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The curious tale of ICANN, Verisign, claims of subterfuge, and the $135m .Web dot-word

It's a, it's a, it's a SYN flood: Quick, ditch that packet

MAMR Mia – it's not just WD: Toshiba's popped to the microwave too

Cambridge Analytica's administrators misled judge, High Court told

HCL picks up Notes, spanks total of $1.8bn at Honest John's IBM software sale

It's official. Microsoft pushes Google over the Edge, shifts browser to Chromium engine

Incoming! Microsoft unleashes more fixes for Windows 10 October 2018 Update

Virtual Nodes and Cluster Autoscaling arrive at Microsoft's Azure Kubernetes Party

Bethesda blunders, IRS sounds the alarm, China ransomware, and more

In case you're not already sick of Spectre... Boffins demo Speculator tool for sniffing out data-leaking CPU holes

Identity stolen because of the Marriott breach? Come and claim your new passport

'Say hello to my little vacuum cleaner!' US drug squad puts spycams in cleaner's kit

You've patched your cloud software, and feeling smug when... bang! A legacy edge device bricks itself

Kubernetes, welcome to the coin mines. Crooks dig into open containers to craft crypto-cash

Time for a little bet on Google? App-building framework Flutter now fitted for more than phones – desktops, too

On demand webcast: DevOps and security – you don't have to play open source whack-a mole

Amazon robot fingered for bear spray leak that hospitalised 24 staffers

Capita: We are seeking staff to join our board. Just two please

FCC slammed for 'arbitrary and reckless' plan to change how text messages are regulated

The British Home Office was warned about its crappy data management – then Windrush happened

Google: I don't know why you say Allo, I say goodbye

And the next 7nm laptop processor will be designed by In, er, AM, um, Qualcomm: The 64-bit Arm Snapdragon 8CX

Wintel dust up: Intel supply woes vs Win10 demand

Do not adjust your set: Hats off to Apple, you struggle to shift iPhones 'cos you're oddly ethical

Geek's Guide

Boffins build blazing battery bonfire

Bloodhound SSC reaches the end of the road for want of £25m

Galileo's magnifico measurement: 1976 redshift test updated

Falcon 9 gets its feet wet as SpaceX notch up two more launch successes

US Homeland Security installs AI cameras at the White House, Google tries to make translation less sexist

Forget ripping off brains for AI. Butterflies and worms could lead us to self-repairing intelligent robots, says prof

Microsoft says it's time to get serious about facial recognition rules: 'Laws and regulations are indispensable'

Get real! Microsoft CTO of AI quits Redmond for real estate biz

Verity Stob

Ecuador says 'yes' to Assange 'freedom' deal, but Julian says 'nyet'

You're legit and you know you are... Thanks to chanting racist footie fans, linking to dodgy stuff isn't necessarily illegal (well, in Europe)

Peak tech! Bacon vending machine signals apex of human invention

Apple co-founder and former CEO has the most expensive John Hancock on the planet

Software

man loads oversized basket with groceries

HCL picks up Notes, spanks total of $1.8bn at Honest John's IBM software sale

Don't worry, Red Hat. We're sure Big Blue will love you more than it did Lotus

07 Dec 11:37 | 60

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It's official. Microsoft pushes Google over the Edge, shifts browser to Chromium engine

Cutting Edge technology, literally

06 Dec 22:03 | 127

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Incoming! Microsoft unleashes more fixes for Windows 10 October 2018 Update

Got a Surface Book 2 on 1803? You should probably uninstall last week's update

06 Dec 15:19 | 33

Virtual Nodes and Cluster Autoscaling arrive at Microsoft's Azure Kubernetes Party

Microsoft Connect();Python slithers out of Azure Functions shadows but ACS is for chop

06 Dec 12:48 | 2

Ooo shiny! First Visual Studio 2019 sneak peek here in time for Chrimbo

Faster Android builds, more space, but don't expect to find a Windows Phone emulator

06 Dec 10:51 | 27

Microsoft makes a dip in the Azure Cosmos DB pool just a bit more tempting with another price drop

Come on in, the water's lovely, urges cloudy database team

05 Dec 19:00 | 3

How the mighty have fallen: Anglian Water knocks Google off perch as UK's best workplace

Facebook not even in survey's top 50, while Goldman Sachs lords it over tech's big-hitters

05 Dec 16:04 | 23

It's the wobbly Microsoft service sweepstake! If you have 'Teams', you've won a lifetime Slack sub

Just kidding, no one deserves that. But you'd be right

05 Dec 14:04 | 31

MongoDB's Atlas shrugs, with all NoSQL biz's customer growth resting on its shoulders

Operating, net losses deepen in Q3, mLab revenues to stumble a bit after buyout

05 Dec 12:58 | 6

Russian nesting dolls

Docker, Microsoft serve container turducken: CNAB spec is a container of containers

DevOps can look forward to packaging their distributed apps

Windows 10 or Cisco Advanced Malware Protection: Pick one

Redmond warns that the malware tool doesn't play nice with the latest upgrade

04 Dec 20:38 | 15

Couple laying in tent with laptop

Microsoft's .NET Core 3 is almost here, which means time to move on from .NET Framework

Connect();Plus: Visual Studio 2019 gets collaborative and IntelliCode gets smarter

04 Dec 18:53 | 24

Neon sign says 'Open'

Microsoft gets open-sourcey with Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation

Connect();.NET Foundation to become engorged, ONNX for all, and check out our bundles

04 Dec 17:15 | 1

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Microsoft polishes up Chromium as EdgeHTML peers into the abyss

When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes into you. Or is that just Windows Hello?

