Nextcloud and cloud chums fire off competition complaint to the EU over Microsoft bundling OneDrive with Windows
No, it isn't the limited levels of storage that have irked European businesses
Opinion
Smart things are so dumb because they take after their makers. Let's fix that
IoT still needs its lightbulb moment
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Renting IT hardware on a subscription basis is bad for customers
We're back with another debate you can vote on as we argue back and forth – this time over cloud computing
Software
All change at JetBrains: Remote development now, new IDE previewed
Security, collaboration, flexible working: Fleet does it all apparently
Security
Lloyd's of London suggests insurers should not cover 'retaliatory cyber operations' between nation states
And they might attribute cyber attacks if governments won't
30 Nov 14:02 | 1
Legal
UK competition regulator to Meta's Facebook: Sell Giphy, we will not approve the purchase
CMA finds that deal would be bad for consumers and tighten Zuck's grip on almost half of £7bn digital ad spend
30 Nov 13:15 | 5
Science
You, me and debris: NASA cans ISS spacewalk because it's getting too risky outside
Broken antenna will have to wait as warning comes in less than 24 hours before airlock opening
30 Nov 12:24 | 10
Re:Invent
Can Rust save the planet? Why, and why not
The snag: This programming language is safe and efficient, but hard to learn, impacting productivity
30 Nov 11:34 | 8
Register Debate
The climate is turning against owning our own compute hardware. Cloud is good for you and your customers
From the data centre to the desktop, here is the green solution
30 Nov 10:45 | 10
Software
You loved running JavaScript in your web browser. Now, get ready for Python scripting
All thanks to CPython, WebAssembly, and some clever developers (And yes, there's Pyodide, too)
30 Nov 09:58 | 13
Applications
Think that spreadsheet in your company's accounts dept is old? 70 years ago, LEO ran the first business app
Mods to the design of EDSAC were 'considerable' says boffin
30 Nov 09:30 | 18
AI + ML
UK privacy watchdog may fine selfie-hoarding Clearview AI £17m... eventually, perhaps
Regulator's 'assertions are factually and legally incorrect' biz tells El Reg
30 Nov 08:26 | 11
On-Prem
Quantum computing to grow by 50 per cent per year until 2027, when revenue will still be chump change
IDC reckons industry will be worth $8.6B a year – or about a quarter of one Dell quarter
30 Nov 07:56 | 10
Science
Hubble space 'scope brings its Cosmic Origins Spectrograph back online
Work continues on code to make the observatory operate happily when control unit message sync glitches out
30 Nov 06:58 | 3
Off-Prem
Euro-telcos call on big tech to help pay for their network builds
Aka 'rebalancing global technology giants and the European digital ecosystem'
30 Nov 06:16 | 16
Science
AI-enhanced frog stem cells start to replicate in entirely new ways
Xenobots scoop up loose cells to make more of themselves. We welcome our new overlords
30 Nov 05:01 | 23
Security
Panasonic admits intruders were inside its servers for months
Spotted the crack after it ended – still not sure what was lost
30 Nov 04:27 | 8
On-Prem
HPE sees 'no indication' its tech was sold to Chinese military, seeks answers from Uncle Sam on sanctions
In the dark about how New H3C chip org ended up on USA’s naughty list
29 Nov 23:54 | 8
Science
James Webb Space Telescope may actually truly launch this century, says NASA
Will it fly by Christmas? Betteridge's law probably applies
29 Nov 21:58 | 15
Personal Tech
Want to buy your own piece of the Pi? No 'urgency' says Upton of the listing rumours
A British success story... what happens next?
29 Nov 17:21 | 15
Software
All change at JetBrains: Remote development now, new IDE previewed
Security, collaboration, flexible working: Fleet does it all apparently
29 Nov 16:36 | 11
Off-Prem
Nextcloud and cloud chums fire off competition complaint to the EU over Microsoft bundling OneDrive with Windows
No, it isn't the limited levels of storage that have irked European businesses
29 Nov 15:35 | 22
Security
Wind turbine maker Vestas confirms recent security incident was ransomware
10 days after attack 'almost all systems' up and running, refuses to say if ransom was paid
29 Nov 14:29 | 9
Science
UK Space Agency wants primary school kids to design a logo for first Brit launches
Submissions must create a 'sense of pride.' What could possibly go wrong?
29 Nov 12:39 | 55
On-Prem
Threeshiba: Key Toshiba investor opposes firm's split
3D Investments said plan will result in 'three underperforming companies'
29 Nov 11:41 | 2
Register Debate
Renting IT hardware on a subscription basis is bad for customers
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29 Nov 10:45 | 45
Software
Project Union: Microsoft releases Windows App SDK 1.0, developers try to puzzle it out
Multiple Windows in WinUI 3? Next version. Open source? Maybe one day
29 Nov 10:00 | 17
Edge + IoT
Smart things are so dumb because they take after their makers. Let's fix that
Opinion IoT still needs its lightbulb moment
On-Prem
When civilisation ends, a Xenix box will be running a long-forgotten job somewhere
Who, Me? 'Keep it running a few weeks.' Fast-forward 5 years. 'Why'd it break, man!?'
