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22 July 2025

I just deleted my entire social media presence before visiting the US – and I'm a citizen

In 2025, social media has moved from self-expression to self-entrapment

Off-Prem

Alaska Airlines grounded itself due to mysterious IT problem

Now flying again, but not saying what went wrong 8 Comments

Supercharge Your Data Strategy: Veo’s Journey to BigQuery

How one mobility company unlocked smarter decisions and streamlined operations with Google Cloud

Unleashing the power of NotebookLM: Your AI research and learning companion

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On-Prem

Nvidia extends CUDA support to RISC-V just in time for next wave of Chinese CPUs

The prime beneficiary of the AI boom has global ambitions 1 Comments

Vintage computing boffin releases expansive Intel 286 test suite

A desire for cycle accuracy results in 32 million recorded CPU states derived entirely from original hardware 18 Comments

Radio geeks reveal how to access crucial hurricane data after US Department of Defense cut it off

Hams for the win: Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff 30 Comments

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Security

Dell scoffs at breach, says miscreants only stole ‘fake data’

No customer, partner info stolen, spokesperson tells The Reg 1 Comments

Another massive security snafu hits Microsoft, but don't expect it to stick

Move along, nothing to see here 6 Comments

Four new Android spyware samples linked to Iran's intel agency

Persians added snooping capabilities to DCHSpy after Israeli bombs fell 1 Comments

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Software

If you're forced to use Windows 11, here's how to steal some of your time back

Fight back against Redmond's productivity sinks 8 Comments

Cursor AI YOLO mode lets coding assistant run wild, security firm warns

You only live once, but regret is forever 1 Comments

Clear Linux OS terminated as Intel trims the fat

Chipmaker halts updates and support, urges users to migrate immediately 10 Comments

AWS slaps usage caps on Kiro as AI editor preview proves too popular for its own good

'Actually not terrible' says industry watcher Corey Quinn – but pricing plans have disappeared 2 Comments

Please, FOSS world, we need something like ChromeOS

The End of Windows 10 is looming. The world needs a simpler, easy, quick, snackable alternative 89 Comments

Microsoft patches under-attack SharePoint 2019 and SE

But an emergency fix for SharePoint Server 2016 is still MIA 8 Comments

Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore

AI ignored instruction to freeze code, forgot it could roll back errors, and generally made a terrible hash of things 102 Comments

Offbeat

Sacramento cops scoured energy records to target suspected weed growers, and the EFF has sued

Raided homes despite known likelihood that aircon or EVs could explain high electricity consumption 5 Comments

X tells the French police 'non' to its request for algorithmic data

Claims it's all a witch hunt by local lawmakers 2 Comments

Humongous parachute for European Mars landing mission tested successfully

As US lawmakers wrangle over NASA’s stake in ExoMars, at least the chutes work 7 Comments

NASA veteran warns Hubble faces death by a hundred cuts

Former astronaut laments software shutdowns, staff reductions amid ongoing budget squeeze 1 Comments

I just deleted my entire social media presence before visiting the US – and I'm a citizen

In 2025, social media has moved from self-expression to self-entrapment 49 Comments

Selling your digital soul to use Bluesky's DMs isn't just a bad idea, it's the law

Getting carded is one thing. A full strip search? Welcome to Britain 110 Comments

Under-qualified sysadmin crashed Amazon.com for 3 hours with a typo

'This, many considered, was bad' 56 Comments

Japan discovers object out beyond Pluto that rewrites the Planet 9 theory

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