Apple faces £1.5B payout after losing UK App Store case
iPhone maker overcharged devs and users, says competition court
Applications24 Oct 2025 | 29
Legal
Reddit to Perplexity: Get your filthy hands off our forums
Updated Social media site continues legal campaign against those who take its content without a license
Legal22 Oct 2025 | 24
AI does a better job of ripping off the style of famous authors than MFA students do
Shall I refer thee to all those lawsuits about fair use? Researchers think this result makes them worth revisiting
AI + ML21 Oct 2025 | 24
Tribunal wonders if Microsoft has found a legal hero after pivot to copyright gambit
ValueLicensing dispute probes whether Office counts as a creative work
Software20 Oct 2025 | 19
Chamber of Commerce sues over Trump's $100K H-1B paywall
US biz lobby claims president overstepped his authority with proclamation demanding hefty visa fee
Legal17 Oct 2025 | 59
Labor unions sue Trump administration over social media surveillance
Updated Sharing views POTUS doesn't like? Say goodbye to that visa, First Amendment be damned
Legal17 Oct 2025 | 79
Literal crossed wires sent cops after innocent neighbors in child abuse case
Eight-year telco blunder had a profound impact on three wrongly accused in Wales
Networks17 Oct 2025 | 120
£2B UK cloud licensing claim against Microsoft seeks more business backers
Updated Action alleges Redmond unfairly hikes costs for businesses running Windows Server outside Azure
Software15 Oct 2025 | 5
Trump's anti-sustainability agenda comes to Eurozone
canalys emea forum 2025 ESG kicked like a 'toxic political football' amid greenwashing
CxO15 Oct 2025 | 126
Ofcom fines 4chan £20K and counting for pretending UK's Online Safety Act doesn't exist
Regulator warns penalties will pile up until internet toilet does its paperwork
Security13 Oct 2025 | 132
UK slaps 'strategic market status' on Google, unlocking power to pry open search
Competition watchdog can now meddle in how the tech giant runs the biggest wing of its organization
Off-Prem10 Oct 2025 | 18
Clearview AI sees red as UK tribunal sides with regulator over $10M GDPR fine
Court says ICO can chase US outfit for unlawfully hoovering up Brits' selfies
Databases09 Oct 2025 | 16
Nextcloud withdraws European Commission OneDrive bundling complaint
Blames 'lack of interest' from the EU policy enforcer for towel throwing
Public Sector09 Oct 2025 | 10
The price is wrong! California goes Bob Barker on algorithmic price rigging
When sellers collude through a computer algorithm, that doesn't make it right
Legal08 Oct 2025 | 15
Qualcomm in the dock over 'patent tax' on smartphones
Consumer group Which? says owners of Apple and Samsung devices overcharged by £480M
Systems06 Oct 2025 | 16
College student went on a destructive rampage, then confessed to ChatGPT, cops say
Police say they found the evidence on his phone
Legal02 Oct 2025 | 26
Judge dismisses Arm's last legal claim against Qualcomm in licensing spat
Chip designer tells The Reg it plans to appeal
Systems01 Oct 2025 | 9
Imgur yanks Brit access to memes as parent company faces fine
ICO investigation into platform's lack of age assurance continues
Security01 Oct 2025 | 77
£5.5B Bitcoin fraudster pleads guilty after years on the run
Zhimin Qian recruited takeaway worker to launder funds through property overseas
Legal30 Sep 2025 | 7
YouTube coughs up $24.5 million to make Trump 'censorship' case go away
Alphabet's vid-streamer will fund construction of a ballroom The Donald adores
Legal30 Sep 2025 | 67
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Microsoft drops surprise Windows Server patch before weekend downtime
You didn't have plans, did you?
