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Pakistan punishes tax dodgers with new measures to ensure telcos cut off their mobile phones

Already doxxed and ordered disconnection for half a million of its own citizens suspected of not paying their share

Public Sector14 Jun 2024 |

Japan forces Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores and payments

DMA-like law passes in pursuit of a more innovative and open smartphone market

Public Sector13 Jun 2024 | 8

Elon Musk ends OpenAI lawsuit without explaining why

Court docs suggest this matter could have run for years

Legal12 Jun 2024 | 22

Samsung union stages its first ever strike – very politely

Members stop work – on a day many take off, anyway – in pursuit of better conditions

Legal07 Jun 2024 | 9

China's new sanctions loophole: Use export-controlled chips inside the US

Oracle, Nvidia accused of working with ByteDance, others to provide access to advanced parts within America

Systems06 Jun 2024 | 5

Brit tech tycoon Mike Lynch cleared of all charges in US Autonomy fraud trial

Jury in San Francisco finds founder plus finance VP not guilty

Software06 Jun 2024 | 129

FTX's $24B tax bill written down to just $200M

No, this isn't the weird logic of cryptocurrency infecting the IRS. It's a 'Fight us and everyone loses even more' kinda deal

Personal Tech06 Jun 2024 | 22

UK tribunal greenlights $17.4B advertising monopoly case against Google

Chocolate Factory entangled in yet another anti-competitive claim

Networks05 Jun 2024 | 7

Contrary to its fine print, Google says it won't confiscate repair returns that have unapproved parts

'We are updating our terms to clarify this' Pixel giant tells The Reg

Personal Tech04 Jun 2024 | 26

Meta algorithms push Black people more toward expensive universities, study finds

Special report Just as we saw with housing, Facebook giant's advertising system seems to treat Whites and POC differently

AI + ML04 Jun 2024 | 44

Court accepts Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim's insider trading settlement

Billionaire Arista chief architect to pay inconsequential sum via SEC

Networks03 Jun 2024 | 7

HP-Autonomy: Attorneys wrap up arguments in Mike Lynch's stateside criminal fraud trial

And we await the San Francisco jury's verdict

On-Prem03 Jun 2024 | 15

California's Governor Newsom is worried AI will be smothered in regulation

OTOH, 'If we chase a shiny object, we could put ourselves in a perilous position'

AI + ML30 May 2024 | 15

IBM spin-off Kyndryl accused of discriminating on basis of age, race, disability

Exclusive Five current and former employees file formal charges with US employment watchdog

CSO30 May 2024 | 18

Alleged $100M dark-web drug kingpin, 23, arrested

DoJ claims he used platform's last days to extort its users

Legal21 May 2024 | 31

As one Apple Store votes against forming union, another may go on strike

Staff in Maryland want better pay and steady schedules; New Jersey doesn't want to rock the boat

Personal Tech13 May 2024 | 14

IBM sued again for alleged discrimination – this time against White males

Top Trump lieutenant Stephen Miller hopes to skewer Big Blue's Linux slinger on behalf of ex-director

Legal09 May 2024 | 108

What do we make of Apple's plan B for a down quarter – that $110B buyback of shares?

Kettle Plus: What our vultures thought of the US v Google trial that's wrapping up

Personal Tech04 May 2024 | 32

Amazon boss receives tap on wrist for statements breaking labor laws

Jass sass gets a pass

Legal02 May 2024 | 13

Billions on the line for Google as web search monopoly trial nears end

Chocolate Factory relies on dominance for bulk of its revenues, says US

Applications02 May 2024 | 10

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Payoff from AI projects is 'dismal', biz leaders complain

No wonder most orgs are slowing their spending

Version 256 of systemd boasts '42% less Unix philosophy'

And it's subsuming another bit of Linux by replacing sudo

VMware revenue plunges $600M, but Broadcom assures investors growth plan is on track

