China is trolling rare-earth miners online and the Pentagon isn't happy
Beijing-linked Dragonbridge flames biz building Texas plant for Uncle Sam
Bootnotes28 Jun 2022 | 31
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Behold this drone-dropping rifle with two-mile range
Confuses rather than destroys unmanned aerials to better bring back intel, says Ukrainian designer
Bootnotes27 Jun 2022 | 35
UK Home Office signs order to extradite Julian Assange to US
WikiLeaker-in-chief to appeal Priti Patel's decision
Bootnotes17 Jun 2022 | 77
I was fired for blowing the whistle on cult's status in Google unit, says contractor
The internet giant, a doomsday religious sect, and a lawsuit in Silicon Valley
Bootnotes16 Jun 2022 | 40
Musk can't tweet about Tesla without lawyer approval – and he's still fighting to end that
By free speech, he means freedom to flip the bird at the SEC
Bootnotes15 Jun 2022 | 48
No more fossil fuel or nukes? In the future we will generate power with magic dust
Something for the Weekend Don’t cross the streams! Why? It would be bad. What do you mean 'bad'?
Bootnotes10 Jun 2022 | 110
Farewell to two pivotal figures: The founder of Inmos, and the co-creator of MIME
Obituary Iann Barron and Ned Freed were key innovators in computer comms
Bootnotes07 Jun 2022 | 18
OpenSea staffer charged with insider-trading of NFTs
From Non-Fungible Tokens to No Freedom, Twit, if convicted
Bootnotes02 Jun 2022 | 17
Tech hiring freeze doesn't mean people won't leave
Comment Work culture is irrevocably changed. Businesses that don't see that are in for a rough ride
Bootnotes02 Jun 2022 | 65
Elon Musk orders Tesla execs back to the office
Bosses can always work from home – after they've done a minimum of 40 hours a week on site
Bootnotes01 Jun 2022 | 156
Drone ship carrying yet more drones launches in China
Zhuhai Cloud will carry 50 flying and diving machines it can control with minimal human assistance
Bootnotes29 May 2022 | 29
Declassified and released: More secret files on US govt's emergency doomsday powers
Nuke incoming? Quick break out the plans for rationing, censorship, property seizures, and more
Bootnotes28 May 2022 | 120
Spam is back with a vengeance. Luckily we can't read any of it
Something for the Weekend It's a shame still nothing can be done about all the false positives, though
Bootnotes27 May 2022 | 102
New York City rips out last city-owned public payphones
Y'know, those large cellphones fixed in place that you share with everyone and have to put coins in. Y'know, those metal disks representing...
Bootnotes26 May 2022 | 33
Failed gambler? How about an algorithm that predicts the future
Something for the Weekend Hopefully an end to '... and you'll never guess what happened next!'
Bootnotes20 May 2022 | 75
Pentagon opens up about its database of 400 smudges that may or may not be UFOs
'We're open to all hypotheses, we're open to any conclusions' says official
Bootnotes17 May 2022 | 28
Switch off the mic if it makes you feel better – it'll make no difference
Something for the Weekend Treat all those micro-phonies like so many spies in the wire
Bootnotes06 May 2022 | 81
Meetings in the metaverse: Are your Mikes on?
Something for the Weekend You thought Zoom was bad? Welcome to the Thunderdome
Bootnotes29 Apr 2022 | 58
US Army may be about to 'waste' up to $22b on Microsoft HoloLens
Updated Will soldiers actually use these goggles? Asking for a watchdog
Bootnotes26 Apr 2022 | 81
Putin reaches for nuclear option: Zuckerberg banned
In Soviet Russia, bear pokes you
Bootnotes22 Apr 2022 | 61
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NanoAvionics satellite pulls out GoPro to take stunning selfie over Earth
Consumer-grade camera was refitted with custom housing and software to survive in the vacuum
Running DOS on 64-bit Windows and Linux: Just because you can
FOSS Fest DOS isn't dead. You can still run it and its apps, even now
AMD targeted by RansomHouse, attackers claim to have '450Gb' in stolen data
Relative cybercrime newbies not clear on whether they're alleging to have gigabits or gigabytes of chip biz files
Ditching VMware over the Broadcom buy? Here are some of your options
Opinion What's your contingency plan?
