Tech

US Virgin Islands Probes Barclays Epstein Links

The US territory wants Barclays to hand over documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Read more

Taxi Driver Shortage Prompts Public Safety Fears

More than half of licensed mini-cab drivers - 160,000 workers - have not returned amid the pandemic. Read more

The Return Of The Turbo Button: New Intel Hotness Causes An Old Friend To Reappear

Finally – a purpose for the least-used key on your keyboard Do you remember the days before desktop processors needed... Read more

Nothing To See Here, Says IBM, Redbooks Are Still A Thing. Move Along Please

That thing about discontinuing technical content was all a 'misunderstanding' IBMers were last week treated to a re-ena... Read more

Scottish Industrialist Lord Macfarlane Dies Aged 95

The peer became a leading Scottish industry figure, having started out in office stationery in 1949. Read more

Xiaomi Has Developed A Mini Heat Pipe So Your Smartphone Doesn't Get Too Hot To Handle

Just like NASA did in spacecraft... and Fujitsu did for mobiles in 2015 Mobe and matress maker Xiaomi has unveiled its ... Read more

Reg Debate Asks Readers About Their Post Pandemic Status. Half Ask, 'What Status?'

Some get a halo from the boss. Others barely get a hello Register Debate  This week, Register readers debated the moti... Read more

Starry Starry Night? No, It's Just More Low Earth Orbit Satellites As BT And OneWeb Ink Deal

Brit telco to test out broadband tech in UK labs before customer trials next year Government-owned satellite broadband ... Read more

House Prices Still Rising But Demand Set To Cool

Prices are up again, but looming interest rate rises may cause a slowdown, the Halifax says. Read more

Say What You See: Four-letter Fun On A Late-night Support Call

It's on a computer screen. It must be some sort of technical jargon, right? On Call  We do like our acronyms and initi... Read more

Bank Of England Sorry For Rising Cost Of Living

Governor Andrew Bailey says households are feeling the effects of growing inflation. Read more

Chip Makers Aren't All-in On Metaverse Hardware Yet – We Should Know, We Asked Them

Nvidia, though, expects this virtual-reality world to be as vast as the internet Is the Facebook-driven metaverse oppor... Read more

Close But No Cigar: Lenovo Infrastructure Group Narrowly Falls Short Of A Profit

When IBM sold it back in 2014, it was a breakeven proposition. Seven years later not much has changed Lenovo has come w... Read more

Inflation: Global Food Prices Hit Fresh 10-year High, UN Says

Reduced harvests and supply chain disruptions are helping to push up the cost of food. Read more

Kaisa Group: Missed Payment Triggers Fresh China Property Fears

It comes as embattled property developer Evergrande faces another debt deadline on Saturday. Read more