Data is very valuable, just don't ask us to measure it, leaders say
After fifteen years of big hype, less than 25% of orgs measure value of data, analytics
Databases21 Feb 2025 | 24
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Los Alamos boffins slap blinkers on satellites so we know who to blame in a crash
Extremely Low Resource Optical Identifier no brighter than LED, but readable with telescopes
Networks21 Feb 2025 | 26
T-Mobile US puts NYC emergency services in the 5G fast lane with network slicing
Updated 911 gets VIP treatment in 'one of the most congested and demanding environments for connectivity'
Networks21 Feb 2025 | 9
Elon Musk calls for International Space Station to be deorbited by 2027
Plus: ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen not happy with SpaceX chief for 'lie' about 'abandoned' Starliner crew
Science21 Feb 2025 | 136
ST Micro skips in, arm in arm with AWS, bearing a chip for 1.6 Tbps pluggable optics
It's Friday. Quit the doomscrolling. Distract yourself with IT infra news
Networks21 Feb 2025 | 6
Experts race to extract intel from Black Basta internal chat leaks
Researchers say there's dissent in the ranks. Plus: An AI tool lets you have a go yourself at analysing the data
Ransomware in Focus21 Feb 2025 | 5
HP ditches 15-minute wait time policy due to 'feedback'
It woz The Reg wot won it ... or maybe just common sense prevailed among management
Personal Tech21 Feb 2025 | 165
Hey programmers – is AI making us dumber?
Opinion If you don't need to think about easy questions, will you be able to answer complex questions?
AI + ML21 Feb 2025 | 94
DIMM techies weren’t allowed to leave the building until proven to not be pilferers
On Call Who knew a script could make RAM re-appear?
Storage21 Feb 2025 | 129
As Amazon takes over the Bond franchise, we submit our scripts for the next flick
License To Kill -9 ... For Your iPhone Only ... AI Another Day ... The name's Bezos, Jeff Bezos
Bootnotes21 Feb 2025 | 143
Ivanti endpoint manager can become endpoint ravager, thanks to quartet of critical flaws
PoC exploit code shows why this is a patch priority
Patches21 Feb 2025 |
Lenovo isn't fussed by Trumpian tariffs or finding enough energy to run AI
Enterprise hardware biz produced record revenue, just $1M of profit, but execs think losses are behind it
On-Prem21 Feb 2025 | 6
Thailand ready to welcome 7,000 trafficked scam call center victims back from Myanmar
It comes amid a major crackdown on the abusive industry that started during COVID
Security21 Feb 2025 | 4
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
Linux royalty backs adoption of Rust for kernel code, says its rise is inevitable
Final update Nobody wants memory bugs. Penguinistas continue debate on how to squish 'em
OSes21 Feb 2025 | 178
Microsoft expands Copilot bug bounty targets, adds payouts for even moderate messes
Said bugs 'can have significant implications' – glad to hear that from Redmond
AI + ML20 Feb 2025 | 7
Oops, some of our customers' Power Pages-hosted sites were exploited, says Microsoft
Don't think this is SaaS and you can relax: Redmond wants a few of you to check your websites
Cyber-crime20 Feb 2025 | 4
GitLab and its execs sued again and again over 'misleading' AI hype, price hikes
Bosses bragged about Duo Chat bot, buyers weren’t buying it – claim
AI + ML20 Feb 2025 | 7
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
Euro cloud biz trials 'server blades in a cold box' system
Hot air or a 50% energy saving? Exoscale datacenter runs proof-of-concept to test veracity of Digger's claims
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 14
Data intelligence comes first when building AI
Getting better with AI might depend on the data infrastructure getting better first
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US minerals company says crooks broke into email and helped themselves to $500K
A painful loss for young company that's yet to generate revenue
Cyber-crime20 Feb 2025 | 10
Microsoft Azure faceplants in Norway, taking government services with it
Locals see red as public cloud's service health dashboard shows green
PaaS + IaaS20 Feb 2025 | 15
NASA's on-again, off-again job cuts – what's the plan?
