OK
http://www.theregister.co.uk/
Websites
Runtime: 518ms
On August 15, 2025, 06:14 PM UTC, http://www.theregister.co.uk/ was accessible when tested on AS202103 in Ukraine.
Failures
HTTP Experiment
null
DNS Experiment
null
Control
null
DNS Queries
Resolver:
172.68.237.27
Query:
IN A www.theregister.co.uk
Engine:
system
Name
Class
TTL
Type
DATA
@
IN
A
188.114.96.3
@
IN
A
188.114.97.3
TCP Connections
Connection to 188.114.96.3:80 succeeded.
Connection to 188.114.97.3:80 succeeded.
HTTP Requests
URL
GET https://www.theregister.com/
Response Headers
Alt-Svc:h3=":443"; ma=86400Cf-Cache-Status:DYNAMICCf-Ray:96faab6ec99a1b5d-WAWContent-Type:text/html; charset=UTF-8Date:Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:14:05 GMTLink:<https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/tag/js/gpt.js>; rel=preload; as=script;,</design_picker/dfde073104d1b0b1b4f8ee5900a96c2c05c29425/javascript/_.js>; rel=preload; as=script;,</css/eac2ec4195a73df9b0d2e497e60918d3e1ea0033/scaffolding.css>; rel=preload; as=style;,</css/eac2ec4195a73df9b0d2e497e60918d3e1ea0033/design.css>; rel=preload; as=style;,</design_picker/5e49edbd1875f214e0decae1e24b200066780fa8/style/fonts/arimo/arimo-700.latin.woff2>; rel=preload; as=font; crossorigin;,</design_picker/5e49edbd1875f214e0decae1e24b200066780fa8/style/fonts/arimo/arimo-400.latin.woff2>; rel=preload; as=font; crossorigin;Server:cloudflareVary:Accept-EncodingX-Clacks-Overhead:GNU Terry Pratchett, Lester HainesX-Content-Type-Options:nosniffX-Reg-Bofh:pfy01gb
Response Body
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<meta name="Googlebot-News" content="noindex">
<title>The Register: Enterprise Technology News and Analysis</title>
<meta name="robots" content="max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:standard, max-video-preview:0">
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, width=device-width"/>
<meta name="description" content="Enterprise technology news for IT decision-makers and professionals">
<meta property="og:title" content="Enterprise Technology News and Analysis" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://www.theregister.com/design_picker/621fa76b064a476dc713ebf25bbf16451c706c03/graphics/icons/reg_logo_og_image_1200x630.jpg"/>
<script>
var RegZoot = { };
var RegCC = [ ];
var RegPageType = 'Index';
var RegTruePageType = 'www index';
var RegEagleType = 'RT-2F';
var RegBirds = ["buzzard","eagle","falcon","hawk","owl"];
</script>
<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.theregister.com/">
<link rel=stylesheet type="text/css" href="/css/eac2ec4195a73df9b0d2e497e60918d3e1ea0033/scaffolding.css">
<link rel=stylesheet type="text/css" href="/css/eac2ec4195a73df9b0d2e497e60918d3e1ea0033/design.css">
<style>
#nav_elem_none {
text-decoration: underline !important;
}
</style>
<link rel=stylesheet type="text/css" href="/css/eac2ec4195a73df9b0d2e497e60918d3e1ea0033/rows.css">
<link rel="preload" as="image" href="https://regmedia.co.uk/2023/05/23/shutterstock_hands_tied_ethernet_cable.jpg?x=648&y=324&crop=1">
<link rel=alternate type="application/atom+xml" href="/headlines.atom" title="The Register: whole site">
<script>
var RegCR = true;
</script>
<script src="/design_picker/dfde073104d1b0b1b4f8ee5900a96c2c05c29425/javascript/_.js"></script>
<script>
RegGPT('reg_homepage/front','4b6f3c9f64f90632fa8c54798c6ee630','4b6f3c9f64f90632fa8c54798c6ee630');
</script>
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js"></script>
<link rel=search href="https://search.theregister.com/">
<link rel=search type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="El Reg Search" href="/Design/page/search.osd">
<link rel="icon" href="/design_picker/13249a2e80709c7ff2e57dd3d49801cd534f2094/graphics/favicons/favicon.ico" sizes="any"><!-- 32×32 -->
<link rel="icon" href="/design_picker/13249a2e80709c7ff2e57dd3d49801cd534f2094/graphics/favicons/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/design_picker/13249a2e80709c7ff2e57dd3d49801cd534f2094/graphics/favicons/apple-touch-icon.png"><!-- 180×180 -->
<link rel="manifest" href="/design_picker/13249a2e80709c7ff2e57dd3d49801cd534f2094/graphics/favicons/site.webmanifest">
<meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#ff0000">
<meta name="msapplication-config" content="/design_picker/13249a2e80709c7ff2e57dd3d49801cd534f2094/graphics/favicons/browserconfig.xml">
<meta name="theme-color" content="#ff0000">
</head>
<body class="fullwidth" data-pagetype='Index'>
<div id="page">
<div data-oop="1" data-pos="top" data-raptor="kite" aria-hidden="true" class="adun"></div>
<div id="masthead">
<div class="los_amigos">
<div class="left_nav">
<a id="mob_user_link" href="https://account.theregister.com/register/" aria-label="Your Account">
<img class="account_icon" width="16" height="16" src="/design_picker/ae01b183a707a7db8cd5f2c947715ed56d335138/graphics/std/user_icon_white_extents_16x16.png" srcset="/design_picker/ae01b183a707a7db8cd5f2c947715ed56d335138/graphics/std/user_icon_white_extents.svg" alt="">
<img class="filled_icon" width="16" height="16" src="/design_picker/ae01b183a707a7db8cd5f2c947715ed56d335138/graphics/std/user_icon_white_filled_extents_16x16.png" srcset="/design_picker/ae01b183a707a7db8cd5f2c947715ed56d335138/graphics/std/user_icon_filled_white_extents.svg" alt="">
<span id="mob_user_text"><span>Sign in / up</span></span>
</a>
</div>
<div class="center_nav">
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/" class="logo">
<span class="visually_hidden">The Register</span>
</a>
</div>
<div class="right_nav">
<a href="https://search.theregister.com/" class="nav_search topnav_elem" data-name="Search" aria-label="Search">
<img width="16" height="16" src="/design_picker/ae01b183a707a7db8cd5f2c947715ed56d335138/graphics/std/magnifying_glass_white_extents_16x16.png" srcset="/design_picker/ae01b183a707a7db8cd5f2c947715ed56d335138/graphics/std/magnifying_glass_white_extents.svg" alt="">
</a>
<div id="site_nav_mobile">
<noscript><div id="site_nav_mobile_hiding_stamp"></div></noscript>
<button id="mobile_menu_toggle" aria-label="Open menu" type="button">
<img width="16" height="16" src="/design_picker/ae01b183a707a7db8cd5f2c947715ed56d335138/graphics/icon/burger_menu_white_16x16.png" srcset="/design_picker/ae01b183a707a7db8cd5f2c947715ed56d335138/graphics/icon/burger_menu_white_extents.svg" alt="">
<img width="16" height="16" src="/design_picker/ae01b183a707a7db8cd5f2c947715ed56d335138/graphics/icon/burger_menu_white_close_16x16.png" srcset="/design_picker/ae01b183a707a7db8cd5f2c947715ed56d335138/graphics/icon/burger_menu_white_close_extents.svg" alt="">
</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="top_panel_wrapper">
<div id="top_panel">
<div class="block_section nav">
<div class="nav_col first_col">
<div class="nav_top_group">
<div class="nav_topics">
<div class="nav_head_bk">
<h2 class="main_head">Topics</h2>
</div>
<div>
<nav>
<div class="nav_elem">
<div class="cat_header">
<div id="nav-security">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-security" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-security" class="topnav_elem mob_only">Security</a>
<h2 class="desk_only section_nav-security">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-security" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-security" class="topnav_elem desk_only">Security</a>
</h2>
</div>
</div><div id="subnav-box-nav-security" class="subnav_box"><a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-security-all"><span class="prefix_all">All </span>Security</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/cyber_crime/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-security-cyber_crime">Cyber-crime</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/patches/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-security-patches">Patches</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/research/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-security-research">Research</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/cso/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-security-cso">CSO</a>
