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Tune in this month: El Reg's Chris Mellor talks storage, cloud and much more with Qumulo – and you're all invited

Vodafone UK links arms with Openreach to build out its full-fibre network

Double downtime: Azure DevOps, Google cloud users put the kettle on

Hyphens of mass destruction: When a clumsy finger meant the end for hundreds of jobs

What's that, Skippy? A sad-faced Microsoft engineer has arrived with an axe? Skippy?

Microsoft's phrase of the week was 'tech intensity' and, no, we're not sure what it means either

Google throws new version of Dart at the desktop, will be hoping it sticks with app devs

Python overtakes Java to become second-most popular language on GitHub after JavaScript

BlueKeep freakout had little to no impact on patching, say experts

Back-2-school hacking: Kaspersky blames pesky script kiddies for rash of DDoS cyber hooliganism

If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is: Nobody can decrypt the Dharma ransomware

Hate hub hacked, Cisco bugs squished, Bluekeep attacks begin, and much, much more

Senior GitLab exec resigns over plan to stop hiring engineers in China and Russia

Smack-talking overflow: Mining developer sentiment to understand the most popular APIs

Skills Matter... sadly, so does cash flow: 15-year-old London dev events biz enters administration

GitLab mulls ban on hiring Chinese and Russian support staff because 'security'

Microsoft embraces California data privacy law, but don't expect Google to follow suit

Uber CEO compares pedestrian death to murder of Saudi journalist, saying all should be forgiven

Any promises to extend rights of self-employed might win an election, hint Brit freelancer orgs

237 UK police force staff punished for misusing IT systems in last 2 years

Google brings its secret health data stockpiling systems to the US

Apple's credit card probed over sexism claims after women getting stiffed on limits

Teachers: Make your pupils' parents buy them an iPad to use at school. Oh and did you pack sunglasses for the Apple-funded jolly?

Ex from Hell gets six years for online stalking and revenge pics rampage at two women

Geek's Guide

SpaceX flings another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit in firm's heaviest payload to date

'That roar is terrific... look at that rocket go!' It's been 52 years since first Saturn V left the pad

Bloodhound rocket car target of 550mph put on ice after engine overheat

To avoid that Titanic feeling, boffins create an unsinkable hydrophobic metal with laser power

Is this paragraph from Trump or an AI bot? You decide, plus buy your own AI for $399

They say lightning never strikes twice, but boffins have built an AI to show where it'll come next

One man's mistake, missing backups and complete reboot: The tale of Europe’s Galileo satellites going dark

Robotics mastermind admits: I pushed over my 1-year-old daughter to understand balance

Verity Stob

All bets are Hoff: DXC exec is standing for Brexit Party in UK General Election

Beardy biologist's withering takedown of creationism fetches $564,500 at auction

Blood, snot and fear: Why the travelling lone tech reporter should always knock twice

Socket to the energy bill: 5-bed home with stupid number of power outlets leaves us asking... why?

Software

What's that, Skippy? A sad-faced Microsoft engineer has arrived with an axe? Skippy?

RoundupPlus: New toys for Teams, a fresh Visual Studio Code, and more

11 Nov 10:01 | 15

Software

Microsoft's phrase of the week was 'tech intensity' and, no, we're not sure what it means either

Ignite(Tech adoption x tech capability ) ^ trust, anyone?

08 Nov 15:04 | 20

Software

Google throws new version of Dart at the desktop, will be hoping it sticks with app devs

Reformed JavaScript killer now useful on the command line

08 Nov 05:00 | 15

Software

Python overtakes Java to become second-most popular language on GitHub after JavaScript

Data analytics helps to boost contributions by 151%

07 Nov 18:00 | 13

Software

Microsoft looks to React Native as a way to tackle the cross-platform development puzzle

IgniteWindows and Office teams shun Xamarin in favour of JavaScript/C++ solution

07 Nov 15:00 | 15

Software

Chrome OS: Yo dawg, I heard you like desktops so we put a workspace in your workspace

So you can work on something while you work on something

06 Nov 17:42 | 49

Software

What is this, 1989? Laplink is still a thing and wants to help with Windows 7 migrations

