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 | 14
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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
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 | 13
US Army orders next-gen robot mule to haul a literal ton of gear
Soldiers' new best friend does all the heavy lifting
Bootnotes28 Sep 2024 | 62
Bring the joy of train delays home with your very own departure board
Working from home, but missing the voice of Elinor Hamilton telling you all services are canceled?
Bootnotes27 Sep 2024 | 67
Amazon, Tesla, Meta considered harmful to democracy
Exploiting workers, undermining public services, exacerbating climate crisis, ITUC says
Bootnotes23 Sep 2024 | 41
Cards Against Humanity deals SpaceX a $15M lawsuit over Texas turf tangle
Land purchased to save it from Trump's border wall 'completely f*cked' by 'gravel, tractors, and space garbage'
Bootnotes23 Sep 2024 | 48
NIST: New smoke alarms are better at detecting fires, but still go off for bacon
Just like almost everyone else, they still love the smell of fried artery-cloggers
Bootnotes21 Sep 2024 | 75
Thank you, Reg Readers: On Call has turned 500!
Started on a whim, almost a decade later it's a fixture – and a marvelous demonstration of your wit and wisdom
Bootnotes15 Sep 2024 | 30
Homing pigeon missiles, dead trout swimming, butt breathing honored with Ig Nobel Prize
Mad science award ceremony returns to MIT after four years online
Bootnotes14 Sep 2024 | 71
Feeld dating app's security too open-minded as private data swings into public view
No love for months-long wait to fix this, either
Research13 Sep 2024 | 7
Online media outstrips TV as source of news for the first time in the UK
Ofcom research shows TV remains more trusted news source in social media age
Bootnotes11 Sep 2024 | 107
WHO-backed meta-study finds no evidence that cellphone radiation causes brain cancer
The signal may not rot your mind, we can't say the same for the content
Science04 Sep 2024 | 105
US govt halts medical study into Havana Syndrome, cites 'coercion' of participants
What was screwing with minds of US diplomats – wait, is that a black helicopt...
Science04 Sep 2024 | 49
A last look at the Living Computers museum before collection heads to auction
A guided tour of vintage hardware set to be scattered to the winds
Personal Tech27 Aug 2024 | 37
If a cheesy '80s flick is a good metaphor for how you run projects, something is wrong
There can be only one … annoying management technique
Software16 Aug 2024 | 36
Disney claims agreeing to Disney+ terms waives man's right to sue over wife's death
Updated NYU doc died from allergic reaction after eating at Florida resort pub
Bootnotes15 Aug 2024 | 69
Say 'ahhhh' – AI robots are now gunning for your gums
Perceptive turns its automated dental dynamo on humans, and Zuck's dad thinks it's great
Bootnotes02 Aug 2024 | 25
Happy Sysadmin Day, the Bitlocker keys are in a bowl on top of the fridge
Vote below for the best way to celebrate our underappreciated heroes
Bootnotes26 Jul 2024 | 20
Sam Altman sues builder over $27M flooded, sewage-hit 'lemon' of a mega-mansion
Leaking skylights, collapsed roof, garbage-clogged pipes - did ChatGPT make this?
Bootnotes18 Jul 2024 | 88
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UK ponders USB-C as common charging standard
Will it also plug into some common sense?
One-year countdown to 'biggest Ctrl-Alt-Delete in history' as Windows 10 approaches end of support
Microsoft's hardware compatibility gamble still hasn't paid off
Crypto-apocalypse soon? Chinese researchers find a potential quantum attack on classical encryption
With an off-the-shelf D-Wave machine, but only against very short keys
WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly
WP Engine seems to be excluded from sponsoring events, too
Compression? What's that? And why is the network congested and the PCs frozen?
Who, Me? The only thing worse than a Reply All storm is a Send All storm
Smart homes may be a bright idea, just not for the dim bulbs who live in 'em
Opinion How many Reg hacks does it take to change a light fitting...?
Trump campaign arms up with 'unhackable' phones after Iranian intrusion
Florida man gets his hands on 'the best ever'
Thousands of Fortinet instances vulnerable to actively exploited flaw
No excuses for not patching this nine-month-old issue
Indonesia orders Apple, Google to take down Chinese bargain app Temu
Plus: Infosys stops sending job offer emails; Singtel outage; Australia to require ransomware payment reveals
AI's thirst for power keeps coal fires burning bright
So much for reducing our reliance on fossil fuels
STORIES
'Gay furry hackers' say they've disbanded after raiding Project 2025's Heritage Foundation
Ultra-conservative org funnily enough not ready to turn the other cheek
Bootnotes12 Jul 2024 | 64
Trump threatens to send Meta's Mark ‘Zuckerbucks’ to prison if reelected president
Updated If you were wondering how the US White House race is going in 2024, it's going like this...
