Security So you've set up MFA and solved the Elvish riddle, but some still think passwords alone are secure enough OK, a third agreed with Thales when it asked the question 07 May 00:31 | 15
Networks American tech goliaths decide innovation is the answer to Chinese 5G dominance, not bans, national security theater Microsoft, Cisco, Google etc gang up to form Open RAN Policy Coalition 07 May 01:51 | 10
On-Prem Data centre reveals it modeled interiors on The Hunt for Red October sets Australia bit barn outfit NEXTDC adds classic film reference to usual mix of resilience, connectivity and security 07 May 03:30 | 42
Science Quick Q: Er, why is the Moon emitting carbon? And does this mean it wasn't formed from Theia hitting Earth? Decades-old theory may require a rethink thanks to Japanese probe 07 May 04:58 | 53
Software Australian contact-tracing app sent no data to contact-tracers for at least ten days after hurried launch Doesn't play well on iPhones, but bureaucrats rushed it out rather than wait months for perfection. Meanwhile serious bug reports have emerged 07 May 06:02 | 39
On-Prem Dad to kids: I've decided you don't get to take over the family business. Kids to Dad: Who wants to run Samsung anyway? Lee Jae-yong ends dynastic control and will even let staff join a union 07 May 06:29 | 5
Servers Server sales went through the roof in the first three months of 2020. Enjoy it while it lasts, Dell, HPE, and pals Enterprise demand set to soften, offset tier-two cloud, telco sales 07 May 07:01 | 1
Software Non-human Microsoft Office users get their own special licences Automated operators can pay up like anyone – or anything – else 07 May 07:35 | 23
On-Prem HCL finishes its year with 15 percent growth, 100 million minutes-a-month Teams usage Cracks the 150,000-employee mark as revenue falls just short of $10bn 07 May 07:59 | 9
Bork!Bork!Bork! Serial killer spotted on the night train from Newcastle Remember when all we had to complain about were crappy rail services? 07 May 08:15 | 63
Bootnotes What do you call megabucks Microsoft? No really, it's not a joke. El Reg needs you It is time. We need a new Regism and cannot go to the pub to think of one. Can you help? 07 May 09:00 | 487
Personal Tech Forever mothballed: In memoriam Apple Butterfly Keyboard (2015-2020) At last, we can write headlines with all the letters intact 07 May 09:45 | 28
Security Senior MP tells UK Defence Committee on 5G security: Russia could become China's cyber-attack dog One has the vulns, the other has the brass neck to pull off heists. Right? 07 May 10:30 | 44
Databases MongoDB and Rockset link arms to figure out SQL-to-NoSQL application integration NoSQL, no problem for Facebook-originating RocksDB 07 May 11:15 | 4
Personal Tech 'A' is for ad money oddly gone missing: Probe finds middlemen siphon off half of online advertising spend 'B' is for basic controls that up and disappeared 07 May 12:04 | 38
Job Alert Looking for a new IT gig? Here are vacancies around the world for developers, cloud engineers, infosec analysts, Jira admin, and more Advertise your open positions here for free, no catch, and find opportunities within 07 May 12:51 | 7
Networks O2 be a fly on the wall during BT and Vodafone's video calls: Telefónica's UK biz, Virgin Media officially merge Multinationals' UK arms pair up to take on Voda and former state-owned telco 07 May 13:30 | 54
Software Zoom bomb: Vid conf biz to snap up Keybase as not-a-PR-move move gets out of hand Things will change forever, nods ex-Facebooker Alex Stamos 07 May 14:57 | 11
Updated Keeping up with the Joneses: Cloud hosting biz UKFast's founders sell up Secarma may be next for Inflexion buyout 07 May 15:30 | 1
Networks BT suspends shareholder payments as folk forgo pricey sports TV deals for matches that won't happen anyway We all need to tighten our belts 07 May 16:00 | 13
Software A lot has changed since Android 11 was but a twinkle in Google's eye – so mobile OS has been delayed a month 'Extra time for you to test,' you lucky, lucky developers 07 May 17:45 |
On-Prem As coronavirus catches tech CEOs with their pants down, IBM's Ginni Rometty warns of IT's new role post-pandemic Middle management is about to learn just how necessary they are 07 May 18:35 | 25
SaaS Surge in Zoom support requests was 'unexpected', says tool team as it turns taps down John Cena!* Online resources only for free and end users due to the 'unprecedented period' 07 May 19:25 | 13
Software GitHub Codespaces: VS Code was 'designed from the get-go' for this, says Microsoft architect A compelling addition to repo house – but is the Redmond flavour too strong? 07 May 20:21 | 9
Security FYI: Your browser can pick up ultrasonic signals you can't hear, and that sounds like a privacy nightmare to some High-frequency audio could be used to stealthily track netizens 07 May 21:24 | 53
Security Bored at home? Cisco has just the thing: A shed-load of security fixes to install, from a Kerberos bypass to crashes Switchzilla issues a whopping 30+ patches in time for the long UK weekend 07 May 23:13 | 3