flood in
Get off my grass! ... And onto my WFH desktop
13 Aug 10:59 | 31
Software
Deep-root database: Kew Garden's 8 million specimen collection to find new life through data management
Finally, a digital transformation that really matters
13 Aug 10:11 | 18
Cloud
Sources: Oracle Commerce Cloud devs laid off as platform struggles to gain traction, move to modern architecture
Big Red: Everything's fine
13 Aug 09:15 | 9
Data Centre
COVID-19 has done what Microsoft and Intel couldn't – given people a reason for a PC upgrade
Lenovo says online sales soared in Q1 and has new hyper-plan for its data center unit
13 Aug 08:20 | 6
Personal Tech
ZX Spectrum reboot promising – steady now – 28MHz of sizzling Speccy speed now boasts improved Wi-Fi
Heir to 2017’s successful Spectrum Next hits target in minutes
13 Aug 07:32 | 75
Security
You weren't hacked because you lacked space-age network defenses. Nor because cyber-gurus picked on you. It's far simpler than that
Three little words: Patches, passwords, policies
13 Aug 07:06 | 31
Virtualization
VMware 'rebalances' with layoffs that converge hyperconverged team
Also hosed out many Datrium staff on day one
13 Aug 05:54 | 8
Cloud
Tencent’s gaming surge trumps potential loss of the one or two percent of cash it makes in America
Files 'Please explain' memo to Washington as revenue jumps 29 percent and profit pops even higher
13 Aug 04:56 | 14
Networks
India to trial restoration of Internet access in Kashmir
But only to bits that aren’t conflict hot spots
13 Aug 02:57 | 3
Networks
Cisco to sell everything-as-a-service – even core networking hardware – and cut costs by a billion bucks
Q4 revenue took a nasty kick in the COVIDs, but profit bounced anyway
13 Aug 01:46 | 22
