The Register: Biting the hand that feeds IT
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a charred white dwarf star blasted across our galaxy by an ancient semi-supernova
(2020/07/14)
When two don't become one
Google: OK, OK, we pinky promise not to suck Fitbit health data into the borg. Now will you approve the sale?
(2020/07/14)
EU antitrust folks give themselves two weeks to think about it
Trump U-turns on foreign student crackdown: F-1, M-1 visa holders allowed to study online mid-pandemic in the US
(2020/07/14)
Funnily enough, triggering a brain drain and denting the economy isn't such a great vote winner
So kind of SAP NetWeaver to hand out admin accounts to anyone who can reach it. You'll want to patch this
(2020/07/14)
10 out of 10: Great in a test score, less good when it's for the severity of a flaw
If you have Microsoft 365 and Windows Virtual Desktop, do you need Citrix? Apparently
(2020/07/14)
Redmond's Azure-based system pals up with virty dinosaur
Modular edutech PC crew opens fresh Kano beans with expanded kit and accessories
(2020/07/14)
Brit firm inks deal with Best Buy in US as it eyes government tenders abroad
With a wave of Nokia's wand, behold as your 4G network magically becomes... 5G
(2020/07/14)
Finnish comms biz says it's ready to go on a million radios already, despite what outgoing CEO said previously
BigQuery analytics goes multi-cloud: Use our service without moving your data, says Google – but there is no magic
(2020/07/14)
Query data in one cloud and export the results to another
UK smacks Huawei with banhammer: Buying firm's 5G gear illegal from year-end, mobile networks ordered to rip out all Huawei next-gen kit by 2027
(2020/07/14)
Country to be hit with £2bn cost, massive tech delay after firm 'materially compromised' by US's latest sanctions
Four years after swallowing Arm Holdings, SoftBank said to be mulling Brit chip biz sale
(2020/07/14)
Insider suggests company doesn't charge enough in royalties to satisfy Japanese giant
New Relic: How observability reduces downtime
(2020/07/14)
Efficient troubleshooting will cut your mean-time-to-resolution
Burn baby burn, infosec inferno: Just 21% of security pros haven't considered quitting their current job
(2020/07/14)
Chartered Institute of Information Security finds many overworked, under-resourced, stressed
A match made in SEV-en: Google touts Confidential VMs using AMD's Epyc on-the-fly memory encryption
(2020/07/14)
A little something to keep determined snoopers out, in theory
Google employs people to invent colours – and they think their work improves your wellbeing
(2020/07/14)
What’s that smell? It could be Oh So Orange, Clearly White or Almost Black
Double helping of delays for SpaceX as Starlink, ANASIS-II missions cling to terra firma
(2020/07/14)
Also: Hope Probe hopes for lift-off, Virgin teases SpaceShipTwo interior, Ariane 6 slips
Fancy some fishy-chips? Just order one of these sensors: Research shines light on suspect component sources
(2020/07/14)
Counterfeit and repurposed semiconductors still a problem
Cornish drinkers catch a different kind of buzz as pub installs electric fence at bar
(2020/07/14)
From happy hour to zappy power
Singapore-sponsored finance blockchain ready to run international payments, say financial heavies
(2020/07/14)
'Project Ubin' might be faster and cheaper than current tools, even for central banks
You've think you've heard it all about automation in technology? Get a load of this robot that plugs in cables
(2020/07/14)
You wanted an android butler? Well, first it's gotta learn to hold a wire, then we can talk about folding sheets
Safety first: Our Continuous Lifecycle Online tech event this week puts infrastructure security front and centre
(2020/07/14)
Interested in Helm, service meshes and what’s next for DevOps? Grab your ticket now – there's still time
Huawei growth weakens as COVID-19, politics bite to make carriers its slowest-growing segment
(2020/07/14)
13 percent growth ain’t bad, but the Chinese giant has previously done better