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5 days ago | 
theregister.com | Richard Speed
It isn't just devices unable to upgrade to Windows 11 that are headed to digital landfill this year. The first version of Microsoft's Surface Hub is also destined for the tech trashcan as Windows 10 support ends. So, what do you do with a big black wall ornament? Microsoft noted that the end was coming in a post last week. Surface Hub 2S and Surface Hub v1 are both coming to the end of the road on October 14 as Microsoft stops support for Windows 10 Team edition.
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1 week ago | 
theregister.com | Richard Speed
The US Space Agency has a busy few days ahead as a trio of International Space Station (ISS) residents prepare to return to Earth this weekend, and a critical SpaceX Dragon freighter is readied for launch on Monday.
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1 week ago | 
theregister.com | Richard Speed
Are customers on the European side of the pond considering a move from US hyperscalers in the wake of recent events? Some of the region's vendors are reporting an uptick in inquiries as organizations mull their options. After a year of navel-gazing over AI, the topic dominating conversations at April's KubeCon EU event was what to do about events unfolding in the US.
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1 week ago | 
theregister.com | Richard Speed
British soldiers have successfully taken down drones with a radio-wave weapon. The demonstrator weapon, a type of Radiofrequency Directed Energy Weapon (RF DEW), uses high-frequency radio waves to disrupt the electronic components inside drones, resulting in the devices malfunctioning. "RF DEW systems can defeat airborne targets at ranges of up to 1 km and are effective against threats which cannot be jammed using electronic warfare," the Ministry of Defence (MOD) said.
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1 week ago | 
theregister.com | Richard Speed
Far be from us to suggest Microsoft is trying to force people onto its New Outlook application, but it has admitted Classic Outlook occasionally and mysteriously turns into a system resource hog. It's a SNAFU that may just push folks over the edge to the new app – or to a full alternative. The Windows behemoth earlier this week confirmed its software goes awry, and said users may experience CPU usage spikes of up to 30 to 50 percent and increased power consumption.
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1 week ago | 
theregister.com | Richard Speed
Microsoft has admitted that some users are being offered Windows 11 upgrades despite Intune policies configured otherwise. The problem, according to the mega-corp's advisory on the issue, is that "a recent service change uncovered a latent code issue, causing impact." Not all users are affected, but those who are will see an invitation to upgrade to Windows 11 regardless of how their IT admins have configured Intune, Microsoft's own PC management tool.
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1 week ago | 
theregister.com | Richard Speed
It is twenty years since NASA's DART mission collided with a satellite after depleting its fuel during a rendezvous attempt. The Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) mission, not to be confused with the successful Double Asteroid Redirection Test operation, which smacked into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2023, was designed to meet with a satellite in Earth orbit. Sadly for the scientists and engineers involved, it did more than rendezvous.
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1 week ago | 
theregister.com | Richard Speed
Microsoft Teams experienced a file-sharing outage overnight that disrupted collaboration for many users and forced the software biz to roll back a recent backend change. The problem began during US business hours, with users reporting odd behavior. Attachments failed to upload, downloads stopped working, and collaboration for affected customers ground to a halt. Microsoft swung into action and confirmed it was looking into the issue.
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1 week ago | 
theregister.com | Richard Speed
TalkTalk Business customers were forced to survive without email nearly a week after a technical fault disrupted domain hosting. Problems began on the evening of Wednesday, April 9, when a mystery glitch affected the domain hosting and left some users without email. According to one customer, TalkTalk "admitted they have made a mistake in changing the settings for a number of Domains that they host." Another user told El Reg: "We had clients' name servers changed and they lost email.
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1 week ago | 
theregister.com | Richard Speed
Microsoft has warned administrators that less than half a year remains until support ends for Exchange Server 2016 and 2019. However, the follow-up, Exchange Server SE, won't arrive for another few months. October 14, 2025, will be a big day in the Microsoft world: many Windows 10 devices will cease to be supported, and administrators will also need to manage servers headed for the support void, not least Skype for Business and Exchange Server 2016 and 2019.
