Google pushes fake abortion clinic ads to lower-income women, report says At least those who live in Phoenix and Atlanta Personal Tech08 Feb 2023 | 15
FTC backs down over Meta's acquisition of VR biz Within Meta said it plans to close deal soon Personal Tech08 Feb 2023 |
US stalkerware developer fined $410,000 and ordered to modify apps so they reveal spying Creepy developer offers evasive apps that track victims, crack their cloud storage, enable harassment and worse Personal Tech07 Feb 2023 | 12
Dell planning job cuts as PC demand jumps off a cliff Memo tells staff freeze on hiring and travel expenses are no longer enough Personal Tech06 Feb 2023 | 7
Wikimedia Foundation confirms, and bemoans, Pakistan ban Dear government, this thing is written by volunteers. Take it up with them. Also: shouldn't you know this already ? Personal Tech06 Feb 2023 | 33
Musk, Tesla win securities fraud battle over that 'funding secured' tweet 'Wisdom of the people has prevailed' SpaceX supremo beams Personal Tech04 Feb 2023 | 35
Activision-Blizzard pays $35m to send SEC away, Microsoft merger still in doubt Allegations of stifled whistleblowing and disclosure failures end with no admission of guilt, as usual Personal Tech03 Feb 2023 | 4
As Apple sales slide, Tim Cook says fanbois will tolerate higher iPhone prices As for Macs, CEO admits PC industry is shrinking Personal Tech03 Feb 2023 | 35
Hi, Pakistan? You do know anyone can edit Wikipedia, right? You don't have to ask Telecoms authority has 'degraded' access and threatened total ban while it waits for 'blasphemous' content to be removed Personal Tech03 Feb 2023 | 42
Meta, which pays for web scraping, sues to stop web scraping Social ad behemoth insists what it does it okay ... and what others do is not Personal Tech02 Feb 2023 | 21
FTC prescribes GoodRx a $1.5m pill after 'sharing health info' with web giants Facebook, Google, Twilio had a look-see of that data, we're told Personal Tech02 Feb 2023 | 8
Should Google location data be a tool for cops? Updated ACLU, EFF, public defenders say that's a hard no Personal Tech02 Feb 2023 | 56
Bankruptcy probe: Celsius cheated investors 'from the start' If it walks like a Ponzi, quacks like a Ponzi, guess what it is? Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 20
200MP smartphone and first premium PC spearhead Samsung's pro push Updated Galaxies dive into Apple territory Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 32
French lawmakers say oui to Olympic video surveillance, but non for faces Pas le visage, merci Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 16
Landlord favorite Twitter sued for allegedly not paying rent on Market Square HQ Genius move: You can't lose money if you don't pay your bills Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 26
Any iPad is foldable if you try hard enough but Apple guru says a hinged one is coming Cupertino commentators split over foldable fondleslab predictions Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 14
Sweating the assets: Techies hold onto PCs, phones for longer than ever Discounts coming to clear inventory as device makers hit by inflation, interest rates, conflict in Ukraine Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 66
Samsung profits and sales slump, hopes for a jump start from cars Record income for foundry business offers sole bright spot Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 1
UK spy agency violated Snooper's Charter with 'unlawful' data retention Turns out even MI5 has to comply with retention rules Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 38
Mozilla, like Google, is looking ahead to the end of Apple's WebKit rule Updated Work on a Gecko-based version of Firefox for iOS is underway, again
Surprise! China's top Android phones collect way more info Best to revisit that plan to bring home a cheap OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, or Realme handset from your holiday
Take the morning off because Outlook has already We're down to Microsoft 364 again by first week of February
Warning: Microsoft Teams Free (classic) will be gone in 2 months You may have already known this... but did you know you'll lose data migration unless you switch to paid?
