Hey, we're still safer than human drivers, says GM outfit The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation of General Motors' Cruise driverless robo-taxis after a pair of recent pedestrian injuries. …
Lees meerA little optimistic, given Blue Origin can't even deliver it themselves yet Bezos-backed space firm Blue Origin has unveiled plans to construct a multi-mission, multi-orbit "space mobility platform," and claims it only needs until 2025 to get the st…
Lees meerOTA software update to deal with misbehaving sensor Got a Tesla Model X built between 2021 and 2023? The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has said Tesla will recall almost 55,000 vehicles over a brake fluid warning sensor.…
Lees meerPerfect antidote to range anxiety ... if it works and they can sort compatibility Researchers in Japan are preparing to test out technology that enables electric vehicles to charge wirelessly while still moving, which could lead to drivers not needi…
Lees meerJez and friend's Excel-lent Adventure Today is Spreadsheet Day, an auspicious occasion to celebrate the release of VisiCalc and its descendants. So enjoy a bonus On Call story on us regarding Microsoft's finest, Excel.…
Lees meerIf all goes well, production to start 'before the end of the year' Amazon's Project Kuiper has continued to make progress as its pair of prototype satellites get ready to route internet data.…
Lees meerWatch out, 'macroeconomic uncertainty' is at it again as network operators slow deployments Sweden's Ericsson has posted a loss for its third quarter of 2023, blaming "macroeconomic uncertainty" in the market and claimed the situation is so volatile…
Lees meerDo it now, no ifs or buts, says advisory US authorities have issued an urgent plea to network admins to patch the critical vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server amid ongoing nation-state exploitation.…
Lees meerAccount holders reach for telephone as mobile and web services crash Online services with UK-based Barclays Bank have taken a nosedive.…
Lees meerSystem aims to clean mess of high-performance analytics cluttering the modern data stack Flush from securing a $34 million VC investment for his fledgling database company, TileDB CEO, Stavros Papadopoulos, is not planning on returning to the well a…
Lees meerIndie C++ Unix-like OS project now has an indie Javascript-capable browser, too A small project with a hobby of defying expectations found a new one to defy, by making its home-grown browser cross-platform.…
Lees meerIs SpaceX psyching out the competition? There were sighs of relief all round as NASA's Psyche mission finally lifted off late last week. However, the launch highlights more Earthly worries around launch provider competition.…
Lees meerHow does the device fare as a daily driver, and is cooling really optional? We've used a pair of Raspberry Pi 5s as daily drivers and have some hot takes. Some really hot takes.…
Lees meerThe bull has escaped Minos' labyrinth, and El Reg follows the thread The last interim Ubuntu release before next spring's LTS is out. Some editions are seeing big changes, others very small ones.…
Lees meerAnd engineer and girlfriend among those held hostage by Hamas Mellanox founder Eyal Waldman's daughter Danielle and her boyfriend Noam Shai were among those killed by Hamas militants while attending the Supernova music festival on the Israel-Gaza bo…
Lees meerProbably not a threat to ASML's EUV tech just yet, analyst tells El Reg When it comes to producing the most advanced chips, Dutch semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker ASML has had the market on lock. However, fresh lithography tech from Canon…
Lees meerWhat could possibly go wrong? American public water systems could be safe from cybercriminals and spies — we may not actually know until these systems are compromised, now that the Environmental Protection Agency has pulled the plug on a rule requir…
Lees meer'Tactics employed by Microsoft are no way to engage with us' Britain's competition regulator finally waved through Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of games developer Activision Blizzard today, ending a 15-month saga that turned more than a little t…
Lees meerStrategic DBaaS and distributed back end jettisoned after years of promotion MariaDB is ditching strategic products and cutting 28 percent of the workforce as it struggles to overcome the financial challenges its faced since floating on the stock ma…
Lees meerTwo years on and Microsoft refuses to address the issue Perceived weaknesses in the security of Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE are being raised once again this week with a fresh single-click exploit.…
Lees meerThe suggested change is the first step in desktop environment becoming Wayland-only The two changes are just proposals at present, but GNOME's Wayland-only future is on the horizon. Whether that's a good or bad sign is less clear.…
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