Veteran Microsoft engineer shares some enterprise support tips
How to tell a customer they're an idiot without telling them they're an idiot
OSes06 Dec 2024 | 34
Applications
Outlook is poor for those still on Windows Mail, Calendar, People apps by end of year
We're sure you'll learn to love the new Outlook for Windows app
Applications03 Dec 2024 | 76
Microsoft preps big guns to shift Copilot software and PCs
Canalys Forums EMEA IT admins be warned: 13,000 tech suppliers coming for your employer's checkbook
AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 53
Microsoft pulls text recognition from Photos app preview
OCR tech not quite ready for primetime, in this bit of Windows at least
Applications22 Nov 2024 | 14
API error knocks PayPal, Venmo offline around the globe
It's fixed now, but aside from an error with the Braintree GraphQL API it's not clear what happened
Applications21 Nov 2024 | 3
DoJ wants Google to sell off Chrome and ban it from paying to be search default
Updated Filing also suggests it flogging off Android, stops scraping content for AI without opt-out
Applications21 Nov 2024 | 61
BASIC co-creator Thomas Kurtz hits END at 96
Obit Pioneering Dartmouth College mathematician died last week
Bootnotes20 Nov 2024 | 120
Microsoft breaks timezones in Settings and calls on an unlikely ally for help
Control Panel hobbles to the rescue!
Applications19 Nov 2024 | 30
Microsoft unleashes autonomous Copilot AI agents in public preview
Ignite They can learn, adapt, and make decisions – but don't worry, they're not coming for your job
PaaS + IaaS19 Nov 2024 | 9
Will passkeys ever replace passwords? Can they?
Systems Approach Here's why they really should
Security17 Nov 2024 | 125
Photoshop FOSS alternative GNU Image Manipulation Program 3.0 nearly here
Nearly 21 years since version 2.0
Applications15 Nov 2024 | 58
Microsoft Exchange update fixes security flaws, breaks other stuff
Flawed patch stops on-premises, hybrid server transport rules in their tracks for some
Applications15 Nov 2024 | 33
Mozilla's Firefox browser turns 20. Does it still matter?
A former exec believes in the non-profit's mission, says the battle lines have changed
Applications13 Nov 2024 | 83
Mozilla Foundation crumbles as third of staff cast off
Firefox overlord to 'revisit' advocacy mission
Applications06 Nov 2024 | 89
Classic Outlook explodes when opening more than 60 emails
Don't do that, or risk a memory error
Applications05 Nov 2024 | 93
Bitwarden switches password manager and SDK to GPL3 after FOSS-iness drama
Open source tool chooses to become more open than ever
Applications04 Nov 2024 | 20
Bitwarden's FOSS halo slips as new SDK requirement locks down freedoms
Arguments continue but change suggests it's not Free Software anymore
Applications24 Oct 2024 | 16
Here's a NIS2 compliance checklist since no one cares about deadlines anymore
Only two EU members have completed the transposition into domestic law
Cybersecurity Month24 Oct 2024 | 11
Vivaldi gives its browser a buffing, adds a dashboard
Everybody needs more widgets in their life, right?
Applications24 Oct 2024 | 22
SuperHTML is here to rescue you from syntax errors, and it's FOSS
Author would like to see a switch back to plain old static HTML. Us too
Applications23 Oct 2024 | 100
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Day after nuclear power vow, Meta announces largest-ever datacenter powered by fossil fuels
Louisiana facility's three natural gas turbine plants to churn out 2,262 MW
Badass Russian techie outsmarts FSB, flees Putinland all while being tracked with spyware
Threatened with life in prison, Kyiv charity worker gives middle finger to state spies
Windows 11 24H2 rolls out to more devices – with a growing list of known issues
Compatibility holds persist as gamers face black screens
Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs 'as of yesterday'
Redmond threat intel maven talks explains this persistent pain to The Reg
Huawei handed 2,596,148,429,267,413,
814,265,248,164,610,048 IPv6 addresses
That's 2.56 decillion of them, destined for use in CDNs and the cloud – and APNIC needed 83 decillion more to handle the request
No, I can't help – you called the wrong helpdesk, in the wrong place, for the wrong platform
On Call Call the boss instead. He's not a big fan of sleep
BT Group confirms attackers tried to break into Conferencing division
Sensitive data allegedly stolen from US subsidiary following Black Basta post
British hospitals hit by cyberattacks still battling to get systems back online
Updated Children's hospital and cardiac unit say criminals broke in via shared 'digital gateway service'
Boeing busted by employee over plans to surveil workers, quickly reverses course
Crashing stock, plummeting reputation, but yeah, of course, let's focus on office usage
FreeBSD 14.2 wants to woo Docker fans, but still struggles with Wi-Fi
Another buzzword box ticked: OCI-compliant containers
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Socket plugs in $40M to strengthen software supply chain
Biz aims to scrub unnecessary dependencies from npm packages in the name of security
Applications22 Oct 2024 |
Want to feel old? Excel just entered its 40th year
More senior than Windows itself, and still runs the world
Applications22 Oct 2024 | 108
Productivity suites, Exchange servers in path of Microsoft's end-of-support wave
Less than a year to go – is your enterprise ready for the change?