City-killing asteroid won't hit Earth in 2052 after all
ESA ruins our day with some bad news
Soviet-era tech could change the geothermal industry
Gyrotrons can super heat plasma, maybe vaporize 20km of rock, too
Cisco compresses Catalyst switches to compact size
Fanless fun for the whole family (if the supply chain functions)
Arm says its Cortex-X3 CPU smokes this Intel laptop silicon
Chip design house reveals brains of what might be your next ultralight notebook
FBI warning: Crooks are using deepfake videos in interviews for remote gigs
Yes. Of course I human. Why asking? Also, when you give passwords to database?
PowerShell pusher to log off from Microsoft: Write-Host "Bye bye, Jeffrey Snover"
'If you ever were rooting for somebody, please do him a favor and go tell him'
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When the expert speaker at an NFT tech panel goes rogue
Something for the Weekend Stick to the script, man! It’s confusing enough already
Bootnotes16 Apr 2022 | 117
US Army to build largest 3D-printed structures in the Americas
Do we have enough toner for barracks in Fort Bliss base in Texas?
Bootnotes09 Apr 2022 | 66
Fish mentality: If The Rock told you to eat flies, would you buy my NFT?
Something for the Weekend This week's column coming to you via hologram. Or a spaceship
Bootnotes08 Apr 2022 | 61
Japanese startup makes baby carrier-style sling for 'Love Robots'
Fittings open on Saturday, to make it easier to take motorized pals with you wherever you go
Bootnotes01 Apr 2022 | 33
In the graveyard of good ideas, how does yours measure up to these?
Something for the Weekend? You can now read your comics in the metaverse
Bootnotes25 Mar 2022 | 142
The Human Genome Project will tell us who to support at Eurovision
Something for the Weekend? My parents were not lying to me but… who's the Finn?
Bootnotes11 Mar 2022 | 78
Proprietary neural tech you had surgically implanted? Parts shortage
Something for the Weekend? Sorry about it. You know how it is with supply chains. Aroogah, arooogah....
Bootnotes04 Mar 2022 | 131
A tale of two dishwashers: Buy one, buy it again, and again
Something for the Weekend? It's all the data's fault, of course… and it's my data so that means it's my fault
Bootnotes25 Feb 2022 | 191
Insurance claims up 31% thanks to the metaverse
I'm gaming like a wrecking ball
Bootnotes14 Feb 2022 | 20
Russian 'Minecraft bomb plot' teen jailed for five years
Military court sends 16-year-old and his pals down for homemade terror training
Bootnotes14 Feb 2022 | 37
'Boombox' function sparks Tesla recall
Pedestrian warning systems in 578,607 cars affected, including model S, X and Y
Bootnotes11 Feb 2022 | 82
Polly wants a snapper? Parrot swipes GoPro for sweet views of New Zealand's Fiordland
Video Oi, kea!
Bootnotes04 Feb 2022 | 19
Jeff Bezos adds some more overheads to his $485m yacht by taking down historic bridge
Rotterdam can't get over it
Bootnotes03 Feb 2022 | 141
Prince of Packaging HP Inc snaps up zero-plastic bottle maker
Patented plastic-free tech from Choose Packaging
Bootnotes02 Feb 2022 | 16
He ain't heavy, he's my brother: Bloke gives away SpaceX ticket because he was over weight limit
You must be this small to ride
Bootnotes01 Feb 2022 | 85
God of War: How do you improve on perfection? You port it to PC, obviously
The RPG The migration of PlayStation exclusives continues to be a great idea
Bootnotes29 Jan 2022 | 39
US Navy in mad dash to salvage F-35C that fell off a carrier into South China Sea
Where Britain leads, America follows
Bootnotes28 Jan 2022 | 105
Crack team of boffins hash out how e-scooters should sound – but they need your help*
Poll *They're probably fine
Bootnotes28 Jan 2022 | 203
Carked it, Diem? Zuckerberg's grand cryptocurrency thing may sell off assets for $200m
Facebook-born blockchain payment system's day well and truly seized
Bootnotes27 Jan 2022 | 21
How to polish the bottom line? Microsoft makes it really hard to claim expenses, say staffers
If even Captain PowerShell can't automate this, what hope is there for the rest of us?
