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Let us put it this way: One of your parental units is somewhat obese and has been rather amorous towards me Microsoft is rolling out a new feature that, it hopes, will filter out rude words in messages sent from Xbox Live users in a bid to make the gaming platform “a place where everyone...

All it takes is -u#-1 … Wh%& t#e fsck*? It’s only Monday, and we already have a contender for the bug of the week. Linux users who are able to run commands as other users, via the sudoer mechanism, though not as the all-powerful root user, can still run commands as root, thanks to a...

Switchzilla’s online presence beset by mysterious outages Cisco has suffered an odd series of outages that briefly KO’d its website and corporate blogs. The Register was first alerted yesterday to the blog outages, which replaced reams of corporate content with the default WordPress post-installation admin config page. Downtime started at around 2pm GMT and lasted...

Tweets written in African-American English slang more likely to be considered offensive The internet is filled with trolls spewing hate speech, but machine learning algorithms can’t help us clean up the mess. A paper from computer scientists from the University of Washington, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, found that machines...

Subspace communication over, enterprise commander out SAP’s chief executive Bill McDermott will not renew his employment contract at the German database software maker. The exec has confirmed that after nearly a decade at the top of the company, he will remain on board in an advisory capacity until the close of 2019, when he finally...

Much, much worse than a vicious circle Something for the Weekend, Sir? I’ve got myself stuck in a ring. Yes, again. Medical assistance may be required. What I need is a Doctor of Logic because I am frequently trapped into closed loops of nonsensical barmpottery as I tiptoe between the narrow electrified fences that define...

Geoblocking, weaponisation and more in Parliamentary committee’s sights The British government should make it a crime to disable geofencing and electronic conspicuity on one’s drone, according to MPs from a parliamentary committee looking at future drone regulation. In a report issued today, Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee (STC) demanded the government issue a White Paper...

You shoved your documents where, exactly? On Call Friday is that special time of the week when clocks seem to slow to a crawl and software giants drop their buggiest code. It is also the time when The Register pokes a talon into the sack marked “On Call“. Today’s tale from the front line comes...

Be the first to see tech giant’s global trends report Promo Cisco is inviting the world’s IT leaders to join its Networking.Next Virtual Event on 24 October, offering up a panel of experts who will examine the diverse trends of today, that are shaping tomorrow’s network. Speaking alongside a bevy of top Cisco executives will...