Intel sued over Raptor Lake voltage instability Failure to warn customers about chip flaw leads to fraud claim Systems06 Nov 2024 |
Arecibo telescope might have failed because of weak sockets Electromagnetic radiation contributed to that zincing feeling: analysts Science06 Nov 2024 | 8
A new city springs from the rainforest to become Indonesia's tech hub Jakarta who? Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, is packed with tech On-Prem06 Nov 2024 | 12
Judge decides not to block Musk's $1M election giveaway America PAC tells judge winners were preselected, raising a whole new set of legal questions Legal05 Nov 2024 | 55
Japan's wooden cube-shaped satellite rockets to space Wooden datacenters? Japan can build spacecraft out of the stuff Networks05 Nov 2024 | 22
That position you just applied for might be a 'ghost job' that'll never be filled Turns out it's perfectly legal to waste applicants' time, use posts to squeeze more productivity out of employees Legal03 Nov 2024 | 129
Oregon Trail 'action comedy' film in the works from Apple Hopefully watching it'll be less painful than dying of dysentery Offbeat02 Nov 2024 | 46
The hunt is on for the scum who stole Britain's largest inflatable planetarium Have you seen this dome? It's full of stars Science02 Nov 2024 | 67
Reaction Engines' hypersonic hopes stall as funding fizzles out Updated 173 jobs gone after air-breathing rocket project loses lift Science01 Nov 2024 | 140
Japan's space agency to build a digital twin of its ISS module – right before it retires It's the space economy, stupid Science01 Nov 2024 | 4
We know what Musk will probably dress up as this year: A victim Updated Mr X ordered to show at Halloween hearing over election lottery as his lawyers file docs to dodge it Offbeat31 Oct 2024 | 150
Combustion engines grind Linus Torvalds' gears Just like his once famous temper, Linux kernel creator also ditched classic engines ... in favor of EVs Offbeat30 Oct 2024 | 181
Fired Disney staffer accused of hacking menu to add profanity, wingdings, removes allergen info If you're gonna come at the mouse, you need to be better at hiding your tracks Security30 Oct 2024 | 58
Musk, Bezos need just 90 minutes to match your lifetime carbon footprint, says Oxfam Between jets, yachts and investments in destructive companies, billionaires are speed running the apocalypse Off-Prem30 Oct 2024 | 87
China refreshes crew of its 'Celestial Palace' space station Incoming trio includes first female engineer, a returning taikonaut, and one newbie Science30 Oct 2024 | 10
Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Don't hold your breath Putin Software29 Oct 2024 | 261
NASA narrows Artemis III landing target list to nine The Mons Mouton Plateau looks nice this time of year. Or maybe you prefer Slater Plain? Science29 Oct 2024 | 17
Tardigrade genes may hold secret to radiation treatments for humans Microscopic 'water bears' can survive blasts that would kill humans Science29 Oct 2024 | 20
iFixit to the rescue: McDonald's workers can rescue their own ice cream machines Burger me! Partial success in chipping away at insane DMCA rules Software29 Oct 2024 | 54
JPMorgan Chase sues scammers following viral 'infinite money glitch' ATMs paid customers thousands ... and now the bank wants its money back Security28 Oct 2024 | 47
Python dethrones JavaScript as the most-used language on GitHub Yearly report finds explosion of GenAI projects, new users from outside the coding community responsible for boost
Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes Hellcat crew claimed to have gained access via the company's Atlassian Jira system
Mozilla Foundation crumbles as third of staff cast off Firefox overlord to 'revisit' advocacy mission
Your air fryer might be snitching on you to China Report shines light on unexpected ways your devices sell you out
French govt finance panel mulls nationalizing Atos Protecting IT projects for military and other bits of the public sector
Apple 'broke law' by pushing out labor-organizing dev Violation of labor rights? By the iTitan? Surely not!