<noscript><a href="#masthead" class="subnav_elem close_box" aria-label="Top navigation">(X)</a></noscript>
</div>
</div><div class="nav_elem">
<div class="cat_header">
<div id="nav-off_prem">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-off_prem" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-off_prem" class="topnav_elem mob_only">Off-Prem</a>
<h2 class="desk_only section_nav-off_prem">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-off_prem" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-off_prem" class="topnav_elem desk_only">Off-Prem</a>
</h2>
</div>
</div><div id="subnav-box-nav-off_prem" class="subnav_box"><a href="https://www.theregister.com/off_prem/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-off_prem-all"><span class="prefix_all">All </span>Off-Prem</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/off_prem/edge_iot/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-off_prem-edge_iot">Edge + IoT</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/off_prem/channel/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-off_prem-channel">Channel</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/off_prem/paas_iaas/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-off_prem-paas_iaas">PaaS + IaaS</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/off_prem/saas/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-off_prem-saas">SaaS</a>
<noscript><a href="#masthead" class="subnav_elem close_box" aria-label="Top navigation">(X)</a></noscript>
</div>
</div><div class="nav_elem">
<div class="cat_header">
<div id="nav-on_prem">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-on_prem" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-on_prem" class="topnav_elem mob_only">On-Prem</a>
<h2 class="desk_only section_nav-on_prem">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-on_prem" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-on_prem" class="topnav_elem desk_only">On-Prem</a>
</h2>
</div>
</div><div id="subnav-box-nav-on_prem" class="subnav_box"><a href="https://www.theregister.com/on_prem/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-on_prem-all"><span class="prefix_all">All </span>On-Prem</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/on_prem/systems/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-on_prem-systems">Systems</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/on_prem/storage/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-on_prem-storage">Storage</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/on_prem/networks/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-on_prem-networks">Networks</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/on_prem/hpc/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-on_prem-hpc">HPC</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/on_prem/personal_tech/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-on_prem-personal_tech">Personal Tech</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/on_prem/cxo/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-on_prem-cxo">CxO</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/on_prem/public_sector/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-on_prem-public_sector">Public Sector</a>
<noscript><a href="#masthead" class="subnav_elem close_box" aria-label="Top navigation">(X)</a></noscript>
</div>
</div><div class="nav_elem">
<div class="cat_header">
<div id="nav-software">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-software" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-software" class="topnav_elem mob_only">Software</a>
<h2 class="desk_only section_nav-software">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-software" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-software" class="topnav_elem desk_only">Software</a>
</h2>
</div>
</div><div id="subnav-box-nav-software" class="subnav_box"><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-software-all"><span class="prefix_all">All </span>Software</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/ai_ml/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-software-ai_ml">AI + ML</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/applications/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-software-applications">Applications</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/databases/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-software-databases">Databases</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/devops/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-software-devops">DevOps</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/oses/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-software-oses">OSes</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/virtualization/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-software-virtualization">Virtualization</a>
<noscript><a href="#masthead" class="subnav_elem close_box" aria-label="Top navigation">(X)</a></noscript>
</div>
</div><div class="nav_elem">
<div class="cat_header">
<div id="nav-offbeat">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-offbeat" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-offbeat" class="topnav_elem mob_only">Offbeat</a>
<h2 class="desk_only section_nav-offbeat">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-offbeat" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-offbeat" class="topnav_elem desk_only">Offbeat</a>
</h2>
</div>
</div><div id="subnav-box-nav-offbeat" class="subnav_box"><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-offbeat-all"><span class="prefix_all">All </span>Offbeat</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/Debates/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-offbeat-debates">Debates</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/columnists/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-offbeat-columnists">Columnists</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/science/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-offbeat-science">Science</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/geeks_guide/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-offbeat-geeks_guide">Geek's Guide</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/bofh/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-offbeat-bofh">BOFH</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/legal/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-offbeat-legal">Legal</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/bootnotes/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-offbeat-bootnotes">Bootnotes</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/site_news/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-offbeat-site_news">Site News</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/about_us/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-offbeat-about_us">About Us</a>
<noscript><a href="#masthead" class="subnav_elem close_box" aria-label="Top navigation">(X)</a></noscript>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="nav_bottom_group">
<div class="nav_bottom_section nav_special_features">
<div class="nav_head_bk">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-special_features" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-special_features" id="nav-special_features" class="topnav_elem mob_only">Special Features</a>
<h2 class="main_head">
