Software
Audacity's new management hits rewind on telemetry plans following community outrage
Sorry for trying to add it or sorry for cocking up the comms?
14 May 18:23 | 19
Software
Applications
Facebook Giphy merger stays on ice after failed challenge to UK competition regulator
Problem was of social network's own making, says unimpressed judge
14 May 16:29 | 5
Databases
Rapping otters and automated database knob-twiddling: An obvious combination in some universe or other
OtterTune to compete with Oracle automation, but also for open source databases
14 May 10:45 | 4
Applications
Italian monopoly watchdog asks Google to cough up a few euros for illegally blocking an Android Auto app
Web giant tells us it's considering its response to €100m fine demand
13 May 23:07 | 6
Devops
Open-source developers under corporate pressure to adopt less-permissive licenses, Percona CEO says
Cloud hyperscalers drive projects to slap restrictions on code use
13 May 20:32 | 25
Software
Microsoft's cloud gets JAMstacked: Azure Static Web Apps greenlit for production
JAM with a distinct whiff of Redmond, as you would expect
13 May 18:24 | 1
Language Summit
Guido van Rossum aiming to make CPython 2x faster in 3.11
'I got bored sitting at home while retired ... I chose to go back to my roots'
13 May 16:05 | 11
Video
Man paralyzed from neck down uses AI brain implants to write out text messages
Read my blips
13 May 10:47 | 15
Updated
'Biggest data grab' in NHS history stuffs GP records in a central store for 'research' – and the time to opt out is now
'More data, more breadth, more depth... it's the whole f&*king deal'
13 May 09:15 | 192
Software
Rust 2021 edition to arrive in October with 'more consistent panic' and other new features
Also: Why Rust in Android will use the Soong build system, not Cargo
13 May 08:26 | 23
Sponsored
Does AI have to disrupt everything you know about running a data center?
The optimal intelligent model could be disaggregation
13 May 07:30 |
Applications
Japan to start stamping out rubber stamps and tearing up faxes as new digital agency given Sept. 1 start date
'My Number' identifier to become central to myriad government services if the plan works
13 May 06:58 | 46
Updated
Google Docs users, you are on notice: Code rewrite may break browser extensions
HTML and CSS? What is this, 2003?
13 May 06:24 | 42
Software
India’s vaccination-booking API criticised for excluding millions, containing bugs, and overflowing with elitism
It’s faulty, struggling to scale, lacks a dedicated privacy policy
13 May 02:58 | 9
Virtualization
With Gelsinger back at Intel, VMware picks new CEO from within, shakes up execs
vRangarajan vRaghuram is vBoss after vMotion to vTop
12 May 19:15 | 1
Applications
Water's wet, the Pope's Catholic, and iOS is designed to stop folk switching to Android, Epic trial judge told
Fortnite maker wheels out economist to explain how Apple works
12 May 18:06 | 73
Applications
'Big updates' to Mac design app Sketch add real-time collaboration – but you'll need to fork out for a subscription
Perpetual licence still offered, but with downgraded features
12 May 15:15 | 5
Databases
SAP co-founder's charitable arm made investments in a joint venture with the software giant
Foundation is 'passive investor' alongside private equity firm Dediq, firm says
12 May 14:38 | 5
Software
Open-source JavaScript project Babel 'running out of money' after employing paid maintainers, sponsors pull out
Creator deletes posts alleging 'mismanagement' to blame
12 May 10:49 | 22
Applications
Microsoft says Outlook hit by 'email visibility issues' – as in, they're blank
Here's an unofficial fix for those who need their messages now
12 May 00:09 | 17
Popular
Updated
Guy who wrote women are 'soft, weak, cosseted, naive' lasted about a month at Apple until internal revolt
Ad tech engineer out after autobiography sparks protest – and what does this say about iGiant's hiring process?
