US Army orders next-gen robot mule to haul a literal ton of gear
Soldiers' new best friend does all the heavy lifting
Bootnotes28 Sep 2024 | 62
Offbeat
Bring the joy of train delays home with your very own departure board
Working from home, but missing the voice of Elinor Hamilton telling you all services are canceled?
Bootnotes27 Sep 2024 | 67
BOFH: AI consultant rapidly transitioned to new role as automotive surface consultant
Episode 18 Now he has a bunch of free time too – in hospital
BOFH27 Sep 2024 | 53
Starfish Space to tackle orbital junk for NASA with SSPICY Otter
Is this a debris inspection mission or an Ubuntu release?
Science26 Sep 2024 | 3
Short sellers rejoice on report of Supermicro DoJ probe
Comment Alleged inquiry comes amid claims server maker cooked its books
Systems26 Sep 2024 |
Samsung fined just $8K for exposing chip fab workers to X-ray radiation
Nothing says 'oops' like a penalty that won’t even dent the electronics giant’s coffee budget
Offbeat26 Sep 2024 | 16
NASA's Astrobees need a new buzz – any ideas for the space-dwelling bots?
Hey Reg readers, what would you do with Honey, Queen, and Bumble?
Science26 Sep 2024 | 26
Apple quietly removed 60 more VPNs from Russian app store, researchers claim
iThing-maker is Putin Kremlin repression ahead of privacy, rights orgs argue
Software26 Sep 2024 | 27
Uncle Sam accuses Aussie AI startup boss of financial fakery that duped investors
Crikey! $40M of investments in 'digital employees' allegedly went down faster than a frosty Fosters
Legal26 Sep 2024 | 14
WordPress.org denies service to WP Engine, potentially putting sites at risk
Updated That escalated quickly
Software26 Sep 2024 | 59
A look under the hood of the 3D-printed, Raspberry Pi powered 'suicide pod'
Design files will be available soon, but no word yet on the software
Offbeat25 Sep 2024 | 94
ESA spending €17M on spacecraft just to watch it go up in flames
DRACO will be born to die in the fires of atmospheric re-entry
Science25 Sep 2024 | 7
Northern Ireland cops whose info was leaked in 2023 may get £240M+ damages
Officers put in danger when republican dissidents grabbed hold of their names and details
Legal25 Sep 2024 | 2
NASA, IBM just open sourced an AI climate model so you can fine-tune your own
Prithvi, Prithvi, Prithvi good
Science25 Sep 2024 | 23
VMware reportedly probed by Japanese anti-monopoly cops
Updated Broadcom's software bundles under scrutiny after perhaps irking Fujitsu
Virtualization25 Sep 2024 | 5
India funds Moon lander, space station module, and Venus orbiter
Wants lunar sample return within three years, Venus launch in 2028, orbiting hab in 2035, boots on Luna five years later
Science25 Sep 2024 | 10
SBF's right-hand woman praised for testimony – and jailed for two years
Caroline Ellison thanked for helping take down FTX supremo, ordered to surrender her own billions
Legal25 Sep 2024 | 32
WP Engine hits back after Automattic CEO calls it 'cancer'
Updated Cease'n'desist letter claims top boss demanded tens of millions for trademark license
Software24 Sep 2024 | 18
Scientists demonstrate X-rays as a way to zap asteroids out of Earth's path
Lab-based proof-of-concept shows how radiation creates explosive plumes to deflect menacing space rocks
Science24 Sep 2024 | 50
Look! About chest high! Is it a pallet? Is it a drone? No, it's a Palletrone
And it's here to carry your not-very-heavy stuff
Science24 Sep 2024 | 30
Amazon, Tesla, Meta considered harmful to democracy
Exploiting workers, undermining public services, exacerbating climate crisis, ITUC says
Bootnotes23 Sep 2024 | 41
Cards Against Humanity deals SpaceX a $15M lawsuit over Texas turf tangle
Land purchased to save it from Trump's border wall 'completely f*cked' by 'gravel, tractors, and space garbage'
Bootnotes23 Sep 2024 | 48
Musk dreams of launching five Starships to Mars in two years
Just like robotaxis, actual full self-driving, etc etc in just a few years
Science23 Sep 2024 | 90
Axiom Space puts a brave face on claims of dire finances
Losing money on missions, space station delayed, but 'we will not be deterred'
Science23 Sep 2024 | 4
AT&T intends to quit VMware, Broadcom claims in legal broadside
Counter-arguments in support spat paint unflattering picture of telco giant's IT estate
Virtualization23 Sep 2024 | 31
Heart of glass: Human genome stored for 'eternity' in 5D memory crystal
Just in case some aliens, say, come along in a billion years and feel like cloning us from extinction
Science21 Sep 2024 | 100
NIST: New smoke alarms are better at detecting fires, but still go off for bacon
Just like almost everyone else, they still love the smell of fried artery-cloggers
Bootnotes21 Sep 2024 | 75
A huge week for satnav as both China and Europe make generational launches
Upgrades on the way for both, with deep-ocean services and programmable sats on the way
Science20 Sep 2024 | 24
Europe to force Apple to help rivals connect to iOS, iPadOS
Fail to comply may cost up to 10% of annual revenue
Software19 Sep 2024 | 32
Google dodges €1.5B EU ads antitrust fine after appeal win
Qualcomm, on the other hand, wasn’t so lucky
Personal Tech18 Sep 2024 | 13
Intuitive Machines shoots for the Moon with NASA's $4.82B lunar relay jackpot
Surely at least one crew will get there in the next ten years?
