Tim cooking up the dough as his Apple pay rises 18% to $74.6M He could buy 49,766 and a half MacBook Pros with that Personal Tech14 Jan 2025 |
It's not just Big Tech: The UK's Online Safety Act applies across the board Analysis That niche forum running for 20 years – get ready, there's work to do Security14 Jan 2025 | 2
Europe hopes Trump trumps Biden's plan for US to play AI gatekeeper Export controls would limit shipments of GPUs to large swaths of EU AI + ML14 Jan 2025 | 27
Hulk smash Musk and Zuck! Actor Mark Ruffalo and non-billionaire pals back network tech underpinning Bluesky Free Our Feeds solicits funds to foster AT Protocol that powers decentralized social media Bootnotes14 Jan 2025 | 33
Intel’s datacenter architecture boss and Xeon lead jumps to Qualcomm Sailesh Kottapalli sees ‘a once-in-a-career opportunity’ at the house of Snapdragon – maybe server CPUs or AI silicon? Systems14 Jan 2025 |
Sonos CEO steps down after smart speaker app upgrade hit bum note Board appoints interim leader to stay in tune with its turnaround song, both execs hear sweet sound of cash landing in the bank Personal Tech14 Jan 2025 | 17
Miscreants 'mass exploited' Fortinet firewalls, 'highly probable' zero-day used Ransomware 'not off the table,' Arctic Wolf threat hunter tells El Reg Networks14 Jan 2025 | 6
CoreWeave drops £1bn in UK datacenters – but don't expect the latest Nvidia magic just yet Rent-a-GPU outfit's latest datacenters are packed to the brim with H200s Systems13 Jan 2025 | 2
NATO's newest member comes out swinging following latest Baltic Sea cable attack 'Sweden has changed,' PM warns as trio of warships join defense efforts Networks13 Jan 2025 | 36
Nvidia snaps back at Biden's 'innovation-killing' AI chip export restrictions 'New rule threatens to squander America's hard-won technological advantage' says GPU supremo Systems13 Jan 2025 | 22
Ransomware crew abuses AWS native encryption, sets data-destruct timer for 7 days 'Codefinger' crims on the hunt for compromised keys Research13 Jan 2025 | 4
Tesla recalls 239,382 vehicles over rearview camera problems Software snafu can fry computer components for owners of Musk's electric buggies Personal Tech13 Jan 2025 | 53
Pornhub lockdown and fact-free Zuckbots – welcome to 2025 Opinion Think you're good at spotting trends? Try these on for size Networks13 Jan 2025 | 76
UK prepared to throw planning rules out the window for massive datacenters Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project designation could tear down more restrictions On-Prem13 Jan 2025 | 65
Linus Torvalds offers to build guitar effects pedal for kernel developer ‘I'm a software person with a soldering iron’, he warns alongside release of Linux 6.13-rc7 Personal Tech13 Jan 2025 | 56
TSMC revenue booms and you don’t need AI to figure out why Asia In Brief PLUS: China plans unified APIs; Singapore lets Police run scam victims’ bank accounts; Fujitsu now too cool for aircon Systems12 Jan 2025 | 6
That subdued CES has us wondering what 2025 will look like, tech-wise Kettle El Reg vultures circle the Consumer Electronics Show Personal Tech12 Jan 2025 | 16
Is it really the plan to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal? It's been a weird week Opinion Meanwhile, tech titans are falling over themselves to help Trump Public Sector11 Jan 2025 | 292
Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals near American military bases Gee, wonder why Beijing is so keen on the – checks notes – Committee on Foreign Investment in the US Cyber-crime10 Jan 2025 | 7
Pornhub lockdown and fact-free Zuckbots – welcome to 2025 Opinion Think you're good at spotting trends? Try these on for size
Euro-cloud Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware to homebrew KVM platform Exclusive Faced with huge license cost increase, provider and customers were both happy to make migration a mission
Linus Torvalds offers to build guitar effects pedal for kernel developer ‘I'm a software person with a soldering iron’, he warns alongside release of Linux 6.13-rc7
Microsoft tests 45% M365 price hikes in Asia-Pacific to see how much you enjoy AI Won’t say if other nations will be hit, but will ‘listen, learn, and improve’ as buyers react – so far with anger
NATO's newest member comes out swinging following latest Baltic Sea cable attack 'Sweden has changed,' PM warns as trio of warships join defense efforts
Ransomware crew abuses AWS native encryption, sets data-destruct timer for 7 days 'Codefinger' crims on the hunt for compromised keys
Life lesson: Don't delete millions of accounts on the same day you go to the dentist Who, Me? Or ignore documentation that warns you are about to do something dangerous
