UN World Court declares countries must curb emissions or be held responsible
But it has no way to compel scofflaws to comply
Legal23 Jul 2025 | 18
Rik was The Register's US editor until his semi-retirement in 2014. As a veteran science and technology journalist, he has written and edited countless stories on Apple, Intel, semiconductors, climate change, and more.
The real reason why Trump is killing the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawai'i
Column The Keeling Curve, measured there, is irrefutable evidence of increasing CO2 emissions
Science22 Jul 2025 | 255
Here's the ugliest global-warming chart you'll ever need to see
Analysis Earth is running a fever. That's not news. What's surprising is exactly how fast its temperature is rising
Science23 Feb 2025 | 261
Humans brought the heat. Earth says we pay the price
Special report Amid wildfire death and destruction, there are solutions, workable smart solutions, but who wants to talk about that?
Science02 Feb 2025 | 226
Road to Removal: A blueprint for yanking billions of tons of CO2 out of our atmosphere
It'll also cost billions, but perhaps a price worth paying?
Science07 Jan 2024 | 156
Scientists mull Solar Radiation Management – a potential climate-change stop-gap
In-depth As we argue over freeing ourselves from fossil fuels, can SRM buy us time to develop green energy we need?
Science30 Dec 2023 | 246
Shame about those wildfires. We'll just let the fossil fuel giants off the hook, then?
Comment As world heads into 2024, scientists are asked: When will Big Oil face the heat?
Science16 Dec 2023 | 198
NASA taps ESA satellite Swarm for salty ocean temperature tales
Magnetic method explored, NASA tells The Reg
Science09 Jan 2017 | 35
Climate change bust up: We'll launch our own damn satellites if Trump pulls plug – Gov Brown
Super Cali goes ballistic over claims global warming's bogus
Science14 Dec 2016 | 153
Done making the big stuff better? The path to Apple's mid-life crisis
Apple at 40 IoT, VR, AI... cars? Let the other guy take the hit first
Personal Tech01 Apr 2016 | 29
Retiring Reg hack explains how bass playing = tech reporting
So long, and thanks for all the Phish
Bootnotes27 Jun 2014 | 50
Intel, Ford: Project Mobii will harpoon unsafe, unauthorized drivers
Mobile Interior Imaging cameras know who you are, Ahab
Personal Tech26 Jun 2014 | 27
Physicist proposes 1,000-foot state-sized walls to stop tornadoes
Man-made mountains would tame Tornado Alley, says master builder
Science26 Jun 2014 | 78
Oculus seeks partners in drive to get a billion people into virtual reality
But we won't believe we're there for 'a decade or two'
On-Prem25 Jun 2014 | 15
Apple wins patent to pump ads to your iDevice while you're watching TV
Product placement isn't intrusive enough, it seems
Legal24 Jun 2014 | 37
Samsung loses again: Judge awards Apple, Nokia $2m in leak-investigation fees
'All information leaks' not a valid excuse, Sammy
On-Prem24 Jun 2014 | 3
Chromebook Pixel owners' promised free data plans being prematurely axed
Google, Verizon: As US politico Joe Wilson once yelled at President Obama, 'You lie!'
Personal Tech24 Jun 2014 | 29
Senate heavyweights forge bipartisan accord on phone unlocking
The right and left agree: It's just 'common sense'
Personal Tech23 Jun 2014 | 7
Intel teams with Micron on next-gen many-core Xeon Phi with 3D DRAM
Introduces new 'fundamental building block of HPC systems' with Intel Omni Scale Fabric
HPC23 Jun 2014 | 2
AMD details aggressive power-efficiency goal: 25X boost by 2020
Deep Tech 10X lift in past six years, 25X in next six thanks to real-time tuning, sleepy video
Personal Tech20 Jun 2014 | 32
Apple's October iWatch beefy, 'arched' – report
Want to text or 'voice chat'? You'll need an iPhone, as well
Personal Tech19 Jun 2014 | 9
Apple files patent for camera lens controlled by 'artificial muscle'
Cheap, low-power polymer deltoids designed to pump up skinnier iPhones, iPads
Personal Tech19 Jun 2014 | 17
Unisys cozies closer to Intel, 'sunsets' proprietary processor
Software-defined fabric architectures claim another victim
Systems17 Jun 2014 | 7
Splash! Three times as much water as ALL of Earth's oceans found TRAPPED underground
Can it help relieve a drought-plagued world? Well, don't water that brown lawn just yet
Science13 Jun 2014 | 61
Twitter for iOS embraces Bing Translate in time for World Cup 2014
Read tweets by global fans of football, futbol, piłka nożna, Fußball, футбол, pêl-droed ...
Software13 Jun 2014 | 6
'Hashtag' added to the OED – but # isn't a hash, pound, nor number sign
A hint as to its real name: Know anyone named 'Thorpe'?
Bootnotes13 Jun 2014 | 104
Cisco: You think the internet is clogged with video now? Just wait until 2018
'We are firmly in the Zettabyte Era,' says networking megafirm exec in new report
Channel13 Jun 2014 | 16
Soccer Football in SPAAACE! ISS 'naut nails zero-G bicycle kick
Video A leaping-layout goalie save in orbit? Much less painful than Marcelo's 'own goal'
Science12 Jun 2014 | 10
Déjà spew: US would accept higher bills for less CO2 by two-to-one
Even some who think 'scientists manipulate their findings for political reasons' would pony up
Science12 Jun 2014 | 36
PCIe eyes the Internet of (the next big) Things
PCI-SIG Low-power tweaks open door to BEEELLIONs of devices – but do they need PCIe?
