Software
Tech spec experts seek allies to tear down ISO standards paywall
Open letter drafted against what's seen as unjustified profiteering
31 Jul 13:06 | 42
Software
Software
Russia says software malfunction caused Nauka module to unexpectedly fire thrusters, tilt space station
You call this a glitch?
30 Jul 20:09 | 44
Virtualization
HP Inc slurps Teradici to get better at delivering remote PCs
Apparently quite a few people haven't been in the office as much lately
30 Jul 18:04 | 7
Applications
Google Play puts Android apps on notice: No naughty JavaScript, Python, Lua
And come April next year, accurate disclosures of personal data usage will be required
29 Jul 23:58 | 11
Applications
Privacy proves elusive in Google's Privacy Sandbox
Like FLoC, FLEDGE isn't yet ready to fly for web-based ads, judging from this proof-of-concept exploit code
29 Jul 19:55 | 17
Databases
NoSQL Couchbase launches schema-like features to take on the transactional databases of the relational world
Doing both in one system might be 'somewhat elegant' but user experience remains to be seen, analyst says
29 Jul 14:45 | 2
Virtualization
Red Hat buddies up with Nutanix to provide an escape route from VMware
'We have customers saying, help us out of this pickle here, can you possibly just support RHEL running on top of AHV?'
29 Jul 13:31 | 4
Applications
Microsoft's new 'power app converging model' hits public preview with Custom Pages
Aims to heal perplexing split between Canvas and Model-driven apps
29 Jul 11:28 | 3
Updated
Equiniti wins Northern Ireland Finance Department contract to build land revenue system... 4 years after project proposed
Now that's agile
29 Jul 10:43 | 1
Databases
Ex-health secretary said 'vast majority' were 'onside' with GP data grab. Consumer champion Which? reckons 20 million don't even know what it is
Guess what? When people find out about the scheme, trust in the NHS falls
29 Jul 08:30 | 81
Devops
About half of Python libraries in PyPI may have security issues, boffins say
Coding lingo's community says it has a plan to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities, though
28 Jul 22:14 | 21
OSes
Are you a 1%er? Windows 11 turns up in the usage figures
Shrinking survey could signify decline of UWP
28 Jul 20:30 | 21
Software
Since it's the only way to differentiate in a Chromium-dominated market, Vivaldi 4.1 introduces 'Accordion' tabs
Do the browser polka
28 Jul 19:01 | 17
Software
Mozilla ups its VPN game – and the price – with split tunneling for Android, iOS
Early birds really do get the worm, it would seem
28 Jul 16:00 | 9
Interview
DevOps still 'rarely done well at scale' concludes report after a decade of research
Puppet Field CTO Nigel Kersten speaks to the Reg about 10 years of studying DevOps adoption
28 Jul 15:15 | 26
Databases
Infor ERP kicked out at closing time for Fuller's brewery biz while Microsoft Dynamics is invited to stay for lock-in
Pandemic offers chance to change focus just four years after £10m deal
28 Jul 10:45 | 1
Review
Slacking off? It used to be there was pretty much one place to chat with your fellow developers: IRC
Reg tiptoes through the Zulip to review open source chat and collab software
28 Jul 09:15 | 32
OSes
IBM's z/OS update for mainframes about to land – on last day of predicted launch window
Version 2.5 adds lots of love for hybrid cloud, Linux containers, and even a COBOL/Java combo
28 Jul 03:28 | 7
Devops
GitHub stuffs $1m in Stanford Law School's pocket to provide free legal advice to DMCA-hit developers
Fellowship funding comes in the wake of Youtube-DL fiasco
27 Jul 23:03 | 3
Databases
Cassandra 4.0 finally out of the gates after being delayed for last-minute bug swat
Speed and stability top list of NoSQL database's features, Netflix dev says
27 Jul 17:30 |
Popular
Personal Tech
Dell won't ship energy-hungry PCs to California and five other US states due to power regulations
Energy efficiency rules appear to be limiting the availability of gaming rigs
Feature
I've got a broken combine harvester – but the manufacturer won't give me the software key
