Revenge for being fired is best served profitably On Call Why yes, I will help you again – for a price Personal Tech04 Oct 2024 | 48
John Deere accused of being full of manure with its right-to-repair promises Tractor maker has only turned over shoddy tools, half-baked info, may be breaking the law, says senator Personal Tech03 Oct 2024 | 38
It's true, social media moderators do go after conservatives Because they're most likely to share crappy misinformation online Personal Tech03 Oct 2024 | 185
Bank of America app glitch zeroes out people's balances Updated Unidentified tech issues now resolved Personal Tech02 Oct 2024 | 37
Tesla trounces shareholders who alleged Autopilot was all share-pumping lies It's easy being Elon AI + ML02 Oct 2024 | 37
Microsoft throws in the towel on HoloLens 2 Five years of mixed reality – now just mixed feelings Personal Tech02 Oct 2024 | 41
Fire halts production at Indian iPhone factory Tata was about to double the workforce at the plant Personal Tech01 Oct 2024 | 4
Brazilian court sprays Musk's X with more fines for returning after ban A very expensive 2 days in September for the blocked social media platform Personal Tech30 Sep 2024 | 20
FTC sues five AI outfits – and one case in particular raises questions From allegations of lying about capabilities to fake reviews. Plus: Biden AI robocaller finally fined $6M AI + ML26 Sep 2024 | 16
Apple ropes off at least 4 GB of iPhone storage to house AI Better or worse than a surprise U2 album? AI + ML25 Sep 2024 | 37
Samsung and pals Hyundai, Kia team for software-defined cars, IoT integration Turn on home aircon and maybe peer inside the fridge or oven – all from behind the wheel Personal Tech25 Sep 2024 | 30
Elon's latest X-periment: Blocked users can still stalk your public tweets 'High time this happened' says Musk Personal Tech24 Sep 2024 | 35
Post-IPO Raspberry Pi results in: So you can make money in tech without added AI The little computer-that-could benefits as supply chain eases Personal Tech24 Sep 2024 | 13
Telegram will now hand over IP addresses, phone numbers of suspects to cops Maybe a spell in a French cell changed Durov's mind Personal Tech23 Sep 2024 | 36
iPhone 16 dubbed Apple's most repairable model in years A low bar, for sure, but a move in the right direction Personal Tech23 Sep 2024 | 15
AI to power the corporate Windows 11 refresh? Nobody's buying that Opinion Microsoft should look to Apple for lessons in flogging dead horses Personal Tech23 Sep 2024 | 67
The mystery of the rogue HP calculator: 12C or not 12C? That is the question Brazilian model flummoxes calc fans Personal Tech21 Sep 2024 | 82
There’s no way Qualcomm is buying Intel as is Comment Is this from the same gossips who were wrong about Altera and Mobileye or the DoJ subpoenaing Nvidia? Personal Tech21 Sep 2024 | 22
Green recycling goals? Pending EU directive could hammer used mobile market Bloc's USB-C rules forecast to disrupt supply, barring 8 million imported phones from reaching Europe's ports Personal Tech20 Sep 2024 | 95
No way? Big Tech's 'lucrative surveillance' of everyone is terrible for privacy, freedom Says Lina Khan in latest push to rein in Meta, Google, Amazon and pals Personal Tech19 Sep 2024 | 26
Cloudflare beats patent troll so badly it basically gives up Networking giant pockets $225K, foe promises to stop suing and abandons IP
Saying goodbye to the tech dreams Microsoft abandoned with Windows 11 24H2 Is that a Mixed Reality headset, or just a complicated paperweight? Oh and farewell WordPad
Harvard duo hacks Meta Ray-Bans to dox strangers on sight in seconds 'You can build this in a few days – even as a very naïve developer'
About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum
Revenge for being fired is best served profitably On Call Why yes, I will help you again – for a price
Busybox 1.37 is tiny but capable, the way we like Linux tools to be Self-proclaimed Swiss Army knife of embedded Linux moves slow and fixes things in latest release
Apple fixes bug that let VoiceOver shout your passwords Not a great look when the iGiant just launched its first password manager
If you're excited by that $1.5B Michigan nuke plant revival, bear in mind it's definitely a fixer-upper Analysis Activists, ex-insider sound the alarm as operator says all is under control
John Deere accused of being full of manure with its right-to-repair promises Tractor maker has only turned over shoddy tools, half-baked info, may be breaking the law, says senator
Europe to force Apple to help rivals connect to iOS, iPadOS Fail to comply may cost up to 10% of annual revenue Software19 Sep 2024 | 32
