Money talks as Chinese chip foundries lure TSMC staff with massive salaries to fix the Middle Kingdom's tech gap
(2020/08/14)
China wants to break free from reliance on those outside the homeland
Shocking no one, not enough foreigners applied for H-1B visas this year so US govt ran a second lottery
(2020/08/14)
So surprising, what with the pandemic and Uncle Sam being so welcoming for immigrants right now
Shine on: Boffins bedazzle Alexa and her voice-controlled assistant kin with silent laser-injected commands
(2020/08/14)
How beams of light can boss around smart speakers
The Surface Duo isn't such an outlandish idea, but Microsoft has to convince punters the form factor is worth having
(2020/08/14)
And there might be a delay before devs warm up to dual screens
Microsoft Defender casts a jaundiced eye over Citrix, slams services in quarantine on suspicion of being malware
(2020/08/14)
You say broker, I say trojan, let's call the whole thing off
How do you solve a problem like Privacy Shield? US and EU policymakers kick off discussions
(2020/08/14)
First Safe Harbor gone, now its replacement... Schrems the breaks!
Eagle-on-EGLE* violence: American icon sends govt-flown drone hurtling into the waters of Lake Michigan
(2020/08/14)
*Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Oracle and Salesforce targeted in €10bn GDPR lawsuit backed by profit-making litigation fund
(2020/08/14)
Case to be filed in the Netherlands and London
HPE hopes COVID-19 clouds will pass as UK limb's sales down for third year in a row
(2020/08/14)
Why does it always rain on me?
CREST: We are investigating NCC Group certification cheat sheet scandal – and not with NCC personnel
(2020/08/14)
Infosec cert body looking into it as under-fire firm starts its own probe
Well, what are we waiting for? Three weeks later, Windows Embedded Standard 7 still didn't have the answer
(2020/08/14)
The Register Theatre Company presents: Waiting for Windows
Trump administration reportedly offers Oracle cheap end to $400m wage discrimination case
(2020/08/14)
Lawyer driving case said to have been re-assigned and filed complaint against boss over alleged sub-$40m settlement
Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced techie is indistinguishable from magic
(2020/08/14)
And with a wave of his hand, the printer was fixed
Docker shocker: Cash-strapped container crew threatens to delete 4.5 petabytes of unloved images
(2020/08/14)
If you haven’t touched yours for six-plus months, you have to cough up to prevent erasure come November
NHS tests COVID-19 contact-tracing app that may actually work properly – EU neighbors lent a helping hand
(2020/08/14)
Not just Germany stepping up to the plate – Ireland, too, we're told
AWS creates a quantum computing cloud with classical testbed plus rentable qubits
(2020/08/14)
If you think the quantum world is confusing, wait until you see the pricing
India rolls out AI and e-government to increase taxpayer numbers beyond current miserable 15 million
(2020/08/14)
‘Honoring the honest’ is the catchphrase for massive new online scheme
Australian government wants power to run cyber-response for businesses under attack
(2020/08/14)
Ponders giving 'em immunity too for countermeasures up to hacking back.
Mozilla signs fresh Google search deal worth mega-millions as 25% staff cut hits Servo, MDN, security teams
(2020/08/14)
$2.5m-a-year CEO set to take a pay cut, so that's all right, then
Epic Games gets itself epically banned, launches epic Fortnite death match with Apple over App Store's epic 30% cut
(2020/08/14)
Google yoinks smash-hit video game from Play store, too
God isn't dead. He just doesn't want to get involved.