Software survivor celebrates middle age with facelift

06 Nov 15:09 | 76

Software

NPM today stands for Now Pay Me: JavaScript packaging biz debuts conduit for funding open-source coders

Like a particular module? You're one command away from being able to donate some dosh for it

06 Nov 08:09 | 27

Software

Hey, corporate types. Microsoft would really love to pick your brains about Project Cortex

IgniteIt's like an automatic knowledgebase creator for enterprise intranet

05 Nov 13:26 | 6

Software

Bad news, developers: Apple Mac App Store tells cross-platform Electron apps to get lost

Programmers who reoffend risk permanent exile from the fondleslab empire

05 Nov 08:02 | 49

Software

PowerPoint! Word! Excel! Lens! By your powers combined, I am Captain Mobile Office

IgniteMicrosoft revamps suite as single application

04 Nov 15:05 | 19

Software

Pencil 15 Jan 2020 in your diary: That's when Microsoft hopes you'll be at the cutting Edge... Chromium style

IgniteDay after termination of Windows 7 support. Plus: First Release Candidate arrives

04 Nov 14:04 | 10

Software

Revealed: The new icon you'll click to download an alternative browser, and more from Microsoft

RoundupPlus: Your Phone makes do without Bluetooth, Azure Sphere release date

04 Nov 10:15 | 23

Software

Ask, Allow or Block is like Vivaldi browser's version of Snog Marry Avoid for popups in 2.9

New global site permissions but rivals still ahead on privacy

31 Oct 15:15 | 15

Software

'No more room for wars in the new world'? Who are you and what have you done with Microsoft?

Software giant joins OpenJDK for the second time

31 Oct 12:22 | 21

Software

GraphQL a cut above the REST, say query lang's fans: Airbnb, Knotel, others embrace the tech

Data-fetching scheme seems to be catching on

31 Oct 10:43 | 9

Software

Just take a look at the carnage on Notepad++'s GitHub: 'Free Uyghur' release sparks spam tsunami by pro-Chinese

How to make friends and influence people, 2019 Edition

31 Oct 01:40 | 105

Software

You'e yping i wong: macOS Catalina stops Twitter desktop app from accepting B, L, M, R, and T in passwords

Oher sofwae ikey hi y egession in uggy opeaing syse

30 Oct 21:15 | 79

Software

GitLab pulls U-turn on plan to crank up usage telemetry after both staff and customers cry foul

CEO apologises for ill-considered proposal

30 Oct 14:46 | 23

Software

Trello starts waving AI around as collab outfit hits 50 million registrations

Just don't ask how many actually use it

30 Oct 13:02 | 9

Software

Linux kernel is getting more reliable, says Linus Torvalds. Plus: What do you need to do to be him?

Chief Linux maintainer job is all about reading many, many, many emails, and 'saying no'

30 Oct 12:27 | 38

Tune in this month: El Reg's Chris Mellor talks storage, cloud and much more with Qumulo – and you're all invited

Vodafone UK links arms with Openreach to build out its full-fibre network

Double downtime: Azure DevOps, Google cloud users put the kettle on

Hyphens of mass destruction: When a clumsy finger meant the end for hundreds of jobs

What's that, Skippy? A sad-faced Microsoft engineer has arrived with an axe? Skippy?

Microsoft's phrase of the week was 'tech intensity' and, no, we're not sure what it means either

Google throws new version of Dart at the desktop, will be hoping it sticks with app devs

Python overtakes Java to become second-most popular language on GitHub after JavaScript

BlueKeep freakout had little to no impact on patching, say experts

Back-2-school hacking: Kaspersky blames pesky script kiddies for rash of DDoS cyber hooliganism

If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is: Nobody can decrypt the Dharma ransomware

Hate hub hacked, Cisco bugs squished, Bluekeep attacks begin, and much, much more

Senior GitLab exec resigns over plan to stop hiring engineers in China and Russia

Smack-talking overflow: Mining developer sentiment to understand the most popular APIs

Skills Matter... sadly, so does cash flow: 15-year-old London dev events biz enters administration

GitLab mulls ban on hiring Chinese and Russian support staff because 'security'

Microsoft embraces California data privacy law, but don't expect Google to follow suit

Uber CEO compares pedestrian death to murder of Saudi journalist, saying all should be forgiven

Any promises to extend rights of self-employed might win an election, hint Brit freelancer orgs

237 UK police force staff punished for misusing IT systems in last 2 years

Google brings its secret health data stockpiling systems to the US

Apple's credit card probed over sexism claims after women getting stiffed on limits

Teachers: Make your pupils' parents buy them an iPad to use at school. Oh and did you pack sunglasses for the Apple-funded jolly?

