Epic accuses Apple of foul play over iOS access, wants EU to show DMA red card
After button brouhaha, CEO rages Cupertino 'must be stopped'
Personal Tech06 Jul 2024 | 9
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Devs claim Apple is banning VPNs in Russia 'more effectively' than Putin
Updated Mozilla shows guts with its extensions – but that's the way the Cook, he crumbles
Security05 Jul 2024 | 30
Kindle sputters out: Amazon's e-readers couldn't download content for a day or more
Support line reports 'high volume of contacts' about the problem
Personal Tech05 Jul 2024 | 27
We've banned Chinese telco kit and drones. Next: Mountain bikes?
DJI builds a power pack for off-road two-wheelers
Personal Tech05 Jul 2024 | 55
EV world in serious trouble if China cuts off rare earth materials
Comment 'We're not there yet' on development of motors without them
Personal Tech03 Jul 2024 | 60
Kernel tweaks improve Raspberry Pi performance, efficiency
There's a lot of room for improvement in modern computing, from the low end to the very high
Personal Tech03 Jul 2024 | 14
Microsoft Stores all close their doors in China
Slump in Surface sales suspected as one reason for move online
Personal Tech03 Jul 2024 | 11
War on Texas law requiring ID to savor smut online heads to Supreme Court
Talk about painfully invasive processes
Bootnotes02 Jul 2024 | 51
Like Uber, but for rainy days: Japan eases its ridesharing restrictions
Nation turns once again to technology to help with declining population
Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 12
YouTube confirms it'll pull AI fakes in 48 hours if a complaint's upheld
As ever, terms and conditions apply
Personal Tech02 Jul 2024 | 13
Supreme Court orders rethink on Texas, Florida laws banning web moderation
Sites and apps aren't given a say? That doesn't seem very free speech
Personal Tech01 Jul 2024 | 20
Antitrust cops cry foul over Meta's pay-or-consent ultimatum to Europeans
Facebook, Instagram gobble up same data whether you hand over cash or not
Personal Tech01 Jul 2024 | 40
Boeing to reacquire spun-off supplier Spirit AeroSpace to shore up safety
Because the best place for a troubled supplier is beneath the wing of original parent company
Bootnotes01 Jul 2024 | 25
Verizon hit with whopping $847M verdict for infringing 5G and hotspot patents
Must be hard to face a huge, unexpected bill, amirite?
Networks01 Jul 2024 | 9
Beijing says state owns China's rare earth metals
Better management of critical materials or retaliation for sanctions?
Personal Tech01 Jul 2024 | 31
Antitrust latest: Europe's Vestager warns Microsoft, OpenAI 'the story is not over'
I'll get you next time, Gadget, next time!
Personal Tech29 Jun 2024 | 4
American interest in electric vehicles short circuits for first time in four years
Funny what happens if you take Tesla out of the numbers, though
Personal Tech28 Jun 2024 | 133
Apple crippled watchOS to corner heart-tracking market, doctors say
Normally it's the iGiant's prices that give the ol' ticker a hard time
Personal Tech28 Jun 2024 | 13
FCC wants telcos to carrier unlock cellphones 60 days after activation
Should you stay or should you go now? If Rosenworcel gets her way, there won't be trouble
Personal Tech27 Jun 2024 | 40
'One Less Car' Uber bets a grand you'll ditch your wheels
Comment Taxi app wants to prove it itself is cheaper, greener than owning a motor
Personal Tech27 Jun 2024 | 85
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Europol says mobile roaming tech is making its job too hard
Privacy measures apparently helping criminals evade capture
Innocent techie jailed for taking hours to fix storage
On Call Hello, hello … what have we here? One very dangerous storage admin, if I'm not mistaken
Cancer patient forced to make terrible decision after Qilin attack on London hospitals
Exclusive Skin-sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction scrapped as result of ransomware at supplier
Latest Ghostscript vulnerability haunts experts as the next big breach enabler
There's also chatter about whether medium severity scare is actually code red nightmare
Devs claim Apple is banning VPNs in Russia 'more effectively' than Putin
Updated Mozilla shows guts with its extensions – but that's the way the Cook, he crumbles
Oracle releases experimental next-gen kernel build
UEK-next is bleeding edge – unlike most CentOS-alikes
Labour wins race to lead UK, but few would envy the load in its tech in-tray
Analysis Looming train wrecks face winning party after it promises investment and innovation
Paessler pulls subscription licensing switcheroo on PRTG Network Monitor
Exclusive Customers seek alternatives after claiming costs up from perpetual
Epic accuses Apple of foul play over iOS access, wants EU to show DMA red card
After button brouhaha, CEO rages Cupertino 'must be stopped'
Nvidia forecast to bounce back in China to make $12B selling GPUs
Company's sales in the region have dropped under US plan to curb country's AI hopes
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Americans abroad cut off as AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile US suffer roaming outages
Updated Why all three at once? Blame Syniverse – everyone else is
Networks27 Jun 2024 | 13
Indian govt probes claims Foxconn won't hire married women
Updated Cultural traditions clash with manufacturing ambitions
Public Sector27 Jun 2024 | 20
As expected, Apple set to vanish Batterygate, dodgy audio lawsuits with money
Pocket-change payouts of $6M and $35M await approval in July
Personal Tech26 Jun 2024 | 15
Supreme Court won't stop Biden leaning on social media giants to tackle disinfo
White House can get back to asking Facebook and co to kindly bin off what the Feds say is misinformation
Public Sector26 Jun 2024 | 25
Hong Kong's Furi Labs shakes up smartphone scene with dash of Debian
DEVCONF.CZ The FLX1 runs its own build of 'Trixie' but has an Android layer
Personal Tech26 Jun 2024 | 26
Apple tells emulator developers it's OK with retro games – not entire OSes
Updated We sure hope this won't upset European regulators given how great their relationship is with Apple right now
OSes26 Jun 2024 | 21
US mayors urge Congress to ditch red-tape-slaying broadband expansion bill
What's the matter, you want China to win, huh?
