Microsoft adds export option to Windows Recall in Europe Updated But lose your code and it's gone for good OSes16 Jun 2025 | 14
Apple fixes zero-click exploit underpinning Paragon spyware attacks Zero-day potentially tied to around 100 suspected infections in 2025 and a spyware scandal on the continent Security13 Jun 2025 | 18
User demanded a ‘wireless’ computer and was outraged when its battery died On Call Abusive manager had to be told there's no such thing as an atomic laptop Personal Tech13 Jun 2025 | 200
I'm just a Barbie Girl in a ChatGPT world Mattel-OpenAI deal paves the way for an AI beach-off AI + ML13 Jun 2025 | 25
Ease the seat back and watch some video in your car with next Apple CarPlay Only while parked Personal Tech12 Jun 2025 | 26
Nvidia hits the gas on autonomous vehicle software GTC Paris DRIVE stack promises safer roads and smarter cars – eventually Personal Tech12 Jun 2025 | 5
US Navy backs right to repair after $13B carrier crew left half-fed by contractor-locked ovens Army joins in push to break vendor grip on military maintenance Public Sector11 Jun 2025 | 172
Cloud brute-force attack cracks Google users' phone numbers in minutes Chocolate Factory fixes issue, pays only $5K Security10 Jun 2025 | 6
China orders trial of aged care robots that can cook, clean, and provide emotional support Elon Musk suggested this to Beijing years ago AI + ML10 Jun 2025 | 28
Microsoft cuts the Windows 11 bloat for Xbox handhelds If gamers can have a slimline version of the OS, why not IT admins? OSes09 Jun 2025 | 35
Blocking stolen phones from the cloud can be done, should be done, won't be done Opinion Big tech can't be bothered to fight crime. It can barely be bothered even to say so Personal Tech09 Jun 2025 | 116
Chap claims Atari 2600 'absolutely wrecked' ChatGPT at chess 1.19MHz eight-bit CPU trounced modern GPUs – can you do better with your retro-tech? AI + ML09 Jun 2025 | 64
Trump tariff turmoil hurting global smartphone market, but hitting US hardest World War Fee Stale designs and market maturation aren't helping either, says Counterpoint Research Personal Tech04 Jun 2025 | 30
Please tell us Reg: Why are AI PC sales slower than expected? World War Fee Trump's on again off again tariffs, economic uncertainty, no vital apps and higher price tags AI + ML04 Jun 2025 | 71
Cops want Apple, Google to kill stolen phones remotely – so why won't they? Tech giants say blocking purloined devices via IMEI could open new fraud risks Personal Tech04 Jun 2025 | 89
X's new 'encrypted' XChat feature seems no more secure than the failure that came before it Musk's 'Bitcoin-style encryption' claim has experts scratching their heads Security03 Jun 2025 | 89
Microsoft patches the patch that put Windows 11 in a coma Out-of-band is becoming the norm rather than the exception OSes03 Jun 2025 | 13
Regulator sues product comparison site alleged to only compare products on which it earned commission No wonder those products always rated so highly Legal03 Jun 2025 | 18
VodafoneThree's a crowd – now comes the hard bit 29M customers, four radio suppliers, and one hell of a network headache Networks02 Jun 2025 | 67
Tariff woes equal US smartphone price hikes, shrinking sales World War Fee Liberation Day not freeing consumers or businesses of their hard earned disposable income Personal Tech30 May 2025 | 45
The launch of ChatGPT polluted the world forever, like the first atomic weapons tests Feature Academics mull the need for the digital equivalent of low-background steel
Salesforce study finds LLM agents flunk CRM and confidentiality tests 6-in-10 success rate for single-step tasks
Google Cloud caused outage by ignoring its usual code quality protections Promises operational change - and improvements to customer comms when it crashes
Windows 95 testing almost stalled due to cash register overflow Microsoft veteran on breaking down numbers at the computer store
Armored cash transport trucks allegedly hauled money for $190 million crypto-laundering scheme Asia In Brief PLUS: APNIC completes re-org; India cuts costs for chipmakers; Infosys tax probe ends; and more
Spy school dropout: GCHQ intern jailed for swiping classified data Student 'believed he could finish' software dev 'project alone and therefore that the rules did not apply to him'
Dems demand audit of CVE program as Federal funding remains uncertain Infosec In Brief PLUS: Discord invite links may not be safe; Miscreants find new way to hide malicious JavaScript; and more!
