Microsoft signs 1.5 million seat contract for Office 365 and more $940m agreement with one of world's largest employers is value for money, we are assured Sysadmin Month30 Jun 2023 | 41
This Windows update is snarling up some endpoint security tools Malwarebytes and Trellix upgrades to the rescue Sysadmin Month29 Jun 2023 | 8
The death of the sysadmin has been predicted for years – we're not holding our breath Register Kettle We'd sure like to see a bot unpick a failed update or handle users struggling to find the 'any' key Sysadmin Month28 Jun 2023 | 33
Open source licenses need to leave the 1980s and evolve to deal with AI Opinion Time to get with the program... before artificial intelligence does Sysadmin Month23 Jun 2023 | 87
Small custom AI models are cheap to train and can keep data private, says startup Interview We talk to MosaicML, a startup driving down training costs with open source models Sysadmin Month22 Jun 2023 | 12
AWS makes its hybrid cloud behave a bit more like normal, boring, on-prem servers At last you can pick a dedicated host to run your Amazonian workload Sysadmin Month21 Jun 2023 | 5
Latest SUSE Linux Enterprise goes all in with confidential computing But you'll need the right hardware to take advantage Sysadmin Month20 Jun 2023 | 2
Microsoft Fabric promises to tear into the enterprise analytics patchwork Meanwhile, users are left to figure out how to cut their cloth Sysadmin Month20 Jun 2023 | 7
Astroscale wants to be the world's friendly neighborhood space garbage collector Just as World Economic Forum pushes for five-year deadline to de-orbit junk The Reg in Space16 Jun 2023 | 29
Fresh details on the flash that sits inside Mars Perseverance Rover Plus space-hardened SSDs planned for lunar DC ... if and when that happens The Reg in Space15 Jun 2023 | 5
Phosphates on Enceladus could mean sub-surface oceans teeming with aliens Scientists find last missing precondition for life on Saturnian moon The Reg in Space14 Jun 2023 | 14
James Webb spots the early galaxies responsible for tidying up the universe I can see clearly now reionization's done The Reg in Space14 Jun 2023 | 9
Japan's revised space security plan reportedly considers counterstrike capability What happened to 'for all mankind'? Fear of Russia and China, for starters The Reg in Space14 Jun 2023 | 10
After scaring the world, China shows off 'chute that can aim Long March rockets' descents Tech shrinks landing zones by 80 percent The Reg in Space14 Jun 2023 | 12
Parker Solar Probe uncovers mystery of 'fast' solar winds And just in time for the solar maximum, when wind-generating coronal holes like to point right at Earth The Reg in Space13 Jun 2023 | 4
DoD networks Amazon's off-grid DCs using SES's new MEO sats TLA WTF IMO The Reg in Space12 Jun 2023 |
Beams from brightest gamma ray burst ever seen were pointed directly at Earth Plus: Boffins puzzle over why GRB 221009A's shape is unlike any other astronomical electromagnetic jets The Reg in Space12 Jun 2023 | 20
Family-owned aerospace biz throws a wrench in Boeing IP lawsuit Tool was allegedly used incorrectly to attach parts for the SLS and ISS The Reg in Space12 Jun 2023 | 33
Study recommends mandatory 3-year vacation so astronauts' brains can recover Space isn't something we can just get used to, suggesting a rethink of mission durations and frequency The Reg in Space12 Jun 2023 | 14
Caltech claims to have beamed energy to Earth from satellite Tech has potential to power war-torn spots and remote regions The Reg in Space07 Jun 2023 | 42
JP Morgan accidentally deletes evidence in multi-million record retention screwup Fined $4m for Who-Me-esque mess, for which it blames unnamed archiving vendor's retention settings
Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-job, no-worries work permits They're vetted, almost acculturated, and will be booted from the US if they lose their gig
Bosses face losing 'key' workers after forcing a return to office Survey says most would prefer a gentle request
Rocky Linux claims to have found 'path forward' from CentOS source purge Ripples rebounding and reflecting from Red Hat's rebuff of RHEL rebuilds
Chinese balloon that US shot down was 'crammed' with American hardware Blasted from the sky in February, device never transmitted photos, videos, or radar data it collected, officials say
Microsoft, OpenAI sued for $3B after allegedly trampling privacy with ChatGPT Where did they get the idea this bot was potentially spitting out personal info? Oh, from The Register
Way out in deep space, astronomers spot precursor of carbon based life James Webb scope finds CH3+ – aka methyl cations – without which you probably wouldn't be reading this
Microsoft's GitHub under fire for DDoSing crucial open source project website A tale of emergency firewalling, a little bit of victim blaming, and workflow scripts gone berserk
It's 2023 and memory overwrite bugs are not just a thing, they're still number one Cough, cough, use Rust. Plus: Eight more exploited bugs added to CISA's must-patch list
