Rust is eating into our systems, and it's a good thing
Opinion Language wars, huh, what are they good for?
Columnists26 Sep 2022 | 10
Offbeat
India seeks verified IDs to register email accounts
Asia In Brief PLUS: Warnings on Chinese payment schemes; AWS brushes up its Cantonese; Hong Kong ponders digital dollar; and more!
Legal26 Sep 2022 | 1
This hero probe will smash into an asteroid to see if we can deflect future killer rocks
Feature We chat to the scientists involved in first-of-its-kind mission
Science24 Sep 2022 | 32
Billionaire CEO tells Googlers 'we shouldn’t always equate fun with money'
Updated A day in the G is like a day on the farm. Every meal a banquet. Every code checkout a parade. I love the G
Bootnotes23 Sep 2022 | 36
Teams of aerial drones might one day help to build houses
Wasp-like technique could be used to 3D-print structures in that remote place you plan to retire in
Science23 Sep 2022 | 18
Good news for UK tech contractors as govt repeals IR35 tax rules
Controversial reforms ditched but expert notes HMRC thinks 90% don't comply
Legal23 Sep 2022 | 60
BOFH: You want presentation layer, but we're physical layer
Episode 18 Or How to Philosophize with a Hammer
BOFH23 Sep 2022 | 42
Amazon accused of singling out, harassing union organizers
Bosses' bad behavior may, just may, have derailed crucial warehouse vote
Bootnotes23 Sep 2022 | 42
Japanese boffins build solar-powered, remote-controlled cyborg cockroach
Neat idea until you remember that roaches and sunlight, not a good mix
Science22 Sep 2022 | 29
Meta told to pay $175m to walkie-talkie techies for infringing IP
Facebook and Instagram Live use same programming described in Voxer patents, says jury
Legal22 Sep 2022 | 21
Larry Page's flying taxi startup Kittyhawk calls it a day
More proof, if it were needed, that not everything connected to Google is gold
Offbeat22 Sep 2022 | 18
The years were worth the wait. JWST gives us an amazing view of Neptune's rings
Pic But uh-oh, friction faults already starting on distant probe
Science22 Sep 2022 | 28
Meta, Google learn the art of the quiet layoff
You're not being fired, we're just unable to facilitate your sustained employment
Bootnotes21 Sep 2022 | 86
US accident investigators want alcohol breathalyzers in all new vehicles
No need to blow into a tube, this passive tech will automatically hit the brakes if you're drunk
Offbeat21 Sep 2022 | 104
Boeing wants autonomous flying cabs in US airspace by 2030
64-page roadmap details how we will all become the Jetsons
Offbeat21 Sep 2022 | 27
Emissions-slashing hybrid trains to hit tracks in Europe
Battery, cable, and diesel combo as there are plenty of non-electrified lines
Offbeat21 Sep 2022 | 46
China to launch space tourism by 2025, says industry veteran
Asserts Beijing can achieve parity with US capabilities within a decade, thanks to burgeoning private sector
Science20 Sep 2022 | 8
NASA to live-stream SLS rocket fuel leak repair test
For those on tenterhooks over this Moon mission
Science20 Sep 2022 | 13
By Jove! Jupiter to make closest approach to Earth in 70 years next Monday
Gas giant to come within just 365 million miles. Viewing conditions will be ideal even if you only have binoculars
Science19 Sep 2022 | 40
Where in the world is Terraform Labs' alleged crypto-crasher Do Kwon?
South Korean prosecutor believes he is on the run from charges laid over Luna stablecoin crash
Legal19 Sep 2022 | 8
Popular
Noberus ransomware gets info-stealing upgrades, targets Veeam backup software
'One of the most dangerous and active malware developers operating at the moment'
Ethereum Merge signals end of GPU shortage, but not necessarily high prices
Analysis What a mine field
This hero probe will smash into an asteroid to see if we can deflect future killer rocks
Feature We chat to the scientists involved in first-of-its-kind mission
Girls Who Code book series banned in some US classrooms
Culture wars may have come to gentle tales of tweens enjoying friends, fun, and programming
PC component scavenging queue jumper pulled into line with a screensaver
Who, Me? Fake BSOD became tool of revenge when a staffer ignored the sensible rules of seniority
India seeks verified IDs to register email accounts
Asia In Brief PLUS: Warnings on Chinese payment schemes; AWS brushes up its Cantonese; Hong Kong ponders digital dollar; and more!