Right-to-repair activists welcome policy wins with caution
Column
Windows 11 comes bearing THAAS, Trojan Horse as a service
You may know it better as Teams. Giddy up
Servers
Microsoft abandons semi-annual releases for Windows Server
Special capabilities on Azure leaving on-premises users behind
Security
Scam-baiting YouTube channel Tech Support Scams taken offline by tech support scam
'It was pretty convincing until the very end,' says host Jim Browning
Security
Apple patches zero-day vulnerability in iOS, iPadOS, macOS under active attack
Characteristically mum about details
Bootnotes
D'oh! Misplaced chair shuts down nuclear plant in Taiwan
Surprisingly a real-life scenario and not a plotline from The Simpsons
Comment
AWS to retire EC2-Classic – the network glue that helped start the IaaS rush
You've got a year to sort yourself out if you're still using it for some reason
Security
SSD belonging to Euro-cloud Scaleway was stolen from back of a truck, then turned up on YouTube
Has since been recovered, and Scaleway now ships disks with GPS trackers
Security
We can't believe people use browsers to manage their passwords, says maker of password management tools
You just save it in Chrome or Firefox? Ugh. And then it autofills when you need it again? Oh the horror
STORIES
Applications
A bunch of apps will be able to bypass Microsoft's new store and use own update methods
Risky and annoying?
27 Jul 16:00 | 46
Software
Early Skype developer Jaan Tallinn splashes cash in latest funding for Matrix-based instant messenger Element
Decentralised comms is where it's at
27 Jul 08:30 | 28
Software
Google updates timeline for unpopular Privacy Sandbox, which will kill third-party cookies in Chrome by 2023
'The W3C doesn't get to be the boss of anyone, the decisions are going to be made at each of the browsers'
26 Jul 16:52 | 23
OSes
Thinking about upgrading to Debian Bullseye? Watch out for changes in Exim and anything using Python 2.x
v11 set for mid-August release
26 Jul 12:55 | 32
In brief
20,000 proteins expressed by human genome predicted by DeepMind's AlphaFold now available to download
Plus: Facial-recognition upstart Clearview raises $30m
26 Jul 12:10 | 4
Column
Windows 11 comes bearing THAAS, Trojan Horse as a service
You may know it better as Teams. Giddy up
26 Jul 09:15 | 122
Sponsored
Fit for purpose: The case for the purpose-built database
One size does not fit all
26 Jul 06:40 |
Video
VMware's security boss suddenly bails
Tom Corn heads to Open Systems as Virtzilla hints its SmartNIC push has borne fruit
26 Jul 05:58 | 1
AI + ML
With Alphabet's legendary commitment to products, we can't wait to see what its robotics biz Intrinsic achieves
Google parent hopes to inject AI into factory machines
23 Jul 22:22 | 19
Bug of the week
Google fixes 'Chromebork' one-character code typo that prevented Chrome OS logins
Programming blunder is the second such snafu this month
23 Jul 20:49 | 33
OSes
Latest Windows 11 Preview a well-rounded update – literally
What else is round? Oh yes, holes
23 Jul 18:17 | 15
Software
Apologetic Audacity rewrites privacy policy after 'significant lapse in communication'
Of course kids are allowed. Whatever gave you the impression they weren't?
23 Jul 17:30 | 44
Software
Reserve Bank of India official suggests country may soon have a digital currency pilot
CBDC would be released in phases to prevent volatility
23 Jul 15:15 | 8
Databases
In the Navy, we want to share data with some ease. In the Navy, can someone help us with this please?
Palantir potentially in line for £50m contract with Brit maritime force
23 Jul 13:45 | 12
Applications
SAP's home crowd fails to RISE to the bait with lift-and-shift-to-the-cloud offer
German-speaking user group takes dismal view of scheme's value
23 Jul 12:15 | 5
Databases
Even Facebook struggles: Zuck's titanic database upgrade hits numerous legacy software bergs
The Social Network™ has spent years trying to hop from MySQL 5.6 to 8.0 and still isn’t done
23 Jul 07:01 | 42
