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
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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
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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
GitHub claims source code search engine is a game changer
When grep isn't good enough, try Blackbird
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
Embarrassment as US cyber ambassador's Twitter account is hacked
'Perils of the job' we're told
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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
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