Five billion phones are dead in drawers – carriers want to mine them There's gold in them thar mobes. Also copper, silver and cobalt
Scientists think they may have cracked life support for Martian occupation Outdated ISS system will need an upgrade if we're to go further into space The Reg in Space07 Jun 2023 | 82
James Webb smells someone having barbecue in galaxy 12 billion light years away Most distant smoke and smog discovery could help explain star formation in the early universe The Reg in Space06 Jun 2023 | 14
Uncle Sam wants DEF CON hackers to pwn this Moonlighter satellite in space Feature 'World's first and only' orbiting infosec playpen due to blast off Sunday The Reg in Space03 Jun 2023 | 13
Mars helicopter went silent for six sols, imperilled Perseverance rover Ingenuity's still setting records, but waking it up and chatting are getting harder The Reg in Space30 May 2023 | 42
LIGO cranks up the sensitivity to sniff out gravitational waves The instrument that proved Einstein right is back The Reg in Space26 May 2023 | 23
On the bright side, solar investment finally set to surpass oil spending But fossil fuels won't go down without a fight Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week25 May 2023 | 8
UK told it must double low carbon investment to meet net zero targets Complexity also a problem across 115 funding streams, watchdog says Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week23 May 2023 | 41
Microsoft and Helion's fusion deal has an alternative energy Opinion It’s about power and money alright, just not like that Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week22 May 2023 | 45
Boeing takes flight in sustainability battle with carbon data cruncher Analytics to grok impact of competing greener tech as industry seeks environmentally friendly path Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week18 May 2023 | 2
Electric two-wheelers are set to scoot past EVs in road race Video Micromobility vehicles don't carry any baggage – and that's a good thing Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week18 May 2023 | 76
NASA's electric plane tech is coming in for a late, bumpy landing Internal audit finds cost overruns and delays that mean more sustainable flight is nowhere near a runway Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week18 May 2023 | 77
Microsoft's big bet on helium-3 fusion explained Feature Magnets, not lasers, could be secret to endless power (if it actually works) Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week17 May 2023 | 77
It's time for IT teams, vendors to prioritize efficiency; here's where they should start Hint: Greener gear is only the half of it Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week16 May 2023 | 5
Offshore wind power redesign key to adoption, says Irish firm Add balance and a bit of articulation and you can shave off steel and money Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week16 May 2023 | 26
To quench AI's thirst, the way we build, operate datacenters needs to change AI infrastructure isn't just hot and power hungry, it's uses a prodigous amount of water researchers tell El Reg Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week15 May 2023 | 7
Boffins interrogate sodium ion battery stability mystery The mechanism still isn't completely understood, but research could help resolve SIB lifespan problems Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week15 May 2023 | 7
Another RSA Conf under our belt, here's the stuff we didn't print RSA Conference For the event itself, it's like the COVID-19 pandemic was all just a long-gone bad dream Spotlight on RSA04 May 2023 |
Plugging the infosec holes before the bad guys can sneak in RSA Conference Security posture management gets its due at RSA Spotlight on RSA01 May 2023 | 2
RSA Conference or Black Mirror? Either way, we're doomed ... probably RSA Conference Luckily CrowdStrike's CSO has a brighter outlook than we vultures Spotlight on RSA30 Apr 2023 | 6
You don't have to wait for quantum computing to prepare for it RSA Conference Rapid7 CSO Jaya Baloo on how to tackle this potential looming tech Spotlight on RSA29 Apr 2023 |
Crooks don't need ChatGPT to social-engineer victims, as they're more than happy to demonstrate RSA Conference Not today, AI Spotlight on RSA29 Apr 2023 | 10
Keep calm and carry on when the supply chain goes up in flames RSA Conference Lessons learned from the front-line responders Spotlight on RSA28 Apr 2023 |
Brit fusion magnets set for US gamma ray bombardment test Tokamak Energy off to Albuquerque desert to douse kit in radiation Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week27 Apr 2023 | 10
Eric Idle tells infosec world to always look on the bright side of life RSA Conference Has harsh words for Python fan Musk after losing the blue tick Spotlight on RSA27 Apr 2023 | 22
Future of warfare is AI, retired US Army general warns RSA Conference Imagine fighting swarms – swarms – of autonomous planes Spotlight on RSA27 Apr 2023 | 36
