Moscow court fines Pinterest, Airbnb, Twitch, UPS for not storing data locally Data sovereignty is more important than Ukrainian sovereignty Legal30 Jun 2022 | 32
How can we make the VC world less pale and male, Congress wonders 'Combating tech bro culture' on the agenda this week for US House committee Legal29 Jun 2022 | 23
SpaceX: 5G expansion could kill US Starlink broadband It would be easier to take this complaint seriously if Elon wasn't so Elon Networks23 Jun 2022 | 39
DMCA can't be used to sidestep First Amendment, court rules Anonymous speech protections apply online too, and copyright can't diminish that Legal23 Jun 2022 | 19
Tesla lawsuit alleges unlawful layoffs at Nevada gigafactory It's the second time a Musk-owned company has been accused of WARN Act violations Legal21 Jun 2022 | 15
US must adopt USB-C charging standard like EU, senators urge Tangle of cables creates headaches and electronic waste, warn senators Personal Tech17 Jun 2022 | 83
Qualcomm wins EU court battle against $1b antitrust fine Another setback for competition watchdog as ruling over exclusive chip deal with iPhone nullified Legal15 Jun 2022 | 2
Proposed Innovation Act amendment would block US investment in China We're just astounded to see bipartisan efforts in Congress in this day and age Systems14 Jun 2022 | 7
Microsoft trumpets updated HR-friendly policies (that comply with recently changed laws) Bins non-competes and promises salary transparency Legal09 Jun 2022 | 10
Judge agrees damages model in Oracle cloud class-action Link between compliance and sales appeared to boost cloud performance in case disputed by Big Red Legal11 May 2022 | 7
Don't hate on cryptomining, hate the power stations, say Bitcoin super-fans We're not the ones telling them to burn fossil fuels, top names write in response to probe request Personal Tech03 May 2022 | 111
California suggests taking aim at AI-powered hiring software Automated HR in the cross-hairs over discrimination law AI + ML07 Apr 2022 | 16
Congressional pressure mounts to pass $52b CHIPS Act Pressure on Congress to submit the America COMPETES Act ASAP Legal07 Apr 2022 | 11
Canada wants Big Tech to share its riches with news publishers Who, what, when, how still to be worked out, ironically Personal Tech06 Apr 2022 | 9
Senate edges US chip world closer to $50b subsidies Now for lawmakers to wrangle over the fine print Systems30 Mar 2022 | 10
Google offers privacy audit tool to app developers Checks checks your privilege privileges Applications22 Feb 2022 | 11
British Mensa arm pays libel damages to former technology officer and director Eugene Hopkinson Settles claims relating to cyber attack and data leak, court hears Legal16 Dec 2021 |
The Linux Foundation dives into machine learning with Open Voice Network, dataset licence launches Looks to improve the simplicity with which such things are shared AI + ML23 Jun 2021 | 1
Judge strikes down another attempt by President Trump to force a TikTok US sale Donald-appointed jurist says Uncle Sam 'likely overstepped' authority, 'acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner' Personal Tech08 Dec 2020 | 25
Spooked by the specter of out-of-control, virus-spreading parties, Airbnb slams coffin lid on Halloween rentals Don't be monster-mashing that reservation button in the US and Canada, you ghouls and ghosts Bootnotes05 Oct 2020 |
IT guy whose job was to stop ex-staff running amok on the network is jailed for running amok on the network After he was demoted and fired, idiot logged into office PC from home and wiped storage systems Security25 Sep 2020 | 52
Tesla wins defamation counterclaim against Gigafactory whistleblower Tripp's off the hook for Tesla's supposed $167.37m market cap damages, though Security21 Sep 2020 | 7
Safety driver at the wheel of self-driving Uber car that killed a pedestrian is charged with negligent homicide Doesn't matter if a computer was in control, responsibility rests with the human, says prosecutor AI + ML16 Sep 2020 | 88
