After a long lunch, user thought a cursor meant their computer was cactus
On Call Reg-reading heroes snacked on their woes and solved problems with extreme speed
On-Prem27 Dec 2024 | 11
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Former NSA cyberspy's not-so-secret hobby: Hacking Christmas lights
Video Rob Joyce explains how it's done
Security25 Dec 2024 | 18
What do ransomware and Jesus have in common? A birth month and an unwillingness to die
Feature 35 years since AIDS first borked a PC and we're still no closer to a solution
Cyber-crime24 Dec 2024 | 19
Jury spares Qualcomm's AI PC ambitions, but Arm eyes a retrial
Analysis The victory may be short lived as the chip designer gears up for second round
Legal23 Dec 2024 | 14
AI's rising tide lifts all chips as AMD Instinct, cloudy silicon vie for a slice of Nvidia's pie
Analyst estimates show growing apetite for alternative infrastructure
Systems23 Dec 2024 | 7
OneOdio Focus A5: Big battery, budget sound, and a bargain bin price
Review Inexpensive over-ear gear, but active noise cancelling won't block out the carol singers
Personal Tech23 Dec 2024 | 14
Fining Big Tech isn't working. Make them give away illegally trained LLMs as public domain
Opinion It's all made from our data, anyway, so it should be ours to use as we want
AI + ML22 Dec 2024 | 129
US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests
Chair Jay Obernolte urges Congress to act – whether it will is another matter
AI + ML19 Dec 2024 | 9
Million GPU clusters, gigawatts of power – the scale of AI defies logic
Comment It's not just one hyperbolic billionaire – the entire industry is chasing the AI dragon
Systems19 Dec 2024 | 159
Apple and Meta trade barbs over interoperability requests
Both are only thinking about the best interests of users, of course
Personal Tech19 Dec 2024 | 35
Asda decided on a 'no go' for 'mass rollout' of store IT conversion
Exclusive Amid plans to convert smaller stores, retailer opted to stall December shift as Walmart tech divorce continues
On-Prem19 Dec 2024 | 51
Fear of Foxconn reportedly driving possible Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi merger
The EV race is well and truly running, and no-one wants to be left in the dust
Personal Tech19 Dec 2024 | 111
Intel sued again over struggling foundry business
Derivatives claim seeks damages from execs and board members
Legal18 Dec 2024 | 8
US reportedly mulls TP-Link router ban over national security risk
updated It could end up like Huawei -Trump's gonna get ya, get ya, get ya
Security18 Dec 2024 | 55
We told Post Office about system problems at the highest level, Fujitsu tells Horizon Inquiry
State-owned retail company was not subordinate to Japanese multinational in technical matters, legal rep says
Software18 Dec 2024 | 121
When your technological ghosts come back to haunt you, expect humbug
Column Spirits of the NeXTcube, the web ad, and the cursed smartphone deliver a seasonal Technicarol
Personal Tech18 Dec 2024 | 14
Taiwan in talks to tap Amazon's Project Kuiper space broadband
In case of submarine cable failure, call Jeff Bezos
Networks18 Dec 2024 | 6
Nvidia upgrades tiny Jetson Orin Nano dev kits for the holidays
'Super' edition promises 67 TOPS and 102GB/s of memory bandwidth for your GenAI projects
Systems17 Dec 2024 | 14
Just how deep is Nvidia's CUDA moat really?
Analysis Not as impenetrable as you might think, but still more than Intel or AMD would like
Systems17 Dec 2024 | 33
Apple Intelligence summary botches a headline, causing jitters in BBC newsroom
Meanwhile, some iPhone users apathetic about introduction of AI features
Personal Tech17 Dec 2024 | 104
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Apple called on to ditch AI headline summaries after BBC debacle
'Facts can't be decided by a roll of the dice'
Fining Big Tech isn't working. Make them give away illegally trained LLMs as public domain
Opinion It's all made from our data, anyway, so it should be ours to use as we want
The Automattic vs WP Engine WordPress wars are getting really annoying
Opinion Forks at dawn.... but it's not great sign for open source
Former NSA cyberspy's not-so-secret hobby: Hacking Christmas lights
Video Rob Joyce explains how it's done
SvarDOS: DR-DOS is reborn as an open source operating system
A #DOScember surprise: fits on a single floppy, but has a network-capable package manager
UK ICO not happy with Google's plans to allow device fingerprinting
in brief Also, Ascension notifies 5.6M victims, Krispy Kreme bandits come forward, LockBit 4.0 released, and more
One third of adults can't delete device data
Easier to let those old phones gather dust in a drawer, survey finds
'That's not a bug, it's a feature' takes on a darker tone when malware's involved
Opinion Mummy, where do zero days come from?
