Updated TikTok takes to the courts to challenge US ban On grounds that Trump administration hasn't allowed proper discussions about security or a sale 24 Aug 01:03 | 15
Software India's contact-tracing app grows an API to share health status info with businesses Users who opt-in will share COVID encounter info with the boss, in the name of returning the economy to a more normal footing 24 Aug 02:28 | 5
Security Bletchley Park Trust can’t crack COVID-caused revenue slump without losing staff Plans 35 job losses and even a reduction in IT spend 24 Aug 04:57 | 32
In brief Uncle Sam to blow millions on getting fusion power finally working – with the help of AI Plus: Formula One teamed up with AWS to rank top 20 race car drivers since 1983 24 Aug 06:03 | 55
Personal Tech Google says Australian pay-for-news code means it can’t quit the country Pushes back against accusation of misinformation with argument its only option is to stop indexing almost everything 24 Aug 06:40 | 39
Who, Me? This PDP-11/70 was due to predict an election outcome – but no one could predict it falling over Remember when the only interference was electromagnetic? 24 Aug 07:15 | 170
SaaS ‘IT professionals increasingly define themselves by capabilities they excel at managing’ says Atlassian chap Cloud magically means ‘Microsoft expert’ is less valuable than ‘sales tech expert’, apparently 24 Aug 07:52 | 30
Bork!Bork!Bork! Unexpected Porthcawl in the borkage area: Riding an indoor Power Truck to nowhere A seaside holiday in the little known Welsh town of Bork 24 Aug 08:30 | 20
Software Accenture scores £20m contract extension with UK pensions department: Competition? We've heard of it But it's a complex technology stack, so we're the sole contender 24 Aug 09:18 | 9
In brief Canadian shipping company Canpar gets an unwanted delivery – ransomware Meanwhile, Gmail finally deals with a 'confused mailman' problem 24 Aug 10:15 | 7
Interview SUSE plots edgier Kubernetes with Linux behind the wheel Just don't mention the cow-meleon, OK? 24 Aug 11:17 | 3
On-Prem Highways England primes market for £2bn tech spend as part of massive investment in crumbling roads network Tender notices cover range of IT needs all the way down to parking meters 24 Aug 12:53 | 40
Software Microsoft sides with Epic over Apple developer ban, supports motion for temporary restraining order 'Apple’s discontinuation of Epic’s ability to develop and support Unreal Engine for iOS or macOS will harm game creators and gamers,' says Microsoft 24 Aug 13:30 | 66
SaaS Oh dear, what a pity! It seems you can't join the directors at the Zoom meeting today Not great news for students going back to school, however 24 Aug 14:34 | 8
Bootnotes A bridge too far: Passengers on Sydney's new ferries would get 'their heads knocked off' on upper deck, say politicos Can we make them higher? 24 Aug 15:33 | 118
Updated This'll upset the Apple cart: 1,200 iOS apps downloaded 300 million times a month include 'ad fraud' code Synk accuses China-based Mintegral of distributing malicious SDK 24 Aug 20:26 | 14
Science US Air Force shows off latest all-electric flying car, says it 'might seem straight out of a Hollywood movie' Not a Hollywood action flick by the looks of it 24 Aug 22:05 | 57
Exclusive IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo 'Microsoft has confirmed the Teams chat data is not recoverable' 24 Aug 23:35 | 80