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Get it? Address? As in, oh never mind Analysis Stop us if you've heard this one before: the rollout of IPv6 is going slower than expected.…

Design blunder exists in Intel, AMD, Arm, Power processors A fourth variant of the data-leaking Meltdown-Spectre security flaws in modern processors has been found by Microsoft and Google researchers.…

And has to cough up $350,000 in ill-gotten gains A bloke armed with a fistful of cellphone numbers has been sent down for 30 months for his role in a scam that fleeced folks out of $50m in bogus monthly charges.…

QLC SSD is the place to be Micron is introducing a 64-layer QLC flash 5210 ION SSD, opening a new front in the SSD-HDD marketing war.…

QLC SSD is the place to be Micron is introducing a 64-layer QLC flash 5210 ION SSD, opening a new front in the SSD-HDD marketing war.…

Some software blueprints doled out after years of complaints Following five years of hectoring, Tesla has released a portion of the open-source code it's obligated to provide under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).…

Europe, America getting twitchy about web search dominance US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has added his voice to a growing number of government officials calling for large tech companies to be investigated for potential antitrust violations.…

Three fixed, including critical remote code execution bug Infosec outfit Foregenix has uncovered six vulnerabilities in Dell EMC's data protection platform RecoverPoint, three of which have been fixed.…

Full details of case now available after Reg legal victory Computer parts reseller Aria Technology, which trades as Aria PC, is appealing against a ruling that it defrauded the UK taxman out of £750,000 of VAT.…

'It may be possible for an attacker to intercept your router' Taiwanese network kit maker DrayTek has 'fessed up to a vulnerability in a large number of its routers which could allow miscreants to hijack internet traffic or steal personal data.…

'It may be possible for an attacker to intercept your router' Taiwanese network kit maker DrayTek has 'fessed up to a vulnerability in a large number of its routers which could allow miscreants to hijack internet traffic or steal personal data.…

Hitches NHS cart to data, AI bandwagon, as medical groups urge patient choice The UK prime minister has been wooed by the promises made by proponents of artificial intelligence, today pledging more use of algorithms and data-crunching in the health service.…

Dan Dare has a think about Galileo in least interesting comic strip ever The Royal Air Force (RAF) is to take on command and control of UK military space operations, including a possible UK-based alternative to the EU's Galileo satellite constellation.…

Insecure 12-year old microsite handed attackers key The UK's Information Commissioner has slapped a £120,000 fine on the University of Greenwich after a security cockup by its computing and maths school compromised the data of almost 20,000 individuals.…

They've gone array The board at storage startup Reduxio has hired a shiny new CEO amid a wave of senior exec changes, sources have told El Reg.…

Revamped Antares booster lobs cargo freighter at ISS Orbital ATK's Cygnus freighter launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, this morning carrying supplies, spares and science to the International Space Station.…

Unclear if employees wanted to figure out shape of him Two UK hospital workers have reportedly been disciplined for accessing Ed Sheeran's personal details after he was admitted following a bicycle accident.…

Unclear if employees wanted to figure out shape of him Two hospital workers have reportedly been disciplined for accessing Ed Sheeran's personal details after he was admitted following a bicycle accident.…

We're no pushover Analysis Xiaomi's entry into Europe is as feared as it is anticipated. With its vow to keep profit margins on hardware below 5 per cent and make the rest up on services, er, somehow, the Chinese firm threatens a consumer electronics price war that goes way beyond phones. But it might be harder than pundits think.…

Bug behaviour in the wild Stob "Plastic-eating bugs [...] could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis," was the Guardian's rather chirpy take on this story, triggering the recollection of a childhood nightmare. I inhaled my mouthful of coffee. The office youngsters couldn't understand my panic. "It's the Doomwatch scenario!", I coughed. "The skies will soon be falling!"…

Cloudy tech seen in oversized suit holding temperature probe Hidden away among the interminably long keynote speeches at Microsoft's recent Build event was a project to delight the retro enthusiast.…

Microsoft slurps conversational-AI startup Semantic Machines Microsoft's decided its Cortana speech assistant needs a bit of buffing to survive in a world where Google AI can book restaurants and a parrot can turn the lights off with Alexa, so the company has acquired a conversational-AI startup called Semantic Machines.…

An incident that started with a lazy slave ended with a rousing recovery Who, me? If the thought of another week at work has you down, worry not: The Register has another instalment of “Who, me?” for you to read, so you can enjoy another tale of errors made by someone other than yourself!…

So ministers hit the airwaves to reveal looming ‘obligation’ for rapid abuse takedown and colossal fines for not doing it Just four of 14 social networks asked to consult with the UK government on regulation of social media attended the talks, so ministers have revealed plans to require rapid removal of abusive and objectionable material and substantial fines for not doing so.…

