Australian geoboffins have zoomed in and enhanced CSI-style soil analysis: Bung it in a machine, find the crime scene
New approach could lead to a system for geolocating dirt samples
Science07 Jul 2021 | 6
Gareth is a freelance journalist and the author of several best-selling books on embedded and educational hardware and software.
He contributes to The Register's coverage on a range of beats, from security and science communication to the semiconductor industry, open source, and consumer electronics.
Laptop option on the way for ortholinear keyboard hipsters in form of MNT Reform add-on
Staggered keys, your days are numbered
Personal Tech06 Jul 2021 | 25
Chinese chip designers hope to topple Arm's Cortex-A76 with XiangShan RISC-V design
Permissively licensed, the processor's second iteration targets 2GHz at 14nm
On-Prem06 Jul 2021 | 27
Boffins boast of 'slidetronics' breakthrough enabling binary switch just two atoms thick
Finding could boost performance and efficiency of future gadgets
Science02 Jul 2021 | 18
Microsoft warns of serious vulnerabilities in Netgear's DGN2200v1 router
Gadget capable of 'opening the gates for attackers to roam untethered through an entire organisation'
Security01 Jul 2021 | 13
Deep neural networks... IN SPAAACE: Vector-enhanced RISC-V chips could give satellites onboard AI
Boffins point to benefits of putting rad-hardened ASICs in orbit
AI + ML01 Jul 2021 | 2
Micron announces EUV fabs by 2024 as it flogs Utah facility to Texas Instruments
Oh, and it would like everyone to know it had a fantastic sales quarter, natch
Storage01 Jul 2021 | 3
Sir Tim Berners-Lee's World Wide Web NFT fetches $5.4m at auction while rest of us gaze upon source code for $0
Proceeds to go towards charitable causes, Father of the Web confirms
Software01 Jul 2021 | 30
Battery recycling boosted by dentist-style ultrasonics, if manufacturers can cooperate
New technique quicker and greener, but needs batteries to be designed for dismantling
Science01 Jul 2021 | 24
Exoskeleton startup wants to slap robot arms on schoolkids
For educational purposes, of course
Personal Tech01 Jul 2021 | 16
Microsoft hooks up with MITRE to map Azure's ATT&CK surface for 'proactive security'
Amazon's AWS next cloud platform in line for adversarial tactics framework
Security30 Jun 2021 |
KVM flaw on AMD servers gave malicious VMs a route to take over the host
Updated Vuln thankfully patched following Google Project Zero disclosure
Virtualization30 Jun 2021 |
AMD opens wallet to lure scientific computing boffins away from Nvidia's CUDA onto its Instinct accelerators
Only academics, researchers, nonprofits need apply to AIER initiative
HPC29 Jun 2021 | 6
Intel sticks another nail in the coffin of TSX with feature-disabling microcode update
Plus: 10nm Sapphire Rapids Xeon chips delayed to Q1 2022
Security29 Jun 2021 | 17
Panasonic's Toughbook G2 comes Windows 11-ready even as TPM 2.0 supplies dwindle
Rugged fondleslab ideal for field work starts at £2,218 with lots to configure
Personal Tech29 Jun 2021 | 6
Would-be password-killer FIDO Alliance aims to boost uptake with new UX guidelines
Throws a bone to complex enterprise deployment, too
Security24 Jun 2021 | 7
Lego bricks, upcycled iPhone lenses used in new low-cost, high-res microscope
Full instructions given away for free, to 'nurture natural curiosity'
Science24 Jun 2021 | 13
Report picks holes in the Linux kernel release signing process
Security procedures need documenting, improving, and mandating - though they're better than they used to be
Security24 Jun 2021 | 13
Researchers find evidence that stress does turn your hair grey, and it can be reversed – you just need a holiday
But the hair dye market isn't about to implode, there are limits
Science24 Jun 2021 | 25
Doggy DNA database adopted by Gloucestershire cops to bring crims to heel
Pet parents asked to fork over £75 for the privilege, though
Databases24 Jun 2021 | 36
Fashion titan French Connection says 'FCUK' as REvil-linked ransomware makes off with data
Attack on an internal system shouldn't put customers at risk, biz claims
Security24 Jun 2021 | 6
The Linux Foundation dives into machine learning with Open Voice Network, dataset licence launches
Looks to improve the simplicity with which such things are shared
AI + ML23 Jun 2021 | 1
Boffins promise protection and perfect performance with new ZeRØ, No-FAT memory safety techniques
Fast, easy to implement, and knocks attacks like Spectre on the head – what's the catch?