Costs cut deeply, with more to come, and forward bookings surge

Microsoft's Recall should be celebrated as the savior of SMEs and scourge of CEOs

Column Small businesses have seldom had the chance to understand how they work. A history of PC use makes it possible

China's FortiGate attacks more extensive than first thought

Dutch intelligence says at least 20,000 firewalls pwned in just a few months

Japan forces Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores and payments

DMA-like law passes in pursuit of a more innovative and open smartphone market

SAP customers may struggle to escape ECC before support shutters if they don't start now

User group warns of systems integrator and consultant shortage to make herculean shift to S4/HANA

Ransomware crew may have exploited Windows make-me-admin bug as a zero-day

Symantec suggests Black Basta crew beat Microsoft to the patch

Kyndryl and Apollo Global linked to bid for DXC Technology

Creating economies of scale by merging ever-shrinking infrastructure services businesses

Adios, accountability: X to hide 'likes' for everyone this week

Hello, blackmail: Posters can still see who liked their stuff even if it's a secret from the rest of the digital town square

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State-by-state is the best approach for right to repair, says advocacy leader

Interview Gay Gordon-Byrne of the Repair Association says US at least is nearing a tipping point

Personal Tech27 Apr 2024 | 41

ByteDance 'would rather' torpedo TikTok than sell it off

As app boss vows to nuke America's divest-or-ban law in the courts

Personal Tech25 Apr 2024 | 85

Japanese and Singaporean devs battle over gamified crowdsourced telco maintenance app

You read that right – it's a bit like Pokémon Go, but for telephone poles

Software24 Apr 2024 | 3

White House tweaks HIPAA to shield medical files of those seeking reproductive care

In theory, this should make it harder for states to compel data-sharing to enforce anti-abortion laws

Personal Tech24 Apr 2024 | 22

Meta comms chief handed six-year Russian prison sentence for 'justifying terrorism'

Memo to Andy Stone: Don't go to Moscow for your holidays

Public Sector23 Apr 2024 | 27

European Commission to suspend TikTok's new rewards program, open second probe

For some reason the world's most notorious app decided not to tick all boxes under the world’s toughest digital law

Personal Tech23 Apr 2024 | 25

Australia secures takedown order for terror videos, which Elon Musk wants to fight

+Comment Yet X remains a supporter of The Christchurch Call, an international agreement to stop video nasties

Personal Tech23 Apr 2024 | 62

Elon Musk's X to challenge Australian content takedown orders in court

Asia In Brief PLUS: Samsung in 'emergency mode'; Tim Cook's Asian charm tour; APAC AI spend to surge

Public Sector22 Apr 2024 | 60

Germany cuffs alleged Russian spies over plot to bomb industrial and military targets

Apparently an attempt to damage Ukraine's war effort

Security19 Apr 2024 | 5

IBM accused of cheating its own executive assistants out of overtime pay

Big Blue bosses retaliate against those seeking overtime, lawsuit claims

On-Prem18 Apr 2024 | 31

Europe gives TikTok 24 hours to explain 'addictive and toxic' new app

Commissioner Thierry Breton likens click-to-earn version to cigarettes

Software18 Apr 2024 | 53

Hugely expanded Section 702 surveillance powers set for US Senate vote

Opponents warn almost anyone could be asked to share info with Uncle Sam

Public Sector17 Apr 2024 | 18

Apple's failure to duck UK antitrust probe could bring £785M windfall for devs

That 30% app tax may turn out to be a hefty liability

Legal12 Apr 2024 | 18

MPs ask: Why is it so freakin' hard to get AI giants to pay copyright holders?

