Exec pay outlined in Proxy Statement, and things did not go well for either workforce or calls for climate transparency reports

Amazon exec chairman Jeff Bezos may not have a daily operational role at the cloud and e-commerce megacorp he founded, but he still got a bigger compensation package than the person currently pulling the strings from the chief executive's office.…

Countries break ten-year deadlock to agree measures to reduce commercial shipping emissions.

One firm says it is owed £186,000 by the Access to Work scheme and is worried it may have to close.

Doctor Who’s shapeshifting Time Lord almost always has a plan when they encounter new threats from beyond the stars. And the Doctor’s companions can usually count on them to pull a convoluted, crisis-averting trick out of their sleeves whenever things get too hairy. In the past, the Doctor has often been presented as more of […]

Amid a trade war with the US, our China correspondent explains why Beijing doesn't need to change tact.

(If you’re reading this, please go vote for The Vergecast in the Webby Awards! Voting is open for roughly another week, and we’re up against some steep competition — it would mean the world to us if you’d pick us. Thank you so much!) It’s important to keep saying that we still don’t know much […]

Watch some of Mohamed Salah's best Premier League goals in a Liverpool shirt after the Egypt forward agrees a new two-year deal with the Reds.

On Monday, Meta will face the Federal Trade Commission in a legal fight that could reshape the social media landscape. Over the next two months, the US government will make its case that the company’s 2012 acquisition of Instagram and 2014 acquisition of WhatsApp squashed potential threats to its dominance. Meta, which went by the […]

Will future techies feel the same way about Copilot?

The results are in, and it appears that – at least as far as The Register's most loquacious commenters are concerned – Windows Server 2000 was Microsoft's peak.…

The mayor of Istanbul has been imprisoned on corruption and terrorism charges, prompting mass protests.

A woman who killed her terminally ill father has been spared prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

The economy grew by 0.5% in February, thanks to a strong month for the services sector.

The power couple both worked for Siemens, which said it was "deeply saddened" by their deaths.

Bioreactors housing methane-eating bacteria could offer a portable, off-grid solution for soaking up methane leaks from sites like landfills and coal mines

A fourth person has appeared in court accused of maliciously damaging a Scottish golf course owned by US President Donald Trump.

When Nintendo announced the Switch 2 would cost $450, my initial reaction was disappointment. “Why does it cost so much more?” I thought to myself. “Why does Japan get it cheaper?” my brain jealously added, once I learned that Nintendo would sell a Japan-only model for the equivalent of just $333. It felt like Nintendo […]

Kara Alexander was found guilty of murdering Elijah Thomas, two, and Marley Thomas, five, in 2022.

WhatsApp has rolled out a dozen new features across chats, calls, and channels that make it easier to manage group conversations, alongside other general quality-of-life improvements. One of the more notable additions is a new “Online” indicator for groups, which displays how many participants are currently using the app in real time. This is one […]

Five of the individuals on board were a family of tourists from Spain and the sixth person was the pilot, officials say.

The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired for criticising Washington's agenda for the Arctic island.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says he is "very happy" that forward Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year contract with the club.

Digg’s return to the modern internet is one step closer with the launch of an “early access” group called Groundbreakers. For a one-off $5 fee you can claim your username before someone else does and get a behind the scenes look at the new Digg as it comes together.  Digg says that the $5 fee […]

Models get bulkier, burnier, and bank-breakier

AI continues to improve – at least according to benchmarks. But the promised benefits have largely yet to materialize while models are increasing in size and becoming more computationally demanding, and greenhouse gas emissions from AI training continue to rise.…

Chloe Qisha's 21st Century Cool Girl blew up after it was covered by US singer Kelly Clarkson.

Find out how to follow Sunday's Boat Race, who is competing, and who has won the most.

Tor Double #1 was originally published in October 1988.  This volume marked the beginning of the official Tor Double series. The two stories included, Arthur C. Clarke’s Meeting with Medusa and Kim Stanley Robinson’s novella Green Mars complement each other, although by doing so, Green Mars also points out a weakness of Meeting with Medusa.

Tommy Robinson is challenging his sentence for contempt of court on compassionate grounds, claiming his segregation in prison means he can't "regulate his emotions".

The US military said it had lost confidence in Colonel Susannah Meyers' ability to lead.

The rapper was accused of repeatedly beating and assaulting a woman who said she was his assistant.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are commonly found in the bodies of short-beaked common dolphins that get stranded on UK beaches, and are linked to the animals’ risk of infectious diseases

A mother who murdered her two young sons in the bath has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of more than 21 years.