LinkedIn started harvesting people's posts for training AI without asking for opt-in Updated Opt out if you don't like it – EU and a few others, including now the UK, excepted AI + ML19 Sep 2024 | 89
Google dodges €1.5B EU ads antitrust fine after appeal win Qualcomm, on the other hand, wasn’t so lucky Personal Tech18 Sep 2024 | 13
Deja blues... LockBit boasts once again of ransoming IRS-authorized eFile.com Add 'ransomware' to the list of certainties in life? Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 1
IBM scores $45M zinger from Zynga in patent wringer Big Blue’s Prodigy from the 1980s comes back to haunt FarmVille giant Applications17 Sep 2024 | 12
Biden tackles trade loophole used by cheap Chinese e-tailers Removing de minimis exemption could stymie Beijing’s plans to grow its cyber-bazaar abroad Personal Tech16 Sep 2024 | 22
Meta back at it, harvesting Britons' public Facebook, Insta feeds for AI training I wanna know 🎵 What you're feeling 🎵 Tell me what's on your mind Personal Tech14 Sep 2024 | 33
Apple AirPods Pro 2 can be sold as hearing aids, says FDA You gotta admit, that speaks volumes for Cupertino Personal Tech13 Sep 2024 | 85
Feeld dating app's security too open-minded as private data swings into public view No love for months-long wait to fix this, either Research13 Sep 2024 | 7
Win 11 refreshes delayed, say PC makers – and here's why Oh and about those AI computers... analysts reckon there are still no killer apps or convincing use cases Personal Tech13 Sep 2024 | 88
UK elevates datacenters to critical national infrastructure status Dedicated support to be assembled to prevent cyberattacks, IT outages, and bad weather from affecting availability On-Prem12 Sep 2024 | 16
If HDMI screen rips aren't good enough for you pirates, DeCENC is another way to beat web video DRM Academically interesting technique for poking holes in paywalled tech specs Research12 Sep 2024 | 36
Pokémon GO was an intelligence tool, claims Belarus military official Augmented reality meets warped reality Personal Tech12 Sep 2024 | 36
Samsung faces strikes in India, amid reports of global layoffs Union alleges work conditions are like solitary confinement and violence is common at Tamil Nadu plant Legal12 Sep 2024 | 1
Wanna watch a movie? Sure! Lemme just park the lounge room Foxcon and Sharp imagine a sofa and television in a connected electric van Personal Tech11 Sep 2024 | 10
The future everyone wanted – in-car ads tailored to your journey and passengers Correction, no one wanted – well, except perhaps these patent filers at Ford Personal Tech10 Sep 2024 | 88
Apple owes billions in back taxes over Ireland state aid rule break Final judgment handed down by Court of Justice of the European Union Personal Tech10 Sep 2024 | 146
Huawei debuts triple-folding Mate XT smartphone Asia In Brief Plus: 550MW more DCs for India; Australia poised to use decryption powers; Indonesia creates cyber warfare unit Personal Tech09 Sep 2024 | 9
What do Uber drivers make of Waymo? 'We are cooked' Feature Robotaxis, low pay may be end of the road for app cabbies in San Francisco AI + ML07 Sep 2024 | 159
FTC urged to stop tech makers downgrading devices after you've bought them Some brick devices they'd rather not support, kill apps that drive functions, or add post-sale subscriptions Personal Tech06 Sep 2024 | 174
Competition watchdog accuses Google of abusing ad dominance Provisional findings echo worries in the US and EC about the search giant's dominance Personal Tech06 Sep 2024 | 7
Of course the Internet Archive’s digital lending broke the law, appeals court says Sorry, no, you can’t just digitize, share copyrighted books without permission Personal Tech05 Sep 2024 | 93
If every PC is going to be an AI PC, they better be as good at all the things trad PCs can do Comment Microsoft's Copilot+ machines suck at one of computing's oldest use cases Channel05 Sep 2024 | 151
What is this computing industry anyway? The dawning era of 32-bit micros Part 3 And you may ask yourself, 'How do I work this?' And you may ask yourself, 'Where is that large computer?' Personal Tech04 Sep 2024 | 109
WHO-backed meta-study finds no evidence that cellphone radiation causes brain cancer The signal may not rot your mind, we can't say the same for the content Science04 Sep 2024 | 105
O2 punters lose cool over Google Pixel 9 delays Shipments held up following warehouse migration tech glitches, can't cancel orders either Personal Tech02 Sep 2024 | 19
EV sales hit speed bump as drivers unplug from the electric dream Cost of the hardware as well as range and lack of charging infrastructure to blame Personal Tech30 Aug 2024 | 363
