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Windows keeps obsolete strings forever to avoid breaking translations
Changing text in Microsoft Windows requires freezing string updates well before code changes stop, often leading to strange wording that persists for years.…
OBR drags in cyber bigwig after Budget leak blunder
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has drafted in former National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) chief Ciaran Martin to sniff out how its Budget day forecast wandered onto the open internet before the Chancellor had even reached the dispatch box.…
UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B
The UK government has finally put a £1.8 billion price tag on its digital ID plans – days after the minister responsible refused to name a figure.…
UK Digital Services Tax raises £800M from global tech giants
The UK government collected just £800 million in Digital Services Tax (DST) from companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta, eBay, and TikTok in the most recent tax year.…
Digital Realty, Equinix battle for €4.5B atNorth acquisition
Digital Realty and a consortium including Equinix are competing to acquire atNorth, a Scandinavian datacenter operator, according to reports.…
Cabling survived dungeons and fish factories, until a lazy user took the network down
On Call Welcome once again to On Call, The Register's weekly reader-contributed column in which we share your stories of delivering excellent tech support amid your colleagues' ambivalence, anger, and unjust admonitions.…
VMware isn’t budging in its pursuit of Siemens for alleged unpaid licenses
VMware has come out swinging in its case against Siemens over alleged unlicensed use of its software.…
Soup king Campbell’s parts ways with IT VP after ‘3D-printed chicken’ remarks
Food company Campbell’s, best known for its soups and the iconic cans they come in, has parted ways with a vice president for IT after another member of the company’s tech team recorded him criticizing the company’s products.…
Korean web giant Naver acquired crypto exchange Upbit, which reported a $30m heist a day later
South Korean web giant Naver has had an interesting week, after it acquired a cryptocurrency exchange that the next day revealed it had suffered a serious cyberattack.…
Zendesk users targeted as Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters spin up fake support sites
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters may be circling Zendesk users for its latest extortion campaign, with new phishing domains and weaponized helpdesk tickets uncovered by ReliaQuest.…