US Starts 'emergency' Checks On Cryptocurrency Power Use, Citing Winter Power Demands
Up until now watchdogs say they've just been guesstimating consumption The US government has just signed off an emergen... Read more
Is Critical Infrastructure Prepared For OT Ransomware?
As extortion tactics evolve, operational shutdowns are the next step Feature The Colonial Pipeline ransomware infecti... Read more
Intel Delays Ohio Fab Build, Blames Semiconductor Slowdown
US govt isn't exactly in a hurry with the Chips Act money either Intel has seemingly postponed the completion date of i... Read more
Return To Office Mandates Boost Company Profits? Nope
Biz boffins say bottom line and market cap didn't change post directive – but staff mood did Research has shed light ... Read more
The Retail Edge Needs Resilient IT
Putting compact servers inside stores can help to harness the power of analytcs and AI Commissioned Retailers are usi... Read more
Techie Climbed A Mountain Only Be Told Not To Touch The Kit On Top
Twelve very cold hours and many miles after being told to ignore the power button, guess what happened? On Call Every... Read more
The FCC Wants To Criminalize AI Robocall Spam
The only thing worse than a telemarketer is a robo-telemarketer The FCC wants to make AI-powered robocalls illegal and ... Read more
China 'readies Production' Of Homegrown High-bandwidth Memory
Breaking the AI performance bottleneck is key for Middle Kingdom's ambitions ChangXin Memory Technologies, aka CXMT, co... Read more
Netgear Hauls Huawei To Court Over Wi-Fi Patent Spat
Router maker claims Chinese giant refuses to license on reasonable terms Netgear is suing Huawei in California, accusin... Read more
Uncle Sam Designates More Chinese Tech Slingers As Military Collaborators
No restrictions, but it could be harder to deal with American businesses The chip wars between Washington and Beijing k... Read more
Affordable, Self-healing Power Grids Are Closer Than You Think
They're just an algorithm away, national lab engineer tells El Reg Feature When the first commercial coal-fired elect... Read more
Fujitsu Finance Chief Says Sorry For IT Giant's Role In Post Office Horizon Scandal
'Deepest apologies to the sub-postmasters and their families' Fujitsu's CFO is the latest in the the Japanese vendor's ... Read more
Huawei Hits Speed Bump In Production Of Intelligent Automotive Unit
Holding up the EV supply chain is not a great start to 2024 Huawei is experiencing production issues with a computing u... Read more
Seagate Used Bullying Tactics To Prevent Union Recognition, Claims Unite
Staff at Northern Ireland facility voted in ballot that forces drivemaker's hand, union says Seagate workers building e... Read more
How Not To Write About Network Security – And I'm Speaking From Experience
At least it's no longer an afterthought Systems Approach In 1996, Larry Peterson and I published the first edition of... Read more