Here's a list of proxy IPs to help block KillNet's DDoS bots Put pro-Putin bots on the do not call list
Power grid worries force Amazon to run Oregon datacenters using fuel cells And not the green hydrogen kind
Google unleashes fightback against ChatGPT, a Bard by any other name Competition for AI-powered search between Microsoft and Google heats up
China’s Baidu reveals generative AI chatbot based on language model bigger than GPT-3 Probably bilingual bot will be called ERNIE outside China, Wenxin Yiyan within
Phone the rich: Premium handsets sole survivors of slump in India, China Market shifts from volume-driven to value-driven Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 3
Former Facebooker alleges Meta drained users' batteries to test apps You are the product Personal Tech30 Jan 2023 | 47
New York again mulls letting people pay the state in crypto Ah, the 2020s, in which we fund public roads and schools with Dogecoin Personal Tech30 Jan 2023 | 17
Shag pile PC earned techies a carpeting from HR Who, Me? Thankfully a veep with a sense of humor pulled the rug out Personal Tech30 Jan 2023 | 47
Oh, 07734! Internet Archive debuts vintage calculator emulator MAME adapted to bring your favorite TI and HP graphing machines back to life Personal Tech30 Jan 2023 | 46
Apple sued for promising privacy, failing at it What's allowed for Cupertino is verboten for everyone else Personal Tech28 Jan 2023 | 38
Home Depot sent my email, details of stuff I bought to Meta, customer complains DIY store didn't get 'valid consent,' says Canada's regulator Personal Tech27 Jan 2023 | 69
AWS, Microsoft, Google among businesses owed money after FTX collapse Join the queue, eh? Personal Tech27 Jan 2023 | 5
Musk: Tesla's doing great. I mean, have you seen my Twitter follower count? Elon conflates 'popularity' on unrelated platform with successful year for EV maker Personal Tech26 Jan 2023 | 60
Smart ovens do really dumb stuff to check for Wi-Fi Pinging search services in the US, China, Russia perhaps not ideal for privacy Personal Tech26 Jan 2023 | 165
Amazon warehouse workers 'make history' with first official UK strike GMB union demands 45% pay rise as members struggle with cost of living Personal Tech25 Jan 2023 | 56
Break up Google now, says US govt in ad monopoly lawsuit I'm feeling yucky Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 18
Germany probes PayPal over cartel claims Bundeskartellamt already had a bite at FAANG firms, now former Musk co is starting to look appetizing Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 1
Apple wants a quarter of its products manufactured in India, claims minister Take that, China Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 12
Chinese mobe-makers play a long game with homebrew chips Modest, low-volume chips will pay off over time, apparently Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 14
Microsoft’s mixed reality dream meets harsh reality of job cuts Updated Just so, so much enthusiasm for Second Life 2.0 right now Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 8
Hundreds of Spotify staff stream out the door in latest layoffs CEO Ek admits he never stopped to consider whether pandemic boom was temporary Personal Tech23 Jan 2023 | 19
Twitter stiffed us on $2m bill, claim consultants in lawsuit These are the litigation specialists hired to get Musk to acquire the platform Personal Tech23 Jan 2023 | 30
Apple releases Lisa source code on landmark machine's 40th birthday Retro Tech Week 26 megabytes of history are yours for the downloading Personal Tech21 Jan 2023 | 52
As wafer demand dries up, foundry revenues head for a cliff, we all celebrate Some potential good news for those unhappy with pandemic-era lead times, prices Personal Tech20 Jan 2023 | 11
Tales from four decades in the Sinclair aftermarket: Parts, upgrades and party tricks Retro Tech Week RWAP Software owner Rich Mellor talks ZX81 sound cards and linking USB printers to parallel ports Personal Tech20 Jan 2023 | 15
Netflix changes CEO-sharing arrangement, teases paid password-sharing Reed Hastings steps down as joint boss to become board chair Personal Tech20 Jan 2023 | 29
Hey, online pharmacies: Quit spreading around everyone's data already Google says don't worry, EFF warns of 'potentially horrific outcome' Personal Tech20 Jan 2023 | 20
Activision prevails as court tosses 'frat house' culture lawsuit Investors use up all their continues, game over Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 4
Warehouse safety citations could cost Amazon seconds in revenue That'll definitely teach them to look out for their workers Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 7
Time to buy a phone as shops use discounts to clear out inventories More stock is NOT wanted as shipments plunge to lowest point in decade, Apple floats to top Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 52
