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And said entirely with a straight face, too Russia has put forward a draft convention to the United Nations ostensibly to fight cyber-crime.…

Most-used language? JavaScript, of course – though for a big salary, try Clojure…

Learn how to manage the risks of cloud native environments with Aqua and AWS…

Campus, routing, switching, and data centre kit all affected Semiconductor lead times are running at up to 60 weeks or twice the pre-pandemic norms, according to networking biz Arista.…

'This project is a big deal to me' says protocol's creator WireGuard, a high performance and easily configured VPN protocol, is getting a native port from Linux to the Windows kernel, and the code has been published as experimental work in progress.…

Small steps could lead to bigger strides The Ministry of Defence has paid out the first bug bounties to ethical computer hackers who probed web-accessible systems for vulnerabilities, according to a cheery missive from HackerOne.…

Replacing swivel-chair integration is not a market that independent vendors will get to themselves Salesforce-owned application integration biz Mulesoft has gobbled up Servicetrace, a robotic process automation vendor.…

Look at what hanging around the water cooler did for me, says son-in-law of billionaire Infosys founder…

Top three no surprise but users offer some sharp comments…

Head techie for Chocolate Factory's search ad biz departs Mountain View Identity-as-a-service slinger Okta has poached Google veep of engineering Sagnik Nandy to become its president and chief tech officer.…

The kid went on to work for IBM. Awks Wealthy people continue to assign inordinate value to items associated with the rich and/or famous so here's yet another auction of relics touched by our lord and saviour Steve Jobs (peace be upon him).…

When do we get avant-garde ERP? Leeds City Council is huntig down a replacement for its SAP HR and finance system in a bid to leap onto the SaaSy bandwagon.…

We reckon it'd snatch it in extra time thanks to camera…

Big tech gets busy in New Zealand as LoTR TV show wraps filming the same day Google opens Auckland office…

Only one Megapack went up, adjacent containers mostly kept their cool The fire in a large battery using Tesla kit in Australia is out – four days after it started.…

Similar problem hit over the weekend, and Google has also had severe recent wobbles…

Reports record Q1 sales and advances plans for SPAC-ulative IPO Singapore-based mega-app Grab has revealed that it generates 40TB of data a day. All that data is clearly valuable: Grab has also announced record profits.…

Handy way to keep tabs on 'activists, politicians, business leaders, and more'…

We tried 'em on Windows, iOS and Android, and can't say they're very exciting First Look Microsoft has revealed the full range of options and pricing for its Windows 365 Cloud PCs, and The Register is not impressed – on price or performance.…

Hit us up next time you're free, though SpaceX is clear to build a lander with NASA to put the first woman and another man on the Moon – after Uncle Sam dismissed complaints that the $2.94bn contract was awarded unfairly.…

For now, tedious Apple-grade teasing Google today said the latest iteration of its Android smartphones, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, are coming this fall.…

Plus: SolarWinds cyber-spies hit US prosecutors' email systems, and more…

Cast off your chains with this webcast Webcast Even the smallest organisation knows its data is precious. Unlocking the value of your data is crucial to future growth, while protecting it is central to your very survival.…

Also: Why new OS looks this way, and easier install for Linux subsystem…

Irony, thy name is Yes Consumer Solutions Ltd…

Colour us surprised PC makers are starting to prioritise production lines in favour of more profitable Windows PCs at the expense of Chromebooks, or so warns IDC.…

Also: 5.14 rc4 is out, with Linus saying 'nothing to see here' Paragon Software, in response to a nudge from Linux Torvalds, said it will submit a pull request for its NTFS driver for Linux.…

Hardcoded passwords, unencrypted connections and unauthenticated firmware updates... patches released…

Delivery of project to manage £110bn spending 'appears to be unachievable' says UK government's own watchdog…

Gatekeeper capitalism at its most odious…