NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to eject hundreds more workers
Budget constraints result in 'painful but necessary adjustments'
Science13 Nov 2024 | 35
Offbeat
California's last nuclear plant turns to generative AI for filing and finding the fine print
Diablo Canyon gets nifty new tech to … speed up document retrieval?
Science13 Nov 2024 | 11
Ambitious overclocker cools Raspberry Pi 5 with liquid nitrogen
Updated Pi supremo Eben Upton tells El Reg: 'I love this sort of thing'
Offbeat13 Nov 2024 | 39
UK's Darpa clone faces tough test next spring as government considers future funding
With plant platforms and neural circuits on the program, Aria's leadership hope cross-party concensus continues
Public Sector13 Nov 2024 | 11
What might a second term of Trump mean for the US space program?
Moon, Mars, and Mayhem?
Science12 Nov 2024 | 73
SpaceX Dragon gives ISS a helping hand with altitude
Demonstration paves way for more reboosts before station's eventual deorbit
Science11 Nov 2024 | 28
Gang of monkeys escape South Carolina biomedical research facility
Lock your doors and windows, say police, but these should be disease-free
Bootnotes11 Nov 2024 | 58
Unbreakable Voyager space probes close in on a 50 year mission
Dwindling power and problematic communications, but the spacecraft just keeps on going
Science09 Nov 2024 | 66
Intel: Our finances are in the toilet, we're laying off 15K, but the free coffee is back!
Now that's a brew-haha
Bootnotes09 Nov 2024 | 98
BOFH: Don't threaten us with a good time – ensure it
Episode 21 Enterprise-level insurance? What are we, Trekkies?
BOFH08 Nov 2024 | 125
NHS to launch 'real-time surveillance system' to prevent future pandemics
Nanopore DNA screening technology may identify novel pathogens, propose treatments in as little as six hours
Science08 Nov 2024 | 56
NASA fires up super-quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft
Vid A try called Quesst
Bootnotes08 Nov 2024 | 91
Robots crush career opportunities for low-skilled workers
They also boost support for populist politicians, study finds
Offbeat08 Nov 2024 | 91
Astroboffins tune into the wild origins of fast radio bursts
Enigmatic cosmic signals from outside this galaxy could come from collapsed binary stars
Science07 Nov 2024 | 8
Top 10 billionaires make nearly $64B in post-Trump election stock surge
9 out of 10 are techies, but Zuckerberg lost money
Offbeat07 Nov 2024 | 120
Nolanverse Batmobile leaps barrier between film and reality – but it'll cost you
Got a spare $2.9 million lying around? Asking for a friend ...
Offbeat07 Nov 2024 | 29
SpaceX plans next Starship flight just days from now
Hands up who wants to see the 'chopsticks' catch the Super Heavy again?
Science07 Nov 2024 | 42
Another official four-day week pilot kicks off in the UK
Nation's favorite cloud-slinger, AWS, unlikely to be taking part
Offbeat07 Nov 2024 | 35
Intel sued over Raptor Lake voltage instability
Failure to warn customers about chip flaw leads to fraud claim
Systems06 Nov 2024 | 15
Arecibo telescope might have failed because of weak sockets
Electromagnetic radiation contributed to that zincing feeling: analysts
Science06 Nov 2024 | 68
A new city springs from the rainforest to become Indonesia's tech hub
Jakarta who? Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, is packed with tech
On-Prem06 Nov 2024 | 17
Judge decides not to block Musk's $1M election giveaway
America PAC tells judge winners were preselected, raising a whole new set of legal questions
Legal05 Nov 2024 | 69
Japan's wooden cube-shaped satellite rockets to space
Wooden datacenters? Japan can build spacecraft out of the stuff
Networks05 Nov 2024 | 24
That position you just applied for might be a 'ghost job' that'll never be filled
Turns out it's perfectly legal to waste applicants' time, use posts to squeeze more productivity out of employees
Legal03 Nov 2024 | 132
Oregon Trail 'action comedy' film in the works from Apple
Hopefully watching it'll be less painful than dying of dysentery
Offbeat02 Nov 2024 | 46
The hunt is on for the scum who stole Britain's largest inflatable planetarium
Have you seen this dome? It's full of stars
Science02 Nov 2024 | 68
Reaction Engines' hypersonic hopes stall as funding fizzles out
Updated 173 jobs gone after air-breathing rocket project loses lift
Science01 Nov 2024 | 151
Japan's space agency to build a digital twin of its ISS module – right before it retires
It's the space economy, stupid
Science01 Nov 2024 | 4
We know what Musk will probably dress up as this year: A victim
Updated Mr X ordered to show at Halloween hearing over election lottery as his lawyers file docs to dodge it
Offbeat31 Oct 2024 | 152
Combustion engines grind Linus Torvalds' gears
Just like his once famous temper, Linux kernel creator also ditched classic engines ... in favor of EVs
Offbeat30 Oct 2024 | 201
Fired Disney staffer accused of hacking menu to add profanity, wingdings, removes allergen info
If you're gonna come at the mouse, you need to be better at hiding your tracks
Security30 Oct 2024 | 58
Musk, Bezos need just 90 minutes to match your lifetime carbon footprint, says Oxfam
Between jets, yachts and investments in destructive companies, billionaires are speed running the apocalypse
Off-Prem30 Oct 2024 | 87
China refreshes crew of its 'Celestial Palace' space station
Incoming trio includes first female engineer, a returning taikonaut, and one newbie
Science30 Oct 2024 | 10
Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Don't hold your breath Putin
Software29 Oct 2024 | 260
NASA narrows Artemis III landing target list to nine
The Mons Mouton Plateau looks nice this time of year. Or maybe you prefer Slater Plain?