Ex-Uber chief security officer charged, accused of covering up theft of personal info from databases by hackers Say it ain't Joe? Security20 Aug 2020 | 10
Ever wonder how a pentest turns into felony charges? Coalfire duo explain Iowa courthouse arrest debacle Black Hat Get. The. Terms. Of. The. Audit. In. Writing Security05 Aug 2020 | 49
Raytheon techie who took home radar secrets gets 18 months in the clink in surprise time fraud probe twist Be careful about bunking off when you're billing your hours to a government Security24 Jul 2020 | 78
Congrats, First American Title Insurance, you've made technology history. For all the wrong reasons Insurer is first biz to be charged in New York for data security negligence after exposing millions of records to the web Security23 Jul 2020 | 20
Top Ubisoft execs eject after staff complain of 'toxic' workplace environment for women at Canadian studios Trio quits immediately, workers under investigation Personal Tech13 Jul 2020 | 22
I was screwed over by Cisco managers who enforced India's caste hierarchy on me in US HQ, claims engineer Senior techie sues, says he was snubbed due to Dalit ancestry, HR ignored complaints Networks01 Jul 2020 | 136
Remind us again, why work for AWS? Petty Amazon sues marketing veep after he defects to Google Cloud Hyperscalers spar in non-compete, NDA spat SaaS10 Jun 2020 | 15
Anatomy of a business email scam: FBI dossier details how fraudster pocketed $500k+ by redirecting payments Electrolux, construction biz fooled into handing over money funneled out of the US to South Africa Security03 Jun 2020 | 7
If you bought a CRT monitor, TV 13+ years ago, hold on a little longer, there may be a small check for you Price-fixing scandal case rumbles on and on, and on and on, and on and on Personal Tech02 Jun 2020 | 18
Indeed sued by account exec who said she was raped by male coworker amid misogynistic, sexually charged culture Updated Jobs biz accused of pressuring women into sleeping with managers, discrimination, ignoring complaints Legal20 May 2020 | 4
Tales from the crypt-oh: Nvidia accused of concealing $1bn in coin-mining GPU sales as gaming revenue Lawsuit filed by shareholders who thought chip biz was onto something long-term rather than serving a fad Science15 May 2020 | 43
Apple owes us big time for bungled display-killing cable design in MacBook Pro kit, lawsuit claims iGiant not only screwed up the wiring, it knew it was shipping dodgy gear, it is claimed Personal Tech08 May 2020 | 58
NSO Group: Facebook tried to license our spyware to snoop on its own addicts – the same spyware it's suing us over Antisocial network sought surveillance tech to boost its creepy Onavo Protect app, it is claimed Security03 Apr 2020 | 21
Ex-director accuses iRobot of firing him for pointing out the home-cleaner droids broke safety, govt regulations Bloke takes auto-vac firm to court in wrongful termination gripe Personal Tech12 Mar 2020 | 24
NSO Group fires back at Facebook: You lied to the court, claims spyware slinger, and we've got the proof Israeli biz says Social Network didn't properly serve legal docs Security09 Mar 2020 | 27
Former US Homeland Security Inspector General accused of stealing govt code and trying to resell it to... the US govt That's one way to pad your pension pot, allegedly Software06 Mar 2020 | 36
Facebook coughs up $550m to make AI photo tagging lawsuit vanish. How ever will it survive on that $17.9bn left over? That tech backlash in full: More and more are using the antisocial network AI + ML30 Jan 2020 | 14
Why so glum, VMware? It's Friday. Oh, is it this $235m patent infringement invoice from Densify? Too bad, so sad Updated Virtualization giant hit with massive tech blueprint verdict Virtualization24 Jan 2020 | 11
FTC kicks feet through ash pile that once was Cambridge Analytica with belated verdict Trade boss says long-dead biz was indeed deceiving the public Legal07 Dec 2019 | 29
