Mobile support case turned on a charger left in the box
A Register reader said a first-time mobile user kept replacing batteries because she had not found the charger included with the p...
By Dominic Okoye 1 month agoSection
Policy
Paramount gifts put FCC merger reviews under ethics scrutiny
ProPublica found FCC commissioners accepted costly Paramount gala tickets while the company needed agency approval for major media...
By Dominic Okoye 1 month ago
xAI sued over alleged Grok child abuse images and police reporting failures
An amended proposed class action says Grok was used to create thousands of abusive images of minors and that xAI failed to provide...
By Dominic Okoye 1 month ago
Colorado ballot measure would add gas sales right to constitution
Advance Colorado’s Initiative 177 would protect natural gas sales, raising stakes for electrification rules, utilities and buildin...
By Renata Fuchs 1 month ago
AI data centers push Rust Belt factory power bills higher
Manufacturers in PJM territory face rising electricity costs as AI data center demand lifts capacity prices and strains local grid...
By Dominic Okoye 1 month ago
Airbus moves 70 critical apps from AWS to Scaleway in sovereignty push
The aerospace group chose France’s Scaleway for sensitive workloads, but will keep AWS, Microsoft, Google and other US vendors in...
By Dominic Okoye 1 month ago
AWS EC2 leadership shifts as Dave Brown leaves Amazon
Dave Brown, a 19-year AWS veteran and S-team member, is leaving Amazon, with Amazon Retail infrastructure executive Dave Treadwell...
By Renata Fuchs 1 month ago
Google says fix is imminent for Gemini Android lock screen messaging bug
The flaw can let someone with a locked Android phone use Gemini to send SMS or WhatsApp messages without entering the device PIN.
By Dominic Okoye 1 month ago
Law firm ran client system with shared credential, IT worker says
A pseudonymous IT worker said an unnamed law firm used one shared password to impersonate staff and clients across a 15-year-old w...
By Dominic Okoye 1 month ago
States sue to stop Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion Warner deal
A 12-state coalition says the merger would reduce competition in theatrical releases and basic cable despite DOJ approval.
By Dominic Okoye 1 month ago
UK court gives two Scattered Spider members 5.5 years for TfL attack
Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were sentenced after pleading guilty over a 2024 breach that cost Transport for London £29 million...
By Renata Fuchs 1 month ago
New York freezes large data center builds for one year
Gov. Kathy Hochul paused data centers of 50 megawatts or more while the state studies power, water and environmental impacts.
By Renata Fuchs 1 month ago