Blue Shield says it shared health info on up to 4.7M patients with Google Ads
Tech giants don't need smartphone mics to target adverts – your insurer just gives your data away, anyway
CSO23 Apr 2025 | 12
Personal Tech
Hey Google, if Chrome is going to be single soon, OpenAI is interested
ChatGPT maker to join line of suitors if Chocolate Factory forced to offload browser
AI + ML23 Apr 2025 | 10
Europe hits Meta, Apple with €700M in fines for flouting DMA
Bad timing, claim industry watchers, who say rulings could seriously upset an already delicate US-EU relationship
Legal23 Apr 2025 | 46
India gets Google to unbundle Android and the Play Store on Smart TVs
Meanwhile, OpenAI expresses an interest in unbundling Chrome from Google
Public Sector23 Apr 2025 | 7
Trump blinks: 'Substantially' lower China tariffs promised
World War Fee Detail? Rationale? Timeline? Nope! It's the art of the squeal
Public Sector23 Apr 2025 | 145
UK-based self-driving car startup Wayve heads to Japan for more driving data
On a road trip with an AI by your side
AI + ML22 Apr 2025 | 27
Google's email spoofed by cunning phisherfolk who re-used DKIM creds
Infosec In Brief PLUS: Malware developers adopt Node.js; US disinformation warriors disbanded; Gig worker accounts for sale; and more
Personal Tech22 Apr 2025 | 5
It takes one click to join Uber One, but quitting might need 32 actions
Which is one reason US regulators just sued the rideshare and delivery giant
Personal Tech22 Apr 2025 | 38
HP settles fake discount lawsuit for just $4M. Don’t expect much of a payout
When it comes to sales and rebates, PC giant takes 'Keep Reinventing' seriously
Personal Tech19 Apr 2025 | 21
What to do once your Surface Hub v1 becomes an 84-inch, $22K paperweight
Oh. You expected serious suggestions?
Personal Tech19 Apr 2025 | 78
Google wins 1-1: Judge rules ad giant broke some antitrust law
After battle with Uncle Sam over online competition, web giant vows to appeal the bit it lost, celebrates the half it won
Personal Tech17 Apr 2025 | 4
Competition boffin launches class action against Google UK over search dominance
Alleges £5B in harm caused by Android deals, anticompetitive actions
Personal Tech17 Apr 2025 | 9
Tesla fudged odometer to screw me out of warranty, Model Y owner claims
Give Elon an inch and he'll take thousands of miles ... allegedly
Bootnotes17 Apr 2025 | 117
California sues President Tariff
World War Fee Ah yes, the courts, that'll totally work
Public Sector16 Apr 2025 | 51
In wake of Horizon scandal, forensics prof says digital evidence is a minefield
Outdated and misinformed legal presumptions at the heart of concerns
Legal16 Apr 2025 | 50
Meta to feed Europe's public posts into AI brains again
Who said this opt-out approach is OK with GDPR, was it Llama 4, hmm?