Bootnotes26 Jan 2022 | 66
Behold! The first line of defence for 25% of the US nuclear stockpile: Dolphins
Erm... should we be concerned?
Bootnotes25 Jan 2022 | 52
Robot vacuum cleaner employed by Brit budget hotel chain Travelodge flees
Unit dragged back to work after being found under hedge a day later
Bootnotes24 Jan 2022 | 59
Elvis may have left the building, but Windows remains very much on show
Bork!Bork!Bork! Just like the '68 Comeback Special, Bork has returned
Bootnotes24 Jan 2022 | 13
Dog forgets all about risk of drowning in a marsh as soon as drone dangles a sausage
It's not the wurst idea in the world
Bootnotes21 Jan 2022 | 35
'Can you identify your assailants?' Yes, they were pixelated! I'd know them anywhere!
Something for the Weekend, Sir? 'Inside' knowledge on the image database conundrum – at 25 frames per second
Bootnotes21 Jan 2022 | 41
If you want less CGI and more real effects in movies, you may get your wish: Inflatable film studio to orbit Earth
What a retirement for the ISS: Gaining a totally feasible 'state-of-the-art media production capability'
Bootnotes21 Jan 2022 | 39
Microsoft sends HoloLens 2 into a care home... Nope, not a headline gag about retiring the tech. They actually did this
Hands-free kit a 'game changer' for doctors assessing residents during pandemic
Bootnotes19 Jan 2022 | 4
Big shock: Guy who fled political violence and became rich in tech now struggles to care about political violence
'I recognize that I come across as lacking empathy,' billionaire VC admits
Bootnotes18 Jan 2022 | 50
Epoch-alypse now: BBC iPlayer flaunts 2038 cutoff date, gives infrastructure game away
Nobody expects the Linux malposition, do they, Michael Palin?
Bootnotes17 Jan 2022 | 105
Weed dispensary software company's ambitions pruned after Spotify trademark clash
Because they tried to call it Potify
Bootnotes13 Jan 2022 | 52
Canon: Chip supplies are so bad that our ink cartridges will look as though they're fakes
Updated The solution? Click the annoying error messages away and keep printing
Bootnotes10 Jan 2022 | 122
Not looking forward to a greyscale 2022? Then look back to the past in 64 colours
Something for the Weekend, Sir? Any colour you like as long as it's black. Or white
Bootnotes07 Jan 2022 | 142
Ceefax replica goes TITSUP* as folk pine for simpler times
But creator runs server from home – we can forgive him
Bootnotes06 Jan 2022 | 98
Fugitive mafioso evaded cops for two decades until he was spotted on Google Street View
Wanted killer cuffed after maps snaps led to Facebook sighting
Bootnotes06 Jan 2022 | 41
Heart attack victim 'saved' by defibrillator delivery drone*
* And a passerby who happened to be a doctor
Bootnotes06 Jan 2022 | 64
Bork ends where it began. At McDonald's, home of the finest bork product
12BoC Bork bless us, everyone
Bootnotes05 Jan 2022 | 10
France loves open source so much, even its cinema borks have Linux behind the scenes
12BoC The last time Ubuntu went to space ISS astronauts got menaced by CIMON*
Bootnotes04 Jan 2022 | 37
A kitchen splashbork on sale at the Cardiff IKEA
12BoC Keeping things consistent in the Pi department
Bootnotes03 Jan 2022 | 12
The Ghost of Windows Past haunts a street corner in Bermondsey
12BoC Woo... woo... don't forget to back up your files... woo...
