AI + ML
US Army develops natural-language voice-command AI for robots, tanks, etc. For search'n'rescue. For now
Judge, JUDI, and executioner?
21 Apr 01:14 | 32
21st > April > 2021 Archive
Networks
Chinese officials declare intention to become network superpower, tout glorious 5G rollout that's smaller than local carriers' claims
Great Leap Forward sees broadband speeds surge, 99 per cent of villages hooked up, all for $6/month
21 Apr 02:17 | 12
Security
Japan accuses Chinese military of cyber-attacks on its space agency
200 other companies also targeted, but no data lost
21 Apr 03:30 | 4
Update
Microsoft revokes MVP status of developer who tweeted complaint about request to promote SQL-on-Azure
Programme members were asked to make noise ahead of Amazon Web Services conference
21 Apr 04:46 | 63
Science
China has a satellite with an arm – and America worries it could be used to snatch other spacecraft
Send more money to help us protect our space toys, military tells Congress
21 Apr 05:58 | 98
Devops
Not saying you should but we're told it's possible to land serverless app a '$40k/month bill using a 1,000-node botnet'
CompSci trio describe theoretical Denial-of-Wallet attack
21 Apr 06:23 | 21
On-Prem
Toshiba rejects private equity buyout offer on grounds it was scarcely credible
Tells CVC and other would-be buyers to get serious and read Japanese regulations, or go home
21 Apr 06:58 | 1
Security
REvil ransomware gang claims it stole top-secret tech designs – including Apple lappies – from Quanta Computer
Threatens to release designs and data if not paid. But dangles 2005-vintage ThinkPad as proof it's serious
21 Apr 07:57 | 7
Offbeat
Lego's Space Shuttle Discovery: No trouble with Hubble, but the stickers will drive a grown man to insanity
The Reg once again shoves its talons into bags of spiky bricks for latest website-breaking set
21 Apr 08:31 | 40
Applications
Anyone for Palantir? UK.gov names gaggle of vendors to fight for contracts in £1.2bn back office application framework
It's time to crack open the public sector pork barrel.... like it was ever closed
21 Apr 09:30 | 7
SaaS
Microsoft renews cloud contracts with UK.gov amid ongoing legal spat with on-prem licence reseller
Lawyers, say hello to the Digital Transformation Agreement 2021
21 Apr 10:30 | 7
Networks
UK Telecoms Diversification Taskforce says Ofcom should take lead to ensure telcos don't rely on too few suppliers
Finding Huawei out of this mess
21 Apr 11:15 | 6
Bootnotes
From book shop to tat bazaar to cloud behemoth to grocer, what's Amazon up to now? Augmented-reality hairstyles
Curl up and dye, anyone?
21 Apr 12:01 | 9
Software
Someone has to pay to keep the lights so data-viz outfit Grafana switches licence regime to AGPLv3
AWS dodges the finger of blame as another open-sourcer tightens things up
21 Apr 12:45 | 15
Security
Half of Q1's malware traffic observed by Sophos was TLS encrypted, hiding inside legit requests to legit services
Brit infosec outfit points to nefarious deeds within Discord, Google systems
21 Apr 13:32 | 15
Personal Tech
Foxconn's showcase Wisconsin LCD factory becomes aspirational 'manufacturing ecosystem'
$10bn investment now $672m, jobs promised now 1,454 instead of 13,000
21 Apr 14:19 | 38
Security
UK.gov wants mobile makers to declare death dates for their new devices from launch
IoT security plan suddenly thrusts into the mainstream
21 Apr 15:05 | 102
Off-Prem
Google is updating Meet so at least you won't have to look at your hollow, careworn face
AI exposure fiddling and a party video background to remind you of the fun you aren't having
21 Apr 16:00 | 10
Databases
You only love me for my cache: New modules try to make NoSQL Redis more of a general-purpose database
7.0 out second half of the year
21 Apr 17:09 | 1
Security
Apple supplier Quanta Computer confirms it's fallen victim to ransomware attack
REvil gang starts publishing designs of what appear to be unreleased products
21 Apr 17:58 | 10
Updated
University duo thought it would be cool to sneak bad code into Linux as an experiment. Of course, it absolutely backfired
'Our community does not appreciate being experimented on' says Kroah-Hartman
21 Apr 19:47 | 182
Updated
Signal app's Moxie says it's possible to sabotage Cellebrite's phone-probing tools with booby-trapped file
More a declaration of war than turning the tables
21 Apr 22:04 | 38
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