America's National Science Foundation workers fired in bulk by Trump reinstated
Judge slams 'significant chaos' that's now Uncle Sam's standard operating procedure
Science04 Mar 2025 |
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Rather than add a backdoor, Apple decides to kill iCloud encryption for UK peeps
Infosec in brief Plus: SEC launches new crypto crime unit; Phishing toolkit upgraded; and more
Security24 Feb 2025 | 86
Binned off staff, slashed stock options. What's next? Ah yes, bigger C-suite bonuses
And really, nothing out of the ordinary for Silicon Valley
Bootnotes22 Feb 2025 | 17
National Science Foundation staff axed by Trump fear for US scientific future
Feature An inside tale: Probation extended, tenure revoked, a scramble to merge research portfolios, and more
Science21 Feb 2025 | 140
Laptop makers stalled on repairability improvements
Apple, Dell made some progress, but MacBooks are still the worst to crack open, says PIRG
Personal Tech20 Feb 2025 | 43
Trump’s DoD CISO pick previously faced security clearance suspension
Hey, at least Katie Arrington brings a solid resume
Public Sector19 Feb 2025 | 14
Want to play billionaire for a day? This app lets you rent your own armed goon squad
Black Escalade motorcade sold separately - of course
Offbeat19 Feb 2025 | 28
Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff
Analyst tells El Reg to expect more of this across hardware brands
Personal Tech18 Feb 2025 | 56
Looks like paywalls are coming soon to a subreddit near you
What do Redditors think? Well, it wouldn't be Reddit if they were happy
Personal Tech18 Feb 2025 | 54
Twin Google flaws allowed researcher to get from YouTube ID to Gmail address in a few easy steps
Infosec In Brief PLUS: DOGE web design disappoints; FBI stops crypto scams; Zacks attacked again; and more!
Security17 Feb 2025 | 12
The Doom-in-a-PDF dev is back – this time with Linux
What's next, Crysis-in-a-CSV?
Bootnotes16 Feb 2025 | 39
Our world faces 'unprecedented' spike in electricity demand
And it's not just datacenters driving the need for 3,500 TWh of new energy generation by 2027
On-Prem14 Feb 2025 | 106
Reddit’s first public year shows growth, but Wall Street’s still not happy
User numbers fall short, triggering investor sell-off
Personal Tech13 Feb 2025 | 28
US lawmakers press Trump admin to oppose UK's order for Apple iCloud backdoor
Senator, Congressman tell DNI to threaten infosec agreements if Blighty won't back down
Security13 Feb 2025 | 57
Larry Ellison wants to put all America's data, including DNA, in one big Oracle system for AI to study
From the billionaire who said real-time surveillance is good for keeping us in check
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 69
Trump’s cyber chief pick has little experience in The Cyber
GOP lawyer Sean Cairncross will be learning on the fly, as we also say hi to new intelligence boss Tulsi Gabbard
Public Sector12 Feb 2025 | 54
DARPA skips the lab, will head to orbit to test space manufacturing tech
Previous NOM4D experiments have gone so well, says project leader, that it's time to get real
Science12 Feb 2025 | 4
Oxford researchers pull off quantum first with distributed gate teleportation
Einstein’s spooky action at a distance just got an upgrade
Science12 Feb 2025 | 57
Microsoft wants to quit building Army VR goggles, hand contract to Anduril
Will the Pentagon get Luckey with a new IVAS vendor?
Public Sector12 Feb 2025 | 10
Man who binned 7,500 Bitcoin drive now wants to buy entire landfill to dig it up
More than a decade on, waste experts say the odds of finding those coins are next to nil
Bootnotes11 Feb 2025 | 112
Some workers already let AI do the thinking for them, Microsoft researchers find
Dammit, that was our job here at The Reg. Now if you get a task you don't understand, you may assume AI has the answers
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 47
Reclassification is making US tech job losses look worse than they are
IT hiring ticks up in January, but unemployment climbs to 5.7%
On-Prem10 Feb 2025 | 17
DeepSeek's iOS app is a security nightmare, and that's before you consider its TikTok links
Infosec In Brief PLUS: Spanish cops think they've bagged NATO hacker; HPE warns staff of data breach; Lazy Facebook phishing, and more!
Security10 Feb 2025 | 23
Trump's Dept of Transport hits brakes on Biden’s EV charger build-out
Funding freeze while Feds review priorities
Science07 Feb 2025 | 64
SoftBank woos OpenAI with $40B, making Microsoft's $13B look quaint
Some of that cash is reportedly headed for $500B Stargate dream
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 11
Amazon-backed X-energy bags $700M more for itty-bitty nuke reactors that don't exist yet
Looking forward to someone putting the new into nuclear
Science06 Feb 2025 | 9
Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access
Final update Lawsuit: 'Scale of intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented'
Public Sector06 Feb 2025 | 28
Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE probes
Updated Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon's enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know
Security06 Feb 2025 | 35
Tesla sales crash in Europe, UK. We can only wonder why
Somewhat stale range of Muskmobiles, competition from China, Elon being Elon, or all of the above?
Personal Tech06 Feb 2025 | 215
Poland’s 2nd astronaut brings pierogi to the ISS party
Here's hoping freeze-dried Polish dumplings are just as good as ones freshly fried in butter
Science05 Feb 2025 | 14
Trump admin seeks to reclassify federal CIOs, opening door to political appointees
Fall in line with executive policy or you're gone, acting OPM chief insists
CxO05 Feb 2025 | 48
Microsoft quietly erases Windows 11 TPM 2.0 bypass workaround from help page
updated You'll upgrade that aging piece of kit and you'll like it
OSes05 Feb 2025 | 49
OpenAI, Microsoft urge judge to toss out Musk's 'fact-free' lawsuit
Updated Lawyers argue billionaire's 105-page complaint 'lurches from theory to theory'
AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 16
TSA’s airport facial-recog tech faces audit probe
Senators ask, Homeland Security watchdog answers: Is it worth the money?