US National Cyber Director: Fending off cyber threats in space is 'urgent,' needs 'high level attention' RSA Conference More public-private collab around this issue coming soon Spotlight on RSA26 Apr 2023 | 5
You can cross 'Quantum computers to smash crypto' off your list of existential fears for 30 years RSA Conference RSA's Adi Shamir thinks we're safe for a generation, but more gnarly keys are still a good idea Spotlight on RSA26 Apr 2023 | 20
Is your AI hallucinating? Might be time to call in the red team RSA Conference Plus: Bias bounties are the new bug bounties Spotlight on RSA26 Apr 2023 | 5
US EV latest: GM, Hyundai compete – in battery plant announcements Qualifying for tax credits will only get tougher, so better plan that state-side manufacturing push now Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week25 Apr 2023 | 8
Menaced by miscreants, critical infrastructure needs a good ETHOS. Ah, here's one RSA Conference OT firms construct handy early-warning info-sharing system Spotlight on RSA25 Apr 2023 | 5
US to focus on stifling online attacks rather than snagging criminal convictions RSA Conference Russia unlikely to give up its crooks, but American CSOs can go to the clink Spotlight on RSA25 Apr 2023 | 1
Mandiant's 'most prevalent threat actor' may be living under your roof – the teenager RSA Conference Plus they are cliquey as all hell Spotlight on RSA25 Apr 2023 | 18
Google's here to boost your cloud security and the magic ingredient? AI, of course RSA Conference Send in the LLMs Spotlight on RSA25 Apr 2023 | 4
SentinelOne sticks generative AI into its stuff because 2023 gotta 2023 RSA Conference Look, anyone can build these things Spotlight on RSA24 Apr 2023 | 5
From tiny acorns mighty oak trees grow – RSA is back in town RSA Conference Security bods converge on the cool gray city of love Spotlight on RSA24 Apr 2023 | 5
TSMC brags of 20TWh solar scheme. Feels a bit like greenwashing to us A welcome development, but let's not overdo it Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week22 Apr 2023 | 11
Europe wants more cities to use datacenter waste heating. How's that going? There's a cost, and operators are worried it will fall on them Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week20 Apr 2023 | 58
Digital Realty lines up hefty solar, wind projects for APAC datacenters Not enough to meet the whole energy suck of sites, but 200 tonnes of CO2 nothing to sniff at Energy Efficient Datacenters16 Apr 2023 | 2
LiquidStack CEO on why you shouldn't ignore immersion cooling Interview Depending on use case, the efficiency gains can be significant Energy Efficient Datacenters14 Apr 2023 | 15
Energy efficiency starts to rock telcos' 5G infrastructure choices And not only because not considering their options makes them look bad Energy Efficient Datacenters13 Apr 2023 | 10
Behind the green datacenter door How AMD approaches the problem of delivering improved energy Sponsored Post
Are accelerators the cure to video's power problem or just an excuse to peddle GPUs? Analysis You could just watch less TikTok or Twitch, maybe go outside Energy Efficient Datacenters13 Apr 2023 | 17
OVH punts hybrid water and immersion cooling for high performance systems Air by itself just doesn't cut it anymore Energy Efficient Datacenters13 Apr 2023 | 10
Fortinet's latest firewall promises hyperscale security while sipping power Need more speed? Just stuff it with custom ASICs Energy Efficient Datacenters12 Apr 2023 | 4
It's time to stop fearing CPU power management Feature It's (probably) not going to kill your latency and it could save you a buck Energy Efficient Datacenters12 Apr 2023 | 11
Arm, Intel make it easier to churn out Arm SoCs from Intel fabs Energy sipping designs for mobile, ultimately coming to DC, too Energy Efficient Datacenters12 Apr 2023 | 9
Cloud can reduce greenhouse emissions, but don't assume it's automatic Organizations can't outsource environmental challenges, warns Gartner Energy Efficient Datacenters12 Apr 2023 | 5
Why Microsoft is really abandoning evaporative coolers at its Phoenix DCs Less about love of the planet, more frustrated city officials Energy Efficient Datacenters11 Apr 2023 | 30
Energy efficiency pays its way in the datacenter Talking Tcase, watts, and bucks with Lenovo’s GM of HPC and AI Sponsored Post
When will regulators get serious on datacenter emissions reporting? Updated An end to greenwashing won't come without a fight Energy Efficient Datacenters11 Apr 2023 | 6
Just because on-prem is cheaper doesn’t make the cloud a money pit Comment Oh and expect to DCs to get more expensive, not less, analysts warn Energy Efficient Datacenters11 Apr 2023 | 55
How this startup tracked that Chinese spy balloon using AI Interview Synthetaic CEO on finding Beijing's 'needle in a haystack' of sat imagery Defense Tech Week08 Apr 2023 | 12
US, NATO military plans leak: Actual war strategy or pro-Kremlin shenanigans? Analysis 'Russia is the king of disinformation and hybrid warfare' expert tells El Reg Defense Tech Week07 Apr 2023 | 73