Applications16 Oct 2024 | 5
Indonesia orders Apple, Google to take down Chinese bargain app Temu
Plus: Infosys stops sending job offer emails; Singtel outage; Australia to require ransomware payment reveals
Applications13 Oct 2024 | 3
Give your work an AI-powered boost
Level up your productivity with Gemini for Google Workspace
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Thunderbird for Android is go – at least the beta is
A traditional-style rich email client – but for tablets
Applications09 Oct 2024 | 41
Epic judge orders Google to let rivals set up app stores
Chocolate Factory vows to appeal
Applications07 Oct 2024 | 19
Office 2024 unveiled for Microsoft 365 refuseniks
For the IT professional who has to take work home
Applications04 Oct 2024 | 63
Google Cloud to help India export its Digital Public Infrastructure
Bundles free government apps to help digital diplomacy – and maybe find some new customers
Public Sector04 Oct 2024 | 2
Bank of America app glitch zeroes out people's balances
Updated Unidentified tech issues now resolved
Personal Tech02 Oct 2024 | 37
AWS must fork out $30.5M after losing P2P network patent scrap
No one really wins when a troll, sorry, assertion entity scores a victory
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 31
World Wide Web Foundation closes so Tim Berners-Lee can spend more time with his protocol
Who wants to join his so Solid crew?
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 25
Extracting vendor promises won't fix cybersecurity. Extracting teeth might
Opinion One branch of tech has learned to work together to solve the near-impossible. Now it's our turn
Applications30 Sep 2024 | 43
Recall the Recall recall? Microsoft thinks it can make that Windows feature palatable
AI screengrab service to be opt-in, features encryption, biometrics, enclaves, more
OSes27 Sep 2024 | 122
Campaigners claim 'Privacy Preserving Attribution' in Firefox does the opposite
Updated Tracking alternative is less invasive than other methods, but is opt out by default
Applications25 Sep 2024 | 69
Apple ropes off at least 4 GB of iPhone storage to house AI
Better or worse than a surprise U2 album?
AI + ML25 Sep 2024 | 38
Microsoft on a roll for terrible rebranding with Windows App
If you hadn't guessed, that's the artist formerly known as Remote Desktop
Applications20 Sep 2024 | 80
Disney kicks Slack to the curb, looks to Microsoft Teams for a happily ever after
Updated Definitely not punishment for someone leaking internal data
Applications20 Sep 2024 | 43
Microsoft unveils Office LTSC 2024 for users that remain stubbornly offline
What do you mean you don't want Copilot and Microsoft 365 services?
