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AI training license will allow LLM builders to pay for content they consume

Updated UK org backing it promises 'legal certainty' for devs, money for creators... but is it too late?

AI + ML24 Apr 2025 | 29

Assassin's Creed maker faces GDPR complaint for forcing single-player gamers online

Collecting data from solo players is a Far Cry from being necessary, says noyb

Security24 Apr 2025 | 37

Qualcomm says license fight was because Arm wants to make its own server chips

Alleges semi designer tried to obstruct Qualy's build of Arm-compatible custom cores

Systems24 Apr 2025 | 4

AI bigwigs urge AGs to block OpenAI's profit pivot

Elon’s not the only one sounding the alarm over the AI giant’s cash grab

AI + ML23 Apr 2025 | 4

Europe hits Meta, Apple with €700M in fines for flouting DMA

Bad timing, claim industry watchers, who say rulings could seriously upset an already delicate US-EU relationship

Legal23 Apr 2025 | 53

India gets Google to unbundle Android and the Play Store on Smart TVs

Meanwhile, OpenAI expresses an interest in unbundling Chrome from Google

Public Sector23 Apr 2025 | 10

Bad trip coming for AI hype as humanity tools up to fight back

Opinion I was into Adversarial Noise before they were famous

AI + ML22 Apr 2025 | 71

It takes one click to join Uber One, but quitting might need 32 actions

Which is one reason US regulators just sued the rideshare and delivery giant

Personal Tech22 Apr 2025 | 39

Law firm 'didn't think' data theft was a breach, says ICO. Now it's nursing a £60K fine

DPP Law is appealing against data watchdog's conclusions

Security16 Apr 2025 | 23

AWS claims 50% of Azure workloads would jump ship if licensing costs allowed

Bezos' biz and Google tell regulator higher cost of running Windows Server in their clouds isn't fair

Software16 Apr 2025 | 37

In wake of Horizon scandal, forensics prof says digital evidence is a minefield

Outdated and misinformed legal presumptions at the heart of concerns

Legal16 Apr 2025 | 50

Japan serves Google a cease and desist order over its Android bundling deals

Won't let the Big G require its apps and search to be installed on smartphones

Public Sector16 Apr 2025 | 27

Meta to feed Europe's public posts into AI brains again

Who said this opt-out approach is OK with GDPR, was it Llama 4, hmm?

AI + ML15 Apr 2025 | 22

Ireland opens probe into Musk’s X over Grok’s AI data slurp

Watchdog wants to know whether EU posts were used without consent under GDPR

AI + ML14 Apr 2025 | 33

It's fun making Studio Ghibli-style images with ChatGPT – but intellectual property is no laughing matter

Opinion Miyazaki, copyright protection and the 'insult to life itself' of AI images

AI + ML14 Apr 2025 | 82

Apple settles unfair labor charges brought by fired engineering manager

Whistleblower Ashley Gjøvik hails iWatershed iMoment for iStaff iRights

CxO10 Apr 2025 | 3

Copyright-ignoring AI scraper bots laugh at robots.txt so the IETF is trying to improve it

Recently formed AI Preferences Working Group has August deadline to develop ideas on how to tell crawlers to go away, or come for a feast

AI + ML09 Apr 2025 | 35

AI entrepreneur sent avatar to argue in court – and the judge shut it down fast

Interview We hear from court-scolded Jerome Dewald, who insists lawyer-bots have a future

AI + ML09 Apr 2025 | 29

EU: These are scary times – let's backdoor encryption!

ProtectEU plan wants to have its cake and eat it too

Security03 Apr 2025 | 147

Raw Deel: Corporate spy admits role in espionage at HR software biz Rippling

Double-oh-sh...

CSO02 Apr 2025 | 10

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Devs sound alarm after Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks

Cursor, Codium makers lose access as add-on goes exclusive

Microsoft mystery folder fix might need a fix of its own

This one weird trick can stop Windows updates dead in their tracks

Techie diagnosed hardware fault by checking customer's coffee

On Call Volts make jolts

Assassin's Creed maker faces GDPR complaint for forcing single-player gamers online

Collecting data from solo players is a Far Cry from being necessary, says noyb

Decades-old bug in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas finally shows itself

Something broke on Windows 11 24H2, but dev who discovered it tells El Reg this time Microsoft's not to blame

Qualcomm says license fight was because Arm wants to make its own server chips

Alleges semi designer tried to obstruct Qualy's build of Arm-compatible custom cores