Comment Lucky there isn't an asteroid headed for Earth for which a demoralized space agency might need to mount a redirect mission
Science20 Feb 2025 | 74
Critical flaws in Mongoose library expose MongoDB to data thieves, code execution
Bugs fixed, updating to the latest version is advisable
Research20 Feb 2025 | 2
Talk of Broadcom and TSMC grabbing pieces of Intel lights fire under investors
Chipzilla's design and manufacturing limbs said to be on the table
Systems20 Feb 2025 | 12
Insiders say IBM's broader return-to-office plan hits older, more expensive staff hard
IT giant doing whatever it takes to reach $300 a share
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 36
HP deliberately adds 15 minutes waiting time for telephone support calls
Updated Stalling tactics designed to push print or PC users to online support, sorry, 'self-solve'
Personal Tech20 Feb 2025 | 248
UK tax authority eyes £880M overhaul for Northern Ireland trade services
Cost of post-Brexit arrangements revealed as HMRC looks at options following Fujitsu contract
Software20 Feb 2025 | 18
Two arrested after pensioner scammed out of six-figure crypto nest egg
The latest in a long line of fraud stings worth billions each year
Security20 Feb 2025 | 18
Dark mode might be burning more juice than you think
Most people crank up the brightness, making energy savings moot
Personal Tech20 Feb 2025 | 87
DXC paid 50% more than original contract value for disastrous public sector Oracle project
Updated Systems integrator secured 'variation' just before mega SAP migration put on hold
Databases20 Feb 2025 | 43
Ghost ransomware crew continues to haunt IT depts with scarily bad infosec
FBI and CISA issue reminder - deep sigh - about the importance of patching and backups
Ransomware in Focus20 Feb 2025 | 7
Medusa ransomware gang demands $2M from UK private health services provider
Exclusive 2.3 TB held to ransom as biz formerly known as Virgin Care tells us it's probing IT 'security incident'
Cyber-crime20 Feb 2025 | 10
A big AI build has ‘stalled’ and won’t happen this year as funds and GPUs prove elusive
Arista trumpeted its role in this project for a year. Good thing business is otherwise solid
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 12
France tops China’s tokamak record with 22-minute plasma containment run
Nice number, but also not much more than a nice advance
Science20 Feb 2025 | 49
US Army soldier linked to Snowflake extortion rampage admits breaking the law
That's the way the cookie melts
Cyber-crime20 Feb 2025 |
Trump can't quickly or easily kill the CHIPS Act, but he can fire the workers funded by it
Comment Reported layoffs suggest R&D functions may be hobbled, fab subsidies also at risk
On-Prem19 Feb 2025 | 79
Trump’s DoD CISO pick previously faced security clearance suspension
Hey, at least Katie Arrington brings a solid resume
Public Sector19 Feb 2025 | 14
Microsoft shows off novel quantum chip that can scale to 'a million qubits'. So far: Eight
Updated Not just a matter of time but a matter of Majorana fermions, too
Science19 Feb 2025 | 37
Check out this free automated tool that hunts for exposed AWS secrets in public repos
You can find out if your GitHub codebase is leaking keys ... but so can miscreants
Security19 Feb 2025 | 2
We meet the protesters who want to ban Artificial General Intelligence before it even exists
Feature STOP AI warns of doomsday scenario, demands governments pull the plug on advanced models
AI + ML19 Feb 2025 | 31
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
KDE Plasma 6.3 released – and 6.3.1 is already here
A year on from the big overhaul of Plasma 6, more functionality appears
OSes19 Feb 2025 | 13
Microsoft boffins promise entire game worlds made from AI slop
WHAM, bam, no thank you, ma'am?
AI + ML19 Feb 2025 | 19
Telco to open lab to test cell network interoperability with satellites
Because 4G notspots aren't much good to anyone
Networks19 Feb 2025 | 1
Your days of driver sync via Windows Server Update Services are numbered
Microsoft suggests a move to the cloud
Applications19 Feb 2025 | 22
Odds of city-killer asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth creep upward
It's probably fine
Science19 Feb 2025 | 51
Hundreds of Dutch medical records bought for pocket change at flea market
15GB of sensitive files traced back to former software biz
Storage19 Feb 2025 | 40
Mobile operators brace for bigger, faster headaches with 6G
NGMN reports what telcos want, but admits most can be delivered by 5G
Networks19 Feb 2025 | 47
Type-safe C-killer Delphi hits 30, but a replacement has risen
The FOSS world has replicated most of it in Lazarus
Software19 Feb 2025 | 141
Microsoft declutters Windows 11 File Explorer in the name of Euro privacy
Also hammers another nail into Cortana's coffin with the end of Location History
OSes19 Feb 2025 | 27
London celebrity talent agency reports itself to ICO following Rhysida attack claims
Showbiz members' passport scans already plastered online
Cyber-crime19 Feb 2025 | 2
HP Inc to build future products atop grave of flopped 'AI pin'
Tech and people behind IoT brooch that reviewers instantly hated will one day pep up printers
Personal Tech19 Feb 2025 | 53
Einstein Probe finds two stars that have spent 40 million years taking turns eating each other
Odd X-ray flashes gave the game away, just few weeks after China-led mission launched
Science19 Feb 2025 | 24
Trump teases 25% semiconductor tariffs that will go ‘substantially higher’
Envisions phased introduction dependent on manufacturing commitments
Public Sector19 Feb 2025 | 174
Healthcare outfit that served military personnel settles allegations it faked infosec compliance for $11M
If this makes you feel sick, knowing this happened before ransomware actors started targeting medical info may help
Security19 Feb 2025 | 8
Palo Alto firewalls under attack as miscreants chain flaws for root access
If you want to avoid urgent patches, stop exposing management consoles to the public internet
Security19 Feb 2025 | 8
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
Snake Keylogger slithers into Windows, evades detection with AutoIt-compiled payload
Because stealing your credentials, banking info, and IP just wasn’t enough
Research18 Feb 2025 | 8
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