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Ofcom is formally investigating whether Meta complied with legally binding information requests regarding WhatsApp's role in the UK business messaging ecosystem.…

You've got to keep your software updated. Some unknown miscreants are exploiting a critical VMware vCenter Server bug more than a year after Broadcom patched the flaw.…

If you think using Microsoft's BitLocker encryption will keep your data 100 percent safe, think again. Last year, Redmond reportedly provided the FBI with encryption keys to unlock the laptops of Windows users charged in a fraud indictment.…

ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for an Okta voice-phishing campaign during which the extortionist crew allegedly gained access to Crunchbase and Betterment.…

Hands On Uniontech's Deepin 25.0.10 release shows that the Chinese desktop world isn't waiting on Western tech. It's modern and good-looking, and (pausing only to sigh deeply) has built-in "AI".…

Unless you live in a Faraday cage, you're surrounded at all times by invisible radio signals, from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cellular traffic. French artist Théo Champion has found a way to make that wireless noise visible, with an intense piece of Raspberry Pi-driven art that turns nearby radio activity into light.…

Good news for planet hunters – NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is back online after a short flirtation with safe mode.…

CISOs must prepare for "a really different world" where cybercriminals can reliably automate cyberattacks at scale, according to a senior Googler.…

Microsoft recently announced it will deprecate System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Packs (MPs) for SQL Server Reporting Services, Power BI Report Server,and SQL Server Analysis Services.…

Having confirmed Tesla will start charging $99 a month for supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD), CEO Elon Musk has told the faithful that the cost will rise "as FSD's capabilities improve."…

Developers in the MySQL community are working together to challenge Oracle to improve transparency and commitment in its handling of the popular open source database, while considering other options, including forking the code.…

Fortinet has confirmed that attackers are actively bypassing a December patch for a critical FortiCloud single sign-on (SSO) authentication flaw after customers reported suspicious logins on devices supposedly fully up to date.…

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon saw his pay packet swell to $29.7 million in fiscal 2025, up from $25.91 million the year before, even as Qualcomm's full-year net income fell 45 percent.…

Microsoft 365 suffered a widespread outage last night affecting multiple services including Outlook – adding to the megacorp's troubled start to 2026.…

The British government has conceded it should not have approved a campus near London's M25 orbital motorway and that the decision should be quashed, following a legal challenge by campaign group Foxglove.…

Hammersmith & Fulham Council says payments are now being processed as usual, two months after a cyberattack that affected multiple boroughs in the UK's capital city.…

There was a time when an operating system upgrade meant wailing, gnashing of teeth, and a dive in productivity as computers and staffers stopped working for... well, as long as it took.…

More than 15,000 former members of the UK's armed forces have successfully applied for a digital version of their veterans ID card since its launch in October, according to the Government Digital Service (GDS). …

On Call Some tech support jobs are sweet, and others go sour. Whatever taste they leave in your mouth, The Register celebrates them all each week in On Call – the reader-contributed column that shares your support experiences.…

Made-in-China social network TikTok has announced the formation of a joint venture that will run its US operations, the condition lawmakers required for its flagship app to continue operating in America.…