AI + ML15 Apr 2025 | 22
South Korea reports tech exports surged ahead of Trump tariffs
Meanwhile in China, factories that work for Apple and HP are reportedly closing some production lines
Public Sector15 Apr 2025 |
Resellers may be sitting on costly pile of regret after US smartphone shopping spree
Q1 sector growth unlikely to survive current trade policy
Personal Tech14 Apr 2025 | 18
Trump's tariff turmoil leaves IT projects in deep freeze
World War Fee Investment delays are inevitable as uncertainty clouds US trade policy, warns investment bank
CxO14 Apr 2025 | 121
PIRG's 'Electronic Waste Graveyard' lists 100+ gadgets dumped after support vanished
Consumer campaign group says 'we need lifetime transparency for tech
Personal Tech11 Apr 2025 | 46
Popular
America's cyber defenses are being dismantled from the inside
Opinion The CVE system nearly dying shows that someone has lost the plot
RIP, Google Privacy Sandbox
Chrome will keep third-party cookies, a win for web giant's ad rivals
This is not just any 'cyber incident' … this is an M&S 'cyber incident'
Retailer tight-lipped on details as digital hiccup disrupts customer orders
Trump blinks: 'Substantially' lower China tariffs promised
World War Fee Detail? Rationale? Timeline? Nope! It's the art of the squeal
UN says Asian scam call center epidemic expanding globally amid political heat
What used to be a serious issue mainly in Southeast Asia is now the world’s problem
Two CISA officials jump ship, both proud of pushing for Secure by Design software
As cyber-agency faces cuts, makes noises about switching up program
Fog ransomware channels Musk with demands for work recaps or a trillion bucks
In effect: 'Ha ha – the government is borked and so are you'
El Reg's essential guide to deploying LLMs in production
Hands On Running GenAI models is easy. Scaling them to thousands of users, not so much
When Microsoft made the Windows as a Service pivot
Comment Former Microsoft engineer calls the Windows of today 'a tool that's a bit of an adversary'
A pot of $250K is now available to ransomware researchers, but it feeds a commercial product
Security bods can earn up to $10K per report
STORIES
The sound of Windows 95 about to disappoint you added to Library of Congress significant sound archive
Along with Celine Dion and Elton John - plus some good music too
Personal Tech11 Apr 2025 | 40
Self-driving car maker Musk's DOGE rocks up at self-driving car watchdog, cuts staff
Under-audit political squad also said to be drafting invoices for Uncle Sam
Public Sector11 Apr 2025 | 73
Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China
Former policy boss claims Facebook cared little about national security as it chased the mighty Yuan
Security11 Apr 2025 | 26
AmigaOS updated in 2025 for some reason
Hyperion ships another patch, which is nice
OSes10 Apr 2025 | 38
Fear of tariffs made the PC market great again in Q1 as vendors emptied factories to dodge price future hikes
World War Fee Expected sales surge sparked by Windows 10 support ending could yet be trumped, analysts suggest
Personal Tech10 Apr 2025 | 9
Trump thinks we can make iPhones in the US just like China. Yeah, right
World War Fee One's a world power with extensive cutting-edge electronics manufacturing empire, the other is America
Personal Tech09 Apr 2025 | 205
Tariff-ied Framework pulls laptops, Keyboardio warns of keystroke sticker shock
World War Fee Small IT hardware firms feel the heat from Trump making prices great
Personal Tech08 Apr 2025 | 15
UK data watchdog seeks fresh blood as more complaints lie unanswered for up to a year
Multiple red-rated performance metrics blamed on inability to answer rising numbers of data protection worries
Personal Tech08 Apr 2025 | 14
Samsung trumps USA's tariffs by making displays in Mexico, and elsewhere if needed
World War Fee May also have fixed AI memory biz if better-than-expected revenue guidance is anything to go by
Personal Tech08 Apr 2025 | 49
EU may target US tech giants in tariff response
World War Fee By putting services in scope, €18 trillion trade bloc looks to focus tech sector minds
Public Sector07 Apr 2025 | 187
Introducing Windows on arm. And by arm, we mean wrist
Pixel Watch 3 boots Microsoft's OS in latest feat of delightful pointlessness
OSes05 Apr 2025 | 27
Appeals court revives lawsuit alleging IBM bilked pensioners
Updated Panel finds plaintiffs should get a chance to prove docs not submitted too late
Personal Tech04 Apr 2025 | 9
UK convicts five romance fraudsters who stole millions from duped singles
Prosecutors said individuals were scammed repeatedly until they had nothing left
Personal Tech04 Apr 2025 | 20
How do you explain what magnetic fields do to monitors to people wearing bowling shoes?
