Recession fears only stoking enterprise tech spending for Dell, others
Staving off entropy with digital transformation, hybrid office, and automation projects still being financed
On-Prem27 May 2022 |
On-Prem
Clonezilla 3: Copy and clone disk images to your heart's content
Even non-sysadmins may find this Linux live ISO handy
Storage27 May 2022 | 13
Revealed: The semi-secret list of techs Beijing really really wishes it didn't have to import
I think we can all agree that China is not alone in wishing it had an alternative to Microsoft Windows
On-Prem27 May 2022 | 11
Twitter founder Dorsey beats hasty retweet from the board
As shareholders sue the social network amid Elon Musk's takeover scramble
Personal Tech26 May 2022 | 12
Snowflake stock drops as some top customers cut usage
You might say its valuation is melting away
Storage26 May 2022 | 3
'Sharp' chip inventory correction looms on horizon, warns investment banker
Double ordering, overheating of semiconductor sector, inflation, growing stockpiles = trouble ahead
Systems26 May 2022 | 15
Elon Musk needs more cash for Twitter buy after Tesla margin loan lapses
Entrepreneur now looking at $33.5b bill if he wants to complete $44b purchase
Networks26 May 2022 | 43
UK government reviewing stake in BT owned by French tycoon Patrick Drahi
First use of National Security and Investment Act powers as Altice owner looks poised to increase stake further
Networks26 May 2022 | 12
Slack-for-engineers Mattermost on open source and data sovereignty
Interview Control and access are becoming a hot button for orgs
Networks26 May 2022 | 1
UK government having hard time complying with its own IR35 tax rules
This shouldn't come as much of a surprise if you've been reading the headlines at all
On-Prem26 May 2022 | 27
Internet went offline in Pakistan as protestors marched for ousted prime minister
Two hour outage 'consistent with an intentional disruption to service' said NetBlocks
Networks26 May 2022 | 1
As Microsoft's $70b takeover of Activision nears, workers step up their organizing
This week: Subsidiary's QA staff officially unionize, $18m settlement disputed, and more
Personal Tech26 May 2022 | 3
DuckDuckGo tries to explain why its browsers won't block some Microsoft web trackers
Meanwhile, Tails 5.0 users told to stop what they're doing over Firefox flaw
Personal Tech25 May 2022 | 33
Atos pushes out HPC cloud services based on Nimbix tech
Moore's Law got you down? Throw everything at the problem! Quantum, AI, cloud...
HPC25 May 2022 |
Foxconn factory fiasco could leave Wisconsinites on the hook for $300m
What's Mandarin for 'Where's my money?'
On-Prem25 May 2022 | 60
HPE, Cerebras build AI supercomputer for scientific research
Wafer madness hits the LRZ in HPE Superdome supercomputer wrapper
HPC25 May 2022 | 1
ServiceNow ordered a year's worth of hardware to avoid supply chain hassles
CTO shares datacenter secrets with The Reg: NVMe, MariaDB, mid-range x86 CPUs, S3-alike, and more
On-Prem25 May 2022 | 16
Who had money on Samsung and Red Hat joining forces on next-gen memory software?
Cloudy server testbed coming, open source code filtering into RHEL promised
Storage25 May 2022 | 3
Toyota cuts vehicle production over global chip shortage
Just as Samsung pledges to invest $360b to shore up next-gen industries
Systems24 May 2022 | 17
Leica and Huawei terminate trading agreement amid US sanctions
German optics giant jumps ship to make smartphone cameras for Xiaomi instead
Personal Tech24 May 2022 | 14
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Amazon investors nuke proposed ethics overhaul and say yes to $212m CEO pay
Workplace safety, labor organizing, sustainability and, um, wage 'fairness' all struck down in vote
Foxconn factory fiasco could leave Wisconsinites on the hook for $300m
What's Mandarin for 'Where's my money?'
