Now it's tightly coupled, the EU will demand Android is separated from Google for competition reasons.
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Google rebrands 'android' as 'Android' to remove any doubt about its affiliations
Hollywood studios agree AI-generated content should not reduce humans' pay or credit
Quirky QWERTY killed a password in Paris
Europe's largest city council runs parallel systems to cover Oracle rollout mess
Without competition, TCS wins back UK pensions body in £1.5B mega-deal
Virgin Media email customers enter third day of inbox infuriation
No more feature updates for Windows 10 – current version is final
EU lawmakers fear general purpose AI like ChatGPT has already outsmarted regulators
Wrong time to weaken encryption, UK IT chartered institute tells government
Is it time to tip open source developers? Here's one way to do it
If you have a fan, and want this company to stay in business, bring it to IT now
Windows 10 paid downloads end but buyers need not fear ISO-lation
BBC is still struggling with the digital switch, says watchdog
Quality Content???
But supporters see it as offering a unique model to bring quality content to a national — indeed global — audience.
Yea... right....
The content is not quality and does not offer anything that interests me. And if it was a subscription service it would have been cancelled a long time ago.
Multi-tasker Musk expects to reduce time at Twitter, seek another leader
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches after three-year hiatus with secret US sats
Google's Alphabet to review every project after $6bn decline in profits
To make this computer work, users had to press a button. Why didn't it work? Guess
Press the button
Had a similar issue with a button. Many, many, many years ago had a support call saying the monitor wasn't working.
Went through the usual routine, "Is it plugged into the mains? Is the monitor switched on?".
After a while I wandered over to the next building to have a look, turned the monitor on to see what, if anything happens and lo and behold, it was working fine.
NASA selects 'full force' for probe into UFOs
Tech world may face huge fines if it doesn't scrub CSAM from encrypted chats
IBM ordered to hand over ex-CEO emails plotting cuts in older workers
NASA to commission independent UFO study
Engineer sues Amazon for not covering work-from-home internet, electricity bills
Pentagon opens up about its database of 400 smudges that may or may not be UFOs
Re: An incredible still from the subcommittee hearing
You need to click on the "source" below the image. It's a video of the event.
Round about 46:33 the camera man will pan to the right and you barely see a spherical object. Lasts about 2-3 frames.
The video is repeated a few times for the committee to highlight how fast and hard it is to see it.
Thinnet cables are no match for director's morning workout
One in five employees at top Indian outsourcers left in the past year
60 countries sign declaration to keep future internet open
Windows 10 still growing, but Win 11 had another bad month, says AdDuplex
Apple's grip on iOS browser engines disallowed under latest draft EU rules
US Space Force unit to monitor region beyond Earth's geosynchronous orbit
Netflix to crack down on account sharing, offer ad-laden cheaper options
Windows 11 growth at a standstill amid stringent hardware requirements
Hospitals to use startup's AI tech to predict A&E traffic
Reg reader rages over Virgin Media's email password policy
IT blamed after HR forgets to install sockets in new office
European Union takes China to WTO over smartphone patents
WeChat, AliExpress added to US Notorious Markets list
UK.gov threatens to make adults give credit card details for access to Facebook or TikTok
Pop quiz: The network team didn't make your change. The server is in a locked room. What do you do?
Remember Norton 360's bundled cryptominer? Irritated folk realise Ethereum crafter is tricky to delete
UK's Defra and Ministry of Justice facing £120m IR35 tax bills thanks to inaccuracies in assessing contractors' status
Renting IT hardware on a subscription basis is bad for customers
When civilisation ends, a Xenix box will be running a long-forgotten job somewhere
Honeymoons last a couple of weeks – the same goes for any love for the IT department
Multimillionaire Activision Blizzard CEO cuts annual pay to $62,000 amid sexual harassment probes
The balance sheet must be looking poor if Bobby is taking a pay cut.
Not to worry, Blizzard just released yet another mount for Warcraft's subscription based game into their in-game shop for the low low price of £19/€25
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-gb/news/23737997/new-mount-available-sunwarmed-furline