Personal Tech
It's 2021 and someone's written a new Windows 3.x mouse driver. Why now?
For those of you who virtualise Microsoft’s finest and struggle with the pointer, this developer has an answer
Skint but looking to get complex machine learning models into production? Serverless might be the answer
Break point: Lens, Kong Mesh, Spring Boot, Git Tower, and Amazon AppStream
PHP 8.1 presents web developers with the gift of enums, Fibers, and readonly props
JetBrains updates data-related tooling with support for versioning efforts, Zeppelin and remote notebook use
AI + ML
Warning: China planning to swipe a bunch of data soon, so quantum computers can decrypt it later
Meanwhile, the Middle Kingdom’s military plans an AI offensive – in the labs and on the field of combat
29 Nov 06:31 | 72
Off-Prem
Indian government warns locals not to use Starlink's internet services
If you are going to sell satellite internet subscriptions in India, you Musk get a license, says regulator
29 Nov 05:25 | 25
re:Invent
AWS is on the threshold of adulthood, but is nowhere near grown up
The cloudy concern is a prodigy, but early promise is no guarantee of dominance
29 Nov 03:58 | 11
Security
Australia will force social networks to identify trolls, so they can be sued for defamation
At the same time, will overrule court decision that traditional publishers are liable for comments on social media
29 Nov 01:15 | 52
Applications
Chat among yourselves: New EU law may force the big IM platforms to open up
Send an iMessage to Facebook, and we'll talk
26 Nov 20:36 | 31
Networks
Sweden asks EU to ban Bitcoin mining because while hydroelectric power is cheap, they need it for other stuff
Lighting and warming homes in winter, or ransoming encrypted files and buying drugs? Hmmm
26 Nov 19:32 | 146
Paid Feature
Device-as-a-service is the next pandemic-accelerated trend
This is a good thing. Lenovo explains why
26 Nov 18:30 |
Analysis
The rocky road to better Linux software installation: Containers, containers, containers
Let's be real: Everyone is trying to catch up with Apple
26 Nov 17:25 | 65
Popular
Personal Tech
It's 2021 and someone's written a new Windows 3.x mouse driver. Why now?
For those of you who virtualise Microsoft’s finest and struggle with the pointer, this developer has an answer
Who, Me?
When civilisation ends, a Xenix box will be running a long-forgotten job somewhere
'Keep it running a few weeks.' Fast-forward 5 years. 'Why'd it break, man!?'
AI + ML
Warning: China planning to swipe a bunch of data soon, so quantum computers can decrypt it later
Meanwhile, the Middle Kingdom’s military plans an AI offensive – in the labs and on the field of combat
Security
Australia will force social networks to identify trolls, so they can be sued for defamation
At the same time, will overrule court decision that traditional publishers are liable for comments on social media
Off-Prem
Indian government warns locals not to use Starlink's internet services
If you are going to sell satellite internet subscriptions in India, you Musk get a license, says regulator
Opinion
Smart things are so dumb because they take after their makers. Let's fix that
IoT still needs its lightbulb moment
Register Debate
Renting IT hardware on a subscription basis is bad for customers
We're back with another debate you can vote on as we argue back and forth – this time over cloud computing
re:Invent
AWS is on the threshold of adulthood, but is nowhere near grown up
The cloudy concern is a prodigy, but early promise is no guarantee of dominance
Personal Tech
Want to buy your own piece of the Pi? No 'urgency' says Upton of the listing rumours
A British success story... what happens next?
Off-Prem
Nextcloud and cloud chums fire off competition complaint to the EU over Microsoft bundling OneDrive with Windows
No, it isn't the limited levels of storage that have irked European businesses
STORIES
Security
EU needs more cybersecurity graduates, says ENISA infosec agency – pointing at growing list of master's degree courses
Skills gap needs filling somehow
Science
Nuclear fusion firm Pulsar fires up a UK-built hybrid rocket engine
A win in the rocketry world: 'Flames came out of the right end'
Applications
Bad news for Tencent: Chinese companies steer employees away from Weixin or WeChat
Middle Kingdom's internet giant: It's a switch to enterprise apps. Try ours?
Security
Privacy Sandbox saga continues: UK watchdog extracts more commitments from Google over ad tech
Roll up, roll up. Come and be the CMA-approved trustee to keep an eye on the Chocolate Factory's antics
26 Nov 13:33 | 11
Security
Government-favoured child safety app warned it could violate the UK's Investigatory Powers Act with message-scanning tech
Redesigned SafeToNet feature highlights tech law mess
26 Nov 12:23 | 62
Personal Tech
Reviving a classic: ThinkPad modder rattles tin to fund new motherboard for 2008's T60 and T61 series of laptops
When vendors don't update old models, someone must step up
26 Nov 11:28 | 36
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
You forced me to use this fancypants app and now you're asking for a printout?
