Bork!Bork!Bork!
Elevating bork to a new level (if the touchscreen worked)
Who needs pesky buttons when the Internet of Bork is here?
Software
After 15 months in preview, GitHub releases Codespaces – probably the fanciest new shiny since Actions
Teams and Enterprise only for now
Software
Microsoft emits last preview of .NET 6 and C# 10, but is C# becoming as complex as C++?
Plus: Visual Studio rolls out preview 3 of 2022 version
Personal Tech
Beige Against the Machine: The IBM PC turns 40
5150: Not just a medical emergency, also the beginning of the office brick
Latest News
Episode 15
BOFH: 'What's an NFT?' the Boss asks. In this case, 'not financially thoughtful'
Anybody in the market for one of him whimpering?
13 Aug 09:32 | 4
On Call
See that last line in the access list? Yeah, that means you don't have an access list
But I hired the most expensive of contractors – how could this have happened?
13 Aug 08:30 | 12
Security
United Nations calls for moratorium on sale of surveillance tech like NSO Group's Pegasus
Suggests the world to sort out a ban to preserve human rights, issues sternly worded 'Please Explain' to Israel
13 Aug 07:58 | 5
Security
Re-volting: AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization undone by electrical attack
Fault injection technique presents risk in cloud environments from rogue admins
13 Aug 07:35 | 7
Security
China stops networked vehicle data going offshore under new infosec rules
Hands-off driving detectors required, over-the-air updates to be strictly regulated
13 Aug 06:58 | 5
Personal Tech
Perhaps regretting those Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions, UK watchdog suggests Facebook offloads GIF haven Giphy
BTW is that pronounced Jiffy or?
13 Aug 06:33 | 9
Security
FISMA's a fizzer, says Cisco, and calls on Congress to get cyber security policy right – pronto
Organizational structure, piecemeal approach and hiring practices all need to change, says Borg security bigwig
13 Aug 06:16 |
Legal
Alibaba to offer self-defense training in response to sexual assault allegation
Pledges to 'strengthen organizational guardrails' with raft of new policy and training initiatives
13 Aug 03:15 | 1
Security
Huawei stole our tech and created a 'backdoor' to spy on Pakistan, claims IT biz
Allegations of purloined trade secrets, unfair competition, national security threats, and more packed into lawsuit
13 Aug 01:54 | 3
On-Prem
Facebook now says it won't recall staff to its offices until 2022 due to delta variant
It's the Social distancing Network™
13 Aug 00:33 | 4
In brief
GitHub picks Friday 13th to kill off password-based Git authentication
Plus: eBPF Foundation emerges, Exchange severs probed for ProxyShell holes, and more
12 Aug 23:20 | 4
BROWSER WARS: PART 21
Firefox 91 introduces cookie clearing, clutter-free printing, Microsoft single sign-on... so where are all the users?