Agreement on consent and compensation has failed to materialize

AI + ML11 Apr 2024 | 58

Netherlands arm of KPMG fined $25M for cheating in exams

Staff followed US lead and shared answers after move to online testing

Legal11 Apr 2024 | 19

US 'considering' end to Assange prosecution bid

Cryptic Biden hint came ahead of April 16 deadline for next step in extradition case

Legal11 Apr 2024 | 88

US House mulls forcing AI makers to reveal use of copyrighted training data

Proposed law doesn't include any ban on use of such stuff to build models, mind you

AI + ML10 Apr 2024 | 16

H-1B visa fraud alive and well amid efforts to crack down on abuse

In depth It's the gold ticket favored by foreign techies – and IT giants suspected of gaming the system

Public Sector09 Apr 2024 | 46

Despite two previous court victories, Tesla settles third Autopilot liability case

Amount sealed because it would result in 'serious injury,' say company lawyers

AI + ML09 Apr 2024 | 47

US legislators propose American Privacy Rights Act - and it looks quite good

After two decades of calls for national protections, something may actually happen

Public Sector09 Apr 2024 | 39

Musk burns bridges in Brazil after calling for senior judge to be impeached

Tycoon threatens to ignore court order banning far-right accounts on X

Legal08 Apr 2024 | 86

Cloud server host Vultr rips user data licensing clause from ToS amid web 'confusion'

Updated We know the average customer doesn't have a law degree, CEO tells us

PaaS + IaaS28 Mar 2024 | 27

Meta accused of snarfing people's Snapchat data via traffic decryption

I ain't afraid of no ghosts, but in this case...

Personal Tech27 Mar 2024 | 20

Twitter's lawsuit against anti-hate-speech crusaders gets SLAPPed out of court

How's that free comment thing working out, Elon?

Personal Tech25 Mar 2024 | 88

The way Apple, Alphabet implemented DMA rules 'seems to be at odds' with law

European Commission says 12-month investigation could lead to fine of up to 10% of global revenue

OSes25 Mar 2024 | 24

Uncle Sam, 15 US states launch antitrust war on Apple

Lawsuit alleges iGiant rips off fans, stifles dev innovation, makes it tough to dump iOS for rivals

OSes21 Mar 2024 | 40

Canadian arrested for 'stealing secret' to speedy Tesla battery production

Special tech allegedly lets Musk's assembly lines produce 5-10 times more kit than rivals

Personal Tech20 Mar 2024 | 57

India's competition regulator orders Google Play payment probe

Choice of alternative payment providers labelled 'illusory' – because none existed

Personal Tech20 Mar 2024 |

Judge demands social media sites prove they didn't help radicalize mass shooter

Section 230 on trial: Plaintiffs contend social media platforms are defective products, not protected message boards

Personal Tech19 Mar 2024 | 95

Apple to settle class action for $490 million after Tim overcooked China outlook

CEO's optimism was not reflected in the supply chain

Legal19 Mar 2024 | 20

UK tech titan Mike Lynch's US fraud trial begins today

13-year saga continues as jury set to hear claims on both sides of HP's Autonomy acquisition disaster

Applications18 Mar 2024 | 10

US House goes bang, bang on TikTok sale-or-ban plan

Bill proposes to do to China what China already does to the US – make life hard for foreign social networks

Public Sector14 Mar 2024 | 61

South Korea cracks down on offshore e-commerce, with seeming focus on China

Seoul wants AliExpress and Temu to step up customer service, maybe Meta too

Public Sector13 Mar 2024 |

Meta sues ex infra VP for allegedly stealing top-secret datacenter blueprints

Exec accused of using own work PC to swipe confidential AI and staffing docs for stealth cloud startup

PaaS + IaaS12 Mar 2024 | 4

Microsoft calls AI privacy complaint 'doomsday hyperbole'

Plaintiffs seek termination of permissionless and unpaid AI data harvesting

Legal12 Mar 2024 | 31

Apple may have made itself a target before the EU's Digital Markets Act comes into force

iPhone giant's $2B fine shows the bloc is serious about regulation

Legal07 Mar 2024 | 16

The DMA hasn't changed Big Tech's anticompetitive DNA, says Free Software Foundation Europe

