The problem with Jon Stewart is that Apple appears to have cancelled his show Planned episodes on China and AI reportedly worried Apple top brass Bootnotes20 Oct 2023 | 4
US government's Login.gov turns frown upside down, now smiles on facial recognition Authentication portal to match snaps on existing IDs with user-provided snaps Personal Tech19 Oct 2023 | 20
Analysts scratch heads over MariaDB's decision to ditch DBaaS crown jewels 'Their future is murky at the moment' Databases19 Oct 2023 | 5
In-memory database Redis wants to dabble in disk Aims to lower costs and broaden appeal of system popular with devs Databases19 Oct 2023 | 5
Buyer's remorse haunts 3 in 5 business software purchases They never do tell you about the unexpected costs and overly complex implementations Applications18 Oct 2023 | 41
Atlassian users complain of cloud migration dead ends, especially in UK Lack of local clouds and inflexible offers see users depart. Maybe the new ‘Compass’ developer experience tool will be more to their liking Software18 Oct 2023 | 29
Thousands of Teslas recalled over brake fluid bug OTA software update to deal with misbehaving sensor Software17 Oct 2023 | 36
What did the VisiCalc fairy bring you for Spreadsheet Day? Jez and friend's Excel-lent Adventure Software17 Oct 2023 | 34
TileDB secures $34M to reimagine databases, not just collect GitHub stars System aims to clean mess of high-performance analytics cluttering the modern data stack Databases17 Oct 2023 | 3
Microsoft starts offering advice in how to code for Arm In 2027 a quarter of PCs won’t use x86, and Redmond wants its ecosystem ready OSes17 Oct 2023 | 27
Apple and Lenovo are dropping the ball for visually impaired users Accessibility features help everybody… and one day, you might need them too Personal Tech16 Oct 2023 | 20
Ubuntu unleashes Mantic Minotaur with 23.10 build The bull has escaped Minos' labyrinth, and El Reg follows the thread Software14 Oct 2023 | 8
A $353M question: Did Meta muzzle a VR venture? Quest for control as AEI alleges Meta's monopolistic missteps Personal Tech12 Oct 2023 | 7
AI safety guardrails easily thwarted, security study finds OpenAI GPT-3.5 Turbo chatbot defenses dissolve with '20 cents' of API tickling AI + ML12 Oct 2023 | 28
Microsoft gives unexpected tutorial on how to install Linux You may need it – Windows 10 is no longer a free upgrade OSes11 Oct 2023 | 100
SAP barely moving needle to migrate users off ECC before support ends Gartner finds only a third are somewhat prepared for S/4HANA transition Databases11 Oct 2023 | 7
Twitter further restricts free tier with option to limit replies to verified accounts The digital town square, but with more pay-to-play curbs Personal Tech11 Oct 2023 | 63
Microsoft says VBScript will be ripped from Windows in future release It's PowerShell or something similar in the not too distant future OSes10 Oct 2023 | 48
SBF on trial: The Python code that allegedly let Alameda hedge fund spend people's FTX deposits And Caroline Ellison says she was told by Bankman-Fried to take $10B from customer accounts Cyber-crime10 Oct 2023 | 18
Microsoft extends life support for aging Apache Cassandra 3.11 database But only if you're ready to cozy up in Azure's abode Databases10 Oct 2023 |
SAP customers on brink of ERPocalypse as 2025 support cliff looms for ECC When German vendor promised service until 2027, not everyone qualified Databases10 Oct 2023 | 10
Microsoft does not want ValueLicensing CEO anywhere near its confidentiality ring Perpetual license case perpetually rumbles on Software10 Oct 2023 | 12
Forcing Apple to allow third-party app stores isn't enough Opinion You're excited about Meta offering iOS apps via Facebook ads? Really? Applications09 Oct 2023 | 75
Qualtrics culls 780 jobs amid 'complex' growth spurt Staff get Zoom meeting to hear how they might be hit after phase of rapid hiring ends Software09 Oct 2023 | 6
Apple antique aficionados can boot to the future with OpenCore Legacy Patcher FOSS Fest Hackintoshing reaches a wider audience – owners of older Macs OSes09 Oct 2023 | 19
Cisco warns of critical flaw in Emergency Responder code Hard-coded credentials strike again Security05 Oct 2023 | 11
After a clean and inclusive Ubuntu-based desktop? Elementary, dear user iPadOS-like distro reaches 7.1 and talks to you on installation OSes05 Oct 2023 | 6
Make-me-root 'Looney Tunables' security hole on Linux needs your attention What's up, Doc? Try elevated permissions Patches04 Oct 2023 | 47
Google introduces phone-shaped housing for its AI tech Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro out, Chrome goliath ups support to seven years Personal Tech04 Oct 2023 | 5
Microsoft introduces AI meddling to your files with Copilot in OneDrive We hope cloud storage service is ready for this web wingman PaaS + IaaS04 Oct 2023 | 49