<span class="topnav_elem desk_only">Special Features</span>
</h2>
</div>
<nav>
<div class="nav_elem">
<div id="subnav-box-nav-special_features" class="subnav_box">
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features">All Special Features</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/cloud_infrastructure_month">Cloud Infrastructure Month</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/datacenter_networking_nexus/">Datacenter Networking Nexus</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/the_state_of_storage/">The State of Storage</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/european_supercomputing/">European Supercomputing</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/ai_infrastructure_month/">AI Infrastructure Month</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/spotlight_on_rsac/">Spotlight on RSAC</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/ai_software_development_week/">AI Software Development Week</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/disaster_recovery_week/">Disaster Recovery Week</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/nvidia_gtc/">Nvidia GTC</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/ransomware_in_focus/">Ransomware in Focus</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/future_of_the_datacenter">The Future of the Datacenter</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/cybersecurity_month">Cybersecurity Month</a>
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/special_features/vmware_explore">VMware Explore</a>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
</div>
<div class="nav_bottom_section nav_elem nav_vendor_voice">
<div class="nav_head_bk">
<h2 class="main_head">
<span class="topnav_elem desk_only">Vendor Voice</span>
</h2>
</div>
<nav>
<div class="nav_elem">
<div class="cat_header">
<div id="nav-tag-vendor-voice">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-tag-vendor-voice" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-tag-vendor-voice" class="topnav_elem mob_only">Vendor Voice</a>
<h2 class="desk_only section_nav-tag-vendor-voice">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-tag-vendor-voice" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-tag-vendor-voice" class="topnav_elem desk_only">Vendor Voice</a>
</h2>
</div>
</div>
<div id="subnav-box-nav-tag-vendor-voice" class="subnav_box">
<a href="https://www.theregister.com/VendorVoice/" class="subnav_elem" id="nav-tag-vendor-voice-all">
<span class="prefix_all">All </span>Vendor Voice
</a>
<a
href="https://www.theregister.com/VendorVoice/aws_siemens/"
class="subnav_elem"
id="nav-tag-vendor-voice-vv_aws_siemens">
Siemens and AWS
</a>
<a
href="https://www.theregister.com/VendorVoice/aws_mendix/"
class="subnav_elem"
id="nav-tag-vendor-voice-vv_aws_mendix">
Mendix and AWS
</a>
<a
href="https://www.theregister.com/VendorVoice/aws_fis/"
class="subnav_elem"
id="nav-tag-vendor-voice-vv_aws_fis">
Money Movement Hub
</a>
<a
href="https://www.theregister.com/VendorVoice/google_bigquery/"
class="subnav_elem"
id="nav-tag-vendor-voice-vv_google_bigquery">
The BigQuery Difference
</a>
<a
href="https://www.theregister.com/VendorVoice/aws_global_partner_security_initiative/"
class="subnav_elem"
id="nav-tag-vendor-voice-vv_aws_global_partner_security_initiative">
AWS Global Partner Security Initiative
</a>
<a
href="https://www.theregister.com/VendorVoice/aws_new_horizon_financial_services/"
class="subnav_elem"
id="nav-tag-vendor-voice-vv_aws_new_horizon_financial_services">
Amazon Web Services (AWS) New Horizon in Cloud Computing
</a>
<a
href="https://www.theregister.com/VendorVoice/aws_ge_vernova_manufacturing/"
class="subnav_elem"
id="nav-tag-vendor-voice-vv_aws_ge_vernova_manufacturing">
GE Vernova with AWS
</a>
<a
href="https://www.theregister.com/VendorVoice/google_gemini/"
class="subnav_elem"
id="nav-tag-vendor-voice-vv_google_gemini">
Google Gemini
</a>
<noscript>
<a href="#masthead" class="subnav_elem close_box" aria-label="Top navigation">(X)</a>
</noscript>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
</div>
<div class="nav_bottom_section nav_resources">
<div class="nav_head_bk">
<a href="#subnav-box-nav-resources" data-toggle-for="subnav-box-nav-resources" id="nav-resources" class="topnav_elem mob_only">Resources</a>
<h2 class="main_head">
<span class="topnav_elem desk_only">Resources</span>
</h2>
</div>
<nav id="top_nav">
<div class="nav_elem">
<div id="subnav-box-nav-resources" class="subnav_box">
<a href="https://whitepapers.theregister.com/">Whitepapers</a>
<a href="https://whitepapers.theregister.com/events/list/">Webinars & Events</a>
<a href="https://account.theregister.com/edit/newsletter/">Newsletters</a>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div aria-hidden="true" class="adun" data-pos="top" data-raptor="condor" data-lg=",fluid,leaderboard," data-xlg=",superleaderboard,billboard,fluid,leaderboard," data-xxlg=",superleaderboard,billboard,brandwidth,fluid,leaderboard,">
<noscript>
<a href="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_homepage/front&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2aJ947dJAbqbT_UXxyh6-YwAAAI4&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0" target="_blank">
<img src="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_homepage/front&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2aJ947dJAbqbT_UXxyh6-YwAAAI4&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0" alt="">
</a>
</noscript>
</div>
<div id=main-col class="safari">
<div id="index_page" class=headlines>
<div class="srow rt-3a">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/on_call/?td=rt-3a" class="story_link">
<div class="story_grid_img">
<picture>
<source srcset="https://regmedia.co.uk/2023/05/23/shutterstock_hands_tied_ethernet_cable.jpg?x=477&y=239&crop=1 477w, https://regmedia.co.uk/2023/05/23/shutterstock_hands_tied_ethernet_cable.jpg?x=592&y=296&crop=1 592w, https://regmedia.co.uk/2023/05/23/shutterstock_hands_tied_ethernet_cable.jpg?x=1184&y=592&crop=1 1184w" sizes="(max-width: 409px) 477px, (max-width: 649px) 592px, (max-width: 767px) 477px, 478px">
<img src="https://regmedia.co.uk/2023/05/23/shutterstock_hands_tied_ethernet_cable.jpg?x=592&y=296&crop=1" alt="" width="592" height="296">
</picture>
</div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Sysadmin cured a medical mystery by shifting a single cable</h4>
<div class="standfirst">
<span class="label">On Call</span>
Somebody built a very sick network in the bowels of a hospital
</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<div class="other_stories">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/edr_killers_ransomware/?td=rt-3a" class="story_link">
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Ransomware crews don't care about your endpoint security – they've already killed it</h4>
<div class="standfirst">
Some custom malware, some legit software tools
</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<div class="line_separator"></div>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/cobol_in_the_public_sector_feature/?td=rt-3a" class="story_link">
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL</h4>
<div class="standfirst">
<span class="label">Feature</span>
Government: 'Trust us, it'll be different this time'
</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<div class="line_separator"></div>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/debate_microsoft_in_public_sector/?td=rt-3a" class="story_link">
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>The £9 billion question: To Microsoft or not to Microsoft?</h4>
<div class="standfirst">
<span class="label">Register debate series</span>
Are UK taxpayers getting real value from SPA24 — or just high cost convenience?
