CES to require proof-of-vaccination at 2022 tech mega-conference Because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas On-Prem18 Aug 2021 | 2
WhatsApp pulls plug on Taliban helpline, shuts down official-looking accounts Terrorists' complaint service a bridge too far for encrypted chat biz Personal Tech18 Aug 2021 | 32
IETF rates itself 'minimally acceptable' on key measures of community, efficacy Internet standards body admits to gender issues, communications problems, pledges fix for undefined 'high priority concerns' Networks18 Aug 2021 | 12
GSMA and Euro-telcos argue for exemptions from big tech tax crackdown laws Claim members already pay plenty, and might build fewer networks if asked to pay more Legal18 Aug 2021 | 17
Boston Dynamics spends months training its Atlas robots to perform one minute of parkour almost perfectly Video Sarah Connor is safe for now AI + ML18 Aug 2021 | 58
China orders annual security reviews for all critical information infrastructure operators Almost any org that could expose data needs a dedicated security team with an obligation to report breaches Security18 Aug 2021 | 15
SWAN-song: Scotland re-tenders WAN framework for up to £350m Capita won current deal worth £325m to run public-sector networks until 2023 Networks18 Aug 2021 | 6
Asahi Linux progress: Apple Silicon OS works – though it's 'rough around the edges' and has no GUI acceleration Fascinating project but will it ever be practical? OSes18 Aug 2021 | 30
Magna Carta mayhem: Protesters lay siege to Edinburgh Castle, citing obscure Latin text that has never applied in Scotland Harry Potter and the Unstoppable Simpletons Bootnotes18 Aug 2021 | 231
Faster .NET? Monster post by Microsoft software engineer shows serious improvements Essential reading for developers in search of performance and efficiency Software18 Aug 2021 | 36
Un-carrier? Definitely Unsecure: T-Mobile US admits 48m customers' details stolen after downplaying reports Affected users to get free McAfee ID protection, so that's OK then Security18 Aug 2021 | 30
Watchdog 'disappointed' it took NHS England over a year to release details of access to Palantir COVID-19 data store Updated 18 months after controversial project began, non-departmental public body finally gives up the goods Databases18 Aug 2021 | 70
The Sun is shining, the birds are singing, and Microsoft has pulled support for Internet Explorer in Microsoft 365 Looking forward to bright, IE-less future. Kind of Software18 Aug 2021 | 36
US boffins: We're close to fusion ignition in the lab – as seen in stars and thermonuclear weapons The Reg speaks to chief scientist in fuel-compression experiment Science18 Aug 2021 | 86
Researchers find high-severity command injection vuln in Fortinet's web app firewall Updated Mitigation: Don't let randomers from the internet log in to your firewall Security18 Aug 2021 |
Is this indeed the light-house top I see? Microsoft updates its container Linux, CBL-Mariner Stripped-down OS prepares to unroll the birthday bunting Devops18 Aug 2021 | 2
OK, so you stole $600m-plus from us, how about you be our Chief Security Advisor, Poly Network asks thief Could it be a trap? Security18 Aug 2021 | 30
Apple didn't engage with the infosec world on CSAM scanning – so get used to a slow drip feed of revelations Starting with: Neural net already found in iOS, hash collisions, and more AI + ML18 Aug 2021 | 96