Networks25 Jun 2024 | 17
And that's 3 recalls for Tesla Cybertruck in as many months
Now windshield wipers are failing and trim is detaching of its own accord
Personal Tech25 Jun 2024 | 52
Airbn-bye: Barcelona bans short-term apartment rentals for tourists
Spanish sublet shock solution to housing crisis
Personal Tech25 Jun 2024 | 58
America's best chance for nationwide privacy law could do more harm than good
Analysis 'Congress has effectively gutted it as part of a backroom deal'
Personal Tech25 Jun 2024 | 32
Record labels gang up to sue AI music generator duo into utter oblivion
Updated Recording Industry Ass. of America orchestrates war on Udio and Suno
AI + ML24 Jun 2024 | 49
Mozilla is trying to push me out because I have cancer, CPO says in bombshell lawsuit
Steve Teixeira, said to be CEO-in-waiting, now sues Firefox maker for discrimination, retaliation
Applications24 Jun 2024 | 91
Microsoft's latest Surface devices almost as easy to fix as they are to break
iFixit hands out provisional 8 out of 10 for hardware designed with repairs in mind
Personal Tech24 Jun 2024 | 14
China and the EU agree to consultations over EV anti-subsidy investigation
Tit for tat spat could be avoided
Personal Tech24 Jun 2024 | 15
Europe accuses Apple of preventing devs from telling users about world outside
Plus: Commission launches new probe into iPhone maker's efforts to work with new laws
SaaS24 Jun 2024 | 13
Risk of installing dodgy extensions from Chrome store way worse than Google's letting on, study suggests
All depends on how you count it – Chocolate Factory claims 1% fail rate
Research23 Jun 2024 | 34
Apple Intelligence won't be available in Europe because Tim's terrified of watchdogs
These privacy rules might harm privacy! No, really, that's totally why we're doing this
AI + ML21 Jun 2024 | 65
Change Healthcare finally spills the tea on what medical data was stolen by cyber-crew
'Substantial proportion' of America to get a little note from next month
Cyber-crime21 Jun 2024 | 9
Tesla sued for 'systemic' racism at its Fremont, California plant
Campus faces yet another racial discrimination lawsuit as Clean Air Act violations claims also hit the fan
Personal Tech21 Jun 2024 | 45
Waymo robotaxis set to cruise past red tape into LA and beyond
Google's self-driving cars can be tested in way mo' streets now
Personal Tech21 Jun 2024 | 9
How Europe can force Apple to support competition
Exclusive Open Web Advocacy report calls for these extensive changes to iGiant's rules
Personal Tech21 Jun 2024 | 56
Google’s attempt to kill off child privacy app advertising lawsuit defeated
Won't somebody pleeease think of the ... oh, right, they are
Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 5
Crooks get their hands on 500K+ radiology patients' records in cyber-attack
Two ransomware gangs bragged of massive theft of personal info and medical files
Cyber-crime20 Jun 2024 | 4
Biden bans Kaspersky: No more sales, updates in US
Blockade begins July 20 on national security grounds as antivirus slinger vows to fight back
CSO20 Jun 2024 | 111
Car dealer software bigshot CDK pulls systems offline twice amid 'cyber incident'
Downtime set to crash into next week
Cyber-crime20 Jun 2024 | 13
Tesla's tight grip on repairs sparks courtroom showdown
Class action allowed to continue with EV maker's 'tying' practices the focus
Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 12
Battery electric vehicles lose their spark in Europe as hybrids steal the show
Germans cooling on proper EVs, according to auto industry group
Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 170
Microsoft's new Surface Laptop 7 has arrived. The recovery images have not
Nice computer. Shame if anything happened to it
Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 47
Samsung Korea warns many apps won't run on its Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs
FWIW Microsoft says 'your apps run great' even when emulated on Arm
Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 46
Australian billionaire wins right to sue Facebook in the US over scam ads
Andrew Forrest has spent five years railing against promos that falsely claim he's found the route to crypto riches
Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 78
Qualcomm agrees to pay $75M in all-cash deal to settle licensing suit
Judge asked to green-light payout to shareholders over SEP license and bundling claims
Personal Tech19 Jun 2024 | 4
World's top AI chatbots have no problem parroting Russian disinformation
Study finds they're taking Putin pushers' point of view 30% of the time
AI + ML19 Jun 2024 | 68
Amazon Labor Union votes overwhelmingly to join forces with Teamsters in NYC
Hey Andy, how do you like them Big Apples?
