ITER delays first plasma for world's biggest fusion power rig by a decade Who could have guessed that giant magnets capable of constraining mini-suns would be hard to build? Science04 Jul 2024 | 58
Amazon puts down its Astro robotic business watchdog Now even the 'droids are being laid off – sheesh! Bootnotes03 Jul 2024 | 16
EV world in serious trouble if China cuts off rare earth materials Comment 'We're not there yet' on development of motors without them Personal Tech03 Jul 2024 | 37
Oak Ridge boffins twist exotic metal into eco-friendly, solid-state cooler Chill out, no fridge required Science03 Jul 2024 | 17
War on Texas law requiring ID to savor smut online heads to Supreme Court Talk about painfully invasive processes Bootnotes02 Jul 2024 | 39
EFF wants FTC to treat lying chatbots as 'unfair and deceptive' in eyes of the law And hit AI operators 'with all the fines', says Cory Doctorow Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 11
Nintendo sues alleged Switch pirate pair for serious coin And if court finds for gaming giant? It's-a me! Bankruptcy! Legal02 Jul 2024 | 19
MIT's bionic leg upgrade leaves amputees walking like the wind Researchers expect treatment to be available clinically in around 5 years Science02 Jul 2024 | 17
Trouble in space as Boeing's not going, and China's back from the Moon Kettle Vultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat Science02 Jul 2024 | 6
China working on standard for brain-computer interfaces This is more than a thought bubble: Beijing aspires to dominate international standards Science02 Jul 2024 | 6
Brace for new complications in big tech takedowns after Supreme Court upended regulatory rules Analysis Matters like antitrust cases against AI players, Adobe's subscription mess, and net neutrality could be decided by judges – not experts Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 63
France poised to bring 'charges against Nvidia' Euro nation's monopoly gendarmes cheesed off with GPU giant's dominance AI + ML01 Jul 2024 | 15
Supreme Court orders rethink on Texas, Florida laws banning web moderation Sites and apps aren't given a say? That doesn't seem very free speech Personal Tech01 Jul 2024 | 20
Boeing to reacquire spun-off supplier Spirit AeroSpace to shore up safety Because the best place for a troubled supplier is beneath the wing of original parent company Bootnotes01 Jul 2024 | 25
Chinese space company accidentally launches rocket in test gone wrong 10, 9, 8 ... hang on, did anyone check we bolted this thing down properly? Science01 Jul 2024 | 46
Antitrust latest: Europe's Vestager warns Microsoft, OpenAI 'the story is not over' I'll get you next time, Gadget, next time! Personal Tech29 Jun 2024 | 4
Mars is slam-dunked by hundreds of basketball-sized meteorites every year Impact studies crucial for accurately determining Red Planet's age Science29 Jun 2024 | 19
Microsoft CEO of AI: Your online content is 'freeware' fodder for training models Unless you've got a lawyer, that is AI + ML28 Jun 2024 | 56
NASA tests the ups and downs of air taxi comfort with VR Nobody would want a roller coaster ride in one of these long-promised flying cabs Offbeat28 Jun 2024 | 10
Infosys CEO to pay a whole $30K in penance for non-disclosure that enabled insider trading Staff were told of lucrative partnership before the rest of us Legal28 Jun 2024 | 7
VMware license changes mean bare metal can make a comeback through 'devirtualization', says Gartner Latest datacenter Hype Cycle also includes augmented reality, new types of memory, nuke power
Ransomware scum who hit Indonesian government apologizes, hands over encryption key Brain Cipher was never getting the $8 million it demanded anyway
Kernel tweaks improve Raspberry Pi performance, efficiency There's a lot of room for improvement in modern computing, from the low end to the very high
UN telecom watchdog wags finger at Russia for satellite interference European neighbors say interference comes from Moscow and Kaliningrad, Kremlin claims it didn't find anything
Microsoft Stores all close their doors in China Slump in Surface sales suspected as one reason for move online
Japan's digital minister declares victory against floppy disks The war on the relic is finally won. Now on to fax machines?
