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
Networks23 Feb 2021 | 54
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
Security23 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
Networks18 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
Networks17 Feb 2021 | 14
Microsoft Teams still on mute: Vid conf system crashes, 'potential networking issue' blamed
Updated So, Zoom again then?
Software17 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
Networks17 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
Software17 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
Security16 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
Networks11 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
Networks11 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
Security11 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
Security10 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
Networks09 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
Networks09 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
Security09 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
Personal Tech04 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
Networks04 Feb 2021 | 61
Ring, Ring, why don't you give me a call? Amazon-owned doorbells aren’t answering after large-scale outage
Updated Turning smart homes into dumb ones
Edge + IoT03 Feb 2021 | 79
So Jeff Bezos is stepping back from Amazon to play with his space rockets. Who's this Andy Jassy chap?
Analysis Cloud supremo to become CEO of one of Earth's biggest super-corps
SaaS03 Feb 2021 | 3
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to step down this summer, AWS boss Andy Jassy to step up
Multibillionaire founder channels Bill Gates, will become exec chairman of cloud giant with gift shop on the side
SaaS02 Feb 2021 | 33
Amazon coughs up $62m to shoo away claims it stole driver tips, cut pay rates without telling them
What a lovely company
Personal Tech02 Feb 2021 | 38
Nominet boardroom battle may already be over as campaign to oust management hits critical milestone
Analysis UK internet registry faces uphill battle to restore member trust
Networks02 Feb 2021 | 36
US court system ditches electronic filing, goes paper-only for sensitive documents following SolarWinds hack
Lawyers required to hand in dead-tree copies. No, seriously
Security01 Feb 2021 | 26
Momentum builds behind campaign to fire Nominet CEO, board – though success still far from certain
Analysis Battle between members and management of .UK registry follows long history of tension
Networks01 Feb 2021 | 30
Nominet faces showdown with British internet industry: Extraordinary vote called to oust CEO, board members
Ex-BBC chairman, former RIPE NCC boss lined up to run .UK registry as caretakers if campaign successful
Networks31 Jan 2021 | 78
What happens when the internet realizes the stock market is basically a casino? They go shopping at the Mall
Analysis GameStop shares soaring to $350 from $5 last year?! WTF is going on?
Personal Tech28 Jan 2021 | 178
Hey, AT&T, you ripped off our smartwatch-phone group call tech – and we want our $1bn, say entrepreneur pair
Seattle duo go back to court demanding promised royalties
Personal Tech27 Jan 2021 | 28
Europe promises all-out assault on batteries to counter China’s lithium-ion domination
EU puts 2.9bn euro ($3.5bn) behind European Battery Innovation project, expects companies to triple that
Personal Tech27 Jan 2021 | 34
Europe considers making it law that your boss can’t bug you outside of office hours
I’d love to sort out that issue for you, Steve, but it’s Saturday and I'd rather not commit a crime
Legal27 Jan 2021 | 149
US cyber intelligence officer jailed for kidnapping her kid, trying to hawk top secrets to Russia in Mexico
How's your year going?
Security26 Jan 2021 | 29
Google, Microsoft pitch in some spare change to keep Mozilla's Web Docs online bible alive
Turns out having coherent API documentation is useful for, well, everyone
Software26 Jan 2021 | 15
What's a COVID-19 outbreak? Amazon gets all Trumpy over Alabama warehouse workers' mail-in vote to form a union
Updated Meanwhile, staff get unexpected backing from football players
Personal Tech26 Jan 2021 | 47
Biden said to be assembling cyber dream team to sort out US govt computer security
With a little $10bn package proposed to help them on their way
Security25 Jan 2021 | 14
So what can we expect from a Joe Biden White House when it comes to tech? We'll try to answer that right now
As Amazon tells the President: Vaccinate our staff, and we'll help you distribute it to everyone else
Personal Tech21 Jan 2021 | 43
With depressing predictability, FCC boss leaves office with a list of his deeds... and a giant middle finger to America
Analysis A last gasp for the era of alternate facts
Networks20 Jan 2021 | 85
Indian government slams Facebook over WhatsApp 'privacy' update, wants its own Europe-style opt-out switch
Updated Nation's IT ministry wants what Brussels is having
Personal Tech19 Jan 2021 | 27
Over long US weekend, GitHub HR boss quit after firing Jewish staffer who warned Nazis were at the Capitol
Microsoft-owned code silo admits 'significant errors of judgment and procedure'
Devops19 Jan 2021 | 80
FireEye publishes details of SolarWinds hacking techniques, gives out free tool to detect signs of intrusion
Instructions for spotting and keeping suspected Russians out of systems
Security19 Jan 2021 | 18
Qualcomm pays $1.4bn to acquire ex-Apple and AMD Arm server chip engineers (and the biz they set up)
Purchase of Nuvia raises eyebrows
Systems14 Jan 2021 | 5
It's been a day or so and nope, we still can't wrap our head around why GitHub would fire someone for saying Nazis were storming the US Capitol
Questions go unanswered as CEO, COO launch probe
Devops14 Jan 2021 | 138
Dropbox basically decimates workforce, COO logs off: Cloud biz promises to be 'more efficient and nimble'
CEO says he is 'truly sorry for painful but necessary' cuts
SaaS13 Jan 2021 | 65
World’s largest dark-web marketplace shuttered after Euro cybercops cuff Aussie
20 DarkMarket servers seized and probed in international raids
Security13 Jan 2021 | 23
What’s that in CES heaven, is it a star? Or is it that damned elusive flying car?