</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
</div>
<div aria-hidden="true" class="adun" data-pos="top" data-raptor="condor" data-xsm=",mpu," data-sm=",mpu," data-md=",mpu," data-xmd=",leaderboard,">
<noscript>
<a href="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_homepage/front&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2aJ947dJAbqbT_UXxyh6-YwAAAI4&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0" target="_blank">
<img src="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_homepage/front&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2aJ947dJAbqbT_UXxyh6-YwAAAI4&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0" alt="">
</a>
</noscript>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1a">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/cisco_secure_firewall_management_bug/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Cisco's Secure Firewall Management Center now not-so secure, springs a CVSS 10 RCE hole</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Switchzilla's summer of perfect 10s</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Patches</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 17:37" data-epoch="1755279470">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">1</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/nuclear_moon/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Reckon you can put a nuclear reactor on the Moon?</h4>
<div class=standfirst>You have until Thursday August 21 to respond if you do</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 15:53" data-epoch="1755273200">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">1</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/boy_riding_bubble_realizes_what/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Boy riding bubble realizes what he's on, asks for more air</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Sam Altman, busily planning to spend "trillions" more on datacenters, admitted yesterday that AI is a bit inflated</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 14:57" data-epoch="1755269827">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">9</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/asmi_13_debian_edition/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition debuts: Xfce desktop never looked so good</h4>
<div class=standfirst>TeejeeTech takes Trixie, adds considerably more polish, yet comes in lighter</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">OSes</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 14:30" data-epoch="1755268215">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-2f">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/microsoft_swats_volume_discounts_for/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="592" data-height="296" data-src="/2021/04/07/shuttertsock_paycheck.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of 'transparency'</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Online Services price changes start November 1, aligning with Microsoft.com rates and eliminating programmatic discounts</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">SaaS</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 13:32" data-epoch="1755264727">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">5</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/little_llm_on_the_ram/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="592" data-height="296" data-src="/2024/02/26/leonardo_ai_baby_using_computer.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Little LLM on the RAM: Google's Gemma 270M hits the scene</h4>
<div class=standfirst>A tiny model trained on trillions of tokens, ready for specialized tasks</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 12:32" data-epoch="1755261130">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<div class="bird ad-eagle">
<div class="bird_wrapper">
<div class="ad_inner_wrap">
<div aria-hidden="true" class="adun" data-pos="top" data-raptor="eagle" data-xsm=",mpu,dmpu," data-sm=",mpu,dmpu," data-md=",mpu,dmpu," data-xmd=",mpu,dmpu," data-lg=",dmpu,mpu," data-xlg=",dmpu,mpu," data-xxlg=",dmpu,mpu,">
<noscript>
<a href="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_homepage/front&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33aJ947dJAbqbT_UXxyh6-YwAAAI4&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0" target="_blank">
<img src="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_homepage/front&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33aJ947dJAbqbT_UXxyh6-YwAAAI4&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0" alt="">
</a>
</noscript>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/cyberattack_on_dutch_prosecution_service/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="592" data-height="296" data-src="/2015/07/17/speed.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Cyberattack on Dutch prosecution service is keeping speed cameras offline</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Who knew zero-days could be so useful to highway speedsters?</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 11:45" data-epoch="1755258308">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">5</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/are_you_willing_to_pay/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="592" data-height="296" data-src="/2024/09/06/leonardo_ai_terminator_software_developer.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Are you willing to pay $100k a year per developer on AI?</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Or, more? Eventually, AI companies will stop selling their services as a loss leader, and then the AI "cost-savings" will disappear like dew on a hot summer morning</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 11:00" data-epoch="1755255607">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">22</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1ar">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/london_telco_colts_services_disrupted/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Telco giant Colt suffers attack, takes systems offline</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Updated</span> London-based multinational takes customer portal and Voice API platform offline as 'protective measure' following breach</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 10:24" data-epoch="1755253457">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">2</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/cobol_in_the_public_sector_feature/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Feature</span> Government: 'Trust us, it'll be different this time'</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 09:15" data-epoch="1755249314">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">46</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/llm_chatbots_trivial_to_weaponise/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>LLM chatbots trivial to weaponize for data theft, say boffins</h4>
<div class=standfirst>System prompt engineering turns benign AI assistants into 'investigator' and 'detective' roles that bypass privacy guardrails</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 08:30" data-epoch="1755246615">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/12/how_your_software_startup/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>How your software startup can avoid the hyperscaler trap</h4>
<div class=standfirst>The cloud's Hotel California isn't such a lovely place</div>
<div class="time_comments"><span class="section_name">Sponsored post</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1b">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/on_call/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2023/05/23/shutterstock_hands_tied_ethernet_cable.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Sysadmin cured a medical mystery by shifting a single cable</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">On Call</span> Somebody built a very sick network in the bowels of a hospital</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Networks</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 07:30" data-epoch="1755243014">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">40</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/microsoft_debate_poll/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2020/12/15/uk.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Should UK.gov save money by looking for open source alternatives to Microsoft? You decide</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Register debate series</span> As £9 billion MoU sparks debate about value for money, it's time to have your say</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 06:45" data-epoch="1755240306">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">41</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/foxconn_q2_2025/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2022/11/23/shutterstock_foxconn.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Forget Foxconn the iPhone factory. AI’s made it a server-slinger first and foremost</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Next: Modular datacenters ready to host rack-scale systems, to meet endless demand</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Systems</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 05:15" data-epoch="1755234916">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">1</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/15/tencent_q2_2025/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2025/08/15/shutterstock_editorial_only.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Tencent doesn’t care if it can buy American GPUs again – it already has all the chips it needs</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Sees AI costs rising but not certain revenue will match them</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Off-Prem</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Aug 01:58" data-epoch="1755223095">15 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1a">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/apple_watch_revives_blood_oxygen/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Breathe easy: Apple Watch can read your oxygen levels again</h4>
<div class=standfirst>iBiz shifts data to iPhone in patent workaround</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 23:31" data-epoch="1755214272">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">18</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/edr_killers_ransomware/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Ransomware crews don't care about your endpoint security – they've already killed it</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Some custom malware, some legit software tools</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 22:35" data-epoch="1755210914">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">12</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/dodgy_huawei_deepseek/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Dodgy Huawei chips nearly sunk DeepSeek's next-gen R2 model</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Chinese AI model dev still plans to use homegrown silicon for inferencing</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 19:54" data-epoch="1755201240">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">11</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/darpas_scylon_raiders_autonomous_fighter/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>DARPA’s <s>Cylon raider</s> autonomous fighter jet advances to next phase</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Pilots may soon have to compete against frakking toasters for the title of Top Gun</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 19:27" data-epoch="1755199661">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">20</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-4a">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/12/inclusive_language_guide_gets_an/?td=rt-4a" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>No more 'Sanity Checks.' Inclusive language guide bans problematic tech terms</h4>