DuckDuckGo tries to explain why its browsers won't block some Microsoft web trackers
Meanwhile, Tails 5.0 users told to stop what they're doing over Firefox flaw
Original killer PC spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3 now runs on Linux natively
As Google guru who ported it points out, the operating system did not exist when 1-2-3 came out in 1983
Minimal, systemd-free Alpine Linux releases version 3.16
A widespread distro that many of its users don't even know they have
Ex-spymaster and fellow Brexiteers' emails leaked by suspected Russian op
A 'Very English Coop (sic) d'Etat'
Vehicle owner data exposed in GM credential-stuffing attack
Car maker says miscreants used stolen logins to break into folks' accounts
Millions of people's info stolen from MGM Resorts dumped on Telegram for free
Meanwhile, Twitter coughs up $150m after using account security contact details for advertising
Elon Musk needs more cash for Twitter buy after Tesla margin loan lapses
Entrepreneur now looking at $33.5b bill if he wants to complete $44b purchase
When management went nuclear on an innocent software engineer
On Call It says 'Do Not Touch,' not 'Rip Out My Guts'
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Nvidia promises annual updates across CPU, GPU, DPU lines
Computex Arm one year, x86 the next, and always faster than a certain chip shop that still can't ship even one standalone GPU
Systems24 May 2022 | 1
Nvidia teases server designs for Grace-Hopper Superchips
Computex x86 still 'very important' we're told as lid lifted on Arm-based kit
Systems24 May 2022 |
Nvidia brings liquid cooling to A100 PCIe GPU cards for ‘greener’ datacenters
Computex For those who want to give their racks an air cut
Systems24 May 2022 | 14
FTC urged to protect data privacy of women visiting abortion clinics
Updated As Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v Wade, safeguards on location info now more vital than ever
Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 35
Zuckerberg sued for alleged role in Cambridge Analytica data-slurp scandal
I can prove CEO was 'personally involved in Facebook’s failure to protect privacy', DC AG insists
Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 18
Florida's content-moderation law kept on ice, likely unconstitutional, court says
So cool you're into free speech because that includes taking down misinformation
Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 48
US-APAC trade deal leaves out Taiwan, military defense not ruled out
All fun and games until the chip factories are in the crosshairs
Systems23 May 2022 | 5
A peek into Gigabyte's GPU Arm for AI, HPC shops
High-performance platform choices are going beyond the ubiquitous x86 standard
Systems23 May 2022 | 5
To multicloud, or not: Former PayPal head of engineering weighs in
Not everyone needs it, but those who do need to consider 3 things, says Asim Razzaq
Systems23 May 2022 | 4
The Return of Gopher: Pre-web hypertext service is still around
<movietrailer voice>The world was not ready for this gift. It is still not ready for this gift. Coming soon to a Gopherspace near you
Networks23 May 2022 | 50
Dell's rugged Latitude 5430 laptop is quick and pretty – but also bulky and heavy
Survives all manner of indiginities in Reg tests but may stuggle to cross over from boots to suits
Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 53
AMD reveals 5nm Ryzen 7000 powered by Zen 4 cores
AM5 socket to bring desktop CPUs to life in late 2022, mid-range laptop CPU to follow
Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 15
Robotics and 5G to spur growth of SoC industry – report
Big OEMs hogging production and COVID causing supply issues
Systems22 May 2022 | 3
Lonestar plans to put datacenters in the Moon's lava tubes
How? Founder tells The Register 'Robots… lots of robots'
Networks21 May 2022 | 109
FTC signals crackdown on ed-tech harvesting kid's data
Trade watchdog, and President, reminds that COPPA can ban ya
Personal Tech20 May 2022 | 9
SmartNICs power the cloud, are enterprise datacenters next?
High pricing, lack of software make smartNICs a tough sell, despite offload potential
Networks20 May 2022 | 4
US fears China may have ten exascale systems by 2025
China refuses to share benchmarks, US sharpens focus on developing optimized software
HPC20 May 2022 | 26
Repairability champ Framework's modular laptop gets a speed boost
With any other portable, this would be bad news for existing owners
Personal Tech20 May 2022 | 25
Biden tours Samsung fab, talks chip cooperation with South Korea
Factory is a model for one the company has planned in Texas
Systems20 May 2022 | 7
Daisy Group to take on some of data management company Sungard's UK customers
Updated Customers at other Sungard datacenters are not affected
On-Prem20 May 2022 |
Lenovo halves its ThinkPad workstation range
Two becomes one as ThinkPad P16 stands alone and HX replaces mobile Xeon
Personal Tech20 May 2022 | 16
Intel plans immersion lab to chill its power-hungry chips
AI chips are sucking down 600W+ and the solution could be to drown them.