Fedora 42 has the Answer, but Ubuntu's Plucky Puffin isn't far behind

Watch your partitions – GPT and dual-boot don't always mix

New Intel boss is all about ‘de-laborating’ the x86 giant – aka job cuts

Thousands face ax, more given RTO orders in quest to suck less

Google admits depreciation costs are soaring amid furious bit barn build

Still plans to invest $75B in CapEx this year as unable to meet capacity demand

SSNs and more on 5.5M+ patients feared stolen from Yale Health

At least it wasn't Harvard

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Oracle faces Texas-sized lawsuit over alleged cloud snafu and radio silence

Victims expect to spend considerable time and money over privacy incident, lawyers argue

PaaS + IaaS02 Apr 2025 | 9

Microsoft to mark five decades of Ctrl-Alt-Deleting the competition

Copilot told us that half a century is 25 years. It feels much longer

Software01 Apr 2025 | 121

GCHQ intern took top secret spy tool home, now faces prison

Not exactly Snowden levels of skill

Security01 Apr 2025 | 87

Intel and Microsoft staff allegedly lured to work for fake Chinese company in Taiwan

11 companies, including SMIC, accused of disguising outposts so they can illicitly serve Beijing

Legal31 Mar 2025 | 8

Feds drop bomb on Multiplan in legal war over healthcare 'price-fixing' algorithms

DoJ suggests it sure looks like collusion when several big players use the same cost-saving software

Software28 Mar 2025 | 22

VMware sues Siemens for allegedly using unlicensed software

As rumors swirl about a new 72-core minimum vSphere license requirement

Virtualization26 Mar 2025 | 58

Judge halts DOGE's union personal data grab at OPM, Treasury, Education

Officials likely broke Privacy Act by dishing out info without consent

Public Sector25 Mar 2025 | 58

Feds charge three over Molotov attacks on Tesla sites in multiple states

Attorney General warns people tempted to join 'wave of domestic terrorism'

Legal21 Mar 2025 | 92

Privacy warriors whip out GDPR after ChatGPT wrongly accuses dad of child murder

Tough Euro rules on data accuracy apply to AI yammering, formal complaint to watchdog argues

AI + ML20 Mar 2025 | 78

HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional

Dynamic Security update blocks 3rd-party cartridges, but keeps printing money

Legal19 Mar 2025 | 90

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

Do AI robo-authors qualify for copyright? It's still no, says appeals court

Updated Computer scientist Stephen Thaler again told his 'Creativity Machine' can't earn a ©

AI + ML18 Mar 2025 | 30

We did not have Brave clashing with Rupert Murdoch on our 2025 bingo card, but there it is

Indie browser maker asks judge for legal shield against copyright threats over AI summaries

AI + ML13 Mar 2025 | 44

Judge says Meta must defend claim it stripped copyright info from Llama's training fodder

Facebook giant allegedly didn't want neural networks to emit results that would give the game away

AI + ML11 Mar 2025 | 23

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

Alleged cyber scalpers Swiftly cuffed over $635K Taylor ticket heist

I knew you were trouble, Queens DA might have said

Cyber-crime07 Mar 2025 | 4

Three charged in Singapore with alleged link to illicit shipments of Nvidia GPUs to China

Accused face up to 20 years in prison

On-Prem28 Feb 2025 | 17

Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect

Experts warned the UK’s recent 'victory' over Apple would kickstart something of a domino effect

Security26 Feb 2025 | 118

LLM aka Large Legal Mess: Judge wants lawyer fined $15K for using AI slop in filing

Plus: Anthropic rolls out Claude 3.7 Sonnet

AI + ML25 Feb 2025 | 33

Two arrested after pensioner scammed out of six-figure crypto nest egg

The latest in a long line of fraud stings worth billions each year

Security20 Feb 2025 | 18

2 charged over alleged New IRA terrorism activity linked to cops' spilled data

Officer says mistakenly published police details were shared 'a considerable amount of times'

Security14 Feb 2025 | 21

HPE says blocking Juniper buy is a sure Huawei to ensure China and Cisco thrive

Analyst argues stopping the deal benefits Switchzilla by preventing rise of strong challenger for AI networks

Networks14 Feb 2025 | 9

Lawyers face judge's wrath after AI cites made-up cases in fiery hoverboard lawsuit

Talk about court red-handed

AI + ML14 Feb 2025 | 95

WD told to pay half a billion in patent damages before biz splits

With drivemaker poised to become 2 publicly traded companies, judge says he has 'concerns' over restructuring

Storage13 Feb 2025 | 11

Diversity, equity, and inclusion is not an illusion, but it soon might be

Global tech corps wrestle with policy disparity on either side of the Atlantic

CxO13 Feb 2025 | 291

A win at last: Big blow to AI world in training data copyright scrap

You gotta fight ... for your Reuters ... to party

AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 34

Man who SIM-swapped the SEC's X account pleads guilty

Said to have asked search engine 'What are some signs that the FBI is after you?'

