OSes Linux kernel sheds legacy IDE support, but driver-dominated 5.14 rc1 still grows Please ignore pesky AMD GPU hardware description header files, says Linus Torvalds 12 Jul 00:00 | 43
Software Singaporean boffins tame urban jungle with VR simulation of vertical greenery Experiment shows that a few more plants make for a lot less stress 12 Jul 02:36 | 1
Security Kaseya claims SaaS restoration going swimmingly Patch for on-prem is out, too, but company asks users to pause work to review late documentation changes 12 Jul 03:05 | 3
Science Richard Branson uses two planes to make 170km round trip Went into space and made it home in time for lunch 12 Jul 05:10 | 199
Legal Beijing further tightens its grip on local web giants with 'Network Security Review Measures' More crackdowns on tech companies planning an IPO, as foreshadowed by the Cyberspace Administration of China 12 Jul 05:57 | 6
Personal Tech Desktop PC sales bounce back – but only because of laptop component shortages HP missed the boom for both, posted 2.7 per cent growth as market surged 13 points over 2020 12 Jul 07:06 | 5
Who, Me? Updated Ah, I see you found my PowerShell script called 'SiteReview' – that does not mean what you think it means It's certainly not for that 12 Jul 07:47 | 104
Column Windows 11 still doesn't understand our complex lives – and it hurts Linux user dips toe in Microsoft OS 12 Jul 08:30 | 154
Episode 11 BOFH: Where there is darkness, let there be a light Where two or more idiots are gathered together, try to reduce the number of idiots 12 Jul 09:15 | 69
Review SteelSeries Apex Pro plays both sides of the mechanical keyboard fence – and wins Feedback determined by software, making this ideal for work and play 12 Jul 10:01 | 23
Offbeat TSMC and Foxconn sign on dotted line to buy 10 million Pfizer vaccines for Taiwan Foxconn's Terry Gou says deal had no guidance nor interference from Beijing 12 Jul 10:38 | 2
Geek's Guide To Britain Western Approaches Museum: WRENs, wargames, and victory in the Atlantic Anonymous Liverpudlian building was once home to the strategists who beat Germany's U-boats 12 Jul 10:45 | 57
Legal Microsoft broke British and European competition laws, UK reseller tells High Court Redmond acknowledges £270m sueball – so the battle's on 12 Jul 11:30 | 16
Legal G20 finance ministers agree plan to make multinationals pay their 'fair share' of tax Tax-efficient tech giants in firing line 12 Jul 12:15 | 82
Science NASA signs $1bn deal with Northrop Grumman to build studio apartment in lunar orbit with room for 3 vehicles HALO to form the crew habitat module of the Gateway outpost 12 Jul 13:02 | 32
Software Lightweight VS Code is only getting heftier with addition of official web server extension v1.58 is a sizeable update that also brings terminals in the editor 12 Jul 13:45 | 24
Software It's all in the mind: Thought-command slot car racing in the city of the future Controlling a Scalextric car with the mighty power of the Vulture brain 12 Jul 15:15 | 2
Bootnotes South Korean uni installs lavatory that pays out when you spend a penny Eco-friendly convenience repays deposits using world's first craptocurrency 12 Jul 16:03 | 22
Software Linux Mint 20.2 is a bit more insistent about updating but not as annoying as Windows or Mac, team promises New release also brings a few refreshed apps and refinements 12 Jul 16:46 | 63
Security SolarWinds issues software update – one it wrote for a change – to patch hole exploited in the wild 'Single threat actor' already abusing RCE flaw, Microsoft reports 12 Jul 19:44 | 9
In brief With a straight face, Putin agrees to do something about ransomware coming out of Russia, apparently Plus: Beware bogus crypto-mining phone apps, and more 12 Jul 21:23 | 39
On-Prem As Europe hopes to double its share of global chip production, Intel comes along with $20bn, plans for fabs France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands ... but not Brexit Britain? 12 Jul 22:50 | 52