Qualcomm set to triumph in UK smartphone ‘patent tax’ case
Consumer group Which? brought the case and now plans to bail after court indicated it would lose
Personal Tech18 Feb 2026 | 13
Legal
GPT-5 bests human judges in legal smack down
ai-pocalypse But that doesn't mean AI is ready to dispense justice
AI + ML15 Feb 2026 | 65
Starlink speeds past terrestrial networks – and regulators
APRICOT 2026 Low-earth orbit broadband is a no-brainer for remote area connectivity, but a brain teaser for lawmakers and networkers
Networks12 Feb 2026 | 62
Indian police commissioner wants ID cards for AI agents
Asia In Brief PLUS: China broadens cryptocurrency crackdown; Australian facial recognition privacy revisited; Singapore debuts electric VTOL; and more!
Legal09 Feb 2026 | 5
Romanian rail workers accused of bribery turned to ChatGPT for legal tips
Corruption probe takes detour as staff facing trial reportedly asked AI if seat-blocking scams caused financial damage
AI + ML06 Feb 2026 | 23
Ghost gun legislation casts shadow over 3D printing
Proposed bills in New York and elsewhere threaten makers, Adafruit says
Legal05 Feb 2026 | 87
AWS says you're on your own if media codec patent owners come knocking
Exclusive Service terms update removes infringement cover tied to audio and video encoding tech
PaaS + IaaS04 Feb 2026 | 22
UK to properly probe xAI to test if its revolting robo-smut generator broke the law
As Spain announces stern laws for social media, and Elon Musk’s response shows regulators keep looking his way
Legal04 Feb 2026 | 29
Ex-Googler nailed for stealing AI secrets for Chinese startups
Network access from China and side hustle as AI upstart CEO aroused suspicion
Legal30 Jan 2026 | 21
Nudify app proliferation shows naked ambition of Apple and Google
Researchers with the Tech Transparency Project found all sorts of apps that let users create fake non-consensual nudes of real people
Legal27 Jan 2026 | 37
EU looking into Elon Musk's X after Grok produces deepfake sex images
Probe follows outcry over use of creepy image generation tool
Personal Tech26 Jan 2026 | 27
Ofcom probes Meta over WhatsApp info it was legally required to provide
UK watchdog investigates accuracy of data handed over for SMS market review
Legal23 Jan 2026 | 18
Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds
updated If you're serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys
Security23 Jan 2026 | 77
Oracle, Michael Dell, named as investors in JV that will run TikTok's US operations
Big Red gets to store data, advise on security, and store the 'I'll watch just one more video' algo
SaaS23 Jan 2026 | 10
UK gambling regulator accuses Meta of lying about its struggle to spot illegal ads
Labels Zuck’s ad library ‘a window into criminality’ and the Social Network as ‘happy to turn a blind eye’
Legal20 Jan 2026 | 43
Akamai CEO wants help to defeat piracy, reckons he can handle edge AI alone
Interview OG CDN boss says fighting illegal streams is about stopping criminals cashing in, not free speech
Legal20 Jan 2026 | 12
Ofcom keeps X under the microscope despite Grok 'nudify' fix
Cold milk poured over 'spicy mode,' but it might not be enough to escape a huge fine
AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 21
India demands crypto outfits geolocate customers, get a selfie to prove they’re real
Government is fed up with bad actors using digi-cash to fund dodgy deeds
Public Sector13 Jan 2026 | 9
Tories vow to boot under-16s off social media and ban phones in schools
Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch pitches age limits and classroom curbs as fixes for behavior and mental health
Personal Tech12 Jan 2026 | 60
Cloudflare CEO threatens to make the Winter Olympics a political football after Italy slugs it with a fine
Labels Rome's comms regulator ‘a quasi-judicial body’ that works on behalf of ‘shadowy, European media cabal’
Legal12 Jan 2026 | 158
Popular
You probably can't trust your password manager if it's compromised
Researchers demo weaknesses affecting some of the most popular options
Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files by mistake
Bungled link handed over sensitive docs, and when recipient didn't cooperate, police opted for cuffs
UK.gov launches cyber 'lockdown' campaign as 80% of orgs still leave door open
Digital burglaries remain routine, and data shows most corps still don't stick to basic infosec standards
Open source registries don't have enough money to implement basic security
fosdem 2026 Free beer is great. Securing the keg costs money
Gentoo dumps GitHub over Copilot nagware
Repo mirrors now open for business
US lawyers fire up privacy class action accusing Lenovo of bulk data transfers to China
Keep behavioral tracking American? PC giant says the claim is 'false'
Canada Goose ruffles feathers over 600K record dump, says leak is old news
Fashion brand latest to succumb to ShinyHunters' tricks
Passive RFIDs can now stream telemetry data from sensors
To advance the ‘ambient internet of things’ – no batteries required
Oracle vows 'new era' for MySQL as users sharpen their forks
Commit drought and governance gripes push Big Red to reset
CIOs told: Prove your AI pays off – or pay the price
Boards demand measurable ROI as budgets, bonuses, and jobs hang in the balance
STORIES
Malaysia and Indonesia block X over failure to curb deepfake smut
Asia in Brief PLUS: Cambodia arrests alleged scam camp boss; Baidu spins out chip biz; Panasonic’s noodle shop plan; And more!
