Fahrenheit to take over Celsius
0°C×9/5+32 = how much money to thaw frozen crypto accounts?
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India set to regulate AI, Big Tech, with sweeping Digital Act
Big semiconductor R&D strategy in the works, too
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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 | 5
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 | 32
Europe floats patent overhaul, which obviously everyone's thrilled about
Industry groups and biz aren't yet sold on reforms
Legal01 May 2023 | 8
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Microsoft has made Azure Linux generally available. Repeat, Azure Linux
Come for the Kubernetes, stay for the containers
Since when did my SSD need water cooling?
Feature As next-gen storage gets hotter, designs are getting wacky
Why you might want an email client in the era of webmail
New beta versions of Thunderbird (and Firefox, while we're at it) to help set you up
Subpoenaed PyPI says bye-bye to as much IP address data as it can
Python package pile prefers protecting programmer privacy
Alien versus Predator? No, this Android spyware works together
Phone-hugging code can record calls, read messages, track geolocation, access camera, other snooping
US govt pushes spyware to other countries? Senator Wyden would like a word
Uncle Sam confirms it's saying nothing
Mozilla so sorry for intrusive Firefox VPN popup ad
'We accomplished the exact opposite of what we intended...'
LIGO cranks up the sensitivity to sniff out gravitational waves
The instrument that proved Einstein right is back
Neuralink says US OK's human experiments with Elon's brain chips
Hopefully this tech works better than his self-driving cars
Meta promises UK it won't pilfer rivals' ad data to build Facebook Marketplace
Once it knows how to stop, anyway
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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 | 20
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 | 11
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
Hong Kong to crypto exchanges: get a securities broker's licence, or go home
Crashes like FTX and Terra have made regulation necessary, say authorities, even as Territory seeks to become a virtual asset hub
Legal21 Feb 2023 | 7
Toshiba COO dumped over entertainment expenses scandal
Asia In Brief PLUS: Chinese province to buy four million servers; Google Cloud's nine-day APAC network glitch; and more
Legal19 Feb 2023 | 1
APNIC warns members to watch out for fake election phone calls
The Register finds evidence of astroturfing in governance stoush
Legal17 Feb 2023 | 3
Ex-CEO of logistics startup Slync collared on multimillion fraud, embezzlement charges
Christopher Kirchner alleged to have hyped up biz to investors then siphoned off a slice of cash
Legal15 Feb 2023 | 2
IBM demands $500,000 from boss after she jumps ship
Big bill from Big Blue for Accenture move
Legal15 Feb 2023 | 20
American jailed for smuggling controlled tech to Iran
30 months in prison for providing, um... enterprise mobile banking software dev tool
Legal10 Feb 2023 | 12
Meta sees off another logo complaint from blockchain player Dfinity
What would possess a nonprofit to go after Mark Zuckerberg's empire?
Legal08 Feb 2023 | 7
India bans 232 Chinese lending and betting apps
And a few non-Chinese lending apps that appear to have been scooped by accident
Legal07 Feb 2023 |
Pakistan’s PM overturns Wikipedia ban, seeks end to whack-a-mole content blocks
Cabinet committee gets to find a solution after years of bans didn’t achieve a lot
Legal07 Feb 2023 | 21
South Korea to treat crypto tokens and virtual assets as if they were securities
‘Food does not change no matter what bowl it is served in’ says regulator
Legal07 Feb 2023 | 5
Australian government doxxed citizens who criticized illegal 'Robodebt' scheme
Asia In Brief PLUS: India is the new China for Apple; Sushi licking vid scandalizes Japan; Chinese spy balloon shot down; India's new Amazon tax
Legal05 Feb 2023 | 40
Google gives in to India Android antitrust verdict, kinda
Tech behemoth says it will appeal 'certain aspects' of the decision
Legal26 Jan 2023 | 3
British monarchy goes after Twitter, alleges rent not paid for UK base
One appears to not have been remunerated, Crown Estate tells High Court
Legal24 Jan 2023 | 99
India uses emergency powers to order takedown of BBC documentary
Is a critical account of PM's past actions a real emergency, a political emergency, or a free speech emergency?
Legal24 Jan 2023 | 58
Ex-Twitter Brits launch legal challenge against dismissal
How to conduct a UK redundancy process: Not the way the US social media company is doing it, say sacked employees
Legal13 Jan 2023 | 38
2002 video streaming patent holder sues Amazon and Twitch
Both companies knew about the patent, claims lawsuit
Legal10 Jan 2023 | 22
Beijing official says crackdown on tech companies is over
We might be looking at a new China for 2023 and the Year of the Rabbit
Legal10 Jan 2023 | 3
Alibaba's Jack Ma out as boss of fintech Ant Group
'Corporate governance optimization' sees founder's role reduced, but not in pursuit of a listing
Legal09 Jan 2023 | 3
FTC floats rule to ban imposed non-compete agreements in US
Miscreants would face the wrath of Khan
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FCC suggests licensing 5GHz spectrum to drone operators
What's the WiFly password again?
