Should be easy to win the rights to .tv when you're name-checked in the contract's tech reqs – right, Afilias?
Funny how this has happened again
Networks23 Nov 2021 | 25
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Nominet names new CEO as new chair promises real reform
Updated But won't be looking into pay deal
Networks19 Nov 2021 | 11
A tiny island nation has put the rights to .tv up for grabs – but what’s this? Problematic contract clauses? Again?
Analysis Could this be Dot-co The Sequel?
Networks18 Nov 2021 | 69
Chap who campaigned to oust Nominet's CEO and chairman and reform the .UK registry is elected as non-exec director
Fellow reformer also chosen in critical board vote that shows at least some members still want change
Networks17 Nov 2021 | 25
Vote to turf out remainder of Nominet board looks inevitable after .uk registry ignores reform demands
PublicBenefit.uk campaign reports 97 per cent of its supporters behind effort
Networks15 Apr 2021 | 71
Nigerian email scammer sent down for 40 months in the US, ordered to pay back $2.7m to victims
Among the victims: the United Nations
Security14 Apr 2021 | 18
Report: Aussie biz Azimuth cracked San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, ending Apple-FBI privacy standoff
Mozilla-authored code in iOS exploited, since patched, it is claimed
Security14 Apr 2021 | 26
FBI deletes web shells from hundreds of compromised Microsoft Exchange servers before alerting admins
Remote-control malware wiped, deployments must still be patched
Security14 Apr 2021 | 74
After years of dragging its feet, FCC finally starts tackling America's robocall scourge
New law implementation, cease-and-desist letters, and mobile companies asked to detail free blocking tools
Personal Tech13 Apr 2021 | 47
Who'd have thought the US senator who fist pumped Jan 6 insurrectionists would propose totally unworkable anti-Big Tech law?
This one seems as well thought-out as his Capitol rally salute
Legal13 Apr 2021 | 99
Nominet chooses civil war over compromise by rejecting ex-BBC Trust chairman
Remaining .uk registry board members ignore demands of campaign that has already removed CEO
Networks13 Apr 2021 | 63
NHS COVID-19 app update blocked by Apple, Google over location privacy fears
New version for England dead on arrival just as UK eases lockdown rules
Applications13 Apr 2021 | 32
FCC urges Americans to run internet speed app to counter Big Cable's broadband data fudging
Effort to get accurate info gets more serious under new chairwoman
Personal Tech12 Apr 2021 | 32
Nominet ignores advice, rejects serious change despite losing CEO, chair, half its board in membership vote
Extraordinary response by .uk registry operator effectively dares members to fire the rest of them
Networks01 Apr 2021 | 97
And the Turing Award for best compilation goes to... Jeffrey Ullman and Alfred Aho
Programming pioneers bag $1m prize
Devops01 Apr 2021 | 26
Biden's $2tn infrastructure plan includes massive broadband rollout, equates internet access with water and power as essential utilities
Plus $50bn pledge to boost chip R&D and fabbing in Land of the Free
Networks31 Mar 2021 | 19
Cryptic US Strategic Command tweet reveals dangers of working from home with kids in the way
Was it a coded message? The password for accessing nukes? Nope
Bootnotes31 Mar 2021 | 43
Amazon’s critical Alabama warehouse workers union vote has started … and may be some time
High stakes battle could go on for days
Legal30 Mar 2021 | 11
Director, deputy director, CTO of Free Software Foundation quit after Stallman installation
Updated Staff eject as board refuses to budge on controversial decision
Software30 Mar 2021 | 68
What happens when back-flipping futuristic robot technology meets capitalism? Yeah, it’s warehouse work
Analysis Boston Dynamics: From Terminator to Amazon worker replacement
Science30 Mar 2021 | 73
After oil giant Shell hit by Clop ransomware gang, workers' visas dumped online as part of extortion attempt
Updated Another day, another data nightmare
Security29 Mar 2021 | 7
Trustify CEO gets eight years for lying to investors, spending millions on homes, private jets, sports tickets
'Uber of private investigators' failed to live up to its name
Personal Tech29 Mar 2021 | 18
US state AGs: How can Facebook, Google, Twitter say they tackle misinformation when *gestures wildly at COVID-19 BS everywhere*
Top legal eagles urge web giants to do more in this life and death matter
Personal Tech24 Mar 2021 | 35
So, where does Silicon Valley stand on S.230? Zuck wants 'industry best practices', Pichai demurs, Dorsey urges more Bluesky thinking
House panel to quiz web giant CEOs this week. Expect a degree of deja vu
Personal Tech24 Mar 2021 | 15
Now that half of Nominet's board has been ejected, what happens next? Let us walk you through the possibilities
Analysis Difficult choices face .uk registry
Networks24 Mar 2021 | 90
Guilty: Sister and brother who over-ordered hundreds of MacBooks for university and sold the kit for millions
Castanedas pocketed $2.3m from 800 laptops alone, Feds say
Security23 Mar 2021 | 57
Prince Harry, the Count of Montecito, turns Silicon Valley startup exec with first job based in 21st Century
New post accepted as Chief Impact (on Press Coverage) Officer for BetterUp
Bootnotes23 Mar 2021 | 58
America's Supremes give Facebook nothing but heartaches: Top court won't stop '$15bn wiretap' lawsuit
Class action accusing antisocial media giant of privacy infringement will now move forward
Personal Tech23 Mar 2021 | 16
Chairman, CEO of Nominet ousted as member rebellion drives .uk registry back to non-commercial roots
Special report Senior management also booted off board in extraordinary vote
Networks22 Mar 2021 | 134
Big problem: Nominet members won't know how many votes they're casting in decision to oust CEO, chair
Analysis .UK registry operator leaves itself open to vote rigging accusations
Networks18 Mar 2021 | 63
With Nominet’s board-culling vote just days away, we speak to one man who will publicly support the management
Interview 'There should be a dialogue – not a double-barreled shotgun'
Networks18 Mar 2021 | 53
FCC moves forward with plan to ban three Chinese telcos from American market
China Unicom, Pacific Networks, ComNet all due for removal
Networks17 Mar 2021 | 10
Following Supreme Court ruling, Uber UK recognizes drivers as workers, offers min wage, holiday pay, pension
Nice but still not good enough, says union
Personal Tech17 Mar 2021 | 43
Google fails to neutralize lawsuit that complains Chrome's incognito mode isn't very private at all
Judge Lucy Koh allows legal challenge to move forward
Security17 Mar 2021 | 11
Ex-Microsoft exec admits he tried to swindle $5.5m out of taxpayers with COVID-19 relief loans for bogus biz
Mukund Mohan invented employees, financial figures in application forms
Legal16 Mar 2021 | 14
Desperate Nominet chairman claims member vote to fire him would spark British government intervention
Last-ditch effort to win votes comes one week from .uk operator's EGM
Networks16 Mar 2021 | 115
US govt indicted me because I make privacy tools, says crypto-chat app CEO accused of helping drug smugglers
Sky Global’s Jean-Francois Eap denies any wrongdoing
Security15 Mar 2021 | 62
Four women, including TV star, thought they were investing in a software business. It was a scam. Now the perp's going to jail
'Predator' sent down for eight years after pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars
Legal11 Mar 2021 | 25
It's wild the lengths Facebook engineers will go to find new ways to show you inane ads about tat: This time, AR...