On Call Techie demoed the effect in about 3 seconds, as On Call again tries to break tech-support world records
Personal Tech04 Apr 2025 | 150
Mediatek wants to make Chromebooks more like Copilot+ PCs
Arm-based silicon to help Google hardware muscle in on territory of Microsoft's own Arm-based PCs
Systems03 Apr 2025 | 15
Mozilla is rolling Thundermail, a Gmail, Office 365 rival
Thunderbirds are Pro: Open-source email client to get message hosting, appointment scheduling, more
Software02 Apr 2025 | 68
Microsoft to mark five decades of Ctrl-Alt-Deleting the competition
Copilot told us that half a century is 25 years. It feels much longer
Software01 Apr 2025 | 121
LLM providers on the cusp of an 'extinction' phase as capex realities bite
Only the strong will survive, but analyst says cull will not be as rapid as during dotcom era
AI + ML31 Mar 2025 | 67
Nvidia's latest AI PC boxes sound great – if you're a data scientist with $3,000 to spare
Analysis But will they really upend the enterprise PC market? How about software? Networking, anyone?
On-Prem31 Mar 2025 | 18
Privacy died last century, the only way to go is off-grid
Opinion From smartphones to surveillance cameras to security snafus, there's no escape
Applications31 Mar 2025 | 83
Mobile ad world drama: AppLovin not lovin' short seller assault claiming fraud
A peek behind the curtain in one corner of online advertising
Personal Tech28 Mar 2025 | 9
Meanwhile, in Japan, train stations are being 3D-printed in an afternoon
How's that for Platform-as-a-Service?
Offbeat28 Mar 2025 | 55
Tech support session saved files, but probably ended a marriage
On Call Self-described 'visionary' made life hell for our hero, then some oily vids returned the favor
Personal Tech28 Mar 2025 | 116
Cyber-crew claims it cracked American cableco, releases terrible music video to prove it
WOW! DID! SOMEONE! REALLY! STEAL! DATA! ON! 400K! USERS?!
Cyber-crime28 Mar 2025 | 7
The passive aggression of connecting USB to PS/2
Your mouse once understood two protocols. What's your excuse?
Personal Tech27 Mar 2025 | 109
NCSC taps influencers to make 2FA go viral
Who knew social media stars had a role to play in building national cyber resilience?
Security26 Mar 2025 | 13
UK satellite smartphone services could get green light this year
At last, cell service from SPAAAAAACE
Networks26 Mar 2025 | 29
London's poor 5G blamed on spectrum, investment, and timing of Huawei ban
Interview Other cities either started with rival kit, or had Chinese vendor core already built before any bans, says expert
Networks25 Mar 2025 | 54
23andMe's genes not strong enough to avoid Chapter 11
CEO steps down after multiple failed attempts to take the DNA testing company private
Cyber-crime24 Mar 2025 | 46
Google admits it deleted some customer data after 'technical issue'
Maps Timeline info wanders off forever for users without encrypted backups
Personal Tech24 Mar 2025 | 39
Feds charge three over Molotov attacks on Tesla sites in multiple states
Attorney General warns people tempted to join 'wave of domestic terrorism'
Legal21 Mar 2025 | 92
Apple hallucinated Siri's future AI features, lawsuit claims
Broken commitment to deliver hyped Intelligence upgrade branded false advertising
AI + ML21 Mar 2025 | 45
Privacy warriors whip out GDPR after ChatGPT wrongly accuses dad of child murder
Tough Euro rules on data accuracy apply to AI yammering, formal complaint to watchdog argues
AI + ML20 Mar 2025 | 78
Tesla Cybertruck recall #8: Exterior trim peels itself off, again
Not even the parts want to be associated with Elon's steel monster
Personal Tech20 Mar 2025 | 144
UK's biggest mobile operator starts 3G switchoff, hopes it won't catch out April fools
VMO2 starts in the north of England, says it's already contacted 'known vulnerable customers'
Networks20 Mar 2025 | 30
HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional
Dynamic Security update blocks 3rd-party cartridges, but keeps printing money
Legal19 Mar 2025 | 90
EU says Google scroogles app makers, also gives Apple an antitrust must-do-list
Chrome colossus accused of tilting search results, blocking cheaper purchases, while iTitan told to open iOS
Personal Tech19 Mar 2025 | 9
Time to ditch US tech for homegrown options, says Dutch parliament
Trump administration 'has made the call for tech sovereignty an urgent geopolitical issue'
