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The Register's entirely serious New Year's resolutions for 2016

We've made a few changes we'd like to shareWe launched as an email newsletter in 1994, hit the web four years later and are now a multinational media entity operating on three continents. Millions of...

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Could you deploy a new version of your business – EVERY WEEK?

Learn how it's done in this Reg webinar with Mark Pesce, NetApp and ING BankPROMO  ING Bank can deploy a new version of its systems ever week, agility that's a result of investments it's made in...

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El Reg Summer Lectures: Space, robots and digital homes

Three professors walk into a pub...and start talkingIt’s time to light up your brains for the summer, with a series of Reg lectures that will power you from your robot infested home all the way to the...

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Geek's Guide to Britain – now a book. Permission to geek out granted

Towers, tunnels, museums - your pocket-sized guideIn 2013, The Register began its travel series Geek's Guide to Britain. Today, that series is available as a book.…

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Things ain't what they used to be... Find out how at The Reg Lecture

IoT prof will open your mind, and maybe even connect itHowever it might look today, the world is not actually full of dumb, inanimate objects. Things might not be alive, but they are certainly digital,...

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Cubesats, balloons, and rockets: Top prof takes us to new space

Praying that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space?Reg Lecture  If you fancy leaving the turmoil of Earth for a bit, don’t worry. Leaving the planet may be about to get much much easier – so...

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Need a Brain Lift? Welcome to the Reg Summer School

12 videos to help you top up your grey cellsReg Events  Whether you’re getting ready to hit the beach, or just hit the sofa, holidays needn’t necessarily mean turning off your brain for the summer.…

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Got a genius enterprise tech idea? Tell the world about it

Vultures line up with Tech Trailblazer AwardsWe hear plenty about genius startups that might change the way we communicate, shop, or date. We hear a lot less about the genius startups that are focused...

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Reg Programming Compo: 22 countries, 137 entries and... wow – loads of Python

We have a winner, ladies and gentsRoundup  Our latest programming competition was our most popular yet in terms of the number of entries – 137 in all once we'd de-duplicated them.…

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The Register's Top 20 Most-Commented Stories in 2016

This is what got you stokedBrexit and Windows 10 stories dominated reader discussions in 2016.…

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Reg now behind invisible HTML5 Bitcoin paywall

It'll feel a bit malware-y, but you'll be funding quality journalism without noticing itReaders will be aware that these are tough times for the media. And The Register is no exception: like many other...

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Love bots lecture thrills room full of Reg readers

These are not the sex droids you’re looking for...If you’ve ever wondered what the development of AI and robotics might mean for your sex life, you should have been with us last month for our Register...

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El Reg partners with Action for Children to give IT industry an uncomfortable...

And think of the children of course...We’re pleased as punch to announce that The Register is the official media partner for Byte Night, the annual sleepout fundraiser for Action for Children, the UK...

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Heavy sleeper? Put your god-given talent to work and raise some cash

El Reg and Action for Children want to put our readers onto the streetsIf you always sleep like a log, we’ve got just the thing for you - do some good by spending the night roughing it on the streets...

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Why is it that geeks' favourite enemies are... other geeks?

Goldsmiths boffin wades into platform war stories at Reg lectureReg Event  Geeks have often enjoyed a fractious relationship with non-techies, but nowhere near as toxic as their relationships with...

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El Reg is hiring an intern. Apply now before it closes

Come and bite the hand that feedsAre you pondering a career in technology journalism? We've got good news for you in that case – El Reg is hiring an intern to work on our London newsdesk.…

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Reg reader Regina is doing Byte Night - and so should you

West London techie trio spurred into action for homeless youngstersA trio of plucky Reg fans from Shepherd’s bush are braving the mean streets of London next month to raise money for Byte Night - and...

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The Register Lecture: The secrets of power in the digital age

Feed your brain over a beerReg Events  Forget information, bitcoin, even porn. There’s only one currency that ultimately matters in the digital world, and that’s power.…

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Power: The ultimate web-based commodity

Reg Lecture reveals what it is, where to find itEvents  If you've ever wondered who really controls today's upside-down, digital-soaked world, you should really join us next month when we consider "The...

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History shows why geeks will never, ever, ever... get along

Schismogenesis? Isn’t that a posh word for Flame War?Register Lecture  You know that geeks tend to atomise into warring camps, exchanging flames, tweets and worse. But did you know that real live...

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Politics is going digital, but guns and money still pack a punch

If you’re looking for power, you probably haven’t got anyReg Lectures  Reg readers were introduced to a who's who of digital power players last week, from Kosovo’s king of fake news, and the Silicon...

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The Register, Heise launch Serverless Computing London Conference

Call for Papers Open NowEvents  Situation Publishing and Heise Medien are launching Serverless Computing London 2018, a three day conference that will bring together together experts and practitioners...

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Reg writer wins quite prestigious journalism prism

Mark Pesce hailed as Best ColumnistRegister columnist and futurist Mark Pesce has been named Australia’s best IT columnist.…

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Wanna work for El Reg? Developers needed for headline-writing AI bots

Title-generating software seriously sought as your fave website turns 20April Fool  The Register seeks full-time developers and data scientists to build software tools to generate El Reg-style...

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You wanna be an alpha... tester of The Register's redesign? Step this way

We're switching up how the site looks – and we need your feedbackHere at El Reg towers, our backroom boffins have been toiling away improving our proudly Perl-based homegrown online publishing system.…

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The Register's 2018 homepage redesign: What's going on now?

