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)

Ad blockers altering website code is not a copyright violation, German court rules

(2022/01/19)

Browser filter biz Eyeo defeats Axel Springer – but case against Google poses similar risks



Autonomy's Mike Lynch gets yet another judgment date as US extradition wrangling continues

(2022/01/19)

Brit exec plays extremely expensive game of hurry up and wait



ESA boss gives update on stricken Sentinel-1B imaging satellite: All is not lost yet

(2022/01/19)

Still borked, 1C and 1D are waiting in the wings



Tesla driver charged with vehicular manslaughter after deadly Autopilot crash

(2022/01/19)

Prosecution seems to be first of its kind in America



AMD returns to smartphone graphics with new Samsung chip for your pocket computer

(2022/01/19)

We're back in black



Big shock: Guy who fled political violence and became rich in tech now struggles to care about political violence

(2022/01/18)

'I recognize that I come across as lacking empathy,' billionaire VC admits



Crypto.com acknowledges 'unauthorized activity' on servers, maintains no funds have been lost

(2022/01/18)

Security biz PeckShield claims $15m in Ethereum taken



Tonga takes to radio, satellite, motorboat comms to restore communications after massive volcano blast and tsunami

(2022/01/18)

Next steps for island nation



Apple grabs smartphone crown as iPhone 13 wakes up the fanbois, leaves Chinese rivals eating dust

(2022/01/18)

But smartphone shipments globally edge up just 1% for total market as demand outweighs supply



Foxstuck: Firefox browser bug boots legions of users offline

(2022/01/18)

Outfoxed? Not if you read The Reg



International police shut down 15 server infrastructures as part of VPNLab.net's takedown

(2022/01/18)

VPN service used by crims to support ransomware attacks and other illicit activity



Microsoft seems intent on buying the gaming industry with $68.7bn purchase of troubled Activision Blizzard

(2022/01/18)

'Creative success and autonomy go hand-in-hand with treating every person with dignity and respect'



European Space Agency whittles wannabe astronauts down from 23,000 to 1,391

(2022/01/18)

Could there be a South Korean TV show somewhere in this?



More contractor pain: Parasol's sister firms, SJD Accountancy and Nixon Williams, confirm cyberattack

(2022/01/18)

Ransomware suspected but not confirmed



Billionaires see wealth double during pandemic as tech bros lead the charge

(2022/01/18)

Now what – in the middle of a pandemic – is a useful thing we could do with that $800bn extra dosh, Oxfam wonders



Singapore monetary authority threatens action on bank over widespread phishing scam

(2022/01/18)

Scam has claimed 469 victims in December alone, of which OCBC has issued goodwill payments to 30



Indian IT services biz HCL sees boom in business – and staff attrition

(2022/01/18)

Company pauses bonus clawbacks amid controversies and drop in share price



Why global DDoS protection is essential for Anycast networks

(2022/01/18)

‘If you don’t have Anycast it’s not a good DNS service’



Microsoft patches the patch that broke VPNs, Hyper-V, and left servers in boot loops

(2022/01/18)

Testing? Isn't that what users are for?



Plumspace's Smart SFP TAP can monitor, capture or relay gigabit-speed comms – for legitimate business reasons

(2022/01/18)

Hardware hacker spots 'ghost in the ethernet optic'



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brain, n:
The apparatus with which we think that we think.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"