Extended support release brings a handful of new features, but browser is still struggling for market share
Google hits undo on Chrome browser alert change that broke websites, web apps
'This is peak Chrome; a reasonably good idea hampered because it was pushed out thoughtlessly'
Privacy proves elusive in Google's Privacy Sandbox
Like FLoC, FLEDGE isn't yet ready to fly for web-based ads, judging from this proof-of-concept exploit code
The web was done right the first time. An ancient 3D banana shows Microsoft does a lot right, too
It's wonderful that code written for Windows 3.1 still works well today
Science
NASA blames the wrong kind of Martian rock for Perseverance sample failure
Not a hardware or software bug, for a change
12 Aug 21:33 | 17
Analysis
US govt scores a point against Assange in run-up to extradition appeal showdown
Judge wrong to prevent Uncle Sam from challenging psychiatrist's suicide risk report, says High Court
12 Aug 20:31 | 16
Applications
Thunderbird 91 lands: Now native on Apple Silicon, swaps 'master' for 'primary' password, and more
Project said to be well resourced, lots of tweaks in new version, plenty more to do
12 Aug 19:49 | 20
Personal Tech
Beige Against the Machine: The IBM PC turns 40
5150: Not just a medical emergency, also the beginning of the office brick
12 Aug 18:36 | 22
Webcast
Think your backups will protect you against ransomware? They’re top of the target list
Zoom in on zero trust by tuning in and finding out
12 Aug 17:30 |
Updated
Workday makes Google preferred partner for public cloud weeks after demise of Amazon project revealed
SaaSy HR firm gets around a bit
12 Aug 16:37 | 1
Security
Lockbit ransomware attack didn't affect ops, claims Accenture amid lurid payoff rumours
No word on whether gang got their mitts on data, though
12 Aug 15:24 | 2
Software
After 15 months in preview, GitHub releases Codespaces – probably the fanciest new shiny since Actions
Teams and Enterprise only for now
12 Aug 14:21 | 10
Popular
Systems Approach
It's time to decentralize the internet, again: What was distributed is now centralized by Google, Facebook, etc
The idea was to remove central points of failure, not introduce them
Software
Firefox 91 introduces cookie clearing, clutter-free printing, Microsoft single sign-on... so where are all the users?
Extended support release brings a handful of new features, but browser is still struggling for market share
Off-Prem
Google staff who work from home might see pay cut under corporate policy – reports
That spells trouble for up to one in five workers expected to be WFH
OSes
Apple settles lawsuit against Corellium as iOS platform dictatorship looks more precarious
Challenge to VMs abandoned amid legal and regulatory threats
Security
Microsoft responds to PrintNightmare by making life that little bit harder for admins
Have they forgotten SysAdmin Appreciation Day so soon?
On-Prem
Taiwan president pokes the bear by saying the nation needs to lessen its supply chain dependency on China
Tsai Ing-wen also expressed desire to attract external tech talent in rare interview
Software
Microsoft emits last preview of .NET 6 and C# 10, but is C# becoming as complex as C++?
Plus: Visual Studio rolls out preview 3 of 2022 version
Security
Huawei stole our tech and created a 'backdoor' to spy on Pakistan, claims IT biz
Allegations of purloined trade secrets, unfair competition, national security threats, and more packed into lawsuit
PaaS + IaaS
Looks like NSA now stands for Not Selecting Azure: US spy agency picks AWS over Microsoft
Déjà vu time as $10bn contract award attracts the inevitable bid protest
Personal Tech
Samsung's foldables fall to more realistic prices and harden up
Plus: How the S Pen will work outside the Note – by slipping into a case
STORIES
PaaS + IaaS
Where's the nearest exit? ServiceNow continues on acquisition spree with interior mapping startup Mapwize
PostgreSQL acceleration outfit Swarm64 also nabbed
12 Aug 13:04 | 2
On-Prem
Taiwan president pokes the bear by saying the nation needs to lessen its supply chain dependency on China
Tsai Ing-wen also expressed desire to attract external tech talent in rare interview
12 Aug 12:02 | 18
OSes
Elementary OS 6 Odin released on a 'pay what you want' basis
Principled Linux distro with curated apps, but spartan install may flummox newbies
12 Aug 11:29 | 30
Security
COVID-19 cases surge as do sales of fake vaccination cards – around $100 for something you could get free
Vaccine deceit is infectious
12 Aug 10:33 | 143
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Elevating bork to a new level (if the touchscreen worked)
Who needs pesky buttons when the Internet of Bork is here?
12 Aug 09:27 | 53
Software
Microsoft emits last preview of .NET 6 and C# 10, but is C# becoming as complex as C++?
