SaaS Google cloud outage caused by failure that saw admins run it manually ... and fail Sysadmins, fat thumbs, and BGP black-holes conspire 30 Nov 00:58 | 24
Security Microsoft takes PUPs behind the shed with gun in hand Cute canines safe, 'Potentially unwanted programs' now nixed by System Centre or Forefront 30 Nov 01:58 | 28
Networks Estonian vendor sparks Li-Fi hypegasm with gigabit demo 1Gbps demo was a lovely light bulb moment, but where are the standards? 30 Nov 02:57 | 18
Networks Is it a Loon or is it a drone? Google seeks experimental radio license in US [REDACTED] wants millimetre-wave experimental license because [REDACTED] 30 Nov 04:01 | 9
Personal Tech OLPC's modular heir hits the crowdfunding trail The only thing slower than the original XO is the timeline for delivery of new kiddie-tab 30 Nov 05:02 | 11
On-Prem Amazon's new drones powered by Jeremy Clarkson's sarcasm 10-mile range promised for new dual-mode flyers, but precious few details ready for lift-off 30 Nov 06:00 | 75
Security Walmart spied on workers' Tweets, blogs before protests Defence contractor Lockheed Martin provided intelligence services before Black Friday 30 Nov 06:28 | 35
Legal EU privacy watchdog calls for more ‘processing of personal data’ transparency Opt-outs 'subtly influence the individual to agree' 30 Nov 07:01 | 6
Science LHC records biggest bang ever with 1 Peta-electron-volt jolt Once again fails to suck Earth into black hole 30 Nov 07:27 | 66
Security VPN users menaced by port forwarding blunder Torrent users especially exposed by IPSec, PPTP and OpenVPN mess, we're told 30 Nov 08:02 | 32
On-Prem Sysadmin's former boss claims five years FREE support or off to court Chap leaves job, passwords become p@sswords, backup tapes ignored and he's the one to blame? 30 Nov 08:31 | 78
Review All hail Firefox Dev Edition 44 – animations, memory and all Going from from 'pah' to 'hang on, a minute' 30 Nov 09:08 | 21
Feature Ice cold: How hard man of storage made Everest climb look easy Rack 'em and stack 'em: The only thing in the cloud was Sagarmatha’s peak 30 Nov 10:02 | 7
Black Hat Europe Connected smart cars are easily trackable, warns infosec bod Your car rolls along shouting 'I'M HERE' to world+dog 30 Nov 11:05 | 43
Channel KCOM: We're selling our national network assets... Apart from Hull and East Yorkshire. We're sticking with those babies 30 Nov 11:29 | 3
Security Italians to spend €150m ... snooping on PS4 jabber Vulgar, misogynist, violent, barely literate threats? Let's play Terrorists or Teens! 30 Nov 12:02 | 29
Legal Snooping Scottish plod to be taken to tribunal by spied-on detective Talking about a bungled murder inquiry? You'll be targeted under terror powers 30 Nov 12:26 | 30
Analysis Why are only moneymen doing cyber resilience testing? ...and the National Grid? 30 Nov 12:41 | 42
Networks UK.gov pooh-poohs Virgin Media's whinge to Brussels over beefy broadband pot 'No issues with state aid compliance', huffs DCMS 30 Nov 13:06 | 29
Security Just in time for Xmas: Extra stealthy Point of Sale malware PoS crooks also 'support' newer OSes. How diligent 30 Nov 13:35 | 11
Legal Patent litigation in Europe will look very different in 5 years' time – expert And what if the UK exits the EU? 30 Nov 15:01 | 9
On-Prem Report: VW execs 'knew' about fuel economy issues last year New allegations from German paper Bild 30 Nov 16:00 | 66
In brief BT inks deal with HP Enterprise – beams cloud to biz customers Mmmm, how many acronyms does this involve? Answer: BT IP VPN HPE 30 Nov 17:01 | 10
Software Microsoft whips out PowerApps – now your Pointy Haired Boss can write software, too! Yipeeeee!? 30 Nov 19:11 | 78
Analysis European Patent Office fires up lawyers over claims of cosy love-in with Microsoft Redmond's patent paperwork 'prioritized' 30 Nov 20:36 | 28
Security RSI Videofied is a 101 in how to build IP CCTV and alarms with zero security, zero encryption Authentication based on serial number sent in plaintext 30 Nov 21:57 | 11
Security Australian health records fed into big data maw ... because insight Privacy? They've heard of it 30 Nov 22:10 | 3
Legal ACCC says Trans-Pacific Partnership's IP bits will hurt competition and consumers Effects could last decades, competition watchdog warns 30 Nov 22:46 | 9
Legal Your browser history, IP addresses, online purchases etc all up for grabs without a warrant What the FBI can do with an NSL and a gagging order 30 Nov 22:53 | 27
Networks Hate your broadband ISP? Simply tell your city to build one – that'll get the telcos' attention Some top tips from economics experts 30 Nov 23:24 | 43