Intel ships multi-die chips ahead of schedule – to the US military What else when you have a customer that will only accept these three words: Sir, yes, sir Defense Tech Week07 Apr 2023 | 8
How do you hunt cybersecurity threats in a war zone? Like this Interview The Reg speaks to a founder of Cisco Talos Ukraine task force Defense Tech Week07 Apr 2023 | 1
Cardboard drones running open source flight software take off in Ukraine and beyond 'CORVO' ships with tape and glue, gives defense orgs just-in-time drone capability for a song Defense Tech Week07 Apr 2023 | 86
Pentagon advised to get agile if it wants to keep up with evolving threats I feel the need, the need for code speed Defense Tech Week07 Apr 2023 | 14
In wars of the future, national security won't end at space Efforts under way to keep satellites and other craft safe from military threats Defense Tech Week06 Apr 2023 | 4
US defense tech veterans call for a separate Cyber Force Analysis A seventh branch of the military is needed to address rising threats Defense Tech Week06 Apr 2023 | 21
Russia has a stash of scary malware? We're shocked Register Kettle Wrecking foreign infrastructure? But that's Team America's job! Defense Tech Week06 Apr 2023 | 10
America longs to expand low-Earth orbit economy 'for the benefits of humanity' And commercial operators, with NASA a keen customer Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 12
DoD taps Apple exec to lead commercial tech adoption unit Doug Beck definitely won't be transforming the US military into the iArmy, right? Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 1
Drones aim to undo Ukraine's landmine problem Feature Draganfly aims to help clear invaded nation of deadly devices Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 36
As defense tech goes commercial, does national security miss out? Investors and educators called on to think more broadly at think tank event Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 14
Think tank: Chips Act is great, but US should look at biotech supply chain too The White House and DoD move to bolster domestic biomanufacturing Defense Tech Week04 Apr 2023 | 4
US pushes next phase of satellite missile defense system Agency asks for industry input into medium Earth orbit system Defense Tech Week04 Apr 2023 | 2
Microsoft adds chatbots to Teams for the Pentagon Yes, DoD admins, your users can ask for this now, but make sure your bots are in compliance Defense Tech Week04 Apr 2023 | 4
'Slow AI' needed to stop autonomous weapons making humans worse It's you, hi, you're the problem, it's you Defense Tech Week04 Apr 2023 | 20
Australia takes its turn to kick TikTok off government kit Even a politician who visited China last week has binned the app Defense Tech Week04 Apr 2023 | 6
China aims to pair J-20 stealth fighter with 'loyal wingman' battle drone Reports suggest Beijing may speed past rivals with supersonic helper for its air superiority weapon Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 26
US chip sanctions may push Brazil, others right into China's arms Comment Hope you're all looking forward to another cold war Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 27
US Veterans Affairs department didn't check with CIO for 39% of IT projects Contracts could be duplicate and poorly conceived, accountability report finds Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 5
Capita: Cyber-attack broke some of our IT systems Staff regain access to Microsoft apps, tech outsourcer still working to restore services for some Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 24
US Navy turns to hull-climbing bots to combat maintenance backlog video Seals are totally yesterday's news - the Navy's latest critter is a Gecko Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 19
Why a top US cyber spy urges: Get religious about backups Lesson we've learned from Ukraine Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 36
From Sun to the cloud: MariaDB carves out space in database market Interview CEO on industry shifts that allow open source and smaller players to gain a footing Spotlight on Databases31 Mar 2023 | 3
Couchbase's chief techie on squaring the schema-less circle Interview Ravi Mayuram on work to make life easier for devs while sprinkling a bit of SQL on top Spotlight on Databases31 Mar 2023 | 2
Leaked IT contractor files detail Kremlin's stockpile of cyber-weapons Snowden-esque 'Vulkan' dossier links Moscow firm to FSB, GRU, SRV Defense Tech Week31 Mar 2023 | 28
Microsoft uses carrot and stick with Exchange Online admins If you need extra time to dump RPS, OK, but email from unsupported Exchange servers is blocked till they’re up to date Spotlight on RSA30 Mar 2023 | 16
Cloud Security Alliance VP: Database security boils down to these three things Interview Here's how not to end up in their next report as a cautionary tale Spotlight on Databases30 Mar 2023 | 1