Four more US states pile on Apple as DoJ turns up antitrust heat
Growing coalition joins federal fray, accusing iGiant of playing monopoly
Personal Tech12 Jun 2024 | 5
Applications
Adios, accountability: X to hide 'likes' for everyone this week
Hello, blackmail: Posters can still see who liked their stuff even if it's a secret from the rest of the digital town square
Applications12 Jun 2024 | 44
Microsoft expects further concessions for Teams amid EC antitrust probe
Despite unbundling video and chat app from Office, Redmond 'committed to find a resolution to regulators' concerns'
Applications05 Jun 2024 | 8
Google to push ahead with Chrome's ad-blocker extension overhaul in earnest
Starting Monday, users will gradually be warned the end is near
Applications31 May 2024 | 77
Desperately seeking ICQ? It may shut down, but Nina could resurrect it
Multiple folks are working on FOSS servers for classic messaging apps
Applications31 May 2024 | 6
Microsoft introduces Places to make flexible working less fraught
Hit by a return-to-office mandate? Let the Copilot Company help you find co-workers and a desk to work at
Applications14 May 2024 | 14
Telegram CEO calls out rival Signal, claiming it has ties to US government
Drama between two of the leading secure messaging services
Applications14 May 2024 | 25
OpenAI insists it's not launching a search engine nor GPT-5 on Monday
Sheesh, you just can't trust anything on the internet, huh?
AI + ML11 May 2024 | 16
Oracle ULA audits are a license to bill
Customers can be pushed into renewing agreements for fear of the unknown, but there are cheaper options
Applications09 May 2024 | 13
Meta, Spotify break Apple's device fingerprinting rules – new claim
Updated And the iOS titan doesn't seem that bothered with data leaking out
Research07 May 2024 | 29
Apple confirms iPadOS will fall under its Alternative Business Terms in the EU
Cupertino drops the Core Technology Fee for hobbyist developers with no revenue
Applications03 May 2024 | 11
Microsoft, Google do a victory lap around passkeys
Windows giant extends passwordless tech to everyone else
Security02 May 2024 | 74
Billions on the line for Google as web search monopoly trial nears end
Chocolate Factory relies on dominance for bulk of its revenues, says US
Applications02 May 2024 | 10
Vivaldi composes Split View sonata for browser on iPadOS
Tweaks to sorting in Notes and Bookmarks, but WebKit still holds conductor's baton
Applications02 May 2024 | 2
BMC's $1.6B victory over IBM is TKO on appeal
Always read the terms and conditions carefully
Applications01 May 2024 | 21
Tesla maps out new territory in China with Baidu deal
U-turn necessary to comply with Chinese law
Personal Tech01 May 2024 | 10
Imagine if Uber offered car loans, not just rides. Its Indonesian analog will do this soon
Superapp GoTo has an angle on everything – even taming TikTok
Software01 May 2024 |
Enterprise browser maker Island says it's now worth $3B
Big rise in valuation... for browser that won't let you Control-V any data copied inside it
Applications30 Apr 2024 | 24
Amazon to ditch WorkDocs sharing service, support countdown begins
Updated Cloud giant directs users to pack their bags for DropBox, gives them a year to get affairs in order
Applications26 Apr 2024 | 9
Encrypted email service files DMA complaint claiming it vanished from Google Search
Tuta cries foul, Chocolate Factory denies service unreachable
Applications26 Apr 2024 | 62
TikTok ban could escalate US-China trade war, ex-White House CIO tells The Reg
interview Doing business in Beijing? 'You need to do a what-if scenario'
Personal Tech26 Apr 2024 | 167
ByteDance 'would rather' torpedo TikTok than sell it off
As app boss vows to nuke America's divest-or-ban law in the courts
Personal Tech25 Apr 2024 | 85
Spotify claims Apple wants 'tax' for in-app pricing tweak
App maker accuses Cupertino of defying EU rules
Applications25 Apr 2024 | 18
BMW calls for vendor openness in quest to mine its own processes
'Software companies try to extend their reach and their usage, but this can't be by locking in users,' says process mining lead
Applications25 Apr 2024 | 12
Apple releases OpenELM, a slightly more accurate LLM
It's not the fastest machine learning model, but you can't have everything
AI + ML24 Apr 2024 | 9
Ex-CEO of 'unicorn' app startup HeadSpin heads to jail after BS'ing investors
Lachwani faked it but didn't make it
Applications22 Apr 2024 | 7
Lawsuit accuses Grindr of illegally sharing users' HIV status
LGBTQ+ dating app's maker previously denied selling sensitive user data
Applications22 Apr 2024 | 7
Official: EU users can swerve App Store and download iOS apps from the web
Anticompetitive remedies? We've heard of them
Applications17 Apr 2024 | 84
YouTube now sabotages ad-blocking apps that stream its vids
EFF lambastes latest 'lazy and deliberately malicious move'
Applications16 Apr 2024 | 70
Microsoft to tackle spam by restricting Exchange Online bulk email
Need to send to more than 2,000 external recipients in 24 hours? Time to start looking for an alternative
