EU court must rule how forgetful Google should be
Just how forgetful must Google be when applying the "right to be forgotten" created by a 2014 European Union court ruling?
Stories by Peter Sayer
Qualcomm opens European front in patent war with Apple
Qualcomm has asked two German courts to suspend sales of iPhones, alleging they infringe on its patents, while four Apple contractors from which Qualcomm had sought patent license fees have filed antitrust complaints against the chip vendor.
Bluetooth devices could soon have mesh networking capabilities
Bluetooth is about to get some significant new mesh networking capabilities -- and the best bit is, you may not need new hardware to benefit from them.
IBM wants businesses to encrypt everything with its new mainframe
IBM wants businesses to use its new z14 mainframe to encrypt pretty much everything -- an approach to security it calls pervasive encryption.
Google wins €1.1 billion tax ruling in Europe
Google has escaped a billion-dollar tax bill in Europe, as a French court has overturned an earlier tax ruling against the company.
Campaigners ask US court to reveal extent of spying by Five Eyes Alliance
Privacy International asks court to compel the U.S. government to reveal the extent of its eavesdropping activities, and the legal basis for them.
Ukrainian police seize computers that spread global NotPetya attack
Ukraine's Cyber Police have intervened to prevent further cyberattacks in the wake of last week's "ransomware" attack.
EU lawmakers call for a right to repair electronic equipment
Electronic devices should be robust and easily repairable -- and laws should encourage or enforce this, members of the European Parliament said Tuesday.
Less is more for Canadian quantum computing researchers
Researchers in Canada have found a way make a key building block for quantum computing from a custom photonics chip and off-the-shelf components intended for use in telecommunications equipment.
EU fines Google $3.6 billion, orders changes in search results
Google has abused its dominant position in the search engine market to illegally promoted its comparison shopping service.
How to secure your CMS without patching
In as little as four hours, the bad guys can reverse engineer a software patch for an open-source content management system (CMS) and build an exploit capable of turning millions of websites into spammers, malware hosts or DDoS attackers. A German project aims to beat the bad guys to it, without a patch.
It's time to upgrade to TLS 1.3 already, says CDN engineer
Businesses dragging their heels over rolling out TLS 1.2 on their website might have an excuse to delay a little longer: Version 1.3 of the TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption protocol will be finalized later this year, and early deployments of it are already under way.
Uber CEO resigns, leaving company in search of a new strategy
Uber is now a driverless vehicle, after CEO Travis Kalanick stepped down Tuesday.
EU wants to ease commercial drone use with future flight rules
The European Commission wants to make it easier for lightweight drones to fly autonomously in European airspace -- with logistics, inspection services and agricultural businesses set to benefit.
Mid-range models ring the changes in Top500 supercomputer ranking
With no change at the top of the latest Top500.org supercomputer list, you need to look further down the rankings to see the real story.