Personal Tech11 Jun 2014 |
Cheap, backwards-compatible PCIe 4.0 on track for 2015 2016
PCI-SIG 16GT/sec interconnect dependent on the kindness of strangers
Systems10 Jun 2014 | 8
Google to acquire satellite eye-in-sky Skybox for $500m
Another tool to be added to Google's all-seeing arsenal
On-Prem10 Jun 2014 | 16
FIGHT! Intel disputes ARM's claims of Android superiority
Chipzilla rep: 'Someone's gotta be the truth squad around here'
Personal Tech05 Jun 2014 | 32
Two more Eagles land in AMD's bird-of-prey aerie
Steppe and Crowned are less muscular than big Bald Eagle bro, but sport some interesting thermal plumage
Personal Tech04 Jun 2014 | 2
AMD tops processor evolution with new mobile Kaveri chippery
Deep Tech 'Big A' architecture change occurs 'once every 15, 20 years,' says AMD CTO
Personal Tech04 Jun 2014 | 35
iOS 8 to PROBE your GUTS and your HOME
WWDC HealthKit and HomeKit APIs – prepping developers in advance of the iWatch?
Software03 Jun 2014 | 16
Android is a BURNING 'hellstew' of malware, cackles Apple's Cook
WWDC iOS rival 'dominates the mobile malware market,' says totally unbiased observer
Channel02 Jun 2014 | 177
US citizens want stricter CO2 regulations by two to one – Yale poll
EPA to propose new emissions rules on Monday, industry v. government battle now raging
Legal30 May 2014 | 52
Intel unveils kit to speed evolution of digital driving
Auto autonomy is inevitable, and Chipzilla wants to help hasten its arrival
Personal Tech29 May 2014 | 11
Four-pronged ARM-based Mac rumor channels Rasputin
Guess what company would benefit if true? Hint: It's a Korean bête noire of Apple
Personal Tech27 May 2014 | 39
Poll: Climate change now more divisive than abortion, gun control
Dog bites man: The more right-wing you are, the less you think humans are toasting the planet
Science27 May 2014 | 107
Intel marries Chinese chippery firm to SoC it to low-end tablet market
SoFIA mobile platform family to get new quad-core sibling for 'entry and value' fondleslabs
Channel27 May 2014 | 8
Launching a hardware startup? The stars are aligned in your favor
Solid There's been no better time to get into hardware biz, says hardware biz analyst
Channel24 May 2014 | 7
The Internet of Things helps insurance firms reward, punish
Solid The more 'quantifiable' you are, the more subject you are to behavior-modification schemes
Legal23 May 2014 | 51
Autodesk CEO: '3D printing has been way overhyped'
Solid It has its place – but it's not for the average Joe or Jane
Channel22 May 2014 | 40
Robotics evangelist: 'Personal robots' should be invisible beings
Solid Forget that humanoid robot paradigm – it's all about services, not servants
Personal Tech22 May 2014 | 12
Robotics pioneer: Intelligent machines are 'scary for a lot of people'
Solid But he has a plan to ease Luddites' fears, one that even a child can understand
Personal Tech21 May 2014 | 21
AMD unleashes savage bird of prey on Internet of Burly, Brawny Things
Four 4K displays not enough for you? A li'l tweak and – voilà! – you've got nine
Personal Tech20 May 2014 | 5
Google Maps can now tell cyclists how HIGH they will get
Just online, unfortunately – so stash your laptop in your bag when in unfamiliar territory
Software16 May 2014 | 31
Users folder vanished after OS X 10.9.3 update? Here's a fix
Updated, Take Two Merely a bug, or an unwelcome step toward an iOS-like hidden filesystem?
Software16 May 2014 | 55
Apple updates OS X Mavericks, iTunes, Podcasts for iOS
Not much to get excited about unless you have a 4K display or podcast addiction
Software15 May 2014 | 14
FCC headman Wheeler calls for an 'open internet' – but what the %$#@! does he mean?
Analysis One man's 'open' is another man's goldmine
Legal15 May 2014 | 22
Look out, FCC: R.E.M., Aerosmith, Jello Biafra, 57 others join net neutrality crusade
The 'creative community' speaks: Don't let corporate honchos 'pick winners and losers online'
Legal14 May 2014 | 33
Survey: Patent litigation skyrocketing, trolls top 10 sueball chuckers
Most sued company? Some fruity firm from Cupertino, California
Legal13 May 2014 | 15
Archos ArcBook: An Android netbook for a measly hundred-and-seventy clams
Productivity software, Wi-Fi, audio and video – what else do you need besides the cloud?
Personal Tech13 May 2014 | 28
GM reveals how much you'll pay to turn your car into a rolling 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot
Anesthetize your quarreling nippers with digital distractions
Networks12 May 2014 | 37
LG teases 'G Watch' wristable, releases new tablet trio
Another entry into the 'product searching for a reason to exist' smartwatch category
Personal Tech12 May 2014 | 6
China 'in discussions' about high-speed rail lines to London, Germany – and the US
There's thinking big, and then there's thinking bat-shite crazy
Personal Tech09 May 2014 | 76
Boffinry breakthrough: First self-replicating life with 'alien' DNA
This time around, it needs to be fed to keep copying; next time? Mebbe so, mebbe not...
Science08 May 2014 | 39
Want a twenty-buck smartphone? Go to China, says ARM exec
Prices diving faster than a peregrine falcon with lunch on its mind
Personal Tech08 May 2014 | 12
Biting the hand that feeds IT