On-Prem19 May 2022 | 64
America bucks global smartphone decline with help from Apple
Cupertino's 51% control is why NA market grew while the world shrunk, says Canalys
Personal Tech19 May 2022 | 7
Export bans prompt Russia to use Chinese x86 CPU replacement
With few options, Russia will look to half-fast chips from Chinese maker
Systems19 May 2022 | 87
Acer's TravelMate laptops arrive – complete with Microsoft Pluton chips
MS's TPM tip finally gets a grip – but shh – don't mention the Chromebooks
Personal Tech19 May 2022 | 3
Ryzen shines with remote management on Qualcomm Wi-Fi kit
Working to compete with Intel as FastConnect comes to AMD-processor-powered PCs
Systems19 May 2022 |
Corporate investments are a massive hidden source of carbon emissions
Just because companies are publicly decreasing carbon footprints doesn't mean their cash isn't doing the opposite
On-Prem19 May 2022 | 17
Cisco warns of up to $720m sales loss: Blames China lockdown, Russia pullout
Share price collapses 19% as COVID-19 policy hits supply chain
Networks19 May 2022 | 3
Ready for testing: First-ever supercomputer powered by Intel's wildcard AI chips
At the Haba, go, go Habana. The hottest research north of Havana
HPC19 May 2022 | 1
BT: 'Quantum radios' could boost 5G network range
Tech exploits electromagnetically induced transparency to form highly sensitive electric field detector
Networks19 May 2022 | 14
Logitech Pop: Stylish, portable, but far from the best typing experience
For tiny Venn diagram wedge who want the feel of a mechanical keyboard plus, er, emoji keys
Personal Tech19 May 2022 | 68
Google's first report on Privacy Sandbox hits UK watchdog's inbox
No 'reportable concerns' yet plenty of concerned feedback
Personal Tech19 May 2022 | 2
China will produce one in five of the chips it uses in 2026, says analyst
Well short of planned 70 percent domestic capacity
Systems19 May 2022 | 1
Google Russia goes broke after bank account snatched
We're shutting down as we can no longer pay staff, bills, web giant says
Personal Tech19 May 2022 | 73
Will this be one of the world's first RISC-V laptops?
Pic A sneak peek at a notebook that could be revealed this year
Personal Tech18 May 2022 | 55
Supreme Court urged to halt 'unconstitutional' Texas content-no-moderation law
Everyone's entitled to a viewpoint but what's your viewpoint on what exactly is and isn't a viewpoint?
Personal Tech18 May 2022 | 84
Apple scraps 3-day return to office amid COVID-19 cases
2 days a week still compulsory but U-turn gives credence to worker concerns
On-Prem18 May 2022 | 56
HPE building its 4th global 'supercomputer factory'
Facility supports a flurry of HPC development, centered in the Czech Republic
HPC18 May 2022 | 1
China's vice premier Liu He advocates technology and government cooperation
After years of crackdowns, Beijing changing its tune on the industry
Systems18 May 2022 | 4
Marvell CXL roadmap goes all-in on composable infrastructure
Chip biz bets interconnect tech will cement its cloud claim, one day
Systems18 May 2022 |
Google keeps legacy G Suite alive and free for personal use
Phew!
Personal Tech18 May 2022 | 42
GNU Compiler Collection adds support for China's LoongArch CPU family
MIPS...ish is on the march in the Middle Kingdom
Systems18 May 2022 | 7
China’s COVID lockdowns bite e-commerce players
CEO of e-tail market leader JD perhaps boldly points out wider economic impact of zero-virus stance
Personal Tech18 May 2022 | 1
Foxconn forms JV to build chip fab in Malaysia
Can't say when, where, nor price tag. Has promised 40k wafers a month at between 28nm and 40nm
Systems18 May 2022 | 2
The ‘substantial contributions’ Intel has promised to boost RISC-V adoption
Analysis With the benefit of maybe revitalizing the x86 giant’s foundry business
Systems17 May 2022 | 14
Elon Musk says Twitter buy 'cannot move forward' until spam stats spat settled
A stunning surprise to no one in this Solar System
Personal Tech17 May 2022 | 44
AMD claims its GPUs beat Nvidia on performance per dollar
* Terms, conditions, hardware specs and software may vary – a lot
Personal Tech17 May 2022 | 8
Google opens the pod doors on Bay View campus
A futuristic design won't make people want to come back – just ask Apple
On-Prem17 May 2022 | 20
Intel shareholders revolt against Pat Gelsinger's pay package
Investors want compensation-performance link, but manufacturing plan will dent bottom line
Systems17 May 2022 | 17
Turing Pi 2 crowdfunding goal smashed within a day
Go host yourself with a tiny low-powered Arm cluster in a box for $219
Personal Tech17 May 2022 | 14
When’s the best time to extract value from your data? In real time, of course
Because you never step in the same data stream twice…
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Infusion of $3.5bn not enough to revive Terra's 'stablecoin'
Estimated $42bn vanished with collapse of UST, Luna – we explain what all this means
Personal Tech17 May 2022 | 55
Meta hires network chip guru from Intel: What does this mean for future silicon?