Cyber-crime11 Feb 2025 | 9

Euro cloud crew says we-won't-sue deal with Microsoft is 'off-track'

Overseas pals urge US tech giant to 'rapidly' work on Azure Local project to make things right – sans licenses

PaaS + IaaS11 Feb 2025 | 2

Amazon, Google asked to explain why they were serving ads on sites hosting CSAM

Updated And US government adverts at that, say senators

Personal Tech08 Feb 2025 | 42

Creators demand tech giants fess up and pay for all that AI training data

But 'original sin' has already been committed, shrugs industry

AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 50

UK industry leaders unleash hurricane-grade scale for cyberattacks

Freshly minted organization aims to take the guesswork out of incident severity for insurers and policy holders

Cyber-crime07 Feb 2025 | 7

Why UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers

Updated Individual publishers could be held liable for visitors' off-topic posts, legal eagle argues

Legal06 Feb 2025 | 110

DeepSeek rated too dodgy down under: Banned from Australian government devices

As American big tech companies lashed for their slow efforts to prevent harms

AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 10

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

OpenAI, Microsoft urge judge to toss out Musk's 'fact-free' lawsuit

Updated Lawyers argue billionaire's 105-page complaint 'lurches from theory to theory'

AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 16

US accuses Canadian math prodigy of $65M crypto scheme

Suspect, still at large, said to back concept that 'code is law'

Legal04 Feb 2025 | 24

Call of Duty studio co-founder pleads guilty to crashing drone into firefighting aircraft

Peter Tripp Akemann avoids jail, will pay 'Super Scooper' repair costs and is ordered to help with LA's wildfire recovery

Personal Tech03 Feb 2025 | 66

Europe, UK weigh up how to respond to Trump's proposed tariffs. One WTF or two?

Could a post-Brexit romance be on the cards?

Personal Tech24 Jan 2025 | 185

Silk Road's Dread Pirate Roberts walks free as Trump pardons dark web kingpin

Ross Ulbricht's family are now appealing for donations to support his reintegration into society

Legal22 Jan 2025 | 136

App stores unconvinced by Trump's TikTok ban pause, which may itself be on shaky legal ground

Analysis El Reg asked a lawyer to explain WTH is going on

Personal Tech21 Jan 2025 | 42

China ever-so slightly softens stance on possible US TikTok sale

Updated President Trump allows vid app to keep running for 75 days while he reviews security concerns and develops a policy

Public Sector21 Jan 2025 | 10

US adds Chinese RISC-V player that TSMC suspected of helping build Huawei GPUs to risky company register

Sophgo scores a place on Entity List, Indian nuclear boffins taken off

Legal16 Jan 2025 | 4

British tribunal claim aims to take a bite out of Apple over App Store fees

Collective Proceedings Order seeks £1.5B from iGiant

Applications15 Jan 2025 | 10

Brit watchdog probes Google's search, ads empire

Third front opened amid continued scrutiny from US, Euro regulators

Personal Tech14 Jan 2025 | 4

It's not just Big Tech: The UK's Online Safety Act applies across the board

Analysis That niche forum running for 20 years – get ready, there's work to do

Security14 Jan 2025 | 153

Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules

Infosec in brief PLUS: Data broker leak reveals extent of info trading; Hot new ransomware gang might be all AI, no bark; and more

Security13 Jan 2025 | 15

Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL

On the Fritz: German router maker AVM lets device rights case end after coughing up source code

Software10 Jan 2025 | 41

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 |

Court docs allege Meta trained its AI models on contentious trove of maybe-pirated content

Did Zuck’s definition of ‘free expression’ just get even broader?

Legal10 Jan 2025 | 26

Tesla, Musk double down on $56B payday appeal

What could be the motivation for continuing to fight the case?

CxO09 Jan 2025 | 75

What happens when someone subpoenas Cloudflare to unmask a blogger? This...