Google claims Big Sleep 'first' AI to spot freshly committed security bug that fuzzing missed You snooze, you lose, er, win
Meta's plan for nuclear datacenter reportedly undone by bees Environmental and regulatory obstacles led to the cancellation of an AI bit farm, report claims
Sysadmin shock as Windows Server 2025 installs itself after update labeling error Screens sprayed with coffee after techies find Microsoft's latest OS in unexpected places
Skyscraper-high sewage plume erupts in Moscow Ukrainian hackers again, or just 50+ year old infrastructure showing its age? Either way, it's a mess Offbeat28 Oct 2024 | 79
Boeing launches funding round to stave off credit downgrade updated 108-year-old aerospace giant acting like a struggling startup as debts and losses soar Offbeat28 Oct 2024 | 30
Huawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess Opinion HarmonyOS NEXT sounds dissonant until you get the theme Columnists28 Oct 2024 | 125
China's first space tourism venture sells first pair of tickets Just two of 'em, at a discount befitting the early stage of development for the kit involved Science28 Oct 2024 | 11
UK sleep experts say it's time to kill daylight saving for good It turns out morning light beats evening rays for health benefits Personal Tech27 Oct 2024 | 282
Biz Daemon is too cool to respond to fans of his big screen work BORK!BORK!BORK! If only all Android apps were so effortlessly stylish Bootnotes26 Oct 2024 | 12
The open secret of open washing – why companies pretend to be open source Opinion Allowing pretenders to co-opt the term is bad for everyone Columnists25 Oct 2024 | 45
Say hello to the epi-bit, a new approach to DNA data storage A single gram can hold 215,000 TB. Technique inspired by epigenetics might help unlock that potential Science25 Oct 2024 | 23
BOFH: The Boss pulled the plug on our AI, so we pulled the pin on him Episode 20 Database licensing can be such a contentious area BOFH25 Oct 2024 | 38
Billionaire SaaS CEO loses title after week of sleaze allegations Not much more than a slap on the wrist as WiseTech boss stays on in new role and keeps salary Legal25 Oct 2024 | 6
Scientists demand FCC test environmental impacts of satellites updated Boffins say it's absurd that the US comms watchdog won't consider atmospheric harms Science24 Oct 2024 | 13
Ford CEO admits he drives a Chinese electric vehicle and doesn't want to give it up Warns the Middle Kingdom is drinking Detroit's milkshake at the moment Offbeat24 Oct 2024 | 164
$180 for an overpriced, dubious SSD drive? Maybe don't join the USB Club No specs and few details, but the promise of access to an exclusive community is still drawing buyers Off-Prem24 Oct 2024 | 29
Floppy discs still run a U.S. metro? Japan steps in with 'project kill floppy' Hitachi Rail contract inked by SF transport board will kill the throwback Storage24 Oct 2024 | 45
Boeing strike continues as union rejects contract, scuttling CEO's recovery plan Kelly Ortberg's turnaround express heads back to the hangar Offbeat24 Oct 2024 | 20
Flying taxis cleared for takeoff under new US aviation rules 'Powered-lift' becomes first new category of aircraft in nearly 80 years Offbeat24 Oct 2024 | 18
Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case Fight On, State? Not this time Security23 Oct 2024 | 3
The horror that is VHS revived for horror movie release POLL: Is VHS back? Cassette-bursting medium revived for latest Alien chest-burster flick Bootnotes23 Oct 2024 | 89
Boeing's new captain promises U-turn after Q3 nosedive Earnings reported the same day striking union workers vote on a new contract Offbeat23 Oct 2024 | 29
Boffins explore cell signals as potential GPS alternative Team sends a flying cooler packed with DIY tech 15 miles up for the test Science23 Oct 2024 | 28
AI firms and civil society groups plead for passage of federal AI law ASAP Congress urged to act before year's end to support US competitiveness AI + ML23 Oct 2024 | 8
Woman stuck upside down under rock for hours after trying to retrieve dropped phone Emergency services had to move a boulder to get her out Personal Tech23 Oct 2024 | 68
Arm reportedly warns Qualcomm it will cancel its licenses Qualcomm brands ploy as 'unfounded' cash grab Legal23 Oct 2024 | 48
AI's energy appetite has Taiwan reconsidering the nuclear option Premier indicates possible shift in post-Fukushima policy Science22 Oct 2024 | 17
