Ransomware gang takedowns causing explosion of new, smaller groups Summary The ransomware ecosystem is fragmenting: law enforcement takedowns of major operations have scattered affiliates and prompted rebrands, producing a wave…
China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11 and kernel 6.6 Summary KylinSoft has released KylinOS 11, a major update built on Linux kernel 6.6. The distro ships…
China turns on giant neutrino detector that took a decade to build Summary China has begun operations at the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Experiment (JUNO), a subterranean neutrino detector constructed over…
Techie fooled a panicked daemon and manipulated time itself to get servers in sync Summary A reader‑reported tale from The Register’s On Call: an air‑gapped lab had servers running more…
Cloud computing has become so normal, it’s invisible Summary This feature by Timothy Prickett Morgan traces how cloud computing evolved from the timesharing and grid eras into the ubiquitous utility…
How Windows 11 is breaking from its bedrock and moving away Summary Rupert Goodwins argues that the long-standing Wintel alliance — Intel hardware underpinning Windows desktops — is fragmenting. Intel…
UK datacenter developers turn to gas rather than wait for grid power for builds Summary Datacentre developers in the UK are increasingly planning on-site gas power generation because long delays…
Summary Microsoft will retire the Mobile Plans app on 27 February 2026 and remove it from Windows. The app, present since Windows 10, helped users connect devices to cellular networks,…
UK government dragged for incomplete security reforms after Afghan leak fallout Summary The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has summoned senior officials to explain why the UK government has implemented…
HP bottom line fattens up on a diet of AI PCs and Windows 11 Key Points • HP Personal Systems revenue rose 6% year-on-year to $9.9bn in Q3, helped by…
