Legal
We were 'blindsided' by Epic's cheek, claims Apple exec on 4th day of antitrust wrangling
I thought we were friends
07 May 14:35 | 34
Legal
Legal
Day 3 of the Apple vs Epic trial: What actually is an iPhone anyway?
Microsoft Xbox exec called up to explain differences with gaming console
06 May 14:30 | 32
Legal
Facebook Oversight Board upholds decision to ban Trump, asks FB to look at own 'potential contribution' to 'narrative of electoral fraud'
Looks like you can safely ignore that friend request... forever
05 May 14:59 | 32
Legal
Apple vs Epic Games trial kicks off featuring the same old arguments, hundreds of angry Zoombombing tweens
'Hello? I would please like Fortnite Mobile back...'
04 May 14:03 | 14
Legal
China cracks down on ‘excessive’ user data harvesting, gives 33 apps ten days to clean up their acts
Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu among those in strife
03 May 01:15 | 19
Legal
UK watchdog would cease to enforce data protection law if Supreme Court sided with Google, its lawyer tells judges
Plus: Anti-Chocolate Factory campaign says it'll collect all the class-action damages, thank you
30 Apr 15:55 | 32
Legal
SAP to pay $8m in non-prosecution agreement with US authorities over Iran sanction violations
'We accept full responsibility for past conduct,' says German software giant
30 Apr 12:05 | 7
Legal
Show me the Monet: Late Samsung chairman's family settles inheritance tax bill, massive art donation
Highly anticipated details of stock division still unavailable
28 Apr 13:45 | 1
Legal
Apple faces another suit over its allegedly misleading water resistance claims
Filing says most users' devices 'may experience limited water contact'
26 Apr 14:31 | 36
Legal
US Supreme Court puts a stop to FTC extracting big bucks from crooks to refund victims
Oops, watchdog doesn't actually have the power to do so, panel unanimously point out
23 Apr 22:52 | 14
Legal
iFixit wants you to be legally able to break software locks to repair gizmos. Unsurprisingly, manufacturers are less keen
US Copyright Office asked to add DMCA amendment
23 Apr 16:04 | 26
Legal
39 Post Office convictions quashed after Fujitsu evidence about Horizon IT platform called into question
Japanese firm has a reckoning to face
23 Apr 14:15 | 169
Logowatch
Huawei wins big intellectual property case in Europe – against fashion house Chanel
Court finds linked 'U' used on Smart Home app can't be confused with linked 'C' used on overpriced tat
22 Apr 02:29 | 40
Column
Harassers and bullies succeed in tech because silence is encouraged
Countless people signed away the right to have their trauma acknowledged, and that can’t stand
20 Apr 08:31 | 134
Legal
Age discrimination class-action against HP and HPE gets green light to proceed
Old people were let go while the CEO was talking about hiring a bunch of young people, says complaint
16 Apr 18:15 | 26
Legal
Customs raid rumbles black market for primary school e-learning materials in fiercely competitive Hong Kong
Kids have missed almost an entire year of education due to coronavirus so parents have sought help online
16 Apr 12:15 | 6
Legal
Best of FRANDs: Judge allows Apple retrial following $506m patent infringement ruling
PanOptis was obliged to provide 4G LTE licences – but no one mentioned it
16 Apr 10:00 | 22
Legal
Patent battle over Facebook Live and 'walkie talkie' tech rattles through High Court in London
Sueball sees social network squaring off against app upstart in UK branch of worldwide fight
16 Apr 08:30 | 14
Legal
Docking £500k commission from top SAS salesman was perfectly legal, rules judge
Chap brought in $27m deal – so bosses withheld two-thirds of his pay
15 Apr 11:14 | 84
Legal
Jackie 'You have no authority here' Weaver calls on the UK to extend Coronavirus Act provisions for online meetings
Because local democracy is hilarious – oh, and transparency's good too
15 Apr 08:11 | 39
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Software
'A massive middle finger': Open-source audio fans up in arms after Audacity opts to add telemetry capture
Move comes days after firm acquired by Muse Group
Science
China sprayed space with 3,000 pieces of junk. US military officials want rules to stop that sort of thing
Satellite shootdown test still causing operational and diplomatic hassles after 14 years
Bug of the week
How Berkshire Hathaway broke Nasdaq's 32-bit code with its monster share price
Now that's a Buffett overflow error
Security
Google will make you use two-step verification to login
World Password Day returns to remind us how much passwords suck
On Call
The swift in-person response is part of the service (and nothing to do with the thing I broke while trying to help you)
I'll talk you through the steps... oh sh-
AI + ML
Tesla Autopilot is a lot dumber than CEO Musk claims, says Cali DMV after speaking to the software's boss
'Elon's tweet does not match engineering reality' states poorly redacted report
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Gone in 60 electrons: Digital art swaggers down the cul-de-sac of obsolescence
No lessons learned from (literally) decades of media format wars
Personal Tech
Big right-to-repair win: FTC blasts tech giants for making it so difficult to mend devices
'There is scant evidence to support manufacturers’ justifications for restrictions'
Security
Privacy activist Max Schrems on Microsoft's EU data move: It won't keep the NSA away
Software giant vows data processing of EU cloud services to stay in EU, which means that currently...