Science18 Sep 2024 | 3
Open source orgs strengthen alliance against patent trolls
The more successful FOSS gets, the more it becomes a target
Software18 Sep 2024 | 11
Hey kids, wanna clock the ISS? ESA's Astro Pi challenge runs your code in space
Send astronauts nice pixel art, or try something a little harder
Science17 Sep 2024 | 1
SpaceX faces $663K FAA fine for Musk's alleged launch impatience
Some good news for Elon – 2,500 planes to be Starlink Wi-Fi ready as United joins the party
Public Sector17 Sep 2024 | 50
On Call’s Greatest Hits, as voted for by you, the readers
On Call The 20 most-commented-on tech support columns from On Call's first 500 instalments
Offbeat17 Sep 2024 | 17
Elon Musk's assassination 'joke' bombs, internet calls for his deportation
'No one is trying' to kill Biden or Harris, mogul says after alleged second attempt on Trump's life
Offbeat16 Sep 2024 | 353
ESA and Neuraspace ink 2-year deal for Space Traffic wrangling
Multi-million euro package to control satellite swerving and debris dodging
Science16 Sep 2024 | 5
Thank you, Reg Readers: On Call has turned 500!
Started on a whim, almost a decade later it's a fixture – and a marvelous demonstration of your wit and wisdom
Bootnotes15 Sep 2024 | 30
Homing pigeon missiles, dead trout swimming, butt breathing honored with Ig Nobel Prize
Mad science award ceremony returns to MIT after four years online
Bootnotes14 Sep 2024 | 71
Feeld dating app's security too open-minded as private data swings into public view
No love for months-long wait to fix this, either
Research13 Sep 2024 | 7
The Europa Clipper stretches its wings as launch nears
Solar arrays are massive... but it's the transistors onlookers are really worried about
Science13 Sep 2024 | 23
Boeing union workers in US reject contract: 96% vote to strike
Doubtful processes, risky spacecraft, what else could possibly go wrong? Oh...30,000 staff off work
Science13 Sep 2024 | 77
BOFH: The Boss is right, the applications of AI are truly staggering
Episode 17 The future... of defenestration
BOFH13 Sep 2024 | 53
Japan to put a small red Swedish house on the Moon
No, you read that right
Science13 Sep 2024 | 63
Google sued for using trademarked Gemini name for AI service
Even the chatbot allegedly admits to infringement claim
AI + ML12 Sep 2024 | 14
SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission completes first commercial spacewalk
More cautious than 1960s efforts, EVA goes off without a hitch
Science12 Sep 2024 | 36
NASA engineers play space surgeon in bid to unclog Voyager 1's arteries
'Brilliant' team performs electrical balancing act to keep probe pointed at Earth
Science12 Sep 2024 | 56
Samsung faces strikes in India, amid reports of global layoffs
Union alleges work conditions are like solitary confinement and violence is common at Tamil Nadu plant
Legal12 Sep 2024 | 1
SpaceX blasts being stuck in bureaucratic orbit as Starship approval slips
Toys launched from pram as Musk's rocketeers stamp feet over paperwork
Science11 Sep 2024 | 101
Online media outstrips TV as source of news for the first time in the UK
Ofcom research shows TV remains more trusted news source in social media age
Bootnotes11 Sep 2024 | 107
Robot enters Fukushima's nuclear core to retrieve melted-down remains
Video Trying for 3 grams, only 880 tons to go!
Science11 Sep 2024 | 28
Ex Samsung execs reportedly arrested for alleged IP theft in China chip caper
Duo accused of stealing $3.2B of 20nm tech and secrets
Legal10 Sep 2024 |
SpaceX aims high with Polaris Dawn mission
Altitude record within grasp and in-house spacesuits to be put through their paces
Science10 Sep 2024 | 14
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be gone in ten years – for chump change
Video $7.5 billion needed, the kind of cash Apple makes without trying
Science10 Sep 2024 | 103
Google insists the ad tech business ain't broke, urges Washington not to fix it
As its other monopoly trial - the one brought by the DoJ and eight states - begins in Virginia
Legal10 Sep 2024 | 9
Feds urge 3D printing industry to end DIY machine guns
DoJ, ATF target MCDs, but what about the printers?
Legal09 Sep 2024 | 152
Cluster II spacecraft reenters and burns up with a nod to its controllers
Salsa's final act: Reminding us it was the humans all along
Science09 Sep 2024 | 6
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin waves bye bye to October 13 ESCAPADE
Mars adventure postponed to 2025. Perhaps
Science09 Sep 2024 | 10
Scientists find a common food dye can make a live mouse's skin transparent
Do try this one at home, using a chicken breast and a recipe
Science09 Sep 2024 | 46
Boeing's Calamity Capsule returns to Earth without a crew
What now for these pod people?
Science07 Sep 2024 | 67
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