Lawsuit claims Google Maps led dad of two over collapsed bridge to his death
Web giant accused of gross negligence by not updating app despite complaints
Legal21 Sep 2023 | 189
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SEC gets $10m from Lyft over failure to disclose $424m pre-IPO stock sale
Board member sold off stock just before listing, Lyft forgot to mention it
Legal18 Sep 2023 |
South Korean telco SK Broadband and Netflix call a truce in network payment fight
Maybe better together? Duo announce AI and entertainment product partnership
Legal18 Sep 2023 | 3
Ex-Twitter employees pull Musk back to money table over missing severance
Will Elon actually pay this bill?
Legal14 Sep 2023 | 26
X marks the spot where free speech clashes with Californian transparency
AB 587's true purpose is to eliminate speech the government finds objectionable, lawyers argue
Legal11 Sep 2023 | 24
China iPhone curbs reportedly extend to local government and state-owned businesses
Asia In Brief ALSO: Alibaba Cloud succession plan overturned; Fujtisu’s Thai takeaway; Australia takes on PayPal
Legal11 Sep 2023 | 7
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
DXC Technology named as participant in bid-rigging cartel
Agreed bid prices in advance with local rival for work in Australian mining camps
Legal07 Sep 2023 | 3
Judge greenlights $5.9M unpaid overtime Citrix wage deal
Agreement will settle claims the company failed to compensate staff for all the hours they worked
Legal06 Sep 2023 | 2
ASEAN bloc starts work on Digital Economy Framework
Who needs India or China when ten booming economies form a gang?
Legal06 Sep 2023 |
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
Samsung realizes behaving ethically is good for business, says compliance boss
Mega-corp has mastered the complexity of numerous technologies but it took several scandals to impart this obvious lesson
Legal29 Aug 2023 | 8
Blazar Token creator accused of using investor funds for renovating bathroom
Interesting choice, if true. Not a Lamborghini, is it?
Legal24 Aug 2023 | 10
Token prison sentence for first convicted NFT insider trader
Prosecutors wanted 2 years, but former OpenSea employee got 3 months
Legal23 Aug 2023 | 9
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
Can you raise $100M+ from AI investors with no product? SEC says yes
In unrelated news, agency wants to teach folks how to spot a pyramid scheme
Legal15 Aug 2023 | 20
Indian authorities reject Infosys 'COVID ate my homework' excuse
Asia In Brief Tencent keyboard app allowed eavesdropping; Australia, Japan, sour on TwitX; China seeks to ID app devs
Legal14 Aug 2023 | 3
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
Judge throws out EE's £25M 5G contract suit against Virgin Media
2022's MVNO spat wrapped up as world+dog reminded to check exclusion clauses
Legal04 Aug 2023 | 2
Big Tech's going to love India's new personal data protection bill
Big fines for breaches. Also big powers – including takedowns – for planned Data Protection Board
Legal04 Aug 2023 | 6
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95% of NFTs now totally worthless, say researchers
'Even the most prominent collections are struggling to maintain demand'
Mastodon makes a major move amid Musk's multiple messes
Federated social network adds n00b-friendly features to the 'Fediverse'
Now IBM sued for age discrim by its own HR veterans
Staff with short 'runways' told to take off amid shift to corporate chatbots, it's claimed
How is this problem mine, techie asked, while cleaning underground computer
On Call If you throw enough mud, some of it will stick … and crash a server
Why Chromebooks are the new immortals of tech
Opinion A decade of support is a much better deal than what Microsoft or Apple will give you
US govt IT help desk techie 'leaked top secrets' to foreign nation
National defense files can earn you $55K … and espionage charges
The iPhone 15 has a Goldilocks issue: Too big or too small. Maybe a case will make it just right
Quick look Fanboi numbers are well down – but Apple's queueing system, rather than apathy, is likely the cause
TransUnion reckons big dump of stolen customer data came from someone else
Prolific info-thief strikes again
BOFH: A security issue, you say? Activate code tangerine
Episode 18 When you utter those words, it empowers us to do anything
US DoD serves up $238M Chips Act funding to 8 regional hubs
Hoping to bridge the dreaded 'lab-to-fab' gap where R&D dreams go to die
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SEC lawsuit against Terraform Labs and cofounder Do Kwon lives to fight another day
Crypto bad boy’s appeal denied, despite recent Ripple Labs ruling
Legal01 Aug 2023 | 2
Indonesia blocks Musk's X.com over its X-rated past
Asia In Brief ALSO: Japan's government to write docs with AI; 5G boom coming; India denies infosec issues
Legal31 Jul 2023 | 26
Australian court orders Meta subsidiaries to pay $14 million over data use
Adverts said Onavo Protect user data would be kept a secret – just didn't say from whom
Legal26 Jul 2023 | 9
Feds want to rewrite rules for competition-crushing merger probes
No more embrace-and-extinguish M&As, but budgetary changes may make enforcement harder
Legal20 Jul 2023 | 1
Norway bans Meta's behavioral advertising with threats of wrist-slap fines
Won't someone think of Zuck's pocket change?