Bootnotes02 Jan 2022 | 34
Going round in circles with Windows in Singapore
12BoC A mystery error message bedevils Mass Transit Passengers
Bootnotes01 Jan 2022 | 22
Some errors fill the screen. And some come from the .NET Framework
12BoC Go on. Click Continue. We dare you
Bootnotes31 Dec 2021 | 27
Too busy feasting on meatballs, Windows struggles to update itself in IKEA
12BoC Who is going to install this Daim patch?
Bootnotes30 Dec 2021 | 29
Yule goat's five-year flame-free streak ends ignominiously
Swedish city refuses to make tradition of setting fire to a tradition a tradition
Bootnotes29 Dec 2021 | 77
Low on passengers, low on memory: A bad day on the London Underground
12BoC Lucky that new Crossrail thing is late – who knows how Windows will cope?
Bootnotes29 Dec 2021 | 56
Windows takes a breather in London's Spitalfields
12BoC No, not that sort of Rust
Bootnotes28 Dec 2021 | 13
Please pay for parking – CMOS batteries don't buy themselves
12BoC Tesco parking screen reminds customers of the glory days of 2012
Bootnotes27 Dec 2021 | 69
A proposal to beat below-the-belt selfies: Crowdsourced machine learning using victims' image stashes
Column Empty your inboxes, people, we can duck this problem together
Bootnotes22 Dec 2021 | 77
Thank you, FAQ chatbot, but if I want your help I'll ask for it
Something for the Weekend, Sir? It’s FAQing annoying to tell the truth
Bootnotes17 Dec 2021 | 166
Playing jigsaw on my roof: They can ID you from your hygiene habits
Something for the Weekend, Sir? Pat McGovern knew his way around a trash can
Bootnotes10 Dec 2021 | 74
OK, boomer? Gen-X-ers, elder millennials most likely to name their cars, says DVLA
Most bizarre names chosen by UK drivers included ZZ Top and The Beast
Bootnotes09 Dec 2021 | 94
Fail: Exam paper marked by Elon Musk up for auction
Sweary test on sale as Tesla CEO forgets where he parked his car
Bootnotes06 Dec 2021 | 12
Battlefield 2042: Please don't be the death knell of the franchise, please don't be the death knell of the franchise
The RPG Another terrible launch, but DICE is already working on improvements
Bootnotes04 Dec 2021 | 31
One white cat and a volcano short of a Bond villain: Rocket Lab's Peter Beck shows off the 'Hungry Hippo'
Neutron updated, but the Spectre of SpaceX looms
Bootnotes03 Dec 2021 | 26
When you think of a unit of length, do you think of Antony Gormley's rusty anatomy?
Angel of the North asteroid story upsets us mightily
Bootnotes03 Dec 2021 | 50
What a bunch of bricks: Crooks knock hole in toyshop wall, flee with €35k Lego haul
Police still trying to piece everything together
Bootnotes02 Dec 2021 | 106
You forced me to use this fancypants app and now you're asking for a printout?
Something for the Weekend, Sir? 'Just take the meds, Mr Sloper, and enjoy your holiday'
Bootnotes26 Nov 2021 | 121
Desktop bust and custom iPhone 13 Pro made from melted-down Tesla car for the Elon Musk dork in your life
Just $8,300!
