Software
The indie RPA dream is over for Blue Prism after being gobbled by private equity
UK firm failed to make an impact against the market leaders
28 Sep 12:45 |
Software
Databases
tz database community up in arms over proposals to merge certain time zones
Handbags at 12 o'clock! Er, is that with or without daylight saving?
28 Sep 08:30 | 32
AI + ML
Self-sailing Mayflower ship to have another crack at Atlantic crossing next year
Big Blue to return to the big blue waves
27 Sep 22:14 | 15
Software
As Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
From January 2023, add-ons built with Manifest V2 API will fail
27 Sep 20:51 | 21
In brief
Amazon delivery staff 'denied bonus' pay by AI cameras misjudging their driving
Plus: Why trans gamers are turning to deepfake voices, and more bits and bytes
27 Sep 19:06 | 25
Sponsored
Container security without governance is neither secure nor governed
Encryption in a Kubernetes environment
27 Sep 17:00 |
Who, Me?
Don't touch that dial – the new guy just closed the application that no one is meant to close
An unexpected round of Just A Minute for a unsuspecting Weather Presenter
27 Sep 07:30 | 104
Software
This won’t hurt a bit, says Veeam, as it flags end of socket-based licensing
Change to universal licenses coming sometime in 2022, says backup vendor, but won't be forced
27 Sep 04:01 | 3
Databases
Yugabyte's double-decker DBaaS follows Cochroach in distributed RDBMS
Hopes to lure users with promise of relieving operational burden
24 Sep 18:41 | 9
AI + ML
EurekAI... Neural network leads chemists to discover 'four new materials'
All said to conduct lithium atoms, may be useful for electric car batteries
24 Sep 17:36 | 20
OSes
With just over two weeks to go, Microsoft punts Windows 11 to Release Preview
What's that coming over the hill? Is it new hardware? Is it new hardware?
24 Sep 15:33 | 39
Special series
You have to bring AI tools into your CI/CD workflow? We've got it covered. Watch this
Join us in October for the next MCubed webcast in which you'll learn all about deploying real-life machine learning in a DevOps world
24 Sep 13:45 |
Review
CutefishOS: Unix-y development model? Check. macOS aesthetic? Check (if you like that sort of thing)
Also a range of homegrown apps. Still in beta, so plenty of rough edges, though
24 Sep 10:01 | 68
Sponsored
Getting Kubernetes up and running is one thing. Managing it successfully is quite another
Don’t be a Kubernetes dummy, download this ebook
24 Sep 06:30 |
OSes
GNOME 41: Slick with heaps of new features for users and devs – but annoyances remain
It'll take time for desktop environment to make its way into Linux distros anyway
23 Sep 17:30 | 27
Devops
DORA explorers see pandemic boost in numbers of 'elite' DevOps performers
Or is it that they're just more inclined to complete surveys about themselves?
23 Sep 12:14 | 22
Software
Infosys admits it still hasn't fully fixed Indian tax portal
Deadline came and went, but over 750 'resources' are still hard at work
23 Sep 07:58 | 14
AI + ML
Unable to test every tourist and unable to turn them away, Greece used ML to pick visitors for COVID-19 checks
Inside the software built to figure out groups of potentially infected, asymptomatic passengers
23 Sep 06:26 | 31
AI + ML
Britain publishes 10-year National Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Aw, look. It wants to be a 'global science superpower'
22 Sep 21:18 | 18
AI + ML
Nvidia cosies up to Open Robotics for hardware-accelerated ROS
Hopes to tempt roboticists over to its Jetson platform with new simulation features, drop-in acceleration code
22 Sep 17:13 | 2
Popular
Who, Me?
Don't touch that dial – the new guy just closed the application that no one is meant to close
An unexpected round of Just A Minute for a unsuspecting Weather Presenter
Software
As Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
From January 2023, add-ons built with Manifest V2 API will fail
Software
This won’t hurt a bit, says Veeam, as it flags end of socket-based licensing
Change to universal licenses coming sometime in 2022, says backup vendor, but won't be forced
Exclusive
Metrobank techies placed at risk of redundancy, severance terms criticised
Now sing with us: Agile, agile, agile...