Science29 Oct 2024 | 19
Tardigrade genes may hold secret to radiation treatments for humans
Microscopic 'water bears' can survive blasts that would kill humans
Science29 Oct 2024 | 20
iFixit to the rescue: McDonald's workers can rescue their own ice cream machines
Burger me! Partial success in chipping away at insane DMCA rules
Software29 Oct 2024 | 59
JPMorgan Chase sues scammers following viral 'infinite money glitch'
ATMs paid customers thousands ... and now the bank wants its money back
Security28 Oct 2024 | 47
Skyscraper-high sewage plume erupts in Moscow
Ukrainian hackers again, or just 50+ year old infrastructure showing its age? Either way, it's a mess
Offbeat28 Oct 2024 | 80
Boeing launches funding round to stave off credit downgrade
updated 108-year-old aerospace giant acting like a struggling startup as debts and losses soar
Offbeat28 Oct 2024 | 30
Huawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess
Opinion HarmonyOS NEXT sounds dissonant until you get the theme
Columnists28 Oct 2024 | 126
China's first space tourism venture sells first pair of tickets
Just two of 'em, at a discount befitting the early stage of development for the kit involved
Science28 Oct 2024 | 14
UK sleep experts say it's time to kill daylight saving for good
It turns out morning light beats evening rays for health benefits
Personal Tech27 Oct 2024 | 282
Biz Daemon is too cool to respond to fans of his big screen work
BORK!BORK!BORK! If only all Android apps were so effortlessly stylish
Bootnotes26 Oct 2024 | 12
The open secret of open washing – why companies pretend to be open source
Opinion Allowing pretenders to co-opt the term is bad for everyone
Columnists25 Oct 2024 | 45
Say hello to the epi-bit, a new approach to DNA data storage
A single gram can hold 215,000 TB. Technique inspired by epigenetics might help unlock that potential
Science25 Oct 2024 | 23
BOFH: The Boss pulled the plug on our AI, so we pulled the pin on him
Episode 20 Database licensing can be such a contentious area
BOFH25 Oct 2024 | 38
Billionaire SaaS CEO loses title after week of sleaze allegations
Not much more than a slap on the wrist as WiseTech boss stays on in new role and keeps salary
Legal25 Oct 2024 | 6
Scientists demand FCC test environmental impacts of satellites
updated Boffins say it's absurd that the US comms watchdog won't consider atmospheric harms
Science24 Oct 2024 | 15
Ford CEO admits he drives a Chinese electric vehicle and doesn't want to give it up
Warns the Middle Kingdom is drinking Detroit's milkshake at the moment
Offbeat24 Oct 2024 | 179
$180 for an overpriced, dubious SSD drive? Maybe don't join the USB Club
No specs and few details, but the promise of access to an exclusive community is still drawing buyers
Off-Prem24 Oct 2024 | 29
Floppy discs still run a U.S. metro? Japan steps in with 'project kill floppy'
Hitachi Rail contract inked by SF transport board will kill the throwback
Storage24 Oct 2024 | 45
Boeing strike continues as union rejects contract, scuttling CEO's recovery plan
Kelly Ortberg's turnaround express heads back to the hangar
Offbeat24 Oct 2024 | 20
Flying taxis cleared for takeoff under new US aviation rules
'Powered-lift' becomes first new category of aircraft in nearly 80 years
Offbeat24 Oct 2024 | 19
Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case
Fight On, State? Not this time
Security23 Oct 2024 | 3
The horror that is VHS revived for horror movie release
POLL: Is VHS back? Cassette-bursting medium revived for latest Alien chest-burster flick
Bootnotes23 Oct 2024 | 89
Boeing's new captain promises U-turn after Q3 nosedive
Earnings reported the same day striking union workers vote on a new contract
Offbeat23 Oct 2024 | 29
Boffins explore cell signals as potential GPS alternative
Team sends a flying cooler packed with DIY tech 15 miles up for the test
Science23 Oct 2024 | 28
AI firms and civil society groups plead for passage of federal AI law ASAP
Congress urged to act before year's end to support US competitiveness
AI + ML23 Oct 2024 | 8
Woman stuck upside down under rock for hours after trying to retrieve dropped phone
Emergency services had to move a boulder to get her out
Personal Tech23 Oct 2024 | 68
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