Advocacy group wants more changes, starting with Device Neutrality

Public Sector07 Mar 2024 | 1

US and Europe try to tame surveillance capitalism

Feature Trade watchdog argues that browsing and location data are sensitive and deserve to be defended

Public Sector05 Mar 2024 | 36

Twitter's ex-CEO, CFO, and managers sue Elon Musk for $128M

Musk playbook described as 'Keep money he owes other people, and force them to sue him'

Legal05 Mar 2024 | 49

Lordstown Motors to pay $25M in SEC settlement over misleading investor claims

Feds allege EV maker talked up pre-orders for trucks it didn't have parts for

Legal01 Mar 2024 | 6

Vietnam may ban virtual assets to fix its bad rep for money laundering

Hopes to get itself off an international naughty list – as you would when you want foreign investment in your chip sector

Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 8

Meta kills Facebook News in the US and Australia

So much for the 'commitment to support news organizations' made in just 2020

Personal Tech01 Mar 2024 | 87

Canada poutine more pressure on Google by expanding ad biz antitrust probe

Court order means ad giant will have to cough evidence of possible market manipulation

Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 8

Google sued by more than 30 European media orgs over adtech

Meanwhile, the Google News Initiative is pushing AI tools for publishers

Legal29 Feb 2024 | 6

OpenAI sued, again, for scraping and replicating news stories

The Intercept, Raw Story, AlterNet want damages and to have their content removed from models

AI + ML29 Feb 2024 | 17

Nikola founder faces ranch forfeiture following fraud conviction

Trevor Milton bought it for cash and stock options, and he wants the cash back

Legal28 Feb 2024 | 13

Google wants regulators to take Microsoft down a notch before it stifles AI

Updated Ad giant that owns over 80 percent of search traffic yells at cloud monopoly

AI + ML28 Feb 2024 | 27

EU sanctions Indian tech outfit that has partnered with New Delhi's IT Ministry

Si2 Microsystems was tapped for silicon photonics expertise, but has Russian ties that worry Washington and Brussels

Public Sector28 Feb 2024 | 9

OpenAI claims New York Times paid someone to 'hack' ChatGPT

Super lab alleges 'deceptive prompts' that it happily processed - and may have tracked - weren't fair, so case should be dismissed

AI + ML28 Feb 2024 | 26

Google co-founder Brin named a defendant in wrongful death complaint

Lawsuit accuses contractor and co-defendants of 'pacify and delay' tactics

Legal23 Feb 2024 | 31

India buys a third of the world's wearable devices

Asia In Brief PLUS: Australian Parliament calls for Assange release; Japan's H3 rocket soars; LINE leak worsens

Personal Tech18 Feb 2024 | 2

FTC asks normal folks if they'd like AI impersonation scam protection, too

Fakers face the wrath of Khan

AI + ML16 Feb 2024 | 22

Dems are at it again, trying to break open black-box algorithms

Opening up code used in criminal prosecutions for scrutiny? But where's the text-to-vid hype and doomsaying?

AI + ML16 Feb 2024 | 43

X accused of taking money from terrorists by selling checkmarks to US enemies

Premium punters in the illustrious company of Hezbollah, Iranian militias, sanctioned Russian banks

Personal Tech16 Feb 2024 | 25

Dumping us into ad tier of Prime Video when we paid for ad-free is 'unfair' – lawsuit

Who could possibly have predicted this backlash?