Techie exposed giant tax grab, maybe made government change the rules Who, Me? Custom text fields can be a powerful form of protest
Northern Ireland government confirms it did not ask Fujitsu to continue bidding for project Exclusive Scandal-hit IT giant said it wouldn't take on new UK.gov contracts or continue bidding on existing ones unless asked
VMware and Siemens spar over where to stage software licence showdown German giant wants case heard in Germany, not the USA
Dell has $14BN AI server backlog, warns projects are 'nonlinear' Can't build a datacenter overnight, argues tech giant On-Prem30 May 2025 | 5
Thunderbird is go: 139 follows closely on Firefox's heels One of the new smaller monthly releases – and how to tweak it Software29 May 2025 | 44
US to deny visas to foreign officials it says 'censor' social media Against backdrop of EU rules on spread of misinfo plus UK probing role of online hate in far right riots Personal Tech29 May 2025 | 116
Billions of cookies up for grabs as experts warn over session security Law enforcement crackdowns are gathering pace but online marketplaces still teeming with valuable tokens Security29 May 2025 | 22
Apple has only 30 days to comply with EU DMA rules Users leaving App Store to make a third party payment must be free of charge, says Euro Commish Applications29 May 2025 | 13
HP Inc. hastens China exit as tariffs kick a hole in its profits Hiked prices and thinks that will make buyers nervous Personal Tech29 May 2025 | 20
Firefox 139 arrives for non-Chromium browser fans Project shutdowns at Mozilla are not encouraging, though Software28 May 2025 | 30
ASUS to chase business PC market with free AI, or no AI - because nobody knows what to do with it Computex Really strong USB ports make a difference too by reducing the need for motherboard replacements Personal Tech28 May 2025 | 22
Arc put on ice as The Browser Company bets big on AI-powered Dia No more features for the design darling - now it’s all about chatting with your tabs like they’re sentient Personal Tech27 May 2025 | 12
Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves Opinion Prediction: General-purpose AI could start getting worse AI + ML27 May 2025 | 203
Get a custom paint job for earbuds at a nail salon, type on a baguette, then build a fountain for your PC Computex Taiwan's tech expo dishes up the usual oddities - some less bonkers than they seem Personal Tech27 May 2025 | 17
Trump threatens to add formal Apple Tax on top of the 'Apple tax' World War Fee But pauses tech-adjacent threat to slap all Euro-imports with 50 percent duties Public Sector26 May 2025 | 173
Even a humble keyboard is now political in Taiwan Computex Chinese manufacturers are advertising how they dodge tariffs, and tech leaders know they’re in a new world Personal Tech25 May 2025 | 26
Lenovo thought it could surf geopolitics, until Trump's sudden tariff changes Worries about uncertainty, even as AI pushes revenue and profit higher On-Prem23 May 2025 | 29
User unboxed a PC so badly it 'broke' and only a nail file could fix it On Call For once, the IT department was rewarded for finding the fix, and the perfect-if-unexpected fixer Personal Tech23 May 2025 | 129
Rideshare companies in India are asking for tips before the trip Consumer affairs Minister is not happy with Uber for following local players with this scheme to encourage rapid pickups Public Sector23 May 2025 | 25
AROS turns any PC into an Amiga with USB-bootable distro And other ways to get that Amiga feeling on a budget OSes22 May 2025 | 66
Sergey Brin promises next generation of Glassholes will be much less conspicuous Google I/O Chocolate Factory comes for Meta's Ray-Bans with Warby Parker pact Personal Tech21 May 2025 | 36
Coinbase confirms insiders handed over data of 70K users Bribed support staff identified, fired Cyber-crime21 May 2025 | 17
Actors' union complains about Epic Games cloning Darth Vader I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further AI + ML20 May 2025 | 29
Torvalds' typing taste test touches tactile tragedy Opinion There’s something wrong with keyboard design, but we can’t put our finger on it Personal Tech20 May 2025 | 238
Trump signs TAKE IT DOWN law meant to stop revenge porn Fine-print is vague and broad, could easily be abused to blunt protected speech Personal Tech20 May 2025 | 83
Apple to add fresh accessibility features for 2025 Global Accessibility Awareness Day It matters for everyone, because we'll all be disabled one day Personal Tech18 May 2025 | 31