Legal12 Jan 2026 | 29
UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence
ANALYSIS Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation
Cyber-crime10 Jan 2026 | 40
Grok told to cover up as UK weighs action over AI 'undressing'
Image generation paywalled on X after ministers and regulators start asking awkward questions
AI + ML09 Jan 2026 | 116
China to probe Meta’s acquisition of AI outfit Manus
Grab some popcorn for the Xi vs Zuck bout, which may not be the biggest fight on the card
AI + ML09 Jan 2026 | 2
Boffins probe commercial AI models, find an entire Harry Potter book
Dark copyright evasion magic makes light work of developers' guardrails
AI + ML09 Jan 2026 | 142
UK regulators swarm X after Grok generated nudes from photos
Lawyers say Musk's platform may face punishment under Online Safety Act priority offenses
AI + ML08 Jan 2026 | 123
Researchers poison stolen data to make AI systems return wrong results
Wanted: Chief Disinformation Officer to pollute company knowledge graphs
AI + ML06 Jan 2026 | 40
EU won't scrap tech regs just because Washington dislikes them
US trade body threatens software and services market access unless European approach changes
Legal05 Jan 2026 | 33
UK surveillance law still full of holes, watchdog warns
Investigatory Powers Commissioner says reforms have failed to close oversight gaps
Security18 Dec 2025 | 8
California DMV tells Tesla to ease off on those Autopilot claims
Full Self-Driving Capability marketing deemed a 'violation of state law'
AI + ML17 Dec 2025 | 25
X sues to protect Twitter brand Musk has been trying to kill
Lawsuit concedes the bird is still the word for many
Legal17 Dec 2025 | 55
UK.gov accused of Grinching Christmas by ignoring phone theft scourge
Six months after expert testimony, no one has yet dialed into promised summit on technical solutions
Personal Tech17 Dec 2025 | 28
Devs say Apple still flouting EU's Digital Markets Act six months on
Coalition for App Fairness warns App Store fees remain unlawful despite non-compliance ruling
Applications16 Dec 2025 | 20
US freezes $42B trade pact with UK over digital tax row
Tech Prosperity Deal paused after London resists pressure on online services levy
Public Sector16 Dec 2025 | 75
Denmark takes a Viking swing at VPN-enabled piracy
Minister insists 'modest' bill is not an assault on privacy-preserving tech
Networks15 Dec 2025 | 89
Legal protection for ethical hacking under Computer Misuse Act is only the first step
Opinion I'm dreaming of a white hat mass
Security15 Dec 2025 | 17
Here we go again: Microsoft in UK court over cloud licensing
Competition Appeal Tribunal to decide if multibillion-pound overcharging case can go to trial
SaaS12 Dec 2025 | 19
Reddit sues Australia to exempt itself from kids social media ban
Forum site says it’s potentially more harmful to users who don’t log in
Legal12 Dec 2025 | 71
Crypto-crasher Do Kwon jailed for 15 years over $40bn UST bust
Judge said his fraud was on 'epic, generational scale'
Legal12 Dec 2025 | 24
European cloud trade group says EU should have blocked VMware-Broadcom merger
Org argues that the approval process was flawed and regulators should have known better
Legal11 Dec 2025 | 12
Users report chaos as Legal Aid Agency stumbles back online after cyberattack
Exclusive Workers frustrated with security-first changes to workflows and teething issues