Azure, Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks out users across regions It's fixed, mostly, after Europeans had a manic Monday
Miscreants 'mass exploited' Fortinet firewalls, 'highly probable' zero-day used Ransomware 'not off the table,' Arctic Wolf threat hunter tells El Reg
Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules Infosec in brief PLUS: Data broker leak reveals extent of info trading; Hot new ransomware gang might be all AI, no bark; and more
Tongue-zapping spoons, tea-cooling catbots, lazy vacuums and more from CES CES All the consumer electronics weirdness you didn't want to see in person anyway Personal Tech10 Jan 2025 | 38
Scammers exploit UK's digital landline switch to swipe cash Old deadline of January 2025 being used to push victims into paying up Networks10 Jan 2025 | 36
Hands-on jobs to grow fastest, because AI can't touch them World Economic Forum finds huge demand for brainbox skills, news for how it changes your role AI + ML10 Jan 2025 | 70
Is that a bird’s nest, a wireless broadband base station, or both? Everything in Australia is deadly, in this case giant eagles guarding eggs in places wireless broadband techs need to reach Offbeat10 Jan 2025 | 66
Rollable laptop displays to roll off the production line from April, says Samsung CES Lenovo’s already showing them off in a bonkers laptop Personal Tech10 Jan 2025 | 41
Look for the label: White House rolls out 'Cyber Trust Mark' for smart devices Beware the IoT that doesn’t get a security tag Security09 Jan 2025 | 38
Biden said to weigh global limits on AI exports in 11th-hour trade war blitz updated China faces outright ban while others vie for Uncle Sam's favor Public Sector09 Jan 2025 | 8
Short-lived bling, dumb smart things, and more: The worst in show from CES 2025 ces The honors are dubious, but boy, so is the tech Offbeat09 Jan 2025 | 77
Tesla, Musk double down on $56B payday appeal What could be the motivation for continuing to fight the case? CxO09 Jan 2025 | 74
Microsoft trims jobs as new year begins Redmond claims tiny cuts are performance based Personal Tech09 Jan 2025 | 24
Trump China tariffs to 'overshadow' the 'progress' of AI PCs Already inflated costs of NPU-based boxes set to jump on import tax AI + ML09 Jan 2025 | 25
What happens when someone subpoenas Cloudflare to unmask a blogger? This... Ex-politician in UK claims he's been defamed – and goes to court in US for answers Legal09 Jan 2025 | 85
£3.8B later, old tech supplier flames still burning for HMRC Deal supposed to end in 2017 continues to haunt tax collector procurement Software09 Jan 2025 | 10
UK government pledges law against sexually explicit deepfakes Not just making them, but sharing them too Public Sector09 Jan 2025 | 28
The ultimate Pi 5 arrives carrying 16GB ... and a price to match How much RAM does an enthusiast really need? Personal Tech09 Jan 2025 | 127
Japanese police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign targeting local orgs ‘MirrorFace’ group found ways to run malware in the Windows sandbox, which may be worrying Security09 Jan 2025 | 6
I tried hard, but didn't fix all of cybersecurity, admits outgoing US National Cyber Director In colossal surprise, ONCD boss Harry Coker says more work is needed CSO08 Jan 2025 | 12
We did warn you – 2025 may be the year AI bots take over Meta's 'verse Opinion Can't grow any more? Let's just invent engagement! Personal Tech08 Jan 2025 | 51
Quantum? No solace: Nvidia CEO sinks QC stocks with '20 years off' forecast CES D-Wave, Rigetti, others plummet nearly 50% after Huang says the obvious On-Prem08 Jan 2025 | 23
Garmin Connect outage leaves folks unable to share their fitness virtue signaling RUN/STOP Personal Tech08 Jan 2025 | 20
Amazon splashes $11B on AI datacenters in Georgia Peach State already home to more than 50 bit barns On-Prem08 Jan 2025 | 2
Never mind those Chinese spies: US Air Force picks Verizon for 35 base network upgrades Salt Typhoon? Unpatched network kit? Sorry, I think you're breaking up Networks08 Jan 2025 | 6
AI hype led to an enterprise datacenter spending binge in 2024 that won't last GPUs and generative AI systems so hot right now... yet 'long-term trend remains,' says analyst On-Prem08 Jan 2025 | 7
UK digital markets watchdog expects to launch investigations within the month using new powers Regulator will see a 'participative' approach before imposing fines Public Sector08 Jan 2025 | 13
Additional Microprocessors Decoded: Quick guide to what AMD is flinging out next for AI PCs, gamers, business CES Plus: A peek at Nvidia's latest hype Systems08 Jan 2025 | 3
Chinese RISC-V project teases 2025 debut of freely licensed advanced chip design Third-gen Xiangshan may be close to performance of Arm’s made-for-HPC Neoverse 2 Systems08 Jan 2025 | 10
