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)

Uncle Sam reportedly considers capping AI chip shipments to Middle East

(2024/10/16)

Meanwhile, ASML shares plunge as China export curbs hit forecast



Pentagon stumped by mystery drone swarm flying over Langley Air Force Base

(2024/10/16)

Not that there's anything important there – just F-22s and stuff



Cisco confirms 'ongoing investigation' after crims brag about selling tons of data

(2024/10/16)

IntelBroker claims the breach impacts Microsoft, SAP, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile US, and more



DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters

(2024/10/15)

Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet - only one planned for now



Digital River runs dry, hasn't paid developers for sales since July

(2024/10/15)

Vendor told El Reg the biz's law firm claims merchant debts aren’t valid obligations



Sysadmins rage over Apple’s ‘nightmarish’ SSL/TLS cert lifespan cuts

(2024/10/15)

Max validity down from 398 days to proposed 45 by 2027



Microsoft teases latest Windows 10 build despite looming end

(2024/10/15)

Rearranging the deckchairs as support iceberg approaches



VMware settles securities fraud class suit with $102.5M payout

(2024/10/15)

Traded its shares between 2018 and 2020? You could cash in



Intel, AMD team with tech titans for x86 ISA overhaul

(2024/10/15)

Linus Torvalds, Broadcom, Dell, HPE, and Lenovo on the list



AMD downplays risk of growing blast radius, licensing fees from manycore chips

(2024/10/15)

House of Zen says it's done the analysis, and concerns are a 'little bit' unfounded



Microsoft says more ransomware stopped before reaching encryption

(2024/10/15)

Volume of attacks still surging though, according to Digital Defense Report



Analysts predict 85 million EVs on roads by 2025 despite industry speed bumps

(2024/10/15)

China will lead the way with North America trailing



Windows 11 24H2 disk space hoarding a 'reporting error'

(2024/10/15)

Microsoft adds another item to the known issues list



Norway datacenter dumps diesel diet, goes veggie with biofuel backup

(2024/10/15)

Operator Stack Infrastructure is committed to reducing Scope 1 emissions from its facilities



Automotive AI player Cerence appoints ex-Intel boss Brian Krzanich as its CEO

(2024/10/15)

Public opinion is against him, as comments on LinkedIn go dark



Microsoft says tougher punishments needed for state-sponsored cybercriminals

(2024/10/15)

Although it also reaffirmed commitment to secure-by-design initiatives



Samsung's HBM3E has been a disaster, but there's a path back

(2024/10/15)

Comment 274% profit increase belies missed deadlines, botched launches, and scrambling leadership



Post Office seeks more Horizon support as it continues hunt for replacement

(2024/10/15)

Someone has got to keep those back end systems running



BBS legend Ward Christensen logs off for last time at 78

(2024/10/15)

Obit Co-creator of the Computerized Bulletin Board System heads for big forum in the sky



Britain opens floodgates to US datacenter investment

(2024/10/15)

Who needs climate goals and planning permission anyway?



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