Linus Torvalds predicts Linux Kernel 6.0 debut next week, dispels fear of delays
Hails unusually smooth development process despite travel complications
Darth Vader voice actor James Earl Jones allows AI to take over the role
Ukrainian outfit Respeecher's GAN-based neural audio enhancer embraces The Dark Side
Rust is eating into our systems, and it's a good thing
Opinion Language wars, huh, what are they good for?
AI won't take coders' jobs. Humans still rule for now
In brief Plus: ML career help, OpenAI releases free speech-recognition model, and more news
STORIES
Heart now pledges 30-seat hybrid electric commercial flights by 2028
We've heard something like this before ... Boss suggests earlier design wasn't that useful to industry
Bootnotes16 Sep 2022 | 75
White House puts $50m into floating wind turbine projects
Government wants access to the 60% of offshore wind potential stuck in deep waters
Science16 Sep 2022 | 45
Actual real-life hoverbike makes US debut at Detroit Auto Show
'I feel like I'm literally 15 years old and I just got out of Star Wars and jumped on their bike,' says test driver
Offbeat16 Sep 2022 | 62
Was there life on Mars? Perseverance scrapes up promising samples
Fact organic matter was found in sedimentary rock, which preserves fossils here on Earth, 'important'
Science16 Sep 2022 | 14
Queen's shooting star was actually meteor, not SpaceX junk
Video Expert tells El Reg: 'It was unusual, a geometrical curiosity'
Science16 Sep 2022 | 37
Biden administration to dole out $900m for electric vehicle infrastructure
34 states and Puerto Rico sharing pot to fund chargers along interstate highways
Science15 Sep 2022 | 21
Microsoft Outlook sends users back to 1930 with (very) mini-Millennium-Bug glitch
Planes unlikely to fall out of sky after December 31, 2029, El Reg can confirm
Offbeat15 Sep 2022 | 77
Boffins spot baby planet forming around young star – and that's rather cool
In dust, we trust
Science15 Sep 2022 | 20
Arrest warrant issued for Do Kwon – the man blamed for 'crypto winter'
Terraform Labs CEO was boss of the TerraUSD and Luna crypto crash. South Korea wants him in cuffs
Legal15 Sep 2022 | 32
Philippines Space Agency warns flyers, fishing boats to avoid falling Chinese rockets
The red rocket menace is real: Beijing's already sprayed the region this year
Science15 Sep 2022 | 3
Anti-Metaverse package 'explosion' at college VR lab probed by investigators
Blast, manifesto railing against Zuck and AI may be an artifical reality
Bootnotes14 Sep 2022 | 21
Sun's magnetic mystery solved by ESA NASA Solar Orbiter
Understanding solar switchbacks is key to understanding solar winds, and scientists think they've got it
Science14 Sep 2022 | 3
NASA reshuffles dates for Artemis I launch attempt
Could it be third time lucky? The odds are not in space agency's favor
Science14 Sep 2022 | 12
Climate change prevention plans 'way off track', says UN
To stay under threshold of 1.5°C of warming, the world needs to work seven times harder, says the UN's WMO
Science14 Sep 2022 | 81
Google fined $4b after Euro court snips 5% off earlier price
Search giant’s appeal lands flat as fine imposed for anticompetitive practice in Android search
Legal14 Sep 2022 | 16
China's single aisle passenger jet – the C919 – likely to be certified next week
Competes with the A320 and 737, which Airbus and Boeing can't build quickly enough to satisfy demand
Offbeat14 Sep 2022 | 102
Google faces fines of up to $25.4b in UK and EU ad tech case
Legal cases in Europe claim anticompetitive conduct, which Google denies
Legal14 Sep 2022 | 16
Rare hexagonal diamond formed by crash of dwarf planet and asteroid, scientists believe
'Lonsdaleite' is even harder than normal diamonds and its genesis shows how we might make more
Science14 Sep 2022 | 33
Chinese researchers make car glide 35mm above ground in maglev test
Forget self-driving cars, the Middle Kingdom has floating cars now
Offbeat13 Sep 2022 | 75
Blue Monday for Blue Origin as rocket bursts into flame
No one hurt as crew-free mission goes awry
Science12 Sep 2022 | 30
China discovers unknown mineral on the moon, names it Changesite-(Y)
Helium-3 also draws excitement as future fusion energy source
Science12 Sep 2022 | 93
FCC floats 'five-year rule' for hoovering up space junk
Gets some pushback from those wanting permission to keep it hanging around for decades
Science09 Sep 2022 | 20
BOFH: It's Friday, it's time to RTFM
Episode 17 What's that, Simon? Rich Text Format?
