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 | 2
Software
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 | 14
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 | 26
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 | 58
Sponsored
Getting Kubernetes up and running is one thing. Managing it successfully is quite another
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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 | 26
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 | 18
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 | 29
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
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?
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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
Popular
Security
Frustrated dev drops three zero-day vulns affecting Apple iOS 15 after six-month wait
Security Bounty program slammed over 'broken promises'
Boatnotes II
'Nobody in their right mind would build a naval base here today': Navigating in and out of Devonport
Twisting and turning like a twisty-turny thing
Security
Apple warns of arbitrary code execution zero-day being actively exploited on Macs
Remember iPods? The same bug can bite them, and plenty of older iPhones and iPads too
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
Networks
Japanese boffins say they've created plastic optical fibres to reach places that might break glass
Polymers can transmit at 53Gbps without error correction overheads, and could be just the thing for electric cars
On Call
Check your bits: What to do when Unix decides to make a hash of your bill printouts
Symbol shenanigans turned out to be the least of the government's problems
Episode 17
BOFH: You'll find there's a company asset tag right here, underneath the monstrously heavy arcade machine
Flame purifies all
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Nothing works any more. Who decided that redundant systems should become redundant?
It'll all come out in the wash
Updated
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou admits lying about Iran deal, gets to go home
US puts charges on ice, extradition attempt halted
Offbeat
Fukushima studies show wildlife is doing nicely without humans, thank you very much
Biodiversity increasing, endangered species gradually returning despite radioactive terror pig presence
STORIES
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 | 25
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
Review
A low-key good experience for Thor-oughly new penguins: Elementary OS 6, aka Odin
Flatpak-only app store, two-finger swiping for screen-fondlers... but it's not for the fiddlers
20 Sep 08:30 | 14
PROMO
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20 Sep 06:30 |
OSes
-Werror pain persists as Linus Torvalds issues Linux 5.15rc2
And celebrates Linux's 'true anniversary' – 30 years since upload of version 0.01
20 Sep 02:58 | 14
Applications
Apple, Google yank opposition voting strategy app from Russian software stores
Oh, sorry, we thought you wanted us to obey the law?! – Silicon Valley
18 Sep 00:57 | 37
Applications
Google extends right-to-be-forgotten to app permissions on older Android devices
Software unused after a few months will lose access to sensitive features unless exempted
17 Sep 22:58 | 13
OSes
Microsoft does and doesn't require VMs to meet hardware requirements for Windows 11
Either way, it's bad news for VirtualBox – it's stopped working
17 Sep 21:03 | 82
Applications
Microsoft doles out Office Long Term Servicing Channel for cloud refuseniks
Redmond doesn't do things by half – unless it's Long Term Support
17 Sep 19:57 | 15
Devops
Stressed-out IT workers, software devs – we're not being funny but have you tried rebooting your breathing?
Forget productivity, find a way to unplug and recover
17 Sep 11:22 | 27