Legal19 Jul 2023 | 17
Post Office Horizon Inquiry calls for compensation to be brought forward
Suffering and financial loss of subpostmasters prompts decision in interim report
Legal17 Jul 2023 | 71
UK government faces calls to end IR35 double tax anomaly
Meanwhile, Conservative stalwart calls to repeal law
Legal17 Jul 2023 | 47
We will find you and we will sue you, Twitter tells 4 mystery alleged data-scrapers
Lawyers say unknown John Does are profiting at Musk's expense
Legal14 Jul 2023 | 90
India slaps massive 28 percent tax on online games of skill
Fantasy sports bets put on the same footing as online casinos or a punt on the gee-gees
Legal13 Jul 2023 | 7
China outsources censorship to web giants to break the fake news business model
The likes of WeChat and Weibo suddenly have a lot of work to do – including turning off the money tap
Legal12 Jul 2023 | 10
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
Musk sues law firm for overcharging Twitter when Twitter was suing Musk
X Corp boss invokes spirit of 'Cops arrest man for burning Burning Man man'
Legal10 Jul 2023 | 44
Former Twitter employees accuse it of holding up 891 arbitrations
Class action claims company refusing to pay mandated fees
Legal05 Jul 2023 | 27
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
Europe seeks to punish Putin's infowar pals with bans on Russian tech firms
Also slaps Chinese backdoor entities shipping forbidden tech to Moscow
Legal26 Jun 2023 | 10
'We hate what you’ve done with the place – especially the hate' Australia tells Twitter
Issues official 'please explain why your moderation is rubbish' notice backed by big fines
Legal22 Jun 2023 | 101
Montenegro jails Do Kwon, accused of causing $40 billion LUNA crash
Crypto villain's passports were as fake as his stablecoin
Legal20 Jun 2023 | 11
Japan unleashes regulation Kaiju on Apple's and Google's app store monopolies
Digital Competition Conf wants rift in markets to allow new app-slingers to spawn
Legal19 Jun 2023 | 14
Micron warns China's ban could cost it $4 billion annual revenue
Asia In Brief PLUS: Crypto just isn't cricket in India; China's budget smartphone surge; Jack Ma is back, again; and more
Legal19 Jun 2023 | 1
Megaupload programmers cop a plea in New Zealand to avoid extradition
Kim Dotcom still fighting decade-long battle to avoid being shipped to US over copyright abuse
Legal16 Jun 2023 | 14
Music bosses go after Twitter's unlicensed soundtrack to the tune of $250M
Just what the Muskified platform needs right now – another lawsuit
Legal15 Jun 2023 | 23
UK government proposes legislation to regulate umbrella companies
'Mixed bag' of solutions await tech workers forced into IR35 alternatives
Legal07 Jun 2023 | 28
Hong Kong tries to outlaw uploads of unofficial and anti-Beijing anthem
State-sponsored SEO effort to send people to properly patriotic tune has its limits
Legal07 Jun 2023 | 23
Australia fines tech companies for exploiting foreign tech workers
Everything down under wants to either kill you, or underpay you
Legal31 May 2023 | 29
Fahrenheit to take over Celsius
0°C×9/5+32 = how much money to thaw frozen crypto accounts?
