Now that China has all but banned cryptocurrencies, GPU prices are falling like Bitcoin
(2021/06/22)
Let's just check BTC-USD, oh yeah, waaay down
APNIC left a dump from its Whois SQL database in a public Google Cloud bucket
(2021/06/22)
File was supposed to be private. It was not. And it was out in the open for months
The urgent shift to modern apps: A matter of boom or bust
(2021/06/22)
Speed to market must not come at expense of security, visibility and control
It's 2021 and a printf format string in a wireless network's name can break iPhone Wi-Fi
(2021/06/21)
Hope no one's created guest networks called '%Free %Coffee at %Starbucks'
Ex-NSA bigwig Chris Inglis appointed America's national cyber director by Senate
(2021/06/21)
Plus: Impact of ransomware payments, CVS database not secured
EU court rules in Telenet copyright case: ISPs can be forced to hand over some customer data use details
(2021/06/21)
Belgian firm must produce the IP addresses of BitTorrent users
What's that hurtling down the Bifröst? Node-based network fun with Yggdrasil 0.4
(2021/06/21)
Ragnarök and roll: Release Candidate boasts significant improvements on 0.3
Germany's competition watchdog to investigate whether Apple's ecosystem damages other businesses
(2021/06/21)
Joins queue of regulators peeking into iOS walled garden model
'Lots of failed startups came out of Campus': Google axes London hub because startup scene 'doesn't need' another 7 floors of workspace
(2021/06/21)
It needs 'resources, mentors, and programs ... at scale, anywhere'
Final guidance on Schrems II ruling: Data from EU could be held up if a third country lets authorities access it
(2021/06/21)
We're looking at you, Uncle Sam
The great fire sale continues as Capita sells government joint venture Axelos for £380m
(2021/06/21)
It's the longest day of the year
Do you want to become a vulture? Now's your chance to join The Register's news desk
(2021/06/21)
We are hiring a FOSS expert who can pick apart a cloud giant's latest API
VMs were a fad fit for the Great Recession. Containers’ time has finally come
(2021/06/21)
No more managing operating systems and monolithic apps? Where do I sign!
Hubble Space Telescope sails serenely on in safe mode after efforts to switch to backup memory modules fail
(2021/06/21)
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Emergency mode? Bah! It takes a Microsoft product to really break a digital sign
(2021/06/21)
Memory is not the only thing leaking from Windows
Tolerating failure: From happy accidents to serious screwups … Time to look at getting it wrong, er, correctly
(2021/06/21)
Let’s talk procedures. Plus: Are you dealing with errors in a way that leaves room for people to own up to them?
Windows 11: Meet the new OS, same as the old OS (or close enough)
(2021/06/21)
From point release to pointless release
Foxconn builds stuff for everyone. Now it finds vaccines for Taiwan, and TSMC's chipped in, too
(2021/06/21)
President blames China for blocking government purchases as tech titans say they'll find five million doses
Updating in production, like a boss
(2021/06/21)
The pain in Spain comes mainly from a lack of training
India’s IT lobby lashes forecast of automation-induced jobs bloodbath
(2021/06/21)
NASSCOM says industry has already weathered the worst automation has to offer, but may use different definitions of where jobs are at risk
QOTD:
"I'm not really for apathy, but I'm not against it either..."