Chip shortages took $6bn bite out of Apple's top line
No need to panic, Cupertino still pulling in a $1bn a day in revenue
OSes
A Windows 11 tsunami? No, more of a ripple as Microsoft's latest OS hits 5% PC market
Next version of Windows 10 looms around the corner
Legal
Assange psychiatrist misled judge over parentage of his kids, US tells High Court
Didn't make clear he was their dad... Why? In case CIA harmed them, suggests his barrister
Comment
Zuckerberg wants to create a make-believe world in which you can hide from all the damage Facebook has done
His social network has Meta-stasized
Advertorial
Huawei sets out its digital transformation stall – and it’s big
Businesses rarely know how to get started. Huawei can do the heavy lifting
30 Oct 22:00 |
In brief
Twitter's algos favour tweets from conservatives over liberals because they generate more outrage online - study
Plus: Microsoft acquires an AI content moderation startup to prevent hate speech on the Xbox and more
30 Oct 11:05 | 7
The RPG
New World: Grindy? Check. Repetitive? Check. Fun? We hate to say it... but check
Goddamn it, Jeff Bezos' lot can make a passable MMORPG after all
30 Oct 09:38 | 9
Personal Tech
Real-time crowdsourced fact checking not really that effective, study says
NYU boffins find the crowd is not all that wise when it comes to spotting misinformation
30 Oct 00:03 | 25
Science
Trick or treat? Massive solar storm could light up American skies this Halloween
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a warning of a geomagnetic storm
29 Oct 22:03 | 16
Offbeat
Microsoft surpasses Apple as world's most valuable biz, by stock price at least
iBiz sunk by scarce chips and Microsoft's Azure cloud cash faucet
29 Oct 20:00 | 4
HPC
Upcoming Intel GPU to be compatible with ARM
The data must flow
29 Oct 19:38 | 13
Security
Shrootless: Microsoft found a way to evade Apple's SIP macOS filesystem protection
Flaw could have let miscreants slide rootkits onto your iDesktop
29 Oct 18:01 | 9
Webinar
AI stuck in ‘just experimenting’ mode? Learn how to open the data bottleneck here
We'll help you get ML into production and kick-start disruption
29 Oct 18:00 |
Databases
Yugabyte's latest funding round values the distributed SQL system at $1.3bn
Double-decker database raises $188m from hungry VCs
29 Oct 17:32 |
Networks
Did you know there is an Oculus for Business? Make that 'was' – because Facebook has canned it after two years
Now it's Quest for Business. Don't all rush at once
29 Oct 16:28 | 4
Security
Data-breached Guntrader website calls in liquidators, is reborn as Guntrader 2 Ltd
Viscount still helms new firm – while since-deleted posts on firm's Facebook page enrage users
29 Oct 15:27 | 23
Security
UK data watchdog calls for end-to-end encryption across video chat apps by default
Then backtracks and tells El Reg: 'It's not a formal opinion'
29 Oct 14:28 | 19
Science
Juno what? Jupiter's Great Red Spot is much deeper than originally thought
Boffins release treasure trove of findings from NASA probe, including weird cyclones around the poles
29 Oct 13:26 | 7
SaaS
AWS still growing like a weed but Amazon's retail empire hit by soaring labour, supply chain costs
CFO warns of $4bn in extra costs in the Christmas quarter
29 Oct 12:29 |
Personal Tech
Inflation hits PC market as laptop and desktop prices jump, and most businesses are last in the line for kit
Constrained supply of parts like USB-C among reasons for price hikes
29 Oct 11:39 | 1
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Remember when you thought fax machines were dead-matter teleporters? Ah, just me, then
No, things were NOT better in the past, so leave them there
29 Oct 10:38 | 103
Hands on
Windows Subsystem for Android: What's the point?