Ex-politician in UK claims he's been defamed – and goes to court in US for answers

Legal09 Jan 2025 | 89

UK government pledges law against sexually explicit deepfakes

Not just making them, but sharing them too

Public Sector09 Jan 2025 | 29

UK digital markets watchdog expects to launch investigations within the month using new powers

Regulator will see a 'participative' approach before imposing fines

Public Sector08 Jan 2025 | 13

Report claims FAA ignores most whistleblower complaints

analysis Officials beg to differ, claiming the author misinterpreted Congressional reports

Legal31 Dec 2024 | 24

UK watchdog launches inquiry into IBM's HashiCorp acquisition

To the surprise of no one, a multi-billion dollar deal comes under CMA scrutiny

Legal31 Dec 2024 | 3

Jury spares Qualcomm's AI PC ambitions, but Arm eyes a retrial

Analysis The victory may be short lived as the chip designer gears up for second round

Legal23 Dec 2024 | 15

Biden’s antitrust crackdown on tech M&As may linger into Trump’s reign

Analysis Lina Khan’s tenure may end, but the regulatory hurdles she helped build aren’t going anywhere

Legal21 Dec 2024 | 18

Supreme Court to hear TikTok's appeal against law that would force it to shut, or sell

Will consider free speech arguments just nine days before the clock runs out

Legal19 Dec 2024 | 40

Intel sued again over struggling foundry business

Derivatives claim seeks damages from execs and board members

Legal18 Dec 2024 | 8

Jury trial kicks off Arm's wrestling match with Qualcomm

The Nuvia buyer's alleged violations of license terms expected to last through Friday

Legal16 Dec 2024 | 11

North Korea's fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88M over six years

DoJ thinks it's found the folks that ran it, and some of the 'IT warriors' sent out to fleece employers

Cyber-crime13 Dec 2024 | 2

Australia lays fiendish tax trap for Meta – with an expensive escape hatch

If Zuck and other Big Tech players pay news publishers, their bills vanish

Legal12 Dec 2024 | 71

Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law

Sen. Wyden blasts FCC's 'failure' amid Salt Typhoon hacks

Security11 Dec 2024 | 17

Indian police demand Starlink identify alleged drug smugglers

Elon Musk's satellite internet service asked to explain who used its service to navigate to remote islands

Networks11 Dec 2024 | 34

Judge hands WP Engine a win in legal fight with Automattic

Updated Mullenweg and co ordered to restore WP Engine's access to wordpress.org and stop touching WordPress installations

Software11 Dec 2024 | 34

Tesla sued over alleged Autopilot fail in yet another fatal accident

With two legal wins and one secret settlement on the books, the odds are in the automaker's favor

Offbeat10 Dec 2024 | 132

TikTok appeals to have Trump – or Supreme Court – decide its fate later

Wants to defer shutdown order that takes effect a day before the presidential inauguration

Legal10 Dec 2024 | 22

Microsoft learned of fresh antitrust probe from the news

Never mind our alleged cheating of customers – you guys are a bunch of leakers, Redmond tells watchdog

Legal04 Dec 2024 | 2

£1B lawsuit targets Microsoft for allegedly overcharging Windows customers on other clouds

Yes, we've been over this before - several times, in fact

Legal04 Dec 2024 | 9

Employee sues Apple over 'spying' claims tied to mandatory devices

Cupertino's walled garden 'is a prison yard' claims plaintiff

Legal02 Dec 2024 | 8

Oh, good. Supermicro board probe clears server slinger of misconduct claims

But hunts for a fresh CFO 'in light of rapid recent growth'

Systems02 Dec 2024 | 3

Musk seeks injunction to stop OpenAI morphing into for-profit company

Politics, electric cars, rockets, and social media not enough to keep some individuals busy

AI + ML02 Dec 2024 | 17

Google earns fresh competition scrutiny from two nations on a single day

India unhappy about treatment of some games, Canada upset by adware monopoly

Legal29 Nov 2024 | 13

Australia passes law to keep under-16s off social media – good luck with that, mate

Also intros surveillance tweaks to protect very successful AN0M fake messaging app sting

Legal28 Nov 2024 | 84

Google sues Pixel engineer who allegedly posted trade secrets online

'See you in court', defendant posts

Legal28 Nov 2024 | 29

Microsoft informed of yet another antitrust probe by US authorities

Investigation is apparently sweeping, but keen on info about AI, security, and cloud

Legal28 Nov 2024 | 5

Bluesky too opaque about user figures for Euro watchdogs

Updated X rival also under fire for failing to designate legal representative

Legal26 Nov 2024 | 82

Judges not impressed by Amazon, SpaceX's attempt to have NLRB declared unconstitutional

Big Tech's big war on American labor watchdog stumbles... bigly

Legal18 Nov 2024 | 71

WP Engine revs Automattic lawsuit with antitrust claim

Revised sueball over WordPress brawl tries Sherman Antitrust Act on for size

Software15 Nov 2024 | 23

Intel sued over Raptor Lake voltage instability

Failure to warn customers about chip flaw leads to fraud claim

Systems06 Nov 2024 | 15

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