YouTubers fell for shady 'sponsors' who seized, then sold, accounts

Vid-slingers had been asking how this happened for years, even while their channels were spruiking dodgy crypto | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Nobody cares about DAB radio – so let's force it onto smart speakers

Britain's anti Amazon and Google war gets a second front | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

US drops tariff threat against nations who dished out digital taxes tech giants

15% tax minimum to hit tech firms | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Google 'colluded' with Facebook to bypass Apple privacy

Amended Texas complaint alleges backroom efforts to maintain ad dominance and more | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Florida man accused of breaking Mastodon's open-source license

Golf enthusiast given 30 days to cough up code | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft under fire again from open-source .NET devs: Hot Reload feature pulled

Windows giant has a funny way of 'loving' Free software | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Gpsd bug to roll back clocks to 2002

Alternative headline: Yet another widely used project maintained thanklessly by 'some random person in Nebraska' | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft unveils Android apps for Windows 11 (for US users only)

Windows Insiders get their hands on the Windows Subsystem for Android | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

How to keep a support contract: Make the user think they solved the problem

Look what you found! Aren't you clever! | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

MPrivacy risk from mobile devices tracked by their Bluetooth transmissions

Unique fingerprints lurk in radio signals more often than not, it seems | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Research finds consumer-grade IoT devices showing up on corporate networks

Considering the slack security of such kit, it's a perfect storm | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Remote code execution flaw found in old version of WinRAR

Update to v6.02 – or don't, but on your head be it | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Boeing's Starliner capsule won't fly this year

Meanwhile Elon's running orbital tourist trips and ISS crew missions | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Not just deprecated, but deleted: Google finally strips FTP code from Chrome

A death by a thousand cuts | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Intel researchers propose HTTPS Attestable to secure web workloads via SGX

Intel duo propose fresh use of, yes, SGX but also Arm's TrustZone and similar TEEs | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Value of Finnish open-source-as-a-service startup Aiven jumps $1.2bn in 7 months

Cloud data market heats up as company lures $60m in Series C funding | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Edinburgh University contemplates computer courses without 'Alice' and 'Bob'

Academics advised to consider excluding certain terminology for the sake of inclusivity | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Soyuz spurt gave ISS orbit an attitude problem

Crew successfully de-orbited on Sunday carrying vital payload: footage for a movie shot in space | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Amazon textbook rental service scammed for $1.5m

Michigan man arrested for borrowing costly textbooks and selling them | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Pirate Party member: GDPR-compliant Whois will lead to 'doxxing and death lists'

ICANN also dislikes it but web infrastructure firms don't really mind | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

TSMCs post-pandemic future in a world short of chips? New factories more revenue

It's not all bad news for some | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

LinkedIn shutting down in China after mounting government pressure

Try InJobs instead! All the fun of a résumé and no comments allowed | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Chang'e 5 probe's tricky lunar touchdown

Landing with liquid fuel aboard made slosh-avoidance essential. Plus: China names first woman to visit Tiangong space station | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Ransomware summit urges virtual asset crackdown, doesn't mention cryptocurrency

Inconsistent regulation means crooks can sneak cryptos through cracks – pretty much everyone wants them filled | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Electric car makers ready to jump into battery recycling

It's better to get lithium from used batteries than from the ground, says Elon Musk | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

LANtenna attack reveals Ethernet cable traffic contents

What's a long length of electrical wire? A transmitter, of course | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Ad-blocking browser extension adds ads, say Imperva researchers

Oi, Google: how did this get past your review process? And Imperva: why does your web page offer to install software? | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

How Windows NTFS finally made it into Linux

Microsoft's New Technology File System has been with us for decades and at long, long last it's going to be fully supported for penguins | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Zero-day hunters seek laws to prevent vendors suing them

Cybersecurity Advisors Network gets backing from Bugcrowd, infosec luminaries, even the OECD | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

The planet survived six hours without Facebook. Let's make it longer next time

Zucks to lose your #HugOps | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

We reported exposed database, schools email marketing company told us to go away

Usernames and passwords could be read (and abused) by anyone in since fixed flaw | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft Turns Windows Subsystem for Linux into an App for Windows

WSL will still be baked in if you want it – but Redmond wants you to get it from the Store | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

VMware imagines 'memory servers' – a new source of shared software-defined RAM

Working to have vSphere provide a memory service that tiers pages, claims hardware TCO boost of 30 to 50 per cent | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Google's Privacy Budget doesn't add up, says Mozilla CTO

Chocolate Factory says its fingerprinting spec is unfinished | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Russia-based criminals are still the UK's number 1 cyber-foe

Chatham House speech targets non-state baddies as well as grey zone and nation states | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

England's Data Guardian warns of plans to grant police access to patient data

Proposed law could 'erode trust and confidence' in healthcare | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

US nuke sub plans leaked on SD card hidden in peanut butter sandwich, claims FBI

Docs were smuggled past security and sold for $110K of Monero after ProtonMail exchanges between 'Alice and 'Bob' | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Firefox: Dark Pattern Consent Dialog

Dark pattern consent dialog invites users to share their location with advertisers | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

.NET Foundation boss apologizes for pull request that sparked community row

Community not happy with justification for actions taken without consultation or recent engagement | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Google to auto-enroll 150m users, 2m YouTubers with two-factor authentication

Uh, cool? | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Interview: Element celebrates Facebook outage with Signal bridge for Matrix

Kudos given to Signal. Not so much for Facebook and Whatsapp | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Progress Asahi Linux brings forth a usable basic desktop on Apple's M1

Drivers slip into the kernel as team ponders GPU hardware | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Singapore health ministry pulls chatbot over inappropriate answers

Singapore pulls plug on 'Ask Jamie' after it also suggested polio jabs and other 'misaligned replies' | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft's .NET Foundation under fire as resigning board member questions role

'Don't tell us you're about the community and then go do the business of Microsoft' | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Microsoft's .NET Foundation under fire as resigning board member questions it

'Don't tell us you're about the community and then go do the business of Microsoft' | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

What if Chrome broke features of the web and Google forgot to tell anyone?

Browser monoculture bad | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Globalfoundries Files for IPO

Deal could value chip maker at $25bn | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago

Quantum computer algorithms use mathematics that we don't teach our kids

Assuming tech works as promised, overhaul needed in policy and supplies, panel says | Continue reading


@theregister.com | 2 years ago