BOFH09 Sep 2022 | 190
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs memorialized with online archive of emails, guff
Comment Top tip: Skip the memos with cancer advice
Bootnotes09 Sep 2022 | 23
NASA just weeks away from trying again with SLS Moon rocket launch
Will it be third time lucky?
Science09 Sep 2022 | 31
Rest in peace, Queen Elizabeth II – Britain's first high-tech monarch
Obit HME2 signs off
Offbeat08 Sep 2022 | 405
South Korea takes massive step toward sustainable nuclear fusion reactions
Plasma at over 100 million kelvin for 20 seconds adds to list of noteworthy fusion breakthroughs in 2022
Science08 Sep 2022 | 18
NASA picks a tailor for Artemis moonwalking suits
After the events of the weekend, there's no need to rush
Science08 Sep 2022 | 32
Scientists pull hydrogen from thin air in promising clean energy move
Could replace fossil fuels in several energy-hungry industries in hot climates without water use
Science07 Sep 2022 | 122
UK tech sector facing structural difficulties, says analyst firm
Meanwhile, Federal Reserve sentiment sees US tech stock fall amid uncertainty
Legal07 Sep 2022 | 28
The answer to 3D printing equipment on Mars might lie in the Red Planet's dust
Talk about dirt cheap
Science07 Sep 2022 | 27
CERN draws up shutdown plans to save energy
Particle accelerators could be next casualty of Russia's war on Ukraine
Science07 Sep 2022 | 73
SiFive RISC-V CPU cores to power NASA's next spaceflight computer
After more than two decades, the space agency's PowerPC love affair appears to be at an end
Science06 Sep 2022 | 64
California passes bill requiring salary ranges on job listings
Legislation also aims to tackle wage gaps around gender, race, and ethnicity
Legal06 Sep 2022 | 63
Indian tech minister picks a fight with Wikipedia over cricketer's dropped catch
Also separatism, nationalism, and whether Big Tech does enough to police user-generated content
Bootnotes06 Sep 2022 | 17
E-commerce pros tie the knot in Amazon-themed wedding
From the department of 'what fresh hell?'
Offbeat05 Sep 2022 | 5
NASA's Artemis rocket makers explain that it's a marathon and a sprint
SLS rocket is a mix of old and new
Science05 Sep 2022 | 19
NASA sees our space future as both government and privately run
Interview Top official spells out simply why America is going back to the Moon
Science04 Sep 2022 | 23
NASA scrubs Artemis mission yet again because SLS just can't handle the pressure
Sitting, Leaking Slowly?
Science03 Sep 2022 | 100
DeFi venture OptiFi permanently locks up $661,000 of assets in code snafu
Look who misunderstood the consequences a Solana close command
Bootnotes02 Sep 2022 | 22
Chances good for NASA Artemis SLS Moon launch on Saturday
Updated Fingers crossed this prodigious test will have a good weather experience
Science02 Sep 2022 | 29
Internet pranksters send hundreds of cabs to Moscow street, cause gridlock
'Improved algorithm' set to keep miscreants at bay, web-based taxi service promises
Offbeat02 Sep 2022 | 34
Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election
National Labor Relations Board says company had not met the burden of proof for its objections
Legal02 Sep 2022 | 34
Microsoft, Activision Blizzard have days to show merger won't harm competition
Brit watchdog says what we're all thinking, motions for deeper investigation
Legal02 Sep 2022 | 19
How this Mars rover used its MOXIE to convert CO2 into precious oxygen
Producing vital gas out of Red Planet's hostile atmosphere? Truly a test of Perseverance
Science01 Sep 2022 | 42
Astronaut blood reveals genetic mutations for cancer and heart disease
Could just be a coincidence ... let's keep going into space and see what happens
Science01 Sep 2022 | 14
Braking news: Cops slammed for spamming Waze to slow drivers down
You're under app-vest
Bootnotes01 Sep 2022 | 188
Woman forced to sell 4-bed house after crypto exchange wrongly refunded $7.2m
Payment from Crypto.com was off by five zeroes because bank account number was mistakenly entered
Offbeat31 Aug 2022 | 102
Voyager 1 data corrupted by onboard computer that 'stopped working years ago'
Deeply impressive that NASA engineers fixed telemetry transmit glitch on 1970s probe in the first place
Science31 Aug 2022 | 93
Startup wants to build a space station that refuels satellites by 2025
Orbit Fab hopes to charge $20m for a hydrazine refill – and you thought fuel prices down here were bad!
Science31 Aug 2022 | 30
California to try tackling drought with canal-top solar panels
Watt an interesting idea
Science31 Aug 2022 | 91
The International Space Station will deorbit in glory. How's your legacy tech doing?
