Windows Mobile Plans app to be disconnected in 2026
Microsoft is to permanently hang up on its Mobile Plans app, directing users to the web and the Windows Settings app in the future.…
UK datacenter developers turn to gas rather than wait for grid power for builds
Datacenter developers in the UK are turning to gas for power generation amid lengthy wait times for a connection to the electricity grid.…
How Windows 11 is breaking from its bedrock and moving away
Opinion Say what you like about its role in the destruction of civilization, the net is still good for a few party games. Take bets on when the "Wintel Empire" was first reported as under attack, and by what. Then go and find out.…
Cloud computing has become so normal, it's invisible
Feature In IT, terms and categories come and go. Distinctions disappear as computing evolves and as something that was shiny and new simply becomes the way that we do things.…
Techie fooled a panicked daemon and manipulated time itself to get servers in sync
On Call Why, look at the time! 7:30 AM on Friday morning, the moment at which The Register regularly runs a fresh instalment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that shares your finest tech support stories.…
China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11 and kernel 6.6
China’s KylinSoft has delivered a major update to its flagship Linux, which Beijing hailed as a great leap forward for the nation’s ambition to develop operating systems that match and exceed the capabilities of western products.…
FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American'
China's Salt Typhoon cyberspies hoovered up information belonging to millions of people in the United States over the course of the years-long intrusion into telecommunications networks, according to a top FBI cyber official.…
Older developers are down with the vibe coding vibe
For those who thought AI vibe coding was just for the youngsters, newly published research shows that developers with over 10 years of experience are more than twice as likely to do it.…
Five years – that's how long Anthropic will store Claude chats unless you opt out
Claude creator Anthropic has given customers using its Free, Pro, and Max plans one month to prevent the engine from storing their chats for five years by default and using them for training.…
Microsoft unveils home-made ML models amid OpenAI negotiations
Microsoft has introduced two home-grown machine learning models, potentially complicating negotiations with its current favored model supplier, OpenAI.…
If you thought China's Salt Typhoon was booted off critical networks, think again
China's Salt Typhoon cyberspies continue their years-long hacking campaign targeting critical industries around the world, according to a joint security alert from cyber and law enforcement agencies across 13 countries.…
DOGE delayed deals, says Nutanix
Donald Trump's DOGE cost-cutting unit has made it harder to do business with the US federal government, according to private cloud contender Nutanix.…
Whisper it: FFmpeg 8 can now subtitle your videos on the fly
FFmpeg 8.0 brings GPU-accelerated video encoding via Vulkan – and can now subtitle your videos automatically using integrated speech recognition.…
ChatGPT hates LA Chargers fans
OpenAI's ChatGPT appears to be more likely to refuse to respond to questions posed by fans of the Los Angeles Chargers football team than to followers of other teams.…
DHS says it needs $100M worth of counter-drone tech to protect America
The US Department of Homeland Security has revealed plans to spend more than $100 million on systems designed to take out hostile drones. …
Not in my browser! Vivaldi capo doubles down on generative AI ban
Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Norway-based browser maker Vivaldi, believes the tech industry's efforts to automate web browsing using generative AI models have gone too far.…
FBI, Dutch cops seize fake ID marketplace that sold identity docs for $9
The FBI and Dutch police today said that they seized two domains and a blog tied to VerifTools, an international criminal marketplace that sold identity documents for as little as $9.…
How does China keep stealing our stuff, wonders DoD group responsible for keeping foreign agents out
The Pentagon outfit responsible for preventing foriegn agents from infiltrating defense agencies says the US isn't doing a very good job of preventing state secrets from falling into Chinese hands.…
Salesforce data missing? It might be due to Salesloft breach, Google says
UPDATE Google says a recent spate of Salesforce-related breaches was caused by attackers stealing OAuth tokens from the third-party Salesloft Drift app.…
Dialing Earth: Skylo set to leapfrog T-Mobile and offer voice calls via satellite
Users of Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones could soon find themselves able to make voice calls via a satellite connection, if Skylo Technologies can get all its ducks in a row.…