Akamai to quit its CDN in China, seemingly not due to trouble from Beijing Security and cloud compute have so much more upside than the boring business of shifting bits Security08 Jan 2025 | 4
US watchdog sticks probe into 2.6M Teslas over so-called Smart Summon crash reports If it's spelled like an A.S.S, acts like an ass, maybe it's just... Software08 Jan 2025 | 34
Uncle Sam now targets six landlord giants in war on alleged algorithmic rent fixing One of ya is gonna sing like a canary, prosecutors say AI + ML08 Jan 2025 | 23
FCC boss urges speedy spectrum auction to fund 'Rip'n'Replace' of Chinese kit Telcos would effectively fund grants paid to protect national security Networks08 Jan 2025 | 15
Now Trump's import tariffs could raise the cost of a laptop for Americans by 68% CES Make America irate again Personal Tech07 Jan 2025 | 182
Zuck takes a page from Musk: Meta dumps fact-checkers, loosens speech restrictions Updated 'We're going to catch less bad stuff,' Facebook tycoon admits, but it's worth it to get Trump off his back Personal Tech07 Jan 2025 | 125
Many people are saying a luxury Dubai property developer will blow $20B on US datacenters A successful real-estate billionaire and Donald Trump walk into a bar... On-Prem07 Jan 2025 | 3
John Deere boasts driverless fleet - who needs operators, anyway? CES Lots of new ways to cut labor costs, no mention of repairability AI + ML07 Jan 2025 | 41
Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X chip targets $600 Copilot+ PCs CES Hopes to elbow out competition on Arm-based hardware Systems07 Jan 2025 | 4
UK gives Openreach £289M for 4 rural broadband contracts in 'gigabit by 2030' push Updated Nation's dominant broadband plumber wins ahead of altnets Networks07 Jan 2025 | 34
The unlicensed OneDrive free ride ends this month Kind old Microsoft is worried about security and compliance ... nothing to do with a free storage loophole Storage07 Jan 2025 | 35
Intel debuts laptop silicon that doesn't qualify for Microsoft's 'Copilot+ PC' badge CES TOPS, SCHMOPS, says Chipzilla, our NPUs may be slow but that doesn't matter Systems07 Jan 2025 | 19
Demand for AI servers sees Foxconn fly and suppliers come along for the ride Record quarterly revenue at contract manufacturing giant suggests strong demand for hardware of all sorts Systems07 Jan 2025 |
Nvidia shrinks Grace-Blackwell Superchip to power $3K mini PC CES Tuned for running chunky models on the desktop with 128GB of RAM, custom Ubuntu AI + ML07 Jan 2025 | 9
Dude, you got a Dell, period! RIP XPS, Inspiron, Latitude, Precision CES It'll all end in tiers Personal Tech07 Jan 2025 | 55
New Orleans attacker used Meta smart glasses to plan New Year's Day massacre But Jabbar did not live stream his actions on Jan 1, FBI confirmed Personal Tech06 Jan 2025 | 13
Tired of begging, Microsoft now trying to trick users into thinking Bing is Google If you can't beat 'em, just imitate their branding, hide yours and hope they don't notice Personal Tech06 Jan 2025 | 79
FireScam infostealer poses as Telegram Premium app to surveil Android devices updated Once installed, it helps itself to your data like it's a free buffet Research06 Jan 2025 | 5
Eutelsat OneWeb blames 366th day for 48-hour date disaster Leap year curse strikes satellite broadband vendor Networks06 Jan 2025 | 61
AI spending spree continues as Microsoft commits $80B for 2025 With those whopping returns who could argue with the premis... oh wait On-Prem06 Jan 2025 | 28
Google's 10-year Chromebook lifeline leaves old laptops headed for silicon cemetery Longer support for newer models won't save prior versions from scrapheap Personal Tech06 Jan 2025 | 70
Looming energy crunch makes future uncertain for datacenters But investors still betting big on bit barns thanks to AI and cloud demand On-Prem06 Jan 2025 | 12
After China's Salt Typhoon, the reconstruction starts now Opinion If 40 years of faulty building gets blown down, don’t rebuild with the rubble Cyber-crime06 Jan 2025 | 40
Taiwan reportedly claims China-linked ship damaged one of its submarine cables More evidence of Beijing’s liking for gray zone warfare, or a murky claim with odd African entanglements? Security06 Jan 2025 | 12
Pornhub pulls out of Florida, VPN demand 'surges 1150%' State masks up finally – its IP addresses, that is Personal Tech05 Jan 2025 | 113
How datacenters use water – and why kicking the habit is nearly impossible Feature If they're not consuming H2O directly, the power plant almost certainly is On-Prem04 Jan 2025 | 72
Encryption backdoor debate 'done and dusted,' former White House tech advisor says interview When the FBI urges E2EE, you know it's serious business Cyber-crime04 Jan 2025 | 71
