First they came for Notepad. Now they're coming for Task Manager
Is nothing safe from the dead hand of the Windows 11 design aesthetic?
Security
Red Cross forced to shutter family reunion service following cyberattack and data leak
Director-general pleads with cyber-scum: leave this data alone, because the people involved have suffered enough
Software
The robots are coming! 12 million jobs lost to automation in Europe by 2040 – analyst
Ageing populations, competition, cost-cutting and COVID-19 driving increased adoption
Networks
APNIC: Big Tech's use of carrier-grade NAT is holding back internet innovation
IPv4 limits apps to simple interactions, and in 2021 IPv6 adoption growth was just three per cent
Science
NASA's Swift Observatory put in safe mode after suspected reaction wheel failure
To be fair, this is after 17 years of service in space
21 Jan 00:31 |
Security
Crypto.com now says someone tried to drain $34m from hundreds of accounts
Won't reveal net loss, says it stopped some withdrawals and has reimbursed those who had funds taken
20 Jan 22:29 | 2
Security
For those worried about Microsoft's Pluton TPM chip: Lenovo won't even switch it on by default in latest ThinkPads
Folks can enable or disable it, install Linux as normal. Just sayin'
20 Jan 20:44 | 16
Security
UK mulls making MSPs subject to mandatory security standards where they provide critical infrastructure
And to pay for the privilege. Consultation's open, though
20 Jan 17:15 | 7
Storage
Can you compose memory across a HPC cluster? Yes. Yes you can
GigaIO CTO talks up 'solution that has a lot of what CXL offers'
20 Jan 16:27 |
Offbeat
Working overtime? Those extra hours might not be hurting your wellbeing after all – just don't tell Jeff Bezos or Jack Ma
If you love your job, going the extra mile might not be stressful or cause depression
20 Jan 15:44 | 15
Opinion
Privacy is for paedophiles, UK government seems to be saying while spending £500k demonising online chat encryption
So far we've got a pisspoor video and... er, that's it
20 Jan 15:06 | 82
Security
'Now' would be the right time to patch Ubuntu container hosts and ditch 21.04 thanks to heap buffer overflow bug
Red Hat agrees
20 Jan 14:38 | 8
On-Prem
Fujitsu wants technology to shape a better future – its technology, of course
Quantum, HPC, and AI to take us to rainbow sunshine happy land
20 Jan 13:26 | 6
OSes
First they came for Notepad. Now they're coming for Task Manager
Is nothing safe from the dead hand of the Windows 11 design aesthetic?
20 Jan 12:46 | 63
Software
The robots are coming! 12 million jobs lost to automation in Europe by 2040 – analyst
Ageing populations, competition, cost-cutting and COVID-19 driving increased adoption
20 Jan 11:51 | 45
Security
NortonLifeLock and Avast tie-up falls under UK competition regulator's spotlight
CMA invites comments from 'interested parties' on what merger means to them
20 Jan 11:03 | 7
Applications
Lots of new toys, caps lock still stuck on: ONLYOFFICE hits version 7
LibreOffice alternative unfurls latest productivity software update
20 Jan 10:15 | 8
Off-Prem
Web daddy Tim Berners-Lee on privacy, data sharing, and the web's future
'Ensure that code you write works with these open standards'
20 Jan 09:30 | 19
OSes
SUSE announces new distro for those who miss the old CentOS: Liberty Linux
Run like RHEL
20 Jan 08:21 | 17
IN THE CLOUD
Google sours on legacy G Suite freeloaders, demands fee or flee
Free incarnation of online app package, which became Workplace, is going away
Cloud spending back to business as usual at end of 2021: Slight slowdown was a blip due to overprovisioning
IDC figures suggest providers had extra inventory to shift after pandemic panic
Microsoft rolls out Files On-Demand with tighter macOS integration – but it defaults to 'on' and can't be disabled
Get ready for a new 'experience'...
