SpaceX Crew Dragon docks at International Space Station
Even the aircon worked in the Muskmobile
01 Jun 2020 | 35
Simon is The Register's APAC editor, and is based in Australia. He covers the region's news as well as virtualization, data center infrastructure, software, cloud platforms, and more.
Microsoft and VMware end ancient grudge with new VM privilege workaround
Workstation has one job: running VMs. And now it can do it on Windows with Hyper-V enabled
01 Jun 2020 | 3
80-characters-per-line limits should be terminal, says Linux kernel chief Linus Torvalds
As he gives us version 5.7 with support for Apple power tech and better exFAT
01 Jun 2020 | 86
Singapore to accelerate digitalisation of COVID-kicked economy
New agency will hustle small retailers onto digital payments and teach seniors how to Internet
01 Jun 2020 | 1
Australia to refund $720m in 'debts' determined by dodgy algorithm
May well have been killer algorithm, too
01 Jun 2020 | 22
Wipro names new CEO: Former Capgemini COO Thierry Delaporte
Indian giant's center of power moves from Texas to Paris
29 May 2020 | 8
VMware virtually untouched by virus, impact of private Keith Urban concert for customers uncertain
Beats the guidance it didn’t think would survive the pandemic
29 May 2020 |
AR flop Magic Leap's 'pivot' spins CEO right off his throne
'Natural step' to find new leader after current one burned billions for no appreciable return
29 May 2020 | 19
Dell says the hard part comes next after rapid pandemic response helped it to stable Q1 revenue
Predicts demand to drop off as component prices rise, no hint of layoff plans
29 May 2020 | 3
NTT warns its Singapore cloud was hacked, Japanese customer data compromised
Early May attack hit 600-plus hosting and cloud customers
29 May 2020 |
Boeing brings back the 737 Max but also lays off thousands
And still no sign of safe software or approval to fly
28 May 2020 | 116
The time of annealing has come upon us, says Nutanix after beating revenue guidance
Losses deepened, optimism increased
28 May 2020 | 1
Vietnam accelerates – dare we say it? – digital transformation for a fourth industrial revolution
Prime Minister gives e-cash and e-government a hurry-up as Apple tunes in to its manufacturing smarts
28 May 2020 | 6
Before IBM started axing staff, it told them Q3 2020 would be super-busy with post-lockdown catch-up jobs
Workers told to take five days of compulsory leave ‘so we can better care for each other’
28 May 2020 | 25
Twitter ticks off Trump with new 'Get the facts' alert on pair of fact-challenged tweets
UpdatedTweeter-in-chief responds by alleging bias and electoral skulduggery
27 May 2020 | 120
China to test digital version of its currency at 2022 Winter Olympics
Peer-to-peer currency exchange without an institution in the middle but with 'controllable anonymity' for central bank
27 May 2020 | 14
IBM's sacking spree reaches Australia – and as staff wait to exit, they're offered AU$4k to find new workers
Axed employees given chance to write almost-certainly futile letters to defend their jobs after the pink slip arrives
27 May 2020 | 36
India said its coronavirus contact-tracing app is perfect... adds bug bounty and open-sources it anyway
As the legalese changes to extend data retention period
27 May 2020 | 1
China's clouds have hyperscale parents and global ambition – but are they contenders for your apps?
Yes, especially for consumer-facing workloads. But don't expect a comfortable ride
26 May 2020 |
VMware reduces hardware footprint of its shiny new K8s-on-vSphere toys
Seven hosts might have been asking a bit much for early footling
26 May 2020 |
Beardy Branson’s 747-assisted sat-launcher can’t get it up
First Virgin Orbit test launch glitches out at rocket’s first stage
25 May 2020 | 22
SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon cleared to hoist real live American astronauts into space
Rocket taxi to fly on Wednesday in first all-American launch since 2011
25 May 2020 | 41
Alibaba Cloud revenue grows 62% – but it's still just a sixth the size of AWS
But company reckons things are just getting started in China
25 May 2020 | 9
Linus Torvalds drops Intel and adopts 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper on personal PC
‘My 'allmodconfig' test builds are now three times faster than they used to be’ says Linux overlord
24 May 2020 | 172