Cyber-crime11 Dec 2025 | 3
India’s government wants to set prices for the content AI companies use to train models
Proposes central body to collect royalties and dole out cash to creators
AI + ML11 Dec 2025 | 7
Australia bans teens from social media, but nobody thinks it'll really work
Still, the ban has reset expectations and may reduce harm, and that’s kind of enough
Legal09 Dec 2025 | 80
Google's AI training tactics land it in another EU antitrust fight
Brussels probes whether unpaid web and YouTube content – and rivals' lock-outs – amount to abuse of dominance
AI + ML09 Dec 2025 | 6
Feds bust nefarious plot to ship Nvidia H200s to China and hurt US
As Trump gives green light to ship Nvidia H200s to China and boost US
Systems09 Dec 2025 | 5
Care leavers mired in red tape trying to get their own records
UK data watchdog demands public sector improves subject access request processing
Legal09 Dec 2025 | 2
UK finally vows to look at 35-year-old Computer Misuse Act
As Portugal gives researchers a pass under cybersecurity law
Security09 Dec 2025 | 55
ICE-tracking app developer sues Trump admin after Apple spikes the software
Suit argues forcing Apple to remove app, and threatening dev with legal action is a First Amendment violation
Legal08 Dec 2025 | 62
X shuts down European Commission ad account after €120M fine announcement
Brussels accused of using Ad Composer quirk to post link disguised as a video
Personal Tech08 Dec 2025 | 90
Judge hints Vizio TV buyers may have rights to source code licensed under GPL
Tentative ruling signals a potential win for SFC’s copyleft enforcement push
Legal05 Dec 2025 | 56
EU metes out first-ever Digital Services Act fine, dings X for blue check deception
TikTok, by contrast, satisfied DSA concerns over its ad repository transparency
Legal05 Dec 2025 | 105
Lawyer's 6-year-old son uses AI to build copyright infringement generator
Rights holders had better buckle up for years of legal wrangling, IP lawyer tells The Reg
Legal03 Dec 2025 | 108
Landlord quirks leave thousands of flats stuck in the broadband slow lane
Openreach pushes for legal overhaul as apartments fall through fiber rollout gaps
Networks01 Dec 2025 | 96
UK Digital Services Tax raises £800M from global tech giants
Treasury haul beats early forecasts, yet captures only a fraction of the revenue generated in Britain
Off-Prem28 Nov 2025 | 18
VMware isn’t budging in its pursuit of Siemens for alleged unpaid licenses
Fresh court filings try to keep the case about copyright, and in US courts
Virtualization28 Nov 2025 | 35
Soup king Campbell’s parts ways with IT VP after ‘3D-printed chicken’ remarks
‘Our soup’s not toxic but this chap’s behavior was’ is the gist of the defense
Legal28 Nov 2025 | 107
Canadian data order risks blowing a hole in EU sovereignty
Updated OVH stuck between a rock and a hard place as investigators demand access
PaaS + IaaS27 Nov 2025 | 90
TSMC lawsuit claims former exec is probably leaking secrets to Intel
Chipzilla can certainly use foundry smarts, but denies the allegation
Legal27 Nov 2025 | 14
70-hour work weeks no longer enough for Infosys founder, who praises China’s 996 culture
Asia In Brief PLUS: Manga publishers win Cloudflare copyright case; India, EU to link payment systems; Storm over Australia’s weather website; And more!
