Gather around the fire for another retelling of computer networking history Systems Approach A few weeks ago I stumbled onto an article titled "Traceroute isn’t real," which was reasonably entertaining while also not quite right in places.…
Lees meerFinal curtain call for weird wingman The Microsoft axman just claimed another victim. Less than three years after it appeared in the Windows Insider Dev Channel, the Suggested Actions feature is being deprecated.…
Lees meerIOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently An Iranian government-linked cybercriminal crew used custom malware called IOCONTROL to attack and remotely control US and Israel-based water and fuel management systems, accordin…
Lees meerWon't someone think of Elon? Ah, who are we kidding - none of this will matter in a month Ever in the sights of the SEC, Elon Musk is engaged in another public spat with America's financial watchdog, this time in the form of a letter from the billio…
Lees meer'Today’s sentencing is more than just a punishment. It’s a message' A Texan who ran a forum on the dark web where depraved netizens could swap child sex abuse material (CSAM), and chat freely about abusing kids, has been sentenced to 30 years in pri…
Lees meerPrivacy measure leaves some mourning lost memories A year ago, Google announced plans to save people's Location History, which it now calls Timeline, locally on devices rather than on its servers.…
Lees meerDoJ thinks it's found the folks that ran it, and some of the 'IT warriors' sent out to fleece employers North Korea's fake IT worker scams netted the hermit kingdom $88 million over six years, according to the US Department of Justice, which thinks …
Lees meerWider ecosystem still has work to do, though Google is rolling out two new features to help Android users evade stalkers who abuse Bluetooth tags to surreptitiously track them.…
Lees meerAnd the kernel team's patience? AlmaLinux 10 is joining RHEL 10 in public beta testing, and the developers of CentOS Stream 10 have just hit the release button ahead of the festive break.…
Lees meerWorkday policy expert suggests NIST framework will save you trouble later The US House and Senate are unlikely to pass federal legislation on the use of AI in business, so users should focus their attention on a new NIST framework in lieu of state-l…
Lees meerDo we really need to explain why this is a problem? Comment AI use by law enforcement to identify suspects is already problematic enough, but civil liberties groups have a new problem to worry about: the technology being employed to draft police re…
Lees meerChip side of the biz expects to take lion's share of hyperscalers' $60-90 billion XPU spend in 2027, helped by 3nm models coming next year Broadcom has told investors its integration of VMware is all but done, ahead of schedule, and that it has turn…
Lees meerLanding hard at an angle not great for the old rotor blades It appears the bland Martian surface triggered a chain of events that left NASA's Ingenuity helicopter permanently grounded on the red planet.…
Lees meerWider ecosystem still has work to do, though Google is rolling out two new features to help Android users evade stalkers who abuse Bluetooth tags to surreptitious track them.…
Lees meer'Does it ever fully separate? I think that's an open question for another day,' interim co-CEO says Intel's interim co-CEOs, David Zinsner and Michelle Johnson Holthaus, discussed the possibility of fully spinning off its foundry business while spea…
Lees meerHolidays come early for distro builders with two init systems to choose from Everyone's favorite Linux component has hit a milestone, while a fresh contender comes of age – with a touch of Lisp.…
Lees meerChip side of the biz expects to take lion's share of hyperscalers' $60-90 billion XPU spend in 2027, helped by 3nm models coming next year Broadcom has told investors its integration of VMware is all but done, ahead of schedule, and that it has turn…
Lees meerSame old same old really Cloudflare says that global internet traffic grew by 17.2 percent this year, with Google still the most visited internet service, while the US was the source of over a third of global bot traffic (again).…
Lees meerSomething called 'Baltra' expected to make its debut in 2026, perhaps with tech both already use Apple is reportedly working with chip giant Broadcom to develop a custom server processor to power the AI services and features built into its operating…
Lees meerHigh-energy weapon proves its mettle in testing The British Army has successfully destroyed flying drones for the first time using a high-energy laser mounted on an armored vehicle. If perfected, the technology could form an effective counter-measur…
Lees meerISP deserves criticism too for falling over after script kiddie beefing On Call The silly season is close, but not so close that The Register can't find another instalment of On Call, the Friday feature in which Reg readers share tales of tech supp…
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