UK-US data deal could hinge on fate of legal challenges to EU arrangement
So much for sovereignty then
Databases22 Sep 2023 | 47
United States of America
The clock is ticking and Korea wants to know if its chipmakers will get their export license extension
SK hynix and Samsung do so much memory-making in China, ending sanction exemptions would be extraordinary
Systems22 Sep 2023 | 7
Robocall scammers sentenced in US after netting $1.2M via India-based call centers
Part of network of crims who used 'trickery and threats' to target elderly, says US Attorney
Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 15
World's most powerful free-electron laser upgraded to fire a million X-rays per second
US DoE particle will be a 'strobe light' in atomic disco
Science18 Sep 2023 | 15
Chat2024 stuffs US election hopefuls into generative AI so you can be an 'informed voter'
Comment Jean Baudrillard would've LOVED this
Offbeat12 Sep 2023 | 10
SK hynix says no Huawei its memory should be in Chinese wonder-phone
The Mate 60 Pro keeps making waves – this time worrying Korean chipmaker
Legal08 Sep 2023 | 21
NARROWER TOPICS
US AGs: We need law to purge the web of AI-drawn child sex abuse material
Deepfakes of underage girls set off alarm bells for legal eagles
AI + ML06 Sep 2023 | 42
AI-powered monitors to defend Washington DC against aerial threats
Replaces surveillance systems installed after 9/11 - and years before drones became a threat
AI + ML30 Aug 2023 | 7
US and China to keep talking about chip bans, just not when they'll end
Intel and Micron made the agenda, but action to ease their woes did not
Legal29 Aug 2023 | 2
Huawei reportedly building 'secret' semiconductor fabs
Semiconductor Industry Association downplays the intel
Systems25 Aug 2023 | 9
China cooks covert chips, recruits global geeks to dodge US restrictions
The Qiming is impeccable
Systems24 Aug 2023 | 14
US tech titans say a heads-up about India's PC import license would've been nice
Trade org board members petitioning Uncle Sam are who's who of Big Tech
Legal21 Aug 2023 | 7
US shovels cash into supercomputers hoping to stoke fusion future
$112M for 12 projects announced on heels of LLNL's second successful fusion ignition
HPC15 Aug 2023 | 2
Chinese media teases imminent exposé of seismic US spying scheme
Again labels America a hacker empire over alleged backdoors found in earthquake monitoring kit
Security15 Aug 2023 | 37
US Cyber Command boss says China's spooky cyber skills still behind
Paul Nakasone rates the Middle Kingdom a 'pacing challenge'
Security11 Aug 2023 | 9
Don't shoot! DARPA wants to capture future spy balloons in one piece
Being blasted with a missile and plummeting 60,000 feet can do a real number on hardware, it turns out
Offbeat10 Aug 2023 | 34
Biden administration restricts US investment in tech China's military might employ
Venture capital is helping Beijing arm and Washington wants that to stop
Legal10 Aug 2023 | 6
China bans export of drones some countries have already banned anyway
Some say retaliation for sanctions, but Beijing says it just wants world peace
Security01 Aug 2023 | 19
Fear not, White House chatted to OpenAI and pals, and they promised to make AI safe
Nice one, Joe, get those non-binding voluntary pledges in early
AI + ML21 Jul 2023 | 10
Uncle Sam would rather Silicon Valley VCs did not invest in Chinese AI
Qualcomm's venture arm among the firms under investigation
AI + ML20 Jul 2023 | 2
Make chips, not trade wars, says Semiconductor Industry Association
Industry body warns against political rhetoric or US subsidy efforts will be diminished
Systems18 Jul 2023 | 1
Chips ahoy! US and China locked in self-destructive battle of trade restrictions
Why are you hitting yourselves? semiconductor CEOs ask
Systems17 Jul 2023 | 14
Uncle Sam to put Aurora supercomputer to work on catalyst conundrums
Meanwhile, ORNL's Summit simulates bacteria battling cicada wings
HPC17 Jul 2023 | 5
Microsoft admits unauthorized access to Exchange Online, blames Chinese gang
Storm-0558 had access to customer accounts and mail – maybe even for senior US officials
Sysadmin Month13 Jul 2023 | 37
Chinese battery maker for the stars of the EV world suddenly wants to be seen powering human rights
As allegations of forced labour circulate, CATL goes for a jolt of social responsibility
Legal12 Jul 2023 | 4
EU gives its blessing to reopen data pipelines to the US
'We already have various legal options in the drawer,' says Max Schrems, lawyer who killed the first two deals
Personal Tech11 Jul 2023 | 27
Almost all classic US video games 'critically endangered'
Let us borrow titles digitally from libraries like we can books and movies, say 'puter historians
Personal Tech11 Jul 2023 | 28
US unhappy about China's tech pushback, rules out decoupling
When we sanction you, it's for national security. When you sanction us, that's just spiteful
Systems10 Jul 2023 | 11
Chinese balloon that US shot down was 'crammed' with American hardware
Blasted from the sky in February, device never transmitted photos, videos, or radar data it collected, officials say
CSO29 Jun 2023 | 75
Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-job, no-worries work permits
They're vetted, almost acculturated, and will be booted from the US if they lose their gig
Legal28 Jun 2023 | 84
Think of our cafes and dry cleaners, says Ohio as budget slashes WFH for govt workers
These expensive office buildings aren't for decoration – and that goes for the rest of ya, too
On-Prem27 Jun 2023 | 52
US cyber ambassador says China knows how to steal its way to dominance of cloud and AI
Calls on governments to combat 'playbook' that propelled Huawei to prominence
Security23 Jun 2023 | 21
Micron, Applied Materials make big investments in India
Not building fabs, but fabulous for India – as is GE coming to build jet engines
On-Prem23 Jun 2023 |
Missing Titan sub likely destroyed in implosion, no survivors
Debris points to 'catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber,' says Coast Guard
Science22 Jun 2023 | 315
Foxconn hedges its bets: US and China will make up, but diversify just in case
Geopolitics keeps CEO up at night, cashing on on EVs gets him up in the morning
On-Prem20 Jun 2023 | 1
Japan's revised space security plan reportedly considers counterstrike capability
What happened to 'for all mankind'? Fear of Russia and China, for starters
The Reg in Space14 Jun 2023 | 10
China's cyber now aimed at infrastructure, warns CISA boss
Resilience against threats needs a boost
Security13 Jun 2023 | 2
You might have been phished by the gang that stole North Korea’s lousy rocket tech
US, South Korea, warn 'Kimsuky' is a very sophisticated social engineer
Security02 Jun 2023 | 12
US bill to protect reproductive health data is dead. Here's why you should care anyway
My Body, My Data sounds reasonable enough, right?
