US anti-terror spying laws to expire

US anti-terror laws that allow security services to collect phone data are set to expire after the Senate fails to reach a deal.

Parts of Patriot Act Expire Tonight After Senate Fails to Pass Reform

US senators failed to pass a bill tonight that would reform one of the NSA’s most controversial surveillance programs. Without it, sections of the Patriot Act expire at midnight.

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Veeam's plan: Ignore MBA marketers, don't covet magazine covers

And don't panic about the cloud, because every platform has gaps that need tools says CEO Ratmir Timashev

Most CEOs give little away in interviews: they stick to the script and deliver information in easily-digestible chunks.…

Windows 10 to debut August 31st at US$149.99 for 'Pro' cut

If online retailer Newegg is right, Microsoft's decided school holiday sales don't matter

Microsoft's been saying Windows 10 will ship ”in summer”^*. And now it looks like the company has chosen the last day of summer^** to launch Windows 10.…

Welp, PEAK GIF is upon us! Facebook now supports animated images

Yay, be even more annoying with your pals

Who knew Marissa Mayer could be so far ahead of the curve? Her company Yahoo! bought Tumblr back in 2013 when the Purple Palace seemingly recognised that it was crucial to back the animated .gif rebirth.…

Blatter 'victim of a conspiracy'

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is the victim of a conspiracy from "behind the scenes", his daughter tells the BBC, amid a corruption crisis.

Fedora 22: Don't be glum about the demise of Yum – this is a welcome update

Retreat from the dark side

Review  The big news with Fedora 22, just delivered, is the Fedora project actually managed to stick pretty close to its proposed schedule.…

This Sweet Retro-Futuristic Tech Is Gonna Set You Back

These beautiful handcrafted arcade cabinets, computers, and gadgets are made by a one-man studio in Sweden.

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Will Computers Redefine the Roots of Math?

When a legendary mathematician found a mistake in his own work, he embarked on a computer-aided quest to eliminate human error. To succeed, he has to rewrite the century-old rules underlying all of mathematics.

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War Clouds Over South China Sea As U.S. Declares Right To Waters And U.S. Warship Arrives At Subic

The drumbeat of war on distant horizons is reverberating through Southeast Asia with increasingly strong declarations of U.S. determination to stop the Chinese from expanding their writ over the South China Sea, notably islands claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. While Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was in Singapore vowing [...]

Taming the Thames – The place that plugged London's Great Stink

How Joseph Bazalgette flushed the capital into the modern age

Geek's Guide to Britain  At various times in the history of the UK, there’s been a massive stink at Westminster, accompanied by demands that “something must be done”. We’ll be stumbling through the demands for PR after this year’s election for a while yet, but spare a thought for the politicians of 1858 who had to endure The Great Stink.…

A Short History of Unnecessarily Terrifying Toy Patents

Google is only the latest company to patent a terrifying, high-tech toy.

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Make Something Up, The Water Knife and Girl at War

Fight Club's Chuck Palahniuk is back on form

Page File  El Reg bookworm Mark Diston looks at literature's latest with a book of scintillating short stories from Chuck Palahniuk. New York Times best selling author Paolo Bacigalupi take us into the near future with a dystopian tale of drought, detectives and delinquents. And the 1990s Yugoslav Wars are reimagined through the eyes of a young girl in an gripping debut novel by Sara Nović.…

Silk Road drug site founder jailed

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of online illegal drug marketplace the Silk Road, is sentenced to life in prison.

The Silk Road Saga Is Way More Than a Crime Story

The Silk Road story turned out to be much more than a crime narrative.

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Watch this robo-cheetah leap walls on the hunt for Sarah Connor

Someone's been watching too much Terminator

Video  For the first time, robot builders at MIT have created a cyber-creature that can run and jump over objects without human control.…

The US Tried to Stuxnet North Korea’s Nuclear Program

Stuxnet had a fraternal twin that was designed to attack North Korea’s nuclear program.

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