America’s consumer watchdog drops leash on proposed data broker crackdown Crooks must be licking their lips at the possibilities Personal Tech16 May 2025 | 10
Whodunit? 'Unauthorized' change to Grok made it blather on about 'White genocide' Agitprop? Protest? An attempt to suck up to the boss? AI + ML16 May 2025 | 124
Apple slams door on Fortnite's stateside iOS comeback Epic's latest submission blocked right after CEO offered truce with Cupertino Personal Tech16 May 2025 | 29
Annual electronic waste footprint per person is 11.2 kg Extending all the dumped devices' lives by 12 months? Like taking 2M cars off the road each year Personal Tech16 May 2025 | 59
Trump says he has a problem if Apple builds iThings in India Cupertino's plan to spend $500bn stateside wasn’t enough to placate the tycoon of tariffs Public Sector16 May 2025 | 55
Coinbase extorted for $20M. Support staff bribed. Customers scammed. One hell of a SNAFU Expert tells us: 'It is the most unique breach disclosure I've ever seen' Cyber-crime15 May 2025 | 14
The 'End of 10' is nigh, but don't bury your PC just yet Linux types mobilize website to help people avoid creating more e-waste OSes15 May 2025 | 251
Meta's still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb 'Legitimate interest' won't wash, says privacy outfit, as Zuck's org claims activists want to 'delay AI innovation' AI + ML14 May 2025 | 71
VPN Secure parent company CEO explains why he had to axe thousands of 'lifetime' deals Admits due diligence fell short - furious users cry ‘gaslighting’ Networks14 May 2025 | 74
C-suite at Alphabet make B-A-N-K from 2024 equity awards CEO Pichai slumming it on a measly $10.725M compared to lieutenants PaaS + IaaS14 May 2025 | 7
Linus Torvalds goes back to a mechanical keyboard after making too many typos Linux 6.15 is coming along nicely too, unless autocorrect messes things up OSes13 May 2025 | 99
US, China agree to roll back tariffs – but only for 90 days world war fee IT projects may remain in limbo due to deal being far from final, but markets are up, so Trump'll declare a win Personal Tech12 May 2025 | 50
TikTok's Chinese app - Douyin - in trouble after spat over the price of jade Asia In Brief PLUS: Huawei's Windows-free PC appears; Robo-car rentals come to China; Europe, India, collab in space; and more Legal12 May 2025 | 4
If Google is forced to give up Chrome, what happens next? Opinion It's going to be very, very interesting in a 'May you live in interesting times' way Software09 May 2025 | 74
People find amazing ways to break computers. Cats are even more creative On Call PC repair chap turned pet detective to diagnose the defective Personal Tech09 May 2025 | 147
Stop Pakistani content at the border, India tells media, tech biz Songs, social network vids threaten national security, apparently Public Sector08 May 2025 | 12
OpenAI drafts Instacart boss as CEO of Apps to lure in the normies A B2B, API move this ain't, in our view AI + ML08 May 2025 | 8
Arm says it isn’t worried by tariffs, but won't give guidance for FY'26 World War Fee No direct impact on royalty, licensing biz but device end demand in firing line Systems08 May 2025 | 3
Apple exec sends Google shares plunging as he calls AI the new search Updated Eddy Cue tells DC court Safari to rope in Anthropic, OpenAI and co Personal Tech07 May 2025 | 45
You'll never guess which mobile browser is the worst for data collection We were shocked – SHOCKED – by the answer Security07 May 2025 | 59
Microsoft moved the goalposts once. Will Windows 12 bring another shift? Comment Windows 11's hardware requirements: Sales ploy or security play? Personal Tech07 May 2025 | 141
New Zealand kind-of moves to ban social media for under-16s, require age checks for new accounts Prime Minister bemoans bullying, addiction, and inappropriate content – but isn’t planning a rapid vote Public Sector07 May 2025 | 30
Feeling dumb? Let Google's latest AI invention simplify that wordy writing for you Zog brain hurt. Zog want Google help make read easier AI + ML06 May 2025 | 41
Raspberry Pi slices Compute Module 4 prices Grab more headroom with the 4 and 8 GB variants Personal Tech02 May 2025 | 20
TikTok fined €530M after EU user data ends up on servers in China Ireland privacy watchdog says transfers violated GDPR, as Chinese app confirms €1B datacenter in Finland Personal Tech02 May 2025 | 17