Personal Tech28 May 2023 | 20
US and China trade chiefs aim for cool heads as chip wars heat up
Commerce Secretary Raimondo asks WTF is going on with the Micron ban
Systems26 May 2023 | 6
US mulls retaliation for China blacklisting Micron without evidence of security threat
Sound like anyone you know?
Systems24 May 2023 | 17
You want AI regulation? Do it right with a dedicated agency, US senators suggest
Federal Digital Platform Commission proposed as specialists to sort out the stuff other agencies can't grok
AI + ML19 May 2023 | 11
US Disruptive Technology Strike Force has struck
Former Apple engineer busted for stealing self-driving code, others accused of arranging illicit military tech transfers
Legal17 May 2023 | 3
Let white-hat hackers stick a probe in those voting machines, say senators
HAVA go at breaking electronic ballot box security
Research11 May 2023 | 47
Korea hopes US will extend sanction exemptions for SK hynix and Samsung
Stuck in the middle or not, supply chains – and the Korean economy – must carry on
Legal10 May 2023 | 1
Beijing raids consultancy, State-sponsored media warns more to come
Retaliation or national security?
Security09 May 2023 | 7
China labels USA 'Empire of hacking' based on old Wikileaks dumps
Pot, meet kettle, both containing weak sauce
Security05 May 2023 | 38
Biden proposes 30% tax on cryptominers' power bills
Digi-dollars are toxic in many ways and the administration wants the sector to clean up its act
Software04 May 2023 | 71
Uncle Sam probes H-1B abuse surge: What do our vultures make of it?
Register Kettle Two Limeys and two Yanks in immigration situation conversation
On-Prem04 May 2023 | 18
Hands off, vendors – it's for research! $11B of US CHIPS funds earmarked for NIST fabs
Agency hopes program will keep US ahead of curve on semiconductor manufacturing
Public Sector26 Apr 2023 | 7
Department of Homeland Security bets on AI to help handle China
Secretary worries about critical infrastructure being held to ransom
AI + ML24 Apr 2023 | 8
Taiwan asks US if it could chill out on the anti-China rhetoric
We're trying to run a chip business here
Systems21 Apr 2023 | 53
US changes rules on tax credits for electric cars to cover American-made only
Everyone else, tough luck
Personal Tech17 Apr 2023 | 22
Don't worry, folks, here comes Chuck Schumer with some ideas about regulating AI
As Europe forms task force to steer probes into ChatGPT
AI + ML13 Apr 2023 | 20
FBI: How fake Xi cops prey on Chinese nationals in the US
你好 [insert name], 我在 Ministry of Public Security 工作 [insert shakedown]
Cyber-crime12 Apr 2023 | 17
Sanctions-busting exporters sent $2 billion of tech to Russia through China, Hong Kong, and the UK in 2022
Reports find shipments spiked since sanctions were imposed, feeding Moscow's appetite for high-end kit
Legal12 Apr 2023 | 5
When will regulators get serious on datacenter emissions reporting?
Updated An end to greenwashing won't come without a fight
Energy Efficient Datacenters11 Apr 2023 | 6
TSMC wants to cash its US CHIPS but seems unhappy with the red tape
Could it be the profit sharing, China ban, or demands for trade secrets?
On-Prem11 Apr 2023 | 10
US, NATO military plans leak: Actual war strategy or pro-Kremlin shenanigans?
Analysis 'Russia is the king of disinformation and hybrid warfare' expert tells El Reg
Defense Tech Week07 Apr 2023 | 73
America longs to expand low-Earth orbit economy 'for the benefits of humanity'
And commercial operators, with NASA a keen customer
Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 12
As defense tech goes commercial, does national security miss out?
Investors and educators called on to think more broadly at think tank event
Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 14
US chip sanctions may push Brazil, others right into China's arms
Comment Hope you're all looking forward to another cold war
Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 27
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