Analysis MAC randomization: A massive failure that leaves iPhones, Android mobes open to tracking Security flaws smash worthless privacy protection 10 Mar 00:14 | 97
Networks Public IPv4 drought: Verizon Wireless to stop handing out static addys There's nothing for it but IPv6. And potentially new kit 10 Mar 00:52 | 26
On-Prem Microsoft to close its social network on a week's notice – and SIX people complain Low-profile So.cl was an experiment, not a flop. Promise 10 Mar 01:47 | 39
Storage Zerto SNAFU can cause data corruption on Nutanix boxen DR upstart's board adds chap with data loss experience: Yahoo! CFO Ken Goldman 10 Mar 02:58 |
Legal State surveillance boom sparked by fear-mongering political populists, says UN Special Rapporteur calls for privacy as a right, but also for International Data Warrants 10 Mar 04:04 | 18
Bootnotes America's Marine Corp steamy selfies scandal, a Senate probe – and El Reg to the rescue Image archive torn offline after we raise alarm 10 Mar 06:08 | 32
Bootnotes BOAR-ZILLA stalks Fukushima's dead zone Wild boars in empty towns are nastily radioactive, but sadly remain normal size and lack atomic breath 10 Mar 06:29 | 47
AI + ML DeepMind. Blockchain. Medical records. Google. AI – wow, we just won machine learning bingo! Nah, trust us, there is something to this 10 Mar 07:01 | 11
Security 'Nigerian princes' snatch billions from Western biz via fake email – Interpol Cybercrime even has its own religion in Ghana 10 Mar 07:33 | 24
On-Call User lubed PC with butter, because pressing a button didn't work Same worker also thought Excel was a great app for making art 10 Mar 08:02 | 190
Google Next '17 Google dangles bundle of cloud goodies to lure biz devs away from AWS Ad-slinger pushes its very own version of Lambda, opens YouTube and AdWords data hose 10 Mar 08:22 |
Legal BT agrees to legal separation of Openreach 'We have listened to criticism of our business,' says chief exec Gavin Patterson 10 Mar 08:34 | 82
Storage Everspin's new gig: a gig or two of non-volatile RAM on PCIe Smaller than Optane, but faster and perhaps a bit immortal too 10 Mar 09:01 | 6
Exclusive Vodafone gets less flexible on flexible working Ts&Cs for own staff Cracks early April Fool's Day joke...but changes really ARE due 1st of next month 10 Mar 09:36 | 32
Science Get a GRIP! Robolution ain't happening until TOUCH is cracked Forget computer vision and AI – why Ocado's on the money 10 Mar 10:02 | 32
Legal Germany to roll out €100bn gigabit internet network Preparing for the Internet of Things 10 Mar 10:25 | 69
Something for the Weekend, Sir? The future of Not Reality is a strap-on that talks to my smarting ring Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow 10 Mar 10:56 | 44
Security WikiLeaks promises to supply CIA's hacking tool code to vendors Patch, patch .. attention snatch 10 Mar 11:17 | 43
Bootnotes Repentant priest from Cuntis sorry he dressed as Hugh Hefner Male bunnies simulating sex acts on him in carnival 10 Mar 11:45 | 22
Bootnotes Lawyer defending arson suspect flees court with pants on fire His own, that is... 10 Mar 12:16 | 58
Bootnotes Cold callers illegally sold Aussie farmers 1,700 years worth of printer ink Cattle farmers going through one cartridge evey ten months bullied into buying 2040 of 'em 10 Mar 13:41 | 55
Exclusive Silicon Valley bites back via Europe’s copyright reform What on Earth is the 'innovation' field? 10 Mar 14:00 | 5
Analysis The gospel according to Blockchain, or is it the other way round? Startup promises permissioned Blockchain-validated truth database 10 Mar 14:36 | 15
Backgrounder SolidFire chief talks up secret upcoming hyperconverged system Who nodes what'll actually be in it, though 10 Mar 15:33 | 9
Science If fast radio bursts really are revving up interstellar sailcraft, here's the maths Astrophysicists handily crunch travelling aliens numbers just in time for Friday pub chat 10 Mar 16:01 | 68
Legal Pennsylvania sues IBM for fraud over $170m IT upgrade shambles High turnover in Big Blue staff contributes 10 Mar 16:25 | 54
On-Prem Facebook to digital ad biz: OK, we'll allow you to mark our homework Video success numbers will be scrutinized by outside outfit 10 Mar 19:08 | 4
Legal Volkswagen pleads guilty to three Dieselgate criminal charges Das Auto be the end of it, says car maker as it coughs up billions in fines 10 Mar 19:52 | 31
Software DOOM'd! Quake god John Carmack lobs $22m sueball at ZeniMax Oculus CTO asks Judge Boyle to wield her BFG (big f'ing gavel) in contract dispute 10 Mar 20:23 | 17
Storage Seagate dismounts Korean design center, fscks 300 workers Switch to 3.5-inch disks for bulk capacity sealed engineers' fate 10 Mar 21:00 | 3
Devops Favored Swift hits the charts: Now in top 10 programming languages Apple-championed lingo climbs over Perl, Ruby, assembly code 10 Mar 21:36 | 54
Legal Force employees to take DNA tests for bosses? We've got a new law to make that happen, beam House Republicans Give us your genes or pay 50% more for company healthcare 10 Mar 22:00 | 175
Analysis FCC under fire for trying to ditch cybersecurity Light touch regulation philosophy runs up against political reality 10 Mar 22:36 | 14
Security Official: America auto-scanned visitors' social media profiles. Also: It didn't work properly DHS report shows the limits of bonkers budget-busting plan 10 Mar 23:55 | 91