Sneaky Mermaid attack in Microsoft 365 Copilot steals data
updated Redmond says it's fixed this particular indirect prompt injection vuln
Digital ID is now less about illegal working, more about rummaging through drawers
Starmer rebrands unpopular scheme as convenience tool after backlash
AI investment is the only thing keeping the US out of recession
Datacenter infrastructure and model development spending offset high borrowing costs
MPs urge government to stop Britain's phone theft wave through tech
Committee says Apple, Google, and Samsung could render stolen handsets worthless if compelled to act
OpenAI goes after Microsoft 365 Copilot's lunch with 'company knowledge' feature
ChatGPT can now rummage through corporate files via connectors, though Redmond still has the deeper hooks
Apple faces £1.5B payout after losing UK App Store case
iPhone maker overcharged devs and users, says competition court
Berkeley boffins build better load balancing algo with AI
One way AI can improve on human work
Everybody's warning about critical Windows Server WSUS bug exploits ... but Microsoft's mum
Critical 9.8-rated vulnerability affects Windows Server 2012 - 2025
Alaska Airlines grounded by mystery IT meltdown
Updated Failure at primary datacenter leaves planes parked and passengers angry, second incident since July
STORIES
California cops confused after trying to give ticket to self-driving car
Don't tell Elon, he'd have Tesla's Robotaxis going ludicrous speed
Legal29 Sep 2025 | 59
Whitebridge AI created false and alarming reputation reports, complaint alleges
Updated Privacy group Noyb wants Lithuania to throw the GDPR book at 'em
Legal29 Sep 2025 |
Russia-backed Indian oil company loses bid to force SAP support as sanctions bite
Delhi High Court denies urgent relief after vendor halts services citing EU rules
Software29 Sep 2025 | 11
Trump demands Microsoft fire its head of global affairs
Alleges bias and security problems
Public Sector29 Sep 2025 | 88
Brits warned as illegal robo-callers with offshored call centers fined half a million
It’s amazing the number of calls Jo, Helen, and Ian get through
Security26 Sep 2025 | 62
Apple, Google tell Europe its Digital Markets Act isn't working for them – or consumers
They would say that, wouldn’t they?
Legal26 Sep 2025 | 11
Amazon will refund $1.5B to 35M customers allegedly duped into paying for Prime
Former FTC chair Khan not happy her legal wrath ended in settlement worth just 14% of Amazon's quarterly net
Legal25 Sep 2025 | 16
Google reminds EU that Microsoft's cloudy licensing still stinks a year later
Mountain View gripes over slow-moving regulators while Redmond rakes it in
Software25 Sep 2025 | 11
Is GitHub a social network that endangers children? Australia wants to know
As ban on under-16s using some sites looms, cyber-safety regulator sends Microsoft’s code locker a letter
Legal25 Sep 2025 | 47
Google is very sorry for pulling down COVID misinfo and pledges never to use outside fact-checkers
It's all Biden's fault, Chocolate Factory claims
Legal24 Sep 2025 | 94
UK agency makes arrest in airport cyberattack investigation
After air passenger travel hit across the Atlantic, organized crime agency strikes
Cyber-crime24 Sep 2025 | 22
Japanese city passes two-hours-a-day smartphone usage ordinance
Symbolic gesture aims to help citizens sleep. Next: Doing something about people who walk while using their phones
Legal24 Sep 2025 | 43
Don't panic: H-1B visas will cost companies $100K only for new petitions
However, the changes could lead to more offshoring
Legal22 Sep 2025 | 29
Trump admin says tech companies are abusing H-1B visas, slaps $100k a year to allow entry
It will hit outsourcing companies hardest
Legal20 Sep 2025 | 136
Charities warn Ofcom too soft on Online Safety Act violators
Another blow for the legislation as Parliament continues to hear stakeholder views
Legal19 Sep 2025 | 60
Insight Partners confirms ransomware hit, more than 12,000 caught in data dragnet
VC giant rebuilt boxes, patched holes, and says it’s beefed up security – but won’t say who did it
Cyber-crime18 Sep 2025 | 3
Nvidia GeForced out of China as Beijing demands tech titans embrace homegrown silicon
Huawei or another, we're gonna getcha off Nvidia
AI + ML18 Sep 2025 | 12
Australia to let Big Tech choose its own adventure to enact kids social media ban
Suggests using multiple overlapping approaches and being kind to kids who get kicked off
Public Sector17 Sep 2025 | 20
Indian court stops streaming hearings on social media to protect lawyers from mean memes
Did you hear the one about the thin-skinned barrister?
Legal16 Sep 2025 | 3
After years of strife, AFRINIC has elected a board. Now the hard work begins
Regional internet registry faces numerous critics and isn’t out of the legal woods
Networks15 Sep 2025 |
EU regulators let Microsoft off the hook after Teams unbundling pledge
Slack's complaint sparked a five-year investigation, but Redmond walks away fine-free
SaaS12 Sep 2025 | 6
Hack to school: Parents told to keep their little script kiddies in line
UK data watchdog says students behind most education cyberattacks
Cyber-crime12 Sep 2025 | 54
Appeals court blocks Trump bid to ax top copyright official in AI spat
It all started with a May report saying that some bot training may need licensing or permission
Legal11 Sep 2025 | 14
Brussels faces privacy crossroads over encryption backdoors
Over 600 security boffins say planned surveillance crosses the line
Security11 Sep 2025 | 56
Experts scrutinized Ofcom's Online Safety Act governance. They're concerned
Academics and OSA stakeholders say watchdog needs to amend how controversial legislation is enforced
Legal11 Sep 2025 | 28
Uncle Sam indicts alleged ransomware kingpin tied to $18B in damages
Prosecutors claim Ukrainian ran LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ops – $11M bounty on his head
Cyber-crime10 Sep 2025 | 3
UK toughens Online Safety Act with ban on self-harm content
Charities welcome change, but critics warn the law is already too broad
Security09 Sep 2025 | 55
WhatsApp's former security boss claims reporting infosec failings led to ousting
Meta shrugs off allegations of improper dismissal, ignoring privacy and security
Legal08 Sep 2025 | 12
VMware's in court again. Customer relationships rarely go this wrong
Opinion Have you ever seen the 'Are we the baddies' sketch, Broadcom?