04 Dec 11:29 | 169

Microsoft: New icons, new drivers, AI! Everything is awesome!

Help on minding your PowerPoint language in this week's MS round-up

04 Dec 09:15 | 40

STIBP, collaborate and listen: Linus floats Linux kernel that 'fixes' Intel CPUs' Spectre slowdown

Meanwhile: Another kernel dev is 'unfscking' the source code, with predictable results

04 Dec 01:44 | 48

US Department of Defense to sling an estimated $3.17bn at Microsoft resellers

Cash to be splashed over 10 years on software sporting a Microsoft badge

03 Dec 18:00 | 7

Fresh releases of TypeScript and Visual Studio 2017 for Mac round out November

BigInt and .NET Core 2.2 support? Oh Microsoft, you spoil us!

30 Nov 19:30 | 5

Why is my Windows 10 preview build ticking? Microsoft reminds users that previews have timebombs

Build 18290 is here to save the day. Now with extra Fluent Design

29 Nov 19:00 | 27

What now, Larry? AWS boss insists Amazon will have dumped Oracle database by end of 2019

re:InventClock's ticking on Ellison's smack talk

29 Nov 13:05 | 21

Question: How fast is the Windows 10 October 2018 Update rolling out? Answer: Not very

Hope for repeat of April dashed on file deletion and iffy QA

28 Nov 17:10 | 29

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Why millions of Brits' mobile phones were knackered on Thursday: An expired Ericsson software certificate

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It's official. Microsoft pushes Google over the Edge, shifts browser to Chromium engine

Earthworm

Wanna save yourself against NotPetya? Try this one little Windows tweak

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Total Inability To Support User Phones: O2 fries, burning data for 32 million Brits

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Azure MFA falls over, Windows 10 struggles with Intel drivers, and Microsoft gives us... more Sticky Notes?

Stick, stick, stick, stick, sticky, sticky, round-up

28 Nov 09:20 | 15

Euro consumer groups: We think Android tracking is illegal

Pops open can of GDPR beef: Thanks to 'dark patterns' and 'nudging', no doesn't mean no

27 Nov 17:03 | 80

If at first you don't succeed, you may well be Cisco: WebEx patch needs its own patch

UpdatedSwitchzilla has a second go at fixing videoconferencing app's 'I'm the captain, now' hole

27 Nov 16:00 | 2

Microsoft readies the swatter as more bugs wriggle out of the Windows 10 woodwork

It's only Media Player this time. Oh, and file associations. Oops

27 Nov 14:00 | 67

China selfie revolution

China doesn't need to nick western tech when Google is giving it away

CommentThe Fuchsia is bright. The Fuchsia is red

26 Nov 11:30 | 38

sledgehammer reduces cement block to powder

That sphincter-flexing moment for devs when it's time to go live

No stress test? Then prepare for a potential TSB-like mess

26 Nov 10:15 | 18

Groundhog Day comes early as Intel Display Drivers give Windows 10 the silent treatment

What's that? You've installed 1809? No, sorry, can't hear you

22 Nov 16:15 | 86

Word boffins back Rimini Street in Oracle row: 'Full' in 'full costs' is a 'delexicalised adjective'

Pah! Who didn't know that?! (It means they shouldn't have to pay non-taxable costs, apparently)

21 Nov 23:00 | 13

Sage CEO: £60m says we can convert more folk to Business Cloud

FY18 dogged by execution woes but, er, all sorted now

21 Nov 16:00 | 14

Microsoft: You looking at me funny? Oh, you just want to sign in

Password-less logins for Edge users with Windows Hello or a FIDO2 dongle. Like, 3 people

21 Nov 13:00 | 35

SAP claims French robo minnow Contextor slurp will slash clicks needed in its ERP software

Automated mercy for those knobbly pointers

LED flashlight with a light beam at night

Windows 10 goes into the Light and Cortana MIA as Microsoft buys chatbot bods XOXCO

RoundupPlus: Battery-powered Azure Sphere, Razor support in Visual Studio Core

20 Nov 09:15 | 11

Big number ten

OpenStack 2018: Mark Shuttleworth chats to The Reg about 10-year support plans, Linus Torvalds and Russian rockets

InterviewLike Ubuntu, hate upgrading? Canonical founder has good news. And a mighty, mighty beard

19 Nov 09:16 | 14

Screenshot of an ad loading in Windows 10

Microsoft slips ads into Windows 10 Mail client – then U-turns so hard, it warps fabric of reality

We never meant to make that widely public which is why we made a public FAQ for it

17 Nov 01:03 | 120

covert

Microsoft menaced with GDPR mega-fines in Europe for 'large scale and covert' gathering of people's info via Office

Telemetry data slurp broke the law, Dutch govt eggheads say

16 Nov 20:17 | 141

Visual Studio 2017 15.9 is here! Fire up your Windows on Arm laptops. All four of you

Final update of beloved development adding ARM64

16 Nov 19:23 | 13

If at first or second you don't succeed, you may be Microsoft: Hold off installing re-released Windows Oct Update

Six weeks after first release of build 1809, and Redmond still can't get it right

16 Nov 06:56 | 135

Don't cross the Application Streams! Actually, maybe you can now in RHEL 8 beta

Allows updating user space without breaking everything

15 Nov 20:26 | 2

Just one Corretto, give it to me... AWS brews its own blend of Java with free long-term support

Post boasts cloud host's utmost roast

15 Nov 07:56 | 17

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