Software Google to bake COVID-19 vaccine passport support into Android with Passes API update Digital vax record stored on user's smartphone 02 Jul 2021 | 25
AI + ML NASA talks up Perseverance Mars rover's self-driving rock-avoiding abilities AutoNav performs 'thinking while driving' – any chance we could get more of that on Earth ... for humans? 02 Jul 2021 | 6
Applications Oh dear, Universal Windows Platform: Microsoft says 'no plans to release WinUI 3 for UWP in a stable way' Focus is on persuading desktop developers to refresh applications for Windows 11 02 Jul 2021 | 21
Science Boffins boast of 'slidetronics' breakthrough enabling binary switch just two atoms thick Finding could boost performance and efficiency of future gadgets 02 Jul 2021 | 18
On Call Go to L: A man of the cloth faces keyboard conundrum When a user really is holier than thou 02 Jul 2021 | 184
Security Brit firm fined £200k for banging on about missold PPI in 11.4 million nuisance calls 316 people complained to the Information Commissioner's Office 02 Jul 2021 | 40
Something for the Weekend, Sir? Devilish plans for your next app update ensure they never happen – unless you start praying These things really get my goat 02 Jul 2021 | 81
Review Xiaomi my heart is still beating: Reg hack takes Chinese giant's new fitness band for a spin Mi Smart Band 6 needs to be slicker, bigger, and brighter to really get you faster and fitter 02 Jul 2021 | 23
OSes Rocky Linux release attracts 80,000 downloads as ex-CentOS users mull choices Who has the best RHEL clone? Rivals jostle for position 02 Jul 2021 | 52
Science Richard Branson plans to trump Jeff Bezos by 9 days in billionaires' space race The flight of the bearded one means Shepard will be second. Again 02 Jul 2021 | 88
Legal IT manager who swindled Essex hospital trust out of £800k gets 5 years in prison Self-signed invoices let him cream off hundreds of thousands 02 Jul 2021 | 42
Security The PrintNightmare continues: Microsoft confirms presence of vulnerable code in all versions of Windows That printer plugged into your domain controller? Yeah, you might not be using that for a while 02 Jul 2021 | 79
Legal Ex-boss of UK's Competition and Markets Authority asks: How can it tackle Big Tech when no one knows what the CMA is? On the other hand, he did have two years to raise watchdog's profile 02 Jul 2021 | 15
OSes Calling all fanbois: If you can't wait to glimpse iOS 15, Apple is running a public beta now Next version of iPhone software boasts plenty of changes, but experience will be buggy for now 02 Jul 2021 | 9
PaaS + IaaS Another JEDI saga that doesn't need a sequel: Oracle petitions Supreme Court over Microsoft Pentagon contract Big Red and Amazon just can't let $10bn cloud award go 02 Jul 2021 | 18
Legal Reserve Bank of India warns against Big Tech's potential to dominate financial services Don't be allured by the siren sound of inclusion and lasting efficiency gains, says report 02 Jul 2021 | 12
Personal Tech While some Apple employees aren't happy with hybrid work plans, those on the retail front line are probably delighted In-store/work-from-home arrangement extended to Apple Store Geniuses 02 Jul 2021 | 8
Security Microsoft tells US lawmakers cloud has changed the game on data privacy, gets 10 info demands a day from cops Technology has outpaced laws, says House committee chairman 02 Jul 2021 | 17
Security Digital rights org claims cyberattacks against Filipino media outlets come from government and army IP address inside Department of Science and Technology ran a vulnerability scan on target 02 Jul 2021 | 4
Bootnotes A real go-GETTR: Former Trump aide tries to batter Twitter by ripping off its UI Critic points out that restrictive T&Cs just make it 'Twitter without the porn' 02 Jul 2021 | 50
On-Prem IBM President and former Red Hat boss Jim Whitehurst quits Krishna: 'Our hybrid cloud and AI strategy is strongly resonating with clients' - no, really, it is 02 Jul 2021 | 28
Software Google has second thoughts about cutting cookies, so serves up CHIPs Cookies Having Independent Partitioned State, no fish involved 02 Jul 2021 | 61