Honey co-founder's Pie Adblock called out for copying GPL'd uBlock Origin files And, magically, a repo appears on GitHub with attribution Personal Tech04 Jan 2025 | 32
First Foxconn, now Microsoft: Wisconsin town dissed by big tech Redmond's pause to redesign planned datacenters won't scuttle this project, say Mount Pleasant officials On-Prem03 Jan 2025 | 13
We’re paying for what we don’t get: East D.C. neighbors frustrated with Amazon’s Prime delivery exclusions Feature Locals demand transparency - and a refund wouldn't hurt Personal Tech03 Jan 2025 | 42
With datacenter power crisis looming, US government looks to Constellation Not just AWS, Microsoft et al that are betting on nuclear energy, 13 federal agencies get in on act too On-Prem03 Jan 2025 | 10
US logic in question, but perhaps American memory can still prevail Comment With Intel's foundry future in doubt, Micron takes center stage in US Chips Act push Storage03 Jan 2025 | 10
IBM and GlobalFoundries settle multibillion-dollar trade secret and contract lawsuits Clears way for 'new opportunities' for collab, say pair Systems03 Jan 2025 |
Tech titans hide in shadows awaiting Trump tariff threats Being more diplomatic than the politicians makes sense amid fear of upsetting the next US President Personal Tech03 Jan 2025 | 58
Nick Clegg steps down as Meta's top flack in favor of more Trump-friendly candidate Runny Clegg scrambles for door Personal Tech03 Jan 2025 | 39
Accenture wins £35M more UK tax work without competition despite promise to 'disaggregate' System which went live in 2009 cannot be supported by another supplier, tax collector says Applications03 Jan 2025 | 8
HMD Fusion: A budget repairable smartphone with modular flair Review Expansion port on the back lets you add Outfits with added functions Personal Tech03 Jan 2025 | 34
Apple auto-opts everyone into having their photos analyzed by AI for landmarks Homomorphic-based Enhanced Visual Search is so privacy-preserving, iPhone giant activated it without asking Personal Tech03 Jan 2025 | 68
Tech support warrior left cosplay battle and Trekked to the office On Call Set aside the bat'leth to fix trivial problem for p'takh On-Prem03 Jan 2025 | 69
Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid OFAC, Office of the Treasury Secretary feared hit in data-snarfing swoop CSO02 Jan 2025 | 3
FCC net neutrality rules dead again as appeals court sides with Big Telco No more back-and-forth: Rosenworcel tells Congress the issue needs legislating Networks02 Jan 2025 | 26
Apple offers to settle 'snooping Siri' lawsuit for an utterly incredible $95M Even the sound of a zip could be enough to start the recordings, according to claims Security02 Jan 2025 | 40
Will 2025 be the year satellite-to-smartphone services truly take off? Analysis Connectivity direct to unmodified mobes looms, thanks to Starlink and co Networks02 Jan 2025 | 39
With 10 months of support remaining, Windows 10 still dominates Statcounter figures show Windows 11 losing user love OSes02 Jan 2025 | 69
Screwed by the cloud: Hardware vendors looking for that raison d'refresh 40% of world's servers are 6 years +, drink 66% of DC energy, provide 7% of compute. Please refresh, says HPE On-Prem02 Jan 2025 | 14
Trump's tariff threats could bump PC prices by almost half Warning of planned hikes limit forecasts to just 2% shipment growth for US market in 2025 Personal Tech02 Jan 2025 | 79
RISC-V is making moves, but it has work to do if it wants to hit the mainstream Feature Can it topple x86 and Arm, or is the gap too wide to close? Systems02 Jan 2025 | 22
Schneider Electric warns of future where datacenters eat the grid Report charts four scenarios from 'Sustainable AI' to 'Who Turned Out The Lights?' On-Prem02 Jan 2025 | 58
Next-gen Wi-Fi to trade ludicrous speed for the boring art of actually working Eighth generation of the standard is all about ultra reliability Networks02 Jan 2025 | 40
Can 4G feature phones rise again on the back of QVGA, thin clients, and remote browsers? The developer of the Puffin Browser thinks so – and has a million users to show for it Personal Tech02 Jan 2025 | 32
Eight things that should not have happened last year, but did Opinion 2024's Tech Fail Roll Of Dishonor Bootnotes01 Jan 2025 | 112
US Army soldier who allegedly stole Trump's AT&T call logs arrested Brings the arrest count related to the Snowflake hacks to 3 Cyber-crime01 Jan 2025 | 16
Starlink direct-to-cell is coming to Ukraine Cell towers not required when messaging on Musk's finest Networks01 Jan 2025 | 19
US Treasury Department outs the blast radius of BeyondTrust's key leak Data pilfered as miscreants roamed affected workstations Cyber-crime31 Dec 2024 | 16