COVID-19

Suspected Chinese cybersnoop grounded in Italy after US tipoff

Zewei Xu's family reportedly bemused at arrest as extradition tabled

Security08 Jul 2025 | 10

Even modest makeup can thwart facial recognition

You may not need to go full Juggalo for the sake of privacy

AI + ML15 Jan 2025 | 47

Two accused of COVID-19 vaccine fraud under Computer Misuse Act

Investigation says scheme allegedly raked in £145k and sold nearly 2,000 fake records to the unvaccinated

Legal10 Jan 2025 |

NHS to launch 'real-time surveillance system' to prevent future pandemics

Nanopore DNA screening technology may identify novel pathogens, propose treatments in as little as six hours

Science08 Nov 2024 | 58

Amazon CEO wants his staff back in the office full time

And vows to cut ratio of managers-to-employees to 'flatten' the ranks

On-Prem16 Sep 2024 | 70

Unit4 ends support for research costing tool used to plan the Covid vaccine

Exclusive UK university users face migration path following plan to withdraw support for product some build £1M solutions around

Databases22 Jul 2024 | 10

IT consultant-cum-developer in court over hiding COVID-19 loan

Syzmon Jastrzebski bagged six figures, money written off as he's left the country

Software22 Apr 2024 | 43

Billions lost to fraud and error during UK's pandemic spending spree

Watchdog orders a rethink in time for the next emergency

Public Sector09 Feb 2024 | 149

Singapore finally deletes its COVID-era contact tracing data

Except for the data used for a controversial murder investigation. That stays. Forever

Software06 Feb 2024 | 8

Indian PM's advisors suggest AI might lead to 'mass schizophrenia'

Reject recent rule-making with plan to adopt transparency and reporting rules used in financial markets to stop binary brainboxes burying humanity

AI + ML01 Feb 2024 | 8

COVID-19 test lab accused of exposing 1.3 million patient records to open internet

Now that's a Dutch crunch

Research24 Jan 2024 | 2

COVID-19 infection surge detected in wastewater, signals potential new wave

US, Netherlands, Germany all show spikes while UK no longer collects data

Science09 Jan 2024 | 164

Videoconferencing fatigue is real, study finds

Your brain and heart do not enjoy Zooming, Teamsing, or Webexing

Personal Tech27 Nov 2023 | 34

India drops plan to place PCs on restricted import list

PLUS: TSMC chips away at export restrictions; Singapore's COVID model challenged; Japan's banking and ID systems wobble

Systems16 Oct 2023 |

FEMA to test emergency alert system US-wide today

Updated Americans are used to drills :(

Security04 Oct 2023 | 62

Logitech reports broad declines as pre-pandemic buying cycles return

Inventory holding reduced in Q1, hunt for new CEO continues

Personal Tech25 Jul 2023 | 9

Lenovo profits sink 75% as PC demand continues nosedive

Bottom line weight driven by job cut costs

Personal Tech24 May 2023 | 10

Working from home could kill career advancement, says IBM CEO

Just like turning 40, eh Arvind?

On-Prem04 May 2023 | 76

Microsoft dips Teams in the metaverse vat with avatars ahead

Can't be bothered with cam? Replace yourself with a 3D diligent worker

SaaS15 Mar 2023 | 29

Singapore admits it should have explained COVID app data could be used by cops

Island nation reworks digital infrastructure found to have slowed down pandemic response

Software09 Mar 2023 | 11

FBI boss says COVID-19 'most likely' escaped from lab

Latest claim comes days after Dept of Energy waved finger in China's direction

Offbeat01 Mar 2023 | 237

Petaflops help scientists understand why some COVID-19 variants are more contagious

'If we did one of these calculations in our lab, we are talking weeks or months'

HPC23 Feb 2023 | 14

Singapore pulls plug on COVID tracking program

Tells residents to turn in dongles and uninstall apps, but keeps registration system alive – just in case

Applications09 Feb 2023 | 10

No, AI can't tell if you've got COVID-19 by listening to your coughs

UK study pours cold water on claims after government already spent money trying to build an app

AI + ML05 Jan 2023 | 14

BOFH and the office security access upgrade

Episode 24 I don't care what the app says, I'm not dead!

BOFH23 Dec 2022 | 78

FCC calls for mega $300 million fine for massive US robocall campaign

5 billion calls over three months. Was your phone spammed?