Legal05 Jan 2023 | 5
Google accuses Indian antitrust watchdog of plagiarizing EU ruling
At least it was Ctrl C, Ctrl V and not ChatGPT
Legal04 Jan 2023 | 6
SEC: Startup had 'no functional streaming service', raised $1.3m anyway
Asks Florida judge to sanction 'American-Latino centric version of Netflix’ for alleged fraud
Legal22 Dec 2022 | 12
Toshiba breaks its silence on sales rumors, to quash them
Asia In Brief PLUS: FTX may be sold in Japan and Singapore; Binance busted in Australia; India won’t limit gaming time
Legal18 Dec 2022 |
Vietnam celebrates 25 years of internet with advertising blacklist
Facebook and YouTube among companies that will have to monitor user content
Legal13 Dec 2022 |
Theranos' Sunny Balwani gets longer sentence than Elizabeth Holmes
Ex-COO of failed blood testing startup will report to prison 6 weeks before fraudster CEO
Legal08 Dec 2022 | 53
Victims of IT scandal in UK postal service will get fresh compensation
Move follows award swallowed up by legal fees
Legal07 Dec 2022 | 76
Meta threatens to stop sharing news in USA to protest publisher payment plan
Good luck with that, Zuck – remember how it worked out in Australia?
Legal06 Dec 2022 | 72
China regulates use of motion detection to trigger smartphone ads
'Shake to jump' technique nixed a year after top apps put it to work
Legal06 Dec 2022 | 3
Tech contractor who uses an umbrella company? UK tax is coming after them
Britain's wallet-checkers suspect VAT avoidance from some of them – to the tune of 10,000-case tribunal backlog
Legal05 Dec 2022 | 69
US ends case against Huawei CFO who holed up in Canada for three years
Wanzhou Meng hasn't re-offended, so last possible charges have been dismissed
Legal05 Dec 2022 | 21
130,000 UK businesses sue Google over £13.6B in lost ad revenues
Parent biz Alphabet also accused of unfair monopoly in online ads
Legal01 Dec 2022 | 25
Microsoft 365 faces more GDPR headwinds as Germany bans it in schools
Redmond disputes report that 'it is not possible to use without transferring personal data to the USA'
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Judge tells Amazon: Stop retaliating against employees
Pioneer Amazon union gets a boost, staffer still get the sack
Legal28 Nov 2022 | 8
Meta scores $200k default win against alleged peddler of Instagram Likes
Manipulating users' feelings on a social media platform? That's our job!
Legal28 Nov 2022 | 3
Software company wins $154k for US Navy's licensing breach
Court lands on less than the millions asked for after sailors made copies of 3D modeling suite 'hundreds of thousands' of times
Legal22 Nov 2022 | 42
After years without data privacy rules, India floats two sets in a week
And ponders subsidies to attract big datacenter and content delivery network builds
Legal22 Nov 2022 |
Dell agrees to pay $1b to settle claims it shortchanged stockholders during EMC acquisition
Drawing a line under the share swap drama of 2018, or trying to...
Legal16 Nov 2022 |
After 47 years, Microsoft issues first sexual harassment and gender report
Faint praise: Windows giant tries to follow best practices and wants to improve
Legal16 Nov 2022 | 4
What's that, Lassie? Boston Dynamics is suing its robot dog tech rival?
The way your computerized canine walks down the stairs looks familiar to us, claims MIT spinoff
Legal15 Nov 2022 | 20
Apple sued for collecting user data despite opt-outs
Doesn't matter what the data is, they thought they pushed the off switch, argues complaint
Legal14 Nov 2022 | 16
Apple and Amazon conspired to raise iPhone and iPad prices, claims class action lawsuit
Alleges agreement choked resellers using Amazon Marketplace, eliminated 98% of competition
Legal10 Nov 2022 | 11
Republican senators tell FTC to back off data security, surveillance rules
And they don't like the states' 'patchwork' privacy laws, either
Legal10 Nov 2022 | 24
Microsoft's $69B deal to buy Activision Blizzard under investigation by EU regulators
Officials are concerned acquisition could reduce competition and lock gamers to Xbox and Microsoft PCs
Legal09 Nov 2022 | 10
Europe wants Airbnb and pals to cough up rental property logs
Holiday property landlords' vacation from regulation is coming to an end
Legal08 Nov 2022 | 52
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