BOFH: Printer's festive bips herald a merry mystery for the Boss's budget
Episode 24 Merry as in see you down the pub
Adélie Linux 1.0 – small, fast, but not quite grown up
Remarkably compact, remarkably cross-platform, remarkably long beta period
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Australia moves to drop some cryptography by 2030 – before quantum carves it up
The likes of SHA-256, RSA, ECDSA and ECDH won't be welcome in just five years
Security17 Dec 2024 | 51
Jury trial kicks off Arm's wrestling match with Qualcomm
The Nuvia buyer's alleged violations of license terms expected to last through Friday
Legal16 Dec 2024 | 11
Europe signs off on €10.6B IRIS² satellite broadband deal
Service promised by 2030 for bloc's take on Starlink
Networks16 Dec 2024 | 36
Take a closer look at Nvidia's buy of Run.ai, European Commission told
Updated Campaign groups, non-profit orgs urge action to prevent GPU maker tightening grip on AI industry
Systems16 Dec 2024 | 3
$800 'AI' robot for kids bites the dust along with its maker
Comment - Updated Moxie maker Embodied is going under, teaching important lessons about cloud services
AI + ML16 Dec 2024 | 103
The sweet Raspberry taste of success masks a missed opportunity
Opinion Best way to demystify modern computing? Brick it
Personal Tech16 Dec 2024 | 160
China's homebrew Bluetooth alternative is on the march as Beijing pushes universal remotes
'Star Flash' is said to include 5G tech and leave rival wireless protocols struggling in the crack of a sofa
Personal Tech16 Dec 2024 | 53
Infosys founder calls for 70-hour work week – again – claiming it creates jobs
Asia In Brief Plus: China wants to end AI mashups of classic vids; TSMC set to open Japan fab; and more
On-Prem16 Dec 2024 | 51
Cheat codes for LLM performance: An introduction to speculative decoding
Hands on Sometimes two models really are faster than one
AI + ML15 Dec 2024 | 46
Contrary to some, traceroute is very real – I should know, I helped make it work
Systems Approach Gather around the fire for another retelling of computer networking history
Networks14 Dec 2024 | 74
Iran-linked crew used custom 'cyberweapon' in US critical infrastructure attacks
IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently
Research13 Dec 2024 | 15
Musk's lawyer asks the SEC to quit pestering the shy and retiring billionaire
Won't someone think of Elon? Ah, who are we kidding - none of this will matter in a month
Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 85
Android beefs up Bluetooth tag stalker protections
Wider ecosystem still has work to do, though
Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 24
Intel execs discuss the possibility of spinning off foundry
'Does it ever fully separate? I think that's an open question for another day,' interim co-CEO says
Systems13 Dec 2024 | 11
Backup failed, but the boss didn't slam IT – because his son was to blame
On Call ISP deserves criticism too for falling over after script kiddie beefing
Networks13 Dec 2024 | 33
FCC throws open 6 GHz band to unlicensed low-power gizmos
Good news for techies pushing 'education, healthcare, and entertainment' gadgets in the US
Networks12 Dec 2024 | 12
Cruise shutdown blastzone increases – Microsoft takes $800M charge
General Motors pulling the plug on autonomous taxi biz hits Redmond in the wallet
AI + ML12 Dec 2024 | 20
British Army zaps drones out of the sky with laser trucks
High-energy weapon proves its mettle in testing
Public Sector12 Dec 2024 | 145
Australia lays fiendish tax trap for Meta – with an expensive escape hatch
If Zuck and other Big Tech players pay news publishers, their bills vanish
Legal12 Dec 2024 | 71
Epic coughs up the dirty V-Bucks: Fortnite's 'dark pattern' refunds hit accounts
Did you get your loot box?
Personal Tech12 Dec 2024 | 9
Apple reportedly building AI server processor with help from Broadcom
Something called 'Baltra' expected to make its debut in 2026, perhaps with tech both already use
Systems12 Dec 2024 | 10
Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law
Sen. Wyden blasts FCC's 'failure' amid Salt Typhoon hacks
Security11 Dec 2024 | 17
Intel turmoil prompts S&P Global to downgrade chipmaker's credit rating
Finance house finds x86 giant's lack of strategy disturbing
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 8
Facebook, Threads, WhatsApp, Instagram stumble on and offline in global outage
Updated What's an influencer to do?