Bootnotes11 Jul 2024 | 185
Amazon puts down its Astro robotic business watchdog
Now even the 'droids are being laid off – sheesh!
Bootnotes03 Jul 2024 | 19
War on Texas law requiring ID to savor smut online heads to Supreme Court
Talk about painfully invasive processes
Bootnotes02 Jul 2024 | 51
Boeing to reacquire spun-off supplier Spirit AeroSpace to shore up safety
Because the best place for a troubled supplier is beneath the wing of original parent company
Bootnotes01 Jul 2024 | 25
Microsoft founder Paul Allen's tech museum closes, sells off collection
Letter from Einstein, vintage space suit, and ancient computers all up for sale
Bootnotes26 Jun 2024 | 44
Glastonbury to turn festivalgoer pee into eco-friendly fertilizer
Now that's what you call a golden harvest
Bootnotes26 Jun 2024 | 39
Footage of Nigel Farage blowing up Rishi Sunak's Minecraft mansion 'not real'
Hats off to The Guardian for double checking, though
Bootnotes19 Jun 2024 | 87
NASA hits wrong button, broadcasts ISS emergency training by mistake
Simulation stimulates social media panic
Bootnotes13 Jun 2024 | 17
Italian premier taps Pope Francis to warn G7 of AI disaster if ethics ignored
Holy smokes, don't screw this up
Bootnotes12 Jun 2024 | 5
Michael Dell lends support to bid for Everton Football Club
Texan Mick set to become honorary blue Scouser if winning bid hits back of the net
Bootnotes10 Jun 2024 | 6
Tetris Company celebrates classic game's 40th birthday
You're not a 1985 truther, are you?
Bootnotes06 Jun 2024 | 28
From meatballs to metaverse – IKEA's flatpack fantasy lands on Roblox
Swedish furniture giant has 10 paid in-game jobs to fill
Bootnotes05 Jun 2024 | 9
Tesla slams advisors for not loving Musk's $44.9B payout
We hired you for one job...
Bootnotes30 May 2024 | 85
LLMs can write and answer quizzes – but aren't quite ready to disrupt trivia night
Feed AutoQuizzer a URL and it will use LLaMa-3 to make a decent multiple-choice test
AI + ML29 May 2024 | 10
Bored students can now enjoy Sonic 2 on TI-84 Plus CE calculators, thanks to port
Retro interview Blast (processing) from the past
Bootnotes26 May 2024 | 24
Pew: Quarter of web pages vanished in past decade
Luckily we have the Wayback Machine
Personal Tech20 May 2024 | 27
Really? A sarcasm detector? Wow. You shouldn't have
Computers learning to spot sass – what could go wrong?
Bootnotes20 May 2024 | 41
Samsung takes bite out of Apple over its mega marketing misstep
'We would never crush creativity,' says South Korea megacorp
Bootnotes16 May 2024 | 26
Forget feet and inches, latest UK units of measurement are thinking bigger
Reg Standards Bureau Testing wind turbine blades the size of three rusty angel wingspans
Bootnotes16 May 2024 | 90
Dublin debauchery derails Portal to NYC in six days flat
Webcam art installation quickly descends into public Chatroulette
Bootnotes15 May 2024 | 62
Destroying offshore wind farms is top priority for Trump if he returns to presidency
It’s definitely to protect the whales and not the fossil fuel industry
Bootnotes14 May 2024 | 283
Cops developing Ghostbusters-esque weapon to take out e-bike thugs
'Who you gonna call?' Dunno, my phone's been stolen
Bootnotes14 May 2024 | 67
Blue screen of death or Eurovision's Windows95man performance – what's less annoying?
Those with a delicate constitution, look away now
Bootnotes13 May 2024 | 179
Apple crushes creativity and its reputation in new iPad ad
Comment Someone in marketing may be getting fired for this
Bootnotes10 May 2024 | 126
UK's National Cyber Security Centre entry code cracks up critics
One, two, three, four is all you need to pass that door
Bootnotes10 May 2024 | 51
I told Halle Berry where to go during a programming gig in LA
On Call Five-star techies share stories of working from the lap of luxury
Devops10 May 2024 | 95
Baidu's PR head has a PR problem after workaholic social media posts
Updated Praising 996 culture is so Jack Ma 2019
Bootnotes09 May 2024 | 15
Tesla devotee tests Cybertruck safety with his own finger – and fails
Faith in frunk flunks
Bootnotes08 May 2024 | 136
AI Catholic 'priest' defrocked after recommending Gatorade baptism
Devotees were speaking to an entity who didn't exist – imagine that
Bootnotes03 May 2024 | 139
Cloudflare CEO sues over free-roaming fidos at his ski resort paradise
Who let the dogs out?
