Microsoft answered Congress' questions on security. Now the White House needs to act Feature Business as usual needs a real change Public Sector15 Jun 2024 | 45
Meta won't train AI on Euro posts after all, as watchdogs put their paws down Facebook parent calls step forward for privacy a 'step backwards' AI + ML14 Jun 2024 | 41
Wells Fargo fires employees accused of faking keyboard activity to pretend to work Homer Simpson was ahead of his time CxO13 Jun 2024 | 121
Oracle Ads have had it: $2B operation shuts down after dwindling to $300M Analysis In this slightly more private era, your data ain't as profitable as it once was Personal Tech13 Jun 2024 | 25
US senators propose guardrails for government AI purchases and operations Bill proposes appointment of chief AI officers, privacy safeguards, and lots of testing Public Sector13 Jun 2024 | 2
AMD's DC chief happy to work with Intel and others to chip away at Nvidia's AI empire 'If everybody's got their own little ecosystem, it's very inefficient' Systems12 Jun 2024 | 3
Akira: Perhaps the next big thing in ransomware, says Tidal threat intelligence chief Interview Scott Small tells us gang's 'intent and capability' should get the attention of CSOs Malware Month09 Jun 2024 | 3
Microsoft Research chief scientist has no issue with Windows Recall As tool emerges to probe OS feature's SQLite-based store of user activities OSes06 Jun 2024 | 114
More layoffs at Microsoft: What's really going on here? Analysis We had a record quarter, so sorry to see you go On-Prem04 Jun 2024 | 69
Intel CEO says sanctions on China squanders opportunity for US chipmakers like Intel Computex When the Middle Kingdom starts making its own processors, it won’t buy ones made by me! On-Prem04 Jun 2024 | 35
IT infrastructure scared away potential buyers of struggling e-commerce site Whatever gear storied cycling site Wiggle used didn't propel it to a successful sale after the biz hit bumps CxO31 May 2024 | 42
California's Governor Newsom is worried AI will be smothered in regulation OTOH, 'If we chase a shiny object, we could put ourselves in a perilous position' AI + ML30 May 2024 | 17
MIT professor hoses down predictions AI will put a rocket under the economy It's easier to foresee growing inequality than surging growth AI + ML29 May 2024 | 38
2.8M US folks learn their personal info was swiped months ago in Sav-Rx IT heist Theft happened in October, only now are details coming to light Cyber-crime28 May 2024 | 8
How's Uncle Sam getting on with Biden's AI exec order? Pretty good, we're told Interview Former Pentagon deputy CIO Rob Carey tells us guardrails should steer Feds away from bad ML Public Sector27 May 2024 | 7
Wanna curb datacenter outages? Try combating burnout with shorter shifts If hiring more people to work fewer hours isn't appealing, you could always make a robot do it On-Prem24 May 2024 | 8
Three-year-old Apache Flink flaw under active attack We know IT admins have busy schedules but c'mon Patches24 May 2024 | 11
Here's yet more ransomware using BitLocker against Microsoft's own users Updated ShrinkLocker throws steel and vaccine makers into the hurt locker Malware Month23 May 2024 | 4
Google guru roasts useless phishing tests, calls for fire drill-style overhaul Current approaches aren't working and demonize security teams Security23 May 2024 | 57
70% of CISOs worry their org is at risk of a material cyber attack Wait, why do you want this job again? CSO23 May 2024 | 7
Confused by the SEC's IT security breach reporting rules? Read this 'Clarification' weighs in on material vs voluntary disclosures CSO22 May 2024 | 2
Ransomware negotiator weighs in on the extortion payment debate with El Reg Interview As gang tactics get nastier while attacks hit all-time highs Cyber-crime12 May 2024 | 43
The hiring frenzy is over at India's services giants Headcounts are down for the first time in ages, margins are up, and CEOs are happy CxO30 Apr 2024 | 4
Atlassian loses half its CEOs, but customers stay solid after Server products exit support Discloses ongoing experiments with usage-based pricing Software26 Apr 2024 | 14
Indian bank’s IT is so shabby it’s been banned from opening new accounts After two years of warnings, and outages, regulators ran out of patience with Kotak Mahindra Bank Security25 Apr 2024 | 26
Microsoft promises Copilot will be a 'moneymaker' in the long term Exec tells investors to 'temper' expectations as mission to convince customers of price tag continues AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 57
Meta sues ex infra VP for allegedly stealing top-secret datacenter blueprints Exec accused of using own work PC to swipe confidential AI and staffing docs for stealth cloud startup PaaS + IaaS12 Mar 2024 | 4
How to Netflix Oracle’s blockbuster audit model Opinion Terms and conditions apply. Lawyers need not Databases11 Mar 2024 | 32
You got legal trouble? Better call SauLM-7B Cooked in a math lab, here's an open source LLM that knows the law AI + ML09 Mar 2024 | 27
Chinese chap charged with stealing Google’s AI datacenter secrets Moonlighted for PRC companies after side-stepping Big G's security, allegedly On-Prem07 Mar 2024 | 13
