Linus Torvalds banishes masters, slaves and blacklists from the Linux kernel, starting now
As a colossal commit count crashes into Linux 5.8-rc5
Security
An email banning our staff from using TikTok? Haha, funny story about that, we didn't mean it – Amazon
Shock TikTok block clocked, unblocked as poppycock amid media aftershock
Software
Microsoft to pull support for PHP: Version 8? Exterminate, more like...
No support 'in any capacity' for PHP for Windows for v8 and beyond, but Windows users not to worry, says release manager
Software
IBM job ad calls for 12 years’ experience with Kubernetes – which is six years old
Other job ads make similar mistakes, and candidates do worse
Latest News
Business
Reporting live from Gartner pandemic watch: IT spending is shrinking by X this year, I mean Y
Don't even get started on 2021.... please
13 Jul 08:30 |
Security
Trump reveals US cyber-attack on Russian election-misdirection troll farms
Maybe Donald isn’t in love with Vlad after all – but he did just give Russia attribution and maybe a peek at tradecraft
13 Jul 08:02 | 1
Who, Me?
Oh what a cute little animation... OH MY GOD. (Not acceptable, even in the '80s)
Confessions of a student
13 Jul 07:15 | 6
Software
Drupal drops first big upgrade in five years and looks forward by looking backwards
CMS behind gov.uk and plenty more government sites worldwide promises easy upgrade from current code to new version 9.0
13 Jul 06:47 | 1
Webcast
Watch live right here: Let's figure out your post-pandemic cloud management
Embrace the future – because it’s already here
13 Jul 06:00 |
Software
Cloud swings Chinese database market behind local developers
Oracle rules on-prem, but Alibaba owns the cloud ... and here comes Huawei
13 Jul 04:58 |
Software
IBM job ad calls for 12 years’ experience with Kubernetes – which is six years old
Other job ads make similar mistakes, and candidates do worse
13 Jul 03:02 | 28
Software
Linus Torvalds banishes masters, slaves and blacklists from the Linux kernel, starting now
As a colossal commit count crashes into Linux 5.8-rc5
13 Jul 00:43 | 38
Webcast
How to make your IT security go beyond your network – and make people your perimeter
Okta to highlight zero-trust security later this month
12 Jul 22:00 |
Event
Continuous Lifecycle Online is this Thursday: Get your ticket while you can, and tune into these fantastic sessions
We've brought together experts across the DevOps field to bring you practical advice and answer your Qs
11 Jul 10:00 |
Science
The world's nonsense keeping you awake in middle of the night? Good news. Go outside and see this two-tail comet
At 65 million miles away, that's what we call social distancing
11 Jul 08:26 | 24
Security
An email banning our staff from using TikTok? Haha, funny story about that, we didn't mean it – Amazon
Shock TikTok block clocked, unblocked as poppycock amid media aftershock
11 Jul 00:20 | 29
Cloud
If at first you don't succeed... Rackspace files IPO papers to go public once again, hopefully with better timing
Private equity looks to cash in on managed cloud services biz
10 Jul 20:30 | 1
Science
Spotted the ISS in the sky yet? How about pulling out some spare kit and giving it a listen?
ESA emits a guide to picking up Slow Scan TV from the orbiting outpost
10 Jul 18:10 | 17
Software
Android 11 will let users stop device-makers from killing background apps, says Google
Users will be able to 'override ... restrictions' on phones and other kit, says engineering team
10 Jul 17:22 | 37
Analysis
Rip and replace is such a long Huawei to go, UK telcos plead, citing 'blackouts' and 'billion pound' costs: Are Vodafone and BT playing 'Project Fear'?
Not sure they spent that much on 'high risk' kit from ZTE and Huawei, coughs analyst
10 Jul 16:20 | 72
Virtual Events
How to simplify data protection on Amazon Web Services
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Security
Tony Blair tells Russian infosec conference that cross-border infosec policies need more gov intervention
Just what Vladimir Putin's favourite bank wanted to hear, no doubt
10 Jul 15:30 | 31
Software
So Darned Kind of you, Facebook: SDK bug sends popular iOS apps crashing earthwards
You're unlikely to hear someone inflicting their iOS Spotify playlist on the bus today
10 Jul 14:54 | 19
Personal Tech
Soft press keys for locked-down devs: Three new models of old school 60-key Happy Hacking 'board out next month
Good news if you're a fan of Topre switches
10 Jul 13:56 | 34
Software
Microsoft to pull support for PHP: Version 8? Exterminate, more like...
