Yelp sues Texas for right to publish actual accurate abortion info So much for that free speech, huh? Personal Tech28 Sep 2023 | 67
Authors Guild sues OpenAI for using Game of Thrones and other novels to train ChatGPT Class action alleges pirated novels were fed into binary brainbox AI + ML21 Sep 2023 | 54
China kind-of-mostly denies it’s banned iPhones from use in government Security is important, so is fair trade, says Foreign Ministry Personal Tech14 Sep 2023 | 5
Watchdog urges change of HART: Late, expensive US biometric ID under fire Homeland Security told to mind costs, fix up privacy controls Security13 Sep 2023 | 3
When does tackling pandemic misinfo become censorship? US courts argue it out Analysis On one hand, it's private-public cooperation. On the other, it's heavy-handed state intervention. We take a look at this important unfolding case Personal Tech12 Sep 2023 | 125
SK hynix says no Huawei its memory should be in Chinese wonder-phone The Mate 60 Pro keeps making waves – this time worrying Korean chipmaker Legal08 Sep 2023 | 21
India warns ecommerce 'basket sneaks' and 'confirm shamers' their days are numbered Amazon, Google, and Meta helped it to draft guidelines on preventing 'dark patterns' Software08 Sep 2023 | 19
DXC Technology named as participant in bid-rigging cartel Agreed bid prices in advance with local rival for work in Australian mining camps Legal07 Sep 2023 | 3
China's top RISC-V players form patent alliance UPDATED Industry alliance confirms purpose of pact is 'to create an ecosystem of patent non-litigation' Systems31 Aug 2023 |
After years of fighting Right to Repair, Apple U-turns-ish in California 'It feels like the Berlin Wall of tech repair monopolies is starting to crumble, brick by brick' Personal Tech24 Aug 2023 | 27
Now NetApp sued by its own veep over claims of broken sales commission promises I was screwed out my cut, alleges exec in fraud, discrimination lawsuit Storage23 Aug 2023 | 11
Google 'wiretapped' tax websites with visitor traffic trackers, lawsuit claims And this wiretap, is it in the room with us right now? Personal Tech18 Aug 2023 | 54
Western Digital sued over claims of data-trashing SanDisk, My Passport SSDs Drives are anything but solid, allegedly Storage17 Aug 2023 | 62
South Korea 'puts the brakes' on Google's app store dominance Starts monitoring developer deals after first slapping the G-force with substantial fine Personal Tech16 Aug 2023 | 6
Internet Archive sued by record labels as battle with book publishers intensifies Music copyright bomb hits just as other court conflict leads to lending limits Personal Tech14 Aug 2023 | 55
Dell fined $6.5M for 'error in pricing process' down under Blunder made bundled monitors more expensive than standalone purchases Personal Tech14 Aug 2023 | 1
FTX crypto-clown Sam Bankman-Fried couldn't even do house arrest. Now he's in jail Feds argue leaks to press amount to witness tampering Cyber-crime11 Aug 2023 | 36
Lawsuit: We've got the stats to prove Twitter ax fell unfairly on older, female engineers Seven ex-tweeps bring the receipts, as the kids say Personal Tech10 Aug 2023 | 76
Cops cuff pregnant woman for carjacking after facial recog gets it wrong, again Not-so smart tech, or officers, it seems AI + ML08 Aug 2023 | 86
Couple admit they laundered $4B in stolen Bitcoins after Bitfinex super-heist A man, a plan, and Razzlekhan fought the law – and the law won Cyber-crime04 Aug 2023 | 36
China floats strict screentime limits and content crimps for kids +Comment Two hours a day maximum and a guarantee of no nasties - parents everywhere might just welcome the Communist approach to this issue Personal Tech03 Aug 2023 | 33
Twitter sues Brit non-profit, claims hate-speech reports scared off advertisers Updated Are we out of touch? No, it's the campaigners who are wrong Personal Tech01 Aug 2023 | 106
Avaya reseller pleads guilty to role in $88m licensing scam Comms vendor's employee allegedly generated bogus licences and hijacked sysadmin accounts to make more Software31 Jul 2023 | 4
A federal watchdog to police Big Tech? Yeah, that'll do the trick, senators... Sorry, FTC, didn't mean to step on you like that Personal Tech27 Jul 2023 | 9
TETRA radio comms used by emergency heroes easily cracked, say experts Updated If it looks like a backdoor, walks like a backdoor, maybe it's ... export control Research24 Jul 2023 | 60
China sets AI rules that protect IP, people, the planet, and The Party Brainboxes will need a license, but their makers may get to share digital public goods AI + ML14 Jul 2023 | 13
Feds want to see what ChatGPT's content is made of That bot ain't ruining people's reputation or trampling their privacy, right? Right? AI + ML13 Jul 2023 | 14
Tax prep firms 'recklessly shared' your data with Google and Meta – senators Lawmakers, yet to pass a national privacy law, demand action on money Personal Tech12 Jul 2023 | 20
You're too dumb to use click-to-cancel, Big Biz says with straight face Making it easy to exit subscriptions will just baffle everyone, FTC told Personal Tech12 Jul 2023 | 93
After Meta hands over DMs, mom pleads guilty to giving daughter abortion pills Facebook messages, obtained via valid warrant, help make case against women Personal Tech11 Jul 2023 | 62