Like Uber, but for China: Beijing creates state-owned meta rideshare service Private services smeared for 'disorderly expansion and data security problems' Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 6
FTX audit finds $415m in crypto mysteriously vanished Meanwhile SBF proclaims he's both innocent and solvent Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 43
As if Elon didn't have enough problems – Twitter sued over leaky servers Damages and security improvements? Or maybe settle for a neon bird light Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 5
Seriously, what's with FBI, DEA vacuuming up people's money transfer records? Warrantless surveillance branded illegal, said to unfairly target the poor, immigrants, minorities Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 3
UK Online Safety law threatens Big Tech bosses with jail Two years in the clink proposed for not thinking of the children Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 85
Oh, WoW: Chinese gamers to be cut off from Blizzard games next week Contractual mess has players wondering if preserving progress in Warcraft, Overwatch, and StarCraft will be possible Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 7
You can't handle the truth! Indian government suggests its own fact checkers judge what's right on social media Classy: slips obviously conflicted idea in alongside changed gaming rules on last day of consultation period Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 2
Shot down: Google's grand fancy plan for pro-privacy targeted ads W3C's techies have a few choice words for the Chocolate Factory Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 22
What's called Grogu but isn't that cute? Google's leaked answer to Apple AirTags Rumored product looks like part of a larger effort to compete with Cupertino's Find My network Personal Tech17 Jan 2023 | 13
Wyoming's would-be ban on sale of electric vehicles veers off road Like crude oil and water, cowboys and EVs don't mix Personal Tech17 Jan 2023 | 143
Nice smart device – how long does it get software updates? Though a household appliance should have a useful lifetime of 5-10 years, vendor support tends to be shorter... much shorter Personal Tech16 Jan 2023 | 208
Asia rules the mobile world: more users, more often, generating more cash Chinese developers are cashing in as the region buys in to TikTok and games Personal Tech16 Jan 2023 | 2
Apple just cut Tim Cook's pay by 40%. How ever will he get by on that $50m? Something something shareholders unhappy with the heft of CEO's package Personal Tech13 Jan 2023 | 34
Self-driving car computers may be 'as bad' for emissions as datacenters Oh, great – another source of carbon fumes we forgot to factor in Personal Tech13 Jan 2023 | 79
Half of environmental claims about products are full of crap, says EU Draft paper calls out businesses for vagueness Personal Tech13 Jan 2023 | 40
US blocks $400m Army HoloLens orders, Microsoft left with a tenth for R&D Nausea and headaches do not a fit fighting force make, so back to the lab for version 1.2 Personal Tech12 Jan 2023 | 6
What goes up must come down: Logitech sales tumble amid PC slump CEO 'disappointed' by prelim top and bottom lines for latest full quarter Personal Tech12 Jan 2023 | 22
Flaming USB battery halts flight from Taiwan to Singapore And that’s why aviation authorities don’t allow power banks in checked luggage Personal Tech12 Jan 2023 | 32
PC sales slump to pre-pandemic level in Q4. 'Boom' is over, says IDC Vendors lower prices to stimulate demand but inflation, fears of recession trump discounts Personal Tech11 Jan 2023 | 8
Second-hand and refurbished phone market takes flight amid inflation hike Who needs shiny new blowers when there's bills to pay and kids to feed? Answer: fewer and fewer folk Personal Tech10 Jan 2023 | 40
I spy with my little Pi: Upgraded cameras for single board computer Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 adds autofocus and wider field of view Personal Tech10 Jan 2023 | 13
Sourcehut to shun Google's Go Module Mirror over greed Code hosting service fed up with excessive bandwidth consumption Personal Tech10 Jan 2023 | 5
US schools sue Meta, Google and friends over 'youth mental health crisis' Updated Social media as public nuisance? Seattle may be on to something Personal Tech10 Jan 2023 | 50
Chinese Tesla owners protest another round of price cuts Models 3 and Y are up to 24% cheaper than last year, and buyers said to want compensation Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 29
Texts from your dog and brain-free astronomy: The best of the rest from CES CES Is that a Google Home in your toilet? Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 29
John Deere signs right to repair agreement with US ag lobbyists Holy cow! Memorandum of Understanding to give farmers access to 'diagnostic tools' and documentation Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 26
Disruptive innovation's like a party. It's always happening elsewhere Opinion Citation needed? Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 13