Ex-Microsoft maverick takes us on a trip through vintage Task Manager code Plus: Have you updated to the latest version of Bloated Fetal Sacs? OSes04 Oct 2023 | 22
If you want to fund open source code via Patreon with GitHub, well now you can Exploited open source maintainers get broader payment pleading options Devops03 Oct 2023 | 4
And now for something completely different: Python 3.12 Nobody expects more flexible string parsing Devops03 Oct 2023 | 29
Watermarking AI images to fight misinfo and deepfakes may be pretty pointless Exclusive Basically, it's 'not going to work' AI + ML02 Oct 2023 | 29
openSUSE offers Slowroll distro for those scared by the speed of Tumbleweed Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' OSes02 Oct 2023 | 8
Outlook's clingy 'reopen last session' prompt gets the boot It looks like you're a perpetual Office user who needs a hidden feature disabled. Would you like help? Applications02 Oct 2023 | 16
55-inch Jamboard and app ecosystem tossed into the Google graveyard Now have a look at these third-party alternatives from our partners, says Chocolate Factory Personal Tech29 Sep 2023 | 32
Mozilla's midlife crisis has taken it from web pioneer to Google's weird neighbor Comment Can the sleeping fox ever wake up? Personal Tech29 Sep 2023 | 110
Red Hat bins Bugzilla for RHEL issue tracking, jumps on Jira Just in time to get Atlassian’s latest cross-team collab bits Software29 Sep 2023 | 51
Epic cut: Fortnite games maker culls 16% of staff That partial victory against Apple is seeming more pyrrhic by the day Personal Tech28 Sep 2023 | 15
Game on: FTC tries again to block Microsoft Activision merger Redmond says the deal is still on Off-Prem27 Sep 2023 | 1
Devs learn rival Godot engine in a week to poke fun at Unity The result? Install Fee Tycoon Offbeat27 Sep 2023 | 14
Rusty revenant Servo returns to render once more Open Source Summit Mozilla gave it the boot, but the Linux Foundation Europe gave it the kiss of life instead Software27 Sep 2023 | 10
Long-term support for Linux kernels is about to get a lot shorter Open Source Summit Despite the OS's success, maintainers are short-staffed and under-appreciated OSes26 Sep 2023 | 47
California governor vetoes bill requiring human drivers in robo trucks Route 404: Human driver requirement not found AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 60
US Trademark Office still wants to keep faxes, but is willing to try this cloud thing Finally, we've arrived in the future Public Sector25 Sep 2023 | 16
Unity apologizes, tweaks runtime install fees after gaming world outrage Is this the engine maker's final continue? Software22 Sep 2023 | 16
Beneath Microsoft's Surface event, AI spreads everywhere Windows gets its own Copilot to help operate the operating system – Edge, Bing, Outlook, 365 not spared, either AI + ML21 Sep 2023 | 44
Signal adopts new alphabet jumble to protect chats from quantum computers X3DH readied for retirement as PQXDH is rolled out Security20 Sep 2023 | 18
GNU turns 40: Stallman's baby still not ready for prime time, but hey, there's cake It turned the software industry upside down regardless Applications20 Sep 2023 | 85
Marvell disputes claim Cavium backdoored chips for Uncle Sam Allegations date back a decade to leaked Snowden docs Research19 Sep 2023 | 8
Former CIO accuses Penn State of faking cybersecurity compliance Now-NASA boffin not impressed Security18 Sep 2023 | 5
Gandalf chatbot security game counters privacy fireballs You shall not pass judgement, Lakera AI insists, because exposed player info was harmless AI + ML17 Sep 2023 |
Unity closes offices, cancels town hall after threat in wake of runtime fee restructure Backlash has spilled offline and into potential violence Software15 Sep 2023 | 99
The Pentagon has no idea how to deal with bad cloud contracts, say auditors Terrible IT practices at the DoD? You don't say Cloud Infrastructure Week14 Sep 2023 | 9
Adobe's AI tools may paint a pretty picture, but they also cost a pretty penny At least artists are being paid to train its models AI + ML14 Sep 2023 | 4
GitHub alienates developers by force feeding them AI recommendations Decision to combine user-curated feed with algorithmic stuff leaves coders fuming Devops13 Sep 2023 | 40
How to snoop on passwords with this one weird trick (involving public Wi-Fi signals) Fun technique – but how practical is it? Research13 Sep 2023 | 20
Lightning struck: Apple switches to USB-C for iPhone 15 lineup Video Thanks, Europe. Couldn't have done it without EU Personal Tech12 Sep 2023 | 104
Automating cloud infrastructure: Do you want APIs with that? Interview Flipping the script to a control plane Cloud Infrastructure Week12 Sep 2023 | 2
Microsoft Edge still forcing itself on users in Europe Updated Promised change to allow Windows system links open in the actual default browser not yet evident OSes12 Sep 2023 | 31