Project Astoria – which evolved into Windows Subsystem for Linux – returns with its original intent
29 Oct 09:30 | 36
On Call
Sharing is caring, except when it's your internet connection
The SSID 'AllYouCanEatBuffetOfPr0n' might not help either
29 Oct 08:30 | 97
Personal Tech
Chip shortages took $6bn bite out of Apple's top line
No need to panic, Cupertino still pulling in a $1bn a day in revenue
29 Oct 07:28 | 9
Security
Feds cuff Russian said to be developer of 'Trickbot' ransomware
Indictment reveals org behind banking trojan even had nifty jobs titles like 'Malware Manager'
29 Oct 05:58 | 6
AI + ML
When AI and automation come to work you stress less – but hate your job more
It's better to work for the Man than the Machine
29 Oct 04:59 | 3
Security
India's Supreme Court starts probe into use of Pegasus spyware
Government offered to investigate itself – Court politely declined that kind suggestion
29 Oct 04:03 | 4
Software
Get FOSS-happy, China tells its financial institutions
Use it, contribute to it, respect its licences – and plan for security emergencies it creates
Personal Tech
Zuckerberg wants to create a make-believe world in which you can hide from all the damage Facebook has done
Comment His social network has Meta-stasized
Personal Tech
In latest DMCA review, US Copyright Office eases rules on computer security research, right to repair
Game console fixes are limited – and there's no allowance for exploit tools
Personal Tech
Get ready for full holograms and 6G while living in the metaverse, says Samsung
Even though 5G Advanced isn't even here yet
28 Oct 22:56 | 18
Personal Tech
Multimillionaire Activision Blizzard CEO cuts annual pay to $62,000 amid sexual harassment probes
Bobby Kotick vows zero tolerance on discrimination, will waive forced arbitration, and more
28 Oct 22:36 | 7
Security
Yet again, Cream Finance skimmed by crooks: $130m in crypto assets stolen
Third time's the unlucky charm for loan outfit
28 Oct 19:59 | 14
GitHub Universe
OpenID-based security features added to GitHub Actions as usage doubles
Single-use tokens and reusable workflows explained at Universe event
28 Oct 18:29 |
Security
REvil gang member identified living luxury lifestyle in Russia, says German media
Die Zeit: He's got a Beemer, a Bitcoin watch and a swimming pool
28 Oct 17:41 | 17
OSes
A Windows 11 tsunami? No, more of a ripple as Microsoft's latest OS hits 5% PC market
Next version of Windows 10 looms around the corner
28 Oct 16:31 | 73
Off-Prem
ServiceNow's king of understatement quietly goes about his business of changing the world, one workflow at a time
Bzz. Bzz. This digital bingo BS game won't stop buzzing, can someone mute Bill McDermott?
28 Oct 15:29 | 5
Legal
Assange psychiatrist misled judge over parentage of his kids, US tells High Court
Didn't make clear he was their dad... Why? In case CIA harmed them, suggests his barrister
28 Oct 14:37 | 142
Edge + IoT
Behold, Eclipse's open-source software defined vehicle project
Microsoft is involved. What could possibly go wrong?
28 Oct 13:31 | 16
OSes
Ex-org? Not at all! Three and a half years after X.Org Server 1.20, 1.21 is released
All thanks to Touchpad funding and a new maintainer – but X vs Wayland still a dilemma for community
28 Oct 12:30 | 38
Security
Good Grief! Ransomware gang has only gone and pwned the NRA – or so it claims
Between US sanctions on baddies and NRA claiming bankruptcy, what are the chances anyone’s getting paid?
28 Oct 11:39 | 56
Offbeat
50 years have gone by since the UK's one – and only – homegrown foray into orbit
Hopefully not another half century before the next... although launchpads are pricey
28 Oct 10:56 | 52
AI + ML
Chinese server builder Inspur trains monster text-generating neural network
Yuan 1.0 said to pass Turing test, and require many fewer GPUs than the GPT-3 Microsoft licensed from OpenAI
On-Prem
Samsung bolstered by demand for data centre doodads, but could be derailed by supply chain issues
Pandemic work patterns work in component-maker's favour, but COVID isn't all upside
Personal Tech
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W: Nippy stocking filler for the nerd in your life – if you can get one
Accursed semiconductor shortages to blame but it's only 15 bucks
Security
If your hair isn't already gray, 2022's security threats will get it there, warn infosec duo
Everyone else really is out to get you
28 Oct 07:25 | 19
Personal Tech
European Commission sticks 'in-depth' antitrust probe into Nvidia-Arm merger plan
Officials have until March 2022 to approve the deal or not
28 Oct 06:40 | 16
Channel
Renewal chasing as-a-service is now a thing – and vendors love it
Third parties get some data, use it to send mails as if they were your reseller, and – phew! – you don't get calls from sales people
28 Oct 06:04 | 21
PaaS + IaaS
AWS has started upgrading the software behind S3 storage cloud
Sharding system coded in 40,000+ lines of Rust is changing the way cloud colossus ensures data durability
28 Oct 02:59 | 5
Science
Pack your bags – we may have found the first planet outside of our galaxy
Alas, we will have to wait 70 years to confirm the sighting
Science
'We will not rest until the periodic table is exhausted' says Intel CEO on quest to keep Moore's Law alive
Analysis From developers and Mount Evans ASICs to zettascale-by-2027 promises – what's Chipzilla got planned for us?
Personal Tech
First, stunning whistleblower leaks. Now a shareholder lawsuit lands on Zuckerberg's desk
We dubbed it the Antisocial Network – and it appears we were right
AI + ML
Big Blue scoffs a Happy Meal: McDonald's sells automated order-taking tech to IBM
Would you like AI with that?
27 Oct 22:46 | 27
Security
NPM packages disguised as Roblox API code caught carrying ransomware
Subverted libraries likely intended as a prank but should be taken seriously, say security researchers
27 Oct 20:43 | 7
Personal Tech
MediaTek wants Windows 11 Arm PCs powered by its chips, not just Qualcomm's
CEO plans to hop into bed with the Beast of Redmond
27 Oct 18:59 | 7
Webinar
What do you do when your data is sprawling, but your backup is crawling?