Security23 Jun 2021 | 18
Pub landlords on notice as 'Internet of Beer' firm not only pulls pints, but can also clean the lines
El Reg hacks selflessly volunteer to taste-test before and after
Edge + IoT23 Jun 2021 | 52
'Set it and forget it' attitude to open-source software has become a major security problem, says Veracode
Study finds a whole sea of outdated third-party libraries
Security22 Jun 2021 | 50
Intel sponsors report on tech's role in decarbonisation and the irony isn't lost on us
Making computer components is a dirty business
On-Prem22 Jun 2021 |
Zephyr OS Bluetooth vulnerabilities left smart devices open to attack
The 'S' in 'IoT' stands for 'security'
Security22 Jun 2021 | 5
Post-lunch snooze plans dashed as the UK tests its Emergency Alerts... again
Maybe turn your phone off if you don't fancy a 'loud, siren-like noise'
Networks22 Jun 2021 | 44
Poltergeist attack could leave autonomous vehicles blind to obstacles – or haunt them with new ones
First 'AMpLe' concept proves worryingly simple to implement with success
Security18 Jun 2021 | 54
Google cosies up to AMD for high-performance scale-out Tau VMs – but makes eyes at Intel and Arm, too
New 60 vCPU VMs come with some bold price-performance claims, but AMD needs to stay on its toes
Systems17 Jun 2021 | 2
Not very sage rage over UK pay outage: Opayo says 'ohheyno' as payment processor's payments stop processing
Glitch leaves punters unable to pay for their goods and services
Off-Prem17 Jun 2021 | 9
Toyota reveals its work on an honest-to-goodness cloak of invisibility
Though it's mostly just looking to make its cars safer, rather than hide them
Science17 Jun 2021 | 66
UK product safety regulations are failing consumers online, in the IoT, and … with artificial intelligence?
So the National Audit Office found in report on the Office of Product Safety and Standards, anyway
Edge + IoT17 Jun 2021 | 16
You had one job: Akamai's Prolexic Denial-of-Service protection system fingered after users in Australia denied, er, services
Updated Major banks, websites, gaming services, and more taken down
Off-Prem17 Jun 2021 | 6
Open-source projects glibc and gnulib look to sever copyright ties with Free Software Foundation
Project maintainers follow GCC in dropping copyright assignment requirement
Software16 Jun 2021 | 24
Michigan Micro Mote works well escargot: Tiny computer makes it into the field strapped to backs of predatory snails
Then solves a longstanding extinction puzzle
Science15 Jun 2021 | 11
TimeCache aims to block side-channel cache attacks – without hurting performance
Research team: We've proved hardware-plus-software mods can keep your secrets secret
Security15 Jun 2021 | 8
The latest REvil ransomware victim? Sol Oriens. Oh, a US nuclear weapons contractor
Company claims 'no current indication' top-secret data was plundered
Security15 Jun 2021 | 11
Dealing with the pandemic by drinking and swearing? Boffins say you're not alone
While social media gets a portion of the blame for COVID-19's initial spread
Bootnotes11 Jun 2021 | 50
RISC-V boffins lay out a plan for bringing the architecture to high-performance computing
'The group is united in making RISC-V an option in HPC,' says SIG-HPC chair
HPC10 Jun 2021 | 7
Xilinx snaps up 'accelerated computing' specialist Silexica for its SLX FPGA tool suite
AMD hoping to grow its $38bn Xilinx acquisition as it seeks to compete with Intel's Altera
On-Prem10 Jun 2021 | 2
Pre-orders open for the Mini PET 40/80, the closest thing to Commodore's classic around
Upgraded build-it-yourself kit now includes 80-character mode, improved video output options
Personal Tech10 Jun 2021 | 48
Student Loans Company splashes out on 20,000 cybersecurity training courses – for just 3,300 employees
FoI request details £76,800 in training fees, most of which went to staff security-specific departments
Security10 Jun 2021 | 16
PrivacyMic looks to keep your home smart without Google, Alexa, Siri and pals listening in
Raspberry Pi-powered prototype proves 95% accurate, 100% private, claim boffins
Security09 Jun 2021 | 38
'Universal Processor' startup Tachyum unveils full-system Prodigy emulator ahead of sampling later this year
FPGA-driven prototypes yet to prove the company's bold performance and power-draw claims
Systems09 Jun 2021 | 18
In this round of 'Real life or Black Mirror episode', drones that hunt down humans by listening to their screams
Plus: UAVs that can smell your poop – both for benign purposes, mind
Edge + IoT09 Jun 2021 | 29
Intel's latest patch set plugs some serious holes in CPU, Bluetooth, server, and – ironically – security lines
Reports through Chipzilla's bug bounty scheme growing, but still in the minority
Security09 Jun 2021 | 5
No digital equivalent to the impulse aisle found as online grocery shoppers buy fewer sweet treats than in real life
Supermarkets presumably working on a solution to this 'problem' right now
Offbeat09 Jun 2021 | 17
China's ISCAS to build 2,000 RISC-V laptops by the end of 2022 as nation seeks to cut reliance on Arm, Intel chips
Software porting efforts aim to make sure Android, Linux, Firefox, and Chrome work well ahead of time
Personal Tech08 Jun 2021 | 18
Cryptography whizz Phil Zimmermann looks back at 30 years of Pretty Good Privacy
The highs, the lows, the acquisitions, the resignations, and more
Security08 Jun 2021 | 27
Siloscape malware targets Windows containers, breaks through to the underlying Kubernetes cluster
Using techniques Microsoft had previously considered 'not a vulnerability'
Security08 Jun 2021 | 3
DoS vulns in 3 open-source MQTT message brokers could leave users literally locked out of their homes or offices
If your IoT kit employs RabbitMQ, EMQ X or VerneMQ, it's time to get patching
Security08 Jun 2021 | 27
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