Bootnotes25 Nov 2021 | 60
Joint venture: Uber Eats to offer weed orders in Ontario
O Cannabis! Meanwhile, ride biz back to court in the UK over driver contracts
Bootnotes23 Nov 2021 | 17
From the studio that brought you 'Mortal Wombat' comes 'Pernicious Possum'
Woman tells New Zealand police she was held hostage by small marsupial
Bootnotes16 Nov 2021 | 30
Cruel and unusual IT fail upstages Megan Fox. Transformers: Windows in disguise
Bork!Bork!Bork! Check your outputs, kids
Bootnotes15 Nov 2021 | 21
Still reeling from the Great Facebook Blackout of 2021? Turns out Zuck is not the worst offender
Uswitch's survey may surprise you – or not. Depends how much you like Reddit
Bootnotes11 Nov 2021 | 4
Ofcom announces plan to protect endangered species – the Great British phone box
BT is getting axe-happy but regulator's scheme could save 5,000 kiosks
Bootnotes10 Nov 2021 | 32
One click, one goal, one mission: To get a one-touch flush solution
Something for the Weekend, Sir? Gimme gimme gimme fried chicken
Bootnotes05 Nov 2021 | 76
Samsung releases pair of jeans that can't do anything except cover your legs and hold a Galaxy Z Flip 3
Who needs big pockets, right? Other than, you know, literally everyone
Bootnotes03 Nov 2021 | 72
Remember the 'guy in a jetpack' seen flying close to passenger jets? Probably just balloons, says FBI
Video Ah well, back to panicking over imaginary drones, then
Bootnotes03 Nov 2021 | 23
What a clock up: Brit TV-broadband giant Sky fails to pick up weekend's timezone change, fix due by Friday
We say GMT, you say BST, let's call the whole thing off
Bootnotes02 Nov 2021 | 107
Remember when you thought fax machines were dead-matter teleporters? Ah, just me, then
Something for the Weekend, Sir? No, things were NOT better in the past, so leave them there
Bootnotes29 Oct 2021 | 132
Florida man accused of breaking Mastodon's open-source license with botched social network launch
Updated Golf enthusiast given 30 days to cough up code
Bootnotes23 Oct 2021 | 56
'Windows 11 has been successfully downloaded,' says update for Xbox version of Microsoft Flight Simulator
What? No. Noooooooooooooooooo
Bootnotes21 Oct 2021 | 16
Facebook posts job ad for 10,000 'high-skilled' roles to 'build the metaverse' – and they'll all be based in the EU
Announcement uses the phrase 'world-leading' without referring to UK once
Bootnotes18 Oct 2021 | 47
Heart FM's borkfast show – a fine way to start your day
Jamie and Amanda have a new co-presenter to contend with
Bootnotes18 Oct 2021 | 25
Missouri governor demands prosecution of reporter for 'decoding HTML source code' and reporting a data breach
Salus populi suprema lex esto ... or perhaps not
Bootnotes15 Oct 2021 | 105
Windows terminates here. Please remember to finish setting it up on arrival
Bork!Bork!Bork! Washington Metro admin has taken an early lunch
Bootnotes15 Oct 2021 | 25
All I want for Christmas is a delivery address that a delivery courier can find
Something for the Weekend, Sir? Send me an SMS and I’ll tell you everything
Bootnotes15 Oct 2021 | 157
Mind your Ps and queues: Bork makes a visit to the A&E
Bork!Bork!Bork! Thanks Windows! Now this is the kind of hospital data-sharing we like to see...
Bootnotes14 Oct 2021 | 19
Macintosh Classic II and triceratops skull on auction: One's a dinosaur, the other has three horns on its face
Christie's 'Science and Natural History' collection isn't joking when it says it's 'a journey in time'
Bootnotes13 Oct 2021 | 19
Twitch increases bug bounty payouts after source code leak by... wait, is that it?
Reg reader sighs at 'Orwellian gig economy' sums
Bootnotes12 Oct 2021 | 33
Instagram is testing feature that tells panicking users the service is broken again
Have you tried reading books?
Bootnotes12 Oct 2021 | 46
Meatballs, Abba, and bork: 3 things Sweden is famous for
Bork!Bork!Bork! It's what The Chef would want
Bootnotes12 Oct 2021 | 16
US nuclear submarine bumps into unidentified underwater object in South China Sea
Definitely not another sub, oh no sir
Bootnotes08 Oct 2021 | 101