ICO scammer Maksim Zaslavskiy to miss 2020 Tokyo Olympics over digital currency fraud Businessman gets 18 months for bogus cryptocoin sales Security20 Nov 2019 | 15
Cisco blasts sueball at 3 ex-employees it claims handed trade secrets over to same rival Two high-level engineers and one managing director accused of stealing from Switchzilla On-Prem19 Nov 2019 | 9
Ex from Hell gets six years for online stalking, revenge pics campaign against two women Rare sign of criminal justice system actually working in these kinds of cases Personal Tech08 Nov 2019 | 48
What do you get when you allegedly mix Wireshark, a gumshoe child molester, and a court PC? A judge facing hacking charges Beak denies wrongdoing in baffling malware probe case Security08 Nov 2019 | 68
Communication, communication – and politics: Iowa saga of cuffed infosec pros reveals pentest pitfalls Analysis Tales from the coal face as experts reflect on what can possibly go wrong on the job Security07 Nov 2019 | 23
Match.com? More like Match dot-con, claims watchdog: Cyber-lonely-hearts 'lured into forking out to view bot spam' You have a new message, please pay to see it. Oh, it's from Klick4_n00dz_9000 Personal Tech25 Sep 2019 | 46
Remember that security probe that ended with a sheriff cuffing the pen testers? The contract is now public so you can decide who screwed up Both sides have different interpretations of the rules Security19 Sep 2019 | 60
From pen-test to penitentiary: Infosec duo cuffed after physically breaking into courthouse during IT security assessment Updated Blokes left in legal limbo amid electronic records audit Security13 Sep 2019 | 98
Apple and Google trade barbs over bugs, digital lothario arrested and Bluekeep gets busy Roundup Also, XKCD forums hacked and Monster monstered Security09 Sep 2019 | 6
Fraught 'naut who sought consort's report says: I was up to naught, I will thwart fault tort NASA space ace accused of hacking ex-wife's bank account mid-orbit and mid-divorce Security26 Aug 2019 | 30
Oracle OKs Oracle investors to sue Oracle: Put NetSuite suit before a judge – board panel Investors peeved Larry Ellison owned 40% of the biz he paid billions in Big Red cash to buy Software23 Aug 2019 | 10
Pokemon Go becomes Pokemon No as games biz Niantic agrees to curb trespassing addicts It’s a class action agreement so guess who gets the $4m payout? If you guessed the plaintiffs, guess again Bootnotes23 Aug 2019 | 52
There's fraud, and then there's backdoor routers, fenced logins, malware, and bribing AT&T staff seven figures to unlock 2m phones Pakistani bloke extradited to US, accused of masterminding telco hack caper Security06 Aug 2019 | 18
Choc-a-block: AWS sues sales exec for legging it to Google Cloud. Yup, another bitter battle over non-compete clauses Amazon demands restraining order preventing bod from jumping ship to Chocolate Factory SaaS05 Aug 2019 | 15
Networking giant in hot water for selling US govt buggy spy kit? Huawei again? No, it's Cisco American tech giant coughs up $9m for shipping vulnerable crates of crap to Uncle Sam Networks01 Aug 2019 | 21
Microsoft breaks out checkbook, turns Hungarian 'bribe' charge into a mere 'settlement' Brad's big bucks banish bothersome Budapest bung On-Prem22 Jul 2019 | 11
Train maker's coder goes loco, choo-choo-chooses to flee to China with top-secret code – allegedly Good luck ever finding this guy again after, dare we say, his life jumped the tracks Security12 Jul 2019 | 152
Prenda Law boss John Steele to miss 2020 Olympics... unless they show it in prison Lawyer in the cooler for five years for operating notorious smut piracy honeypot scam Personal Tech09 Jul 2019 | 18
Engineer found guilty of smuggling military-grade chips from the US to China Shih Yi-chi denies he stole Legal03 Jul 2019 | 26
Mayday, mayday. Cray, you cray cray: Investor attempts to halt HPE's $1.3bn biz gobble Accuses both companies of withholding essential information, claims multiple conflicts of interest On-Prem24 Jun 2019 | 21