Desktop GPU shipments jumped by a third – no thanks to AI PCs Prices stabilized, so buyers opened their wallets AI + ML06 Mar 2024 | 6
Copilot can't stop emitting violent, sexual images, says Microsoft whistleblower Updated AI tech loves picturing women in underwear, Windows giant won't do anything about it, watchdog told AI + ML06 Mar 2024 | 92
'We had to educate Oracle about our contract,' CIO says after Big Red audit Estimates put audits at $3B revenue for Ellison's company, so go at your own pace, experts recommend Databases06 Mar 2024 | 58
Today in tech layoffs: Sony Interactive and Expedia Game over for 900 staff as PlayStation London office and more shuttered CxO27 Feb 2024 | 9
Sandvine put on America's export no-fly list after Egypt used network tech for spying Canadian network box maker floats in denial CSO27 Feb 2024 | 11
Multiple billions up for grabs as UK government launches cloud services tenders Two major procurement initiatives aim to beef up public sector tech PaaS + IaaS26 Feb 2024 | 41
City council megaproject mulls ditching Oracle after budget balloons to £131M As bankrupt local authority slashes services and hikes taxes, consultants enjoy £1k-a-day while system still can't offer auditable accounts Databases22 Feb 2024 | 125
Oracle faces continued legal battle over alleged NetSuite software misrepresentations Judge allows fraud case to continue after customer resubmits complaint Databases21 Feb 2024 | 8
Staff say Dell's return to office mandate is a stealth layoff, especially for women Exclusive Employees feel frustrated by lack of communication and bosses' inability to tell them which offices are open CxO20 Feb 2024 | 182
Bank boss has pay slashed after presiding over tech outages in 2023 Singapore's DBS wants accountability for digital dropouts CxO07 Feb 2024 | 4
GitOps pioneer Weaveworks unravels after funding fabric frays Company burned through $61.6M in investment CxO06 Feb 2024 | 3
When it comes to working from home, Register readers are bucking national trends Our survey shows you like your away-from-office comforts CxO05 Feb 2024 | 73
Dell said to be preparing broad Return To Office order this Monday Exclusive Remote work option will still be offered – but at the cost of career advancement CxO03 Feb 2024 | 105
Return-to-office mandates boost company profits? Nope Biz boffins say bottom line and market cap didn't change post directive – but staff mood did CxO02 Feb 2024 | 74
Enterprise wallets to sustain European IT growth as devices lag Software and services set to save continent's tech growth into 2024, says Gartner CxO09 Nov 2023 |
Digital democracy or IT anarchy? Gartner flags the low-code revolution Without strong governance, incoming tools will wreak havoc for CIOs CxO08 Nov 2023 | 17
Woo-hoo, UK ahead of Europe in this at least – enterprise IT automation But plenty of tech folk wish management would just leave them alone CxO07 Nov 2023 | 12
US venture capitalist spending continues to slide, hits six year low in Q3 Looking for a bright spot? Well, it's easier to beg the Feds for cash now, say researchers CxO12 Oct 2023 | 3
What to expect when the UK-US Data Bridge comes into force this week Opinion Britain's privacy watchdog still not happy that agreement 'appropriately' protects sensitive data CxO11 Oct 2023 | 19
Microsoft reportedly runs GitHub's AI Copilot at a loss Analysis Redmond willing to do its accounts in red ink to get you hooked CxO11 Oct 2023 | 6
BYOD should stand for bring your own disaster, according to Microsoft ransomware data Rising number of RaaS baddies drive global attack numbers up 200% CxO05 Oct 2023 | 9
BlackBerry to split into two companies, foraging for tastier fare for shareholders Hopes to float IoT biz and keep infosec ops, then make a second pressing CxO05 Oct 2023 | 16
Supreme Court doesn't want to hear union's beef about STEM grad work visas End of the road for those hoping to cut 3-year permit back down to 12 months CxO03 Oct 2023 | 7
Datacenters face double dilemma of supply issues and a need for speed Skills shortage is also holding industry back, survey finds CxO02 Oct 2023 | 4
French monopoly cops raid Nvidia office in cloud probe Updated AI accelerator maker suspected of potential anti-competitive tricks CxO28 Sep 2023 | 3
Oracle early leader in pointing vectors at business data, say analysts Big Red’s 'big announcement' strives to bring LLM technique to the business data arena CxO25 Sep 2023 |
Academics have 'no confidence' in Edinburgh University's response to its Oracle disaster Updated Institution yet to answer 'elementary' project management questions after upgrade left staff and suppliers unpaid CxO03 May 2023 | 43
Cloud slowdown hits Amazon as orgs look to rein in cost Off-prem tech is 'SERIOUSLY expensive' Reg reader complains CxO28 Apr 2023 | 16
SoftBank taps Arm CEO Rene Haas for its board of directors Ahead of planned IPO, parent company moves executive pawn into place CxO27 Apr 2023 | 3
Microsoft may stop bundling Teams with Office amid antitrust probe threat First came Slack then others joined the scrum to tackle the Beast of Redmond CxO25 Apr 2023 | 97