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 | 37
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 | 39
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 | 39
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 | 118
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 | 84
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
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
Ransomware scum who hit Indonesian government apologizes, hands over encryption key Brain Cipher was never getting the $8 million it demanded anyway
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
Microsoft Stores all close their doors in China Slump in Surface sales suspected as one reason for move online
Japan's digital minister declares victory against floppy disks The war on the relic is finally won. Now on to fax machines?
Traeger security bugs bad news for grillers with neighborly beef Never risk it when it comes to brisket – make sure those updates are applied
RIP: WordPerfect co-founder Bruce Bastian dies at 76 Obit Tributes paid to passionate LGBTQ+ equality champion
So much for green Google ... Emissions up 48% since 2019 AI datacenters blamed for the increase, even as Chocolate Factory bets on AI to fix it
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 | 31
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 | 168
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 | 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
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
Twitch ditches Safety Advisory Council, relaunches with vetted 'ambassadors' Who needs experts when you have an army of hand-picked super users telling you what you want to hear? Personal Tech31 May 2024 | 13
The Canon Cat – remembering the computer that tried to banish mice Feature Refurbishing the next machine to come from the original inventor of the Mac Personal Tech31 May 2024 | 51
TikTok said to be working on US-specific version of its content algorithm for months Owner ByteDance may be hedging its bets on overturning sale-or-ban bill Personal Tech31 May 2024 | 10
Google finally addresses those bizarre AI search results Suggesting people eat rocks or put glue on pizza? Yeah, that's some artificial intelligence right there Personal Tech31 May 2024 | 86