Legal26 May 2023 | 43
India set to regulate AI, Big Tech, with sweeping Digital Act
Big semiconductor R&D strategy in the works, too
Legal26 May 2023 |
Ex-McKinsey IT director claims he was fired for whistleblowing
Lawsuit alleges he was 'set up' after finding flaws in product meant for sale to Uncle Sam
Legal24 May 2023 | 22
Pakistan turns its back on crypto to keep anti-terrorism watchdogs happy
Meanwhile, will train a million IT graduates in Artificial Intelligence
Legal24 May 2023 | 6
China becomes the 37th country to approve Microsoft's Activision buyout
Boss fights with US and UK authorities lie ahead, and Redmond may not have enough power-ups to prevail
Legal23 May 2023 | 10
China bans Micron products after security review finds unspecified flaws
Alleges major risks to national security, but is happy for chips to remain in place
Legal21 May 2023 | 24
Asia's top rideshare outfit, Grab, is late paying fines for running late
Took out Uber and promised to play nice, but regulator alleges years of evasion
Legal18 May 2023 | 3
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
Australia asks Twitter how it will mod content without staff, gets ghosted
Now the minister responsible has threatened regulation
Legal17 May 2023 | 59
Big Tech mainstays named as targets of PwC tax law leak
Consultancy's Australian arm is in deep trouble after offering advice on how to avoid rules its people helped write
Legal15 May 2023 | 3
EU-US Privacy Framework could make life easier for a data biz, if it survives
Analysis But what about the Brits? A lawyer gives their take on the privacy minefield
Legal11 May 2023 | 18
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
Vietnam to require registration of social media, even on global platforms
Show some ID or your Facebook feed might not make it across the border
Legal09 May 2023 | 5
Ex-OpenSea exec convicted in first-of-its-kind case of insider trading of NFTs
Who would have thought there was anything dodgy about selling pictures of cartoon apes?
Legal05 May 2023 | 6
Fresh GDPR ruling says even 'minor anxiety' could mean payouts for EU folks
Lawyers quip: 'The definition of hell is European legislation with American enforcement'
Legal04 May 2023 | 45
Storing the Quran on your phone makes you a terror suspect in China
Human Rights Watch details mass surveillance and repression
Legal04 May 2023 | 56
Major decision on GDPR compensation rights expected soon
Breached businesses might have to cough for your discomfort too
Legal03 May 2023 | 21
Smuggler busted heading for China with dodgy GPUs … and live lobsters
A new twist on fast food
Legal03 May 2023 | 14
Uncle Sam sounds like it may actually do something about rampant visa H-1B fraud
Gee, you mean that surge to 800,000 applications in one year isn't entirely legit? Shocking
Legal01 May 2023 | 34
Europe floats patent overhaul, which obviously everyone's thrilled about
Industry groups and biz aren't yet sold on reforms
Legal01 May 2023 | 8
Amazon, Bing, Wikipedia make EU's list of 'Very Large' platforms
Will need to sit at the front of the class where Commish can keep an eye on them
Legal26 Apr 2023 | 21
South Korea prosecutes Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin
Alleges large scale fraud, embezzling, and maybe even bribery, before crypto collapse
Legal26 Apr 2023 | 5
Tech giants could pay 10% of turnover under draft UK law
Competition? We've heard of it
Legal25 Apr 2023 | 16
Brit politicians, Big Tech grumble about India tech laws
Free trade agreement founders, and fears of government censorship rise
Legal25 Apr 2023 | 10
India smacked for illegal tech import tariffs that hurt buyers and exporters everywhere
Is this the way to take China’s title as top tech manufacturer? Maybe yes, maybe no
Legal19 Apr 2023 | 2
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
South Korea fines Google $32M for using market power to stymie rival app store
Forced developers to sign exclusivity agreements in return for promises of going global
Legal11 Apr 2023 | 5
Trade ministers flag researchers as possible vector of tech sanction-busting
G7 meeting agrees that sales bans are here to stay
Legal05 Apr 2023 | 6
Tesla ordered to pay worker $3M-plus over racist treatment
Ex-employee was offered $15M by judge in 2021, but asked for a new trial instead
Legal04 Apr 2023 | 40
Google (sort of) loses in Indian antitrust appeal
Updated $161 million slap-on-the-wrist fine stands, but major restrictions are eased
Legal30 Mar 2023 | 4
India-based cybergang busted for selling fake KFC franchises
It's finger-licking.... what happened to my $$$?