Virtualization08 Sep 2025 | 67
Anthropic to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors whose work it knowingly pirated
Expect more ‘slush funds’ of this sort, analyst tells El Reg
Legal08 Sep 2025 | 39
US cuffs 475 at Hyundai–LG battery plant – feds tout largest single-site raid
South Korean government protests as workers left up s**t creek
Legal05 Sep 2025 | 140
France fines Google, SHEIN for undercooked cookie policies that led to crummy privacy
Web giant and Chinese e-tailer whacked for dropping trackers without permission
Legal04 Sep 2025 | 17
Supermarket giant Tesco sues VMware, warns lack of support could disrupt food supply
Goes after Computacenter too, seeks £100 million damages
Virtualization03 Sep 2025 | 129
Judge who ruled Google is a monopoly decides to do hardly anything to break it up
Ad giant won't be broken up, forced to offload Chrome or Android, thanks to AI
Legal03 Sep 2025 | 28
Taiwan indicts three over alleged theft of TSMC trade secrets
Chipmaker keen to protect assets as race for 2nm process heats up
Systems27 Aug 2025 |
Two wrongs don’t make a copyright
Opinion What the Dickens is going on in Germany?
Legal26 Aug 2025 | 84
xAI fires legal rocket at Apple and OpenAI claiming they're locking out Grok
Lawsuit 'consistent with Mr Musk’s ongoing pattern of harassment' says Altman's crew
AI + ML25 Aug 2025 | 32
Tesla bid to become a UK electricity supplier gets politically 'charged'
LibDem leader Sir Ed Davey calls Elon Musk a threat to national security
Personal Tech22 Aug 2025 | 45
Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers
Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas
Security21 Aug 2025 | 38
The UK Online Safety Act is about censorship, not safety
opinion US policymakers should take heed, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Columnists21 Aug 2025 | 139
End well, this won't: UK commissioner suggests govt stops kids from using VPNs
Dame Rachel de Souza says under-18s are laughing off the Online Safety Act’s age blocks
Legal19 Aug 2025 | 321
Microsoft's Nuance coughs up $8.5M to rid itself of MOVEit breach suit
Supply chain breach has been a major target of legal action
Cyber-crime18 Aug 2025 | 6
In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices
Vidchat hosts probably know Otter.ai records everything and feeds it into AI. Their guests may not
Legal18 Aug 2025 | 15
Google admits anticompetitive conduct in Australia, agrees to modest fine
Asia In Brief PLUS: Philippines bans gambling payments; Indonesia warns Roblox; China lures young scientists; And more!
Legal18 Aug 2025 | 12
No more Blocktoberfest? German court throws book at ad blockers
UPDATED Could tinkering with a site’s code to hide ads count as infringement?
Legal15 Aug 2025 | 137
Marc Andreessen wades into the UK's Online Safety Act furor
Shock news: billionaire techpreneur is not a fan
Security13 Aug 2025 | 98
I started losing my digital privacy in 1974, aged 11
Column An encounter with the healthcare system reveals sickening decisions about data
Legal13 Aug 2025 | 137
Epic Games has another win over Apple and Google, this time in Australia
Federal Court finds Big Tech players abused their market power
Legal13 Aug 2025 | 1
Major outage at Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office blamed on 'cyber incident'
Website, emails, and phones are down for a second day
Security12 Aug 2025 |
BlackSuit ransomware crew loses servers, domains, and $1m in global shakedown
US cops yank servers, domains, and crypto from the Russia-linked gang - but the crooks remain at large
Cyber-crime12 Aug 2025 |
US scrambles to recoup $1M+ nicked by NORKs
The alleged perpetrators remain at large
Cyber-crime11 Aug 2025 | 3
Californian man so furious about forced Windows 11 upgrade that he's suing Microsoft
He wants Microsoft to keep supporting Windows 10 until its market share drops below 10%
Legal11 Aug 2025 | 134
Prohibition never works, but that didn't stop the UK's Online Safety Act
Opinion Will someone think of the deals politicians are making?