Bootnotes29 Apr 2024 | 32
Throwflame launches fire-spitting robo-dog from Hell
The Thermonator can be yours for just $9,420
Bootnotes25 Apr 2024 | 54
Silicon Valley roundabout has drivers in a spin
Accidents at intersection quadruple
Bootnotes23 Apr 2024 | 88
Crypto conferences liquidated after biblical flooding in Dubai
There's something nice about seeing Web3 fanatics in ankle-deep water
Bootnotes17 Apr 2024 | 17
Judge refuses to Ctrl-Z divorce order made by a misclick
Computer says you're single
Bootnotes16 Apr 2024 | 57
X fixes URL blunder that could enable convincing social media phishing campaigns
Poorly implemented rule allowed miscreants to deceive users with trusted URLs
CSO10 Apr 2024 | 27
Sleuths who cracked Zodiac Killer's cipher thank the crowd
Fifty-one years of community contributions, software, and clever cryptanalysis contributed
Bootnotes04 Apr 2024 | 38
Rancher faces prison for trying to breed absolute unit of a sheep
Ewe-nique endeavor aimed to create Jurassic Baaa-rk experience for hunters
Bootnotes14 Mar 2024 | 111
'Chemical cat' on the loose in Japanese city
Unlikely to survive hexavalent chromium dip, officials ask residents to keep an eye out
Bootnotes13 Mar 2024 | 69
Olympic-level server tossing contest seeks entrants – warranty voiding guaranteed
It's geeks gone wild
Bootnotes06 Mar 2024 | 16
Willy Wonka event leaves bitter taste with artificially sweetened promises
Charlie and the AI factory flop compared to 'meth lab'
Bootnotes28 Feb 2024 | 45
Palantir boss says outfit's software the only reason the 'goose step' has not returned to Europe
Motor-mouth CEO Alex Karp claims biz stopped 'innumerable' terror attacks in Europe
Bootnotes28 Feb 2024 | 97
Google Maps leads German tourists to week-long survival saga in Australian swamp
Pair had to dodge croc on trek back to civilization
Bootnotes23 Feb 2024 | 77
Google releases Gemma – LLMs small enough to run on your computer
Your own personal chatbot awaits
Bootnotes22 Feb 2024 | 8
London's famous BT Tower will become a hotel after £275M sale
Hello room service? Can you call your provider? The Wi-Fi is down. Hello?
Bootnotes21 Feb 2024 | 67
Tesla's Cybertruck may not be so stainless after all
'Literally bulletproof' but needs constant cleaning to stave off corrosion
Bootnotes13 Feb 2024 | 212
Quarter of polled Americans say they use AI to make them hotter in online dating
Roses are red, violets are blue, a machine made my profile alluring to you
AI + ML12 Feb 2024 | 26
Building a 16-bit CPU in a spreadsheet is Excel-lent engineering
But can it run Doom?
Bootnotes02 Feb 2024 | 23
Add bacteria to the list of things that can run Doom
Frame rate would be even worse than the original, though. MUCH worse
Bootnotes31 Jan 2024 | 28
Robots with a 'Berliner Schnauze' may appear more trustworthy to locals
Dialect study a mixed bag when it comes to droids speaking highbrow German
Bootnotes31 Jan 2024 | 22
Windows 3.11 trundles on as job site pleads for 'driver updates' on German trains
Remember making Windows and DOS talk to a network? You could go back to the future with this assignment
Bootnotes30 Jan 2024 | 107
Techie resurrects teletext on a vintage BBC Master
You can get Ceefax via a Pi, but behold it in its most exotic of habitats
Bootnotes30 Jan 2024 | 20
We put salt in our tea so you don't have to
Poll Despite US chemistry boffin claiming it improves the taste, we respectfully disagree
Bootnotes27 Jan 2024 | 204
AI-driven booze bouncers can ID you with face scan
Cheerio to cheeky Chardonnay chancers
Bootnotes25 Jan 2024 | 27
Apple's Vision Pro costs big bucks to buy and repair ... just don't mention the box design
Still, up to 180,000 units sold under pre-order and China gray market prepping locals
Bootnotes25 Jan 2024 | 7
'Birthplace of Amazon' on the market for $2.28M
'Affordable' for the neighborhood
Bootnotes24 Jan 2024 | 21
DPD chatbot blasts courier company, swears, and dabbles in awful poetry
So this is the AI revolution
Bootnotes23 Jan 2024 | 48
Tech bros are playing God, Catholic Church's AI priest complains
Effective altruism blamed for Silicon Valley's desire to heal humanity's woes
Bootnotes22 Jan 2024 | 14
Silicon Valley weirdo's quest to dodge death – yours for $333 a month
Wonder when he's going to give that 28-year-old their skin back
Bootnotes11 Jan 2024 | 87
Michael Dell: Don't worry about AGI, after all we solved that ozone layer thing
Budget, schmudget, when it comes to AI-enabled productivity gains, says exec
Bootnotes11 Jan 2024 | 10
Data wrangler Zuckerberg becomes world's least likely cattle rancher
What a cowboy!