<div class=standfirst>'Hung' is out and 'Unresponsive' is in, according to the Academy Software Foundation and the Alliance for OpenUSD</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/fbi_email_accounts_for_sale/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2023/01/26/fbi_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Psst: wanna buy a legit FBI email account for $40?</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Government and police employee credentials sold at bargain-basement prices on underground forums</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 19:03" data-epoch="1755198193">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/equinix_signs_deals_for_nukes/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2021/03/30/nuclear.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Equinix signs deals for nukes and fuel cells to power its AI bit barns</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Updated</span> Datacenter giant looks for energy sources outside the grid</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">PaaS + IaaS</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 18:10" data-epoch="1755195012">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">2</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/madeyoureset_http2_flaw_lets_attackers/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2022/03/29/server_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>'MadeYouReset' HTTP/2 flaw lets attackers DoS servers</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Researchers had to notify over 100 vendors of flaw that builds on 2023's Rapid Reset with neat twist past usual mitigations</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Research</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 17:39" data-epoch="1755193153">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">7</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-2c">
<div class="bird ad-falcon">
<div class="bird_wrapper">
<div class="ad_inner_wrap">
<div aria-hidden="true" class="adun" data-pos="top" data-raptor="falcon" data-xsm=",fluid,mpu," data-sm=",fluid,mpu," data-md=",fluid,mpu," data-xmd=",fluid,leaderboard,mpu," data-lg=",fluid,leaderboard,mpu," data-xlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,leaderboard,mpu," data-xxlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,">
<noscript>
<a href="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_homepage/front&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44aJ947dJAbqbT_UXxyh6-YwAAAI4&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0" target="_blank">
<img src="https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_homepage/front&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44aJ947dJAbqbT_UXxyh6-YwAAAI4&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0" alt="">
</a>
</noscript>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-5c">
<div class="rhs_line">
<a class="nextplatform_logo" href="https://nextplatform.com/"><img loading="lazy" src="/design_picker/8abd5b416f4fff841c2ae741366892cf42e8fa79/graphics/icon/nextplatform_logo.svg" alt="The Next Platform" width="177" height="29"></a>
</div>
<div class="feed">
<article>
<a href="https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/08/13/broadcom-stretches-switching-across-datacenters-with-jericho-4/">
<h4>Broadcom Stretches Switching Across Datacenters With Jericho 4</h4>
</a>
</article><article>
<a href="https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/08/12/big-ai-wave-will-lift-arista-to-10-billion-two-years-early/">
<h4>Big AI Wave Will Lift Arista To $10 Billion Two Years Early</h4>
</a>
</article><article>
<a href="https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/08/11/amd-rides-the-hpc-tiger-in-the-datacenter/">
<h4>AMD Rides The HPC Tiger In The Datacenter</h4>
</a>
</article><article>
<a href="https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/08/08/uci-express-cranks-up-chiplet-interconnect-speeds/">
<h4>UCI-Express Cranks Up Chiplet Interconnect Speeds</h4>
</a>
</article>
</div>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1a">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/cisa_begs_ot_admins_to/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Lock down your critical infrastructure, CISA begs admins</h4>
<div class=standfirst>The agency offered some tips for operational technology environments, where attacks are rising</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 17:16" data-epoch="1755191771">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/microsofts_windows_revision_comment_opinion/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Voice, vision, pen: Oh dear. Windows boss says Microsoft is again reshaping OS</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">COMMENT</span> Lessons of Windows 8 unlearned as software giant gives users what it thinks they need</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 16:42" data-epoch="1755189728">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">77</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/btcturk_suspends_operations_amid_49m/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>BtcTurk suspends operations amid alleged $49M hot wallet heist</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Turkish exchange is the latest victim of a recent spate of major crypto thefts</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 16:15" data-epoch="1755188111">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/microsoft_patch_tuesday_update_fails/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Microsoft patch Tuesday update fails to install</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Windows 11 24H2 fixes fail from Windows Server Update Services</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Software</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 15:30" data-epoch="1755185415">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">12</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1b">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/us_doe_names_firms_that/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2024/03/25/nuclear_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Who made the demo list for Trump's fast-track nuclear reactor scheme?</h4>
<div class=standfirst>US DoE names firms for Pilot Program to show how it could be done</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 14:45" data-epoch="1755182709">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">40</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/anything_vibe_coding_platform_released/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2023/04/05/coding_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Vibe coding platform Anything arrives, our hands-on suggests caution</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Hands On</span> Making apps is as easy as selling t-shirts, claims vibe coding startup</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 14:00" data-epoch="1755180010">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">18</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/alexa_hits_snooze_on_basic/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2017/03/16/alexa_photo_via_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Alexa hits snooze on basic functions as alarms and timers KO'd in UK outage</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Brits wake to a beeping nightmare as Amazon’s AI assistant forgets how to set – or stop – alarms</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 13:27" data-epoch="1755178047">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">42</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/law_and_water_russia_blamed/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2023/03/30/russia_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Law and water: Russia blamed for US court system break-in and Norwegian dam drama</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Moscow-linked miscreants accused of swiping sealed US court files and fiddling with a Norwegian dam’s floodgates</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 12:45" data-epoch="1755175508">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">14</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-4a">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/11/who_me/?td=rt-4a" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Pay attention, class: Today you’ll learn the wrong way to turn things off</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Who, Me?</span> Instructor ended up teaching a lesson in how to get away with mistakes</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/datacenter_investment/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2024/10/04/shutterstock_swimming_in_money.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Amazon's $100B DC spend similar to entire Costa Rica GDP</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Microsoft cap-ex larger than output of Uganda and Google trumps Slovenia... all in the name of AI</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cloud Infrastructure Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 12:07" data-epoch="1755173267">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">8</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/italian_hotels_breached_en_masse/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2021/09/16/shutterstock_colosseum_rome.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Italian hotels breached en masse since June, government confirms</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Nearly 100,000 records allegedly up for sale after apparent breach at booking system</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 11:15" data-epoch="1755170113">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">15</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/new_net_10_preview_likely/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2020/10/21/shutterstock_dev.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>.NET 10 preview out now, likely to be near feature-complete</h4>
<div class=standfirst>WebSocket connections wrapped as streams, MAUI fixes and more as latest LTS version nears release candidate stage</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Software</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 10:45" data-epoch="1755168306">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">5</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-2d">