Six people have been confirmed to have died following the crash near to the New Jersey side of the Hudson.

More than 1,000 women a year with advanced cancer could benefit from capivasertib which can slow the disease.

Culture editor Alison Flood rounds up the book club’s thoughts on our latest read, the weird and wild Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva. Warning: spoilers ahead  

OpenAI is giving ChatGPT a memory upgrade that allows it to recall old conversations that you didn’t ask it to save. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that the chatbot can “now reference all your past conversations,” and that the update aligns with the company’s goal to develop “AI systems that get to know […]

Hang on, wasn't Capita already handling things like billing, etc? Ah, AgentSuite comes to the rescue

Scandal struck UK utility company Southern Water is extending a long-running managed services contract with Capita, everyone's favorite outsourcing badass, for up to five years at an estimated cost of £92.4 million ($121 million).…

The author of the award-winning classic science fiction novel, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, on the science behind his creation

In this extract from the classic science fiction novel, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet Ringworld’s protagonist Louis Wu, as he travels a future Earth

And how they tried to destroy him.

The US actor, who was also in Grey's Anatomy, has the most common form of motor neurone disease.

Betty Brown's offer was increased from 30% to 60%, but still below what she claimed when her life was "destroyed" by scandal.

The defence secretary has said that 2025 is "the critical year" for Ukraine as he confirmed £450m in funding for a military support package.

Adam and Amy Harper meet through their mutual love of scuba diving.

State media is warning that people weighing less than 50kg (110lbs) may be "easily blown away".

A serial criminal who murdered a stranger after being refused a cigarette has been jailed for at least 16 years after being prosecuted under special double jeopardy laws.

The Big Garden Birdwatch survey recorded the lowest ever numbers of starlings this year.

The mother of a Palestinian killed in an IDF attack on emergency vehicles tells the BBC of her loss.

China has once again raised its tariff on US goods to match Trump’s, for what it says is the final time. China’s tariff is now set at 125 percent, as it warns that the US is on track to become an economic “joke.” In a statement from China’s Ministry of Finance, which we’ve translated using […]

Issues at the very top continue to worsen

The UK government's latest annual data breach survey shows the number of ransomware attacks on the isles is on the increase – and many techies are forced to constantly informally request company directors for defense spending because there's no security people on the board.…

A former ballerina who spent more than a year in a Russian jail for donating £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine has returned home to the US after being freed in a prisoner exchange.

Carwin Javie Molleja remembers "the screams" as the roof of the Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed, killing 218 people.

Mohamed Salah's decision to sign a new contract shows he and Liverpool cannot live without each other, says chief football writer Phil McNulty

Hundreds of barber shops and other cash-heavy businesses have been targeted in a three-week money laundering blitz.

Diamonds formed in Earth’s lower mantle contain tiny flecks of minerals that are helping us understand the inner workings of our planet

South American governing body Conmebol proposes expanding the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams.

Sysadmin sent on road trip that required a lot of time doing nothing

On Call  Some working weeks are full of achievements, and others miserably unproductive. Here at The Register, we always make sure that if nothing else we produce a fresh instalment of On Call, the column that recounts readers' tales of delivering top-notch tech support.…

Veteran cabinet minister Michael Gove has been awarded a peerage in Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.

Mohamed Salah is excited Liverpool "have a chance to win other trophies" as he signs a fresh two-year contract.

Three people have already appeared in court charged over damage caused to the golf course.

India accuses Tahawwur Rana of playing a role in the deadly 2008 attacks that killed 166 people.

A new alternative for those pondering what to do when vSphere 7.x goes end of life in October

VMware has revealed another big upgrade is on the way, this time for its vSphere Foundation suite.…

The Doctor Who star will appear in a new play which examines the rivalry between Marlowe and Shakespeare.

The family of one of three teenagers killed when a car and a bus collided in west London have said they are "completely devastated" by his death.

Often dubbed "Scotland's Chernobyl", only a handful of residents remain in Clune Park in Port Glasgow.

The number of people choosing to live in vans across Bristol is up from 150 in 2020 to 680 in 2025.

A first phase of demolition is about to start on the derelict Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow

Thousands of scams linked to fraudulent QR codes have been reported since 2019, the BBC finds.

Along with Celine Dion and Elton John - plus some good music too

The Brian-Eno-composed sound played by Windows 95 when booted has been added to the US Library of Congress’s list of nationally significant recordings.…

The president made a partial reversal this week - here's a look at where it leaves five of his key ambitions.

