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WinAmp's woes will pass, but its wonders will be here forever -- Not as clumsy or random as a streamer, an elegant player for a more civilized age12 hours ago
The billionaire behind Trump's 'unhackable' phone is on a mission to fight Tesla's FSD - Interview - Dan O'Dowd tells El Reg about the OS secrets and ongoing clash with Musk - Security - 21 Oct 2024 - | 93 minutes ago
Gary Marcus proposes generative AI boycott to push for regulation, tame Silicon Valley - Interview - 'I am deeply concerned about how creative work is essentially being stolen at scale' AI + ML - 21 Oct 2024 - | 133 minutes ago
Cisco confirms 'ongoing investigation' after crims brag about selling tons of data - UPDATED - Networking giant says 'no evidence' of impact on its systems but will tell customers if their info has been stolen5 days ago
Big browsers are about to throw a wrench in your ad-free paradise -- Mozilla and Google complicate life for users of uBlock Origin and uBlock Lite2 hours ago
Gary Marcus proposes generative AI boycott to push for regulation, tame Silicon Valley -- 'I am deeply concerned about how creative work is essentially being stolen at scale'2 hours ago
China's Spamouflage cranks up trolling of US Senator Rubio as election day looms -- Note to Xi: Marco and Ted Cruz aren't the same person19 minutes ago
Sophos to snatch Secureworks in $859M buyout: Why fight when you can just buy? -- Private equity giant Thoma Bravo adds another trophy to its growing collection19 minutes ago
Microsoft says its Copilot AI agents set to tackle employee tasks in November - Let bots manage your supply chain? What could possibly go wrong? AI + ML - 21 Oct 2024 - | 319 minutes ago
China ramps up semiconductor patents amid US export restrictions -- AI innovation and geopolitical tensions push Middle Kingdom filings up 42% -- Systems4 hours ago
Musk's $1M election lottery raises serious legal concerns, says Pennsylvania governor -- C'mon, do you really think ol' Elon's handing out all that cash, day after day? -- Personal Tech5 hours ago
SiFive launches early access for Premier P550 RISC-V developer board - Broader December release promises Ubuntu support and enhanced features - Personal Tech - 21 Oct 2024 - |6 hours ago
Is the first European on the Moon in ESA's astronaut corps? Interview - Director General on being a good partner and developing rockets7 days ago
ASML faces turbulence amid stock drop, customer delays - Analysis - Samsung halts fab orders, deliveries slow, China restrictions continue – but company expects Beijing sales bounce - Systems - 21 Oct 2024 - | 219 minutes ago
macOS HM Surf vuln might already be under exploit by major malware family -- Like keeping your camera and microphone private? Patch up -- Cybersecurity Month5 hours ago
Big browsers are about to throw a wrench in your ad-free paradise -- Mozilla and Google complicate life for users of uBlock Origin and uBlock Lite -- Software10 hours ago
Developer pockets $2M in savings from going cloud-free -- 37signals CTO claims cost of new hardware was 'entirely recouped' as contracts expired after AWS exit -- On-Prem10 hours ago
SCC, one of Europe's largest resellers, orders staff back to their desks for three days a week - Exclusive - CEO tells The Reg customers are facing same challenges, not ruling out full-time RTO - Channel - 21 Oct 2024 - | 1352 minutes ago
UK authority struggles to RISE with SAP, throws another £9M at project -- Gloucestershire continues with legacy system as SaaS replacement delayed by more than a year -- Databases12 hours ago
Securing GenAI for the future of business - Join a discussion on the security considerations involved when building apps and services with GenAI - Webinar4 days ago
China's infosec leads accuse Intel of NSA backdoor, cite chip security flaws -- Uncle Sam having a secret way into US tech? Say it ain't so5 days ago
Internet Archive wobbles back online, with limited functionality -- DDoS detectives deduce Mirai used to do the deed, using home entertainment boxes in Korea, China, and Brazil5 days ago
Would banning ransomware insurance stop the scourge? -- White House official makes case for ending extortion reimbursements5 days ago
China again claims Volt Typhoon cyber-attack crew was invented by the US to discredit it -- Enough with the racist-sounding 'dragons' and 'pandas', Beijing complains – then points the finger at koalas5 days ago
Meta gives Llama 3 vision, now if only it had a brain - Hands on - El Reg gets its claws in multimodal models - and shows you how to use them and what they can do12 days ago
The Astronaut wore Prada – and a blast from Michael Bloomberg -- Stylish Artemis spacesuit design revealed last week should never fly, billionaire argues -- Science14 hours ago
