War on Texas law requiring ID to savor smut online heads to Supreme Court Talk about painfully invasive processes Bootnotes02 Jul 2024 | 39
EFF wants FTC to treat lying chatbots as 'unfair and deceptive' in eyes of the law And hit AI operators 'with all the fines', says Cory Doctorow Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 11
Nintendo sues alleged Switch pirate pair for serious coin And if court finds for gaming giant? It's-a me! Bankruptcy! Legal02 Jul 2024 | 19
Brace for new complications in big tech takedowns after Supreme Court upended regulatory rules Analysis Matters like antitrust cases against AI players, Adobe's subscription mess, and net neutrality could be decided by judges – not experts Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 63
France poised to bring 'charges against Nvidia' Euro nation's monopoly gendarmes cheesed off with GPU giant's dominance AI + ML01 Jul 2024 | 15
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 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
Microsoft CEO of AI: Your online content is 'freeware' fodder for training models Unless you've got a lawyer, that is AI + ML28 Jun 2024 | 56
Infosys CEO to pay a whole $30K in penance for non-disclosure that enabled insider trading Staff were told of lucrative partnership before the rest of us Legal28 Jun 2024 | 7
Appeals court reanimates lawsuit accusing Meta of hiring bias against US citizens Software techie claims he was snubbed because he wasn't on an H-1B Software27 Jun 2024 | 18
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
Julian Assange pleads guilty, leaves courtroom a free man Now, about that bill for the private jet that's taking him home to Australia … Security26 Jun 2024 | 201
Intel investor sues over Foundry flop, seeks to reforge corporate governance Lawsuit demands big changes and a little transparency in reporting Systems25 Jun 2024 | 7
Julian Assange to go free in guilty plea deal with US WikiLeaks boss already out of Blighty and, if all goes to plan, ultimately off to home in Australia Security25 Jun 2024 | 144
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 | 31
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
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
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
Uncle Sam sanctions Kaspersky's top bosses – but not Mr K himself Here's America's list of the supposedly dirty dozen CSO21 Jun 2024 | 16
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
VMware license changes mean bare metal can make a comeback through 'devirtualization', says Gartner Latest datacenter Hype Cycle also includes augmented reality, new types of memory, nuke power
FreeDOS and FreeBSD prove old code never dies, just gets nifty updates Anniversary time and both are going strong into their 30s
Switzerland to end 2024 with an analog FM broadcast-killing bang Time to upgrade that receiver if you're one of the few Swiss that still don't have one able to receive DAB+ signals
Affirm fears customer info pilfered during ransomware raid at Evolve Bank Number of partners acknowledging data theft continues to rise
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
UN telecom watchdog wags finger at Russia for satellite interference European neighbors say interference comes from Moscow and Kaliningrad, Kremlin claims it didn't find anything
Despite OS shields up, half of America opts for third-party antivirus – just in case Wisdom of the oldies or just a traditional fear of malware?
Microsoft Stores all close their doors in China Slump in Surface sales suspected as one reason for move online
Ransomware scum who hit Indonesian government apologizes, hands over encryption key Brain Cipher was never getting the $8 million it demanded anyway
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
IBM, Kyndryl again once sued for age discrimination – this time by its own VPs More big blues at Big Blue ... And of course El Reg is cited in lawsuit CxO20 Jun 2024 | 5
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
Hong Kong authorities halt alleged smuggler shifting 596 'high-end' CPUs to China Images suggest they could be recent Intel Xeons – perhaps even the sort of kit subject to sanctions Systems19 Jun 2024 | 15
EU attempt to sneak through new encryption-eroding law slammed by Signal, politicians If you call 'client-side scanning' something like 'upload moderation,' it still undermines privacy, security Security18 Jun 2024 | 75
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 | 12
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
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 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
Pakistan punishes tax dodgers with new measures to ensure telcos cut off their mobile phones Already doxxed and ordered disconnection for half a million of its own citizens suspected of not paying their share Public Sector14 Jun 2024 | 8
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
Elon Musk ends OpenAI lawsuit without explaining why Court docs suggest this matter could have run for years Legal12 Jun 2024 | 22
Samsung union stages its first ever strike – very politely Members stop work – on a day many take off, anyway – in pursuit of better conditions Legal07 Jun 2024 | 9
China's new sanctions loophole: Use export-controlled chips inside the US Oracle, Nvidia accused of working with ByteDance, others to provide access to advanced parts within America Systems06 Jun 2024 | 5
