Europe hopes Trump trumps Biden's plan for US to play AI gatekeeper Export controls would limit shipments of GPUs to large swaths of EU
WordPress drama latest: Leader Matt Mullenweg exiles five contributors WordPress.org accounts cancelled, dissidents told to fork off
Pastor's divine 'dream' crypto scheme indicted by Uncle Sam Plus: Man who tossed Bitcoin drive worth millions barred from digging in dump
Miscreants 'mass exploited' Fortinet firewalls, 'highly probable' zero-day used updated Ransomware 'not off the table,' Arctic Wolf threat hunter tells El Reg
Allstate accused of paying app makers for driver data Insurance giant sued by Texas for using surveillance without consent to jack up premiums, deny coverage Personal Tech14 Jan 2025 |
FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America Hey, Xi: Zài jiàn! Cyber-crime14 Jan 2025 | 2
Biden opens federal land to power-hungry AI datacenters Watt's the problem? Not enough energy to win the arms race? The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond14 Jan 2025 |
Price-fixing-as-a-service: The claim against healthcare cost-cruncher MultiPlan Interview Attorney Jennifer Scullion on allegations of algorithmic suppression of competition Software14 Jan 2025 | 2
With AI boom in full force 2024 datacenter deals reach $57B record Fewer giant deals, but many more smaller ones, in bit barn feeding frenzy Systems14 Jan 2025 | 1
Oracle open source overlord calls it quits, leaves with big ol' pile of shares 38-year veteran Edward Screven led technology and architecture decisions since Sun merger Databases14 Jan 2025 | 1
Microsoft, PC makers cut prices of Copilot+ gear in Europe, analyst stats confirm Double-digit reduction only served to 'stimulate some interest' AI + ML14 Jan 2025 | 15
Brit watchdog probes Google's search, ads empire Third front opened amid continued scrutiny from US, Euro regulators Personal Tech14 Jan 2025 | 2
Intel, AMD engineers rush to save Linux 6.13 after dodgy Microsoft code change 'Let's not do this again please'... days before release date OSes14 Jan 2025 | 27
Snyk appears to deploy 'malicious' packages targeting Cursor for unknown reason Updated Packages removed, vendor said to have apologized to AI code editor as onlookers say it could have been a test Security14 Jan 2025 |
Tim cooking up the dough as his Apple pay rises 18% to $74.6M He could buy 49,766 and a half MacBook Pros with that Personal Tech14 Jan 2025 | 32
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Euro-cloud Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware to homebrew KVM platform Exclusive Faced with huge license cost increase, provider and customers were both happy to make migration a mission
It's not just Big Tech: The UK's Online Safety Act applies across the board Analysis That niche forum running for 20 years – get ready, there's work to do Security14 Jan 2025 | 55
Absolute Linux has reached the end – where to next? Analysis Linux distros that don't exist, but we wish did OSes14 Jan 2025 | 28
UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector Stronger proposals may also see private sector applying for a payment 'license' Cyber-crime14 Jan 2025 | 17
Europe hopes Trump trumps Biden's plan for US to play AI gatekeeper Export controls would limit shipments of GPUs to large swaths of EU AI + ML14 Jan 2025 | 50
Hulk smash Musk and Zuck! Actor Mark Ruffalo and non-billionaire pals back network tech underpinning Bluesky Free Our Feeds solicits funds to foster AT Protocol that powers decentralized social media Bootnotes14 Jan 2025 | 54
Intel’s datacenter architecture boss and Xeon lead jumps to Qualcomm Sailesh Kottapalli sees ‘a once-in-a-career opportunity’ at the house of Snapdragon – maybe server CPUs or AI silicon? Systems14 Jan 2025 |
Sonos CEO steps down after smart speaker app upgrade hit bum note Board appoints interim leader to stay in tune with its turnaround song, both execs hear sweet sound of cash landing in the bank Personal Tech14 Jan 2025 | 22
WordPress drama latest: Leader Matt Mullenweg exiles five contributors WordPress.org accounts cancelled, dissidents told to fork off Applications14 Jan 2025 | 22
Miscreants 'mass exploited' Fortinet firewalls, 'highly probable' zero-day used Updated Ransomware 'not off the table,' Arctic Wolf threat hunter tells El Reg Networks14 Jan 2025 | 16