Legal27 Mar 2023 | 14
No 'decoupling' here: Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm sing China's praises
First big government expo since COVID sees CEOs galore jet in
Legal27 Mar 2023 | 9
Where in the world is Terraform Labs villain Do Kwon? Montenegro, actually
Probably in a jail cell, waiting to be extradited stateside
Legal24 Mar 2023 | 12
Toshiba board supports – without recommending – $15 billion takeover bid
It's probably going to happen, but final approval depends on 'circumstances'
Legal24 Mar 2023 | 6
Indian state turns off internet for 27 million, for four days, to stymie one man
Digital rights org criticizes use of fill-in-the-blank template used to quell separatist protests
Legal22 Mar 2023 | 14
US details CHIPS Act rules that give China and South Korea some comfort
Allows a little expansion of output from existing Middle Kingdom facilities
Legal22 Mar 2023 |
Hong Kong's state-sponsored SEO on national anthem strikes the right note
Can't get Google to finish the job, though
Legal20 Mar 2023 | 12
Now collapsed SVB's parent files for bankruptcy as Biden calls for stiffer penalties
Thought you guys were into fail fast, fail often?
Legal17 Mar 2023 | 35
DXC Technology fined $8m by SEC for misleading investors
Penalty paid for misclassifying tens of millions of dollars of costs, and for 'inadequate' controls missing the error
Legal15 Mar 2023 | 1
Tough luck, Brits: Binance suspends UK deposits and withdrawals
Perfect timing – we could use another bank run
Legal15 Mar 2023 | 52
Silicon Valley Bank's UK arm bought by HSBC for 1 British pound in rescue deal
$2.9 trillion-asset globo corp's local subsidiary buys Silicon Roundabout fave
Legal13 Mar 2023 | 49
Silicon supply chain players plot exodus from China in wake of ASML's exit
Vietnam, Malyasia, and Singapore roll out the welcome mat
Legal13 Mar 2023 | 23
China launches yet another crackdown on social media
'I am the Chinese Communist Party. I will be with you forever' - Beijing's new propaganda vid says the quiet part out loud
Legal13 Mar 2023 | 18
US government says Silicon Valley Bank depositors can get their cash on Monday
Feds say this won’t cost taxpayers a dime
Legal13 Mar 2023 | 36
Silicon Valley Bank seized by officials after imploding: How this happened and why
2023, just like 2008
Legal10 Mar 2023 | 133
Two tech-centric banks strike trouble, spooking markets
Silicon Valley Bank sold billions in bonds as startups struggle, crypto-centric Silvergate Bank just gave up
Legal10 Mar 2023 | 12
South Korea warns US: The CHIPS Act leaves a sour taste
Minister wants to protect Samsung, SK hynix, from having to give up the crown jewels to score subsidies
Legal09 Mar 2023 | 18
South Korea moves to resolve WWII dispute with Japan that troubles tech supply chains
Nations edge closer to an acceptable settlement on reparations for forced labor
Legal07 Mar 2023 | 24
Ericsson fined for dodgy Djibouti dealings and warned over Iraqi indiscretions
$206 million for breaching 2019 settlement – and DoJ warns it won't be afraid to do this again
Legal03 Mar 2023 | 5
China blocked 54.3 million items online in 2022, after snitches sent 170 million tips
Regulator warns it's far from finished and the deletions will continue until morale improves
Legal01 Mar 2023 | 5
Germany to court Indian IT talent – starting with easier visa application processes
Perhaps just in time to give H-1B holders affected by US tech layoffs somewhere to go other than home
Legal27 Feb 2023 | 25
Global finance wonks worry financial services too invested in outsourcers, Big Tech
Not keen on crypto, either – and looking forward to consistent language on cyber incidents
Legal27 Feb 2023 | 2
Companies can't shut you up using severance pay, at least in the US
Watchdog reverses Trump era decision upholding ability to stop ex-staffers talking smack about you
Legal24 Feb 2023 | 28
Africa's internet registry has sometimes needed financial assistance to keep operating, could fail, warns ARIN head
AFRINIC situation has links to the APNIC snafu – and The Reg has more evidence of astroturfing
Legal22 Feb 2023 | 8
Can YouTube be held liable for pushing terror vids? Asking for a Supreme Court...
Will Section 230 immunity just be revoked? We can answer that
Legal22 Feb 2023 | 59
APNIC calls in lawyers to handle election code of conduct breach allegations
Threats to voters also reported as vote for regional internet registry heats up
Legal21 Feb 2023 | 7
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