PaaS + IaaS19 Mar 2025 | 136
Political poker? Tariff hunger games? Trump creates havoc for PC industry
Comment Tech channel increases stockpiling amid 'volatile trade policies.' CIOs to get fewer devices for same money
Personal Tech19 Mar 2025 | 45
China's EV champ BYD reveals super-fast charging that leaves Tesla eating dust
Apparently boosts battery to 20 km range in 10 seconds, although as ever ... YMMV
Personal Tech19 Mar 2025 | 149
Trump fires Democrat FTC commissioners, presaging big tech policy shifts
Analysis Remaining Republicans don't like the right to repair, non-compete clause ban, or some social media moderation
Public Sector19 Mar 2025 | 99
Nvidia wants to put a GB300 Superchip on your desk with DGX Station, Spark PCs
GTC Or a 96 GB RTX PRO in your desktop or server
Nvidia GTC18 Mar 2025 | 5
Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller now available to mere mortals
For when a Pico 2 is just too general purpose
Personal Tech18 Mar 2025 | 6
DoorDash sued for allegedly branding customer a fraudster after delivery photo query
Dispute over app privacy escalates into legal brawl
Applications18 Mar 2025 | 55
M4 MacBook Air keeps ports modular, locks tight – still a headache to repair
Cupertino’s latest skips iPhone repair gains, iFixit says
Personal Tech17 Mar 2025 | 29
OK, Google: Are you killing Assistant and replacing it with Gemini?
Yes, we are. And we promise your 'Droid and smart home kit will get a 'new experience'
AI + ML17 Mar 2025 | 59
Apple's alleged UK encryption battle sparks political and privacy backlash
National security defense being used to keep appeal behind closed doors
Security14 Mar 2025 | 82
User complained his mouse wasn’t working. But he wasn’t using a mouse
On Call The same chap also caused a bomb scare in a missile factory
Personal Tech14 Mar 2025 | 114
India investigates whether Uber makes iPhone users pay more to ride
Rideshare companies said it isn’t happening. Lawmakers aren’t convinced
Public Sector14 Mar 2025 | 22
Google says it's rolling out fix for stricken Chromecasts
It'll take a few days, give or take your situation
Personal Tech13 Mar 2025 | 20
Google slips built-in terminal, Debian Linux VM into Android 15 March feature drop
Try it out now on Pixel phones for some penguin on penguin fun
OSes13 Mar 2025 | 33
As Chromecast outage drags on, fix could be days to weeks away
Updated Google apologizes but won’t say what went wrong nor when it will make things right
Personal Tech13 Mar 2025 | 41
iRobot may be iDead in iYear
We're doomba, say Roomba goombas, unless...
Personal Tech12 Mar 2025 | 47
Printers start speaking in tongues after Windows 11 update
Who still uses a printer anyway? Oh ... quite a lot of you, it seems
OSes12 Mar 2025 | 31
Apple has locked me in the same monopolistic cage Microsoft's built for Windows 10 users
Column Vendors just don't want machines to live double lives
Personal Tech12 Mar 2025 | 166
Official HP toner not official enough after dodgy update, say users
Updated Folks with LaserJets complain of error code even when using approved supplies
Personal Tech11 Mar 2025 | 72
Allstate Insurance sued for delivering personal info on a platter, in plaintext, to anyone who went looking for it
Crooks built bots to exploit astoundingly bad quotation website and made off with data on thousands
CSO10 Mar 2025 | 10
Google begs owners of crippled Chromecasts not to hit factory reset
Updated Expired security cert kerfuffle leaves second-gen, Audio gadgets useless
Personal Tech10 Mar 2025 | 63
Crypto takes a dip as Trump signs Bitcoin Reserve order
Comment With no allowance to sell and little room to buy, and markets on the slide, it's UB40 time: Red, red, whine
Personal Tech07 Mar 2025 | 108
Essential FOSS tools to make macOS suck less
Friday FOSS fest Moved from Windows or Linux? Smooth some of the rough edges
Software07 Mar 2025 | 43
Google teases AI Mode for search, giving Gemini total control over your results
It's just an opt-in Labs curio for now, but so were those ever-present Overviews
Personal Tech06 Mar 2025 | 34
JetZero teams up with Delta to drag aviation into the future
Startup needs tips on fitting its flying surfboard into existing infrastructure
Personal Tech06 Mar 2025 | 18
Oh Brother. Printer giant denies dirty toner tricks as users cry foul
Updated You were supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them!