No support 'in any capacity' for PHP for Windows for v8 and beyond, but Windows users not to worry, says release manager
10 Jul 12:42 | 43
Business
Software biz Advanced set to lay off 6% of its workforce, blames that virus
The artist formerly known as Advanced Computer Software Group confirms redundancies
10 Jul 11:28 | 2
Security
TomTom bill bomb: Why am I being charged for infotainment? I sold my car last year, rages Reg reader
Mazda shrugs off ex-owner's bizarre involuntary data retention story
10 Jul 10:25 | 190
Cloud
Smile? Not bloody likely: Day 6 of wobbly services and still no hint to UK online bank's customers about what's actually wrong
Tech team still 'investigating,' no ETA of fix
10 Jul 09:29 | 89
CNCF relaxes Sandbox process, welcomes new Incubating project
SUSE looks to beef up its cloud-native enterprise kit, pops Rancher Labs in its trolley
What’s the point: GitLab, Contour, porting .NET apps, HAProxy, and CLion
CUDA, woulda … did: Nvidia makes CUDA 11 generally available, mostly pushing its next-gen architecture
Internet of Things
We've paused Sigfox roof aerial payments, says WND-UK, but we'll make you whole after COVID
Nationwide network operator gets into tizzy with chimney owners
10 Jul 08:30 | 49
Policy
South Korea joins the ‘we’re going to be self-sufficient in more tech and then export bucketloads’ club
President chooses chip factory to expands program aimed at reducing dependence on Japan
10 Jul 08:02 | 14
Personal Tech
Pandemic proves just the tonic for PC sales as shipments shoot upwards
Supply chains are working again
10 Jul 07:32 | 18
On Call
The reluctant log trawler: The buck stops with the back-end
Hope for web success, but plan for every possible (and impossible) failure
10 Jul 07:03 | 76
Business
Tata Consultancy Services says pandemic's most powerful punches landed in Q1 - and it's still dancing
Revenue fell eight percent but company thinks it can win on new virus-scoured terrain
10 Jul 06:37 | 5
Reader survey
Where do you stand on self-service and automation? Tell us the pros and cons from your viewpoint
The us-versus-them mentality between dev and ops is still alive and well, we see
10 Jul 06:00 |
Science
If the Solar System's 'Planet Nine' is actually a small black hole, here's how we could detect it... wait, what?
There may be a small black hole on the edge of our Solar System? 2020, please stop
10 Jul 05:14 | 93
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Security
You may be distracted by the pandemic but FYI: US Senate panel OK's backdoors-by-the-backdoor EARN IT Act
Proposed Section 230 shake-up passes committee stage with amendments
Personal Tech
CEO of motherboard maker MSI dies after plunging from headquarters' seventh-floor
Foul play not suspected
Comment
.NET Core: Still a Microsoft platform thing despite more than five years open source
Making .NET cross-platform was a radical step but not enough for broad appeal
Software
Linux kernel coders propose inclusive terminology coding guidelines, note: 'Arguments about why people should not be offended do not scale'
Move won't fix 'brutal system of human misery' but aims to encourage participation
Security
Digicert will shovel some 50,000 EV HTTPS certificates into the furnace this Saturday after audit bungle
You've got less than 42 hours to regenerate your certs
Video
Keep it Together, Microsoft: New mode for vid-chat app Teams reminds everyone why Zoom rules the roost
If you have to play by Redmond's strict rules, people are likely to go elsewhere
Security
TomTom bill bomb: Why am I being charged for infotainment? I sold my car last year, rages Reg reader
Mazda shrugs off ex-owner's bizarre involuntary data retention story
Updated
LibreOffice community protests at promotion of paid-for editions, board says: 'LibreOffice will always be free software'
Enterprise edition ahoy as project tries to puzzle out its business model
Software
Microsoft to pull support for PHP: Version 8? Exterminate, more like...
No support 'in any capacity' for PHP for Windows for v8 and beyond, but Windows users not to worry, says release manager
Exclusive
Hundreds of forgotten corners of mega-corp websites fall into the hands of spammers and malware slingers
DNS entries left pointing to Azure-hosted server names snatched by miscreants for mischief
STORIES
Data Centre
China’s preferred Linux distro trumpets Arm benchmark results
Which sounds just like what you’d do if future x86 supply looked a bit iffy
10 Jul 04:02 | 51
Policy
Philippines government tech agency seeks 750 percent budget boost for COVIDigital transformation
Most of it to go on new internet infrastructure to keep citizens working and learning remotely
10 Jul 02:03 | 4
Security
Digicert will shovel some 50,000 EV HTTPS certificates into the furnace this Saturday after audit bungle
You've got less than 42 hours to regenerate your certs
10 Jul 00:29 | 39
Artificial Intelligence
Privacy watchdogs from the UK, Australia team up, snap on gloves to probe AI-for-cops upstart Clearview
Investigation follows Canada's decision to give image-scraping biz the boot
09 Jul 22:28 | 13
VIdeo
FYI: Someone's scanning gateways, looking for those security holes Citrix told you not to worry too much about
Hackers hit honeypots hours after CISO downplays risk, proof-of-concept exploit code emerges
09 Jul 20:32 | 9
Science
Mars InSight to stretch its arm and look around as mole-mashing ops are paused
Tap-tap-tapping on lander's scoop
09 Jul 17:45 | 6
Networks
Show a little spine? Nokia whips out SR Linux, a new routing network OS for cloud clients
Finnish firm might do best with telco clouds, says analyst
09 Jul 17:00 |
Personal Tech
A volt from the blue: Samsung reportedly ditches wall-wart from future phones
What's in the box? Not mains charger, sources say
09 Jul 16:30 | 68
