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Lachwani faked it but didn't make it

Manish Lachwani, former CEO of app testing firm HeadSpin, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and will pay a fine of $1 million.…

Chinese tech juggernaut eyes global expansion despite US tech restrictions

Huawei plans to expand its native HarmonyOS smartphone platform worldwide, despite coming under US-led sanctions that have deprived it of access to key technologies.…

Because nothing reassures investors like discounting some inventory

After a week beset by disaster after disaster, Tesla has decided to reassure investors that it's still a safe bet … by discounting prices around the world. …

$20m to keep the industry from having to rely on fossil fuels

Solar energy company Exowatt has launched with the financial support of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, alongside two other investors.…

The Reg accepts no responsibility for borked installations

Worried about Windows 11 bloat and want a bit more control over what goes into its ISOs? Over the weekend, a new version of Tiny11 Builder in PowerShell guise arrived.…

Don't bore us, get to the chorus: You need less privacy so we can protect the children

Yet another international cop shop has come out swinging against end-to-end encryption - this time it's Europol which is urging an end to implementation of the tech for fear police investigations will be hampered by protected DMs.…

KDE edition has the most conspicuous changes, and could become future flagship

Fedora 40 is in the final stretch before launch tomorrow, with release candidate 1.14 in testing.…

Prosecutors believe one frikkin' laser did make its way to Beijing

Germany has arrested three citizens who allegedly tried to transfer military technology to China, a violation of the country's export rules.…

LGBTQ+ dating app's maker previously denied selling sensitive user data

Hundreds have joined a UK class action lawsuit against LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr, seeking damages over a historical case of the company allegedly forwarding users' HIV status as well as other sensitive data to third-party advertisers.…

Riveting conclusion to Tesla recall saga

While the vast majority of recent Tesla recalls have been addressed with over-the-air updates, the fix for Cybertruck's recalcitrant acceleration pedal necessitates a rare venture into meatspace. And it's as underwhelming as it is simple.…

Meta insists it's just misunderstood and it's safe to talk to citizens over FB

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has warned that government organizations should not use Facebook to communicate with the country's citizens unless they can guarantee the privacy of data.…

Which one of you is already running 100-plus kilowatt racks?

Survey  As CPUs and GPUs grow ever denser and power-hungry, many, including Register readers, expect liquid cooling to play a larger role in enterprise datacenters over the next few years.…

Sadly no push to end stupid TikTok dances, but ByteDance would have year to offload app stateside

Fresh US legislation to force the sale of TikTok locally was passed in Washington over the weekend after an earlier version stalled in the Senate.…

High-flying AI scientist claims unfair dismissal following pregnancy leave

A lawsuit is alleging Amazon was so desperate to keep up with the competition in generative AI it was willing to breach its own copyright rules.…

Clippy 2024 is something else

Microsoft has acknowledged an error – Copilot is auto-launching for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel as well as the Canary and Dev builds.…

Leaked draft report says stated goals still come up short

Google's Privacy Sandbox, which aspires to provide privacy-preserving ad targeting and analytics, still isn't sufficiently private.…

Commercial operators must try Varda

The US Federal Aviation Administration is updating its launch license requirements: if you're launching something designed for reentry, you'll need a license for that, too. Before you launch.…

Syzmon Jastrzebski bagged six figures, money written off as he's left the country

UK government is kissing goodbye to the £100,000 an IT consultant-cum-software developer wrongly secured under the Bounce Back Loans scheme that was created during the pandemic to financially support firms.…

What if it's not AI but the algorithm to blame?

Opinion  It was a bold claim by the richest and most famous tech founder: bold, precise and wrong. Laughably so. Twenty years ago, Bill Gates promised to rid the world of spam by 2006. How's that worked out for you?…

For once, Redmond's finest saved the day - by being rubbish in unexpectedly useful ways

Who, Me?  It's Monday once again, dear reader, and you know what that means: another dive into the Who, Me? confessional, to share stories of IT gone wrong that Reg readers managed to pretend had gone right.…