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In AI agent push, Microsoft re-orgs to create 'CoreAI – Platform and Tools' team Nad lad says 30 years of change happening in 3 years ... we're certainly feeling the compression of time AI + ML13 Jan 2025 | 8
Cryptojacking, backdoors abound as fiends abuse Aviatrix Controller bug This is what happens when you publish PoCs immediately, hm? Patches13 Jan 2025 | 1
CoreWeave drops £1bn in UK datacenters – but don't expect the latest Nvidia magic just yet Rent-a-GPU outfit's latest datacenters are packed to the brim with H200s Systems13 Jan 2025 | 2
Microsoft sues 'foreign-based' cyber-crooks, seizes sites used to abuse AI Scumbags stole API keys, then started a hacking-as-a-service biz, it is claimed Security13 Jan 2025 | 4
Azure, Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks out users across regions It's fixed, mostly, after Europeans had a manic Monday Security13 Jan 2025 | 9
NATO's newest member comes out swinging following latest Baltic Sea cable attack 'Sweden has changed,' PM warns as trio of warships join defense efforts Networks13 Jan 2025 | 41
Pastor's divine 'dream' crypto scheme indicted by Uncle Sam Plus: Man who tossed Bitcoin drive worth millions barred from digging in dump Offbeat13 Jan 2025 | 27
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Nvidia snaps back at Biden's 'innovation-killing' AI chip export restrictions 'New rule threatens to squander America's hard-won technological advantage' says GPU supremo Systems13 Jan 2025 | 23
Ransomware crew abuses AWS native encryption, sets data-destruct timer for 7 days 'Codefinger' crims on the hunt for compromised keys Research13 Jan 2025 | 4
Tesla recalls 239,382 vehicles over rearview camera problems Software snafu can fry computer components for owners of Musk's electric buggies Personal Tech13 Jan 2025 | 62
JetBrains Rider will get remote Windows development, mixed mode .NET and C++ debugging and improved SQL Server support
UK unveils plans to mainline AI into the veins of the nation Government adopts all 50 venture capitalist recommendations but leaves datacenter energy puzzle unsolved AI + ML13 Jan 2025 | 76
Blue Origin gives up on New Glenn lift-off, 2 hours into launch window Updated Vehicle subsystem concerns blamed for scrub Science13 Jan 2025 | 34
Nominet probes network intrusion linked to Ivanti zero-day exploit Exclusive Unauthorized activity detected, but no backdoors found Security13 Jan 2025 | 5
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UK prepared to throw planning rules out the window for massive datacenters Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project designation could tear down more restrictions On-Prem13 Jan 2025 | 81
Life lesson: Don't delete millions of accounts on the same day you go to the dentist Who, Me? Or ignore documentation that warns you are about to do something dangerous Databases13 Jan 2025 | 55
Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules Infosec in brief PLUS: Data broker leak reveals extent of info trading; Hot new ransomware gang might be all AI, no bark; and more Security13 Jan 2025 | 14
Linus Torvalds offers to build guitar effects pedal for kernel developer ‘I'm a software person with a soldering iron’, he warns alongside release of Linux 6.13-rc7 Personal Tech13 Jan 2025 | 58
Microsoft tests 45% M365 price hikes in Asia-Pacific to see how much you enjoy AI Won’t say if other nations will be hit, but will ‘listen, learn, and improve’ as buyers react – so far with anger
TSMC revenue booms and you don’t need AI to figure out why Asia In Brief PLUS: China plans unified APIs; Singapore lets Police run scam victims’ bank accounts; Fujitsu now too cool for aircon
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Is it really the plan to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal? It's been a weird week Opinion Meanwhile, tech titans are falling over themselves to help Trump
Celebrating when EVs went to the Moon with a Lego Lunar Roving Vehicle build Even better use for the Technic range than the Mars Rover – with one big caveat
Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love club Right as Uncle Sam pushes for Chrome sell-off, eh?