'Admin error': AWS in dead company data centre planning application snafu in Oxfordshire
Northants man surprised to hear former biz address used
Microsoft tweaks Teams and Viva to help bridge gap between frontline workers and their managers, among other things
Want a pay rise and paid leave? Can't help you there. Need better workplace tech? Walk this way...
Security
Red Cross forced to shutter family reunion service following cyberattack and data leak
Director-general pleads with cyber-scum: leave this data alone, because the people involved have suffered enough
20 Jan 07:58 | 10
Advertorial
Being 'Threat-Led' is the answer. Your ISO certificate won’t save you from a breach!
The Vectra Masked CISO series gives security leaders a place to expose the biggest issues in security and advise peers on how to overcome them
20 Jan 07:30 |
LogoWatch
McAfee and FireEye rename themselves ‘Trellix’
To evoke support for growing things, not the 1990s vendor of web-pages-made-easy-ware
20 Jan 07:01 | 15
Security
Singapore gives banks two-week deadline to fix SMS security
Edict follows widespread bank phishing scam claiming well over $6.3 million
20 Jan 06:01 | 10
Popular
Legal
I own that $4.5bn of digi-dosh so rewrite your blockchain and give it to me, Craig Wright tells Bitcoin SV devs
Oh look, another High Court sueball over cryptocurrencies
OSes
SUSE announces new distro for those who miss the old CentOS: Liberty Linux
Run like RHEL
Science
NASA's Curiosity finds signs of ancient life on Mars. Or maybe not. More data needed
Rover heats up samples, sniffs carbon signature associated with biological processes on Earth
AI + ML
Tesla driver charged with vehicular manslaughter after deadly Autopilot crash
Prosecution seems to be first of its kind in America
OSes
First they came for Notepad. Now they're coming for Task Manager
Is nothing safe from the dead hand of the Windows 11 design aesthetic?
Networks
Japan solves 5G airliner conundrum: Keep mobe masts 200m from airport approach paths. That's it
(And maintain a guard band.) US airliners melt down as rest of world moves on
Column
COVID-19 was a generational opportunity for change at work – and corporate blew it
Faux flexibility – and then back in the office where we can keep an eye on you ...
Personal Tech
Ad blockers altering website code is not a copyright violation, German court rules
Browser filter biz Eyeo defeats Axel Springer – but case against Google poses similar risks
OSes
Version 7 of WINE is better than ever at running Windows apps where they shouldn't
Improved graphics card, multi-monitor, Direct3D, and 64-bit support
Security
Vulnerabilities and censorship tools among hot new features in Beijing's Olympics app
Visitors have to install it 14 days prior to arrival in China until their departure
STORIES
Networks
APNIC: Big Tech's use of carrier-grade NAT is holding back internet innovation
IPv4 limits apps to simple interactions, and in 2021 IPv6 adoption growth was just three per cent
20 Jan 03:58 | 61
Science
SpaceX Starlink sat streaks now present in nearly a fifth of all astronomical images snapped by Caltech telescope
Annoying, maybe – but totally ruining this science, maybe not
20 Jan 00:49 | 22
AI + ML
AI tool finds hundreds of genes related to human motor neuron disease
Breakthrough could lead to development of drugs to target illness
19 Jan 22:40 |
Security
