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User loses half of a CD-ROM in his boss's PC

On-CallThe Farce was strong with this one after he played Star Wars games on the job but applied the wrong force
89 Comments
05 May 07:58

China's first large passenger jet makes maiden flight

The C919 will compete with the 737 and A320, has already won 99 orders
54 Comments
05 May 06:45

Tesla: Revenues up, losses deepen, in start to 'exciting' 2017

Would sir like the P&L sheet in a colour other than red?
28 Comments
04 May 15:43

Fake news is fake news, says Google-backed research

Claims that people derive most of their news from search are 'over-stated'
28 Comments
04 May 15:34

Poor old Intel. No flash profits for you

AnalysisChipzilla's SSD tech is solid, but can't seem to shake losses
04 May 15:02

Imagination puts two-thirds of itself up for sale as Apple IP fight rumbles on

They've gone to formal arbitration with the fruity firm
04 May 14:06

Amazon tweaks so-called 'assisted suicide' publishing contracts to ink EU deal

Swerves fine by revisiting ebook deals
14 Comments
04 May 12:54

Capita's huge role in UK government should go under the spotlight

AnalysisMP calls for greater scrutiny following TV licence debacle
32 Comments
04 May 12:34

The Co-Op Bank's online banking has gone TITSUP*

UpdatedScheduled maintenance overrun, the UK bank says
29 Comments
04 May 10:58

UK.gov job ads entice IT bods with promise they will be OUTSIDE IR35

Please, please come back
54 Comments
04 May 09:32

Booze stats confirm boring Britain is drying

Won't someone think of the children? They're bloody lightweights!
105 Comments
04 May 08:35

Rackspace CEO Taylor Rhodes quits to spend more time with his kids

President Jeff Cotten named interim CEO, mere months after company went private
04 May 03:58
Man vs paperwork. Paper-pusher loses control. Photo by Shutterstock

Cabinet Office losing grip on UK government departments – report

The centre cannot hold...
34 Comments
03 May 10:02
Feet on hot beach sand

Gang-briefed by IBM bosses in Hawaii? Nah, I'll take redundancy

Sun, sea and solutions on the Pacific island for the Best of Big Bluers
41 Comments
03 May 08:29
empty_pockets_648

Unpaid tech contractor: 'I have to support my family. I have no money for medicines'

Who'd be a contractor when a payroll company 'suspends' payments with no explanation?
82 Comments
03 May 07:34

Opinion

Surprised man photo via Shutterstock

Need the toilet? Wanna watch a video ad about erectile dysfunction?

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Please now wash your hands

Come celebrate World Hypocrisy Day

CommentSilicon Valley has a problem with IP. And it won't grow up
35 Comments
26 Apr 16:02
private investigator

Speaking in Tech: Google vs your privacy... part 73(4)iii(b)

PodcastPlus: $120 million in VC funding for a $400 juicer
26 Apr 08:24
The puppets from Team America: World Police gather at a bar for drinks.

Jimbo announces Team Wikipedia: 'Global News Police'

CommentQuis custodiet ipsos custodes?
71 Comments
25 Apr 11:29

News

Big Blue to buy Verizon's cloud

Just last year Verizon said it was investing for the long haul, now it will share with IBM
03 May 06:30

Oracle links to LinkedIn so its salesware can sniff you out

Big Red wants One Profile To Rule Them All so marketers know what to sell you
15 Comments
03 May 04:00

How would you pronounce 'Cyxtera'?

We're asking because that's what CenturyLink's former data centres are called now
29 Comments
03 May 02:00

Republicans go all Braveheart again with anti-net neutrality bill

They may take our bytes, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!
49 Comments
02 May 19:44

LinkedIn chatbots to help with 'important conversations'

What could possibly go wrong?
27 Comments
02 May 10:33

UK patent troll protections tweaked – lawyers exempted

Relevant Bill section now five times longer
11 Comments
02 May 09:48

UK outsourcing market hits record levels

Total annual contract value highest ever recorded
13 Comments
02 May 08:33

Gig economy tech giants are 'free riding' on the welfare state, say MPs

Calls for UK.gov to close the loopholes allowing 'bogus' self-employment status
85 Comments
02 May 08:04

Loadsamoney: UK mulls fining Facebook, Twitter, Google for not washing away filth, terror vids

UpdatedMPs suggest 'system' of punishments in web crackdown
52 Comments
02 May 06:03

AWOL Payroll outfit Plutus says it's very solvent, but can't say when it will pay workers

Also won't say why <1,000 people didn't get paid
02 May 04:24

Trump trumps US Digital Service with order to establish American Technology Council

'Americans must transform and modernize its information technology' but Silicon Valley hasn't been invited to help
16 Comments
02 May 02:11

Cisco slurps Viptela to bolster SD-WAN management

US$610 million shaves a third from last year's valuation
02 May 00:58
Bait

Payroll service for contractors goes AWOL leaving some unpaid

Plutus Payroll 'is suspending our business activities due to a commercial dispute'
01 May 22:58

What's driving people out of tech biz? Unfair treatment, harassment, funnily enough – study

AnalysisBosses must fix workplace culture
37 Comments
01 May 21:35
King Arthur faces off against The Green Knight

Dell EMC courts HPE sales people with putrid Monty Python parody

'Green Knight' - aka HPE - says it's more agile after cutting itself in half with a light sabre
17 Comments
01 May 08:02

KickassTorrents kicked out again, this time by Australia

Court deems the site's for copyright infringement, orders DNS blocks
45 Comments
01 May 07:02
Cory Doctorow

Don't listen to the doomsayers – DRM is headed for the historical dustbin, says Doctorow

InterviewSurprising signs of hope, and a few of danger
58 Comments
29 Apr 13:02

It's a question worth asking: Why is the FCC boss being such a jerk?

Special reportThe answer – because net-neutrality slayer Ajit Pai wants to stay in charge
54 Comments
28 Apr 22:53
sir_humphrey_screengrab_648

Just how screwed is IT at the Home Office?

Ageing systems, Brexit, exodus of contractors, delayed agile projects...

Just delete the internet – pr0n-blocking legislation receives Royal Assent

Oh, and voting is the only say you get in how the government handles your information
134 Comments
28 Apr 11:02
Mobile banking, image via Shutterstock

It's paydaygeddon! NatWest account transfers 'disappearing' (not really)

Thousands left terrified worrying about limiting their beer intake this month
35 Comments
28 Apr 10:47
Surprised man photo via Shutterstock

Need the toilet? Wanna watch a video ad about erectile dysfunction?

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Please now wash your hands
99 Comments
28 Apr 10:22
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