Traeger security bugs bad news for grillers with neighborly beef Never risk it when it comes to brisket – make sure those updates are applied
RIP: WordPerfect co-founder Bruce Bastian dies at 76 Obit Tributes paid to passionate LGBTQ+ equality champion
So much for green Google ... Emissions up 48% since 2019 AI datacenters blamed for the increase, even as Chocolate Factory bets on AI to fix it
ISS 'nauts told to duck and cover after dead Russian sat sprays space junk This has happened before after Moscow made a mess with a missile Science28 Jun 2024 | 18
Appeals court reanimates lawsuit accusing Meta of hiring bias against US citizens Software techie claims he was snubbed because he wasn't on an H-1B Software27 Jun 2024 | 18
Perseverance pays off as Mars rover's SHERLOC brought back from the brink Bot's arm used to free instrument's dust cover and return to science Science27 Jun 2024 | 12
Elon Musk to destroy the International Space Station – with NASA's approval, for a fee SpaceX wins contract for 'deorbit vehicle' at a pleasing price Public Sector27 Jun 2024 | 151
How many Microsoft missteps were forks that were just a bit of fun? Raymond Chen on cutting loose with a copy of the code Offbeat27 Jun 2024 | 22
Microsoft founder Paul Allen's tech museum closes, sells off collection Letter from Einstein, vintage space suit, and ancient computers all up for sale Bootnotes26 Jun 2024 | 43
Supreme Court won't stop Biden leaning on social media giants to tackle disinfo White House can get back to asking Facebook and co to kindly bin off what the Feds say is misinformation Public Sector26 Jun 2024 | 25
Resource burden of electric vehicles set to triple by 2050 Experts say 'circular economy strategies' could keep demand at 2015 levels Science26 Jun 2024 | 49
Glastonbury to turn festivalgoer pee into eco-friendly fertilizer Now that's what you call a golden harvest Bootnotes26 Jun 2024 | 39
Julian Assange pleads guilty, leaves courtroom a free man Now, about that bill for the private jet that's taking him home to Australia … Security26 Jun 2024 | 201
China's Chang'e-6 capsule returns with lunar loot from the far side Now to figure out if it really is rich in useful stuff that could fuel further exploration Science26 Jun 2024 | 25
Intel investor sues over Foundry flop, seeks to reforge corporate governance Lawsuit demands big changes and a little transparency in reporting Systems25 Jun 2024 | 7
Humanity's satellite habit could end up choking Earth's ozone layer Just when you think we've solved chlorofluorocarbons Science25 Jun 2024 | 91
Julian Assange to go free in guilty plea deal with US WikiLeaks boss already out of Blighty and, if all goes to plan, ultimately off to home in Australia Security25 Jun 2024 | 144
America's best chance for nationwide privacy law could do more harm than good Analysis 'Congress has effectively gutted it as part of a backroom deal' Personal Tech25 Jun 2024 | 31
Mozilla is trying to push me out because I have cancer, CPO says in bombshell lawsuit Steve Teixeira, said to be CEO-in-waiting, now sues Firefox maker for discrimination, retaliation Applications24 Jun 2024 | 91
NASA ought to pay up after space debris punched a hole in my roof, homeowner says Otero family sues Uncle Sam for $80K+ to make everything right Science24 Jun 2024 | 52
Starliner to remain docked to the ISS into July – with no new departure date If it's Boeing, it isn't going joke gets a bit real for 'nauts Science24 Jun 2024 | 49
Europe accuses Apple of preventing devs from telling users about world outside Plus: Commission launches new probe into iPhone maker's efforts to work with new laws SaaS24 Jun 2024 | 13
DARPA searched for fields quantum computers really could revolutionize, with mixed results It's not all hype, but more work is needed before solutions are feasible or affordable Systems24 Jun 2024 | 34
India to build re-usable launch vehicle after nailing third landing of mini-spaceplane Next: more work on crewed mission, including space yoga for astronauts Science24 Jun 2024 | 16
Change Healthcare finally spills the tea on what medical data was stolen by cyber-crew 'Substantial proportion' of America to get a little note from next month Cyber-crime21 Jun 2024 | 9
Uncle Sam sanctions Kaspersky's top bosses – but not Mr K himself Here's America's list of the supposedly dirty dozen CSO21 Jun 2024 | 16
NASA finds humanity would totally fumble asteroid defense Earthly politics and mission planning no match for fast-moving rocky orb Science21 Jun 2024 | 98
BOFH: Why's the network so slow? Episode 12 Let's take a detour into the Boss's budget to solve this little routing issue BOFH21 Jun 2024 | 100