Linux admin asked savvy scientist for IT help and the boffin blew it - Who, Me? In science, every day is about testing hypotheses. Such as: 'You did what to the network?' Networks - 21 Oct 2024 - | 6834 minutes ago
Microsoft's Arm-based Cobalt 100 CPU now live and powering Azure VMs -- For general-purpose and memory-optimized workloads -- PaaS + IaaS16 hours ago
The Money Keeps Rolling In For Optical Interconnects2 hours ago
Unlocking The Future of AI Infrastructure: Breaking Through Bottlenecks For Profitability And Performance9 hours ago
The World Will Eat $2 Trillion In AI Servers, AI Will Eat The World Right Back3 days ago
No Slowdown At TSMC, Thanks To The AI Gold Rush3 days ago
Tesla, Intel, deny they're the foreign company China just accused of making maps that threaten national security -- As TSMC defends itself against report it may have helped Huawei -- Security16 hours ago
Chinese chipmaker Loongson now just three to five years off the pace on the desktop -- Claims forthcoming chip catches up to Alder Lake and Xen 2 -- Systems19 hours ago
Internet Archive exposed again – this time through Zendesk -- Org turns its woes into a fundraising opportunity -- Security19 hours ago
AI 'bubble' will burst 99 percent of players, says Baidu CEO - Asia In Brief - Plus: Australian bank glitch empties accounts; China online slang crackdown; Toshiba teams with Airbus; and more - AI + ML - 20 Oct 2024 - | 167 hours ago
Express.js team explain purpose of version 5.00, released after ten years to revive project ecosystem3 days ago
AWS brings Finch container development to Linux, but it's not so easy to get started4 days ago
StackBlitz Bolt.new blurs boundaries between web development and skilled use of AI prompts5 days ago
VS Code migration to ECMAScript modules 'massively improves startup performance' – but extensions left behind for now6 days ago
WinAmp's woes will pass, but its wonders will be here forever - Opinion - Not as clumsy or random as a streamer, an elegant player for a more civilized age - Software - 20 Oct 2024 - | 3819 minutes ago
Open source LLM tool primed to sniff out Python zero-days -- The static analyzer uses Claude AI to identify vulns and suggest exploit code -- Security1 day ago
California cops cuff suspect in deadly drone-assisted drug deal -- 'Crany' also captured with three 'ghost guns' -- Offbeat2 days ago
Europa Clipper heads to Jupiter: Can its icy moon support life? -- But first stop is Mars for a speed boost, then back to Earth for the final push -- Science2 days ago
Streamlining HPC workflows with unified orchestration - Discover innovative approaches for managing distributed compute and data resources - Webinar5 days ago
Jetpack fixes 8-year-old flaw affecting millions of WordPress sites - In Brief - Updated - Also, new EU cyber reporting rules are live, exploiters hit the gas pedal, free PDNS for UK schools, and more - Security - 18 Oct 2024 - | 51 day ago
Tesla FSD faces yet another probe after fatal low-visibility crash -- Musk's camera-only approach may not be a great idea after all? -- Offbeat3 days ago
X to allow third parties to train their AI models with social media users' data -- Another raft of reasons to ponder your social media presence -- Personal Tech3 days ago
Startup provides AI data as a service from its own abstracted metadata2 hours ago
Irish researchers score €4M grant to work on DNA storage5 hours ago
Global file technology iRODS aims for wider commercial reach2 days ago
Cyera acquires Trail Security to build AI-driven data loss prevention3 days ago
AWS boss: Don't want to come back to the office? Go work somewhere else -- It's our way or the highway -- PaaS + IaaS3 days ago
Spectre flaws continue to haunt Intel and AMD as researchers find fresh attack method -- The indirect branch predictor barrier is less of a barrier than hoped -- Cybersecurity Month3 days ago
Tech giants set to pay through the nose for nuclear power that's still years away -- Google, Amazon, Microsoft dive into costly deals that aren't generating anything yet -- On-Prem3 days ago
Storage hacks for hungry GPUs - The secret to improving workload performance is to stop bottlenecking your AI - Commissioned5 days ago
Alleged Bitcoin crook faces 5 years after SEC's X account pwned -- SIM swappers strike again, warping cryptocurrency prices -- Cybersecurity Month3 days ago
Richard Branson to take balloon ride to edge of space -- No Zero-G shenanigans, but a fully stocked bar and spectacular views -- Offbeat3 days ago
ESET denies it was compromised as Israeli orgs targeted with 'ESET-branded' wipers -- Says 'limited' incident isolated to 'partner company' -- Cybersecurity Month3 days ago
Someone's finally taking on £10M Hull City Council ERP deal to replace Oracle - Databases - 18 Oct 2024 - | 196 hours ago
HashiCorp unveils 'Terraform 2.0' while tiptoeing around Big Blue elephant in the room -- HashiConf shindig oddly reluctant to mention impending IBM acquisition2 days ago