Security
Russian cyber-spies changed tactics after the UK and US outed their techniques – so here's a list of those changes
Plus: NCSC warns of how hostile powers may exploit smart city infrastructure
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Legal
China requires 'self-correction' of monopolistic behaviour by 34 local web giants
Alibaba was just the beginning, says regulator, as it forbids western web titans' favourite bullying behaviours
14 Apr 06:02 | 20
Legal
Who'd have thought the US senator who fist pumped Jan 6 insurrectionists would propose totally unworkable anti-Big Tech law?
This one seems as well thought-out as his Capitol rally salute
13 Apr 21:44 | 99
Legal
We have never given census data to anyone – not even the spy agencies, says the UK's Office for National Statistics
Privacy and security fears bubble up again in wake of national headcount
12 Apr 08:36 | 49
Legal
China whacks Alibaba with US$2.8bn fine for breaking antitrust rules
Alibaba takes it on the chin, apologises, promises to do better (and maybe feels it got off lightly with fine of 4% of revenue)
12 Apr 05:11 | 16
Legal
India's open-source community challenges crypto-busting content-removal and ID-recording Code
Object to ‘undue burden of compliance on volunteer communities’
12 Apr 03:48 | 4
Legal
Amazon claims victory after warehouse workers in Alabama vote to reject union
Retail union accuses the tech giant of illegally swaying votes, files complaint
09 Apr 20:19 | 31
Updated
UK reseller sues Microsoft for £270m in damages claiming prohibitive contracts choke off surplus Office licence supplies
ValueLicensing also calls for action to 'restore and maintain competition and choice in the market'
08 Apr 11:24 | 35
Legal
Ex-Geeks staff lose legal bid to claw back withheld training costs from final paycheques
Company acted fairly and reasonably, rules judge
08 Apr 09:26 | 39
Legal
Privacy activist Max Schrems claims Google Advertising ID on Android is unlawful, files complaint in France
Tracking ID placed on mobile device without informed consent, says campaign group
07 Apr 11:13 | 100
Legal
Jeff Bezos supports US tax rise after not paying it for two years – and paying tiny amount in 2019
Expresses fondness for Biden administration infrastructure plan that would help parcels be delivered faster and boost broadband speeds
07 Apr 08:12 | 51
Legal
Australian ponders requiring multiple IDs to sign up for social media, plus more crypto-busting backdoors
Yes, this could mean Zuck gets your passport and credit card. We’re sure he’ll take care of them properly …
06 Apr 05:55 | 100
Legal
Long-running age discrimination case against IBM enters discovery, as judge trims off some claims
No new plaintiffs allowed to join
31 Mar 10:03 | 11
Legal
South Korean regulator recommends Apple be prosecuted for hampering fair trade probe
Alleges staff took down the internet when investigators visited, even got a little physical
31 Mar 05:58 | 10
Legal
Amazon’s critical Alabama warehouse workers union vote has started … and may be some time
High stakes battle could go on for days
30 Mar 21:55 | 11
Legal
Big tech suggests Vietnam rewrite its digital tax plans
Nice economy you’ve got there. It’d be a shame if growth slowed
30 Mar 03:36 | 8
Exclusive
Deloitte settled HPE's Autonomy lawsuit for $45m back in 2016 and agreed to cooperate with US DoJ
So that's why they're not named alongside Lynch and Hussain
29 Mar 11:12 | 37
