Donald Trump

Trump fires NSA boss, deputy

'Nonpartisan' intelligence chief booted less than two years into the job

Public Sector04 Apr 2025 | 109

System builders say server prices set to spike as Trump plays customs cowboy

Tariff moves threaten supply chain stability

On-Prem03 Apr 2025 | 38

Americans set to pay more on all imports: Trump activates blanket tariffs

World War Fee Tech slugged with higher duties, broad base 10% hike, semiconductors avoid retaliatory levies for now

On-Prem02 Apr 2025 | 584

Raspberry Pi not affected by Trump tariffs yet while China-tied rivals feel the heat

Updated CEO hails 'transformative year' as IPO puts 'puter maker on the big board

Systems02 Apr 2025 | 39

Trump yanks CHIPS Act cash unless tech giants pony up more of their own dough

Commerce chief threatens to pull grants so firms double down on US spending

Systems01 Apr 2025 | 91

Dems dub Trump cuts to chip export controls a 'gift' to Xi and Putin

Concerns over whether Bureau of Industry and Security, which maintains entity list, would be able to do its job

Systems27 Mar 2025 | 21

Tech suppliers await final grade as Trump prepares to flunk Department of Education

Vendors with millions in federal contracts are watching nervously

Public Sector27 Mar 2025 | 32

India ditches its 'Google Tax', perhaps to tickle Trump and dodge tariffs

Binned an e-commerce tax last year so this may not be complete capitulation

Public Sector26 Mar 2025 | 5

Top Trump officials text secret Yemen airstrike plans to journo in Signal SNAFU

Updated Massive OPSEC fail from the side who brought you 'lock her up'

Public Sector24 Mar 2025 | 186

Pentagon kills off HR IT project after 780% budget overrun, years of delays

$280M of excess spending makes for a ripe - and reasonable - DOGE target

Public Sector24 Mar 2025 | 43

Trump orders all government IT contracts consolidated under GSA

White House touts massive savings, agencies brace for shake-up

Public Sector21 Mar 2025 | 72

Accenture: DOGE's federal procurement review is hurting our sales

Share price list slides for top ten consultant to US government

Public Sector21 Mar 2025 | 50

Time to ditch US tech for homegrown options, says Dutch parliament

Trump administration 'has made the call for tech sovereignty an urgent geopolitical issue'

PaaS + IaaS19 Mar 2025 | 137

Political poker? Tariff hunger games? Trump creates havoc for PC industry

Comment Tech channel increases stockpiling amid 'volatile trade policies.' CIOs to get fewer devices for same money

Personal Tech19 Mar 2025 | 45

Crew-9 splashes down while NASA floats along with Trump and Musk nonsense

Comment Elements within the US space agency have elected to toe the party line

Science19 Mar 2025 | 75

Ex-US Cyber Command chief: Europe and 5 Eyes can't fully replicate US intel

Cue deepening existential European dread as Rest of World contemplates Trump turning off the info tap

Security19 Mar 2025 | 75

Trump fires Democrat FTC commissioners, presaging big tech policy shifts

Analysis Remaining Republicans don't like the right to repair, non-compete clause ban, or some social media moderation

Public Sector19 Mar 2025 | 99

Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database

More light shed on what went down with Marko Elez, thanks to NY AG and co's lawsuit

CSO17 Mar 2025 | 129

France offers US scientists a safe haven from Trump's war on woke

Aix-Marseille University rolls out welcome mat for American researchers facing funding cuts

Offbeat14 Mar 2025 | 338

Google's Chrome divorce still on the cards as Trump's DoJ plays hardball

$1M donation to inauguration fund and a personal appearance by Pichai appear to have been pointless

Applications10 Mar 2025 | 34

Crypto takes a dip as Trump signs Bitcoin Reserve order

Comment With no allowance to sell and little room to buy, and markets on the slide, it's UB40 time: Red, red, whine

Personal Tech07 Mar 2025 | 108

Trump says US should kill CHIPS Act, use the cash to cut debt

Updated Lemme guess ... he'll fix it all with tariffs? We sat through the entire speech so you don't have to

Systems05 Mar 2025 | 158

'Cybertruck ownership comes with ... interesting fan mail'

Comment Muskmobile Facebook group becomes support circle for anti-Tesla abuse

Offbeat05 Mar 2025 | 158

TSMC promises $100B US expansion that Trump hails without clarifying chip tariff threat

Three more fabs on the way which will come online just in time for — checks calendar — Donald to leave office

On-Prem04 Mar 2025 | 25

So … Russia no longer a cyber threat to America?

Comment Mixed messages from Pentagon, CISA as Trump gets pally with Putin and Kremlin strikes US critical networks

Public Sector04 Mar 2025 | 218

America's National Science Foundation workers fired in bulk by Trump now reinstated

Judge slams 'significant chaos' that's become Uncle Sam's standard operating procedure

Science04 Mar 2025 | 84

US stocks slip as Trump pulls trigger on Canada, Mexico, China tariffs

Updated With friends like these...

