Microsoft promises Copilot will be a 'moneymaker' in the long term
Exec tells investors to 'temper' expectations as mission to convince customers of price tag continues
AI + ML18 Mar 2024 | 57
Paul Kunert is EMEA region editor at The Register. In addition to overseeing our output in that part of the world, his areas of coverage include the global technology supply chain, IT outsourcing, and cloud services. Paul was previously editor of Channel Register. In a career spanning more than 25 years, he has held various positions including chief reporter.
IBM CEO pay jumps 23% in 2023, average employee gets 7%
And the party extends to shareholders with an overall $6B payout
Software15 Mar 2024 | 17
Cop shop rapped for 'completely avoidable' web form blunder
Made public highly sensitive data on complaints about Metropolitan Police Service
Security15 Mar 2024 | 14
Oracle AI buzz means Larry Ellison's worth $15B more today
And here you were saying tech hadn't yet made a difference to someone special
Offbeat13 Mar 2024 | 12
Can AI shorten PC replacement cycles? Dell seems to think so
Might be wishful thinking from finance exec following two-year computer sector recession
Personal Tech13 Mar 2024 | 79
Bullitt Group had $256 cash in the bank at the end, PWC reveals
IP sold to founders in pre-pack administration, product warranties unaffected
Personal Tech12 Mar 2024 | 4
Euro-cloud consortium issues ultimatum to Microsoft: Fix your licensing or else
Redmond hasn't budged on deals that make its wares cheaper on Azure, and regulators are circling
Software08 Mar 2024 | 16
HP print rental service seeks more users to become subscription addicts
13M Instant Ink customers signed up and now a new plan is after millions more
Personal Tech07 Mar 2024 | 94
Spam crusade lands charity in hot water with data watchdog
Penny Appeal sent more than 460,000 texts asking for money to help war-torn countries, no opt out
Security05 Mar 2024 | 72
Dell share price jumps 16% on mention of AI server backlog
Not bad considering exec had said '2024 didn't go as planned' due to declining overall sales
On-Prem01 Mar 2024 | 9
Cops visit school of 'wrong person's child,' mix up victims and suspects in epic data fail
Data watchdog reprimands police force for confusing 2 people with same name and birthday to disastrous results
Security01 Mar 2024 | 118
Atos hires three board directors to stop ship from sinking
One of them, One Point CEO David Layani, tried to buy rudderless integrator
On-Prem29 Feb 2024 | 7
Hold up world, HP's all-in-one print subscription's about to land, and don't forget AI PCs
Too late to prevent Q1 from being 7th straight decline for US titan
Personal Tech29 Feb 2024 | 51
Hands up if you want to volunteer for layoffs, IBM tells staff
Exclusive Global 'Resource Actions' to hit Europe hard, with Enterprise Ops & Support, CIO, HR and Real Estate in firing line
Software29 Feb 2024 | 41
Palo Alto investor sues over 28% share tumble
Updated Lawsuit alleges it misled investors with claims new AI products were 'facilitating greater platformization' and more
Security28 Feb 2024 | 23
Broadcom CEO pay award jumps 164% to $160.8 million
Stock awards front loaded, get five years in one go
Systems28 Feb 2024 | 10
HPE boss Neri bags 15% pay hike in 2023 as targets ticked
CEO-to-grunt pay ratio now 300:1 as wider workforce gets 4.4% more than year earlier
On-Prem27 Feb 2024 | 3
Greener, cheaper, what's not to love about a secondhand smartphone?
Price tag, hardware durability underpinning 'already lengthened replacement cycle'
Personal Tech26 Feb 2024 | 44
Boss at one of Microsoft's largest resellers quits, admits secret share deals
London Stock Exchange listed Bytes Technology Group 'working to clarify details' after Neil Murphy resigns
Channel22 Feb 2024 | 10
Duo face years in prison over counterfeit iPhone scam
Sent 5,000+ fake handsets to Apple for repair in hope of getting real ones back
Personal Tech21 Feb 2024 | 19
C-suite execs not immune to downsizing drama at Cisco
Maria Martinez, chief operating officer, is out after role was 'eliminated'
Networks21 Feb 2024 | 5
Euro shoppers popping more and more premium phones in the basket
Apple ousts Samsung as the people's choice in Q4, and the words 'refresh' and 'cycle' are whispered for 2024
Personal Tech20 Feb 2024 | 38
Dell staff not alone in being squeezed to reduce remote work
3 in 5 workers getting strict orders to return to office and something is going to give
On-Prem16 Feb 2024 | 73
Cisco cuts 5% of workforce amid cautious enterprise spending
$800M charge facing network giant as customers work way through existing inventory
Networks15 Feb 2024 | 2
IT body proposes that AI pros get leashed and licensed to uphold ethics
Set up a register and strike them off for bad behavior
AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 22
HP CEO pay for 2023 = 270,315 printer cartridges
Reg metrics show Enrique Lores is worth a lot of ink
Personal Tech15 Feb 2024 | 32
Prudential Financial finds cybercrims lurking inside its IT systems
Some company admin and customers data exposed, but bad guys were there for 'only' a day
Cyber-crime14 Feb 2024 |
Cisco wields axe again as results season swings around
In an industry addicted to job cuts, 34,000 staff roles vanished in first six weeks of 2024
Networks12 Feb 2024 | 2
European cloud providers locked in talks with Microsoft over licensing complaint
Redmond has until end of this quarter to make 'substantive progress'
