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AWS adds hybrid cloud storage support for Nutanix’s AHV hypervisor
Amazon Web Services has given Nutanix a lovely Christmas present: Support for its AHV hypervisor in hybrid cloud storage rigs.…
US punishes China’s ‘dominance’ of legacy chips with zero percent tariffs
World War Fee The United States will impose tariffs on semiconductors imported from China, starting in 2027.…
ServiceNow opens $7.7B ticket titled 'Buy security company, make it Armis'
After over a week of speculation, ServiceNow announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy cybersecurity heavyweight Armis in a $7.75 billion deal that will see the workflow giant incorporate a real-time security intelligence feed into its products.…
21K Nissan customers' data stolen in Red Hat raid
Thousands of Nissan customers are learning that some of their personal data was leaked after unauthorized access to a Red Hat-managed server, according to the Japanese automaker.…
Starlink satellite fails, polluting orbit with debris and falling toward Earth
As if to underscore the need to avoid the Kessler Syndrome, a scenario in which cascading debris can make some orbits difficult to use, a Starlink satellite vented propellant and released debris following an onboard "anomaly" late last week.…
Microsoft rushes an out-of-band update for Message Queuing bug
Microsoft has hustled out an out-of-band update to address a Message Queuing issue introduced by the December 2025 update.…
Windows is testing a new, wider Run dialog box. Here’s how to try it
The Windows 11 Run dialog box is one of the oldest pieces of user interface still in use. It works just fine, but it has an aesthetic that harkens back to earlier versions of Microsoft’s operating system. Now, that’s set to change.…
Memory is running out, and so are excuses for software bloat
Opinion Register readers of a certain age will recall the events of the 1970s, where a shortage of fuel due to various international disagreements resulted in queues, conflicts, and rising costs. One result was a drive toward greater efficiencies. Perhaps it's time to apply those lessons to the current memory shortage.…
Like a Virgin Airways bot, planning for the very first time
Non-human travel agents are here. Virgin Atlantic earlier this month installed an AI travel agent on its website, calling the web-bound chatbot "the future of travel planning." …
UNIX V4 tape successfully recovered: First ever version of UNIX written in C is running again
Computer History Museum software curator Al Kossow has successfully retrieved the contents of the over-half-a-century old tape found at the University of Utah last month.…
Oracle's new AI-enhanced support portal leaves users fuming
Oracle's new AI-powered support portal is frustrating customers and support engineers who are struggling to find the basics, such as old tickets, links to database patch programs and release schedules for current databases.…
Pizza restaurant signage caught serving raw Windows
Bork!Bork!Bork! The bork desk has temporarily reopened during the festive period. The tech world might be having a nap on the sofa after one mince pie too many, but bork never sleeps.…
Uber and Lyft rolling Baidu robotaxis into London next year
Robot taxis are coming to The Register’s London home in 2026.…