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)

Do you come from a land Down Under? Where diesel's low and techies blunder

(2021/06/14)

UPS = Uninterruptable Pager Spying

If combining HPC and AI workloads is a challenge, wait until you try to converge flash and HDD storage

(2021/06/14)

How to bust the bottlenecks without breaking the bank

The AN0M fake secure chat app may have been too clever for its own good

(2021/06/14)

Crims now know what not to trust, and how to stymie future infiltrations

Inventor of the graphite anode – key Li-ion battery tech – says he can now charge an electric car in 10 minutes

(2021/06/14)

Dr Rachid Yazami shares his predictions for EV batteries with The Register

IBM pulls up the ladder behind some supercomputer customers

(2021/06/14)

As in it's stopped selling the ladders needed to clamber up and do maintenance. Thankfully the internet can help

As so many people work away from the office, Wi-Fi 6E is perfectly timed for connected homes, other wireless apps

(2021/06/14)

Wi-Fi 6/6E use-cases drive adoption as network refresh gains distinct advantages

Excuse me, what just happened? Resilience is tough when your failure is due to a 'sequence of events that was almost impossible to foresee'

(2021/06/12)

There was no big bang – and it could happen to you

FTC approves $61.7m settlement with Amazon for pocketing driver tips

(2021/06/12)

Delivery drives to get refund

Amazon exec's husband jailed for two years for insider trading. Yes, with Amazon stock

(2021/06/11)

Couple now definitely past their Prime

Cloudflare network outage disrupts Discord, Shopify

(2021/06/11)

And its CAPTCHA alternative challenged by security researcher

Women techs fume, offer crowdsourced fixes as Michelle Obama's online keynote crashes

(2021/06/11)

'Unforeseen server conditions' blamed

Ireland warned it could face 'rolling blackouts' if it doesn't address data centres' demand for electricity

(2021/06/11)

Utilities watchdog launches consultation that may affect green island's mega bit barns

Pakistan's Punjab province tells citizens to get jabbed or have their SIM card blocked

(2021/06/11)

Well, that's one way to do it

New York State Senate first to pass landmark right-to-repair bill – but don't go popping the champagne just yet

(2021/06/11)

... lower house, the State Assembly, is not likely to pass the bill

UK tells UN that nation-states should retaliate against cyber badness with no warning

(2021/06/11)

Even nuclear missile attacks came with a 4-minute heads-up

Dealing with the pandemic by drinking and swearing? Boffins say you're not alone

(2021/06/11)

While social media gets a portion of the blame for COVID-19's initial spread

UK competition bods to keep tabs on Google, ensure 'Privacy Sandbox' doesn't distort competition

(2021/06/11)

CMA claims to have taken 'oversight role' over removal of third-party cookies

Shuttered call centre sours Capita's £58m contract extension with Tesco Mobile

(2021/06/11)

Communication Workers Union believes 'scores of employees' will be placed 'at risk' under proposals

BT sues supplier for £72m over exchange gear that allegedly caused wave of ADSL outages

(2021/06/11)

Tii Technologies claims hamfisted BT bods caused problems, not their kit

UK's Government Digital Service extends contracts with Post Office and Digidentity for wobbly Verify ID system

(2021/06/11)

Now they've got £5m to try to stop it falling over again

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