Aviation overhaul bill passes US House... for the third time Maybe it'll be different this year as clamors of 'I told you so' accompany the proposal Networks26 Jan 2023 | 16
Break up Google now, says US govt in ad monopoly lawsuit I'm feeling yucky Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 18
There are plenty of reasons why government tech is stuck in the Stone Age Interview We unpack a few and look at which nations have it together with IDC research boss Government Tech Week24 Jan 2023 | 7
We're just shouting into the void, says US watchdog offering cybersecurity advice Federal depts ignore almost 60% of IT defense recommendations Government Tech Week24 Jan 2023 | 14
Seriously, what's with FBI, DEA vacuuming up people's money transfer records? Warrantless surveillance branded illegal, said to unfairly target the poor, immigrants, minorities Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 3
Russian meddling in 2016 US presidential election was weak sauce Boffins find Twitter foreign influence campaign didn't have much pull Security10 Jan 2023 | 59
Beijing official says crackdown on tech companies is over We might be looking at a new China for 2023 and the Year of the Rabbit Legal10 Jan 2023 | 3
India partners with private company to sell ads to commuters via railway Wi-Fi Dangerous without a data protection law in place, says rights org Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 4
FTC floats rule to ban imposed non-compete agreements in US Miscreants would face the wrath of Khan Legal06 Jan 2023 | 15
Big Apple locals hire Russians to game New York's taxi system Scheme allegedly allowed taxi drivers to bypass airport waiting line for $10 fee Security20 Dec 2022 | 24
Eurozone plans to formalize passenger data, improve security Central hub will make things smoother and safer but not store details Security20 Dec 2022 | 25
NIST says you better dump weak SHA-1 ... by 2030 How about right now? Right now is good Security16 Dec 2022 | 31
IT recruiter settles claims it snubbed American workers It's a Jersey thing, and the $26,000 can be filed under business expenses On-Prem15 Dec 2022 | 16
Apple preps for 'third-party iOS app stores' in Europe Despite dire predictions about sideloading, iGiant said to be ready to comply with EU law Software14 Dec 2022 | 116
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried charged with fraud by just about everyone Billions in people's private funds siphoned off to bankroll hedge fund, watchdogs say Personal Tech13 Dec 2022 | 54
US Dept of Energy set to reveal fusion breakthrough Updated If Uncle Sam got more power out of a reaction than it put in, it's a new dawn for clean energy Science13 Dec 2022 | 100
Using personal info for ads without consent puts Meta in EU's gunsights Schrems strikes again Personal Tech08 Dec 2022 | 29
Egad, did Apple do something right? End-to-end encryption for (most) iCloud services And remember CSAM scanning plan? Forget that was ever a thing Security08 Dec 2022 | 14
Get ready for $10,000 apps in Apple's software souk With Tim taking his third, natch Software07 Dec 2022 | 17
Industrial robots in China push people out of jobs, slash wages Exposed to 'droids? Symptoms may include indifference, unemployment, lower pay, along with a bit of depopulation Science06 Dec 2022 | 14
Gunfire at electrical grid kills power for 45,000 in North Carolina You don't have to be a coder to cut off the juice when blunt tools are around Security05 Dec 2022 | 149
US Air Force reveals B-21 Raider stealth bomber that'll fly the unfriendly skies 'Digital bomber' will bring 'peace through deterrence' Security03 Dec 2022 | 184
Facebook approved 75% of ads threatening US election workers Not a good look for Meta's content moderation team Personal Tech02 Dec 2022 | 32
Google warns of commercial Heliconia spyware hitting Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Defender Meanwhile NSO faces new lawsuit over Pegasus flying onto journalists' phones Security01 Dec 2022 | 3
Twitter search spam campaign hides China riots, researchers say Elon Musk meanwhile muses whether Apple 'hate[s] free speech in America' because the company mostly stopped advertising on Twitter Personal Tech29 Nov 2022 | 28
Block Fi seeks bankruptcy protection as 'shocking' FTX contagion spreads Crypto lending biz wants its money back "as promptly as practicable" Personal Tech28 Nov 2022 | 72
San Francisco politicians to vote on policy endorsing lethal force for robots Asimov would like a word Personal Tech24 Nov 2022 | 67
FAA wants pilots to be less dependent on computer autopilots US aviation advisory addresses concerns raised follow 2013 Asiana Airlines crash Software23 Nov 2022 | 87
France says non to Office 365 and Google Workspace in school Hey, teacher, leave those apps alone Software22 Nov 2022 | 81
IBM manager sues for $5m claiming postnatal demotion Congratulations on the twins! By the way, our discrimination laws are 'subject to interpretation' On-Prem21 Nov 2022 | 15