Personal Tech18 Jun 2024 | 13
What's up with Mozilla buying ad firm Anonym? It's all about 'privacy-centric advertising'
Analysis Is such a thing possible for an industry that never respected people's wishes?
Personal Tech18 Jun 2024 | 48
CHERI Alliance formed to promote memory security tech ... but where's Arm?
Updated Academic-industry project takes next step as key promoter chip designer licks its wounds
Research18 Jun 2024 | 3
Tencent ponders banning infomercials hosted by 'virtual humans' on its flagship video service
Beijing's interest in generative AI has its limits
AI + ML18 Jun 2024 |
US Surgeon General wants cigarette-style health warning labels on social networks
Something like ... Side effects may include low self esteem, short attention span, and intrusive ads?
Personal Tech17 Jun 2024 | 31
Crypto-failure Terraform Labs to cough up $4.5B, liquidate self
South Korean outfit that triggered the world's 'Crypto Winter' will melt away after SEC order
Personal Tech17 Jun 2024 | 17
Meta accused of trying to discredit ad researchers
As more than 70 civil society groups sign open letter slamming 'intimidation'
Personal Tech16 Jun 2024 | 35
European Commission may be about to put the squeeze on Apple for its App Store rules
iBiz potentially facing hefty penalties under the Digital Markets Act
Personal Tech15 Jun 2024 | 27
Meta won't train AI on Euro posts after all, as watchdogs put their paws down
Facebook parent calls step forward for privacy a 'step backwards'
AI + ML14 Jun 2024 | 41
Clearview AI reaches 'creative' settlement with privacy suit plaintiffs: A conditional IOU
Biz too broke, class too big to settle now; agrees to pay in limited circumstances like an IPO, liquidation
Personal Tech14 Jun 2024 | 14
Tesla shareholders agree to pay Musk staggering sum of $48B
The value falls but the rocket man still gets his gas money
Personal Tech14 Jun 2024 | 104
Oracle Ads have had it: $2B operation shuts down after dwindling to $300M
Analysis In this slightly more private era, your data ain't as profitable as it once was
Personal Tech13 Jun 2024 | 25
World's first RISC-V laptop with Ubuntu preloaded touts AI smarts and octa-core chip
Might be more of a paper tiger given it runs at 2 GHz and has just 2 TOPS
Personal Tech13 Jun 2024 | 31
China miffed over electric vehicle tariff tiff with EU
Trade body bemoans move as 'notably unfair' but no countermeasures yet
Personal Tech13 Jun 2024 | 34
The origin of 3D Pipes, Windows' best screensaver
Archaeologic Raymond Chen talks teapots, and a fully engaged marketing team
Personal Tech13 Jun 2024 | 54
Japan forces Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores and payments
DMA-like law passes in pursuit of a more innovative and open smartphone market
Public Sector13 Jun 2024 | 9
Waymo issues software fix after driverless taxi hits telephone pole
NHTSA already probing robo-car biz over crashes with 'clearly visible objects'
AI + ML12 Jun 2024 | 27
Four more US states pile on Apple as DoJ turns up antitrust heat
Growing coalition joins federal fray, accusing iGiant of playing monopoly
Personal Tech12 Jun 2024 | 5
Rivals and legal action cast shadows over Windows on Arm market
Player MediaTek: Ready
Personal Tech12 Jun 2024 | 18
Chinese electric car brands zapped by price surge as EU cranks tariffs
Companies that cooperated with probe will be slightly less hard hit
Personal Tech12 Jun 2024 | 86
Tesla's Autopilot false advertising tussle with California DMV must go to trial
At stake: Carmaker's licenses to make and sell motor vehicles in golden state
Personal Tech12 Jun 2024 | 23
Raspberry Pi stock surges after London IPO
Priced at £2.80, but goes beyond £3.90 in conditional trading
Personal Tech11 Jun 2024 | 27
PC makers hopeful that Chromebook refresh cycles about to kick in
Kids can be rough despite efforts to keep budget computers out of landfill
Personal Tech11 Jun 2024 | 15
Apple finally adds RCS support after years of mixed messages
WWDC WWDC sees Cupertino up to its old trick of adding features - in this case a password manager - that compete directly with third parties
Personal Tech11 Jun 2024 | 28
At Apple, AI stands for 'Apple Intelligence' – and it's coming to everything
WWDC Cupertino promises private smarts, on-device or in the cloud
AI + ML10 Jun 2024 | 53
Meta will use your social media posts to train its AI. Europe gets an opt out
What's German for 'thank goodness for actually useful privacy regulations'?
