Indonesia sparks outrage by blocking PayPal, gaming sites, for compliance oversight (2022/08/01) Yahoo ! was blocked too, but … meh
Samsung adds 'repair mode' that hides data on Galaxy smartphones in South Korea (2022/08/01) Something Hunter Biden probably wishes computers had ages ago
India signs local server-maker to build nodes for home-grown supercomputers (2022/08/01) Local manufacturer to build modest kit for modestly sized supers
Spyware developer charged by Australian Police after 14,500 sales (2022/08/01) Asia In Brief PLUS: India open to space tourism; China/Indonesia infosec pact; Paytm denies breach; Infosys dodges government again; and more
Linus Torvalds releases Linux 5.19 – using Asahi on an Arm-powered Mac (2022/08/01) Hails the combo as finally making Arm 'usable as a development platform'
Tim Hortons offers free coffee and donut to settle data privacy invasion claims (2022/07/30) In brief Also, malicious VBA macros are out and container files are in, Robin Banks helps criminals rob banks, and more
This is what to expect when a managed service provider gets popped (2022/07/30) MSP should just stand for My Server's Pwned!
Apple plays the supply-chain card to explain Mac, iPad revenue shrink (2022/07/30) Mom, what's an eye pad?
Feds put $10m bounty on Putin pal accused of bankrolling US election troll farm (2022/07/29) Just in time for the midterms
Decentralized IPFS networks forming the 'hotbed of phishing' (2022/07/29) P2P file system makes it more difficult to detect and take down malicious content
Micron pledges US memory expansion after CHIPS Act passes (2022/07/29) With $52 billion on the table, everyone wants their fair share
The US's biggest datacenter market is short on electricity (2022/07/29) Updated Power transmission bottlenecks could delay Northern Virginia DC projects into 2026
Paper batteries on the cards to power IoT and smart labels (2022/07/29) Quest to reduce environmental impact finds pulp solution
Reg readers tell us what they wanted for SysAdmin Appreciation Day (2022/07/29) Chateau Lafite? Unexpected day off? Unplugging users phones?
AWS still growing amid talk of global economic woes (2022/07/29) No stopping the cloud computing division but losses mount on retail side as consumers catch a cold
US Department of Defense funds Google and SkyWater to enable open source chips (2022/07/29) Amazing how you find the money when military needs a reliable supply
Bill Gates venture backs effort to bring aircon startup to market (2022/07/29) Supports liquid desiccant tech to store energy to smooth bumps in demand, lower greenhouse gas impact
Preparing for Skylab: The separate 1972 experimental mission that never left the ground (2022/07/29) Feature Bags of splashy fun for astronauts in SMEAT's simulation
I paid for it, that makes it mine. Doesn’t it? No – and it never did (2022/07/29) Something for the Weekend A new generation learns the hard way that everything is ephemeral