{{About|the technology news website||Register (disambiguation)}} {{Short description|British technology news and opinion website}} {{Use Oxford spelling|date=April 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox website | name = ''The Register'' | logo = class=skin-invert|256px | screenshot = TheRegister.co.uk screenshot.png | screenshot_alt = Screenshot of The Register website showing various content | caption = Screenshot of the website in December 2024 | url = {{official URL}} | commercial = Yes | type = Technology news | language = English | registration = Optional | owner = Situation Publishing | author = {{ubl|Mike Magee|John Lettice}} | launch_date = {{start date and age|1994}} | current_status = Active | ipv6 = No | location_city = London | location_country = England }} {{Italic title}} '''''The Register''''' (often also called '''El Reg'''<ref name=elreg_forums>{{cite web |url=https://forums.theregister.co.uk/ |title=The Register Forums |quote=Welcome to El Reg forums |accessdate=2018-08-25}}</ref>) is a British technology news website<ref name="TheRegister.NYT2005">{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Dan |date=26 November 2005 |title=Big Google Becomes Big Target |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/26/technology/big-google-becomes-big-target.html}}</ref> co-founded in 1994 by Mike Magee and John Lettice.<ref name="grossman">{{Cite news |last=Grossman |first=Wendy M. |date=2 June 2006 |title=How online journalism got its UK start |work=Press Gazette |publisher=Wilmington Media Ltd |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/34330 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105035712/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/34330 |archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> The masthead sublogo is a vulture "Biting the hand that feeds IT." The publication's primary focus is information technology news and opinions.<ref name="TheRegister.Masthead">{{cite book |title=Investor's Library: Fundamental Analysis, Technical Analysis, and Income Investing |first1=Marvin |last1=Appel |first2=Harry |last2=Domash |first3=Michael N. |last3=Kahn |date=7 January 2011 |publisher=Pearson Education |isbn=9780132678186}}</ref> In 2025, The Register was named the "BBC of cloud computing news" by the premiere cloud computing industry conference, CloudFest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pauletic |first=Vito |date=2025-02-19 |title=These are the Best Cloud Computing News Platforms |url=https://www.cloudfest.com/blog/best-cloud-computing-news-platforms-to-read/ |website=CloudFest Chronicles |language=en-US}}</ref>
Situation Publishing Ltd is the site's publisher. Drew Cullen is an owner and Linus Birtles is the managing director. Andrew Orlowski was the executive editor before leaving the website in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2019 |title=Veteran vulture Andrew Orlowski is offski after 19 years at ''The Register'' |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/05/09/andrew_okthxbye/ |website=The Register |first=Andrew |last=Orlowski}}</ref>
==History== ''The Register'' was founded in London as an email newsletter called ''Chip Connection''. In 1998 ''The Register'' became a daily online news source. Magee left in 2001 to start competing publications ''The Inquirer'', and later the ''IT Examiner'' and ''TechEye''.<ref name="Walsh">{{Cite book |last=Walsh |first=Bob |title=Clear Blogging: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them |date=2007 |publisher=Apress |isbn=978-1-4302-0321-6 |location=Berkeley, California |oclc=184907857 }}</ref>
In 2002, ''The Register'' expanded to have a presence in London and San Francisco, creating ''The Register USA'' at theregus.com through a joint venture with'' Tom's Hardware''.<ref name="cullen2002">{{Cite news |last=Cullen |first=Drew |date=25 February 2002 |title=The Register Comes to the US |url=https://www.theregister.com/2002/02/25/the_register_comes/ |website=The Register |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041226053405/https://www.theregister.com/2002/02/25/the_register_comes/ |archive-date=26 December 2004 |access-date=12 April 2023 }}</ref> In 2003, that site moved to theregister.com.<ref name="cullen2003">{{Cite news |last=Cullen |first=Drew |date=24 February 2003 |title=theregister.com goes live |url=https://www.theregister.com/2003/02/24/theregister_com_goes_live/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305191659/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/24/theregister_com_goes_live/ |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=11 February 2023 |website=The Register }}</ref> That content was later merged onto theregister.co.uk, but the entire site moved to theregister.com in 2023. ''The Register'' carries news and columns including Simon Travaglia's BOFH stories.<ref name="adams">{{Cite book |last1=Adams |first1=Andrew A. |first2=Rachel J. |last2=McCrindle |title=Pandora's Box: Social and Professional Issues of the Information Age |date=2008 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-06553-2 |location=Chichester, England |oclc=137325218 }}</ref>