Need to prioritize security bug patches? Don't forget to scan Twitter as well as use CVSS scores
Exploit, vulnerability discussion online can offer useful signals
19 Jan 21:22 | 2
Better, faster, stronger: CUDA 11.6 puts finishing touches to 128-bit int support
To each their own: Waypoint introduces workspace scoping, UI improvements
Rust 1.58 continues efforts to get more friendly, kernel initiative progresses
Break point: Puppet, Operator Framework, CircleCI, GitLab, Bevy, and LitmusChaos
Security
Sniff those Ukrainian emails a little more carefully, advises Uncle Sam in wake of Belarusian digital vandalism
NotPetya started over there, don't forget
19 Jan 20:01 | 4
OSes
Version 7 of WINE is better than ever at running Windows apps where they shouldn't
Improved graphics card, multi-monitor, Direct3D, and 64-bit support
19 Jan 19:10 | 45
Security
Vulnerabilities and censorship tools among hot new features in Beijing's Olympics app
Visitors have to install it 14 days prior to arrival in China until their departure
19 Jan 18:11 | 34
On-Prem
Party on Semiconductor Street as worldwide 2021 revenues top record half a trillion dollars
Gartner reports 25.1% growth off the back of supply chain pain
19 Jan 17:05 | 7
Networks
Japan solves 5G airliner conundrum: Keep mobe masts 200m from airport approach paths. That's it
(And maintain a guard band.) US airliners melt down as rest of world moves on
19 Jan 16:16 | 62
Legal
UK data watchdog slaps Ministry of Justice with Enforcement Notice for breaking GDPR law
ICO threatens £17.5m fine over late processing of subject access requests
19 Jan 15:32 | 13
On-Prem
Fire in Berlin factory won't 'significantly' impact output, says ASML
Dutch semiconductor lithography bigwig reports net sales up by a third
19 Jan 14:45 | 2
Bootnotes
Microsoft sends HoloLens 2 into a care home... Nope, not a headline gag about retiring the tech. They actually did this
Hands-free kit a 'game changer' for doctors assessing residents during pandemic
19 Jan 14:02 | 3
Science
NASA's Curiosity finds signs of ancient life on Mars. Or maybe not. More data needed
Rover heats up samples, sniffs carbon signature associated with biological processes on Earth
19 Jan 13:13 | 26
Security
US mergers doubled in 2021 so FTC and DoJ seek new guidelines to stop illegal ones
Last set of rules written in 2010 – a whole different era in tech terms
19 Jan 12:31 | 5
AI + ML
UK government backs away from proposals to remove individuals' rights to challenge AI decision making
Meanwhile, ICO says government should not be choosing its CEO in debate over its future independence
19 Jan 11:48 | 20
Legal
I own that $4.5bn of digi-dosh so rewrite your blockchain and give it to me, Craig Wright tells Bitcoin SV devs
Oh look, another High Court sueball over cryptocurrencies
19 Jan 11:01 | 84
PAID FEATURES
How to tackle hybrid cloud security and DevSecOps
Putting the Sec into DevOps is key, says Red Hat
How to keep on top of cloud security best practices
Trend Micro outlines common misconfigurations and how to avoid them
How ransomware gangs went pro
They're developing new techniques 'in every area' says Darktrace
Location, location, location: how the cloud handles geospatial data
Using spatial data with AWS Redshift
Column
COVID-19 was a generational opportunity for change at work – and corporate blew it
Faux flexibility – and then back in the office where we can keep an eye on you ...