After hundreds of comments, we're rolling out the opt-in test to more readers – let us know your thoughtsIf you're reading this, you've probably seen a link offering to opt you into checking out our...

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Do not adjust your set, er, browser: This is our new page-one design

Love it or hate it, you can opt out at any time – but, y'know, we really hope you like itToday's the day we flip the switch, and make our new homepage design live – with an opt-out for those still...

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Happy new year, readers. Yes, we have threaded comments, an image-lite mode,...

Welcome back, can't wait to crack on, oh, it's Friday alreadyHappy new year. As you read this, we hope you're well past any New Year's Day hangovers, that you've caught up on your post-Chrimbo email...

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Short of tech talent to deal with novel coronavirus surge? Let us help – with...

No snark, just something to help an IT industry in needIt won't have escaped anyone in the tech community and the wider world that we are in for some challenging times.…

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Need a new IT role? These orgs are hiring engineers, leaders, analysts – see...

Our free job ad offer continues and vacancies keep rolling inJob Alert  Welcome to this week's jobs list, a rundown of vacancies El Reg is advertising for free to keep tech people in work amid the...

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Looking for a tech job? Have a browse – there are plenty of roles in our...

Employers seek devs, support, and engineers all over the worldJob Alert  Welcome to the third edition of our barn-storming, ever-growing jobs list. We're publishing jobs every week for free to help...

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Looking for a new tech gig? Engineers, developers, and Atlassian admin sought...

Send us your open positions and we'll run them for free right here on The Reg, no catchJob Alert  Welcome to week four of our mini pandemic response: free job ads for techies. We're trying to keep our...

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Looking for a new IT gig? Here are vacancies around the world for developers,...

Advertise your open positions here for free, no catch, and find opportunities withinJob Alert  This week we've got job openings from all over the globe to tempt you, your friends or your past...

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Looking for a new tech gig? Here are vacancies for web devs, games...

Advertise with us here, or browse the listings to see if a role would suit youJob Alert  We've got more jobs for you to sift through this week as we continue our efforts to keep techies in work during...

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Looking for a fresh challenge or somewhere new to work? Here are some...

Place your job ads with us for free or take some time to browse the listings for suitable rolesJob Alert  The Register has got more jobs for readers to peruse this week as we continue efforts to keep...

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Full stack, C++, and backend developers in demand in this week's job openings

Place your job ads with us for free or take some time to browse the listings for suitable rolesJob alert  It's Friday and that means it's time for The Reg to run our free job listings…

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Security experts, systems managers and developers: Lots of intriguing job...

If you're looking around, there's a lot on offerJob Alert  It's Friday and The Reg's Job Alert column is back with another list of work opportunities.…

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Your industry needs you: Database engineers, sysadmins and developer...

Something for everyone this week, including wannabe VulturesJob Alert  It's that time of week again people, our job column is back with another list of opportunities in the world of tech.…

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Looking for an IT person? Searching for a job? Sign up for free ads – or...

Systems dev, technical product manager, and moreJob Alert  It's Friday again, and we're back with another list of opportunities for roles in the big and beautiful world of tech.…

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Seeking that perfect role? Come inside and peruse vacancies for developers,...

Get 'em while they're hotJob Alert  As the month draws to a close and with the pandemic still biting, we're back again with our free list of job opportunities in the big and beautiful world of tech.…

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Python charmer? Data science whizz? Linux engineer? Get a load of these...

And if you're looking to hire techies, send us your job ads for freeJob Alert  We're back with another banger. This week's jobs run the spectrum of data scientists to Python devs. Scroll down to find...

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Time for a change and a fresh tech role? Have a browse of this week's Reg job...

Employers seek software engineers, support, new grads, and moreJob Alert  We've got a bunch of interesting roles to get your teeth stuck into this week.…

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Time to move on? From dev work to telco engineering to server-wrangling,...

Perhaps mentoring wet behind the ears devs is your cup of tea?Job Alert  We're doing our bit to keep techies teching with free job listings for anyone looking to hire such skills in the midst of the...

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Fancy a complete change of direction or just ready for something new? Browse...

Software sales for ChristmasJob Alert  We're doing our bit to keep techies teching with free job listings for anyone looking to hire such skills in the midst of this pandemic.…

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USA, Germany, UK: From systems engineer to data centre mechanics guru, here...

Worldwide vacancies if you're looking for work – and free ads if you want workersJob Alert  We're running free job ads to try and keep techies in gainful employment during these testing times.…

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Think it's about time for the next challenge? Check out these software...

Come on in and take a look at this week's opportunities – and keep those free ads coming if you need tech talentJob Alert  With the pandemic still in full swing, The Reg is publishing free job ads to...

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Looking for a new IT job? This week's list includes roles ranging from...

Send jobs in - based anywhere in the world - and we'll publish them for freeJob Alert  The Register is publishing free job ads to help keep tech professionals in gainful employment during Global...

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Do you want to become a vulture? Now's your chance to join The Register's...

We are hiring a FOSS expert who can pick apart a cloud giant's latest APIEver wanted to fly with the vultures in the editorial department at your favourite daily tech publication? The Register is...

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Register job ads: Devs wanted in Newcastle, opportunities for penguins in...

Get your CVs ready and good luckJob Alert  The Register is publishing free job ads to help keep tech professionals in gainful employment during these challenging times.…

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Asia's superapps follow another hot tech trend: mass layoffs

Grab reveals caps on car numbers make ride-sharing miserableAsia's superapps have have hopped on to a hot new trend in the tech industry: workforce reductions.…

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