CES For 20 years now, El Reg has been looking for proof – is this finally it?
Bootnotes13 Jan 2021 | 49
Trump tries one more time to limit H-1B work visas with new minimum salary requirements
With just a week left of the administration, here we go again
On-Prem12 Jan 2021 | 33
Theranos destroyed crucial subpoenaed SQL blood test database, can't unlock backups, prosecutors say
CEO Holmes also accused of funding extravagant lifestyle through fraud
Databases12 Jan 2021 | 61
Dems to ISPs: You're not gonna hike broadband prices, slap restrictions on folks in a pandemic, are you?
Now wouldn't be the time to exploit millions stuck at home, yeah? Maybe restrain the profiteering a little?
Networks12 Jan 2021 | 16
Trump's gone quiet, Parler nuked, Twitter protest never happened: There's an eerie calm – but at what cost?
Comment Tech giants leap between positions, leave policy makers uncomfortable
Personal Tech11 Jan 2021 | 221
Failed insurrection aside, Biden is going to be president in two weeks. What does it mean for tech policy?
Comment We may finally get that privacy legislation, net neutrality
Personal Tech07 Jan 2021 | 155
Amazon turns Victorian industrialist with $2bn building project to house workers near new headquarters
Welcome to the digital 1800s
SaaS07 Jan 2021 | 45
United States Congress stormed by violent followers of defeated president, Biden win confirmation halted
Updated Images of evacuated and invaded offices, Senate PCs still left switched on shared online
Security06 Jan 2021 | 303
Facebook appeals ruling that it stole tech. So, Italian judge issues new judgment: Pay 10 times the original fine
Everyone’s favorite social media giant ordered to pay 3.8m euros
Software06 Jan 2021 | 43
3G ain’t totally dead yet: Verizon pushes back cut-off plans to some unspecified future date
It’s hard to kill off a trusted, stable technology that works
Networks06 Jan 2021 | 14
Ah, right on time: Hacker-slammed SolarWinds sued by angry shareholders
Plus: US intelligence names and shames Russia as probable culprit
Security05 Jan 2021 | 27
Trump's overhaul of Section 230 stalls, Biden may just throw the web legal shield on the bonfire anyway
FCC won't mull law reform this month
Networks05 Jan 2021 | 39
Brexit freezes 81,000 UK-registered .eu domains – and you've all got three months to get them back
After years of waffle, potentially thousands of web addresses suspended
Networks05 Jan 2021 | 205
Trump pushes anti-immigrant policy into Biden term with extended freeze on H-1B and other work visas
Applicants will need to hold off until March at the earliest
On-Prem04 Jan 2021 | 12
Dutch officials say Donald Trump really did protect his Twitter account with MAGA2020! password
And no, we’re not going to prosecute the bloke who found out
Security17 Dec 2020 | 150
SolarWinds’ shares drop 22 per cent. But what’s this? $286m in stock sales just before hack announced?
VC firms say they weren't aware Orion code had been backdoored
Security16 Dec 2020 | 31
In this week’s episode of Texas Attorney General: Google faces lawsuit accusing it of crushing ad-tech rivals
Antitrust legal challenge also claims web giant accessed encrypted WhatsApp messages
Personal Tech16 Dec 2020 | 13
As UK breaks away from Europe, Facebook tells Brits: You'll all be Californians soon
Boris can’t manage a US trade deal, so antisocial media giant has done it for him
Personal Tech16 Dec 2020 | 173
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