Linus Torvalds goes back to a mechanical keyboard after making too many typos Linux 6.15 is coming along nicely too, unless autocorrect messes things up Linux kernel project boss Linus Torvalds has re-joined the ranks of full-size mechanical keyboard aficionados.… #theregister #IT

Linus Torvalds goes back to a mechanical keyboard

: Linux 6.15 is coming along nicely too, unless autocorrect messes things up

Mars may have vast underground oceans and enough H2O to make it a water world Chinese and Australian boffins ask what else could be slowing down seismic waves as they pass through the Red Planet? Mars may still be home to oceanic quantities of liquid water, according to a recent paper published by the National Science Review.… #theregister #IT https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/mars_water_study_seismic_waves/

Amazon tested warehouse robots and found they're not ready to replace humans Rise of the machines postponed ... for now Robots in Amazon's fulfillment warehouse robots can pick and stow products well enough that the e-tail giant is happy to begin beta testing, but not well enough to leave human workers behind.… #theregister #IT

Amazon robot tests show they

: Rise of the machines postponed ... for now

Fusion eggheads claim modeling fix for particle escape - at least in stellarators One problem down, x - 1 problems go There are plenty of reasons why fusion energy has yet to become reality, but according to a group of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and their collaborators, we may be one modeling breakthrough closer.… #theregister #IT

Long-standing fusion problem solved with new math: claim

: One problem down, x - 1 problems go

M365 apps on Windows 10 to get security fixes into 2028 Support for the underlying OS is another story Microsoft has pledged to support and issue security fixes for M365 apps on Windows 10 into late 2028. That's well past a cut-off point of October 14 this year, when Redmond's support for Windows 10 officially ends unless you buy an extended support package.… #theregister #IT

Windows 10 M365 apps to get security fixes into 2028

: Support for the underlying OS is another story

Bosses weren’t being paranoid: Remote workers more likely to start their own biz All those return to office mandates make a lot more sense now Companies with higher levels of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic saw more of their employees launch startups, economists have found. They argue this entrepreneurial spillover is a factor policymakers and firms should weigh when sha… #theregister #IT

Remote work leads to more startups, economists find

: All those return to office mandates make a lot more sense now

CISA mutes own website, shifts routine cyber alerts to Musk’s X, RSS, email Cripes, we were only joking when we called Elon's social network the new state media The US government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Monday that going forward, only urgent alerts tied to emerging threats or major cyber activity will appear on its website. Routine updates,… #theregister #IT

CISA changes vulnerabilities updates, shifts to X and emails

Updated: Cripes, we were only joking when we called Elon's social network the new state media

FreeBSD fans rally round zVault upstart Community fork picks up where TrueNAS CORE left off TrueNAS is alive and well, but iXsystems has shifted its focus to the Linux-based SCALE edition. For the FreeBSD faithful left clinging to CORE, a new contender is limbering up: zVault.… #theregister #IT

FreeBSD fans rally round zVault upstart

: Community fork picks up where TrueNAS CORE left off

Attackers pwn charter airline helping Trump's deportation campaign Intruders claim they stole GlobalX's flight records and manifests GlobalX, a charter airline used for deportations by the US government, has admitted someone broke into its network infrastructure.… #theregister #IT

Charter airline helping Trump

: Intruders claim they stole GlobalX's flight records and manifests

CERN boffins turn lead into gold for about a microsecond at unimaginable cost So alchemists had the right idea – they just lacked a 27 km particle accelerator The dream of every medieval alchemist – turning lead into gold – has finally come true thanks to some impractical physics at CERN's Large Hadron Collider.… #theregister #IT

CERN boffins turn lead into gold for about a microsecond

: So alchemists had the right idea – they just lacked a 27 km particle accelerator