19 Jan 10:15 | 101
AI + ML
UK police lack framework for adopting new tech like AI and face recognition, Lords told
Governance structure is 'a bush, not a tree' – whatever that means
19 Jan 09:30 | 17
Personal Tech
Ad blockers altering website code is not a copyright violation, German court rules
Browser filter biz Eyeo defeats Axel Springer – but case against Google poses similar risks
19 Jan 08:22 | 66
Autonomy Trial
Autonomy's Mike Lynch gets yet another judgment date as US extradition wrangling continues
Brit exec plays extremely expensive game of hurry up and wait
19 Jan 07:30 | 22
Science
ESA boss gives update on stricken Sentinel-1B imaging satellite: All is not lost yet
Still borked, 1C and 1D are waiting in the wings
19 Jan 06:32 | 5
AI + ML
Tesla driver charged with vehicular manslaughter after deadly Autopilot crash
Prosecution seems to be first of its kind in America
19 Jan 00:58 | 219
Personal Tech
AMD returns to smartphone graphics with new Samsung chip for your pocket computer
We're back in black
18 Jan 23:36 | 7
Bootnotes
Big shock: Guy who fled political violence and became rich in tech now struggles to care about political violence
'I recognize that I come across as lacking empathy,' billionaire VC admits
18 Jan 22:37 | 47
Security
Crypto.com acknowledges 'unauthorized activity' on servers, maintains no funds have been lost
Security biz PeckShield claims $15m in Ethereum taken
18 Jan 21:12 | 8
Networks
Tonga takes to radio, satellite, motorboat comms to restore communications after massive volcano blast and tsunami
Next steps for island nation
18 Jan 19:57 | 34
Personal Tech
Apple grabs smartphone crown as iPhone 13 wakes up the fanbois, leaves Chinese rivals eating dust
But smartphone shipments globally edge up just 1% for total market as demand outweighs supply
18 Jan 18:48 | 14
Software
Foxstuck: Firefox browser bug boots legions of users offline
Outfoxed? Not if you read The Reg
18 Jan 18:02 | 49
Security
International police shut down 15 server infrastructures as part of VPNLab.net's takedown
VPN service used by crims to support ransomware attacks and other illicit activity
Software
Microsoft seems intent on buying the gaming industry with $68.7bn purchase of troubled Activision Blizzard
'Creative success and autonomy go hand-in-hand with treating every person with dignity and respect'
Science
European Space Agency whittles wannabe astronauts down from 23,000 to 1,391
Could there be a South Korean TV show somewhere in this?
Security
More contractor pain: Parasol's sister firms, SJD Accountancy and Nixon Williams, confirm cyberattack
Ransomware suspected but not confirmed
18 Jan 14:45 | 4
Offbeat
Billionaires see wealth double during pandemic as tech bros lead the charge
Now what – in the middle of a pandemic – is a useful thing we could do with that $800bn extra dosh, Oxfam wonders
18 Jan 14:00 | 52
Updated
Singapore monetary authority threatens action on bank over widespread phishing scam
Scam has claimed 469 victims in December alone, of which OCBC has issued goodwill payments to 30
18 Jan 13:04 | 10
Paid Feature
Why global DDoS protection is essential for Anycast networks
‘If you don’t have Anycast it’s not a good DNS service’
18 Jan 11:55 |
Security
Microsoft patches the patch that broke VPNs, Hyper-V, and left servers in boot loops
Testing? Isn't that what users are for?
Networks
Plumspace's Smart SFP TAP can monitor, capture or relay gigabit-speed comms – for legitimate business reasons
Hardware hacker spots 'ghost in the ethernet optic'
Legal
Autonomy founder's anti-extradition case is like saying Moon made of cheese, US govt tells UK court
Autonomy Trial Lynch fears US.gov will add yet more charges against him
OUTSOURCE SOURCE
HCL Technologies makes partial change to its controversial bonus clawback policy
Recovery of one out of two bonuses will stop, but what about those already affected?
Indian IT services biz HCL sees boom in business – and staff attrition
Company pauses bonus clawbacks amid controversies and drop in share price
Wipro, Infosys and TCS feel pain of staff attrition as the Great Resignation continues
Indian IT consultancies say biz is booming as more customers consider cloud
Academics horrified that administration of Turing student exchange scheme outsourced to Capita
Company ousts British Council in running Erasmus replacement
Security
Bug in WebKit's IndexedDB implementation makes Safari 15 leak Google account info... and more
Glitch is spilling private data and there's not much Apple users can do about it
17 Jan 18:31 | 40
Personal Tech
Buy 'em by the punnet: Raspberry Pi offers RP2040 chips in bulk
'Reel'-y cheap – like $0.70 a pop
17 Jan 17:28 | 21
Security
Ukraine blames Belarus for PC-wiping 'ransomware' that has no recovery method and nukes target boxen
And for last week's digital graffiti operations, too
17 Jan 16:24 | 33
Science
Move over exoplanets, exomoons are the next big thing
Is that an extremely large moon we see outside the solar system, astro-boffins ask themselves
17 Jan 15:25 | 23
