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Friday March 22, 2024. 09:31 AM
its What's brown and sticky and broke this PC?
Nothing, according to its user. But the techie who tried to fix it found a sweet solution On Call As another week ebbs away, The Register hopes that readers have a nice warm cup of whatever they fancy beside them as we present another instalment of On Call, our weekly...
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microsoft Redis tightens its license terms, pleasing basically no one
FOSS developers gotta eat, but users need certainty Leading in-memory database vendor Redis is switching to a dual-license approach, imposing far more restrictive terms.…
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users Meta connects Threads to the Fediverse
Doing things outside the walled garden is kinda hard, devs admit Meta's totally-not-a-Twitter clone, Threads, has joined the Fediverse.…
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apple Vigorous US lobbying reportedly reversed India PC import license scheme
Washington was most displeased and New Delhi knew it made a mistake India was subjected to intense US lobbying after suddenly imposing a requirement that computer importers obtain a license, according to a news report on Thursday.…
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first Vernor Vinge, first author to describe cyberspace and 'The Singularity,' dies at 79
CompSci and math professor by trade, he envisaged a galactic Usenet, and was utterly brilliant Obituary Science fiction author and academic Vernor Vinge has departed this life, aged 79.…
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after Indian court halts operations of government-run social media fact checker
Rights groups protested potential for sneaky censorship of political rivals India's supreme court on Thursday halted a plan to activate a government-run fact-checking unit that would assess info posted about the nation's government posted to social media platforms – the...
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support Japan's NTT and NEC reckon they can boost optical network capacities 12x
First tests of manycore fibres hailed as success over oceanic distances Japanese tech titans NTT and NEC reckon they've proven the performance of a novel fiber optic technology that could increase capacity of submarine cables by a factor of 12.…
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are Truck-to-truck worm could infect – and disrupt – entire US commercial fleet
The device that makes it possible is required in all American big rigs, and has poor security Vulnerabilities in common Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) required in US commercial trucks could be present in over 14 million medium- and heavy-duty rigs, according to boffins at ...
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Thursday March 21, 2024. 11:20 PM
computer FBI v the bots: Feds urge denial-of-service defense after critical infrastructure alert
You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, they're telling you why The US government has recommended a series of steps that critical infrastructure operators should take to prevent distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.…
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geek Microsoft faces bipartisan criticism for alleged censorship on Bing in China
Redmond says it does what it's told, but still thinks users are better off Microsoft is the subject of growing criticism in the US over allegations that its Bing search engine censors results for users in China that relate to sensitive subjects the state wants blocked.…
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news Congress votes unanimously to ban brokers selling American data to enemies
At least we can all agree on something The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would prohibit data brokers from selling Americans' data to foreign adversaries with an unusual degree of bipartisan support: It passed without a single opposing vote.…
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pc Microsoft's first AI PCs Surface with Intel cores and a Copilot key
Upgraded fondleslab and laptops limited to business buyers only, for now At a virtual press conference on Thursday, Microsoft showed off the latest additions to its Surface hardware via an updated tablet and business laptops that Redmond assures us are built for using AI for ...
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technology Licensing labyrinth for Power Apps and Dynamics 365 must be clarified, warns expert
Rules still unclear for Microsoft users making potentially costly decisions on enterprise applications Microsoft needs to clarify licensing arrangements around its low-code Power Apps and Dynamics 365 software to prevent users from receiving unexpected bills for their...
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internet World's first Neuralink patient enjoying online chess, long Civ 6 sessions
While excited by the implant, Noland Arbaugh says it's not perfect and there's still work to be done Neuralink's first human patient is now a public figure, with the company publishing a video yesterday showing him playing chess on a laptop and talking about how 'freakin'...
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technologies Cloud Software Group snubs GPL obligations, say critics
Spawn of Citrix and Tibco 'no longer able to support the community edition of JasperReports Server' Even if you decide to stop offering free editions, you don't get to stop providing the source code to FOSS, users of JasperReports Server are complaining.…
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computers Yacht dealer to the stars attacked by Rhysida ransomware gang
MarineMax may be in choppy waters after 'stolen data' given million-dollar price tag The Rhysida ransomware group claims it was responsible for the cyberattack at US luxury yacht dealer MarineMax earlier this month.…
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pc news Uncle Sam, 15 US states launch antitrust war on Apple
Lawsuit alleges iGiant rips off fans, stifles dev innovation, makes it tough to dump iOS for rivals The US Department of Justice has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple, accusing the iMaker of stifling innovation and undermining competitors through its App Store...
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pc news headlines Uncle Sam, 15 US states launch antitrust war on Apple
Lawsuit alleges iGiant rips off fans, stifles dev innovation, makes it tough to dump iOS for rivals The US Department of Justice has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple, accusing the iMaker of stifling innovation and undermining competitors through its App Store...
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geek news Meta, Microsoft, X, Match pledge selves to Epic battle against Apple App Store
You have my sword... and my bow... and my axe! Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match Group are piling on Apple in support of Epic Games' ongoing legal battle over the Cupertino giant's stranglehold on its App Store.…
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technology news Micron bounces back as AI drives up memory prices
'Our HBM is sold out for calendar 2024,' trills CEO Micron is basking in a market bounceback, crediting the surge of interest in AI for a jump in the company's revenue, even though buyers face the prospect of rising memory prices for the year ahead.…
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