Applications18 Sep 2024 | 71
Python in Excel goes live – but only for certain Windows users
Mac and Android loyals: you can look, but no calculation for now
Applications18 Sep 2024 | 23
IBM scores $45M zinger from Zynga in patent wringer
Big Blue’s Prodigy from the 1980s comes back to haunt FarmVille giant
Applications17 Sep 2024 | 12
The empire of C++ strikes back with Safe C++ blueprint
You pipsqueaks want memory safety? We'll show you memory safety! We'll borrow that borrow checker
Applications16 Sep 2024 | 113
Unity scraps hated runtime fees, hits devs with subscription hikes instead
Insert coin to continue
Applications12 Sep 2024 | 9
As major web browser makers snuggle up to AI, these skeptical holdouts remain
Chatbots, generative models 'in many ways the next step in the surveillance economy'
AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 50
ServiceNow moves its backend off MariaDB to homebrew Postgres
Xanadu release also adds a Pro tier, along with lots more AI
Applications10 Sep 2024 | 4
Apple accused of hoodwinking UK antitrust cops
Mac maker denial of Safari self-preferencing called out by OWA
Applications05 Sep 2024 | 9
GNU screen 5 proves it's still got game even after 37 years
First major version in two decades is worth getting to know
Applications03 Sep 2024 | 61
Microsoft partners beware: Action Pack to be retired in 2025
Windows giant continues march away from on-prem and into a cloudy future
SaaS28 Aug 2024 | 30
Under pressure from Europe, Apple makes iOS browser options bit more reasonable
Analysis Cupertino quits screwing around with defaults – for those in the EU
Applications24 Aug 2024 | 19
Feds, US states sue RealPage for building rent-hiking software for landlords
Algorithm just a fancy way to collude using private info, prosecutors say
Applications23 Aug 2024 | 35
LibreOffice 24.8: Handy even if you're happy with Microsoft
Mature, stable – and can rescue corrupt files
Applications23 Aug 2024 | 76
Chrome dumped support for Ubuntu 18.04 – but it'll be back
Complaints about lack of notice plus an inquiry from El Reg prompt U-turn by web giant
Applications22 Aug 2024 | 23
Microsoft rolls out one Teams app to rule them all
That annoying requirement to switch between home and work accounts has finally gone
Applications21 Aug 2024 | 37
Open source biz promises to slash bills with observability-as-a-service in the cloud
AWS first, others to follow
Applications20 Aug 2024 | 5
Apple is coming to take 30% cut of new Patreon subs on iOS
You don't get to be the biggest business in the world by being nice
Applications12 Aug 2024 | 100
It's all drying up: Microsoft to erase 3D Paint from digital store
Unloved multi dimensional doodler set for axe as its predecessor gets an AI update
Applications12 Aug 2024 | 21
Twilio's Segment SDK challenged with wiretapping claim
Mobile app analytics software said to surreptitiously snarf data
Applications09 Aug 2024 | 5
Apple tries again to make EU DMA officials happy – with new fees
Meanwhile, UK watchdog contemplates breaking Cupertino's WebKit rule
Applications09 Aug 2024 | 16
Anaconda puts the squeeze on data scientists now deemed to be terms-of-service violators
Updated Academic, non-profit organizations told to start paying up – or else
Applications08 Aug 2024 | 22
AMD hopes to unlock MI300’s full potential with fresh code
Devs invited to ROCm out with FP8 precision, quantize to their heart's delight
HPC06 Aug 2024 | 1
WordStar 7, the last ever DOS version, is re-released for free
The preferred tool of Arthur C Clarke, Anne Rice and George R R Martin
Applications06 Aug 2024 | 131
Chrome Web Store warns end is nigh for uBlock Origin
Will you see the Lite?
Applications06 Aug 2024 | 97
Google paying to be default search on phones is totally against antitrust law, judge rules
Web giant to seek second opinion after bench labels biz 'a monopolist' in DoJ win
Applications05 Aug 2024 | 48
What AI bubble? Groq rakes in $640M to grow inference cloud
In the gold rush, be the one handing out the shovels
Cloud Infrastructure Month05 Aug 2024 | 3
Stock-trading apps fall under the feet of stampeding panicking investors
They're doing you a favor, probably best not to look today
Applications05 Aug 2024 | 12
Anaconda's Python-for-Excel escapes Azure Cloud, heads for your PC
Badger, badger, badger your CIO to let you use this, perhaps
Applications05 Aug 2024 | 6
Atlassian softens its cloud-first approach for remaining on-prem customers
Happy to have 'em go hybrid as it wises up to the enterprise
Applications05 Aug 2024 | 9
DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust – using AI, of course
Who wants to make a TRACTOR pull request?
Research03 Aug 2024 | 146
Skype goes ad-free, which is unusual for Microsoft
Feedback prioritized, unless it's about a feature customers really miss
Applications31 Jul 2024 | 30
No love lost between Apple and Nvidia as iGiant chooses Google chips for AI training
Things are getting Tensor between Cupertino and Nv
AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 9
W3C says Google's cookie climbdown 'undermines' a lot of work
While some celebrate, the World Wide Web Consortium Technical Architecture Group is not happy
Applications30 Jul 2024 | 29
How deliciously binary: AI has yet to pay off – or is transforming business
Feature Calculating ROI of neural networks turns out to be rather complicated
CxO30 Jul 2024 | 67
Latest update for 'extremely fast' compression algorithm LZ4 sprints past old versions
New release does something you might have thought it already did
Applications30 Jul 2024 | 32
Meta's AI safety system defeated by the space bar
'Ignore previous instructions' thwarts Prompt-Guard model if you just add some good ol' ASCII code 32
AI + ML29 Jul 2024 | 57
Apple Maps escapes orchard into web browser wilds
Chrome and Edge on Windows can now join the fun
Applications25 Jul 2024 | 30
Adobe exec likened hidden cloud subscription exit fees to 'heroin', says FTC
Read the unredacted complaint against Photoshop giant and its software plans
Applications25 Jul 2024 | 38
X.org lone ranger rides to rescue multi-monitor refresh rates
X11 isn't dead while people still keep working on it
Applications25 Jul 2024 | 34
Mistral Large 2 leaps out as a leaner, meaner rival to GPT-4-class AI models
It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it
AI + ML25 Jul 2024 | 2
OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini is indeed small – like its lead over rivals in certain tests
AI Roundup Plus: Meta Euro model drama; Mistral and Nvidia find NeMo; and more
AI + ML19 Jul 2024 | 6
Thunderbird is go: 128 now out with revamped 'Nebula' UI
Give it a try, if only in case you lose your webmail account
Applications18 Jul 2024 | 86
Is Teams connector retirement a tweak to fit EU laws, or a sign of price rises to come?