Lab-grown human brain cells drive virtual butterfly in simulation Could organoid-driven computing be the future of AI power? Science22 Oct 2024 | 32
Intern allegedly messed with ByteDance's LLM training cluster No losses caused – except the intern's job – says TikTok parent AI + ML22 Oct 2024 | 18
Drone maker DJI sues Pentagon over ‘Chinese military company’ label Pending CCP drone ban could render the suit irrelevant Legal22 Oct 2024 | 14
The Astronaut wore Prada – and a blast from Michael Bloomberg Stylish Artemis spacesuit design revealed last week should never fly, billionaire argues Science21 Oct 2024 | 64
California cops cuff suspect in deadly drone-assisted drug deal ‘Crany’ also captured with three 'ghost guns' Offbeat19 Oct 2024 | 36
Europa Clipper heads to Jupiter: Can its icy moon support life? But first stop is Mars for a speed boost, then back to Earth for the final push Science19 Oct 2024 | 29
Tesla FSD faces yet another probe after fatal low-visibility crash Musk’s camera-only approach may not be a great idea after all? Offbeat18 Oct 2024 | 124
Richard Branson to take balloon ride to edge of space No Zero-G shenanigans, but a fully stocked bar and spectacular views Offbeat18 Oct 2024 | 79
Server-maker Wiwynn expands $61M lawsuit against X Finds two more reasons Musk should have known he was on the hook for datacenter kit Legal18 Oct 2024 | 21
FCC fines be damned, ESPN misuses emergency alert tones yet again It’s the third strike, yet all they get is a slap on the wrist? Offbeat17 Oct 2024 | 79
Oh, what a feeling: Toyota building robots that get better with practice Bots that learn to peel potatoes is a lot less scary than Black Mirror Science17 Oct 2024 | 15
China launches plan to lead the world in space exploration Long-term research program includes building Moon bases, finding habitable exoplanets, and probing 'space-time ripples' Science17 Oct 2024 | 36
Bandai Namco reportedly tries to bore staff into quitting, skirting Japan’s labor laws Welcome to the oidashi beya, aka expulsion rooms Offbeat16 Oct 2024 | 60
FTC drops hammer on unwanted subscriptions with 'click to cancel' rule It 'will end these tricks and traps, saving Americans time and money' Legal16 Oct 2024 | 18
Amazon makes $500M bet on itty-bitty nuclear reactors to fuel cloud empire The duo eyes a target of 5 GW online in US by 2039, assuming tech comes to fruition Systems16 Oct 2024 | 37
Viable fusion power in a decade? Tokamak Energy dares to dream Brit biz updates world on why tech might not be forever 30 years away Science16 Oct 2024 | 32
Testing spacecraft material the Sandia way: Setting it on fire with mirrors Who said Archimedes' death ray was a busted myth? Science16 Oct 2024 | 14
'Newport would look like Dubai' if guy could dumpster dive for lost Bitcoin drive To Wales now, where crypto bro sues to be allowed to excavate landfill site Bootnotes16 Oct 2024 | 84
DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet - only one planned for now Offbeat15 Oct 2024 | 4
Digital River runs dry, hasn't paid developers for sales since July Vendor told El Reg the biz's law firm claims merchant debts aren’t valid obligations Software15 Oct 2024 | 63
BBS legend Ward Christensen logs off for last time at 78 Obit Co-creator of the Computerized Bulletin Board System heads for big forum in the sky Bootnotes15 Oct 2024 | 22
ESA astronaut on the difference between flying in a Soyuz and piloting a Crew Dragon Interview Plus: We chat about going to the Moon and keeping the ISS running for a few more years Science15 Oct 2024 | 9
NASA's Europa Clipper leaves for Jupiter's moon atop Falcon Heavy Liftoff after dodging hurricanes and paranoia scrub Science14 Oct 2024 | 33
Boeing again delays the 777X – the plane that's supposed to turn things around Also warns it will fire thousands and keep making losses in space Offbeat14 Oct 2024 | 72
WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly WP Engine seems to be excluded from sponsoring events, too Software14 Oct 2024 | 24
First time's the charm: SpaceX catches a descending Super Heavy Booster Mechanical chopsticks on the launch tower grab a returning rocket and Starship splashes down on target Science13 Oct 2024 | 186
Top-secret X-37B space plane ready for daring new orbital maneuver The Space Force craft will attempt aerobraking for the first time Science12 Oct 2024 | 37
Is the first European on the Moon in ESA's astronaut corps? Interview Director General on being a good partner and developing rockets Science11 Oct 2024 | 8