In 2010 ''The Register'' supported the successful launch of the Paper Aircraft Released into Space, a project they announced in 2009 that released a paper plane in the extreme upper atmosphere.<ref name="project-bbc-coverage">{{Cite news |date=11 November 2010 |title=Paper plane launched into space captures Earth images |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11734084 |url-status=live |access-date=15 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114025447/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11734084 |archive-date=14 November 2010 }}</ref>
==Readership and content== {{Update|section|date=July 2025}} In 2011 it was read daily by over 350,000 users according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations,<ref name="abc2011">{{Cite web |title=The Register |url=http://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/17591287.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719175001/http://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/17591287.pdf |archive-date=19 July 2012 |access-date=19 January 2012 |work=Audit Bureau of Circulations Limited}}</ref> rising to 468,000 daily and nearly 9.5 million monthly in 2013.<ref name="abc2012">{{Cite web |title=The Register |url=http://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/18799747.pdf |access-date=1 October 2013 |work=Audit Bureau of Circulations Limited}}</ref> In November 2011 the UK and US each accounted for approximately 42% and 34% of page impressions respectively, with Canada being the next most significant origin of page hits at 3%.<ref name="abc2011" /> In 2012 the UK and US accounted for approximately 41% and 28% of page impressions respectively, with Canada at 3.61%.<ref name="abc2012" />
''Channel Register'' covers computer business and trade news, which includes business press releases. News and articles for computer hardware and consumer electronics are covered by ''Reg Hardware''. ''Reg Research'' is an in-depth resource on technologies and how they relate to business.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=7 January 2015 |title=CES: FTC chairwoman warns how IoT device data can secretly be used against you |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2866533/ces-ftc-chairwoman-warns-how-iot-device-data-can-secretly-be-used-against-you.html |magazine=Computerworld |first=Darlene |last=Storm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1 May 2006 |title=Vista: the 'Anti-Linux'? |url=https://www.informationweek.com/desktop/vista-the-anti-linux/d/d-id/1042748?piddl_msgorder=thrd |magazine=InformationWeek |first=David |last=DeJean |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820233110/https://www.informationweek.com/desktop/vista-the-anti-linux/d/d-id/1042748 |archive-date=20 August 2020}}</ref>
Their stories are cited by major news sources<ref name="TheRegister.NYT2012">{{Cite news |last=Streitfeld |first=David |date=25 January 2012 |title=Groupon Promotion Goes Too Far |work=The New York Times |url=https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/todays-scuttlebot-video-game-rats-and-groupons-snake-serum}}</ref> and also used for backup information.<ref name=TheRegister.NYT2005/><ref>"See http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016 ... {{cite magazine|magazine=InformationWeek|url=https://informationweek.com/messages.asp?piddl_msgthreadid=26250%26piddl_msgid=314304|title=Worst Passwords Of 2015 Reveal Our Stupidity}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Stories in other periodicals were based on their exposés.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Android VP Barra Exits For Chinese Smartphone |url=https://www.informationweek.com/mobile/mobile-devices/android-vp-barra-exits-for-chinese-smartphone-maker/d/d-id/1111339 |url-status=dead |magazine=InformationWeek |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625014214/https://www.informationweek.com/mobile/mobile-devices/android-vp-barra-exits-for-chinese-smartphone-maker/d/d-id/1111339 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |access-date=30 September 2020 |first=Eric |last=Zeman}}</ref> For instance, ''InformationWeek'' ran a story about ''The Register''{{'}}s story, as used as the source for a ''New York Times'' article.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Maisto |first=Michelle |date=2016-02-25 |title=Apple Preparing Enhanced iPhone Security, NYT Reports |url=https://www.informationweek.com/cyber-resilience/apple-preparing-enhanced-iphone-security-nyt-reports |access-date=2024-02-29 |magazine=InformationWeek |quote=''InformationWeek'' ran a story about ''The Register''{{'}}s story about a ''New York Times'' article.}}</ref>