Analysis Customers debate reasons behind move, say halo of Teams has slipped now Copilot is here
Applications15 Jul 2024 | 12
Honey, I shrunk the LLM! A beginner's guide to quantization – and testing it
Hands on Just be careful not to shave off too many bits ... These things are known to hallucinate as it is
AI + ML14 Jul 2024 | 20
Game dev accuses Intel of selling ‘defective’ Raptor Lake CPUs
High-end processor instability headaches, failures pushed one studio to switch to AMD
Systems13 Jul 2024 | 56
New Outlook set for GA despite missing some key features
Classic Outlook for Windows shuffles a little closer to the end of the road
Applications12 Jul 2024 | 34
Google can totally explain why Chromium browsers quietly tell only its websites about your CPU, GPU usage
OK, now tell us why this isn't an EU DMA violation – asking for a friend in Brussels
Applications12 Jul 2024 | 46
Intuit decimates staff, hopes to hire same number in AI refocus
What's that Lassie? The IRS hopes to offer free direct tax filing for everyone next year?
Applications10 Jul 2024 | 6
Users rage as Microsoft announces retirement of Office 365 connectors within Teams
Updated Expletives fly as admins deal with recommendation to move to Power Automate workflows
Applications09 Jul 2024 | 104
Windows Notepad gets spell check. Only took 41 years
Purists needn't worry – you can turn it off
Applications08 Jul 2024 | 34
Apple reverses course to approve Epic Games Store on iOS in EU
Arguments over buttons set to continue while European Commission looks on
Applications08 Jul 2024 | 15
Epic accuses Apple of foul play over iOS access, wants EU to show DMA red card
After button brouhaha, CEO rages Cupertino 'must be stopped'
Personal Tech06 Jul 2024 | 41
RIP: WordPerfect co-founder Bruce Bastian dies at 76
Obit Tributes paid to passionate LGBTQ+ equality champion
Applications03 Jul 2024 | 51
Figma pulls AI design tool for seemingly plagiarizing Apple's Weather app
AI is 'like the fast food of creativity'
AI + ML03 Jul 2024 | 12
Nintendo sues alleged Switch pirate pair for serious coin
And if court finds for gaming giant? It's-a me! Bankruptcy!
Legal02 Jul 2024 | 20
Google Translate now fluent in 110 additional languages from Abkhaz to Zulu
Ta shoh scansh mie, son ymmyd
Applications02 Jul 2024 | 38
How tech went from free love to pay-per-day
Devconf.cz FOSS, AI, blockchain, and the cycle of empty nonsense
Applications02 Jul 2024 | 91
A friendly guide to local AI image gen with Stable Diffusion and Automatic1111
Hands On A picture is worth a 1,000 words... or was that a 1,000 TOPS
AI + ML29 Jun 2024 | 23
Google begs court for relief from Epic Games' Play Store demands
$137M needed to overhaul Play Store too great to bear, Google argues. Oh, and user security is important, too
Applications26 Jun 2024 | 29
And that's 3 recalls for Tesla Cybertruck in as many months
Now windshield wipers are failing and trim is detaching of its own accord
Personal Tech25 Jun 2024 | 52
Ollama drama as 'easy-to-exploit' critical flaw found in open source AI server
About a thousand vulnerable instances still exposed online, we're told
Patches24 Jun 2024 | 9
Mozilla is trying to push me out because I have cancer, CPO says in bombshell lawsuit
Steve Teixeira, said to be CEO-in-waiting, now sues Firefox maker for discrimination, retaliation
Applications24 Jun 2024 | 91
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