Brit tech tycoon Mike Lynch cleared of all charges in US Autonomy fraud trial Jury in San Francisco finds founder plus finance VP not guilty Software06 Jun 2024 | 130
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
UK tribunal greenlights $17.4B advertising monopoly case against Google Chocolate Factory entangled in yet another anti-competitive claim Networks05 Jun 2024 | 7
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
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
Court accepts Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim's insider trading settlement Billionaire Arista chief architect to pay inconsequential sum via SEC Networks03 Jun 2024 | 7
HP-Autonomy: Attorneys wrap up arguments in Mike Lynch's stateside criminal fraud trial And we await the San Francisco jury's verdict On-Prem03 Jun 2024 | 15
California's Governor Newsom is worried AI will be smothered in regulation OTOH, 'If we chase a shiny object, we could put ourselves in a perilous position' AI + ML30 May 2024 | 17
IBM spin-off Kyndryl accused of discriminating on basis of age, race, disability Exclusive Five current and former employees file formal charges with US employment watchdog CSO30 May 2024 | 18
Alleged $100M dark-web drug kingpin, 23, arrested DoJ claims he used platform's last days to extort its users Legal21 May 2024 | 31
As one Apple Store votes against forming union, another may go on strike Staff in Maryland want better pay and steady schedules; New Jersey doesn't want to rock the boat Personal Tech13 May 2024 | 14
IBM sued again for alleged discrimination – this time against White males Top Trump lieutenant Stephen Miller hopes to skewer Big Blue's Linux slinger on behalf of ex-director Legal09 May 2024 | 108
What do we make of Apple's plan B for a down quarter – that $110B buyback of shares? Kettle Plus: What our vultures thought of the US v Google trial that's wrapping up Personal Tech04 May 2024 | 32
Amazon boss receives tap on wrist for statements breaking labor laws Jass sass gets a pass Legal02 May 2024 | 13
Billions on the line for Google as web search monopoly trial nears end Chocolate Factory relies on dominance for bulk of its revenues, says US Applications02 May 2024 | 10
State-by-state is the best approach for right to repair, says advocacy leader Interview Gay Gordon-Byrne of the Repair Association says US at least is nearing a tipping point Personal Tech27 Apr 2024 | 41
ByteDance 'would rather' torpedo TikTok than sell it off As app boss vows to nuke America's divest-or-ban law in the courts Personal Tech25 Apr 2024 | 85
Japanese and Singaporean devs battle over gamified crowdsourced telco maintenance app You read that right – it's a bit like Pokémon Go, but for telephone poles Software24 Apr 2024 | 3
White House tweaks HIPAA to shield medical files of those seeking reproductive care In theory, this should make it harder for states to compel data-sharing to enforce anti-abortion laws Personal Tech24 Apr 2024 | 22
Meta comms chief handed six-year Russian prison sentence for 'justifying terrorism' Memo to Andy Stone: Don't go to Moscow for your holidays Public Sector23 Apr 2024 | 27
European Commission to suspend TikTok's new rewards program, open second probe For some reason the world's most notorious app decided not to tick all boxes under the world’s toughest digital law Personal Tech23 Apr 2024 | 25
Australia secures takedown order for terror videos, which Elon Musk wants to fight +Comment Yet X remains a supporter of The Christchurch Call, an international agreement to stop video nasties Personal Tech23 Apr 2024 | 62
Elon Musk's X to challenge Australian content takedown orders in court Asia In Brief PLUS: Samsung in 'emergency mode'; Tim Cook's Asian charm tour; APAC AI spend to surge Public Sector22 Apr 2024 | 60
Germany cuffs alleged Russian spies over plot to bomb industrial and military targets Apparently an attempt to damage Ukraine's war effort Security19 Apr 2024 | 5
IBM accused of cheating its own executive assistants out of overtime pay Big Blue bosses retaliate against those seeking overtime, lawsuit claims On-Prem18 Apr 2024 | 31
Europe gives TikTok 24 hours to explain 'addictive and toxic' new app Commissioner Thierry Breton likens click-to-earn version to cigarettes Software18 Apr 2024 | 53
Hugely expanded Section 702 surveillance powers set for US Senate vote Opponents warn almost anyone could be asked to share info with Uncle Sam Public Sector17 Apr 2024 | 18
Apple's failure to duck UK antitrust probe could bring £785M windfall for devs That 30% app tax may turn out to be a hefty liability Legal12 Apr 2024 | 18
MPs ask: Why is it so freakin' hard to get AI giants to pay copyright holders? Agreement on consent and compensation has failed to materialize AI + ML11 Apr 2024 | 58
Netherlands arm of KPMG fined $25M for cheating in exams Staff followed US lead and shared answers after move to online testing Legal11 Apr 2024 | 19
US 'considering' end to Assange prosecution bid Cryptic Biden hint came ahead of April 16 deadline for next step in extradition case Security11 Apr 2024 | 88
US House mulls forcing AI makers to reveal use of copyrighted training data Proposed law doesn't include any ban on use of such stuff to build models, mind you AI + ML10 Apr 2024 | 16
H-1B visa fraud alive and well amid efforts to crack down on abuse In depth It's the gold ticket favored by foreign techies – and IT giants suspected of gaming the system Public Sector09 Apr 2024 | 46
