Edge + IoT
UK's Civil Aviation Authority hashing out rules for crash-proof cargo pods on drones
Project wins £50k from government
22 Sep 07:45 | 23
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Edge computing has a bright future, even if nobody's sure quite what that looks like
Making sense of blurry lines
21 Sep 09:15 | 10
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Ex-DJI veep: There was no drone at Gatwick during 2018's hysterical shutdown
Bold words from Boston Dynamics' new man
15 Sep 10:01 | 81
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RAF chief: Our Reaper drones (sorry, SkyGuardians) stand ready to help British councils
There's no council tax infringement a Brimstone missile can't punish
10 Sep 16:26 | 69
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EU to formally probe Nvidia's $54bn takeover over British chip designer Arm – report
Hot on heels of 'significant concerns' from the UK
27 Aug 16:58 | 28
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European Commission airs out new IoT device security draft law – interested parties have a week to weigh in
Mirroring UK, US efforts to crack down on cheap 'n' cheerful internet gadgets
23 Aug 16:22 | 13
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Edgy: HPE's first message from the International Space Station to Microsoft's Azure? 'hello world'
Supercomputing above the clouds
19 Aug 11:45 | 10
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Will it bend? That is the question: Arm boffins boast of first flexible 32-bit chip
Plastic-backed TFT part positioned as perfect for the Internet of Things
21 Jul 16:01 | 18
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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
23 Jun 10:45 | 52
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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
17 Jun 10:01 | 16
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An anti-drone system that sneezes targets to death? Would that be a DARPA project? You betcha
Hotshot snotbot shows grotty terror plot buzzbots what's what
10 Jun 09:15 | 73
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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
09 Jun 13:02 | 29
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Need some chips? The Raspberry Pi Pico's RP2040 is heading to a channel near you
40k units now, but 'serious volume' to arrive after the summer
01 Jun 08:31 | 18
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Sony makes a play for edge compute chores with smart sensors
$18bn investment plan also calls for 160 million entertainment customers to become a billion
27 May 06:59 | 3
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OK, so we don't have a flying car yet, but this is possibly even better: The Internet of Beer
Killer IoT app finally arrives: Keg-tracking tech to tackle light-fingered miscreants
23 Apr 17:19 | 34
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South Africa's state-owned energy firm to appeal after court rules Oracle does not have to support its software
Eskom disputes results of Big Red audit
08 Apr 17:03 | 48
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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 02:45 | 1
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Bad news for automakers: That fire at the Renesas chip plant was worse than expected
Estimate of damaged fab equipment revised upwards by 54%
29 Mar 14:46 | 18
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That's a bit harsh: Lenovo adds 2 new toughened boxen to ThinkEdge edge computing line
Feeds growing market for edge kit with gear rated for temps below freezing
02 Mar 12:16 | 9
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Dangerous flying car drone zoomed into UK's Gatwick Airport airspace after killswitch failed
Goodwood Festival of Speed took a nasty turn in 2019, finds AAIB
19 Feb 23:28 | 107
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Security
Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover protocol found leaking hundreds of thousands of credentials
Email clients fail over to unexpected domains if they can't find the right resources
Security
Break out your emergency change process and patch this ransomware-friendly bug ASAP, says VMware
File upload vuln lets miscreants hijack vCenter Server
Applications
Google emits Chrome 94 with 'Idle Detection' API to detect user inactivity amid opposition
Mozilla, Apple register dismay as worries surface over privacy, potential crypto mining behind user's back
Updated
Lithuania tells its citizens to throw Xiaomi mobile devices in the bin
Baltic state's cyber security centre uncovers remote censorship blocklist function in Mi 10T handset
HPC
First RISC-V computer chip lands at the European Processor Initiative
EPAC accelerator runs its first 'Hello, World!' in-silico
Boatnotes II
Navigating without GPS is one thing – so let's jam it and see what happens to our warship
Meaconing, loss of position, and the Royal Navy's response
Security
Database containing personal info on 106m people who traveled to Thailand found open to the internet – report
Misconfigured Elasticsearch server blamed
Personal Tech
Now America's financial watchdog probes 'frat house' Activision Blizzard
Plus: Chief Legal Officer exits as court battles loom
Interview
An easier way to Flutter? Custom functions improve visual code builder but devs may still be frustrated
FlutterFlow is a visual application builder for the popular framework
Analysis
Google experiments with user-choice-defying Android search box
Apple-flavored approach running as test 'for a small percentage of users'
STORIES
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Ring, Ring, why don't you give me a call? Amazon-owned doorbells aren’t answering after large-scale outage
Turning smart homes into dumb ones
03 Feb 19:04 | 79
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Drone smashes through helicopter's windscreen and injures passenger
Two feet sideways and it could have been the pilot: report
26 Jan 16:22 | 56
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Nothing new since the microwave: Let's get those home tech inventors cooking
You might want to wash the rolling pin first
22 Jan 10:32 | 164
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Android 10 ported to homegrown multi-core RISC-V system-on-chip by Alibaba biz, source code released
AOSP effort could help bring GUIs to industrial, IoT, embedded gear
21 Jan 18:58 | 22
Updated
Police drone plunged 70ft into pond after operator mashed pop-up that was actually the emergency cut-out button
Another unfortunate UAV episode for Sussex cops
19 Jan 10:20 | 122
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Under that pile of spare keys and obsolete cables is an IoT device: Samsung pushes useful retirement project for older phones
Er, we mean 'distinguished', 'seasoned', 'battle-tested'
12 Jan 16:03 | 44
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Stony-faced Google drags Android Things behind the cowshed. Two shots ring out
No new hobbyist projects from January, everything deleted the following year
17 Dec 14:35 | 48
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Amazon's ad-hoc Ring, Echo mesh network can mooch off your neighbors' Wi-Fi if needed – and it's opt-out
Ring, Echo owners get emails explaining how to switch off incoming functionality
24 Nov 20:46 | 115
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Vodafone launches platform that promises to play nicely with dusty legacy IoT kit
What untold treasures could these primitive technologies hold?
24 Nov 15:43 | 4
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Hard to believe but Congress just approved an IoT security law and it doesn't totally suck
Secure coding, identity management, patching, configuration controls, what madness is this?
18 Nov 20:51 | 20
Updated
Halt don't catch fire: Amazon recalls hundreds of thousands of Ring doorbells over exploding battery fears
What happens when you mix up the wood and metal screws provided for installation? Heeeeat
11 Nov 13:00 | 71
Rise of the Machines
Are you seeing this, Amazon? British military steps up robot tech tests with drone capable of carrying 60kg payloads
Aerial ammo deliveries – always handy when you're storming a beach
05 Nov 17:01 | 28
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Backdoorer the Xplora: Kids' smartwatches can secretly take pics, record audio on command by encrypted texts
It was just code left over from a prototype, says hardware maker
12 Oct 21:21 | 9
Canalys Forum 2020
Why is IoT locked in 'proof-of-concept hell'? Stakeholders don't talk to each other, and return on investment is hazy
Private equity funding stalls amid COVID-19
09 Oct 16:30 | 16
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Ring glitch results in global ding dong ditch: Doorbell bling flings out random pings but they're not the real thing
Users fear hack – really the 'processing infrastructure was running behind'
01 Oct 18:33 | 84
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Burning down the house! Consumer champ Which? probes smart plugs to find a bunch of insecure fire-risk tat
Yep, plugs. The things that pick up electrickery from the wall
01 Oct 07:57 | 70