Security22 Dec 2022 | 88

Tech supply chains brace for impact as China shifts from zero-COVID to rampant COVID

Hundreds of millions of cases expected to bring new waves of disruption

Off-Prem19 Dec 2022 | 32

China bins its COVID tracking app

Tracked location and kept records of phone calls, and determined ability to travel. Which China will keep doing with other tech, for other reasons

Software13 Dec 2022 | 9

Foxconn factory chaos means more iPhone delays over the holiday period

Protests in Zhangzhou may equate to 15-20 million fewer Pro models in Q4, says analyst Ming-Chi Kuo

Personal Tech30 Nov 2022 | 5

Twitter gives up fight against COVID-19 misinformation

Ex-moderation lead says he does not feel the platform is 'safe' under Musk

Personal Tech30 Nov 2022 | 209

Foxconn workers protest over pay and lockdowns at iPhone factory in China

Updated Contractor apologizes for 'technical error occurred during the onboarding process'

Personal Tech23 Nov 2022 | 28

Microsoft makes a game of Team building, with benefits

Solitaire and Minesweeper coming to Windows giant's software

Software17 Nov 2022 | 20

Salesforce trims workforce as growth slows post-lockdowns

The COVID-era hiring spree which saw thousands onboarded comes to an abrupt end

SaaS09 Nov 2022 | 2

Boffins find COVID changed the way sysadmins work – probably for the worse

Crisis mode led to more formal meetings and lists, which just make more useless work

On-Prem09 Nov 2022 | 30

Foxconn fears Q4 flop due to COVID complications

Other than that, results are some of the least bad news about hardware sales we've read in weeks

Personal Tech08 Nov 2022 | 1

Apple warns of slow iPhone 14 Pro shipments as COVID hurts production in China

Buyers told of longer wait times for shiny new phones that don't do a lot more than last year’s model

Personal Tech07 Nov 2022 | 5

Crowds not allowed to leave Shanghai Disneyland without a negative COVID test

Let us go, let us gooooooo

Offbeat02 Nov 2022 | 26

Foxconn's largest iPhone factory back under COVID lockdown

Bad news for Apple maybe; bad news for China's tech sector definitely

Personal Tech26 Oct 2022 | 2

From the Great Resignation to demand for more overtime

Economics dictate decisions even as resignations remain high

Offbeat24 Oct 2022 | 24

Mask gizmo wirelessly transmits data on wearer's health

Ongoing COVID concerns inspire 'cMaSK' tech to monitor breathing, temperature, and fit

Science21 Oct 2022 | 18

Remote work wipes $453b off office real estate

Commercial 'apocalypse' now – and worse is yet to come, apparently

On-Prem03 Oct 2022 | 36

Inflation, recession, pah! IT budgets set to rise in 2023

Turns out all it took was a business-disrupting global pandemic

On-Prem27 Sep 2022 | 2

Soaring costs, inflation nurturing generation of 'quiet quitters' among under-30s

My friends say I should act my wage. What's my wage again?

Offbeat27 Sep 2022 | 164

Fake sites fool Zoom users into downloading deadly code

Ah, the human touch

Security22 Sep 2022 | 5

NHS data platform procurement delayed for a second time

Questions remain over Palantir's influence after consultancy role for former NHS England director revealed

Databases15 Sep 2022 | 29

Microsoft extends Teams into VMware and Citrix VDI

Users will now be able to blur or replace their backgrounds during video meetings or calls

Virtualization02 Sep 2022 | 6

Black Hat and DEF CON visitors differ on physical risk management

Black Hat COVID, flood surfing, crowds – what to pick?

Security15 Aug 2022 | 17

US car industry leads the world in production cuts over chip shortages

Car crunch bites, but relief looks likely

Systems09 Aug 2022 | 53

Apple ends corporate COVID mask mandate

Now will you all please return to our $5b headquarters?

On-Prem02 Aug 2022 | 35

Chinese smartphone sales sink to levels not seen since 2012

Worse than during 2020's lockdowns and less than half 2016 sales

Personal Tech27 Jul 2022 | 7

Jailed crooks told to cough up $600k for COVID fraud

Poetic justice? The virus does love it in some federal prisons

Cyber-crime19 Jul 2022 | 1

Beijing residents blast COVID surveillance device

Tracking bracelet rescinded in some areas after uproar and confusion on who dictated its use

Software15 Jul 2022 | 36

SK hynix pitches tents at Chinese factory to house workers in case of lockdowns

City of Wuxi trying its best to keep factories open amid COVID outbreak

On-Prem07 Jul 2022 | 3

Not enough desks and parking spots, wobbly Wi-Fi: Welcome back to the office, Tesla staff

Don't worry, the tweetings will continue until morale improves

On-Prem27 Jun 2022 | 26

Trouble hiring? Consider loosening your remote work policy

We're going hybrid or off-prem to retain and lure staff, say polled managers

On-Prem25 Jun 2022 | 30

UK health privacy watchdog still in talks over who is accessing country's COVID data store

Over a year after discussions began, National Data Guardian continues to pursue transparency in health data use

Security14 Jun 2022 | 6