Ex from Hell gets six years for online stalking and revenge pics rampage at two women

SpaceX flings another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit in firm's heaviest payload to date

'That roar is terrific... look at that rocket go!' It's been 52 years since first Saturn V left the pad

Bloodhound rocket car target of 550mph put on ice after engine overheat

To avoid that Titanic feeling, boffins create an unsinkable hydrophobic metal with laser power

Is this paragraph from Trump or an AI bot? You decide, plus buy your own AI for $399

They say lightning never strikes twice, but boffins have built an AI to show where it'll come next

One man's mistake, missing backups and complete reboot: The tale of Europe’s Galileo satellites going dark

Robotics mastermind admits: I pushed over my 1-year-old daughter to understand balance

All bets are Hoff: DXC exec is standing for Brexit Party in UK General Election

Beardy biologist's withering takedown of creationism fetches $564,500 at auction

Blood, snot and fear: Why the travelling lone tech reporter should always knock twice

Socket to the energy bill: 5-bed home with stupid number of power outlets leaves us asking... why?

Software

What's that, Skippy? A sad-faced Microsoft engineer has arrived with an axe? Skippy?

Microsoft's phrase of the week was 'tech intensity' and, no, we're not sure what it means either

Google throws new version of Dart at the desktop, will be hoping it sticks with app devs

Python overtakes Java to become second-most popular language on GitHub after JavaScript

Microsoft looks to React Native as a way to tackle the cross-platform development puzzle

Chrome OS: Yo dawg, I heard you like desktops so we put a workspace in your workspace

What is this, 1989? Laplink is still a thing and wants to help with Windows 7 migrations

NPM today stands for Now Pay Me: JavaScript packaging biz debuts conduit for funding open-source coders

Hey, corporate types. Microsoft would really love to pick your brains about Project Cortex

Bad news, developers: Apple Mac App Store tells cross-platform Electron apps to get lost

PowerPoint! Word! Excel! Lens! By your powers combined, I am Captain Mobile Office

Pencil 15 Jan 2020 in your diary: That's when Microsoft hopes you'll be at the cutting Edge... Chromium style

Revealed: The new icon you'll click to download an alternative browser, and more from Microsoft

Ask, Allow or Block is like Vivaldi browser's version of Snog Marry Avoid for popups in 2.9

'No more room for wars in the new world'? Who are you and what have you done with Microsoft?

GraphQL a cut above the REST, say query lang's fans: Airbnb, Knotel, others embrace the tech

Just take a look at the carnage on Notepad++'s GitHub: 'Free Uyghur' release sparks spam tsunami by pro-Chinese

You'e yping i wong: macOS Catalina stops Twitter desktop app from accepting B, L, M, R, and T in passwords

GitLab pulls U-turn on plan to crank up usage telemetry after both staff and customers cry foul

Trello starts waving AI around as collab outfit hits 50 million registrations

Linux kernel is getting more reliable, says Linus Torvalds. Plus: What do you need to do to be him?

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Hyphens of mass destruction: When a clumsy finger meant the end for hundreds of jobs

'That roar is terrific... look at that rocket go!' It's been 52 years since first Saturn V left the pad

If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is: Nobody can decrypt the Dharma ransomware

What's that, Skippy? A sad-faced Microsoft engineer has arrived with an axe? Skippy?

Teachers: Make your pupils' parents buy them an iPad to use at school. Oh and did you pack sunglasses for the Apple-funded jolly?

Double downtime: Azure DevOps, Google cloud users put the kettle on

Is this paragraph from Trump or an AI bot? You decide, plus buy your own AI for $399

Hate hub hacked, Cisco bugs squished, Bluekeep attacks begin, and much, much more

SpaceX flings another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit in firm's heaviest payload to date

237 UK police force staff punished for misusing IT systems in last 2 years

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