AI + ML10 Jun 2024 | 22
HP BIOS update renders some ProBook laptops expensive paperweights
Customers not amused
Personal Tech10 Jun 2024 | 41
Raspberry Pi IPO is oversubscribed multiple times
And you thought the Raspberry Pi 5 was getting expensive...
Personal Tech07 Jun 2024 | 33
Tesla chair begs investors to bless Musk's billions or face an Elon exodus
He needs that compensation because he's easily dist- oo a piece of candy!
Personal Tech07 Jun 2024 | 107
HP CEO: Printed pages are down 20% since pandemic
And customers are sweating their hardware assets for longer
Personal Tech07 Jun 2024 | 58
Chucking Trump etc off Twitter after Jan 6 provides key data for misinfo experiment
This study is bad, so so bad. The worst study ever. Did you know Hillary Clinton created ISIS?
Personal Tech06 Jun 2024 | 107
FTX's $24B tax bill written down to just $200M
No, this isn't the weird logic of cryptocurrency infecting the IRS. It's a 'Fight us and everyone loses even more' kinda deal
Personal Tech06 Jun 2024 | 22
Elon Musk confirms 12K H100s ordered for Tesla were instead prioritized for xAI
Comment Tycoon's private firms got Nvidia GPUs first because automaker couldn’t use them yet
AI + ML05 Jun 2024 | 21
TikTok confirms CNN, other high-profile accounts hijacked via zero-day vulnerability
Beware of zero-click malware sliding into your DMs
Cyber-crime05 Jun 2024 | 13
Australia drops legal action that aimed to have X take down stabbing vid
Musky network celebrates free speech win ... after not opposing takedown of similar fare
Public Sector05 Jun 2024 | 41
The definition of an AI PC is now even muddier, helping no-one – not even AIs
Computex Analysis Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger wants benchmarks to go beyond TOPS but warns we’re in for months of uncertainty
Personal Tech05 Jun 2024 | 9
Unlucky AT&T subscribers struggle to make calls in multi-hour US outage
If you're wondering why connectivity seems toast at the moment
Networks04 Jun 2024 | 2
Contrary to its fine print, Google says it won't confiscate repair returns that have unapproved parts
'We are updating our terms to clarify this' Pixel giant tells The Reg
Personal Tech04 Jun 2024 | 27
Chinese car brands hit accelerator on road tests for level three autonomous driving tech
Tesla left out due to HD mapping roadblock
Personal Tech04 Jun 2024 | 6
Toyota plus 4 other Japanese automakers caught cheating on certification tests
Mazda, Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki all copped to lying on reports, while Toyota is still under investigation
Personal Tech04 Jun 2024 | 18
Fired-up Pat Gelsinger shoots from the lip at Qualcomm and Nvidia
Computex Intel boss reveals first 18A silicon will run next week as he undercuts H100s on price and dismisses X Elite metrics
Systems04 Jun 2024 | 2
ASUS creates a substance: Ceraluminum, which fuses aluminum and a ceramic
Computex Not unobtanium or vaporwareum, as it's coming soon to a 16-inch Zenbook lappie
Personal Tech04 Jun 2024 | 51
Intel details how Lunar Lake PC chips deliver 120 TOPS
Computex A bigger NPU, faster graphics core in GPU, and on-package memory will do that to a chip
Personal Tech04 Jun 2024 | 2
Meta algorithms push Black people more toward expensive universities, study finds
Special report Just as we saw with housing, Facebook giant's advertising system seems to treat Whites and POC differently
AI + ML04 Jun 2024 | 44
Arm CEO aims to conquer half the Windows world in 5 years
Computex That's probably wishful thinking, say chip analysts
Personal Tech03 Jun 2024 | 17
Huawei to go: China's tech giant No1... in foldable smartphones
Still struggling to pull in supplies for homegrown 5G SoC, though
Personal Tech03 Jun 2024 | 2
Qualcomm wants to target all ‘all form factors’ with SoCs that power Copilot+ PCs
Computex As Arm CEO declares his architecture is now the de facto Windows standard
Personal Tech03 Jun 2024 | 4
Twitter 'supersharers' of fake news tend to be older Republican women
Tiny percentage of users make X miss the spot
Personal Tech01 Jun 2024 | 210
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