A rethink of parental leave policy IT workers and programmers set to benefit as Sandvik implements HR reboot
Why AI builds best on private clouds AI projects under pressure to show real value in the tightest of timeframes might be worth keeping on-premises
Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals near American military bases Gee, wonder why Beijing is so keen on the – checks notes – Committee on Foreign Investment in the US Cyber-crime10 Jan 2025 | 7
Tongue-zapping spoons, tea-cooling catbots, lazy vacuums and more from CES CES All the consumer electronics weirdness you didn't want to see in person anyway Personal Tech10 Jan 2025 | 39
Azure networking snafu enters day 2, some services still limping Struggling to connect to the cloud? You’re not alone Off-Prem10 Jan 2025 | 19
Blue Origin postpones New Glenn's maiden flight to January 12 Now set for the day before SpaceX's next Starship test Science10 Jan 2025 | 50
Pornhub lockdown and fact-free Zuckbots – welcome to 2025 Opinion Think you're good at spotting trends? Try these on for size
Euro-cloud Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware to homebrew KVM platform Exclusive Faced with huge license cost increase, provider and customers were both happy to make migration a mission
Linus Torvalds offers to build guitar effects pedal for kernel developer ‘I'm a software person with a soldering iron’, he warns alongside release of Linux 6.13-rc7
Microsoft tests 45% M365 price hikes in Asia-Pacific to see how much you enjoy AI Won’t say if other nations will be hit, but will ‘listen, learn, and improve’ as buyers react – so far with anger
NATO's newest member comes out swinging following latest Baltic Sea cable attack 'Sweden has changed,' PM warns as trio of warships join defense efforts
Ransomware crew abuses AWS native encryption, sets data-destruct timer for 7 days 'Codefinger' crims on the hunt for compromised keys
Miscreants 'mass exploited' Fortinet firewalls, 'highly probable' zero-day used Updated Ransomware 'not off the table,' Arctic Wolf threat hunter tells El Reg
Azure, Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks out users across regions It's fixed, mostly, after Europeans had a manic Monday
Life lesson: Don't delete millions of accounts on the same day you go to the dentist Who, Me? Or ignore documentation that warns you are about to do something dangerous
Drug addiction treatment service admits attackers stole sensitive patient data Details of afflictions and care plastered online Cyber-crime10 Jan 2025 | 8
New Outlook marches onto Windows 10 for what little time it has left Users of doomed operating system to receive unloved app via an update OSes10 Jan 2025 | 66
Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL On the Fritz: German router maker AVM lets device rights case end after coughing up source code Software10 Jan 2025 | 41
BOFH: Forecasting and the fine art of desktop upgrades Episode 1 New year, new PC BOFH10 Jan 2025 | 41
Scammers exploit UK's digital landline switch to swipe cash Old deadline of January 2025 being used to push victims into paying up Networks10 Jan 2025 | 36
Mail-out madness as insurer offers refunds to customers in error Hastings has a mystery to solve – how did all those customers get offered refunds? Databases10 Jan 2025 | 44
Two accused of COVID-19 vaccine fraud under Computer Misuse Act Investigation says scheme allegedly raked in £145k and sold nearly 2,000 fake records to the unvaccinated Legal10 Jan 2025 |
Devs sent into security panic by 'feature that was helpful … until it wasn't' On Call Screenshot showed it wasn't a possible attack – unless you qualify everything Google does as a threat SaaS10 Jan 2025 | 77
Hands-on jobs to grow fastest, because AI can't touch them World Economic Forum finds huge demand for brainbox skills, news for how it changes your role AI + ML10 Jan 2025 | 70
Court docs allege Meta trained its AI models on contentious trove of maybe-pirated content Did Zuck’s definition of ‘free expression’ just get even broader? Legal10 Jan 2025 | 26
Is that a bird’s nest, a wireless broadband base station, or both? Everything in Australia is deadly, in this case giant eagles guarding eggs in places wireless broadband techs need to reach Offbeat10 Jan 2025 | 66
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Rollable laptop displays to roll off the production line from April, says Samsung CES Lenovo’s already showing them off in a bonkers laptop Personal Tech10 Jan 2025 | 41
Look for the label: White House rolls out 'Cyber Trust Mark' for smart devices Beware the IoT that doesn’t get a security tag Security09 Jan 2025 | 38
Biden said to weigh global limits on AI exports in 11th-hour trade war blitz updated China faces outright ban while others vie for Uncle Sam's favor Public Sector09 Jan 2025 | 8