Personal Tech06 Mar 2025 | 139
101 fun things to do with a locked Kindle e-reader
FOSDEM 2025 Jailbreak it, or even gut it and turn its screen into a low-power portable display with a Modos e-ink controller
Personal Tech06 Mar 2025 | 76
Run DeepSeek R1 on an Apple M3 Ultra Mac Studio? Sure, it'll just cost you $9,499-plus
Desktop family gets chip boost as MacBook Air bags an M4 upgrade, more memory, price cut
Personal Tech05 Mar 2025 | 17
Apple drags UK government to court over 'backdoor' order
Updated A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports
Security05 Mar 2025 | 120
Raspberry Pi launches CM4 variant that laughs in the face of frostbite
Hat and scarf no longer needed for diminutive computer
Personal Tech05 Mar 2025 | 27
Hey, remember iPads? Those fondleslabs? Apple still does
Air to ship with M3 while base model gets the A16
Personal Tech04 Mar 2025 | 12
Apple dares users to fix 'budget' iPhone 16e themselves
But factor in the price increase, and it might be worth sitting this one out
Personal Tech04 Mar 2025 | 26
How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app
No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims ... no consent
Security04 Mar 2025 | 91
Lenovo teases solar-powered and folding screen concept laptops
MWC Annual Barcelona tech fest brings demo devices that aren't commercially available... will they ever see light of day?
Personal Tech03 Mar 2025 | 9
The Register gets its claws on Huawei’s bonkers tri-fold phone
First Look It’s well-built and surprisingly easy to handle but let down by Android. And stupidly expensive
Personal Tech03 Mar 2025 | 22
Hisense QLED TVs are just LED TVs, lawsuit claims
Updated Quantum dot technology allegedly absent from tellies
Personal Tech01 Mar 2025 | 59
Framework Desktop wows iFixit – even with the soldered RAM
Is stuck-down memory forgivable if it's for the sake of performance?
Personal Tech27 Feb 2025 | 51
Trump tariffs forcing rethink of PC purchases stateside
Some businesses sticking with Windows 10, AI boxes not reviving demand
Personal Tech27 Feb 2025 | 37
Qualcomm pledges 8 years of security updates for Android kit using its chips (YMMV)
Starting with Snapdragon 8 Elite and 'droid 15
Personal Tech26 Feb 2025 | 5
Network edge? You get 64-bit Armv9 AI. You too, watches. And you, server remote management. And you...
Arm rolls out the Cortex-A320 for small embedded gear that dreams of big-model inference
Networks26 Feb 2025 | 6
Framework guns for cheap laptops with upgradeable alternative
Chromebook-area pricing for latest designs
Personal Tech26 Feb 2025 | 41
Murena kicks Google out of the Pixel Tablet
Privacy-centric Android makes more sense on this form factor than a phone
Personal Tech26 Feb 2025 | 36
HP CEO pay for 2024 = 261,658 toner cartridges
That's down on last year in terms of financial compensation and – given ink price hike – the number of supplies he is valued at
On-Prem26 Feb 2025 | 10
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