China ends crackdown on web giants with colossal fines for Ant Group, Tencent Alibaba's valuation of its fintech outfit now way below numbers touted ahead of cancelled 2020 IPO Networks10 Jul 2023 | 1
Let's take a look at those US Supreme Court decisions and how they will affect tech Analysis Rulings on affirmative action and free speech may not play nicely with diversity initiatives Personal Tech08 Jul 2023 | 115
UK's proposed alt.GDPR will turn Britain into a 'test lab' for data harvesting EU citizens' info could be at risk over new rules Personal Tech06 Jul 2023 | 164
US authorities warn on China's new counter-espionage law Almost anything you download from China could be considered spying, but at least one analyst isn't worried Security03 Jul 2023 | 12
H-1B fraud consultancies grow, with application abuse openly discussed online In depth How do you solve a problem like a visa? How do you catch a fraud and bring it down? On-Prem01 Jul 2023 | 33
Microsoft and GitHub are still trying to derail Copilot code copyright legal fight And so far, they might succeed: Where's the smoking gun? AI + ML01 Jul 2023 | 66
Google accused of ripping off advertisers with video ads no one saw. Now, the expert view Analysis Web giant also hits back ... right as YouTube steps up war on advert blockers Personal Tech29 Jun 2023 | 82
Microsoft, OpenAI sued for $3B after allegedly trampling privacy with ChatGPT Where did they get the idea this bot was potentially spitting out personal info? Oh, from The Register AI + ML28 Jun 2023 | 24
Supreme Court says Genius' song lyric copying claim against Google wasn't smart Website can't use state contract law to police copyrights it doesn't own Personal Tech26 Jun 2023 | 47
Europe seeks to punish Putin's infowar pals with bans on Russian tech firms Also slaps Chinese backdoor entities shipping forbidden tech to Moscow Legal26 Jun 2023 | 10
Google accused of urging Android devs to mislabel apps to get forbidden kids ad data Getting around the rules was as simple as not declaring software was 'intended for children', lawsuit states Personal Tech23 Jun 2023 | 8
Lawyers who cited fake cases hallucinated by ChatGPT must pay Judge sanctions attorneys for failed reality check AI + ML22 Jun 2023 | 98
'We hate what you’ve done with the place – especially the hate' Australia tells Twitter Issues official 'please explain why your moderation is rubbish' notice backed by big fines Legal22 Jun 2023 | 101
Restaurant hired 'priest' to extract workplace confessions from staff With now $150K to pay out, that's what we call fine dining Bootnotes21 Jun 2023 | 38
No-no cop: Illinois bans drones from using facial recognition or weapons But police are allowed to fly them for 'public safety' missions AI + ML17 Jun 2023 | 29
Megaupload programmers cop a plea in New Zealand to avoid extradition Kim Dotcom still fighting decade-long battle to avoid being shipped to US over copyright abuse Legal16 Jun 2023 | 15
Florida man insists he didn't violate the law by keeping Top Secret docs Populist politician pleads not guilty at Miami arraignment Security14 Jun 2023 | 449
GitHub accused of varying Copilot output to avoid copyright allegations Copilot code-cloning case clarifies claims AI + ML09 Jun 2023 | 53
Elon Musk hit with insider trading claims over his Dogecoin crypto-hype Claim: Billionaire banked big bread boosting bizarro-bucks Personal Tech02 Jun 2023 | 22
Laid-off 60-year-old Kyndryl exec says he was told IT giant wanted 'new blood' As spinoff quietly erases claim that average age in mainframe group was 35 On-Prem02 Jun 2023 | 54
Feds, you'll need a warrant for that cellphone border search Here's a story with a twist Security31 May 2023 | 50
Texas judge demands lawyers declare AI-generated docs After that New York case in which attorney cited ChatGPT-hallucinated proceedings as real AI + ML31 May 2023 | 19
Australia fines tech companies for exploiting foreign tech workers Everything down under wants to either kill you, or underpay you Legal31 May 2023 | 29
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund regrets investment in crypto-villain FTX No fault found, but execs responsible punished with reduced compensation Software30 May 2023 | 9
India set to regulate AI, Big Tech, with sweeping Digital Act Big semiconductor R&D strategy in the works, too Legal26 May 2023 |
Minnesota governor OKs broad right-to-repair tech law Walz's war on walls stopping us from fixing our own stuff Personal Tech25 May 2023 | 17
PyPI subpoenaed: US govt demands data on developers Python package packhouse ponders privacy position Devops25 May 2023 | 9
Leaked Kyndryl files show 55 was average age of laid-off US workers Special report As one ousted staffer claims the IBM spin-off is in disarray On-Prem24 May 2023 | 53
Supreme Court leaves warrantless camera surveillance an open book Can police just set up CCTV and press record? In some places, yes Personal Tech24 May 2023 | 9
Social media may harm kids. US Surgeon General says so That's a warning and not permission, in case you were wondering Personal Tech23 May 2023 | 19
Amazon a prime target of warehouse law protecting bathroom breaks Glad these lawmakers didn't bottle it On-Prem18 May 2023 | 31
Remember those millions of fake net neutrality comments? Fallout continues Trio of digital marketing firms cough up $600K to make astroturfing brouhaha just go away Networks15 May 2023 | 33