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
25 Feb 2021 | 31
Kieren is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and covers internet infrastructure and governance, the domain name system, the Internet of Things, and many other topics.
California’s net neutrality rules finally good to go after judge boots Big Cable’s lawsuit
Judge Mendez also suggests trying to use 1934 law in 2021 is... sub-optimal
24 Feb 2021 | 11
Federal Reserve falls over in massive hours-long tech outage, knocks down US inter-bank transfer system
Few details beyond 'operational error'
24 Feb 2021 | 8
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
24 Feb 2021 | 8
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
24 Feb 2021 | 26
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
23 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
23 Feb 2021 | 28
Nominet sets the date for extraordinary meeting where members could fire CEO
Showdown over future of the .uk operator set for late March, shenanigans already alleged
23 Feb 2021 | 50
The perils of non-disclosure? China 'cloned and used' NSA zero-day exploit for years before it was made public
Check Point says Beijing 'reconstructed' Equation Group's hacking tool long before leak
23 Feb 2021 | 39
Mobile World Congress to run this year's Barcelona event in June with 50,000 attendees. We're speechless
And the COVID-19 precaution? A negative test 72 hours before
18 Feb 2021 | 55
New FCC boss leaps into action by… creating three committees to look at longstanding problems and come back at some point
Nothing says urgency like non-binding future reports
17 Feb 2021 | 14
Microsoft Teams still on mute: Vid conf system crashes, 'potential networking issue' blamed
Updated So, Zoom again then?
17 Feb 2021 | 11
Nominet claims effort to replace its board with 'safe hands' is invalid, refuses to put it to member vote
Having apparently lost, UK registry operator tries desperate legal gambit
17 Feb 2021 | 69
UK dev loses ownership claim on forensic software he said he wrote in spare time and licensed to employer
Ex-copper signed over copyright to bosses, judge rules
17 Feb 2021 | 70
LastPass to limit fans of free password manager to one device type only – computer or mobile – from next month
Cough up if you want to use it with your laptop and phone
16 Feb 2021 | 82
British owners of .eu domains given an extra three months to find a European address
Brexit bonus for EU, it's losing millions after endless rule changes
11 Feb 2021 | 96
Nominet vows to freeze wages and prices, boost donations, and be more open. For many members, it’s too little, too late
Analysis Board of dot-UK registry operator scrambles to save itself
11 Feb 2021 | 76
This scumbag stole and traded victims' nude pics and vids after guessing their passwords, security answers
Nicholas Faber joins accomplice Michael Fish in admitting he raided university portal for sensitive info
11 Feb 2021 | 88
No joy for Julian Assange as Uncle Sam confirms it will keep pushing for WikiLeaker's extradition to America
Biden-era Dept of Justice forced to make call after UK judge blocks on mental health grounds
10 Feb 2021 | 38
Faced with the sack, Nominet CEO half-apologizes for taking the 'wrong tone,' asks angry members to hear him out
Campaign to oust him and 'carpetbagger' board picks up speed
09 Feb 2021 | 64
US govt drops challenge to California’s net neutrality law, signals shift to once again safeguard connections
New FCC boss Rosenworcel makes it plain she will bring back protections
09 Feb 2021 | 9
Someone tried to poison a Florida city by hijacking its water treatment plant via TeamViewer, says sheriff
Attempt to flood supply with sodium hydroxide thwarted, safeguards would have kicked in anyway, we're told
09 Feb 2021 | 83
Qualcomm reports profits up 165%, strong revenues... and its stock price dives. What's a chip biz to do?
People still itching to get our Snapdragons, CEO swears
04 Feb 2021 | 2
Ever wanted to own a piece of the internet? Now you can: $1 for a whole gTLD... or $2.8m if you want a decent one
Uniregistry announces auction of 20+ dot-words with no minimum for some
04 Feb 2021 | 60