... and a lot of wrist action
Bootnotes11 Mar 2021 | 30
Russia botches Twitter throttling, cripples anything with t-dot-co in the name – including Reddit, Microsoft
See, regular expressions are hard
Networks10 Mar 2021 | 16
As battle for future of .UK's Nominet draws closer, non-exec director hits a nerve with for-profit proposal
Suggestion to hand out shares in new registry dismissed as a non-starter
Networks10 Mar 2021 | 48
Google, Facebook, Amazon et al look on nervously as Biden bumps anti-Big Tech warriors into key posts
Analysis Tim Wu, Lina Khan may be internet mega-corps' worst nightmares
Off-Prem10 Mar 2021 | 21
Cortana smokes Invoke: Redmond's chatty assistant bails from the only smart speaker it called home
Windows giant's withdrawal leaves market to Amazon, Apple, Google
AI + ML09 Mar 2021 | 8
Dropbox absorbs DocSend to add analytics, secure links to document sharing
Cloud biz pays $165m to create full file workflow system
SaaS09 Mar 2021 | 3
Mobile World Congress seemingly serious about in-person Barcelona event in June, shares safety plan
Is Spain really ready for 50,000 people at one venue? Sounds like a super spreader event ready to happen
Personal Tech09 Mar 2021 | 25
McAfee to offload enterprise business for $4bn, focus on consumer security
While its namesake founder is indicted for fraud and money laundering
Security08 Mar 2021 | 23
It only took four years and thousands of complaints but ICANN finally kills off rogue Indian domain registrar
DNS oversight body accused again and again of chronic foot-dragging
Networks04 Mar 2021 | 22
What happens when cancel culture meets Adolf Hitler pareidolia? Amazon decides it needs a new app icon
Logowatch Dodgy doppelganger not the first, won’t be the last
Bootnotes04 Mar 2021 | 158
Microsoft promises end-to-end encrypted Teams calls for some, invites you to go passwordless with Azure AD
Ignite When there are passphrases, there is inherent risk, says Redmond
Security03 Mar 2021 | 23
It’s back: America's net neutrality advocates begin push to return to pre-Trump internet protections
Lawmakers look to FCC to become a 'cop on the beat'
Personal Tech02 Mar 2021 | 16
Pressure builds on Nominet as members demand to know leadership's contingency plans for when they’re fired
Special vote to sack UK internet registry's CEO and chairman coming later this month
Networks02 Mar 2021 | 66
President Biden weighs in on Amazon unionization efforts, warns giant to steer clear of threats, coercion
Stops well short of ordering govt action as fresh discrimination lawsuit filed
Legal01 Mar 2021 | 18
Chinese businessman plotted with GE insider to steal transistor secrets, say Feds
Hong Kong-based suspect wanted to create rival startup using pilfered silicon carbide MOSFET blueprints – claim
Security01 Mar 2021 | 7
So, bye-bye mighty nerd haven Fry’s, took Silicon to the Valley... and now you must die
End of an era for iconic electronics shop chain
Personal Tech25 Feb 2021 | 34
California’s net neutrality rules good to go after judge boots Big Cable’s lawsuit
Judge Mendez also suggests trying to use 1934 law in 2021 is... sub-optimal
Networks24 Feb 2021 | 14
Federal Reserve falls over in massive hours-long tech outage, knocks down US inter-bank transfer system
Few details beyond 'operational error'
Systems24 Feb 2021 | 12
Robocall bagmen admit they collected millions of dollars from victims scammed by bogus IRS officials, lenders
Duo picked up sacks of cash sent via FedEx, UPS, USPS etc
Bootnotes24 Feb 2021 | 9
Microsoft president asks Congress to force private-sector orgs to admit when they've been hacked
Senate intelligence committee hears ideas in light of SolarWinds disaster
Security24 Feb 2021 | 28
US government jobs report predicts pandemic will lead to boom times for IT industry
Along with epidemiologists. As for the hospitality industry… not so much
Software23 Feb 2021 | 7
IT contractor caught charging Uncle Sam expert rates for newbies, agrees to pay back $6m in settlement
Triple-I worked on Homeland Security and ICE systems
Devops23 Feb 2021 | 28
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