US Supreme Court asked if cops can plant spy cams around homes ACLU argues for the Fourth Personal Tech18 Nov 2022 | 105
Security firms hijack New York trees to monitor private workforce Employee management tech raises eyebrows in the Big Apple Security17 Nov 2022 | 57
Intel hit with $948.8 million VLSI infringement verdict Cascade Lake and Skylake prove even more expensive than expected Systems16 Nov 2022 | 13
Swiss bankers warn: Three quarters of retail Bitcoin investors are in the red Little fish lured into the market help whales cash out Security16 Nov 2022 | 70
After 47 years, Microsoft issues first sexual harassment and gender report Faint praise: Windows giant tries to follow best practices and wants to improve Legal16 Nov 2022 | 4
FTX collapse prompts other cryptocurrency firms to suspend withdrawals Bankruptcy filing for $32 billion firm follows inability to give customers their money Personal Tech15 Nov 2022 | 89
You're Shipt outta luck: App sued for treating delivery workers as contractors 'No, no, they're shoppers, not employees' ain't gonna fly with DC AG Personal Tech27 Oct 2022 | 47
Feds accuse Ukrainian of renting out PC-raiding Raccoon malware to fiends Separately, charges slapped on alleged operator of dark market, The Real Deal Cyber-crime26 Oct 2022 | 1
Uncle Sam says Chinese agents tried to interfere with Huawei criminal case in US Beijing also sought to recruit academics and officials in America, and more claimed Security24 Oct 2022 | 9
Collapsed Arecibo telescope to be replaced by school Space scientists lament loss, say it won't be the same without actual working instruments Science17 Oct 2022 | 40
Scanning phones to detect child abuse evidence is harmful, 'magical' thinking Exclusive Security expert challenges claim that bypassing encryption is essential to protecting kids Security13 Oct 2022 | 142
Prison inmate accused of orchestrating $11M fraud using cell cellphone Judge rejects defense effort to toss warrantless device search on privacy grounds Security13 Oct 2022 | 29
Uber, Lyft stock decimated as US aims to classify gig workers as staff About to get a lot trickier to justify contractor status for app-hired folks Personal Tech11 Oct 2022 | 73
PayPal decides fining people $2,500 for 'misinformation' wasn't a great idea It'll just go back to randomly shutting down accounts Personal Tech10 Oct 2022 | 85
That thing to help protect internet traffic from hijacking? Here's how to break it RPKI is supposed to verify network routes. Cyber-researchers suggest ways to potentially defeat it Security09 Oct 2022 |
American software biz CEO arrested for allegedly storing election data in China LA DA ain't happy about handling of poll workers' info Off-Prem05 Oct 2022 | 23
From today, America and UK follow new rules on how they can demand your data from each other Cops and Feds get easier info sharing, Britain benefits most Security03 Oct 2022 | 19
Federal agencies buying Americans' internet data challenged by US senators Maybe we don't want to go with the netflow, man Networks22 Sep 2022 | 14
Alert: 15-year-old Python tarfile flaw lurks in 'over 350,000' code projects Oh cool, a 5,500-day security hole Patches22 Sep 2022 | 53
Look who's fallen foul of Europe's data retention rules. France and Germany 'Indiscriminate' preemptive harvesting of personal info a big no-no. What a novel concept Security21 Sep 2022 | 12
Appeals court already under fire for upholding Texas no-content-moderation law Big Tech forbidden from taking down 'viewpoint-based' posts no matter how awful but lawful Personal Tech16 Sep 2022 | 112
Stand back, the FTC is here to police gig work If only the US government had, like, a Dept of Labor or something Personal Tech16 Sep 2022 | 18
Trump and Biden agree on something – changing Section 230 White House proposes fill-in-the-blanks tech policy reform Personal Tech09 Sep 2022 | 23
CERN draws up shutdown plans to save energy Particle accelerators could be next casualty of Russia's war on Ukraine Science07 Sep 2022 | 74
US wants to give global chipmakers a 25% tax credit on new fabs Plus $39 billion in subsidies for 'domestic' effort that will welcome foreign semiconductor players Systems06 Sep 2022 | 8
California passes bill requiring salary ranges on job listings Legislation also aims to tackle wage gaps around gender, race, and ethnicity Legal06 Sep 2022 | 64
Government buyers take 22 months on average to procure tech Teams too big, operate in silos, lack subject matter experts and C-suite exec buy-in On-Prem06 Sep 2022 | 32
Cloudflare tries to explain why it protects far-right forums that stalk and harass victims Doxing and hate-spreading websites deserve as much space on the internet as you or I, says CEO Personal Tech31 Aug 2022 | 64
Japan to change laws that require use of floppy disks Digital minister will drive change because, in theory, uploading info to government isn't allowed Personal Tech31 Aug 2022 | 82