Despite two previous court victories, Tesla settles third Autopilot liability case Amount sealed because it would result in 'serious injury,' say company lawyers AI + ML09 Apr 2024 | 47
US legislators propose American Privacy Rights Act - and it looks quite good After two decades of calls for national protections, something may actually happen Public Sector09 Apr 2024 | 39
Musk burns bridges in Brazil after calling for senior judge to be impeached Tycoon threatens to ignore court order banning far-right accounts on X Legal08 Apr 2024 | 86
Cloud server host Vultr rips user data licensing clause from ToS amid web 'confusion' Updated We know the average customer doesn't have a law degree, CEO tells us PaaS + IaaS28 Mar 2024 | 27
Meta accused of snarfing people's Snapchat data via traffic decryption I ain't afraid of no ghosts, but in this case... Personal Tech27 Mar 2024 | 20
Twitter's lawsuit against anti-hate-speech crusaders gets SLAPPed out of court How's that free comment thing working out, Elon? Personal Tech25 Mar 2024 | 88
The way Apple, Alphabet implemented DMA rules 'seems to be at odds' with law European Commission says 12-month investigation could lead to fine of up to 10% of global revenue OSes25 Mar 2024 | 24
Uncle Sam, 15 US states launch antitrust war on Apple Lawsuit alleges iGiant rips off fans, stifles dev innovation, makes it tough to dump iOS for rivals OSes21 Mar 2024 | 40
Canadian arrested for 'stealing secret' to speedy Tesla battery production Special tech allegedly lets Musk's assembly lines produce 5-10 times more kit than rivals Personal Tech20 Mar 2024 | 57
India's competition regulator orders Google Play payment probe Choice of alternative payment providers labelled 'illusory' – because none existed Personal Tech20 Mar 2024 |
Judge demands social media sites prove they didn't help radicalize mass shooter Section 230 on trial: Plaintiffs contend social media platforms are defective products, not protected message boards Personal Tech19 Mar 2024 | 95
Apple to settle class action for $490 million after Tim overcooked China outlook CEO's optimism was not reflected in the supply chain Legal19 Mar 2024 | 20
UK tech titan Mike Lynch's US fraud trial begins today 13-year saga continues as jury set to hear claims on both sides of HP's Autonomy acquisition disaster Applications18 Mar 2024 | 10
US House goes bang, bang on TikTok sale-or-ban plan Bill proposes to do to China what China already does to the US – make life hard for foreign social networks Public Sector14 Mar 2024 | 61
South Korea cracks down on offshore e-commerce, with seeming focus on China Seoul wants AliExpress and Temu to step up customer service, maybe Meta too Public Sector13 Mar 2024 |
Meta sues ex infra VP for allegedly stealing top-secret datacenter blueprints Exec accused of using own work PC to swipe confidential AI and staffing docs for stealth cloud startup PaaS + IaaS12 Mar 2024 | 4
Microsoft calls AI privacy complaint 'doomsday hyperbole' Plaintiffs seek termination of permissionless and unpaid AI data harvesting Legal12 Mar 2024 | 31
Apple may have made itself a target before the EU's Digital Markets Act comes into force iPhone giant's $2B fine shows the bloc is serious about regulation Legal07 Mar 2024 | 16
The DMA hasn't changed Big Tech's anticompetitive DNA, says Free Software Foundation Europe Advocacy group wants more changes, starting with Device Neutrality Public Sector07 Mar 2024 | 1
US and Europe try to tame surveillance capitalism Feature Trade watchdog argues that browsing and location data are sensitive and deserve to be defended Public Sector05 Mar 2024 | 36
Twitter's ex-CEO, CFO, and managers sue Elon Musk for $128M Musk playbook described as 'Keep money he owes other people, and force them to sue him' Legal05 Mar 2024 | 49
Lordstown Motors to pay $25M in SEC settlement over misleading investor claims Feds allege EV maker talked up pre-orders for trucks it didn't have parts for Legal01 Mar 2024 | 6
Vietnam may ban virtual assets to fix its bad rep for money laundering Hopes to get itself off an international naughty list – as you would when you want foreign investment in your chip sector Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 8
Meta kills Facebook News in the US and Australia So much for the 'commitment to support news organizations' made in just 2020 Personal Tech01 Mar 2024 | 87
Canada poutine more pressure on Google by expanding ad biz antitrust probe Court order means ad giant will have to cough evidence of possible market manipulation Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 8
Google sued by more than 30 European media orgs over adtech Meanwhile, the Google News Initiative is pushing AI tools for publishers Legal29 Feb 2024 | 6
OpenAI sued, again, for scraping and replicating news stories The Intercept, Raw Story, AlterNet want damages and to have their content removed from models AI + ML29 Feb 2024 | 17
Nikola founder faces ranch forfeiture following fraud conviction Trevor Milton bought it for cash and stock options, and he wants the cash back Legal28 Feb 2024 | 13
Google wants regulators to take Microsoft down a notch before it stifles AI Updated Ad giant that owns over 80 percent of search traffic yells at cloud monopoly AI + ML28 Feb 2024 | 27
EU sanctions Indian tech outfit that has partnered with New Delhi's IT Ministry Si2 Microsystems was tapped for silicon photonics expertise, but has Russian ties that worry Washington and Brussels Public Sector28 Feb 2024 | 9