Personal Tech11 Dec 2024 | 30
China gorging on silicon before Uncle Sam slams the door
Chip imports up more than 14% this year in anticipation of fresh restrictions
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 3
Indian police demand Starlink identify alleged drug smugglers
Elon Musk's satellite internet service asked to explain who used its service to navigate to remote islands
Networks11 Dec 2024 | 34
US Commerce Dept coughs up $6.1B Christmas present for Micron
Funding to support development of memory vendor's $125B fab expansion in New York and Idaho
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 9
US military grounds entire Osprey tiltrotor fleet over safety concerns
Boeing-Bell V-22 can't outfly its checkered past, it seems
Public Sector10 Dec 2024 | 89
AMD secure VM tech undone by DRAM meddling
Boffins devise BadRAM attack to pilfer secrets from SEV-SNP encrypted memory
Systems10 Dec 2024 | 10
With Gelsinger gone, to fab or not to fab is the $7B question
Analysis Whoever takes over has some tough decisions to make
Systems10 Dec 2024 | 49
Alibaba exec trashes his own staff and customers, quickly apologizes
'I am carefree, I like to joke,' says guy who fines workers if they glance at phones during meetings
Offbeat10 Dec 2024 | 18
Mystery border control outage causes misery at Malaysia/Singapore frontier
If this were a US scandal, we'd cal it 'Gategate'
On-Prem10 Dec 2024 | 2
China's Salt Typhoon recorded top American officials' calls, says White House
No word yet on who was snooped on. Any bets?
CSO09 Dec 2024 | 24
Mysterious outbreak with high fatality rate in the DRC could imperil tech supply chains
Is the industry ready to be tested if the unidentified deadly pathogen spreads beyond rural Kwango Province?
Science09 Dec 2024 | 48
China strikes back with Nvidia antitrust probe as US tightens tech chokehold
Updated Beijing cites GPU giant's Mellanox merger conditions from four years ago
Systems09 Dec 2024 | 4
Mr Intel leaving Intel is not a great sign... for Intel
Opinion Pat Gelsinger has unexpectedly quit. Gore dump follows
Systems09 Dec 2024 | 48
Raspberry Pi 500 and monitor arrive in time for Christmas
Hands On Faster, whiter, a tad more expensive – and a little baffling
Personal Tech09 Dec 2024 | 180
Panic at the Cisco tech, thanks to ancient IOS syntax helper that outsmarted itself
Who, Me? Misplaced shortcut led to communication breakdown
Networks09 Dec 2024 | 71
Kyndryl's consulting business may be less than it seems
Special report Insiders say it's largely a matter of labeling
CxO08 Dec 2024 | 22
How Chinese insiders are stealing data scooped up by President Xi's national surveillance system
Feature 'It's a double-edged sword,' security researchers tell The Reg
Public Sector08 Dec 2024 | 52
Microsoft teases Copilot Vision, the AI sidekick that judges your tabs
Edge-exclusive tool promises 'second set of eyes' for browsing
Personal Tech07 Dec 2024 | 39
Elon Musk tops US political donor list with $270M+ for Team Trump
Plus, xAI scores another $6B to fuel Tesla tycoon's war on OpenAI
Public Sector07 Dec 2024 | 127
Facing sale or ban, TikTok tossed under national security bus by appeals court
Video slinger looks to Supremes for salvation, though anything could happen under Trump
Personal Tech06 Dec 2024 | 43
Boeing busted by employee over plans to surveil workers, quickly reverses course
Updated Crashing stock, plummeting reputation, but yeah, of course, let's focus on office usage
On-Prem06 Dec 2024 | 57
Intel aims to reinvent itself as foundry focus sharpens amid leadership shake-up
Interim chief David Zinsner claims core strategy intact, will stay the course to contract manufacturer
Systems06 Dec 2024 | 11
Europe's largest local authority settles on ERP budget 5x original estimate
Schools taken out of scope, but £108M plan still dwarfs initial £20M
Public Sector06 Dec 2024 | 44
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
On-Prem06 Dec 2024 | 157
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
Networks06 Dec 2024 | 89
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
On-Prem05 Dec 2024 | 41
Why GPU-powered AI needs fast storage
Don’t let I/O bottlenecks impede training your AI models
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Vodafone and Three permitted to tie the knot – if they promise to behave
Merger will create third large operator in UK mobile market
Networks05 Dec 2024 | 41
Beijing wants Chinese outfits to seek alternatives to US silicon
And American components may be in short supply as Middle Kingdom bans rare earth exports
Public Sector05 Dec 2024 | 22
NATO tests aquatic drones to protect cables, coastlines
Floating the idea of a robot navy
Networks05 Dec 2024 | 10
T-Mobile US CSO: Spies jumped from one telco to another in a way 'I've not seen in my career'