Micron mega-fab mildly endangered by definitely endangered American bats Updated Like a bat out of hell they'll be gone when November comes Offbeat21 Jun 2024 | 12
Google’s attempt to kill off child privacy app advertising lawsuit defeated Won't somebody pleeease think of the ... oh, right, they are Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 5
Biden bans Kaspersky: No more sales, updates in US Blockade begins July 20 on national security grounds as antivirus slinger vows to fight back CSO20 Jun 2024 | 111
IBM, Kyndryl again once sued for age discrimination – this time by its own VPs More big blues at Big Blue ... And of course El Reg is cited in lawsuit CxO20 Jun 2024 | 5
X boss Elon Musk tries to make nice with world at ad biz conference Where we're at in 2024: Billionaire says he didn't mean to tell everyone to 'go f%$k themselves' Offbeat20 Jun 2024 | 45
Australian billionaire wins right to sue Facebook in the US over scam ads Andrew Forrest has spent five years railing against promos that falsely claim he's found the route to crypto riches Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 78
Qualcomm agrees to pay $75M in all-cash deal to settle licensing suit Judge asked to green-light payout to shareholders over SEP license and bundling claims Personal Tech19 Jun 2024 | 4
Additional hatch operations on a Boeing vehicle – but this time it's Starliner Spacecraft to spend some extra testing time at ISS before making its way back home Science19 Jun 2024 | 51
Footage of Nigel Farage blowing up Rishi Sunak's Minecraft mansion 'not real' Hats off to The Guardian for double checking, though Bootnotes19 Jun 2024 | 88
50 launches, 1 knighthood – Rocket Lab CEO talks heavy-lift rockets, Venus, and Musk Interview Sir Peter Beck on bringing balance to the market and more Science19 Jun 2024 | 10
Hong Kong authorities halt alleged smuggler shifting 596 'high-end' CPUs to China Images suggest they could be recent Intel Xeons – perhaps even the sort of kit subject to sanctions Systems19 Jun 2024 | 15
EU attempt to sneak through new encryption-eroding law slammed by Signal, politicians If you call 'client-side scanning' something like 'upload moderation,' it still undermines privacy, security Security18 Jun 2024 | 75
Amazon Labor Union votes overwhelmingly to join forces with Teamsters in NYC Hey Andy, how do you like them Big Apples? Personal Tech18 Jun 2024 | 12
What's up with Mozilla buying ad firm Anonym? It's all about 'privacy-centric advertising' Analysis Is such a thing possible for an industry that never respected people's wishes? Personal Tech18 Jun 2024 | 48
Apple's Macintosh 128K on a Pi Pico gets thumbs-up from Upton Just because you could definitely means you should Offbeat18 Jun 2024 | 7
Tiny solid-state battery promises to pack a punch in pocket gadgets TDK tech envisioned as successor to button cells – if it works as promised Science18 Jun 2024 | 71
NTT uses scattered monitors to trick your brain into seeing 3D images Because not everyone's walking around wearing augmented reality goggles yet Software18 Jun 2024 | 10
US Surgeon General wants cigarette-style health warning labels on social networks Something like ... Side effects may include low self esteem, short attention span, and intrusive ads? Personal Tech17 Jun 2024 | 31
Wrongful termination lawsuit accuses Neuralink of Herpes B-infected monkey business Forced to work through lunch, attacked by virus-carrying primates, and sacked for being pregnant – allegedly Science17 Jun 2024 | 21
The Hubble Space Telescope is back in business Running on one gyro, but still gazing at the sky Science17 Jun 2024 | 13
Crypto-failure Terraform Labs to cough up $4.5B, liquidate self South Korean outfit that triggered the world's 'Crypto Winter' will melt away after SEC order Personal Tech17 Jun 2024 | 17
Meta won't train AI on Euro posts after all, as watchdogs put their paws down Facebook parent calls step forward for privacy a 'step backwards' AI + ML14 Jun 2024 | 41
Clearview AI reaches 'creative' settlement with privacy suit plaintiffs: A conditional IOU Biz too broke, class too big to settle now; agrees to pay in limited circumstances like an IPO, liquidation Personal Tech14 Jun 2024 | 14
Virgin Galactic celebrates flight hiatus with a reverse stock split Biz keen to avoid a delisting as share price drops Science14 Jun 2024 | 9
Voyager 1 makes stellar comeback to science operations Engineers coax veteran probe back to health Science14 Jun 2024 | 31
AI Octopus predicts results of Euro 2024: It isn't looking good for England Who needs a real live cephalopod? Offbeat14 Jun 2024 | 17
BOFH: An 'AI PC' for an Acutely Ignorant user Episode 11 The Boss won't know the difference BOFH14 Jun 2024 | 89