'Just take the meds, Mr Sloper, and enjoy your holiday'
26 Nov 10:25 | 121
Episode 21
BOFH: What if International Bad Actors designed the vaccine to make us watch more Steven Seagal movies?
Pipe down – Nicolas Cage could be listening
26 Nov 09:30 | 150
On Call
Swooping in to claim the glory while the On Call engineer stands baffled
Backups or crack-ups? Welcome to the world of the IBM System/3
26 Nov 08:31 | 156
Legal
India backs away from digital services tax after US pressure
Will keep taxing, but consider payments as credits for future global tax regime
26 Nov 04:01 | 13
Personal Tech
LG Electronics anoints new CEO, elevates exec who grew laptop biz too
M&A department elevated in importance, gets more resources
26 Nov 00:58 | 1
Personal Tech
Seaberry carrier board turns a Raspberry Pi into a desktop PC with 11 PCIe slots
It's a bit pricey, though
25 Nov 19:09 | 36
Security
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint laid low. Not by malware, but by another buggy Windows patch
Only affects Windows Server Core, so that's alright then
25 Nov 18:01 | 11
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25 Nov 17:00 |
Software
Alpine Linux 3.15 bids a fond farewell to MIPS64 support
LTS Linux kernel – check. Once proud RISC contender? Nope
25 Nov 15:29 | 8
Bootnotes
Desktop bust and custom iPhone 13 Pro made from melted-down Tesla car for the Elon Musk dork in your life
Just $8,300!
25 Nov 14:34 | 60
Off-Prem
AWS chops data transfer fees by massive extension of free tier – 2 months after rival previewed R2 Storage
Customer: 'I should send Cloudflare a Christmas card to say thanks'
25 Nov 13:29 | 6
Software
Academics tell Brit MPs to check the software used when considering reproducibility in science and tech research
It's seldom subject to the same rigour as conventional apparatus
25 Nov 12:33 | 87
Legal
Autonomy accounts whistleblowers may testify at founder Mike Lynch's US criminal trial
Recent legal wranglings sliced, diced, and dished up for your reading pleasure
25 Nov 11:28 | 8
Science
ESA's Solar Orbiter will swing past Earth this week – sure hope nobody created a big cloud of space junk up there
Interview Oh wait
Security
UK.gov emits draft IoT and smartphone security law for Parliamentary scrutiny
Mandatory vuln reporting, hefty fines for non-compliance
AI + ML
Robotaxis freed to charge across 60km2 of Beijing
Poll Baidu's Apollo tech exits testing phase, so punters must now pay the machine for a ride. Would you?
PAID FEATURES
Putting security into DevOps is tougher than it looks
Cultural issues are the first thing to overcome, says Red Hat
Carbon negative supercomputing is closer than it appears
Lenovo: Carbon neutral energy sources and green recycled energy are the key
Machine learning can improve your public services. Are you ready to take the red pill?
This briefing takes you through the matrix and steers you past the dark side
When digital transformation is the goal, network renovation isn’t good enough
Keeping secure with iomart in the second wave of SD-WAN
Security
Google advises passwords are good, spear phishing is bad, and free clouds get attacked
Ad giant's first stab at providing the 'world's premier security advisory' starts with the obvious
25 Nov 06:59 | 11
Software
Giant Japanese corporations to launch bank-backed digital currency
Central bank and government to observe effort run by railways, telcos, industrial titans, and private banks
25 Nov 05:58 | 19
Updated
Huawei's AppGallery riddled with malware-infected games
Cynos.7 trojan found its way into 9.3 million downloads
25 Nov 04:58 | 18
Security
US bans Chinese firms – including one linked to HPE’s China JV – for feeding tech to Beijing's military
Other additions to Entity List are accused of helping Pakistan, North Korea make nukes, missiles
25 Nov 01:11 | 31
Personal Tech
Kremlin names the internet giants it will kidnap the Russian staff of if they don't play ball in future
Nice employees you have, be a shame if something were to happen to them
25 Nov 00:44 | 128
Science
Theranos' Holmes admits she slapped Big Pharma logos on lab reports to boost her biz
'I wish I had done it differently' she tells jury in fraud trial
24 Nov 23:10 | 51
Systems Approach
SmartNICs, IPUs, DPUs de-hyped: Why and how cloud giants are offloading work from server CPUs
Where this technology grew from, and what it offers you
24 Nov 21:09 | 4
PaaS + IaaS
Microsoft extends 'outage mode' for Azure Active Directory to bake more resilience into cloudy services
But Redmond has bigger questions to answer regarding Azure architecture
24 Nov 19:08 | 13