Plus: Visual Studio rolls out preview 3 of 2022 version
12 Aug 08:29 | 30
Bootnotes
Salesforce gets into the vid-streaming with original content caper, promises digital inspriation
Netflix and friends are probably safe as only shows revealed so far are fronted by staff or streamed from its own conference
12 Aug 07:57 | 3
Webcast
Now that your VMs are in the cloud, the hard stuff starts
Want to rewrite your tech future? Chapter 2 starts here
12 Aug 07:30 |
WHEN IT TALKS, IT TALKS TO EL REG
As Microsoft flicks the switch on Azure Arc for SQL Managed Instances, we grill Azure Data veep
Longevity, PostgreSQL, and 'the default relational database of choice'
In conversation with Gene Hoffman, co-creator of the internet's first ad blocker
El Reg revisits those early days of the internet and learns of the NSA tipping off Boeing about French spying
DevOps still 'rarely done well at scale' concludes report after a decade of research
Puppet Field CTO Nigel Kersten speaks to the Reg about 10 years of studying DevOps adoption
Zorin OS 16 Pro arrives complete with optional 'Windows 11' desktop
Focus on ease of use, and company founder notes extended hardware life and freedom from vendor lock-in
Software
China plans laws for 'healthy' development of tech companies
Monopoly review, digital IDs and more on agenda in new plan from Central Committee and State Council
12 Aug 06:56 | 19
Science
Good news: There's a slightly increased chance of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth. Bad news: It's still really slight
Don't get your hopes up about that Sept 24, 2182 end-of-world party
12 Aug 06:11 | 32
Security
Singaporean telco leaked personal data of over 57,000 customers
StarHub's breach announcement came a month after discovery of customer file on dump site
12 Aug 04:28 | 1
Science
India's return to space fails after first locally built cryogenic engine experiences 'anomaly'
Upper stage didn't ignite, Earth observation satellite likely lost
12 Aug 03:05 | 25
Bootnotes
Naughty karaoke is China's next tech crackdown target
Work drinking culture also criticised in wake of Alibaba sex assault scandal
12 Aug 01:27 | 31
Security
Thief hands back at least a third of $600m in crypto-coins stolen from Poly Network
It was just a prank, bro
11 Aug 23:18 | 21
OSes
Apple settles lawsuit against Corellium as iOS platform dictatorship looks more precarious
Challenge to VMs abandoned amid legal and regulatory threats
11 Aug 20:46 |
Systems Approach
It's time to decentralize the internet, again: What was distributed is now centralized by Google, Facebook, etc
The idea was to remove central points of failure, not introduce them
11 Aug 19:40 | 50
Don't Miss
Don't believe the hype that AI-generated 'master faces' can break into face recognition systems any time soon
Analysis The machine learning model was trained and tested on limited data
PaaS + IaaS
Looks like NSA now stands for Not Selecting Azure: US spy agency picks AWS over Microsoft
Déjà vu time as $10bn contract award attracts the inevitable bid protest
11 Aug 17:07 | 11
Servers
Tick-tock, Facebook: Not a reference to that short vid horsepuckey but a literal open-source timekeeper
Social media giant unveils specs for Open Compute Time Appliance
11 Aug 16:09 | 11
Off-Prem
Google staff who work from home might see pay cut under corporate policy – reports
That spells trouble for up to one in five workers expected to be WFH
11 Aug 15:01 | 89
Personal Tech
Samsung's foldables fall to more realistic prices and harden up
Plus: How the S Pen will work outside the Note – by slipping into a case
11 Aug 14:15 | 8
Software
Firefox 91 introduces cookie clearing, clutter-free printing, Microsoft single sign-on... so where are all the users?
Extended support release brings a handful of new features, but browser is still struggling for market share
11 Aug 13:33 | 130
Personal Tech
GOP lawmakers ask for former Huawei handset biz Honor to be placed the Entity List
Potentially putting the squeeze on already constrained supply chains
11 Aug 12:49 | 37
Security
Microsoft responds to PrintNightmare by making life that little bit harder for admins
Have they forgotten SysAdmin Appreciation Day so soon?
11 Aug 11:54 | 28