<div class="bird ad-hawk">
<div class="bird_wrapper">
<div class="ad_inner_wrap">
<div aria-hidden="true" class="adun" data-pos="mid" data-raptor="hawk" data-xsm=",fluid,mpu," data-sm=",fluid,mpu," data-md=",fluid,mpu," data-xmd=",fluid,leaderboard,mpu," data-lg=",fluid,leaderboard,mpu," data-xlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,leaderboard,mpu," data-xxlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1al">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/11/biggest_challenges_software_supply/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>The biggest challenges in software supply chains in 2025</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Open source, supply chains, AI, and more are keeping IT pros up at night</div>
<div class="time_comments"><span class="section_name">Partner content</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/stock_in_the_channel_pulls/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Stock in the Channel pulls website amid cyberattack</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Updated</span> Intruders accessed important systems but tells customers their data is safe</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 10:10" data-epoch="1755166241">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/boffins_social_media_users_rubbish/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Social media users rubbish at spotting sneaky ads, say boffins</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Social media marketeers getting better at concealing promos in posts</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 09:15" data-epoch="1755162912">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">23</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/the_plan_for_linux_after/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>The plan for Linux after Torvalds has a kernel of truth: There isn’t one</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Opinion</span> Success does not guarantee succession</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">OSes</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 08:30" data-epoch="1755160209">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">125</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-5b">
<div class="rhs_line">
<a class="blocksandfiles_logo" href="https://blocksandfiles.com/"><img loading="lazy" src="/design_picker/ee7b0d32b167268b4fca76bb55ac877e69d05813/graphics/icon/blocksandfiles_logo.svg" alt="Blocks and Files" width="200" height="29"></a>
</div>
<div class="feed">
<article>
<a href="https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/08/15/finchetto-sees-the-light/">
<h4>Finchetto sees the light, develops optical switch</h4>
</a>
</article><article>
<a href="https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/08/15/gigaoms-radar-reports-a-go-go/">
<h4>GigaOm’s radar reports a go go</h4>
</a>
</article><article>
<a href="https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/08/15/sandisk-gets-back-to-growth/">
<h4>Sandisk gets back to growth</h4>
</a>
</article><article>
<a href="https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/08/14/shhh-lenovos-silent-infinidat-acquisition/">
<h4>Shhh. Lenovo’s silent Infinidat acquisition</h4>
</a>
</article>
</div>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1ar">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/debate_microsoft_in_public_sector/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>The £9 billion question: To Microsoft or not to Microsoft?</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Register debate series</span> Are UK taxpayers getting real value from SPA24 — or just high cost convenience?</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 07:30" data-epoch="1755156615">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">45</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/redis_redux/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Back to being FOSS, Redis delivers a new, faster version</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Meanwhile, the clock's ticking for the previous FOSS Redis</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Databases</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 06:29" data-epoch="1755152949">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">15</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/gartner_daas_predictions/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Desktop-as-a-service now often cheaper to run than laptops - even after thin client costs</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Human usage set to double, AI agents might need them too</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Virtualization</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 05:31" data-epoch="1755149485">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">43</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/11/how_fixed_wireless_access/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>How fixed wireless access can bridge the digital divide wherever you are</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Wireless reaches the parts fiber can’t</div>
<div class="time_comments"><span class="section_name">Sponsored feature</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1b">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/nakamal_agreement_australia_vanuatu_datacenters/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2025/08/14/supplied_australia_vanuatu_agreement_signing.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Datacenter diplomacy: Australia commits to help Vanuatu build bit barns</h4>
<div class=standfirst>$79 million is a small price to pay to keep China at bay</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Off-Prem</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 03:36" data-epoch="1755142591">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">18</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/cisco_q4_2025/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2021/02/05/cisco_shutterstock_editorial_only.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Hungry hyperscalers boosted Cisco's AI sales by a cool billion bucks</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Big Tech is spending vastly more on AI infrastructure but Switchzilla thinks its piece of the pie will be fat and juicy</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Networks</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Aug 01:15" data-epoch="1755134108">14 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/doctors_risk_being_deskilled_by_rely_on_ai/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2019/04/03/doctor.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Doctors get dopey if they rely too much on AI, study suggests</h4>
<div class=standfirst>A tool can become a crutch</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 23:07" data-epoch="1755126442">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">19</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/tsunami_forecasting_el_capitan/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2020/02/05/ab_ocean_wave.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Tsunami forecasting about to get a lot faster thanks to El Capitan super</h4>
<div class=standfirst>The world's most powerful known supercomputer stretches its legs with some life-saving science</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">HPC</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 22:37" data-epoch="1755124643">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">18</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1b">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/claude_codes_copious_coddling_confounds/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2024/05/01/shutterstock_generic_claude.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Claude Code's copious coddling confounds cross customers</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Never mind the errors, we've had it with "You're absolutely right!"</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 20:15" data-epoch="1755116112">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">15</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/govt_hr_department_has_abysmal/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2024/06/07/investigate_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Gov't HR department latest to get nastygram from auditors</h4>
<div class=standfirst>OPM is the fourth federal agency to get a list of outstanding items from GAO in past two weeks</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 19:45" data-epoch="1755114309">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">5</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/fortinet_discloses_critical_bug/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2022/03/30/software_bug_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Fortinet discloses critical bug with working exploit code amid surge in brute-force attempts</h4>
<div class=standfirst>If there's smoke?</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Patches</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 19:15" data-epoch="1755112532">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">10</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/gpt_5_cost_cutting/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2024/09/26/shutterstock_altman.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>OpenAI's GPT-5 looks less like AI evolution and more like cost cutting</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Comment</span> Gotta pay for all those GPUs somehow</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 18:43" data-epoch="1755110587">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">53</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1a">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/no_desktops_starbucks_korea/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Desktops and printers in coffee shops? Starbucks Korea tells customers to 그만 해</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Early 2000s joke now serious problem for coffee shops in the Land of the Morning Calm</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 18:13" data-epoch="1755108788">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">38</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/noaa_nextgen_space_weather_program/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>US weather agency dangles $396M to run ops for its next space-watching fleet</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Hurricane data, schmurricane data: Have you heard about that Sun burp?</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 17:45" data-epoch="1755107113">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/microsoft_lets_more_development_code/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Latest Windows patches cause false alarm error to appear in event viewer</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Redmond let dev code loose in production Windows, leading to the bug</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Software</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 17:15" data-epoch="1755105306">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">20</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/google_preferred_source/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>No more fake news: Google now lets you prioritize <em>El Reg</em>, others in search results</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">hands on</span> How to pick the news sources you want to see more (and less)</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 16:44" data-epoch="1755103445">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">22</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-9bq has_label">