Analysis Why be a customer when you can develop your own custom semiconductors
Networks16 May 2022 | 1
Kasten by Veeam adds ransomware detection to K10 data management platform
Kubecon Catching compromise attempts before kicking off that recovery plan
Storage16 May 2022 |
Elon Musk 'violated' Twitter NDA over bot-check sample size
Updated <5% figure was based on 100 accounts, if you're wondering
Networks16 May 2022 | 87
EU-US Trade and Technology Council meets to coordinate on supply chains
Agenda includes warning system for disruptions, and avoiding 'subsidy race' for chip investments
Systems16 May 2022 | 3
How CXL may change the datacenter as we know it
Interview Bye-bye bottlenecks. Hello composable infrastructure?
Systems16 May 2022 | 6
(Our) hardware is still key in a multicloud world, Dell ISG chief insists
Analysis IT giant may be shifting its focus to software and services, but systems remain the foundation
Systems16 May 2022 | 3
Ad-tech firms grab email addresses from forms before they're even submitted
Researchers find widespread harvesting of info without consent
Personal Tech16 May 2022 | 90
Demand for PC and smartphone chips drops 'like a rock' says CEO of China’s top chipmaker
Markets outside China are doing better, but at home vendors have huge component stockpiles
Personal Tech16 May 2022 | 19
TSMC, Samsung plan price hikes for chip designers – reports
Nvidia, AMD, Apple et al may be forced to pass cost on to customers
Systems13 May 2022 | 6
Micron dangles predictable memory price agreements in front of vendors
The idea? To get investors muttering: DRAM, those gross margins are stable...
Storage13 May 2022 | 4
Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold over bot numbers claim
Less than 5% of users are spam accounts? Is that too high ... or too low for him?
Networks13 May 2022 | 111
We can bend the laws of physics for your super-yacht, but we can't break them
On Call Make it work like it does at home
Networks13 May 2022 | 240
Arm says microcontroller price hikes helped fuel sales
As well as chip design licensing, 5G smartphones, cars ... who needs Nvi-whatchamacallit?
Systems13 May 2022 | 7
AMD approaches '30%' x86 CPU market share, thanks to servers 'n' laptops
Guess you could call this Mercury Ryzen
Systems13 May 2022 | 17
Demand for GPUs used to mine crypto 'disappearing', says ASUSTeK
Less demand will see prices fall, and gaming laptop sales rise – which is nice as the rest of the PC market has cooled
Systems13 May 2022 | 17
Coinbase CEO says everything's OK after SEC filing gives netizens the jitters
OK includes an outage, plummeting cryptocurrencies, falling stock price
Personal Tech13 May 2022 | 27
SoftBank to stop investing 'randomly' after losing billions of dollars
If your stock or crypto-coin holdings look like crap today, this might help you feel better
On-Prem12 May 2022 | 8
Appeals court unleashes Texas's anti-Big-Tech content-no-moderation law
That bit in Ghostbusters when they shut off the containment unit? That, but with social networks
Personal Tech12 May 2022 | 59
Panzura scores $80 million funding to grow storage footprint
Startup aims to add more than 150 workers by the end of 2022
Storage12 May 2022 |
Private equity snaps up datacenter operator Switch for nearly $11b
DigitalBridge Group and global infrastructure investor IFM Investors to acquire all outstanding shares
On-Prem12 May 2022 |
Apple to replace future iPhone Lightning port with USB-C next year, this guy claims
Please season with pinches of salt as necessary
Personal Tech12 May 2022 | 71
Google shows off immersive maps, AR-flavored search, Pixel 7, and more
Google IO Your essential de-hyped guide to what the Chocolate Factory teased at developer shindig
Personal Tech11 May 2022 | 10
GlobalFoundries’ chipmaking machine unfazed by global disruptions
Records for revenue, gross margin in Q1 as others take a hit
Systems11 May 2022 | 4
Big Tech shrank the internet while growing its own power
Comment Classic internet ideas matter less now that CDNs and private networks dominate traffic
Networks11 May 2022 | 8
Enterprise-strength FreeBSD-based TrueNAS releases v13.0
Plus: iXsystems' NAS OS has a new Linux-based sibling called SCALE
Storage11 May 2022 | 20
Qualcomm puts out 5G modem with standalone mmWave mode
Slips some extra grunt into Snapdragon X70 5G chipset before devices launch
Networks11 May 2022 | 3
MIPS discloses first RISC-V chips coming in Q4 2022
eVocore processor line aimed at high-performance, real-time compute applications
Systems11 May 2022 | 17
4G to dominate cellular IoT until 2028, when 5G takes over
By 2030 we'll be shipping 1.2 billion cellular-module devices each year, says analyst
Networks11 May 2022 | 5
