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