Security24 Nov 2025 | 86
Lawsuit seeks to probe Uncle Sam's role in ICE-tracking app takedowns
EFF wants to know if citizens had their First Amendment rights violated
Applications21 Nov 2025 | 42
AI nudification site fined £55K for skipping age checks
Decision marks second penalty issued under the UK's Online Safety Act
Legal21 Nov 2025 | 79
TP-Link accuses rival Netgear of 'smear campaign' over alleged China ties
Networking vendor claims rival helped portray it as a national-security risk in the US
Security20 Nov 2025 | 11
Senators propose to let users sue tech giants for harmful algos
The latest attack on Section 230 is likely to face the same fate as many previous efforts
Legal19 Nov 2025 | 14
Brussels eyes AWS, Azure for gatekeeper tag in cloud clampdown
European Commission probes whether Amazon and Microsoft wield outsized control under Digital Markets Act
AWS Re:invent18 Nov 2025 | 4
Chinese web giant Tencent can't buy all the GPUs it wants
Getting by with a meager $2 billion quarterly capex – vastly less than rivals, but still cashing in on AI
PaaS + IaaS14 Nov 2025 | 4
Geopolitics push European CIOs to think local on cloud
Majority of customers plan to favor domestic providers as sovereignty fears rise
AWS Re:invent13 Nov 2025 | 13
Rhadamanthys malware admin rattled as cops seize a thousand-plus servers
Operation Endgame also takes down Elysium and VenomRAT infrastructure
Cyber-crime13 Nov 2025 | 2
Bitcoin bandit's £5B bubble bursts as cops wrap seven-year chase
Metropolitan Police lands lengthy sentence following 'complex' investigation
Legal12 Nov 2025 | 36
UK's Cyber Security and Resilience Bill makes Parliamentary debut
Various touch-ups added as MPs seek greater resilience to attacks on critical sectors
Security12 Nov 2025 | 15
EU's reforms of GDPR, AI slated by privacy activists for 'playing into Big Tech’s hands'
Lobbying efforts gain ground as proposals carve myriad holes into regulations
Legal11 Nov 2025 | 38
FBI prevails over convicted fraudster in $345M destroyed Bitcoin dispute
Counterfeiter failed to conjure a credible claim, appeals court rules
Legal06 Nov 2025 | 25
Tanzania back online after politically motivated five-day outage
Net access cut on election eve, resumed after widely-loathed president was sworn in after disputed poll
Public Sector05 Nov 2025 | 4
Amazon complains that Perplexity's agentic shopping bot is a terrible customer
Perplexity likens Amazon's legal threat to an attempt to ban access to ... wrenches?
AI + ML05 Nov 2025 | 45
UK judge delivers a 'damp squib' in Getty AI training case, no clear precedent set
Experts disagree about what the ruling means for AI training on copyrighted material
Legal04 Nov 2025 | 32
Metropolitan Police hails facial recognition tech after record year for arrests
But question marks remain over the tech’s biases
Security03 Nov 2025 | 35
Russia finally bites the cybercrooks it raised, arresting suspected Meduza infostealer devs
Rare case of the state turning on its own, but researchers say it may be doing so more often
Cyber-crime31 Oct 2025 | 8
Sole trader dispatched almost 1M spam texts to hard-up Brits, says watchdog
ICO fined Bharat Singh Chand £200,000 after receiving 19,138 complaints
Security29 Oct 2025 | 17
Zen Internet loses unfair dismissal appeal case with former CEO
Judges agree broadband biz didn't follow its own procedures when booting boss
Networks29 Oct 2025 | 25
Clearview AI faces criminal heat for ignoring EU data fines
Noyb says New York-based facial recognition biz flouted GDPR orders and kept scraping anyway
Legal28 Oct 2025 | 13
Twist in Tesco vs. VMware case as Computacenter files claim against Broadcom, Dell
As negotiations stalled, Broadcom feared Tesco no longer saw it as a long-term partner
Legal28 Oct 2025 | 62
Automattic accuses rival WordPress outfit WP Engine of ‘false advertising, and deceptive business practices’
UPDATED FOSS feud re-ignites with massive counter-claim
Legal27 Oct 2025 | 10
UN Cybercrime Treaty wins dozens of signatories, to go with its many critics
Allows surveillance and cross-border evidence sharing, which worries human rights groups
Cyber-crime27 Oct 2025 | 1
Australia sues Microsoft for misleading M365 users about Copilot subscription options
Asia In Brief PLUS: China demotes tech self-sufficiency goal; Alibaba Cloud quietly quits VMware; India demands deepfake labels; and more!
Legal27 Oct 2025 | 34
Apple faces £1.5B payout after losing UK App Store case
iPhone maker overcharged devs and users, says competition court
Applications24 Oct 2025 | 38
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 | 60
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 | 80
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 | 128
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 | 134
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 | 17
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
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