US govt proposes elephant showers for every American after Prez Trump says trickles dampen his haircare routine Updated This is how you win an election Bootnotes13 Aug 2020 | 121
Tencent’s gaming surge trumps potential loss of the one or two percent of cash it makes in America Files 'Please explain' memo to Washington as revenue jumps 29 percent and profit pops even higher SaaS13 Aug 2020 | 14
Some lucky web developer just scored $20k to scour Facebook out of Neil Young’s website Plans to ‘disengage from the corrupt social platform’ that ‘is screwing with our election’ Software12 Aug 2020 | 40
Trump administration labels WeChat, TikTok ‘threats’ to national security, bans transactions with both On grounds that they can track users, conduct corporate espionage and oppress Chinese-Americans Security07 Aug 2020 | 72
China slams President Trump's TikTok banned-or-be-bought plan in the US Beijing accuses America of working to destroy businesses it doesn't like Security05 Aug 2020 | 74
Trump bans Feds from contracting H-1B workers and makes telehealth the new normal Also touts scheme to have USA to pocket finder’s fee for allowing TikTok sale Legal04 Aug 2020 | 26
Microsoft confirms pursuit of TikTok after Satya Nadella chats to Donald Trump ‘Appreciates President Trump’s personal involvement’ and promises so much security, you’ll be tired of securing Software03 Aug 2020 | 91
With the US election coming up, when better to petition regulators for a controversial way to chill online speech? Guess what? Literally everyone thinks this is a terrible idea Personal Tech28 Jul 2020 | 46
Don't strain yourself, Zuck, only democracy at stake... Facebook makes half-hearted effort to flag election lies by President Trump +Comment Here, have a link to something vaguely related Personal Tech21 Jul 2020 | 90
Report: CIA runs secret cyberwar with little oversight after Trump gave the OK, say US government officials Details start to emerge on real-world impact of Prez-signed secret memo Security16 Jul 2020 | 54
USA ends Hong Kong's special treatment, crimping flow of tech to territory Seeing as finance is Hong Kong's thing and that industry needs lots of security kit, this could be scary Legal15 Jul 2020 | 21
Trump U-turns on foreign student crackdown: F-1, M-1 visa holders allowed to study online mid-pandemic in the US Funnily enough, triggering a brain drain and denting the economy isn't such a great vote winner Science14 Jul 2020 | 24
Big Tech backs colleges in war against Trump's ban on foreign students taking web-only classes mid-pandemic Microsoft, Google, Facebook and pals weigh in on F-1, M-1 visa lawsuit Science14 Jul 2020 | 6
Trump reveals US cyber-attack on Russian election-misdirection troll farms Maybe Donald isn’t in love with Vlad after all – but he did just give Russia attribution and maybe a peek at tradecraft Security13 Jul 2020 | 47
Trump's bright idea of kicking out foreign students unless unis resume in-person classes stuns tech, science world The last thing America needs right now is a brain drain Science08 Jul 2020 | 115
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses... but not your H-1B geeks, L-1 staffers nor J-1 students US blocks entry for visa holders until the end of the year, cites COVID-19-sparked unemployment Legal23 Jun 2020 | 75
Staff in a huff, personal call with Trump, picking fights with Twitter, upsetting civil-rights groups – a week in the life of Facebook's Zuckerberg Analysis Social network's engineers are so cheesed off they're going to just keep on showing up for work Personal Tech03 Jun 2020 | 39
Made-up murder claims, threats to kill Twitter, rants about NSA spying – anything but mention 100,000 US virus deaths, right, Mr President? Opinion Trump's throwing everything at the social wall to see what will stick Personal Tech28 May 2020 | 194
Twitter ticks off Trump with new 'Get the facts' alert on pair of fact-challenged tweets Updated Tweeter-in-chief responds by alleging bias and electoral skulduggery Personal Tech27 May 2020 | 118