<h3 class="row_label has_lateral_ornaments">SPONSORED FEATURES</h3>
<article>
<a href="/2025/05/22/lenovo_ai_virtualization_headaches/?td=rt-9bq" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2017/05/26/lenovo_web_page_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>AI and virtualization are two major headaches for CIOs. Can storage help solve them both?</h4>
<div class=standfirst>It's about evolution not revolution, says Lenovo</div>
</div>
</a>
</article><div class="other_stories"><div class="line_separator"></div>
<article>
<a href="/2025/05/16/cisos-report-ai-attacks/?td=rt-9bq" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>From hype to harm: 78% of CISOs see AI attacks already</h4>
<div class=standfirst>AI attacks are keeping most practitioners up at night, says Darktrace, and with good reason</div>
</div>
</a>
</article><div class="line_separator"></div>
<article>
<a href="/2025/05/15/nutanix_homegrown_ai/?td=rt-9bq" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>How homegrown AI cuts through the hype to deliver real results</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Nutanix leverages customer interactions to develop GenAI infra solution and the AI tools to support it</div>
</div>
</a>
</article><div class="line_separator"></div>
<article>
<a href="/2025/05/13/nutanix_cloud_native_ai_apps/?td=rt-9bq" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Why rapid proliferation of cloud native apps requires faster, more efficient toolsets</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Kubernetes enables easy, rapid AI app development, making it the industry standard for AI workloads</div>
</div>
</a>
</article></div>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-2g">
<div class="bird ad-owl">
<div class="bird_wrapper">
<div class="ad_inner_wrap">
<div aria-hidden="true" class="adun" data-pos="btm" data-raptor="owl" data-xsm=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-sm=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-md=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-xmd=",fluid,leaderboard,mpu," data-lg=",fluid,mpu,leaderboard," data-xlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard," data-xxlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,mpu,leaderboard,"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1a">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/gpt5_updated_again/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>GPT-5 is going so well for OpenAI that there's now a 'show additional models' switch</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Users want their customizations and their old models back</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 16:30" data-epoch="1755102610">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/crooks_cant_let_go_active/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Crooks can't let go: Active attacks target Office vuln patched 8 years ago</h4>
<div class=standfirst>CVE-2017-11882 in discontinued Equation Editor still attracting keylogger campaigns despite software being killed off in 2018</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 15:45" data-epoch="1755099908">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">8</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/debtladen_coreweave_continues_to_invest/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>CoreWeave CFO: $25B raised in debt and equity in 18 months</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Reliant on two mega customers? Who says GPU-for-rent kingpin is a not a sustainable biz model?</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cloud Infrastructure Month</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 15:00" data-epoch="1755097211">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">5</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/microsoft_pushes_pull_print/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Microsoft pushes Pull print, so you don't have to dash to the printer to grab the 'Fire everyone' memo</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Hit the button and then go on your own voyage of printer discovery</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">SaaS</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 14:15" data-epoch="1755094513">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">46</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-3c has_label">
<h3 class="row_label"><a class="row_title_link has_lateral_ornaments" href="/Popular/" aria-label="Popular Stories">Popular</a></h3><div class="horiz_scroll">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/the_plan_for_linux_after/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2022/04/05/shutterstock_secure_penguins.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>The plan for Linux after Torvalds has a kernel of truth: There isn’t one</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Opinion</span> Success does not guarantee succession</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/gpt_5_cost_cutting/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2024/09/26/shutterstock_altman.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>OpenAI's GPT-5 looks less like AI evolution and more like cost cutting</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Comment</span> Gotta pay for all those GPUs somehow</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/edr_killers_ransomware/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2019/07/24/shutterstock_windows_punch.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Ransomware crews don't care about your endpoint security – they've already killed it</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Some custom malware, some legit software tools</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/fortinet_discloses_critical_bug/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2022/03/30/software_bug_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Fortinet discloses critical bug with working exploit code amid surge in brute-force attempts</h4>
<div class=standfirst>If there's smoke?</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/claude_codes_copious_coddling_confounds/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2024/05/01/shutterstock_generic_claude.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Claude Code's copious coddling confounds cross customers</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Never mind the errors, we've had it with "You're absolutely right!"</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/debate_microsoft_in_public_sector/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2018/12/17/shutterstock_people_shopping_piccadilly_circus.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>The £9 billion question: To Microsoft or not to Microsoft?</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Register debate series</span> Are UK taxpayers getting real value from SPA24 — or just high cost convenience?</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/redis_redux/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2024/09/17/shutterstock_open_source_software.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Back to being FOSS, Redis delivers a new, faster version</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Meanwhile, the clock's ticking for the previous FOSS Redis</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/italian_hotels_breached_en_masse/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2021/09/16/shutterstock_colosseum_rome.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Italian hotels breached en masse since June, government confirms</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Nearly 100,000 records allegedly up for sale after apparent breach at booking system</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/gartner_daas_predictions/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2021/08/02/shutterstock_cloud_pc.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Desktop-as-a-service now often cheaper to run than laptops - even after thin client costs</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Human usage set to double, AI agents might need them too</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/14/fbi_email_accounts_for_sale/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2023/01/26/fbi_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Psst: wanna buy a legit FBI email account for $40?</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Government and police employee credentials sold at bargain-basement prices on underground forums</div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<a class="reg_btn_primary more_popular_stories" href="/Popular/">MORE<br>STORIES</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1ar">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/ai_model_personalities_shape_the/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>AI model 'personalities' shape the quality of generated code</h4>
<div class=standfirst>But despite the differences, all models excel at making errors and shouldn't be trusted</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 13:30" data-epoch="1755091811">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">1</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/boxs_ai_agent_us_gov/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Box's AI agents set to help US government agencies</h4>
<div class=standfirst>The vendor hops aboard GSA’s OneGov train, offering models from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and more</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 13:00" data-epoch="1755090014">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/ms_confidence_in_windows_11/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>MS confidence in Windows 11: Pay us to host VMs for when your desktop inevitably dies</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Windows 365 Reserve offers 10-day cloud PCs when your machine goes kaput – but you'll still need another device to access them</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">OSes</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 12:15" data-epoch="1755087310">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">19</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/07/could_agentic_ai_save/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Could agentic AI save us from the cybercrisis?</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Many hands make light work in the SOC</div>
