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Poor people should get slower internet speeds, American ISPs tell FCC

Salesforce has named a chief ethics officer and yes, the job description is appropriately woolly

Oracle takes its gripes about Pentagon's JEDI contract to federal court

In 2018, Facebook is the villain and Microsoft the shining light, according to techies

They say software will eat the world. Here are some software bugs that took a stab at it

Microsoft, you shouldn't have: Festive Windows 10 Insiders build about as exciting as new socks

New Zealand health boards write down losses on Oracle implementation

Whatchu got for us this week, Microsoft? Skype, Powerpoint tweaks and – oh – another foldable

It's December of 2018 and, to hell with it, just patch your stuff

Equifax how-it-was-mega-hacked damning dossier lands, in all of its infuriating glory

25% of NHS trusts have zilch, zip, zero staff who are versed in security

Lenovo tells Asia-Pacific staff: Work lappy with your unencrypted data on it has been nicked

Kubernetes caretaker auditions for Hoarders; takes in another open source project

Google's rent-a-cloud biz revs Istio for its Kubernetes service

Celebrating K8s crates inflation rate, Linux mates congregate

You've patched your cloud software, and feeling smug when... bang! A legacy edge device bricks itself

Super Micro says audit found no trace of Chinese spy chips on its boards

Google CEO tells Congress Chocolate Factory will unleash Dragonfly in China

They said yes, grins Dell Technologies: Expects to go public this month

IBM is trying to throttle my age-discrimination lawsuit – axed ace cloud salesman

Microsoft to rule the biz chat roost – survey

College PRIMOS prankster wreaks havoc with sysadmin manuals

Google: I don't know why you say Allo, I say goodbye

And the next 7nm laptop processor will be designed by In, er, AM, um, Qualcomm: The 64-bit Arm Snapdragon 8CX

Geek's Guide

OSIRIS-REx space probe catches a whiff of water on asteroid Bennu

China on its way to becoming the first nation to land on the far side of the Moon

Official: Voyager 2 is now an interstellar spacecraft

Boffins build blazing battery bonfire

Waymo presents ChaufferNet, an neural net designed to copy human driving

LG's beer-making bot singlehandedly sucks all fun, boffinry from home brewing

NASA names the date for the first commercial crew demo flight

US Homeland Security installs AI cameras at the White House, Google tries to make translation less sexist

Verity Stob

Doom at 25: The FPS that wowed players, gummed up servers, and enraged admins

Dine crime: Chippy sells deep fried Xmas dinner

Ecuador says 'yes' to Assange 'freedom' deal, but Julian says 'nyet'

You're legit and you know you are... Thanks to chanting racist footie fans, linking to dodgy stuff isn't necessarily illegal (well, in Europe)

Personal Tech

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Microsoft to rule the biz chat roost – survey

Slack off, hipsters

11 Dec 15:30 | 6

Man types something into Mac while sipping a glass of lemon water. Not a brilliant idea. Photo by SHutterstock

College PRIMOS prankster wreaks havoc with sysadmin manuals

Who, Me?Claims it was all for the greater good

10 Dec 07:28 | 116

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Google: I don't know why you say Allo, I say goodbye

Sidelined messaging app given end-of-life date of March 2019

07 Dec 12:55 | 35

And the next 7nm laptop processor will be designed by In, er, AM, um, Qualcomm: The 64-bit Arm Snapdragon 8CX

UpdatedThe X is for extreme. Dude?

06 Dec 21:00 | 26

Wintel dust up: Intel supply woes vs Win10 demand

Sorry suits, PC sales set to slide this year despite OS excuse to refresh computer tin

06 Dec 10:17 | 9

Do not adjust your set: Hats off to Apple, you struggle to shift iPhones 'cos you're oddly ethical

CommentHey, you forgot to build in some obsolescence

06 Dec 09:46 | 126

Qualcomm lifts lid on 7nm Arm-based octo-core Snapdragon 855 chip for next year's expensive 5G Androids

An NE555 this is not

05 Dec 23:02 | 22

Awkward... Revealed Facebook emails show plans for data slurping, selling access to addicts' info, crafty PR spinning

AnalysisBrit parliamentarians dump documents on the internet

05 Dec 21:09 | 120

For wearable analysts, the glass is always half full

IDC looks at stagnant US market ... and sees only joy

05 Dec 09:50 | 3

kid

COPPA load of that AOL! $5m fine for targeting kids with ads

New York attorney general takes Oath of office

05 Dec 00:49 | 9

Alex Katouzian, SVP and GM, Mobile, Qualcomm Tecnhnologies, Inc Shows off the Company's New Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform with 5G

OM5G... Qualcomm teases next Snapdragon chip for phones: The 855 with a fingerprint Sonic Screwdriver, er, Sensor

AI acceleration, 5G next-gen mobe broadband, all the usual boxes ticked

04 Dec 21:04 | 47

Google: Psst, hey kid, want a new eSIM? Our Fi has one right here

Chocolate Factory starts chasing Apple

04 Dec 15:30 | 11

Microsoft's Surface Book 2

Surface Book 2 afflicted by mystery Blue Screen Of Death errors

Not so mysterious, say users, it was the update wot dunnit

03 Dec 19:00 | 33

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OneDrive Skype integration goes live aaand... OneDrive falls over in Europe

InterviewChat platform chap: 'Probably not us'

30 Nov 14:35 | 30

Lenovo superdishes not-so-superdosh for Superfish superloss: $40 waiting for you if you bought adware laptop

Class-action lawsuit payouts adds another $7.3m to bill for software slip-up

30 Nov 00:28 | 6

Apple in another dust-up with its fans: iMacs, MacBooks lack filters, choke on grime – lawsuit

Pay dirt: Owners of knackered kit drag iGiant into court

29 Nov 20:19 | 49

Gartner to wearables biz: Through failure comes success!