Public Sector03 Mar 2025 | 110

Microsoft warns Trump: Where the US won't sell AI tech, China will

Rule hamstringing our datacenters is 'gift' to Middle Kingdom, vice chair argues

AI + ML28 Feb 2025 | 28

Trump tariffs forcing rethink of PC purchases stateside

Some businesses sticking with Windows 10, AI boxes not reviving demand

Personal Tech27 Feb 2025 | 37

Xi know what you did last summer: China was all up in Republicans' email, says book

Of course, Microsoft is in the mix, isn't it

Cyber-crime25 Feb 2025 | 29

US Dept of Housing screens sabotaged to show deepfake of Trump sucking Elon's toes

'Appropriate action will be taken,' we're told – as federal HR email sparks uproar, ax falls on CISA staff

Public Sector24 Feb 2025 | 133

National Science Foundation staff axed by Trump fear for US scientific future

Feature An inside tale: Probation extended, tenure revoked, a scramble to merge research portfolios, and more

Science21 Feb 2025 | 144

Trump can't quickly or easily kill the CHIPS Act, but he can fire the workers funded by it

Comment Reported layoffs suggest R&D functions may be hobbled, fab subsidies also at risk

On-Prem19 Feb 2025 | 79

Trump’s DoD CISO pick previously faced security clearance suspension

Hey, at least Katie Arrington brings a solid resume

Public Sector19 Feb 2025 | 13

Trump teases 25% semiconductor tariffs that will go ‘substantially higher’

Envisions phased introduction dependent on manufacturing commitments

Public Sector19 Feb 2025 | 177

Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff

Analyst tells El Reg to expect more of this across hardware brands

Personal Tech18 Feb 2025 | 56

Trump’s cyber chief pick has little experience in The Cyber

GOP lawyer Sean Cairncross will be learning on the fly, as we also say hi to new intelligence boss Tulsi Gabbard

Public Sector12 Feb 2025 | 54

Google confirms Gulf of Mexico renamed to appease Trump – but only in the US

Updated So now everyone's happy

Personal Tech11 Feb 2025 | 194

Meta's plan to erase 5% of workforce starts today

'Intense year' ahead, warned Zuck. Got to spend billions on AI and work to stay out of Trump's bad books

AI + ML10 Feb 2025 | 23

The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway

Opinion When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off

Software10 Feb 2025 | 157

Judge says US Treasury ‘more vulnerable to hacking’ since Trump let the DOGE out

Order requires destruction of departmental data accessed by Musky men

Public Sector10 Feb 2025 | 57

Does DOGE have what it takes to actually tackle billions in US govt IT spending?

Comment (updated) Tesla’s DIY ERP legend meets the messy reality of entrenched federal contracts

Public Sector08 Feb 2025 | 275

Trump's Dept of Transport hits brakes on Biden’s EV charger build-out

Funding freeze while Feds review priorities

Science07 Feb 2025 | 64

Musk's move fast and break things mantra won't work in US.gov

Opinion 248-year-old democracy is not a tech startup

Public Sector07 Feb 2025 | 265

Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access

Final update Lawsuit: 'Scale of intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented'

Public Sector06 Feb 2025 | 28

Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE probes

Updated Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon's enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know

Security06 Feb 2025 | 35

DOGE latest: Citrix supremo has 'read-only' access to US Treasury payment system

CEO of Cloud Software a 'special government employee' probing for Team Elon

Public Sector05 Feb 2025 | 26

Trump admin seeks to reclassify federal CIOs, opening door to political appointees

Fall in line with executive policy or you're gone, acting OPM chief insists

CxO05 Feb 2025 | 48

China sticks antitrust probe into Google amid retaliation for Trump import tariffs

Updated Plus, Middle Kingdom announces levies and export controls of its own

Software04 Feb 2025 | 14

FBI's secret UFO hunters fear Trump's January 6 purge will send them into orbit

Maybe Musk just wants the alien space tech that definitely doesn't exist?

Public Sector04 Feb 2025 | 53

Not even Nvidia's Jensen Huang can talk President Tariffs out of chip import taxes

GPU giant could just wait eight minutes for Donald to change his mind

AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 28

Ontario responds to Trump tariff by pitching Starlink deal into the trash

Updated Canadian province 'won't do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy'

Networks03 Feb 2025 | 103

US datacenters in for shock as Canada mulls cutting the juice over Trump tariffs

Updated Short-term result likely to be increased energy prices across the board

On-Prem03 Feb 2025 | 129

As Trump slugs Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs, industry groups hope trade war weapon isn’t pointed at their feet

Updated Tech lobby isn't at the negotiating table, fears unintended consequences

Public Sector03 Feb 2025 | 141

Trump’s tariffs, cuts may well put tech in a chokehold, say analysts

Forrester's take on President's economic agenda offers little optimism for the industry

On-Prem31 Jan 2025 | 231

IBM banks on friendlier US regulatory climate for dealmaking

Reckons completion of Hashicorp buy is around the corner, plans to use some of $7B free cash for more M&A

Devops31 Jan 2025 | 5