In September 2018, the Alexa ranking was #7,194.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theregister.co.uk Traffic, Demographics and Competitors |url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/theregister.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002429/https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/theregister.co.uk |archive-date=13 September 2018 |access-date=12 September 2018 |website=Alexa |language=en}}</ref>
National Archives and Records Administration has archived part of the Web site.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/networks/ |title=Networks News and Views for the World |website=The Register |access-date=25 December 2012 |archive-date=25 December 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121225042847/http://www.theregister.co.uk/networks/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Writers=== ''The Register'' has an editorial staff of about 20 writers and production experts around the world.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Contact The Register |url=https://www.theregister.com/Profile/contact/ |access-date=26 April 2021 |website=The Register |language=en}}</ref> Matt Rosoff is editor-in-chief. Paul Kunert is EMEA editor, Jude Karabus is EMEA deputy editor, Avram Piltch is US editor, and Simon Sharwood is Asia-Pacific editor. Columnists include Mark Pesce and Rupert Goodwins.
==Intel chips flaw investigation== {{Further|Intel Atom#Issues|Meltdown (security vulnerability)|Spectre (security vulnerability)}}
On 6 February 2017, ''The Register'' linked a clock signal issue in Cisco hardware to a serious defect on Intel's Atom C2000 series processors.<ref>{{cite web |first=Thomas |last=Claburn |work=The Register |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/03/cisco_clock_component_may_fail/ | title=FYI: Ticking time-bomb fault will brick Cisco gear after 18 months |date=2 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Claburn |first=Thomas |date=6 February 2017 |title=FYI: Intel's Atom C2000 chips are bricking products – and it's not just Cisco hit |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/06/cisco_intel_decline_to_link_product_warning_to_faulty_chip/ |website=The Register |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191124122330/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/06/cisco_intel_decline_to_link_product_warning_to_faulty_chip/ |archive-date= Nov 24, 2019 }}</ref>
Around 3 January 2018, ''The Register'' broke news about Google's long-ongoing investigation into Intel's processor design, which revealed that a serious flaw in the design of their chips would require Microsoft, Apple, and Linux developers to release patches for their operating systems.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wakefield |first=Jane |date=3 January 2018 |title=Major flaw in millions of Intel chips |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42553818 |url-status=live |access-date=20 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706013820/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42553818 |archive-date=6 July 2018 }}</ref>
==Criticism== On 12 October 2010 Martin Robbins of ''The Guardian'' accused ''The Register'' of misunderstanding climate science and misrepresenting a paper from the journal ''Nature'' in a manner that deliberately minimized the climate impact of human emissions.<ref name="BuffGuard">{{Cite web |last=Robbins |first=Martin |date=12 October 2010 |title=One climate paper, two conflicting headlines |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2010/dec/17/register-climate-myths |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231080259/https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-lay-scientist/2010/oct/11/2 |archive-date=31 December 2016 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> ''The Register'' published its "amusingly put-out 'response{{'"}} the same day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/12/graun_robbins_counterblast/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224100035/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/12/graun_robbins_counterblast/ |archive-date=24 December 2016 |first=Lewis |last=Page |title=''Guardian'' super-blogger flames ''Reg'' boffinry desk |work=The Register |date=12 October 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== * ZDNET
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website}} * {{Cite web |title=Archive of articles about Wikipedia |url=https://search.theregister.com/?q=wikipedia |website=The Register}}
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