Huge if true... Trump explodes as he learns open source could erode China tech ban The Register presents White House transcript obtained by Stealth Anti-Tracing Intelligence Remote Exfiltration Bootnotes18 May 2020 | 122
If American tech is used to design or make that chip, you better not ship it to Huawei, warns Uncle Sam Export of semiconductors built using US tools to Chinese giant banned without a license Science16 May 2020 | 108
Donald Trump extends ban on Huawei, ZTE telecoms kit in US companies to May 2021 Also extends exemption on doing business with the pair – a negotiating tactic so incredible it has to keep being renewed Networks14 May 2020 | 22
We're in a timeline where Dettol maker has to beg folks not to inject cleaning fluid into their veins. Thanks, Trump Video Meanwhile, lawyer wanders beaches dressed as the Reaper... it has been a long week. Happy Friday, folks Bootnotes24 Apr 2020 | 260
Remember that clinical trial, promoted by President Trump, of a possible COVID-19 cure? So, so, so many questions... Updated Scientists pull coronavirus treatment study apart after rushed publication Science28 Mar 2020 | 238
Coronavirus pandemic latest: Trump declares 'two very big words' – national emergency – and unexpectedly ropes in Google to help in some form There'll be a website, at some point, that will work in some way, maybe Science13 Mar 2020 | 34
Is technology undermining democracy? It's complicated, says heavyweight thinktank You only think it's an echo chamber because that's what your echo chamber says Legal04 Mar 2020 | 33
Assange lawyer: Trump offered WikiLeaker a pardon in exchange for denying Russia hacked Democrats' email America wanted a cover-up of Kremlin ties to DNC intrusion, court told Security19 Feb 2020 | 93
Among those pardoned by Trump this week: Software maker ex-CEO who admitted hacking into rivals' systems There's always a tech angle Bootnotes19 Feb 2020 | 61
You know the President is able to shut down all US comms, yeah? An FCC commish wants to stop him from doing that Comment Too bad the Republicans aren't going to agree with her Networks29 Jan 2020 | 79
Stiff upper lip time, Brits: After bullying France to drop its digital tax on Silicon Valley, Trump's coming for you next Macron suspends cyber levy plan after The Donald has a quiet word On-Prem23 Jan 2020 | 145
Tracking President Trump with cellphone location data, Greta-Thunberg-themed malware, SharePoint patch, and more Roundup Including: Nasty Mac malware and gas-pump infections Security21 Dec 2019 | 40
Space Force is go, go, go! Because we have a child as President of the United States House of Representatives OKs Trump plan because it wants federal parents to take time off Science12 Dec 2019 | 135
Amazon: Trump photon-torpedoed our $10bn JEDI dream because he hates CEO Jeff Bezos 'Blatant and sustained effort' to deny AWS Pentagon IT mega-contract, cloud giant claims SaaS09 Dec 2019 | 71
Register Lecture: Can portable atomic clocks end UK dependence on GNSS? New decade, independent geo-time keeping Lectures03 Dec 2019 | 138
Chinese chip giant calls on US tech to help out with Trump tariffs – not a quid pro quo, obviously Tsinghua Unigroup chairman says American firms could do more to ease trade tensions On-Prem08 Nov 2019 | 15
Google lashes out at DoJ, Oracle as it asks US Supremes to sniff Java suit one last time It's like reinventing the steering wheel... so they say Legal18 Oct 2019 | 46
Iran tried to hack hundreds of politicians, journalists email accounts last month, warns Microsoft No confirmation from Trump yet whether he asked them to do it Security04 Oct 2019 | 56
Confused why Trump fingered CrowdStrike in that Ukraine call? You're not the only one... Security biz that probed 2016 DNC hack makes an odd cameo in revealed transcript Security25 Sep 2019 | 62
Trump-China trade war latest: Brave patriot Apple decides to do exact same thing, will still make Mac Pro in US And yet manages to blag a federal tariff exclusion. #MAGA! Personal Tech23 Sep 2019 | 30