Bootnotes10 Jan 2024 | 19
The Register's 2023 in gaming had one final boss: Baldur's Gate 3
The RPG But we also have a bit to say about Dark Souls, Starfield, Foxhole, and more
Bootnotes05 Jan 2024 | 30
How the Xbox Series X fridge chilled our holiday spirits
But not enough sodas
Bootnotes04 Jan 2024 | 15
How do you teach a robot dog new tricks? Throw it a string of hex, a crayon, and a canvas
Artist Agnieszka Pilat tells The Register how she gets Spot to paint, not pant
Bootnotes31 Dec 2023 | 17
Philips recalls 340 MRI machines because they may explode in an emergency
Rapid unscheduled disassembly not exactly a desirable quality for medical imaging equipment
Bootnotes21 Dec 2023 | 43
SEC charges ex-medtech CEO with fraud for selling plastic fake implants
Sure, bogus blood tests are bad, but have you considered tricking doctors into embedded useless tubes?
Bootnotes20 Dec 2023 | 14
This could still wing its way to you, if you have the dosh: One Concorde engine seeks new home
That'll make a lot of expensive ashtrays
Bootnotes20 Dec 2023 | 39
California approves lavatory-to-faucet water recycling
'Water? Like out of the toilet?' It will get cleaned first and it'll be better than Brawndo
Bootnotes19 Dec 2023 | 46
Musk floats idea of boat mod for Cybertruck
Oh yes, please, get in the sea
Bootnotes19 Dec 2023 | 123
Zuckerberg hunkers down in Hawaii to wait out apocalypse
$270M secret building project includes 5,000 sq ft bunker
Bootnotes18 Dec 2023 | 82
Last Vega rocket launch delayed over fuel tank vanishing act
Choose your own adventure: Use the old qualification tanks, or squeeze in some from Vega-C?
Bootnotes15 Dec 2023 | 26
Is it 2000 or 2023? Get ready for AI-anchored news. Again
'Cos Ananova worked out so well
Bootnotes15 Dec 2023 | 36
GM, Komatsu partner to build hydrogen-powered monster mining truck
Mining industry looking for greener credentials in the future
Bootnotes12 Dec 2023 | 23
Time for a Geeko remix: openSUSE is looking for a new logo
LOGOWATCH Days left to decide chameleon's fate ... vote now
Bootnotes08 Dec 2023 | 9
HP TV ads claim its printers are 'made to be less hated'
Apparently they're being serious
Bootnotes07 Dec 2023 | 94
YouTuber who crashed plane for sponsorship dollars earns 6 months behind bars
There's an idiotic stunt, then there's obstructing a federal investigation
Bootnotes05 Dec 2023 | 34
From Joaquin Phoenix to Rowan Atkinson, we enjoyed your Musk movie casting calls
Although since it's the height of ridiculousness why not just Will Farrell?
Bootnotes02 Dec 2023 | 20
Nostalgia for XP sells out Microsoft's 2023 'Windows Ugly Sweater'
Bliss not your thing? You could win the Paint version
Bootnotes30 Nov 2023 | 25
We challenged you to come up with tech predictions for 2024 (wrong answers only) – here are some favorites so far
Kettle Plus some of our own and the ugly Microsoft sweater one of you will win. Please take it off our hands...
Bootnotes30 Nov 2023 | 38
AI threatens to automate away the clergy
Is divine intervention next on the tech to-do list?
Bootnotes29 Nov 2023 | 77
Biting the hand that feeds IT