Opinion Your past projects may be a pain, but can they rain fiery death from above?
Columnists30 Aug 2022 | 101
NASA scrubs Artemis SLS Moon rocket launch
Boffins wish this one engine would just chill out
Science29 Aug 2022 | 111
You can never have too many backups. Also, you can never have too many backups
Who, Me? A Reg reader comes to appreciate the value of paper
Columnists29 Aug 2022 | 112
Facebook settles Cambridge Analytica class action for undisclosed amount
Zuckerberg and Sandberg won't have to testify – worth much more than cash for Meta
Legal29 Aug 2022 | 31
James Webb Space Telescope finds first evidence of CO2 in exoplanet atmosphere
This same tech could someday help us discover strange, new – and habitable – worlds
Science26 Aug 2022 | 23
BOFH and the case of the disappearing teaspoons
Episode 16 The Dark Side … of the Spoon
BOFH26 Aug 2022 | 140
California to phase out internal combustion vehicles by 2035
Air board votes unanimously to approve wind down of gas guzzlers
Science25 Aug 2022 | 219
US plans to open up government-funded science research papers to all
Remembering Aaron Swartz
Science25 Aug 2022 | 15
China's Baidu enters quantum computing chat with Qian Shi system
A small but functional quantum system accelerating science, not search
Science25 Aug 2022 | 2
Compound that 'remembers' phase transitions could have uses in computer memory
Researchers ran a current through vanadium dioxide and were never forgiven
Science25 Aug 2022 | 20
Twitter whistleblower summoned to Senate Judiciary Committee
Updated Get the popcorn out for September 13
Legal25 Aug 2022 | 18
Tesla owner gets key fob chip implanted in his hand
Embedded electronics workaround for his phone's 'aggressive' power management
Bootnotes24 Aug 2022 | 88
Japan reverses course on post-Fukushima nuclear ban
PM says shuttered plants can re-open, fresh reactors will be built, old ones are getting their lives extended
Science24 Aug 2022 | 144
NASA's Space Launch System rocket is on track for August 29 liftoff
Artemis 1 is ready to light its candle
Science24 Aug 2022 | 50
Commercial space station Orbital Reef's design phase passes NASA review
Ready or not, ISS is coming down in 2031, and Amazon, Boeing and more are ready for business
Science23 Aug 2022 | 23
Apple autonomous car engineer pleads guilty to stealing trade secrets
Top secret tech theft admission sealed into top secret plea deal
Legal23 Aug 2022 | 17
Lawsuit accuses Oracle of facilitating sales of 'billions' of folks' personal data
Privacy case claiming Big Red contravened a string of US laws follows boasts made by Larry Ellison in 2016
Legal23 Aug 2022 | 29
China cybersecurity regulator wants to support tech growth
New and friendlier CAC, after years of cracking down
Legal23 Aug 2022 | 2
NASA identifies landing sites for America's return trip to the Moon
Hopefully Lucky 13 spots suggested, all on the south pole near water ice
Science22 Aug 2022 | 16
How important are tech and other contractors to UK? PM candidate promises tax review if elected
Liz Truss to go over IR35 off payroll tax as ruling party voters gear up to pick their leader
Legal22 Aug 2022 | 63
Rocket Lab CEO reflects on company's humble beginnings as a drainpipe
PowerPoint presentations are all well and good, but for Peter Beck, you can't beat something physical
Science22 Aug 2022 | 19
Big Tech is building the metaverse of its own dreams. You don't want to go there
Opinion No country for old menus
Columnists22 Aug 2022 | 102
NASA builds for keeps: Voyager mission still going after 45 years
Hopefully these probes won't end up as target practice for some aliens in a few centuries
Science20 Aug 2022 | 126
Scientists use supercritical carbon dioxide to power the grid
Sandia has been working on the project for more than a decade – now comes scaling
Science19 Aug 2022 | 140
Russian cosmonauts abort ISS spacewalk after suit power fluctuates
Imagine how much Apple would charge for a power lead that long
Science19 Aug 2022 | 14
We were promised integrated packages. Instead we got disintegrated apps
Something for the Weekend Not to mention the severely disadvantageous subscription model
Columnists19 Aug 2022 | 144
Australian wasps threaten another passenger plane, with help from COVID-19
A350 saved from peril by sharp-eyed ground crew
Offbeat19 Aug 2022 | 108
NASA selects 'full force' for probe into UFOs
'We're placing a high priority on it'
Science19 Aug 2022 | 108
Vietnam demands Big Tech localize data storage and offices
Mandate goes into effect October 1, but industry players will have a year to comply
Legal19 Aug 2022 | 5
