North Korean spy satellite launch ends in sea smash
Rather than herald exciting success of best-ever lift-off, state media confirms fiasco. Consider us surprised
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Cisco: Don't use 'blind spot' – and do use 'feed two birds with one scone'
Switchzilla takes a stab at inclusive language. Sorry, that should be 'makes a first pass'
Bootnotes10 May 2023 | 218
Of course Russia's ex-space boss doubts US set foot on the Moon
'How did NASA do what they did in the 60s what they cannot do now?'
Bootnotes09 May 2023 | 108
Pornhub walls off Utah in age-verification law protest
Dare we say that's a master stroke
Bootnotes03 May 2023 | 74
CEO sorry after telling staff to 'leave pity city' over bonuses
Video Put the $26 million in the bag
Bootnotes21 Apr 2023 | 89
NYC Mayor: Robo-pup 'out of the pound' and back to police work
Video Please don't pair it with ChatGPT, please don't pair it with ChatGPT
Bootnotes12 Apr 2023 | 17
Tupperware looking less airtight than you'd think
The party could be over soon
Bootnotes11 Apr 2023 | 59
Thieves smash hole in wall to nab $500K in Apple iKit
Pic So, like, three iPhones and a Mac keyboard
Bootnotes07 Apr 2023 | 41
Pentagon whistleblower Ellsberg given months to live
Comment The man leaking vital data before it was fashionable
Bootnotes13 Mar 2023 | 17
Adidas grapples with $1.3B in unsold Yeezy sneakers after breaking up with Kanye West
This is what happens when you put all your eggs in one basket case
Bootnotes09 Mar 2023 | 92
Havana Syndrome definitely (maybe) not caused by brain-scrambling energy weapons
Pre-existing mental health issues and the stress of working in Cuba are more likely culprits
Bootnotes02 Mar 2023 | 36
Take the blue pill: Keanu Reeves has had enough of AI baloney
Opinion Neo continues to rage against the machines decades after The Matrix
Bootnotes15 Feb 2023 | 66
That's not a TP-Link access point, it's a… vacuum?
You might say this thing sucks
Bootnotes11 Feb 2023 | 29
Three seconds of audio could end up costing Fox $500,000
And that, kids, is why we don't play the Emergency Alert System tone on TV
Bootnotes27 Jan 2023 | 180
Scientists conclude cats only have three personalities after YouTube clip binge
Insight could lead to better conflict resolution between our feline overlords
Bootnotes27 Jan 2023 | 90
Iterable co-founder claims he was ousted because of racial discrimination, not LSD use
While Justin Zhu admits to micro-dosing, he alleges that his ethnicity was an issue for investors
Bootnotes29 Nov 2022 | 14
Twitter refugees seek asylum in an unusual place: The Matt Hancock app
Move over, Mastodon – bungling UK politician's platform finds thousands of new users amid Elon Musk chaos
Bootnotes17 Nov 2022 | 32
Looking for a holiday DIY project? Build your own pen-plotter, for under $15
Ubuntu Summit BrachioGraph: 'The cheapest, simplest possible pen-plotter'
Bootnotes14 Nov 2022 | 19
KFC bot urges Germans to mark Kristallnacht with cheesy chicken
Tasteless food chain claims 'semi-automated' process skipped internal review process
Bootnotes11 Nov 2022 | 87
All of the norths are about to align over Britain
Magnetic north is on a walkabout, and your OCD will benefit
Bootnotes04 Nov 2022 | 111
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Raspberry Pi production rate rising to a million a month
CEO stands by decision to keep prices steady instead of scoring sweet, sweet, windfall profits
Fed up with slammed servers, IT replaced iTunes backups with a cow of a file
who, me? Pigs might fly before youngsters listened to IT instructions – so the IT manager made sure chickens came home to roost
Debian 12 'Bookworm' is the excitement-free Linux you've been waiting for
If Ubuntu is getting you down, check out its grandad
The bonkers water-cooled shoe PC, hexagonal pink workstations, and IKEA-style cases of Computex 2023
Computex We crawled the gadget halls to save you the hassle
Windows XP's adventures in the afterlife shows copyright's copywrongs
Opinion Intellectual property law crushed by zombie horde
Toyota admits to yet another cloud leak
infosec in brief Also, hackers publish RaidForum user data, Google's $180k Chrome bug bounty, and this week's vulnerabilities
Australian cyber-op attacked ISIL with the terrifying power of Rickrolling
Commanders in the field persuaded to give up, let their guard down, run around and desert their posts
Meet TeamT5, the Taiwanese infosec outfit taking on Beijing and defeating its smears
Living in the eye of the geopolitical storm is not easy, but is good for business
China EV market share hits 27 percent as tax breaks extended
