Asahi Linux devs merge effort to run Linux on Apple M1 silicon into kernel
Slated for inclusion in version 5.13, due about three months from now
09 Apr 2021 | 12
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Cisco takes small steps towards IT-as-a-service, more software-defined networking
For compute and SD-WAN only, with plenty of details not yet in place
09 Apr 2021 | 1
‘Can COVID-19 vaccines connect me to the internet?’
It’s not The Register asking. The question comes from the official Australian government vaccine advice service (and the answer is ‘No’)
09 Apr 2021 | 33
Biden administration effectively slaps bans on seven Chinese supercomputer companies for military links
Organizations added to Entity list
09 Apr 2021 | 7
Xen releases a new version 4.15 after a slightly delayed development process
Teases new ‘Hyperlaunch’ tech that will allow booting of whole VM fleets
08 Apr 2021 |
Huawei re-org: Chinese giant merges its cloud and compute business units
Reports of cloud team's demise may be premature
08 Apr 2021 | 1
Indian defense chief admits China’s cyber-weapons would ‘disrupt large number of systems’ whenever Beijing presses the button
Video Working to improve 'cyberwalls', but for now swift recovery is main strategy
08 Apr 2021 | 14
Toshiba launches cloudy managed IoT database service running its own GridDB
And ponders whether to let itself be bought by private equiteer CVC for $20bn
08 Apr 2021 | 1
Atheists appeal to higher power for intercession over alleged sins against privacy
Membership data row ascends to desk of California attorney-general
07 Apr 2021 | 41
Seagate claims it shipped its third zettabyte of storage in record time
36 years to hit 1 ZB. Then, like buses, none for ages, then 2 ZB almost at once
07 Apr 2021 | 20
IBM creates a COBOL compiler – for Linux on x86
What’s this got to do with Big Blue's hybrid cloud obsession? Cloudifying COBOL ... until you repent and go back to z/OS
07 Apr 2021 | 83
Taiwan’s PC-fest COMPUTEX cancels real-world edition – three months after promising in-person gathering
If you can’t guess why, how’s life under that rock?
07 Apr 2021 | 3
VMware adds support for 80-core Ampere Altra chips to its experimental Arm hypervisor
The ‘we think this is mostly for SmartNICs’ stance is looking a little thinner
06 Apr 2021 | 2
Australian ponders requiring multiple IDs to sign up for social media, plus more crypto-busting backdoors
Yes, this could mean Zuck gets your passport and credit card. We’re sure he’ll take care of them properly …
06 Apr 2021 | 101
Myanmar junta suspends all wireless broadband networks until further notice
As night-time internet cut-offs stretch beyond 50 consecutive days
06 Apr 2021 | 4
Pakistan’s IT minister objects to tax changes he thinks may harm local IT industry
Crackdown on offshore payments to freelancers hits a nerve
01 Apr 2021 | 3
Wi-Fi slinger Ubiquiti hints at source code leak after claim of ‘catastrophic’ cloud intrusion emerges
Says customer data wasn't touched, doesn't say much about being rooted
01 Apr 2021 | 25
VMware builds narrow one-way road to move its crown jewels towards cloudy subscriptions
...but only on clouds it controls. Multi-cloud licensing is still all sorts of fun
31 Mar 2021 | 1
South Korean regulator recommends Apple be prosecuted for hampering fair trade probe
Alleges staff took down the internet when investigators visited, even got a little physical
31 Mar 2021 | 10
Xiaomi scoots off to build electric cars, pumps $10bn into the tank to get things rolling
Logowatch Also reveals first foldable with U-shaped hinge to lighten things up
31 Mar 2021 | 4
Payment app MobiKwik denies customer data was stolen from it, has no idea how the info ended up on the dark web: Maybe it was your fault?
Talk about living in hope
31 Mar 2021 | 9
Cisco turns more Catalyst 9000s into application platforms, so devs and NetAdmins can share a view
ThousandEyes agent to run on switches that don't do Docker, hook into AppDynamics to monitor all the things
30 Mar 2021 | 3
Apple expands third-party repairer program, mostly in Asia
Applicants sought from Afghanistan to Vietnam – even Moscow and Myanmar – with the rest of world allowed later this year
30 Mar 2021 | 11
Toshiba brings quantum-inspired computer out of the cloud and onto the desktop
Simulated Bifurcation Machine burns algorithms onto FPGAs, pops 'em into a vanilla workstation, and offers 10x performance for some problems
30 Mar 2021 | 8
