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Dispute over app privacy escalates into legal brawl

Phyllis Jager, CEO of New York-based creative agency zuMedia, has perhaps, like some of you, privacy concerns about the pictures DoorDash drivers take to prove they've correctly made their deliveries.…

More light shed on what went down with Marko Elez, thanks to NY AG and co's lawsuit

A now-former DOGE aide violated US Treasury policy by emailing an unencrypted database containing people's private information to two Trump administration officials, according to a court document filed Friday.…

Sending Kubernetes and AI into orbit as devices move from 'glorified sensors' to 'decision-making'

SUSECON 2025  Edge technology is finally past the tipping point thanks to inferencing and AI, according to SUSE CTO Brent Schroeder.…

Don't laugh. This kind of warning shows crims are getting desperate

Dark web analysts at infosec software vendor Fortra have discovered an extortion crew named Ox Thief that threatened to contact Edward Snowden if a victim didn’t pay to protect its data – a warning that may be an indicator of tough times in the ransomware world for some, at least.…

Another success for the 'Moonshot factory' and an extra rival for Starlink et al

Google’s attempt to provide remote area connectivity with balloons has been floated out as an independent company, a rare success for the company’s attempt to develop breakthrough technologies.…

PUE of 1.09 and heats the building it lives in

The European Space Agency this week inaugurated its new supercomputing facility built with HPE.…

Billions continue to pour into bit barns across the globe

Fears that AI may be a bubble about to burst have yet to dent datacenter investment, with a handful of new developments revealed this week.…

Microsoft says disappearance of Clippy 2.0 is an error it will shortly fix

A buggy Windows 11 update from Microsoft has a silver lining for those who aren't keen on the operating system's Copilot assistant. When installed, the software patch will remove the AI app on at least "some" PCs.…

First license plates, now a way to calculate pace in orbit. Speeding tickets next?

Scientists at America's Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico say they have developed a Spacecraft Speedometer that satellites can use in orbit to ideally avoid orbital collisions.…

Nearly 100 orgs plead for homegrown lifeline amid geopolitical tensions

A group of technology companies and lobbyists want the European Commission (EC) to take action to reduce the region's reliance on foreign-owned digital services and infrastructure.…

Cupertino’s latest skips iPhone repair gains, iFixit says

Anyone hoping Apple's latest MacBook Air might inherit the iPhone's recent repair-friendly tweaks is in for disappointment, iFixit's teardown crew has found.…

Maddening techno bass loop, Zoolander reference, and 14 minutes of time wasted

A vulnerability analyst and prominent member of the infosec industry has blasted Microsoft for refusing to look at a bug report unless he submitted a video alongside a written explanation.…

Process mining specialist accuses the ERP giant of rigging game with fees, restrictions, and a closed ecosystem

German software company Celonis is suing SAP, alleging anti-competitive conduct and claiming its systems lack openness.…

Chinese giant says it's 'committed' to obeying the law as arrests made

Belgian authorities have raided multiple premises as part of a corruption probe involving Chinese tech giant Huawei, which has also led to the sealing of two EU parliamentary offices in Brussels.…

Large organizations among those cleaning up the mess

It's not such a happy Monday for defenders wiping the sleep from their eyes only to deal with the latest supply chain attack.…

Another all-FOSS option – just don't confuse it with all the other Flangs

The latest version of the LLVM compiler suite has promoted its Fortran front end. "Flang" is now official.…

Technology Services 4 framework expands by £4B, with procurement to begin this week

UK government is set to crack open the pork barrel for up to £16 billion in contracts for a range of IT services. The buying framework was delayed by six months and the total pot of spending is now potentially 25 percent bigger than the previous proposal.…

Well, maybe not richer, but we're about to find out

Opinion  The universe ended unexpectedly on a March Monday in 2025. To the relief of many, it came back a few days later much as before, but with one very significant change. One that may herald significant changes for all of us, inside its sphere or not.…

What comes after testing in the software development lifecycle? Aaah, never mind ... let's skip to maintenance

Who, Me?  With the weekend behind us, it's time to once again ask the question "Who, Me?" That's the name of The Register's Monday column in which we share reader-contributed confessions of making a mess with tech.…

Yes, we are. And we promise your 'Droid and smart home kit will get a 'new experience'

Google has decided to silence its voice Assistant and replace it with the Gemini AI service.…