China turns on ‘minors mode’ that ensures kids only see wholesome socialist content online Content players and smartphone makers made it happen six months after regulator floated the idea Public Sector02 May 2025 | 23
Siri? Will tariffs hurt Apple? Tim Cook says brace for a $900M whack, for starters World War Fee iGiant shifted production to India and Vietnam but has no idea if that will help after tariff pause ends Public Sector02 May 2025 | 18
Zuck ghosts metaverse as Meta chases AI goldrush Seriously, HTF does Reality Labs bleed SIXTY BILLION US DOLLARS in FIVE years? Personal Tech01 May 2025 | 60
X marks the drop for European users Xitter sheds EU users. Musk's Grok suggests 'misinformation, hate speech, and a perceived decline in content moderation' to blame Personal Tech01 May 2025 | 47
Samsung customers buying now to avoid future tariffs – and may slow purchases once they arrive Datacenter build slowdown hurt storage sales but Korean giant sees bit barn rebound Systems01 May 2025 | 2
Cook'd: Judge says Apple lied to court in Epic case, asks Feds to mull criminal charges CEO, senior execs ‘at every turn chose the most anti-competitive option’ Personal Tech01 May 2025 | 47
Brewhaha: Turns out machines can't replace people, Starbucks finds Caffeine addicts evidently not thrilled to see cafes become walk-in vending machines Personal Tech30 Apr 2025 | 160
Your graphics card's so fat, it's got its own gravity alert Asus implements droop detector for PCIe slots as GPUs now so heavy they risk toppling out Personal Tech30 Apr 2025 | 87
Does UK's Online Safety Act cover misinformation? Well, that depends Minister, platform providers disagree on whether law would have helped avoid last summer's riots Public Sector30 Apr 2025 | 75
Chinese carmaker Chery using DeepSeek-driven humanoid robots as showroom sales staff And of course – sigh – they look like women with long blonde hair AI + ML30 Apr 2025 | 38
Trump admin freaks out over mere suggestion Amazon was going to show tariff impact on prices World War Fee Revealing import taxes would be 'hostile and political' to Dear Leader Personal Tech30 Apr 2025 | 231
Meta bets you want a sprinkle of social in your chatbot Sharing is caring when your entire business is built on it AI + ML29 Apr 2025 | 3
TAKE IT DOWN Act? Yes, take the act down before it's too late for online speech Good intentions, terrible wording – and Trump can't wait to use it because 'nobody gets treated worse than I do' Personal Tech29 Apr 2025 | 49
Windows profanity filter finally gets a ******* off switch No more asterisks. Voice typing now reflects the true spirit of your rage OSes28 Apr 2025 | 37
Elon Musk's X revenues in the UK crashed in 2023, down 66% Latest profit and loss accounts carry scars of ad spending exodus, but things improving. Maybe not everywhere though Personal Tech28 Apr 2025 | 94
Windows isn't an OS, it's a bad habit that wants to become an addiction Opinion Think that next refresh is going to get better? The first step to freedom is admitting there's a problem OSes28 Apr 2025 | 177
Google goes cold on Europe: Stops making smart thermostats for continental conditions And just-about bricks some of its older models everywhere Personal Tech28 Apr 2025 | 133
Toyota picks Huawei’s Android-killer HarmonyOS for its Chinese electric sedan Asia In Brief PLUS: Korea's SK Telecom replacing SIMs after attack; India automates satellite docking; China greens its datacenters; and more Personal Tech28 Apr 2025 | 6
UK bans game controller exports to Russia in bid to ground drone attacks Moscow likely to respawn elsewhere Edge + IoT26 Apr 2025 | 49
Assassin's Creed maker faces GDPR complaint for forcing single-player gamers online Collecting data from solo players is a Far Cry from being necessary, says noyb Security24 Apr 2025 | 38
Decades-old bug in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas finally shows itself Something broke on Windows 11 24H2, but dev who discovered it tells El Reg this time Microsoft's not to blame OSes24 Apr 2025 | 23
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 | 25
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 | 11
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 | 54
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 | 10
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 | 183
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 | 28
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 | 40
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