Security08 Aug 2025 | 150
Politically hot parts of US Constitution briefly deleted thanks to 'coding error'
Nothing to see here - just removing that old Emoluments Clause and habeas corpus
Legal07 Aug 2025 | 47
Euro Commish on US lobbying against EU DSA rules: 'Our standards are not up for discussion'
Tells The Reg they never were ... 'and this will not change'
Legal07 Aug 2025 | 49
Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it's OK
Updated Privacy campaigner Max Schrem's NOYB is back on Zuck's back
AI + ML07 Aug 2025 | 19
LG ordered to pay £150k after phone defect caused Scotland house fire
Forensics experts say the state of the K8’s battery suggests it led to the living room blaze
Personal Tech07 Aug 2025 | 15
Not big in Japan: Apple's WebKit browser requirement may break new law
Three jurisdictions now want browser engine variety for a better mobile market
Legal06 Aug 2025 | 13
Meta used Flo menstruation app data to sell ads, jury finds
The social network disagrees with verdict and vows to explore all legal options
Legal05 Aug 2025 | 34
TSMC launches legal action against insiders accused of trade secret theft
UPDATED Tokyo Electron reveals a former employee is involved, and that no info reached third parties
Systems05 Aug 2025 |
Microsoft briefly turned off Indian company’s cloud, perhaps due to EU sanctions on Russia
Oh, the irony of Europe demonstrating the importance of the sovereign cloud it craves
Off-Prem04 Aug 2025 | 32
Florida jury throws huge fine at Tesla in Autopilot crash
Plaintiffs argued that the company massively oversold the assisted-driving capabilities of its cars
Legal01 Aug 2025 | 91
Court upholds Epic win in Google Play Store antitrust battle
Appeals panel says Chocolate Factory abused its dominance in Android app distribution
Legal01 Aug 2025 | 8
Gene scanner pays $9.8 million to get feds off its back in security flap
Illumina allegedly lied about its testing devices meeting government standards
Security31 Jul 2025 | 4
Italy says Meta may be violating law with AI in WhatsApp
Competiton regulator smells abuse of a dominant market position, Zuckercorp claims all is well
AI + ML30 Jul 2025 | 4
Europe's AI crackdown starts this week and Big Tech isn't happy
Users and developers struggle to comply as situation evolves
AI + ML30 Jul 2025 | 27
Australia bans kids from signing up for YouTube accounts, angering Google
‘We want kids to know who they are before platforms assume who they are’ says Minister
Legal30 Jul 2025 | 63
Florida Man earns five-year sentence for $100 million telco fraud
Q Link claimed subsidies for ineligible customers
Legal30 Jul 2025 | 10
Taxman picks up $140M tab after Cadence fined for China export violations
Changes enacted in Trump's budget cover cost of penalty
Systems29 Jul 2025 | 1
Publishers cry foul over W3C crusade to rid web of third-party cookies
Exclusive Advocacy group tells UK competition watchdog proposal favors Google
Software29 Jul 2025 | 39
UK VPN demand soars after debut of Online Safety Act
1,400% jump in sign-ups as users try to avoid age verification checks when surfing adult sites
Networks28 Jul 2025 | 195
Meta joins Google in ragequitting EU political ads over onerous regulations
Zuckercorp blames legal uncertainty under upcoming TTPA law
Legal25 Jul 2025 | 49
So much for watermarks: UnMarker tool nukes AI provenance tags
Boffins insist your deepfake tracking tech won't work
AI + ML24 Jul 2025 | 20
The EFF is 35, but the battle to defend internet freedom is far from over
Interview Palantir, data brokers, and judicial overreach are all on the horizon, executive director Cindy Cohn warns
Security24 Jul 2025 | 8
AI data-suckers would have to ask permission first under new bill
If it passes, the law would redefine the boundaries of fair use
AI + ML24 Jul 2025 | 10
EU cloud gang challenges Broadcom's $61B VMWare buy in court
COMMENT CISPE cites recent channel changes, but the deal was decided on different matters
Virtualization24 Jul 2025 | 6
UN World Court declares countries must curb emissions or be held responsible
But it has no way to compel scofflaws to comply
Legal23 Jul 2025 | 18
Leading 3D printing site bans firearm files, but home gun makers have better options
Updated Thingiverse ditches downloadable designs at the urging of Manhattan District Attorney, who wants more companies to do likewise
Legal23 Jul 2025 | 70
$380M lawsuit claims intruder got Clorox's passwords from Cognizant simply by asking
Hand us the mind bleach, we want to flush our memories of attack
Cyber-crime23 Jul 2025 | 12
Mike Lynch estate owes HPE $943M over Autonomy fallout
High Court judge slashes tech titan's $4B damages claim by almost 80%
Software22 Jul 2025 | 31
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