HPC Biden administration effectively slaps bans on seven Chinese supercomputer companies for military links Organizations added to Entity list 09 Apr 00:54 | 9
Software Apple's pending privacy clampdown drives desperate marketers to overwhelm domain database Public Suffix List halts submissions from those seeking reprieve from iGiant's rules 09 Apr 01:56 | 28
SaaS Vietnam reveals state-run Alibaba-and-Amazon alternative, aims it at the EU Government hopes to cash in on free trade agreement with B2B e-commerce 09 Apr 02:54 | 16
Offbeat ‘Can COVID-19 vaccines connect me to the internet?’ It’s not The Register asking. The question comes from the official Australian government vaccine advice service (and the answer is ‘No’) 09 Apr 03:58 | 40
Security India uses controversial Aadhaar facial biometrics to identify COVID vaccination recipients Safer than eyeballs or fingerprints, apparently 09 Apr 05:01 | 2
On-Prem Cisco takes small steps towards IT-as-a-service, more software-defined networking For compute and SD-WAN only, with plenty of details not yet in place 09 Apr 06:03 | 1
On Call For blinkenlights sake.... RTFM! Yes. Read The Front of the Machine Before smartphones and LCD displays there were... green lights and red lights 09 Apr 07:05 | 160
OSes Asahi Linux devs merge effort to run Linux on Apple M1 silicon into kernel Slated for inclusion in version 5.13, due about three months from now 09 Apr 07:30 | 13
Science Feature bloat: Psychology boffins find people tend to add elements to solve a problem rather than take things away Duplo exercise provides vital insight into flawed human heuristic 09 Apr 08:08 | 99
Something for the Weekend, Sir? How to ensure your tech predictions catch on in a flash? Do the mash All inventions should be demonstrated by a puppet doing a Tommy Cooper impression 09 Apr 09:07 | 70
Security How do we stamp out the ransomware business model? Ban insurance payouts for one, says ex-GCHQ director New laws needed to cut off incentive to crooks, argues Marcus Willett 09 Apr 10:02 | 116
Security CyberBattleSim: Microsoft's open-source Holodeck in which autonomous attackers, defenders battle it out Very 2021 to have AI bots fight in simulated networks for our entertainment (and science) 09 Apr 11:06 | 2
Software Facebook job ads algorithm still discriminates on gender, LinkedIn not so much Gender bias found in employment adverts despite antisocial network giant's past promises 09 Apr 12:00 | 21
Obit Prince Philip, inadvertent father of the Computer Misuse Act, dies aged 99 Queen's hubby left more than a passing impression on the UK tech world 09 Apr 13:18 | 225
Storage Microsoft drops 64-bit OneDrive into the pool: Windows on ARM fans need not apply. As usual Up to 18.4 million petabytes... which should be useful to someone 09 Apr 14:10 | 32
PaaS + IaaS KPMG wins Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's £18m everything-and-the-kitchen-sink IT deal From org design to developing operations, consulting-outsourcing giant carries the can 09 Apr 15:00 | 8
Security UK's National Cyber Security Centre recommends password generation idea suggested by El Reg commenter Who says everything below the line is a cesspit of useless filth? 09 Apr 15:58 | 148
Updated NASA's Mars helicopter spins up its blades ahead of hoped-for 12 April hover Things to look forward to on Monday morn: Our Who, Me? column and 1st flight of Ingenuity 09 Apr 17:29 | 63
Science SpaceX's Starlink: Overhyped and underpowered to meet broadband needs of Rural America, say analysts As the constellation stands anyway 09 Apr 18:37 | 113
SaaS State of Iowa approves $17m in budget for Workday project after bid to use coronavirus relief funds was denied Questions raised about procurement process but, gosh, they badly need a replacement HR system 09 Apr 19:52 | 5
Legal Amazon claims victory after warehouse workers in Alabama vote to reject union Retail union accuses the tech giant of illegally swaying votes, files complaint 09 Apr 20:19 | 31
Personal Tech Lenovo's latest gaming monster: Eight cores, 3.2GHz, giant heat sink, two fans. Oh, and it has a phone bolted on Mammoth as a mobe, but serious as a game device 09 Apr 21:00 | 28
Security Texan's alleged Amazon bombing effort fizzles: Militia man wanted to take out 'about 70 per cent of the internet' Someone hasn't heard of redundancy 09 Apr 21:57 | 131
Software Wormhole encrypted file transfer app reboots Firefox Send after Mozilla fled App's developers believe they can manage potential abuse 09 Apr 23:04 | 26