Crystal-ball gazer claims market will treble in size in next three years

29 Nov 16:00 | 24

Fee, Fi, bring your own one... Google opens up Project Fi to mobes built by Apple, LG, Samsung

Beware, some features are missing depending on which smartie you use

29 Nov 02:24 | 10

NSW government finally released 'net vote system review, says everything's just fine

Including, wait for it, 'security through obscurity'. No, really

29 Nov 01:52 | 6

Not a price cut! Apple perks up soggy iPhone demand with rebate boost

Calm down dears, it's only happening in the US

28 Nov 18:00 | 34

Australia to build a pirate-proof fence: Brace yourselves, Google

There'll be search engine injunctions aplenty once site-blocking law's approved

28 Nov 11:30 | 46

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College PRIMOS prankster wreaks havoc with sysadmin manuals

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Doom at 25: The FPS that wowed players, gummed up servers, and enraged admins

Image by rangizzz http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-660385p1.html

Privacy, security fears about ID cards? UK.gov's digital bod has one simple solution: 'Get over it'

Qualcomm axes staff, winds down data center processor efforts ... while China takes the blueprints and runs

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Huawei MateBook Pro X: PC makers look out, the phone guys are here

Hands OnA compact, grown-up machine

28 Nov 10:27 | 101

The antisocial network: 'Facebook has a black people problem,' claims staffer in exit salvo

Unfair content takedowns and workplace putdowns called out in internal memo

28 Nov 02:58 | 62

GTA gamer cuffed, charged after PS4 live mic allegedly overheard him raping teen girl

Fellow online player heard sex assault over game, it is claimed

28 Nov 00:05 | 28

Lots of photographers, paparazzi etc

LG: Fsck everything, we're doing 16 lenses in smartphones (probably)

How do we make mobes take better snaps? Throw a buttload of sensors at 'em, judging from this patent

26 Nov 19:33 | 44

Rows of washing machines in shop aisle

Oh, I wish it could be Black Friday every day-aayyy, when the wallets start jingling but it's still a week till we're paiii-iid

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Judging by all the emails I'm getting, I think it is already

23 Nov 10:20 | 145

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Microsoft dropkicks Cortana with Skype functionality on Alexa

Plus: Cloud file-sharing on desktop and mobile clients

22 Nov 12:50 | 9

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Thanksgiving brings together Apple's Siri and Google Assistant

A divided tech nation embraces, uncomfortably

21 Nov 23:01 | 33

Flea market Xiaomi makes mad dash for growth

AnalysisPay no attention to the underpants. We ARE an internet company

21 Nov 22:00 | 9

Is Google's Pixel getting better, or just more expensive?

Chocolate Factory vows to fix camera glitch

21 Nov 14:00 | 39

Influential Valley gadfly and Intel 8051 architect John Wharton has died

ObitHe was there when Bill Gates tried to carve up tech

19 Nov 13:34 | 34

RIP Bill Godbout: Cali wildfire claims the life of master maverick of microcomputers

ObitSilicon Valley legend dies in firestorm that has killed scores while more than 1,000 are missing

18 Nov 10:30 | 44

OnePlus 6T

OnePlus 6T: Tasteful, powerful – and much cheaper than a flagship

ReviewNot the best at anything, but a solid, great value performer

16 Nov 10:50 | 90

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook's CEO on his latest almighty Zuck-up: OK, we did try to smear critics, but I was too out-of-the-loop to know

AnalysisMark promises independent oversight and AI as Sheryl leans far, far away

15 Nov 22:25 | 45

zuckerberg

Sorry, Mr Zuckerberg isn't in London that day. Or that one. Nope. I'd give up if I were you

Facebook boss delays, denies and deflects more invitations to international committee

15 Nov 18:18 | 40

Xiaomi Underpants

Mi 8 Pro: Xiaomi early buyers wait for modern firmware

Xiaomi your underpants: When will the UK market get its branded undies?

15 Nov 13:18 | 8

iPhone XS: Just another £300 for a better cam- Wait, come back!

Real world reviewDid we mention the worse battery?

15 Nov 10:53 | 90

A new Raspberry Pi takes a bow with all of the speed but less of the RAM

A $10 saving cuts ports and memory from the Pi 3 Model A+ but keeps that quad core CPU

15 Nov 09:30 | 73

Samsung unveils next-generation 8nm Exynos silicon

It's pop-AI but tailored, fans

14 Nov 14:41 | 11

Scam or stunt? It's looking like the latter... Xiaomi so sorry for £1 smartphone 'promo'

When an offer looks too good to be true, it always is

13 Nov 10:35 | 48

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