Scott McNealy gets touchy feely with Trump: Sun cofounder hosts hush-hush reelection fundraiser for President Commander-in-Chief jets into Silicon Valley under cloud of secrecy Legal17 Sep 2019 | 65
Apple and Google trade barbs over bugs, digital lothario arrested and Bluekeep gets busy Roundup Also, XKCD forums hacked and Monster monstered Security09 Sep 2019 | 6
Huawei new smartphone won't be Mate-y with Google apps as trade sanctions kick in Chinese mobe maker says screw you, we'll build our own Personal Tech29 Aug 2019 | 75
Trump attacks and appeals 'fundamentally misconceived' Twitter block decision Legal argument reflects president’s refusal to follow rules of public office Legal26 Aug 2019 | 73
Trump blinks again in trade war bluff-fest with China: Huawei gets another 90-day stay of US import execution I want to get Huawei, I want to fry Huawei, yeah, yeah, yeah Networks19 Aug 2019 | 37
NSA asks Congress to permanently reauthorize spying program that was so shambolic, the snoops had shut it down Analysis You never know, we might figure out how not to screw up in future Security16 Aug 2019 | 42
Trump continues on the warpath: Now US tariffs cover nearly everything arriving from China Settle in because we are here for the long haul Legal02 Aug 2019 | 81
The Empire Strikes Back: Trump discovers $10bn JEDI cloud deal may go to nemesis Jeff Bezos, demands probe Updated Bad news for AWS and Microsoft, who are vying for US govt's winner-takes-all IT super-contract SaaS18 Jul 2019 | 72
Trump: Huawei ban will be lifted! US Commerce Dept.: Yeah, about that… It's not a two Huawei street just yet, says top brass Legal03 Jul 2019 | 67
Yuge U-turn: Prez Trump walks back on Huawei ban... at least the tech sector seems to think so Can we get a translator in here? Security01 Jul 2019 | 90
White House mulls just banning strong end-to-end crypto. Plus: More bad stuff in infosec land Roundup We'll be over there bashing our head on the wall while you read this Security01 Jul 2019 | 136
Finally, people who actually understand global trade to probe Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods WTO appoints three-bod panel to rule if levies break its rules Legal05 Jun 2019 | 39
Register Lecture: The Death of the Gods – through a tweet darkly Journey into future of disruption with Carl Miller Lectures04 Jun 2019 | 6
Tech lobbyists turn on Trump over Mexican tariffs, then quickly try to smooth the waters Short-sighted and short-tempered, according to CTA On-Prem04 Jun 2019 | 38
One man went to mow a meadow, hoping Trump would spot giant grass snake under flightpath Childish prank for childish visitor Bootnotes03 Jun 2019 | 130
Introducing 'freedom gas' – a bit like the 2003 deep-fried potato variety, only even worse for you Logowatch US to smother the planet with liberty, whether we like it or not Bootnotes30 May 2019 | 283
Where there's a will, there's Huawei: US govt already eases trade ban with 90-day reprieve Temporary General License buys time for Chinese tech giant, customers, suppliers Networks21 May 2019 | 80
Get out of Huawei, it's an avalanche of news from everyone's favourite Chinese bogeyman Roundup We read this week's Huawei happenings and filleted it so you don't have to Security17 May 2019 | 47
You're on a Huawei to Hell, China tells US: We'll fight import tariffs, trade war to bitter end Beijing slams Trump's 'abuse of export control measures', vows to take some sort of action On-Prem16 May 2019 | 30
Prez Trump's trade war reshapes electronics supply chains as China production slows Not great for US importers who have to pick up the bill, good news for Taiwan and Vietnam On-Prem15 May 2019 | 94
Timely Trump tariffs tax tech totally: 25 per cent levy on modems, fiber optics, networking gear, semiconductors… It's the art of the deal, folks On-Prem10 May 2019 | 151
US government internet and spectrum overseer resigns, along with legislative director David Redl and Mike Platt quit NTIA. Trump Administration craziness to blame Legal09 May 2019 | 31
Gather round, friends. Listen close. It's time to list the five biggest lies about 5G Comment Let's cut the crap, El Reg style Networks25 Apr 2019 | 144