The Duke of Sussex's trip to Ukraine and further reaction to Donald Trump's tariffs feature on Friday's front pages.

Under-audit political squad also said to be drafting invoices for Uncle Sam

In February, Elon's Musketeers at President Trump's cost-trimming DOGE operation turned up at the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates the kinds of self-driving cars the billionaire wants to build.…

'Wolf of Wall Street' Jordan Belfort has told Sky News there's "no way" Donald Trump is guilty of insider trading or market manipulation.

A groundbreaking new cancer treatment, hailed by patients as "game-changing", will be available via the NHS from today.

It’s been a while since we’ve had the chance to bring you a brand-new convention offering, and in 2025 we’re bringing you two. First up is one of the biggest celebrations of all things spooky, creepy, and downright chilling heading to Chicago for the first time this May.

The former first lady says people were wrong to make assumptions that the couple were getting a divorce.

The cast of Alex Garland's film Warfare on how a tough bootcamp taught them to play a US army unit.

Students, staff, and parents alike are traumatised by what has happened and the destruction that surrounds them.

Former policy boss claims Facebook cared little about national security as it chased the mighty Yuan

Facebook's former director of global public policy told a Senate committee that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was willing to do almost anything to get the social network into China - including, she alleged, offering up Americans' data.…

President Javier Milei has made sweeping cuts to public services since he took office 16 months ago.

Big G reckons this agentic IDE speeds up or simplifies coding. Developers who've used it aren't so sure

Cloud Next  Google on Wednesday announced Firebase Studio, a product pitched as "a cloud-based agentic development environment" – in other words, a browser-based coding workspace that includes AI to help developers to prototype and build apps without writing every line of code themselves.…

Microsoft is starting to gradually roll out a preview of Recall, its feature that captures screenshots of what you do on a Copilot Plus PC to find again later, to Windows Insiders, according to a blog post published Thursday. This new rollout could indicate that Microsoft is finally getting close to launching Recall more widely. […]

England's Justin Rose leads the Masters after threatening to break the Augusta course record on an opening day where Rory McIlroy fades after a fast start.

Reigning champion Scottie Scheffler features in the best shots from day one at the Masters at Augusta.

A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.

A tattoo belonging to a man from Derbyshire has appeared in a US government document used to identify members of Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang, despite the man having no connection to the group.

Cocoa prices are soaring so new chocolate firms are looking at an alternative ingredient.

One year ago, Cassius Walker-Hunt was working at Port Talbot's steel plant.

A company started by "two blokes in a Cardiff garage" is about to launch a game-changing space factory that could start a new industrial revolution.

With £99 a month to live off Aida has turned to a food bank.

Sir Keir Starmer needs to reassure the public more over tariffs - and tell them Donald Trump is wrong, Harriet Harman has said.

Tickets are now on sale for the latest Electoral Dysfunction podcast live show.

Andre Onana was at fault for both Lyon's goals in his side's 2-2 draw in the Europa League on Thursday.

News of the US president's plan to halt higher-band taxes came as a surprise on Wednesday, but was it part of a plan?

Bluesky is updating its app to version 1.100, and the update includes a more comprehensive search page and new chat reactions. The search page is now known as “Explore,” where you can find trending topics, suggested accounts, and starter packs to jump-start stuff for you to follow on the app. This new Explore page still […]

I’ve long lost the ability to keep track of whatever’s happening in the Amiga community, and personally I tend to just focus on tracking MorphOS and AROS as best I can. The remnants of the real AmigaOS, and especially who owns, maintains, and develops which version, are mired in legal battles and ownership limbo, and since I can think of about a trillion things I’d rather do than keep track of the interpersonal drama by reading various Amiga forums, I honestly didn’t even realise there’s been a development in the Hyperion Entertainment situation.

Nathan Aspinall delights his home crowd in Manchester as he claimed his first nightly win of the year to move into the Premier League play-off places.

After years of stuntwork largely being overlooked by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscars are about to add a new category. Today, the Academy announced that it intends to start giving out Oscar statues for stunt design starting with films released in 2027 for the awards ceremony’s 100th anniversary. “Since the […]

Well, this you certainly don’t see every day. This is a “rough draft” of SDL2 for MacOS 9, using CodeWarrior Pro 6 and 7. Enough was done to get it building in CW, and the start of a “macosclassic” video driver was created.

England's Justin Rose makes consecutive birdies on holes 15 and 16 to extend his lead in the first round at the Masters at Augusta.

The White House also confirmed that the tariffs on China would reach 145% due to a pre-existing 20% levy on fentanyl