Ex-Windows boss who tried to save the Start Menu now Shopify tech wizard Time to make e-commerce great again instead? Personal Tech29 Aug 2024 | 7
Sweet 16 and making mistakes: More of the computing industry's biggest fails Part 2: The 16-bit era As the hardware got more capable, the messes got more expensive Personal Tech29 Aug 2024 | 121
HP secures $50M CHIPS Act boost to adapt inkjet tech for life sciences Major funding backs printer giant's microfluidics work as market waits to see if regular printing revs recover Personal Tech28 Aug 2024 | 10
Missing Fujitsu PCs? It's back with a fresh lineup of 16 models Business left Europe last year, but remains ticking away Personal Tech28 Aug 2024 | 19
As the Apple Watch turns 10, disabled users demand real accessibility Opinion Forget wrist acrobatics, we need smarter wake word detection and on-device voice recognition Personal Tech28 Aug 2024 | 10
Where the computer industry went wrong – the early hits Part 1: The eight-bit era A personal collection of the memorable missteps and fumbles Personal Tech28 Aug 2024 | 215
Woman uses AirTags to nab alleged parcel-pinching scum Phew! Consumer-grade tracking devices are good for more than finding your keys and stalking Personal Tech28 Aug 2024 | 109
A last look at the Living Computers museum before collection heads to auction A guided tour of vintage hardware set to be scattered to the winds Personal Tech27 Aug 2024 | 37
Boom Supersonic takes baby steps toward breaking the sound barrier Twitchy roll resolved, landing gear works on one-third size demonstrator Personal Tech27 Aug 2024 | 68
Zuckerberg admits Biden administration pressured Meta to police COVID posts 'The government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it,' says Facebook founder Personal Tech27 Aug 2024 | 182
Netherlands fines Uber €290M for improper EU-US driver data transfers The ride-sharing provider insists it broke no rules during the three-year legal gap Off-Prem26 Aug 2024 | 17
Bargain-hunting boss saw his bonus go up in a puff of self-inflicted smoke Who, Me? Buying PCs off the gray market can (literally) blow up in your face Personal Tech26 Aug 2024 | 153
Telegram founder and CEO arrested in France Rumors swirl that lack of content moderation has angered authorities Personal Tech26 Aug 2024 | 194
Gamers who find Ryzen 9000s disappointingly slow are testing it wrong, says AMD Those using Windows 11, version 24H2, should see better speed Systems23 Aug 2024 | 37
Amazon antitrust case in Washington DC is resurrected DC appeals court reverses dismissal, finding enough evidence of anticompetitive behavior to proceed Personal Tech22 Aug 2024 | 2
Benign bug in iOS and iPadOS crashes gizmos with just four characters More of an Easter egg than a vuln, but a fun one to mess around with Personal Tech22 Aug 2024 | 28
HMD Skyline: The repairable Android that lets you go dumb in a smart way Nokia custodian makes efforts to help you fight fondleslab fixation Personal Tech22 Aug 2024 | 85
Microsoft closes Windows 11 upgrade loophole in latest Insider build Pretending you're a server won't stop the hardware police Personal Tech19 Aug 2024 | 57
Raspberry Pi 5 slims down for cut-price 2 GB RAM version Nobody really needs more than that, right? Personal Tech19 Aug 2024 | 76
Stargazing with the Beaverlab Finder TW2 Hands On Good for beginners, but a few missing features will annoy Personal Tech17 Aug 2024 | 55
Game not over: Epic brings Fortnite back to iOS in Europe, using its own app store But the cost of battling Apple and Google? A hefty $1B lost in revenue Software17 Aug 2024 | 27
Twitter must pay over half a million to unfairly dismissed Irish exec Remember the 'go hardcore or go home' email? Turns out: not super compatible with Irish employment law Personal Tech15 Aug 2024 | 153
Still waiting for a Pi 500 and wondering what do this summer? The team knows you want one, but in the meantime why not make one yourself? Personal Tech14 Aug 2024 | 54
Microsoft pushing, pushing, pushing Edge in Defender slammed as a 'dark pattern' Is it an ad? Or serious infosec advice? Personal Tech14 Aug 2024 | 59
Google brings more Gemini AI features to Android, saves the best for Pixel 9 Video And four more phones. Woo. Yay. Personal Tech13 Aug 2024 | 17
Apple is coming to take 30% cut of new Patreon subs on iOS You don't get to be the biggest business in the world by being nice Applications12 Aug 2024 | 100
Twitter's former chairman sues X over unpaid options Seeks $23 million in damages over Musk's alleged reluctance to pay his bills Personal Tech12 Aug 2024 | 31
