Shanghai lockdown: Chinese tech execs warn of supply-chain chaos 'Severe consequences' for industry ... and anyone setting foot outside Systems19 Apr 2022 | 52
COVID-19 contact tracing apps were suggested as saviors. They sometimes delivered COVID Logfile IV Privacy fears didn't materialise, but bungling did Personal Tech15 Apr 2022 | 62
Locked-in and hungry, Shanghai residents can't complain online Beijing struggles to contain both misinformation and inconvenient dissent amid mass lockdowns Networks11 Apr 2022 | 19
Fintech platform flaw could have allowed bank transfers, exposed data Fintech provider flaw could have hit dozens of U.S. banks, says Salt Security Security07 Apr 2022 | 9
NASA: Telework doesn't work when you're building a Moon rover VIPER mission running late thanks to WfH orders, also bitten by tech supply chain woes Software07 Apr 2022 | 2
China rolls out bots to enforce ‘temporary closed-off management’ of Shanghai Drones, delivery-bots and robo-sprayers at work in locked-down megacity Personal Tech06 Apr 2022 | 17
Japanese startup makes baby carrier-style sling for 'Love Robots' Fittings open on Saturday, to make it easier to take motorized pals with you wherever you go Bootnotes01 Apr 2022 | 33
With 90% COVID-19 vax rate, Intel to step up return-to-office In memo seen by The Register, chip giant seems to be striving for championship yoga-levels of flexibility On-Prem30 Mar 2022 | 42
China APT group using Russia invasion, COVID-19 in phishing attacks Mustang Panda deploys variant of Korplug malware to target European officials and ISPs Security28 Mar 2022 |
Fresh concerns about 'indefinite' UK government access to doctors' patient data As England's controversial scheme to grab 55 million citizen's medical data is withdrawn, emergency powers are extended Security23 Mar 2022 | 33
Testing for COVID with the sound of a cough? There’s an app for that And it's right more often than rapid antigen tests Personal Tech23 Mar 2022 | 28
China's tech hub relaxes COVID restrictions to restart industrial production Shenzhen still restricts movement and crowds, so supply chains may yet splutter On-Prem21 Mar 2022 | 19
China's top tech city Shenzhen locks down completely for at least a week iPhone plants closed and so have plenty more - brace for tech supply chain trouble On-Prem14 Mar 2022 | 35
Google to wind down pandemic work-from-home Updated And Apple, too, and Twitter, kinda On-Prem03 Mar 2022 | 25
CrowdStrike offers fully managed identity-threat-detection-as-a-service The further you move from the office, the more wild the product descriptions Security03 Mar 2022 | 2
The zero-password future can't come soon enough SpyCloud highlights poor password hygiene of consumers and the threat to enterprises Security02 Mar 2022 | 121
Apple has missed the video revolution Column COVID-19 turned many of us into media producers, but the tools favour Windows On-Prem01 Mar 2022 | 62
Cisco can't say when long waits for hardware will end Omicron dents Switchzilla's previous optimism that late 2022 could see backlog clear Networks17 Feb 2022 | 6
Microsoft prepares for its staff to return to Washington sites Remember to keep the Windows open. We're here all week Software15 Feb 2022 | 10
Apple again extends waiver for in-app purchasing requirement for online experiences We'll know the pandemic is over when Apple starts insisting on its cut of fees for events again Software24 Jan 2022 | 1
Microsoft sends HoloLens 2 into a care home... Nope, not a headline gag about retiring the tech. They actually did this Hands-free kit a 'game changer' for doctors assessing residents during pandemic Bootnotes19 Jan 2022 | 4
COVID-19 was a generational opportunity for change at work – and corporate blew it Column Faux flexibility – and then back in the office where we can keep an eye on you ... On-Prem19 Jan 2022 | 106
Micron expects COVID-19-hit Xi'an DRAM factory to reopen as normal soon Neither cough nor sneeze nor gloom of coronavirus stays these chip makers from their appointed rounds On-Prem07 Jan 2022 | 3
Of course a Bluetooth-using home COVID test was cracked to fake results The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test was connected to the internet of woefully insecure things for a while Security22 Dec 2021 | 25
East Londoners nicked under Computer Misuse Act after NHS vaccine passport app sprouted clump of fake entries App runs off a database, and databases are run by humans Security16 Dec 2021 | 105
Google joins others in Big Tech: Get vaccinated – or you're fired Updated Not getting a COVID-19 jab? That's not very googley of you On-Prem15 Dec 2021 | 170
Will I inhale coronavirus at this restaurant? There’s an app for that Update Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward measures ventilation quality so diners can breathe easy Personal Tech15 Dec 2021 | 20
ZOE COVID Study app starts the week with a lockdown of its own Symptom tracker suffers Monday morning borkage Off-Prem13 Dec 2021 | 9
The (IT capacity) testing times we live in: Survey's in – and my, how some of you have grown Reg Reader Survey Only one respondent 'noticeably reduced the capacity of their systems' On-Prem07 Dec 2021 |
The Omicron dilemma: Google goes first on delaying office work Hurrah, employees can continue to work from home and take calls in pyjamas On-Prem06 Dec 2021 | 76
Amazon accused of grossly underreporting COVID-19 cases to US labor agency 'Yes, we had nearly 20,000 cases last year but only 27 were directly work-related. Honestly.' On-Prem01 Dec 2021 | 26
Amazon cuts a relatively tiny check to disappear claims it broke the law by withholding COVID-19 data from staff Settlement is little more than a minor cost-of-business expense Personal Tech16 Nov 2021 | 4