Yes, your network is down – you annoyed us so much we crashed it - On Call - If you bluff your way out of unpaid bills, there's a chance someone could call you on it3 days ago
Server-maker Wiwynn expands $61M lawsuit against X - Finds two more reasons Musk should have known he was on the hook for datacenter kit19 minutes ago
Intel hits back at China's accusations it bakes in NSA backdoors -- Chipzilla says it obeys the law wherever it is, which is nice3 days ago
Biz hired, and fired, a fake North Korean IT worker – then the ransom demands began -- 'My webcam isn't working today' is the new 'The dog ate my network'2 days ago
Someone's tried sneaking semiconductor secrets out of South Korea's patent office -- Government hardens up infosec to stop this - as you would when Samsung and SK hynix are massive parts of your economy5 hours ago
An easy route to AI-enhanced productivity -- How the integration of Google Gemini across Google Workspace turbo charges existing apps with AI power13 days ago
AI-assisted malware resistance, response and recovery -- How visibility into the life of an IO all the way from the storage controller to the flash media aids cyber protection20 days ago
Quantum computing is coming – are you ready? -- Are you prepared for the day that quantum computing breaks today's encryption?1 month ago
The ultimate dual-use tool for cybersecurity -- Sword or plowshare? That depends on whether you're an attacker or a defender1 month ago
Healthcare Services Group discloses 'cybersecurity incident' in SEC filing -- Laundry and dining provider still investigating cause and scope -- Cybersecurity Month3 days ago
Uncle Sam puts $10M bounty on Russian troll farm Rybar -- Propaganda op focuses on anti-West narratives to meddle with elections -- Security3 days ago
Destiny Robotics settles SEC case over AI-powered human robot vaporware -- Raised $141k+ crowdfunding, but now powered down -- AI + ML3 days ago
Troubled US insurance giant hit by extortion after data leak - Globe Life claims blackmailers shared stolen into with short sellers - Security - 17 Oct 2024 - |3 days ago
FCC fines be damned, ESPN misuses emergency alert tones yet again -- It's the third strike, yet all they get is a slap on the wrist? -- Offbeat4 days ago
Qualcomm 'pausing' X-Elite Dev Kit, offering refunds -- Five months in, only 200 units reached customers, Qualy tells El Reg -- Systems4 days ago
Samsung releases 24Gb GDDR7 DRAM for testing in beefy AI systems -- Production slated for Q1 2025, barring any hiccups -- Storage4 days ago
Strengthen your cybersecurity with automation - Find out how to enhance efficiency using Google Security Operations - Webinar5 days ago
Microsoft crafts Rust hypervisor to power Azure workloads -- OpenVMM touts stronger security, but not ready for prime time just yet -- Software4 days ago
Infrastructure giant Schneider Electric powers up with $850M liquid cooling deal - Snags controlling stake in Motivair Corporation, rest to come by 2028 - On-Prem - 17 Oct 2024 - |3 days ago
Manifest file destiny: Declare your funding needs via JSON -- India-based stockbroker Zerodha pledges $1M a year for open source projects -- Software4 days ago
Western Digital releases firmware fix for SSDs blighted by Windows 11 24H2 BSODs -- Microsoft tells us it is investigating the issue... Phew, that's ok then -- OSes4 days ago
Brazilian police claim they've cuffed serial cybercrook behind FBI and Airbus attacks -- Early stage opsec failures lead to landmark arrest of suspected serial data thief -- Cybersecurity Month4 days ago
HMD delivers Android Digital Detox feature to stop you scrolling your life away -- Update for Skyline phone brings selective distraction blocking -- Personal Tech4 days ago
TSMC revenue up 36% as world+dog demands AI and smartphone chips -- Biggest semi contract manufacturer – and Nvidia supplier – building out capacity in US and Europe -- Systems4 days ago
Post Office CTO had 'nagging doubts' about Horizon system despite reliability assurances -- As 'heat' built from campaigners, tech boss kept telling MPs everything was fine -- Public Sector4 days ago
Elon Musk's disaster relief promises: Should we believe the hype? Opinion - When you look behind the headlines, you'll find unfulfilled commitments - Networks - 17 Oct 2024 - | 9219 minutes ago
UK electronics firms want government to stop taxing trash and let them fix it instead -- CLEAR group calls for VAT to be dropped on spare parts, repairs, labor -- Personal Tech4 days ago
WeChat devs introduced security flaws when they modded TLS, say researchers -- No attacks possible, but enough issues to cause concern -- Cybersecurity Month4 days ago
Why FMs need access to enterprise data - Unlock the power of customized foundational models with Amazon Bedrock - Webinar6 days ago