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The passive aggression of connecting USB to PS/2
Before Bluetooth and USB, computers had PS/2 ports. Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen took another trip down memory lane this week to explain just how dumb the USB-to-PS/2 adapters that shipped with Microsoft Mouse devices really were.…
UK's first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in South London
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed its first permanent installation of live facial recognition (LFR) cameras is coming this summer and the lucky location will be the South London suburb of Croydon.…
Ransomwared NHS software supplier nabs £3M discount from ICO for good behavior
The UK's data protection watchdog is dishing out a £3.07 million ($3.95 million) fine to Advanced Computer Software Group, whose subsidiary's security failings led to a ransomware attack affecting NHS care.…
Today's jobs Microsoft thinks could use an AI assist: Researchers and analysts
Microsoft on Wednesday introduced out two "reasoning agents" it claims can handle research and analysis projects.…
Vivaldi bakes Proton VPN into browser to boost privacy
Vivaldi has become the latest browser to include a virtual private network (VPN) option with its product, working with Proton VPN to up user privacy.…
From MP3 to Web3 to now 3D, Napster gets a new owner
Napster, the original file-sharing troublemaker that shook the music industry, is about to change hands once again in yet another attempt to drag the brand into relevance.…
Even Google struggles to balance fast-but-pricey flash and cheap-but-slow hard disks
Google has revealed that it still relies on hard disk drives for most of its storage needs, but has been able to ‘dramatically’ improve the performance of its storage systems with a homebrew automated data tiering system.…
Dell sheds ten percent of staff for the second year in a row
Rumours of swingeing layoffs at Dell were not exaggerated, a statement The Register offers after reading the hardware giant’s most recent annual report which reveals its workforce shrank by 12,000 in the year to January 31st, 2025.…
Microsoft walking away from datacenter leases (probably) isn't a sign the AI bubble is bursting
Comment Microsoft has walked away from negotiations to lease two gigawatts worth of datacenter capacity in the US and Europe, and has deferred and cancelled other datacenter leases, according to a new report from investment bank TD Cowen.…
Signalgate storm intensifies as journalist releases full secret Houthi airstrike chat
The Atlantic's editor-in-chief who was inadvertently added to a Signal group in which the US Secretary of Defense, Vice President, and others discussed secret military plans has now publicly released the messages.…
US defense contractor cops to sloppy security, settles after infosec lead blows whistle
A US defense contractor will cough up $4.6 million to settle complaints it failed to meet cybersecurity requirements on military contracts and knowingly submitted false claims for payment.…
Files stolen from NSW court system, including restraining orders for violence
Australian police are currently investigating the theft of "sensitive" data from a New South Wales court system after they confirmed approximately 9,000 files were stolen.…
It's International Datacenter Day for those who colocate, er, celebrate
It's International Datacenter Day, when people around the world get together to share their love of faceless concrete edifices.…
Credible nerd says stop using atop, doesn't say why, everyone panics
Veteran sysadmin and tech blogger Rachel Kroll posted a cryptic warning yesterday about a popular Linux system monitoring tool. Maybe it's better to be safe than sorry.…
Microsoft patches patch that broke USB printing in Windows 11
Months after releasing a patch that left some printers spouting gibberish, Microsoft is issuing another update to deal with it.…
US closes subsidiary loophole on dozens of Chinese entity list members
The US government has initiated another crackdown on Chinese businesses skirting chip export bans, adding a few dozen new names, and offshoots of repeat offenders, to the entity list.…
50 years ago the last Saturn rocket rolled out of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building
It is 50 years since the very last Saturn rocket rolled out from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to launchpad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center.…
Schneider Electric pumps $700M into US ops as AI datacenter demand surges
Schneider Electric plans to spend $700 million through 2027 to expand its US operations and bolster the supply of its power equipment necessary to sustain the proliferation of AI datacenters.…
NCSC taps influencers to make 2FA go viral
The world's biggest brands have benefited from influencer marketing for years – now the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has hopped on the bandwagon to preach two-factor authentication (2FA) to the masses.…
UK satellite smartphone services could get green light this year
Britain's telecoms regulator could authorize satellite-to-smartphone services in the UK before the end of this year.…