Opinion
If your head's not in the cloud, you're not in the right place
'Where are the k8s kids?' ask corporates as they can't pay, won't pay
Legal
Indian state cuts off internet for millions to stop cheating in exams
1.6 million people sat teaching eligibility test, chasing 40,000 jobs
Security
Story of the creds-leaking Exchange Autodiscover flaw – the one Microsoft wouldn't fix even after 5 years
Redmond reckoned protocol weakness is not a security vulnerability
Security
'Quad' group seeks to set security standards for global tech industry
USA, India, Australia, and Japan pledge to build own 5G tech, share space data, secure rare earth supply chains, and more
Updated
iFixit prises open the iPhone 13 Pro, claims 'any display replacement knocks out Face ID'
Battery still swappable – rest fiddly
Off-Prem
Yet another Big Tech exec heads to central government: This time IBMer Dan Bailey in 6-month stint
Big Blue UK and Ireland cloud man hired as 'interim' CTO, tasked with creating fellowship of the cloud
STORIES
OSes
Ubuntu-on-a-phone folks UBports emit OTA-19, warn some devices face the chop in future
This could very well be the last release based on 16.04
22 Sep 15:17 | 2
Applications
Google emits Chrome 94 with 'Idle Detection' API to detect user inactivity amid opposition
Mozilla, Apple register dismay as worries surface over privacy, potential crypto mining behind user's back
22 Sep 12:14 | 37
Analysis
Google experiments with user-choice-defying Android search box
Apple-flavored approach running as test 'for a small percentage of users'
22 Sep 10:43 | 41
Interview
An easier way to Flutter? Custom functions improve visual code builder but devs may still be frustrated
FlutterFlow is a visual application builder for the popular framework
22 Sep 08:31 | 6
Virtualization
Nutanix reckons cloud is a concept, not a place – and guess who it reckons has nailed the concept?
Adds security and networking to platform, hoping you use it to repatriate apps
22 Sep 07:26 |
PROMO
Would you like to clone your best programmer?
Now you can. By using OutSystems on AWS, as this webinar shows
22 Sep 07:01 |
AI + ML
Court of Appeal says AI software cannot be listed as patent inventor
'A patent is a statutory right and it can only be granted to a person'
22 Sep 06:35 | 45
Software
Swift 5.5 unleashed with async keyword to fix 'pyramid of doom', plus other changes in 'massive release'
Full concurrency model at last
22 Sep 05:32 | 19
OSes
Canonical gives administrators the chance to drag their feet a bit more on Ubuntu upgrades
Two more years! Two more years!
21 Sep 17:42 | 12
Software
Open Source Jobs Report: Explosive cloud growth knocks Linux off top spot for desired skillsets
455% hike in demand for Kubernetes qualifications causes a stir
21 Sep 16:03 | 2
AI + ML
UK's Surveillance Commissioner warns of 'ethically fraught' facial recognition tech concerns
How about being an anonymous face in a crowd? Is that not allowed anymore?
21 Sep 13:45 | 12
OSes
This is your final warning to re-certify, Red Hat tells tardy sysadmins
No more pandemic-inspired extensions to exam dates or certs, warns Linux-slinging giant
21 Sep 07:55 | 26
Devops
GitLab all set to go public as revenues – and losses – rise
IPO was expected last year but then we had a pandemic
20 Sep 15:14 | 10
OSes
Kali Linux 2021.3 released with new tools
Most users better off with rolling release, but quarterly build has more quality testing
20 Sep 14:31 | 6
Updated
Yikes, tough crowd: Only 30% of German-speaking users are happy with SAP's cloud push
Licensing, integration and security remain challenges, says DSAG survey
20 Sep 12:15 | 3
Software
Crank up the volume on that Pixies album: Time to exercise your Raspberry Pi with an... alternative browser
The Register dips another toe in the Flow
20 Sep 10:47 | 22