Security03 Feb 2025 | 22
Ontario responds to Trump tariff by pitching Starlink deal into the trash
Updated Canadian province 'won't do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy'
Networks03 Feb 2025 | 103
Call of Duty studio co-founder pleads guilty to crashing drone into firefighting aircraft
Peter Tripp Akemann avoids jail, will pay 'Super Scooper' repair costs and is ordered to help with LA's wildfire recovery
Personal Tech03 Feb 2025 | 66
Medical monitoring machines spotted stealing patient data, users warned to pull the plug ASAP
Infosec in brief PLUS: MGM settles breach suits; AWS doesn't trust you with security defaults; A new .NET backdoor; and more
Security03 Feb 2025 | 9
Trump’s tariffs, cuts may well put tech in a chokehold, say analysts
Forrester's take on President's economic agenda offers little optimism for the industry
On-Prem31 Jan 2025 | 231
Googlers asked if they'd like to bury themselves next to Stadia, Chromecast, DropCam
That's one way to focus the Platforms & Devices team
On-Prem31 Jan 2025 | 14
What better place to inject OpenAI's o1 than Los Alamos national lab, right?
Tackling disease, tick. High-energy physics, tick. Nuke security, also tick
HPC30 Jan 2025 | 8
Tesla's numbers disappoint again ... and the crowd goes wild ... again
Boy who's cried wolf on autonomous driving for years swears 'there's a damn wolf this time'
Offbeat30 Jan 2025 | 173
And now something fun for a change: Building blocks of life in Bennu asteroid samples
It's a 65-million-year-old space rock stuffed with amino acids, DNA bases, and more, boffins report
Science30 Jan 2025 | 22
Helion bags $425M in fresh funding despite fusion power still being a distant dream
Microsoft-backed startup now valued at $5.4B
On-Prem29 Jan 2025 | 10
White House attempts to 'explain' mystery drone sightings: The FAA authorized 'em
'Research and various other reasons' behind hullabaloo ... but why didn't someone say that a month ago?
Offbeat29 Jan 2025 | 64
You probably have more CIO experience than the incoming White House CIO
From AI startup CISO to running federal IT - sure, why not?
Public Sector28 Jan 2025 | 30
OpenAI cozies up to Uncle Sam with ChatGPT government edition
Pay no attention to the DeepSeek behind the headlines
AI + ML28 Jan 2025 | 8
DARPA asking for ideas on automating money laundering detection
With all the AI hype swirling around, you'd think someone would've cracked this one already
Software28 Jan 2025 | 22
US AI shares battered, bruised, and holding after yesterday's DeepSeek beating
Nvidia says its chips are still needed, OpenAI says it'll keep buying them en masse, but shares are still down
AI + ML28 Jan 2025 | 33
South Carolina's abandoned nuclear reactors positioned to fuel the AI datacenter boom
VC Summer units 2 and 3, abandoned in 2017, are looking for a buyer; owners say tech industry needs are a perfect fit
On-Prem27 Jan 2025 | 30
CDNs: Great for speeding up the internet, bad for location privacy
Infosec in brief Also, Subaru web portal spills user deets, Tornado Cash sanctions overturned, a Stark ransomware attack, and more
Security27 Jan 2025 | 5
AI chatbot startup founder, lawyer wife accused of ripping off investors in $60M fraud
GameOn? It's looking more like game over for that biz
Cyber-crime24 Jan 2025 | 30
Fitbit pays Uncle Sam $12M to sprint away from claims of burning-hot smartwatches
Your workout warm-up instructions didn't say anything about setting wrists on fire – allegedly!
Personal Tech24 Jan 2025 | 11
Apple sued for using dangerous 'forever chemicals' in Watch bands
Markets smartwatches as health helpers even as they expose some owners to PFAS
Personal Tech22 Jan 2025 | 22
Trump nukes 60 years of anti-discrimination rules for federal contractors
The (good old) boys are back in town
Offbeat22 Jan 2025 | 317
App stores unconvinced by Trump's TikTok ban pause, which may itself be on shaky legal ground
Analysis El Reg asked a lawyer to explain WTH is going on
Personal Tech21 Jan 2025 | 42
Trump hits undo on Biden AI safety order, EV mandate, emissions standards, and more
Also, prepare for paused wind projects and the Gulf of America from Trump 2.0 – and that's just day 1
Public Sector21 Jan 2025 | 147
Datacus extractus: Harry Potter publisher breached without resorting to magic
Infosec in brief PLUS: Allstate sued for allegedly tracking drivers; Dutch DDoS; More fake jobs from Pyongyang; and more
Security20 Jan 2025 | 7
Clock ticking for TikTok as US Supreme Court upholds ban
Updated With Biden reportedly planning to skirt enforcement and kick the can to Trump, this saga might still not be over
Security17 Jan 2025 | 47
EU demands a peek under the hood of X's recommendation algorithms
Commission insists the timing has nothing to do with Musk meddling in German politics ahead of election
Personal Tech17 Jan 2025 | 93
Feds sue Southwest for chronic delays, unrealistic schedules
Department of Transportation wants in on last-minute Biden administration action too
Offbeat16 Jan 2025 | 8
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