Huge ransomware outbreak spreads in Ukraine and beyond

Petya or cattle? Updated  A huge ‪ransomware‬ outbreak has hit major banks, utilities and telcos in Ukraine as well as victims in other countries.…

The 'DUP' joins El Reg’s illustrious online standards converter

How much can you find down the back of your sofa? Reg Standards Bureau  In light of yesterday’s mega-bucks deal between the Tories and the Democratic Union Party, El Reg has added another unit of measurement to our Standards Bureau.…

Oh my Tosh: WDC submits fresh bid for Toshiba memory biz

Is this the beginning of the endgame? WDC and KKR have submitted a fresh bid for beleaguered Toshiba's memory business, in competition with the preferred INCJ/Bain/SK Hynix bid.…

Oh my Tosh: WDC submits fresh bid for Toshiba memory biz

Is this the beginning of the endgame? WDC and KKR have submitted a fresh bid for beleaguered Toshiba's memory business, in competition with the preferred INCJ/Bain/SK Hynix bid.…

Pandora is stopping service in Australia and New Zealand

Blood Drive’s dystopian cannibal future is just the present, with more visible gore

Samsung to release ‘fandom’ edition of Galaxy Note 7

Systemen van containerconcern Maersk zijn getroffen door ransomware

Logistiek concern Maersk is getroffen door een omvangrijke ransomware-aanval. Hierdoor zijn de containerterminals van dochterbedrijf APM buiten werking, waaronder die in de haven van Rotterdam. De ransomware lijkt op grote schaal toe te slaan.

Hotdog-identificatieapp uit tv-serie Silicon Valley komt uit op Android en iOS

De makers van de Amerikaanse tv-serie Silicon Valley hebben een daadwerkelijke versie van een app uitgebracht die hotdogs kan identificeren. De app kan ook andere objecten identificeren, maar dan alleen als niet zijnde een hotdog. De app werd bedach…

HMS Windows XP: Britain's newest warship runs Swiss Cheese OS

Spotted on carrier control room screens - reports The Royal Navy’s brand new £3.5bn aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is running Windows XP in her flying control room, according to reports.…

Former GDS head Mike Bracken quits Co-op

Departure follows two years in the role Former head of the Government Digital Service Mike Bracken has quit his job as chief digital officer at Co-op to work on advising governments.…

Wanna write a Cloudflare app? No? Would $100m change your mind?

Like Salesforce, but for sharing widgets Internet traffic wrangler Cloudflare is opening up its massive global network to third-party developers.…

Wanna write a Cloudflare app? No? Would $100m change your mind?

Like Salesforce, but for sharing widgets Internet traffic wrangler Cloudflare is opening up its massive global network to third-party developers.…

Yahoo Mail debuts complete overhaul, introduces Yahoo Mail Pro

Facebook crosses 2 billion monthly users

Twitter suspends accounts of The Fader and other popular music sites

Where to preorder the Super NES Classic Edition

'Systemen van nieuw Brits vliegdekschip draaien op Windows XP'

Een nieuw vliegdekschip van de Britse marine, de HMS Queen Elizabeth, gebruikt naar verluidt systemen die draaien op Windows XP. Dat zou het vaartuig kwetsbaar kunnen maken voor bijvoorbeeld ransomware.

Microsoft plays down Skype vulnerability

Just don't disable Skype for Windows updates, k? Security researchers have discovered a nasty vulnerability in older versions of Skype on Windows that might lend itself to hacker attack.…

Apple is hiring a Siri Event Maven to make it smarter about cultural events

A quick Spotify trick: see all of the songs that got away