Cisco requires COVID-19 shots for all US staff – even remote workers Exclusive Unvaxxed can vaxx off for unpaid leave during which Switchzilla can fire them or erase their jobs Networks03 Nov 2021 | 268
Unvaccinated and working at Apple? Prepare for COVID-19 testing 'every time' you step in the office Tell us you've been jabbed or... On-Prem21 Oct 2021 | 249
Acer expands its antimicrobial PC offerings – with caveat they may not offer any protection Because digital viruses aren't the only ones we're worried about right now Personal Tech14 Oct 2021 | 21
IBM US staff must be fully vaccinated by December – or go back to bed without pay And that's regardless of whether they work from home or are in the office On-Prem07 Oct 2021 | 136
Unable to test every tourist and unable to turn them away, Greece used ML to pick visitors for COVID-19 checks Inside the software built to figure out groups of potentially infected, asymptomatic passengers AI + ML23 Sep 2021 | 33
'This is the new normal,' Microsoft tells US workers: Work from home until further notice Plus: President Biden wants businesses with 100+ staff to get vaccinated or test weekly On-Prem09 Sep 2021 | 75
'It takes a hell of a mental toll' – techies who lost work due to COVID share their stories COVID Logfile III Some refined their CVs relentlessly. Others studied. Many wept, more than once. But most see an upside to their changed circumstances SaaS07 Sep 2021 | 24
Nutanix mandates vaccinations for in-office workers, doesn't mandate going to offices Finishes FY 2021 with a bang and starts to re-open On-Prem02 Sep 2021 | 2
Google delays back-to-office recall until at least 2022 Chocolate Factory says never-ending pandemic threw spanner in October plan On-Prem31 Aug 2021 | 6
Apple extends live-at-work to at least January 2022 Stores of iThings will stay open, though Off-Prem20 Aug 2021 | 27
Magna Carta mayhem: Protesters lay siege to Edinburgh Castle, citing obscure Latin text that has never applied in Scotland Harry Potter and the Unstoppable Simpletons Bootnotes18 Aug 2021 | 231
CES to require proof-of-vaccination at 2022 tech mega-conference Because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas On-Prem18 Aug 2021 | 2
Facebook now says it won't recall staff to its offices until 2022 due to delta variant It's the Social distancing Network™ On-Prem13 Aug 2021 | 8
Amazon delays return to office work until 2022 at the earliest Other Big Tech companies, however, still want workers in this autumn On-Prem06 Aug 2021 | 44
Microsoft to require proof of vaccination from on-site staff, pushes back full reopening Unless your doctor or god says you can't have the jab On-Prem04 Aug 2021 | 169
I'm feeling lucky: Google, Facebook say workers must be vaccinated before they return to offices Updated As web search giant stalls end to work-from-home to mid-October On-Prem29 Jul 2021 | 144
Apple boasts of record quarter, but warns supply shortages will get worse before they get better 'The road to recovery will be a winding one' Cook predicts Personal Tech28 Jul 2021 | 3
Great reset? More like Fake Reset: Leaders need a reality check if they think their best staff will give up hybrid work Column Fortune favours the flexible in the new normal Offbeat28 Jul 2021 | 98
US Surgeon General doubles down on Facebook-bashing amid vaccination information blame game The Social Network fires back after President Biden accuses it of 'killing people' Legal19 Jul 2021 | 75
Intel and Samsung impacted as COVID closes electronics factories in Vietnam 750 cases among workers sees labour force asked to stay on-site On-Prem15 Jul 2021 | 11
Google to bake COVID-19 vaccine passport support into Android with Passes API update Digital vax record stored on user's smartphone Software02 Jul 2021 | 25
Data collected to promote public health must never be surrendered to police Column Voluntary location-tracking to crimp COVID is too good a tool to waste Legal01 Jul 2021 | 108
India to open-source its Co-WIN national vaccination booking platform An eager queue has already formed in Asia, Latin America, and Africa — but do those nations know about the glitches, or the digital divide issues? Software30 Jun 2021 | 10
Dealing with the pandemic by drinking and swearing? Boffins say you're not alone While social media gets a portion of the blame for COVID-19's initial spread Bootnotes11 Jun 2021 | 50
Linus Torvalds tells kernel list poster to 'SHUT THE HELL UP' for saying COVID-19 vaccines create 'new humanoid race' 'Any Linux discussion list isn't going to have your idiotic drivel pass uncontested from me' OSes11 Jun 2021 | 230
Dominic Cummings: Health secretary's 'stupid' targets delayed building UK test and trace system to combat COVID Former UK.gov spin doctor talks of mess in response to crisis Science27 May 2021 | 111
Google employee helped UK government switch from disastrous COVID-19 strategy, according to Dominic Cummings Explosive Whitehall testimony also reveals former Faculty data scientist Ben Warner’s influence on decision making during national emergency Science26 May 2021 | 81
India acknowledges its vaccination-booking API excludes millions Allows limited on-site registration for jabs Software25 May 2021 | 3
Singapore orders social media to correct Indian politician’s allegation of local COVID-19 variant Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act swings into action Legal21 May 2021 | 26
Indian telcos giving away services as customers fear going outside to top up their accounts Over 150 million people given freebies or generous top-up deals Networks17 May 2021 | 1