OSes
Redpilled Microsoft does away with flashing icons on taskbar as Windows 11 hits Beta
Also: Why new OS looks this way, and easier install for Linux subsystem
02 Aug 16:04 | 6
Software
Software
Following Torvalds' nudge, Paragon's NTFS driver for Linux is on track for kernel
Also: 5.14 rc4 is out, with Linus saying 'nothing to see here'
02 Aug 12:32 | 21
Databases
NHS England's £200m ERP replacement misses another deadline as procurement runs 2 years behind schedule
Delivery of project to manage £110bn spending 'appears to be unachievable' says UK government's own watchdog
02 Aug 10:41 | 15
AI + ML
Twitter uses HackerOne bounties to find biases in its image-cropping AI model
Claims it's the first algorithmic bias bounty competition
02 Aug 07:54 | 6
Sponsored
Make the move to managed databases
And free your DBAs to focus ‘on the valuable stuff’
02 Aug 07:30 |
Virtualization
AWS adds browser access to its cloudy WorkSpaces desktops – but not for Linux
Microsoft's Windows 365 will do much the same when it launches
02 Aug 04:31 | 6
In brief
Wanna use your Nvidia GPU for acceleration but put off by CUDA? OpenAI has a Python-based alternative
Plus: Software-detected gunshot withdrawn as evidence from trial
02 Aug 03:35 | 3
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 | 61
Software
Russia says software malfunction caused Nauka module to unexpectedly fire thrusters, tilt space station
You call this a glitch?
30 Jul 20:09 | 53
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
Popular
Security
Huawei to America: You're not taking cyber-security seriously until you let China vouch for us
Slams Biden's Executive Order on improving infosec, calls for multilateral trust framework
Column
Right to repair shouldn't exist – not because it's wrong but because it's so obviously right
Gatekeeper capitalism at its most odious
Who, Me?
Undebug my heart: Using Cisco's IOS to take down capitalism – accidentally
Two little letters is all it takes
Virtualization
AWS adds browser access to its cloudy WorkSpaces desktops – but not for Linux
Microsoft's Windows 365 will do much the same when it launches
In brief
Wanna use your Nvidia GPU for acceleration but put off by CUDA? OpenAI has a Python-based alternative
Plus: Software-detected gunshot withdrawn as evidence from trial
Security
Zoom agrees to pay subscribers $25 to put its security SNAFUs behind it
Zoombombing class action offers US$85m in payments, meaning even free accounts get a few bucks
Software
Following Torvalds' nudge, Paragon's NTFS driver for Linux is on track for kernel
Also: 5.14 rc4 is out, with Linus saying 'nothing to see here'
Legal
Australian court rules an AI can be considered an inventor on patent filings
IP lawyer says decision is bad because the last thing we need is robot patent trolls
Legal
Jack Dorsey's side hustle – payments outfit Square – acquires buy now pay later darling Afterpay for $29bn
Plans to make partial payments for almost anything the new normal
AI + ML
Twitter uses HackerOne bounties to find biases in its image-cropping AI model
Claims it's the first algorithmic bias bounty competition
STORIES
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 | 28
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 |
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