Software08 Feb 2024 | 4
Return to Office mandates boost company profits? Nope
Biz boffins say bottom line and market cap didn't change post directive – but staff mood did
CxO02 Feb 2024 | 74
Seagate used bullying tactics to prevent union recognition, claims Unite
Staff at Northern Ireland facility voted in ballot that forces drivemaker's hand, union says
Storage01 Feb 2024 | 7
Adobe has 'no plans' to invest in XD despite failed Figma buy
Oh the bitter irony – now Figma can enjoy a monopoly in UX niche, say devs
Software31 Jan 2024 | 12
20,000-plus tech workers got the boot this month
Microsoft and Salesforce the latest to toss more folks onto industry's employment bonfire
Software26 Jan 2024 | 10
UK merger of Vodafone and Three in competition watchdog's crosshairs
Union claims corporate greed behind alliance, firms claim it is about helping customers
Networks26 Jan 2024 | 23
IBM talks up cost savings, including 'workforce rebalancing'
Real estate consolidation, 'productivity initiatives' mean Big Blue is upping annual savings target to $3B
Software25 Jan 2024 | 21
Apple's Vision Pro costs big bucks to buy and repair ... just don't mention the box design
Still, up to 180,000 units sold under pre-order and China gray market prepping locals
Bootnotes25 Jan 2024 | 7
Logitech warns of logistical impact of Houthi attacks in Red Sea
Longer lead times, extra costs and more freight coming via air
Personal Tech24 Jan 2024 | 13
eBay tells 1,000 employees their days at company are numbered
9% of workforce getting boot after execs hired too many during pandemic
Channel24 Jan 2024 | 20
Users now keep cellphones for 40+ months and it's hurting the secondhand market
Refresh rates stretched as consumers see no need to upgrade... or open wallets
Personal Tech23 Jan 2024 | 100
Legacy tech shoots down Ministry of Defence's supply chain improvements
How to manage 740 million items of behalf of the Armed Forces?
Public Sector23 Jan 2024 | 19
Tech bros are playing God, Catholic Church's AI priest complains
Effective altruism blamed for Silicon Valley's desire to heal humanity's woes
Bootnotes22 Jan 2024 | 14
ICO fines spam slinging financial services biz
It's all very well offering 'Free Debt Help,' but recipients were unwilling, says watchdog...
Security22 Jan 2024 | 7
Alphabet CEO tells Googlers: More job cuts on the way
It won't be anywhere near the 12,000 heads that rolled last year, though, says Pichai
Off-Prem18 Jan 2024 | 14
BT to spell out contract price hikes in pounds and pence
Updated None of this inflation-linked percentage nonsense, says Ofcom
Networks17 Jan 2024 | 28
Home improvement marketers dial up trouble from regulator
ICO slaps penalties on two businesses that collectively made more than 3 million cold calls
Security17 Jan 2024 | 22
Apple claims top spot in global smartphone market for first time
Shipments grow in Q4 after near two years of declines, and Huawei making a comeback in China
Personal Tech16 Jan 2024 | 10
Data regulator fines HelloFresh £140K for sending 80M+ spams
Messaging menace used text and email to bombard people
Security12 Jan 2024 | 29
PC 'price hike' coming as cost of memory soars – analysts
Scores are on the doors for Q4, as after 2 years shipments grow again... by 0.3%
Personal Tech11 Jan 2024 | 11
Office gossips beware – chitchat could choke your career chances
Study of workplace blabbermouths reveals the consequences
Offbeat11 Jan 2024 | 54
Data wrangler Zuckerberg becomes world's least likely cattle rancher
What a cowboy!
Bootnotes10 Jan 2024 | 19
Qualcomm CEO's pay jumps 395% in slow year for phone chips
C-suite exec gets 223 staffers' worth of pay after cyclical headwinds dampen consumer demand for kit
Systems09 Jan 2024 | 6
Mobileye shares crash after warning of automotive customers' chip glut
Self-driving car biz says Q1 orders to drop 50% amid widening operating losses
Systems05 Jan 2024 | 6
Manchester's finest drowning in paperwork as Freedom of Information requests pile up
Updated Enforcement notice issued months after data regulator schooled police force
Security20 Dec 2023 | 30
Unite the union claims Vodafone and Three merger is about 'corporate greed'
Flags up potential job cuts, price hikes, and national security issues
Networks14 Dec 2023 | 26
Britain's Ministry of Defence fined £350K over Afghan interpreter BCC email blunder
UK GDPR penalty slashed from £1M after department agrees to improve processes
Public Sector13 Dec 2023 | 16
Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI now in competition regulator's sights
Has recent CEO, board shenanigans given rise to a merger situation? CMA is asking for a friend
AI + ML08 Dec 2023 | 9
AWS accuses Microsoft of clipping customers' cloud freedoms
World's biggest off-prem service slinger submits comments to UK cloud inquiry, mostly has Redmond HQ's rival in its sights
PaaS + IaaS07 Dec 2023 | 8
HP exec says quiet part out loud when it comes to locking in print customers
Funny how marketing messages change depending on the audience
Personal Tech04 Dec 2023 | 148
Google submits complaints about Microsoft licensing to UK competition regulator
Now Microsoft has regulator breathing down its neck in three regions
PaaS + IaaS01 Dec 2023 | 7
Regulator says stranger entered hospital, treated a patient, took a document ... then vanished
Scottish health group to tweak security checks, access authorization to avoid a repeat
Security01 Dec 2023 | 98
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