<div class="time_comments"><span class="section_name">Sponsored feature</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1b">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/uk_expands_police_facial_recognition/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2023/05/25/shutterstock_met_camera.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new vans heading to a town near you</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Seven additional regions across England will now have access to the controversial tech</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 11:30" data-epoch="1755084609">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">54</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/marc_andreessen_wades_into_the/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2016/12/09/marc_andreessen.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Marc Andreessen wades into the UK's Online Safety Act furor</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Shock news: billionaire techpreneur is not a fan</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 10:45" data-epoch="1755081907">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">95</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/debate_for_microsoft_in_public_sector/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2020/11/18/windows.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Microsoft wares may be UK public sector's only viable option</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Register debate series</span> For now at least, even though government buying can improve, open source is not all it's cracked up to be</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 10:00" data-epoch="1755079212">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">78</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/secure_chat_darling_matrix_admits/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2017/06/14/jenga_shutterstock.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Secure chat darling Matrix admits pair of 'high severity' protocol flaws need painful fixes</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Updated</span> Foundation warns federated servers face biggest risk, but single-instance users can take their time</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 09:15" data-epoch="1755076515">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-2h">
<div class="bird ad-buzzard">
<div class="bird_wrapper">
<div class="ad_inner_wrap">
<div aria-hidden="true" class="adun" data-pos="btm" data-raptor="buzzard" data-xsm=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-sm=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-md=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-xmd=",fluid,leaderboard,mpu," data-lg=",fluid,mpu,leaderboard," data-xlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard," data-xxlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,mpu,leaderboard,"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1a">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/firefox_ai_scoffing_power/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Some users report their Firefox browser is scoffing CPU power</h4>
<div class=standfirst>You guessed it: looks like it's a so-called AI</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Software</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 08:30" data-epoch="1755073808">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">91</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/digital_privacy_senseless_data_preservation/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>I started losing my digital privacy in 1974, aged 11</h4>
<div class=standfirst>
<span class="label">Column</span> An encounter with the healthcare system reveals sickening decisions about data</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Legal</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 07:45" data-epoch="1755071107">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">100</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/nasa_mulls_sending_a_rescue/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>NASA mulls sending a rescue rocket to boost Swift observatory's orbit</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Agency asks for ideas from US industry as orbit decays</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 07:00" data-epoch="1755068415">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">7</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/ransomware_crew_spills_saint_pauls/" class=story_link>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Ransomware crew spills Saint Paul's 43GB of secrets after city refuses to cough up cash</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Minnesota’s capital is the latest to feature on Interlock’s leak blog after late-July cyberattack</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 06:15" data-epoch="1755065709">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">7</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<div class="srow rt-1bl">
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/06/riding_ai_current_why/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2016/11/18/ai_machine_learning.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top">
<h4>Riding the AI current: why leaders are letting it flow</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Would you let AI make lifestyle decisions for you? Statistically, the two people sitting next to you would.</div>
<div class="time_comments"><span class="section_name">Sponsored feature</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/mcdonough_meteorite/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2025/08/13/supplied_mcdonough_meteorite.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Chap found chunks of an asteroid older than Earth in his suburban living room</h4>
<div class=standfirst>First came the fireball, then a hole in the roof and a dent in the floor</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 05:30" data-epoch="1755063007">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">10</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/australia_epic_google_apple_decision/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2021/02/03/fighting_kangaroos_australia.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Epic Games has another win over Apple and Google, this time in Australia</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Federal Court finds Big Tech players abused their market power</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Legal</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 04:31" data-epoch="1755059473">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">1</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
<article>
<a href="/2025/08/13/do_kwon_pleads_guilty/" class=story_link>
<div class="packed_img story_grid_img" data-width="378" data-height="250" data-src="/2025/08/13/shutterstock_financial_scam.jpg"></div>
<div class="article_text_elements">
<h4>Crypto-crasher Do Kwon admits guilt over failed not-so-stablecoin that erased $41 billion</h4>
<div class=standfirst>Tells court 'What I did was wrong and I want to apologize for my conduct'</div>
<div class=time_comments>
<span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Aug 02:29" data-epoch="1755052147">13 Aug 2025</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">19</span></div>
</div>
</a>
</article>
</div>
<a href="/earlier/1/" class="reg_btn_primary wide" data-unit-type="more_stories_link">MORE STORIES</a>
</div>
</div>
<div id=footer>
<div class="footer_slogan">
<div class="footer_wrapper">
<p>The Register <img class="vulture_icon" src="/design_picker/d518b499f8a6e2c65d4d8c49aca8299d54b03012/graphics/icon/vulture_white.png" alt="icon"> Biting the hand that feeds IT</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="footer_wrapper">
<div class=foot_wrapper>
<div class="left_block">
<div class="foot_list">
<h4>About Us<img loading="lazy" width="7" height="11" alt="" src="/design_picker/d2e337b97204af4aa34dda04c4e5d56d954b216f/graphics/icon/footer_mob_nav_arrow_black.svg" class="expand_arrow"></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/Profile/contact/">Contact us</a></li>
<li><a target=_blank rel=noopener href="https://www.theregister.com/AdvertiseWithUs/">Advertise with us</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/Profile/about_the_register/">Who we are</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="foot_list more_us">
<h4>Our Websites<img loading="lazy" width="7" height="11" alt="" src="/design_picker/d2e337b97204af4aa34dda04c4e5d56d954b216f/graphics/icon/footer_mob_nav_arrow_black.svg" class="expand_arrow"></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.nextplatform.com/">The Next Platform</a></li>
<li><a href="https://devclass.com/">DevClass</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blocksandfiles.com/">Blocks and Files</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="foot_list privacy">
<h4>Your Privacy<img loading="lazy" width="7" height="11" alt="" src="/design_picker/d2e337b97204af4aa34dda04c4e5d56d954b216f/graphics/icon/footer_mob_nav_arrow_black.svg" class="expand_arrow"></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/Profile/cookies/">Cookies Policy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/Profile/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/Profile/terms_and_conditions_of_use/">Ts & Cs</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="right_block">
<div class="foot_list">
<a href="https://situationpublishing.com/" id="sitpub_logo">
<img loading="lazy" width="250" alt="Situation Publishing" src="/design_picker/d2e337b97204af4aa34dda04c4e5d56d954b216f/graphics/std/sitpublogo_2022.png">
</a>
<p>
Copyright. All rights reserved © 1998–2025
</p>
</div>
</div>
<noscript><img width="1" height="1" src="/Design/graphics/std/transparent_pixel.png" alt="no-js"></noscript>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id=end_scripts>
<script>
if (typeof(ElReg.Ga.sendPageView) === 'function') {
ElReg.Ga.sendPageView('reg_homepage/front','4b6f3c9f64f90632fa8c54798c6ee630','4b6f3c9f64f90632fa8c54798c6ee630');
}
</script>
<script>
$(function() { RegUtils.set_bucket_group(839) });
</script>
</div></div>
</body>
</html>
URL
GET http://www.theregister.co.uk/
Response Headers
Cf-Ray:96faab6e2f024f59-VIEConnection:keep-aliveDate:Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:14:05 GMTLocation:https://www.theregister.com/Nel:{"report_to":"cf-nel","success_fraction":0.0,"max_age":604800}Report-To:{"group":"cf-nel","max_age":604800,"endpoints":[{"url":"https://a.nel.cloudflare.com/report/v4?s=GSOWbv%2BIsJVFEj0vqR3ALx1ZFgdpY%2FkSJH0buoPt3E4D4FxVwC28iqy5fdwdX6CaPf2YKMXWHxu2lNaJH%2FJ3H3Ld%2BvOtPW9A15fO%2FXqg2W684oJQBQ%3D%3D"}]}Server:cloudflareVia:1.1 vm-exclusive-1.la.net.ua (squid/4.10)X-Cache:MISS from vm-exclusive-1.la.net.ua
Response Body
Empty body
Resolver
Resolver ASN
AS13335
Resolver IP
172.68.237.27
Resolver Network Name
Cloudflare Inc
Report ID
20250815T181012Z_webconnectivity_UA_202103_n1_VIDlkoz836onw1Dj
Platform
windows
Software Name
ooniprobe-desktop-unattended (3.24.0)
Measurement Engine
ooniprobe-engine (3.24.0)