ARM Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

Europe gets serious about cutting digital umbilical cord with Uncle Sam's big tech

(2025/12/22)

Feature Public bodies migrate in the bloc as hyperscalers claim sovereignty



The Roomba failed because it just kind of sucked

(2025/12/22)

Opinion Something messy happens when the cat hairs of reality meet the shiny hype of smart tech



AI has pumped hyperscale capex, capacity – but how long can it last?

(2025/12/22)

Total operational capacity just keeps rising



New boss was bad, his attitude was ugly, so the tech team pranked him good

(2025/12/22)

Who, Me? Mousey wouldn’t work, wah-wah-wah



There’s so much stolen data in the world, South Korea will require face scans to buy a SIM

(2025/12/22)

SK Telecom's epic infosec fail will cost it another $1.5 billion



Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan

(2025/12/22)

APAC in Brief PLUS: Debian supports Chinese chips ; Hong Kong’s Christmas Karaoke crackdown; Asahi admits it should have prevented hack; And more!



Google sends Dark Web Report to its dead services graveyard

(2025/12/21)

Infosec In Brief PLUS: Texas sues alleged TV spies; The Cloud is full of holes; Hospital leaked its own data; And more



Workers should control the means of agentic production, suggests WorkBeaver boss

(2025/12/21)

Interview What if AI vendors focused on the demand side?



NIST contemplated pulling the pin on NTP servers after blackout caused atomic clock drift

(2025/12/21)

UPDATED Time signals shifted by a tiny amount that only very sensitive users would find upsetting



Tired of sky-high memory prices? Buckle up, we're in this for the long haul

(2025/12/20)

We haven't even hit the peak, TechInsights tells El Reg



Infinite Machine e-scooter is like the offspring of a Vespa and a Cybertruck

(2025/12/19)

hands on Custom-designed $10,000 scooter goes 65mph, has a 60-mile range, and runs silently



ATM jackpotting gang accused of unleashing Ploutus malware across US

(2025/12/19)

Latest charges join the mountain of indictments facing alleged Tren de Aragua members



DOE recruits cloud, chip, and AI giants for Trump's Genesis Mission

(2025/12/19)

But not Phil Collins, sadly



WatchGuard sounds alarm as critical Firebox flaw comes under active attack

(2025/12/19)

Newly disclosed vulnerability already being abused, users urged to lock down exposed firewalls



Sydney Uni data goes walkabout after criminals raid code repo

(2025/12/19)

Attackers helped themselves to historical personal info on 27K people



NS&I tech overhaul blows past Treasury spending limits

(2025/12/19)

UK state-owned bank admits revised plan runs beyond contract end with Atos



pearOS is a Linux that falls rather close to the Apple tree

(2025/12/19)

Revived distro returns on Arch with KDE Plasma, global menus, and a familiar macOS-style sheen



BOFH: All through the house, not a creature was stirring except the homicidal vacuum cleaner

(2025/12/19)

Episode 24 Minor firmware issues coincide with workplace absence among leadership



HPE tells customers to patch fast as OneView RCE bug scores a perfect 10

(2025/12/19)

Maximum-severity vuln lets unauthenticated attackers execute code on trusted infra management platform



UK prepares to wave goodbye to 3G telecoms as tri-hard tech retires

(2025/12/19)

Virgin Media the last to go as users of older mobiles warned to upgrade



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