BOFH: Boss's quest for AI-generated program ends where it should've begun Episode 19 With SUM() BOFH11 Oct 2024 | 86
Jupiter's Great Red Spot wobbles like Jell-o, according to Hubble snaps Scientists undecided about possible flavor Science11 Oct 2024 | 18
Chinese boffins build soft robot finger that can take your pulse It can also type, so the robo-doctor can heal you and write legibly Science11 Oct 2024 | 26
Cards Against Humanity campaigns to encourage voting, expose personal data abuse Up to $100 for planning to vote and a public smear – how is this not illegal? Offbeat10 Oct 2024 | 125
BBC weather glitch shows 13k mph winds in London, 404℃ in Nottingham We'd know if it were true, and our reporters are just fine Science10 Oct 2024 | 60
The .io domain isn't going anywhere anytime soon amid treaty UK-Mauritius handshake holds but Chagos Islands shift could eventually phase out the ccTLD Off-Prem10 Oct 2024 | 49
Severe solar storm could disrupt power, communications On the bright side, auroras may dazzle skies as far south as mid-latitudes Science09 Oct 2024 | 48
Nobel Chemistry Prize goes to AlphaFold, Rosetta creators - another win for AI Let’s just hope they don’t give the literature award to a bot, too Science09 Oct 2024 | 5
US DoJ wades into Realtek lawsuit that accuses MediaTek of patent abuse Fabless chip shop alleged to be hiring 'litigation hit men' to kneecap rival Legal09 Oct 2024 | 5
Bitcoin creator suspect says he is not Bitcoin creator suspect 'If I was Satoshi I would have destroyed my ability to prove I'm Satoshi' Offbeat09 Oct 2024 | 48
Missing Thunderbirds footage found in British garden shed Video 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, new Supermarionation is GO! Offbeat09 Oct 2024 | 100
LinkedIn: If our AI gets something wrong, that's your problem Artificial intelligence still no substitute for the real thing AI + ML09 Oct 2024 | 21
AI godfather-turned-doomer shares Nobel with neural network pioneer First-ever awarded for contributions to artificial intelligence Science08 Oct 2024 | 29
Babbage boffin Ada Lovelace honored for computer science contributions Penned Analytical Engine algorithm in her youth, imagine if she'd lived past 36 Science08 Oct 2024 | 11
DoE awards next-gen nuclear fuel contracts backwards 'Deconversion' can begin now, but initial enrichment, transportation and storage to processors is still TBD Science08 Oct 2024 | 5
Vulcan Centaur avoids FAA scrutiny after losing solid rocket booster nozzle Is that a sparkler attached to the bottom of your rocket or just something falling off? Science07 Oct 2024 | 17
Geico tells El Reg, no, it's not canceling all Cybertruck insurance This comes after Tesla owner griped of dropped policies on X Offbeat07 Oct 2024 | 44
Netflix on Mars? Yeah maybe, thanks to NASA's laser comms demo Optical communications not just for night owls Science07 Oct 2024 | 16
A working Turing Machine hits Lego Ideas It now seeks 10K supporters for Expert Review Offbeat05 Oct 2024 | 43
Tesla Cybertruck recalled again. This time, a software fix for backup camera glitch 10 seconds to Elon blaming this on Kamala or something Bootnotes04 Oct 2024 | 76
If you're excited by that $1.5B Michigan nuke plant revival, bear in mind it's definitely a fixer-upper Analysis Activists, ex-insider sound the alarm as operator says all is under control On-Prem04 Oct 2024 | 22
ULA nears second launch of Vulcan Centaur in pursuit of US Space Force approval Updated No spaceplane in the payload, but it won't be a wasted mission Science04 Oct 2024 | 23
Elon Musk's X mashed by Australian court for evading child protection reporting Argument that it didn't inherit Twitter's legal obligations did not hit the spot Legal04 Oct 2024 | 77
Scammers in the slammer for years after ripping off Apple with fake iPhone returns Duo must also cough up $1.5M for pulling off multi-million-dollar exchange swindle Bootnotes03 Oct 2024 | 14
NASA switches off Voyager 2 plasma instrument to stretch out juice Veteran probe set to score a half-century while still doing science Science03 Oct 2024 | 31
FBI claims corrupt LA cops helped crypto CEO's cash grab Feds tell thrilling tale of crypto crooks, Facebook scams, fast cars, guns, betrayal … and leg extensions? Legal02 Oct 2024 | 22
US govt hiding top hurricane forecast model sparks outrage after deadly Helene Taxpayer-funded data locked behind insurance firm's paywall Science01 Oct 2024 | 82