Security
Ransomware victim Colonial Pipeline paid $5m to get oil pumping again, restored from backups anyway – report
Anonymous sources get into war-by-media counterbriefing
On Call
Protip: If Joe Public reports that your kit is broken, maybe check that it is actually broken
Because now you have a bill to replace all these perfectly functional devices
+Comment
NHS-backed org reacted to GitHub leak disclosure with legal threats and police call, complains IT pro
Retention of now-deleted security breach evidence sparks spat
Poll
Cloudflare launches campaign to ‘end the madness’ of CAPTCHAs
Testing dongle-driven ‘Cryptographic Attestation of Personhood’ and WebAuthn as alternative
Security
Tor users, beware: 'Scheme flooding' technique may be used to deanonymize you
By probing for installed apps with custom URL schemes, it's possible to build a 32-bit unique fingerprint
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Your private data has been nabbed: Please update your life as soon as possible while we deflect responsibility
Because our golf-obsessed boss has wandered off fondling his balls
Devops
Open-source developers under corporate pressure to adopt less-permissive licenses, Percona CEO says
Cloud hyperscalers drive projects to slap restrictions on code use
Security
Hospitals cancel outpatient appointments as Irish health service struck by ransomware
Russia-based criminals pick soft target in hope of easy gains
Obit
RIP Spencer Silver: Inventor of the Post-it Note, aka the office password reminder, dies
Pen and sticky paper still a great analog productivity hack
STORIES
AI + ML
Preliminary report on Texas Tesla crash finds Autosteer was 'not available' along road where both passengers died
Probable cause of accident and fire still under investigation
11 May 12:15 | 162
OSes
Microsoft embraces Linux kernel's eBPF super-tool, extends it for Windows
This early-stage project is not a fork, Redmond insists
11 May 07:26 | 34
In Brief
US postal service goes all in on AI
Plus: Google boffin who resigned over AI ethics controversy, joins Apple
10 May 18:15 | 6
OSes
'A fair amount of stuff, all over the place': Torvalds closes merge window for Linux 5.13 with support for Apple M1
5.10 lifespan also extended to six years, up from two
10 May 16:37 | 6
Software
Microsoft unveils Rust for Windows v0.9, with 'full consumption support' for the Windows API
Rust/WinRT moniker consigned to the garbage collection
10 May 14:33 | 8
Software
When software depends on a project thanklessly maintained by a random guy in Nebraska, is open source sustainable?
Much of the OSS world is critically underfunded yet critically important
10 May 10:45 | 123
Databases
Jaguar Land Rover reaches for graph database in search of supply chain knowledge during chip shortage
Top dog Neo4j just wouldn't scale, says car giant's data boss
10 May 10:01 | 16
Who, Me?
Accidentally wiped an app's directory? Hey, just play the 'unscheduled maintenance' card. Now you're a hero
It soothed this raging roomful of wannabe lawyers anyway
10 May 07:30 | 66
AI + ML
Tesla Autopilot is a lot dumber than CEO Musk claims, says Cali DMV after speaking to the software's boss
'Elon's tweet does not match engineering reality' states poorly redacted report
07 May 23:41 | 122
Databases
Xpand your horizons: MariaDB launches distributed query engine into proprietary DBaaS
But beware lock-in-as-a-service, consultant warns
07 May 19:51 |
Devops
GitLab's 10-day certification freebie offer lasted only two because, surprise surprise, people really like freebies
Biz expected 4,000 signups, got 60,000, system couldn't cope
07 May 18:06 | 9
Software
British bank TSB says it will fix days-long transaction troubles tonight
Totally Sucks, Buddy: Debit payments held up since April, online and app still wobbly, say readers
07 May 16:44 | 16
Software
'A massive middle finger': Open-source audio fans up in arms after Audacity opts to add telemetry capture
Move comes days after firm acquired by Muse Group
07 May 13:49 | 123
Bug of the week
Nasdaq's 32-bit code can't handle Berkshire Hathaway's monster share price
Now that's what we call a Buffett overflow error
07 May 11:24 | 98
Applications
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all: El Reg takes Twitter's anti-mean algorithm for a spin
We're nicer in person, we swear
07 May 10:26 | 48
Software
Perl changes dev's permaban for 'unacceptable' behaviour to a year-long lockout after community response
'Discriminatory or harassing conduct will not be tolerated'
07 May 08:30 | 69