Applications16 Apr 2024 | 13
Senator Warren slams Intuit's 'junk fees' as America's Tax Day rolls around again
Says the IRS can do this stuff for free
Applications15 Apr 2024 | 67
Japan turns up heat on Apple, Google with threat of hefty fines
Antitrust proposals could stretch to 30% of annual revenues for law-breaking app store monopolies
Applications15 Apr 2024 | 3
75% of enterprise coders will use AI helpers by 2028. We didn't say productively
Dev teams must beware inflated expectations of tech leadership, Gartner warns
Devops13 Apr 2024 | 45
GCC 15 dropping IA64 support is final nail in the coffin for Itanium architecture
Updated Linux kernel cut it loose, now leading FOSS compiler lands depth-charge on Itanic
Applications12 Apr 2024 | 81
Linux Foundation is leading fight against fauxpen source
Opinion Shifts its transmission from vendor neutral into open source gear
Applications12 Apr 2024 | 37
SharePoint logs are easily circumvented and Microsoft is dragging its heels
Now is the perfect time to review those permissions
Applications10 Apr 2024 | 7
Chrome Enterprise Premium promises extra security – for a fee
Cloud Next Paying for browsers is no longer a memory from the 1990s
Security10 Apr 2024 | 33
Notepad++ dev slams Google-clogging notepad.plus 'parasite'
Updated Imitator seemingly swiftly sunk from search after plea to users for help
Applications09 Apr 2024 | 105
Grafana Labs updates observability line-up with query-less visualization
CTO Tom Wilkie gives an optimistic take on AI without climbing on the bandwagon
Applications09 Apr 2024 |
VMS Software prunes OpenVMS hobbyist program
Vintage OS editions go the way of the dodo as VSI cranks up exclusivity
Applications09 Apr 2024 | 55
Google sues app devs, claims they're Play Store crypto scammers with 100k+ victims
The pair allegedly made 87 apps since 2019 and defrauded folks of tens of thousands of dollars
Applications05 Apr 2024 | 20
Microsoft's playdate in Google's Privacy Sandbox gets messy
Analysis Targeted ads in Edge may be blocked before they even arrive
Applications04 Apr 2024 | 6
Microsoft thinks bundles are great and customers love them
Rivals and regulators might disagree, so might users that are paying for software they don't need
Applications04 Apr 2024 | 25
How this open source LLM chatbot runner hit the gas on x86, Arm CPUs
Way to whip that LLaMA's ass
Applications03 Apr 2024 | 3
Microsoft Teams decouples from Office 365 suite globally
Licenses everywhere can omit collaboration app thanks to EU regulators
Applications02 Apr 2024 | 23
Ex-White House CIO tells The Reg: TikTok ban may be diplomatic disaster
Interview Theresa Payton on why US needs a national privacy law
Public Sector01 Apr 2024 | 63
Rust developers at Google are twice as productive as C++ teams
Code shines up nicely in production, says Chocolate Factory's Bergstrom
Devops31 Mar 2024 | 134
Majority of Americans now use ad blockers
We're dreaming of a white list, because we're just like the ones you used to know
Security27 Mar 2024 | 114
SEC cleared to take securities beef against Coinbase to trial
Judge says watchdog can HODL four of its five charges against crypto exchange
Applications27 Mar 2024 | 2
In-app browsers are still a privacy, security, and choice problem
Regulators reminded that longstanding concerns haven't been addressed
Applications27 Mar 2024 | 26
Intel chases smaller code shops with expanded AI PC dev program, NUC kit
Chipzilla wants more apps coded for NPUs, not Nvidia
AI + ML26 Mar 2024 |
Canva acquires Affinity, further wounding a regulator-bruised Adobe
Yet another reason to reconsider that overpriced Creative Cloud subscription
Applications26 Mar 2024 | 29
Good news: HMRC offers a Linux version of Basic PAYE Tools. Bad news: It broke
Updated Python 2 has been dead for four years
Applications26 Mar 2024 | 105
Meta, Microsoft, X, Match pledge selves to Epic battle against Apple App Store
You have my sword ... and my bow ... and my axe!
Applications21 Mar 2024 | 14
What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions
Just the apps, none of the cloud, forever – for one payment
Software19 Mar 2024 | 122
UK tech titan Mike Lynch's US fraud trial begins today
13-year saga continues as jury set to hear claims on both sides of HP's Autonomy acquisition disaster
Applications18 Mar 2024 | 10
Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4
We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs
Applications15 Mar 2024 | 62
Microsoft license shuffle means Power Apps users could break the bank
Updated New restrictions seem to usher users toward expensive Dynamics 365 subscriptions
Applications15 Mar 2024 | 21
Google gooses Safe Browsing with real-time protection that doesn't leak to ad giant
Rare occasion when you do want Big Tech to make a hash of it
Personal Tech14 Mar 2024 | 16
Developers beware, Microsoft's domain shakeup is coming soon
If you don't pay attention, your lovely little Teams app will stop working
Applications14 Mar 2024 | 37
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