Asia In Brief PLUS: Indonesia's digital success under the radar; Singapore picks Google AI; India claims streaming record
Air Force colonel 'misspoke' when he said an AI-drone 'killed' its human operator
AI In Brief Plus: Around 3,900 jobs have been axed and replaced with AI, and Microsoft cosies up with a GPU provider to support OpenAI
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New measurement alert: Liz Truss inspires new Register standard
Reg Standards Bureau We didn't have a time unit. That... is... a... disgrace
Bootnotes21 Oct 2022 | 159
Team Interpol: Metaverse Police
Attempted revival of virtual reality is only just beginning and already the cops just want to take a look around
Bootnotes21 Oct 2022 | 18
Liz Truss ousted as UK prime minister, outlived by online lettuce
What connects a decaying salad vegetable with something called 'the 1922 Committee'? Enter the wonderful and frightening world of British politics
Bootnotes20 Oct 2022 | 371
Artist formerly known as Kanye reveals Parler trick: Buying the far-right haven
Used to tweeting? Get ready for Yeeting
Bootnotes17 Oct 2022 | 77
Now you can't even scale Mount Everest without a drone buzzing overhead
Video No chance of any peace, not even at 8,900 metres
Bootnotes14 Oct 2022 | 17
This maglev turntable costs more than an average luxury electric car
At $74k, this gear is an odd pitch for TEAC's time to shine again
Bootnotes11 Oct 2022 | 127
Airbus auctions off bits from retired A380 superjumbo jet
Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks. Your chance to snag a piece of the largest passenger jet in the world
Bootnotes04 Oct 2022 | 18
This rumor needs to Die Hard: Bruce Willis denies selling face to deepfake biz
Superstar is still exclusively a meat popsicle
Bootnotes04 Oct 2022 | 16
NSA super-leaker Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship
He always wanted to fight in the military – are his draft papers on the way?
Bootnotes26 Sep 2022 | 77
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 | 42
Amazon accused of singling out, harassing union organizers
Bosses' bad behavior may, just may, have derailed crucial warehouse vote
Bootnotes23 Sep 2022 | 42
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 | 87
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
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
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
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
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
Braking news: Cops slammed for spamming Waze to slow drivers down
You're under app-vest
Bootnotes01 Sep 2022 | 189
Tesla owner gets key fob chip implanted in his hand
Embedded electronics workaround for his phone's 'aggressive' power management
Bootnotes24 Aug 2022 | 88
Elon Musk 'buying Manchester United' football club
Results are rubbish on Earth, but Mars United could be undisputed champions
Bootnotes17 Aug 2022 | 54
China-linked fake news site shows disinformation on the rise
Beijing-backed PR firm is behind at least 72 ersatz web titles, Mandiant says
Bootnotes05 Aug 2022 | 32
Enough with the notifications! Focus Assist will shut them u… 'But I'm too important!'
Something for the Weekend An app will always find a way to interrupt what you’re doing
Bootnotes05 Aug 2022 | 225
Anti-piracy messaging may just encourage more piracy
Behavioral economics study suggests rights holders don't understand psychology
Bootnotes02 Aug 2022 | 88
Bad news, older tech workers: Job advert language works against you
And there's a study now to prove it – science!
Bootnotes02 Aug 2022 | 228
I paid for it, that makes it mine. Doesn’t it? No – and it never did
Something for the Weekend A new generation learns the hard way that everything is ephemeral
Bootnotes29 Jul 2022 | 290
Martin Shkreli, out of prison for running a Ponzi scheme, now pushes Web3 thing
His latest project, Druglike, most definitely isn't in the pharmaceutical business, from which he's been banned
Bootnotes26 Jul 2022 | 34
Being declared dead is automated, so why is resurrection such a nightmare?
Something for the Weekend Death becomes you swiftly but it’s messy making your way back
Bootnotes15 Jul 2022 | 134
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 | 41
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 | 39
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
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 | 118
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 | 190
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 | 99
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