Pakistan punishes tax dodgers with new measures to ensure telcos cut off their mobile phones Already doxxed and ordered disconnection for half a million of its own citizens suspected of not paying their share Public Sector14 Jun 2024 | 8
Japan's space agency helps to target advertising with satellite photos of crops Some would say ads for cabbage are futile – can pics from space at least make them timely? Software14 Jun 2024 | 20
NASA hits wrong button, broadcasts ISS emergency training by mistake Simulation stimulates social media panic Bootnotes13 Jun 2024 | 17
Dr Ed Stone, former director of JPL, Voyager project scientist, dies at 88 Obit A legacy of scientific discovery, inspiration and engagement Science13 Jun 2024 | 18
Japan forces Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores and payments DMA-like law passes in pursuit of a more innovative and open smartphone market Public Sector13 Jun 2024 | 9
Italian premier taps Pope Francis to warn G7 of AI disaster if ethics ignored Holy smokes, don't screw this up Bootnotes12 Jun 2024 | 6
Space health shocker: Astronauts return mostly fine Largest ever study reveals some of the effects on human body aren't as bad as thought, but work needs to be done Science12 Jun 2024 | 12
Elon Musk ends OpenAI lawsuit without explaining why Court docs suggest this matter could have run for years Legal12 Jun 2024 | 22
Gates-backed nuclear plant breaks ground without guarantee it'll have fuel TerraPower's atomic facility needs lots of low-enriched uranium and who mainly makes it ... ah, jeez Science11 Jun 2024 | 76
Molten lunar regolith heats up space colonization dreams Human settlement of the Moon made a little easier, maybe? Science11 Jun 2024 | 35
Biden admin fuels up Rocket Lab with $24M for space-grade solar cell chip shop Funding will expand manufacturing by 50% in three years, says Uncle Sam Science11 Jun 2024 |
Support, don't micromanage, say researchers who find WFH intensified 'anxiety' in some Feeling empowerment and autonomy at work reportedly key when toiling remotely Offbeat11 Jun 2024 | 37
Legendary Glastonbury farm using bovine excreta power plant adds graphene boffinry This is not BS, it's cutting-edge material science Science11 Jun 2024 | 35
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity bows out to make way for Delta Class successor Company's fate now rests with SpaceShipTwo's followup Science10 Jun 2024 | 8
Norway's sovereign wealth fund aims to zap Musk's monster Tesla pay deal Concerned about size of award given 'performance triggers' and 'dilution' Offbeat10 Jun 2024 | 49
Michael Dell lends support to bid for Everton Football Club Texan Mick set to become honorary blue Scouser if winning bid hits back of the net Bootnotes10 Jun 2024 | 6
EU grants €15M funding for ICARUS inflatable heat shield Exclusive Just don't let it fly too close to the Sun Science10 Jun 2024 | 24
Astroboffins order most advanced spectrograph ever to sniff out alien life ANDES, in the Andes, is predicted to find the first Population III mega-star Science08 Jun 2024 | 30
White House hopes $180M will solve science, tech gaps in commercial fusion power Researchers get 4 years, a small pot of cash, and long row to hoe before making tech practical by next decade Science07 Jun 2024 | 19
California upgrade company aims militarized 'Tactical' Cybertruck at police forces Criminals expected to counter Tesla truck with water guns and driving offroad Offbeat07 Jun 2024 | 82
Quantinuum inches closer to fault-tolerant quantum with a 56 qubit machine This one only produces errors 65 percent of the time. Woo-hoo! Science07 Jun 2024 | 11
A tale of two missions: Starliner and Starship both achieve milestones It was the best of times for space fans Science07 Jun 2024 | 57
Samsung union stages its first ever strike – very politely Members stop work – on a day many take off, anyway – in pursuit of better conditions Legal07 Jun 2024 | 9
OpenAI to buy electricity from CEO Sam Altman's nuclear fusion side hustle Knowing your supplier is always good – and super lab's auditors promise to check for conflicts of interest AI + ML06 Jun 2024 | 52
China's new sanctions loophole: Use export-controlled chips inside the US Oracle, Nvidia accused of working with ByteDance, others to provide access to advanced parts within America Systems06 Jun 2024 | 5
Brit tech tycoon Mike Lynch cleared of all charges in US Autonomy fraud trial Jury in San Francisco finds founder plus finance VP not guilty Software06 Jun 2024 | 130
Ariane 6 ready to rocket, bringing heavy-lift capability back to Europe Just a wet dress rehearsal left before debut launch Science06 Jun 2024 | 12
Tetris Company celebrates classic game's 40th birthday You're not a 1985 truther, are you? Bootnotes06 Jun 2024 | 27