Former YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, 56, succumbs to cancer A career and life so classically Silicon Valley Personal Tech12 Aug 2024 | 28
Raptor Lake microcode limits Intel chips to a mere 1.55 volts to prevent CPU destruction Is that a lot? Depends on the context. GHz, no. Voltage, yes Personal Tech09 Aug 2024 | 28
HP Inc loves China – but wants to reduce the risks it presents Amid reports that plenty of PC production will shift elsewhere, supply chain boss emphasizes agility Personal Tech09 Aug 2024 | 9
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 lands with (drum roll) RISC-V cores Beefier Arms next to RV rival CPUs, offering a glimpse of the future Personal Tech08 Aug 2024 | 35
Nokia goes from phones to drones with Swiss service rollout No pricing disclosed but plan allows users to order hands-off flights without operating any units Networks08 Aug 2024 | 3
Report: Tech misconceptions plague the IT world Just snapping the webcam shutter closed won't keep a user safe online Personal Tech08 Aug 2024 | 74
UK Royal Mint mining PCBs for precious metals in e-waste recovery effort There's gold in them thar boards Personal Tech08 Aug 2024 | 66
AMD’s latest desktop CPUs feature lower prices yet again as Intel readies a fightback Brand-new Ryzen 9000 processors are about 10% cheaper than their Ryzen 7000 counterparts Personal Tech07 Aug 2024 | 5
Under-fire Elon Musk urged to get a grip on X and reality – or resign Exclusive Chamber of Progress pens open letter pressing billionaire to behave better amid UK riots Personal Tech07 Aug 2024 | 378
Tesla recalls over 1.6M electric cars in China for faulty hood lock Across China and the US, more than 3.5 million cars have been recalled Personal Tech07 Aug 2024 | 37
Twitter tells advertisers to go fsck themselves, now sues them for fscking the fsck off Updated CEO claims 'illegal boycott' was attack on Musk's version of free speech Personal Tech06 Aug 2024 | 206
All y'all love AI, right? Get ready for Gemini in Nest cameras, Google Assistant And you're replacing Chromecast with TV Streamer? Great! That's a logical step for the evolving landscape of ... Personal Tech06 Aug 2024 | 14
EVs continue to grow but private buyers are steering clear, say motor trade figures Hybrids snap at heels of battery-only vehicles in UK, but petrol is still king... for now Personal Tech06 Aug 2024 | 221
Punkt MC02: As private, and pricey, as a Swiss bank account A de-Googled Android phone with extra security – and a subscription Personal Tech05 Aug 2024 | 35
Intel tacks two years onto Raptor Lake CPU warranty after voltage crash fiasco It’s starting to sink in for Chipzilla that it’s losing some credibility Personal Tech02 Aug 2024 | 8
Uncle Sam sues TikTok for 'extensive' data harvesting from millions of kids Remember that promise to be nice? You broke it, say prosecutors Personal Tech02 Aug 2024 | 30
First-time buyers, especially in China, help Apple to quarterly revenue record iPhone cash is a little off, but AI might just turn that around Personal Tech02 Aug 2024 | 4
Appeals court kicks fate of net neutrality in America further down the road Judges wonder out loud: If Congress wanted this, it would have passed a law, no? Networks02 Aug 2024 | 8
Bring the hammer down on Nvidia, US progressive and antitrust orgs urge the Feds Lobbyists would love for rumors of a monopoly probe into GPU goliath to become reality Personal Tech01 Aug 2024 | 11
Uber and China's BYD agree deal to roll out 100,000 EV fleet No timeline yet, but drivers beware: Plans include collaboration on autonomous-capable vehicles Personal Tech01 Aug 2024 | 32
Qualcomm bullish on AI, teases flagship platform coming in October Chip outfit boosted by Chinese market, but goals for smartphones, PCs are ambitious Personal Tech01 Aug 2024 | 3
Tesla that killed motorcyclist was in Full Self-Driving mode 28-year-old mowed down in US state where cars ordinarily aren't allowed to operate autonomously AI + ML31 Jul 2024 | 181
Samsung confirms Exynos 2500 chip as profit skyrockets on back of AI memory boom Strikes? What strikes? Personal Tech31 Jul 2024 | 1
Amazon, you will do a total recall of bad stuff sold through your site, watchdog barks E-super-souk isn't having any of it Personal Tech30 Jul 2024 | 92
Can't get Minecraft, MongoDB Cloud, others to work today? Blame that Azure outage Shut the Front Door! PaaS + IaaS30 Jul 2024 | 15
Meta to cough up $1.4B to end fight over 'unlawful' facial recognition of friends Everything's bigger in Texas – even the settlement deals AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 16