Interview Security chief talks to El Reg as Feds urge everyone to use encrypted chat
CSO05 Dec 2024 | 54
Amazon accused of cheating low-income Prime users out of two-day deliveries
Lawsuit says e-commerce giant cut two zip codes from its own fleet without telling residents
Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 55
Microsoft confirms there will be no U-turn on Windows 11 hardware requirements
TPM 2.0 'non-negotiable' for latest OS, says software giant
OSes04 Dec 2024 | 103
Binance accused of tax evasion by India's finance department
Minister reveals 17 crypto players owe $100 million – with Binance the baddest of the bad
Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 7
FTC scolds two data brokers for allegedly selling your location to the meter
'Where we go is who we are' totally isn't a creepy ad slogan at all
Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 22
Amazon promises 4x faster AI silicon in 2025, turns Trainium2 loose on the net
Re:Invent Tens of thousands of AWS’ Trn2 instances to fuel Anthropic's next-gen models
Systems03 Dec 2024 | 5
AWS introduces S3 Tables, a new bucket type for data analytics
Re:Invent One of the most significant API changes since S3 was launched, AWS VP tells us
Storage03 Dec 2024 | 3
Availability, performance and capacity your applications and data will need
Build an automated data workload super-highway with Flash Grid Architecture and Storage Partitions
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Are Copilot+ PCs really the fastest Windows PCs? X and Copilot don't think so
Opinion Microsoft marketing skewered by X platform users... and its own chatbot
AI + ML03 Dec 2024 | 34
Gelsinger departs Intel with $9.7M handshake
CEO's severance pales in comparison to Musk's billion-dollar Tesla battle
Systems03 Dec 2024 | 7
$373M ASML chipmaker shrinks to $228 – but it's made of Lego
What to buy the techie who has everything?
Offbeat03 Dec 2024 | 29
UK government spends another £1B on cloud migration and services
New framework set to help public sector orgs move on amid lock-in fears
PaaS + IaaS03 Dec 2024 | 24
Asda hits the brakes on tech tweaks to avoid festive fiasco
Stability essential ahead of Christmas trading amid ongoing Walmart divorce
On-Prem03 Dec 2024 | 33
GenAI comes for jobs once considered 'safe' from automation
Specialty in cognitive non-routine tasks means high-skilled city workers affected
HPC03 Dec 2024 | 56
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory datacenter flooded, offline until 2025
Burst water pipe blots out the Sun – or at least the data about it collected from two probes
On-Prem03 Dec 2024 | 18
Biden administration bars China from buying HBM chips critical for AI accelerators
Updated 140 Middle Kingdom firms added to US trade blacklist
Storage03 Dec 2024 | 7
Cost of Gelsinger's ambition proves too much for Intel
Comment At least he'll have company as he joins 15K colleagues headed for the door
Systems02 Dec 2024 | 46
Oh, good. Supermicro board probe clears server slinger of misconduct claims
But hunts for a fresh CFO 'in light of rapid recent growth'
Systems02 Dec 2024 | 3
Apple's backwards design mistake and the reversed capacitor
It's true – the Mac LC III really did have it installed the wrong way round
Personal Tech02 Dec 2024 | 32
Who had Pat Gelsinger retires from Intel on their bingo card?
80486 processor lead architect leaves x86 giant after largest quarterly loss in its history
Systems02 Dec 2024 | 121
NetAdmin learns that wooden chocks, unlike swipe cards, open doors when networks can't
Who, Me? Burglary skills are surprisingly important when building networks
Networks02 Dec 2024 | 94
Submarine cable resilience board announced on same day maybe-cut-by-China Baltic cable repaired
ITU thinks time is now for more talk about how to keep data moving beneath the waves
Networks02 Dec 2024 | 26
Open source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardware
'Forever unbrickable' Wi-Fi 6 box from Banana Pi comes packaged or in kit form
Networks02 Dec 2024 | 52
Cryptocurrency policy under Trump: Lots of promises, few concrete plans
Analysis Pro-crypto lawmakers are in, but will that translate to action? Doubt it
Public Sector30 Nov 2024 | 64
Cloudy with a chance of GPU bills: AI's energy appetite has CIOs sweating
Canalys Forums EMEA Public cloud expenses have businesses scrambling for alternatives that won't melt the budget
AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 11
TSMC bets big on 2nm by 2025 – but can it deliver?
analysis Ambition meets reality as geopolitical, technical, and logistical challenges loom
Systems29 Nov 2024 | 14
Brits are scrolling away from X and aren't that interested in AI
Ofcom's Online Nation report drills into the UK's internet habits for 2024
Personal Tech29 Nov 2024 | 180
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