Personal Tech14 Feb 2024 | 162

Europe loosens the straps tying Apple and Microsoft to tough antitrust rules

Did someone say a safety word? iMessage, Bing, Edge, Ads avoid gatekeeper restrictions

Personal Tech14 Feb 2024 | 11

Cloudflare defeats another patent troll with crowd-sourced prior-art army

The bounty payouts may be high, but Project Jengo doesn't miss

Networks12 Feb 2024 | 23

HPE seeks $4B in damages from Autonomy boss Mike Lynch and his ex-CFO

Could have been worse – IT giant was asking for five

On-Prem12 Feb 2024 | 16

Australia passes Right To Disconnect law, including (for now) jail time for bosses who email after-hours

Rushed law will lose criminal sanction, but debate about its utility is fierce

Legal12 Feb 2024 | 81

California proposes government cloud cluster to sift out nasty AI models

Big Tech's home turf set for law to ward against 'unsafe behavior'

Legal09 Feb 2024 | 1

Fintech engineer grounded by crypto fraud caper, including $300m spoof trades

Fourth conviction in South Africa-linked scheme

Legal08 Feb 2024 | 9

India probes SAP and IBM over ancient Air India ERP tender

Procurement process in 2011 deal raises suspicions

Legal07 Feb 2024 | 1

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong acquitted of stock manipulation charges

What a surprise, said no one

Legal06 Feb 2024 | 5

US research body sues chip tech company Japan’s government plans to buy

The stakes are high because the disputed items - photoresists – are essential for EUV lithography

Legal06 Feb 2024 | 4

Universal Music accuses TikTok of 'intimidation' and threats to replace humans with AI

Made-in-China social network allegedly made lowball licensing offer and abused its platform power

AI + ML31 Jan 2024 | 16

DEA nabs $150M from dark web drug lord based... in Coventry

Plus: Dodgy ex-US official also sentenced for software and database theft in big day for the courts

Legal29 Jan 2024 | 15

Eyeing China, US may require clouds to report when foreign actors rent kit to build AI models

What’s the point of hardware export bans if foreign entities can access what they want on the cloud?

Legal29 Jan 2024 | 5

France fines Amazon €32M for watching staff so much they'd have to 'justify each break'

French watchdog says non to excessive monitoring of workers as retail giant plans appeal

Legal23 Jan 2024 | 13

Meta accused of enrolling undecided EU users in ad-sponsored platform

Choice between seeing pitches or paying on Facebook and Instagram might break the law

Legal23 Jan 2024 | 26

India again backs down on its controversial PC import restrictions

Desktops escape regulations, laptops and servers don't, no reasons explained

Legal16 Jan 2024 | 6

SpaceX snaps back at US labor board's complaint, calling it 'unconstitutional'

It's the second time in a month a Musk firm has said that about a US regulator

Legal05 Jan 2024 | 49

Court orders arbitration for Wipro and ex-CFO who left for Cognizant

India’s IT outsourcers have an exec poaching problem

Legal05 Jan 2024 | 5

Google illegally refusing to bargain with employee union, says NLRB

Updated Search giant told yet again that contractors still employees, must be bargained with

Legal04 Jan 2024 | 15

Former Adobe software engineering leader convicted of insider trading

Another Silicon Valley Icarus flies too close to the Sun

Legal04 Jan 2024 | 7

SpaceX accused of firing employees critical of free speech fan Elon Musk

Rule 1: You do not criticize the boss. Rule 2: You do NOT criticize the boss

Legal04 Jan 2024 | 59

DotAsia registry tries to put poll problems behind it and set new strategy

Special report Home of the .asia gTLD has had a challenging year

Legal28 Dec 2023 |

China bans export of rare earth processing kit

Beijing also wants its human gene-editing kit – and LiDAR– to stay at home

Legal22 Dec 2023 | 110

Europe classifies three adult sites as worthy of its toughest internet regulations

Very Large Online Platform status means NSFW sites must clean up their acts

Legal21 Dec 2023 | 66

GM's Cruise sheds nine execs in the name of safety and integrity

Updated Robotaxi firm's car ran over a woman, then it allegedly misled investigators

Legal14 Dec 2023 | 14

Adobe warns it may face massive fines for subscription cancellation practices

Otherwise in rude health after posting best-ever results

Legal14 Dec 2023 | 18

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