21st August 2019 Archive • The Register

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There once was a biz called Bitbucket, that told Mercurial to suck it. Now devs are dejected, their code soon ejected

...Knowing they just cannot duck Git: Repos to be deleted when support ends

21 Aug 00:49 | 136

30+ countries, 160,000 emails, $4.2m in cyber-heists… maybe it's time for the Silence hacker crew to change its name

Russian bank-hacking ring continues its global expansion

21 Aug 05:00 | 5

My MacBook Woe: I got up close and personal with city's snatch'n'dash crooks (aka some bastard stole my laptop)

Thief swipes Reg vulture's computer from under his fingers in cafe – here's what happened next

21 Aug 07:02 | 373

Don't panic! Don't panic! UK IT job ads plummet as Brexit uncertainty grabs UK tech sector by the short and curlies

Biggest recruiters for techies remain AWS, NHS and BSkyB Group

21 Aug 08:10 | 82

Stuff like sophisticated government spyware is scary and all – but don't forget, a single .wmv file can pwn you via VLC

Keep your media player, like other apps, up to date: 13 security flaws fixed

21 Aug 08:57 | 15

Moore's Law isn't dead, chip boffin declares – we need it to keep chugging along for the sake of AI

If you want to train neural networks quickly, keep packing in the transistors

21 Aug 09:42 | 20

Brits are sitting on a time bomb of 40m old electronic devices that ought to be recycled

Mountain of digital detritus 'not sustainable' – survey

21 Aug 10:27 | 118

Welcome to Hollywood, Claranet-style: You've (not) got mail, or hosted sites for that matter

Hoddesdon bit barn outage blamed as customer emails falter, corporate sites go dark

21 Aug 11:14 | 20

Overseas investors eat the UK tech sector for Brexit: More cash flung about in 7 months than the whole of last year

Weak pound and China trade war make Blighty attractive proposition – research

21 Aug 11:53 | 44

Shiny new toys take backseat in Android Studio 3.5 for now as '600 bugs' squished

'Project Marble' focuses on quality ahead of big features

21 Aug 12:30 | 5

Latest sneak peek at PowerShell 7 ups the telemetry but... hey... is that an off switch?

Where is Microsoft and what have you done with them?

21 Aug 13:16 | 35

Sorry script kiddies, hacktivism isn't cool anymore: No one cares about stuff that's easy-peasy to defend against

So much for Beto O'Rourke's cow-related capers

21 Aug 14:00 | 7

Microsoft: Reckon our code is crap? Prove it and $30k could be yours

Doors on the Edge Insider Bounty Program flung open

21 Aug 15:00 | 14

A challenger appears: Taiwanese devs' answer to Gemini PDA wraps a Raspberry Pi in a tablet

Portable Linux with fully open-source hardware in the CutiePi

21 Aug 16:02 | 47

Brit-built trundlebot eyeing up a July 2020 launch as cams fitted to ExoMars mission rover

Now, about those parachutes...

21 Aug 17:00 | 10

US soldier cleared of taking armoured vehicle out for joyride – because he's insane, court says

60-mile Virginia roadtrip thankfully ended peacefully

21 Aug 18:00 | 83

Sueball claims Tesla solar panels are so effective, they started fires at Walmart stores

Supermarket biz wants them torn out at Musk firm's expense

21 Aug 19:00 | 71

Here's a top tip: Don't trust the new person – block web domains less than a month old. They are bound to be dodgy

Better to be aggressive and safe than sorry

21 Aug 19:53 | 71

Eighty-year-old US 'web scam man' on the run after pocketing $250,000 in Dem 'donations'

Feds claim John Pierre Dupont created fundraising websites supposedly for Beto O'Rourke, others, then nicked the dosh

21 Aug 20:56 | 52

Finally. Thanks so much, nerds. Google, Apple, Mozilla end government* internet spying for good

* Terms and conditions apply. Offer not valid outside Kazakhstan. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up payments

21 Aug 22:28 | 14

Cali court backs ex-Apple engineer who says he invented Find My iPhone and Passbook

Computing giant labeled 'ungenerous' for fighting lawsuit

21 Aug 22:54 | 42

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