Retro computing fans wrap classic DEC fascia round world's fave hobby machine Always wanted a PDP-11, but don't have space for the iron? Good news: an obsolete computer enthusiast s offering beta tests of a kit designed to recreate the famous Digital Equipment Corporation box on a Raspberry Pi.…

Store-and-forward probe TESS warms up its cameras with a snap of 200,000 stars NASA’s exoplanet-spotting Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has successfully manoeuvred around Earth’s moon.…

That's 'Total Outage Ends Support for Usual Performance', natch Updated Telstra's mobile network experienced a nationwide outage on Monday morning, May 21st, 2018.…

He turned LG into the global electronics brand we know today LG chairman Koo Bon-moo has died, aged 73.…

EFF wins another privacy battle, ICE chips off AI spy plan Roundup Here's your guide to this week's infosec news beyond what we've already covered.…

Plus: Classifying frogs can be hopping mad Roundup Hello, here's our weekly AI roundup. We have more information on how Google's sentence prediction in Smart Compose for Gmail works, as well as some questions about its Duplex robo-caller system. Also, decision trees to classify the mating calls of frogs and toads to study climate change.…

Classifying frogs with AI could be hopping mad AI roundup Hello, here's our weekly AI roundup. We have more information on how Google's sentence prediction in Smart Compose for Gmail works, as well as some questions about its Duplex robo-caller system. Also, decision trees to classify the mating calls of frogs and toads to study climate change.…

Literally the 12th time corporate revenue put ahead of society and culture The US Congress is looking to extend copyright on some sound recordings to a staggering 144 years – making it the twelfth time copyright rules have been extended since the 1970s.…

Pundits quick to erect straw man Comment Once again, a mass murderer has opened fire at a school in America – this one is Santa Fe High School in Texas – and video games are already being blamed. Rather than, oh, say, gun control, or the lack thereof.…

And what reason would you have not to trust Facebook with your personal data? Updated Social networking site and market-leading data broker Facebook is once again taking heat for playing fast and loose with its access to personal information.…

Seeing as you love moratoriums on following the rules so much, how 'bout we get one, too? Internet domain-name sellers have turned the tables on global DNS overseer ICANN by using its own tactics against the hapless organization.…

Privacy International gets another shot at shadowy Investigatory Powers Tribunal Privacy International's years-long challenge against UK government hacking is headed to the nation's final court of appeal at the end of the year.…

But case will go ahead as judge rejects bid for dismissal Apple has failed to get a class-action sueball over its allegedly "shoddy" headphones dismissed – but the plaintiffs have been told to amend their claims.…

Indiegogo debt collector deadline looms ever closer... Flailing ZX Spectrum reboot firm Retro Computers Ltd has, once again, failed to meet yet another promised delivery deadline.…

'An industry-leading approach' The UK's first 3G network is to stop selling 3G-only devices, a move it says demonstrates how whizzy, modern and farsighted it is.…

Oops!... We did it again The US branches of Cambridge Analytica and its parent firm SCL have filed for bankruptcy as execs inch closer to ridding themselves of the toxic brand.…

UK Gov reckons it could lose up to £1.2bn due to IR35 non-compliance The UK government has opened its long-awaited (and dreaded) consultation (PDF) on proposals to extend IR35 off-payroll working in the private sector, which could affect 2 million contractors.…

Midmarket gamechanger let down by eccentric imaging Review Huawei is often accused of slavishly copying Apple a lot of the time – but that’s not entirely fair. Huawei can slavishly copy Samsung too.…

French outsourcer to handle applications process The Home Office has awarded Sopra Steria a £91m contract to develop a digital visa and immigration service in the UK.…

Oh dear, fewer than half of punters get what they paid for ISPs are scrambling to tweak advertised broadband speeds as the great unwashed continue to receive services that are on average 51 per cent slower than they were led to expect, according to a Which? report.…

Councillor urges action against rubbish hotspot Boatnotes The UK's battle with fly-tipped vessels reached new heights last night after a fishing boat was set ablaze in northern England.…

New approach to dealing with complaints working wonders TalkTalk's customers woke up this morning to find the UK broadband provider's email service was still fast asleep.…

You can learn a lot about a biz from its bogs Something for the Weekend, Sir? I like to hang out in company toilets.…

Vulture goes to tribunal and gets the law changed The Register has won a legal battle against Midlands-based reseller Aria Technology that will help open up tribunals across England and Wales to greater public scrutiny.…

Neat bit of kit, and all the UK needs now is the cash to (re)buy it Pics The Register was among the first news outlets to get a close-up look at Insitu's new Scaneagle 3 aerial surveillance drone during its first public demo at a naval test range in Spain.…

Do say: 'I need safe disposal advice'. Don't say 'These chemicals could blow!" On-Call By golly it’s Friday again! Which means a spot of R&R isn’t far off, once we get through On-Call, The Register’s weekly column recounting readers’ tales of terrible times in tech support.…