Tributes flow as Creative CEO Sim Wong Hoo - the mind behind Sound Blaster - passes aged 68 Asia In Brief PLUS Tesla China price cuts spark protests; Japan boosts cyber-defences; Google can’t overturn Indian fine Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 33
CES Worst in Show slams gummi gouging, money-wasting mugs, and other dubious kit Technology has the potential to make life better. This isn't it. Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 116
Qualcomm, Bullitt unveil satellite messaging for phones at CES CES In trouble somewhere remote with patchy cell coverage but able to see the sky? You can text for help Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 10
India partners with private company to sell ads to commuters via railway Wi-Fi Dangerous without a data protection law in place, says rights org Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 4
Oh, no: The electric cars at CES are getting all emotional Not all of these concepts will end in tires Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 102
Lenovo adds rugged ThinkPhone to appeal to ThinkPad users CES Gorilla Glass-plated Android gadget for the biz crowd but it won't be cheap... Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 8
From execs to factory products, Tesla's China unit is gaining prominence Country boss now second in command, general manager vows to take 'Made in China' overseas... like everything else? Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 4
More pre-Musk Twitter 1.0 execs leave the building Last one out turn off the lights Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 25
Next-gen Qi2 wireless charging spec seeded by Apple CES iBiz's MagSafe charging tech forms the foundation of the Qi2 movement Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 26
Forget the climate: Steep prices the biggest reason EV sales aren't higher Consumers around the world want to go electric, says Deloitte, but sticker shock is keeping them at bay Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 312
FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty on eight charges $32 billion cryptocurrency failure on the dock Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 31
Patients wrongly told they've got cancer in SMS snafu We wish you a very merry chemo and a happy new year Personal Tech03 Jan 2023 | 57
Tesla misses Q4 delivery expectations as stock keeps sliding How many more straws can you fit on an electric car company's back? Personal Tech03 Jan 2023 | 30
Riding in Sidecar: How to get a Psion online in 2023 Using a gigahertz-class computer to get an 36MHz computer onto the internet – or even just printing Personal Tech03 Jan 2023 | 53
Citizen Coder? Happiness Concierge? Here come 2023's business cards Opinion A pose by any other name would pay as sweet Personal Tech03 Jan 2023 | 66
Computing's big question for 2023: How many more questions can we endure? The answers aren't much fun either Personal Tech31 Dec 2022 | 77
Nvidia revives canceled RTX 4080 as 'new' 12GB RTX 4070 TI Hopefully it comes with a 'new' competitive price, too Personal Tech30 Dec 2022 | 25
New York gets right-to-repair law – after some industry-friendly repairs to the rules Video We can already imagine Louis R's reaction Personal Tech30 Dec 2022 | 54
India sets USB-C charging deadline for smartphones We'll have what Europe's having Personal Tech29 Dec 2022 | 46
$69b Activision deal totally helps gamers and saves them money, says Microsoft Xbox maker responds to US regulator's lawsuit to block the acquisition Personal Tech23 Dec 2022 | 37
By 2026, total AR/VR goggle sales will trail a single quarter of current tablet shipments But will be bigger than gaming consoles, so maybe this metaverse thing has legs Personal Tech22 Dec 2022 | 26
Video game players sue to frag Microsoft-Activision merger Redmond accused of monopolising a market! How shocking Personal Tech21 Dec 2022 | 9
Pine64 takes another shot at an open tablet after chip shortages killed first PineTab Updates for multiple devices including PinePhone Pro and keyboard incoming Personal Tech21 Dec 2022 | 15
Don’t expect a Raspberry Pi 5 in 2023, says Raspboss Eben Upton The team needs a year to recover and figure out how not to stress supply chains before planning an upgrade Personal Tech21 Dec 2022 | 48
Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO: Help us pick his replacement Poll Will stay on as boss of servers and software – the fun bits, in other words Personal Tech21 Dec 2022 | 205
US postal service electrifyies its next-gen delivery fleet Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor lack of gas will stay these NGDVs from carbon-free completion of their appointed rounds Personal Tech20 Dec 2022 | 31
Prime suspect: Amazon to loosen logistics and delivery from EU retail Bold move, Cotton. Let's see how that plays out for them Personal Tech20 Dec 2022 | 10