Security Brit hacker hired by Liberian telco to nobble rival now behind bars Bloke binned at Blackfriars for blasting botnet to bork broadband 14 Jan 06:56 | 46
Who, Me? Come mobile users, gather round and learn how to add up Javascript boo-boo pinned on server switcheroo 14 Jan 08:23 | 84
Science Computing boffins strip the fun out of satirical headlines Real or satire? Teaching machines to tell apart 'BP ready to resume oil drilling' and 'BP ready to resume oil spilling' 14 Jan 09:37 | 41
Networks roundup A few short packets: Cisco still Switchzilla, a neat Wi-Fi hack and more Also: AT&T inks open source pact with Nokia, ZTE 5G pass, Equinix expands 14 Jan 10:36 | 1
Software US Department of Defense to fling $1.76bn at Microsoft Enough to build a Wall.... of Windows consultants around Washington 14 Jan 11:40 | 31
Applications Nissan EV app password reset prompts user panic Looks like a functionality fail rather than a data breach, though 14 Jan 13:13 | 45
Legal German competition watchdog toys with ban on some Facebook data-slurps Final decision expected in long-running antitrust case within weeks – reports 14 Jan 13:54 | 28
Security Poland may consider Huawei ban amid 'spy' arrests – reports Chinese hardware biz faces more push-back in Western nations 14 Jan 14:30 | 36
HPC It's raining, then? Hallelujah. Big Blue super 'puter sharpens forecasts As legal storm over weather app location data brews, its new year's resolution is: 3km 14 Jan 15:14 | 19
Security Goddamn the Pusher man: Nominet kicks out domain name hijack bid Lord, he'll leave your mind to scream - if you don't renew on time 14 Jan 15:42 | 48
Security Royal Bank of Scotland, Natwest fling new bank cards at folks after Ticketmaster hack Fresh plastic comes six months after ticket flogger fessed up to Magecart malware infection 14 Jan 16:46 | 17
Analysis Facebook's pay-for-more-eyeballs shtick looks too good to be true: Page views, Likes from 'fake' profiles Small biz raises doubts over value of social network's ad tech 14 Jan 20:18 | 28
Science What a cheep shot: Bird sorry after legal eagles fire DMCA takedown at scooter unlock blog EFF slams bad eggs for trying to censor instructions on how to unlock gizmos from app 14 Jan 20:40 | 50
Security Intel's Software Guard caught asleep at its post: Patch out now for SGX give-me-admin hole Chipzilla adds to Windows IT admins security update load 14 Jan 21:41 | 2
Security Cops told: No, you can't have a warrant to force a big bunch of people to unlock their phones by fingerprint, face scans Judge rules compelled use of biometrics runs into Fifth Amendment protections 14 Jan 22:46 | 49
Personal Tech A billion-dollar question: What was really behind Qualcomm's surprise ten-digit gift to Apple? Is the chip company an abusive monopolist – or tough negotiator? 14 Jan 23:00 | 23
Security This must be some kind of mistake. IT managers axed, CEO and others' wallets lightened in patient hack aftermath Executives held to account? And three underlings thanked for their work? What is this madness? 14 Jan 23:45 | 56