Here’s what modern backup and recovery should look like
27 Oct 18:00 |
Interview
Next.js 12: Middleware, ECMAScript modules, and lessening use of Node.js
Vercel boss Guillermo Rauch speaks to The Reg about Rust, WebAssembly, Node TypeScript, and more
27 Oct 17:01 |
Personal Tech
Intel claims first Alder Lake chip is the fastest desktop gaming silicon in the world
Venerable semi biz having to move faster to stop others eating its lunch
27 Oct 16:00 | 41
Devops
It's that time of the year again when GitHub does its show'n'tell of features – some new and others kinda new
Universe event reveals iterative improvements but no big bang
27 Oct 15:30 | 5
Off-Prem
Googlebusters: Cloud biz jumps 45% in Q3 but misses Wall St consensus, operating losses almost halved
Advertising engine still revving amid pandemic
27 Oct 14:25 |
Popular
On Call
Sharing is caring, except when it's your internet connection
The SSID 'AllYouCanEatBuffetOfPr0n' might not help either
Security
Data-breached Guntrader website calls in liquidators, is reborn as Guntrader 2 Ltd
Viscount still helms new firm – while since-deleted posts on firm's Facebook page enrage users
Hands on
Windows Subsystem for Android: What's the point?
Project Astoria – which evolved into Windows Subsystem for Linux – returns with its original intent
Personal Tech
Chip shortages took $6bn bite out of Apple's top line
No need to panic, Cupertino still pulling in a $1bn a day in revenue
Security
UK data watchdog calls for end-to-end encryption across video chat apps by default
Then backtracks and tells El Reg: 'It's not a formal opinion'
Personal Tech
Real-time crowdsourced fact checking not really that effective, study says
NYU boffins find the crowd is not all that wise when it comes to spotting misinformation
HPC
Upcoming Intel GPU to be compatible with ARM
The data must flow
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Remember when you thought fax machines were dead-matter teleporters? Ah, just me, then
No, things were NOT better in the past, so leave them there
Personal Tech
Inflation hits PC market as laptop and desktop prices jump, and most businesses are last in the line for kit
Constrained supply of parts like USB-C among reasons for price hikes
Security
Shrootless: Microsoft found a way to evade Apple's SIP macOS filesystem protection
Flaw could have let miscreants slide rootkits onto your iDesktop
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AWS gets persistent with MemoryDB for Redis
Amazon service offers 'real, solid, multi-Availability Zone durability'
Put data first when deploying scale-out file storage for accelerated systems
'When storage hardware is added as a quick fix without a well thought out strategy, problems will often arise'
Lenovo Neptune makes weather supercomputers cool again
KMA will generate over one million forecast maps each day
What’s missing from most ICS cybersecurity training? The ICS itself…
SANS gets you hands-on with 'unique and amazing' industrial setup
Legal
Teen bought Google ad for his scam website and made 48 Bitcoins duping UK online shoppers
'If he was an adult he would be going inside' – judge
27 Oct 13:27 | 69
Off-Prem
Microsoft: Cloud and Windows OEM sales up, but Surface? No, not even during WFH boom
Water's wet, sky's blue, and Redmond's revenues grew in Q1 2022
27 Oct 12:30 | 9
Personal Tech
Product release cycles are killing the environment, techies tell British Computer Society
Running Linux on a vintage box is one answer, but someone has to hold big tech's feet to fire
27 Oct 11:26 | 86
Science
UK science suffers as lawmakers continue to dither over Brexit negotiations
Horizons Europe carrot dangled amid protocol wrangling
27 Oct 10:30 | 201
Security
Warehouse belonging to Chinese payment terminal manufacturer raided by FBI
Updated PAX Technology devices allegedly opening suspicious connections to Middle Kingdom
Networks
Everything you wanted to know about modern network congestion control but were perhaps too afraid to ask
Systems Approach In which a little unfairness can be quite beneficial
PaaS + IaaS
How business makes streaming faster and cheaper with CDN and HESP support
Advertorial Ensure a high video streaming transmission rate
Servers
Cisco deprecates Microsoft management integrations for UCS servers
Working on Azure integration – but not there yet
27 Oct 07:08 |
Security
Protonmail celebrates Swiss court victory exempting it from telco data retention laws
Doesn't stop local courts' surveillance orders, though
27 Oct 06:29 | 13
Off-Prem
Japan picks AWS and Google for first gov cloud push
Local players passed over for Digital Agency’s first project
27 Oct 05:58 |
Security
Singaporean minister touts internet 'kill switch' that finds kids reading net nasties and cuts 'em off ASAP
Fancies a real-time crowdsourced content rating scheme too
27 Oct 05:15 | 40
