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National Science Foundation staff axed by Trump fear for US scientific future

Feature An inside tale: Probation extended, tenure revoked, a scramble to merge research portfolios, and more

Science21 Feb 2025 | 140

Trump can't quickly or easily kill the CHIPS Act, but he can fire the workers funded by it

Comment Reported layoffs suggest R&D functions may be hobbled, fab subsidies also at risk

On-Prem19 Feb 2025 | 79

Trump’s DoD CISO pick previously faced security clearance suspension

Hey, at least Katie Arrington brings a solid resume

Public Sector19 Feb 2025 | 14

Trump teases 25% semiconductor tariffs that will go ‘substantially higher’

Envisions phased introduction dependent on manufacturing commitments

Public Sector19 Feb 2025 | 174

Acer signals 10% laptop price hike in US, blames Trump's extra China tariff

Analyst tells El Reg to expect more of this across hardware brands

Personal Tech18 Feb 2025 | 56

Trump’s cyber chief pick has little experience in The Cyber

GOP lawyer Sean Cairncross will be learning on the fly, as we also say hi to new intelligence boss Tulsi Gabbard

Public Sector12 Feb 2025 | 54

Google confirms Gulf of Mexico renamed to appease Trump – but only in the US

Updated So now everyone's happy

Personal Tech11 Feb 2025 | 194

Meta's plan to erase 5% of workforce starts today

'Intense year' ahead, warned Zuck. Got to spend billions on AI and work to stay out of Trump's bad books

AI + ML10 Feb 2025 | 23

The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway

Opinion When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off

Software10 Feb 2025 | 154

Judge says US Treasury ‘more vulnerable to hacking’ since Trump let the DOGE out

Order requires destruction of departmental data accessed by Musky men

Public Sector10 Feb 2025 | 56

Does DOGE have what it takes to actually tackle billions in US govt IT spending?

Comment (updated) Tesla’s DIY ERP legend meets the messy reality of entrenched federal contracts

Public Sector08 Feb 2025 | 274

Trump's Dept of Transport hits brakes on Biden’s EV charger build-out

Funding freeze while Feds review priorities

Science07 Feb 2025 | 64

Musk's move fast and break things mantra won't work in US.gov

Opinion 248-year-old democracy is not a tech startup

Public Sector07 Feb 2025 | 264

Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access

Final update Lawsuit: 'Scale of intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented'

Public Sector06 Feb 2025 | 28

Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE probes

Updated Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon's enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know

Security06 Feb 2025 | 35

DOGE latest: Citrix supremo has 'read-only' access to US Treasury payment system

CEO of Cloud Software a 'special government employee' probing for Team Elon

Public Sector05 Feb 2025 | 26

Trump admin seeks to reclassify federal CIOs, opening door to political appointees

Fall in line with executive policy or you're gone, acting OPM chief insists

CxO05 Feb 2025 | 48

China sticks antitrust probe into Google amid retaliation for Trump import tariffs

Updated Plus, Middle Kingdom announces levies and export controls of its own

Software04 Feb 2025 | 14

FBI's secret UFO hunters fear Trump's January 6 purge will send them into orbit

Maybe Musk just wants the alien space tech that definitely doesn't exist?

Public Sector04 Feb 2025 | 53

Not even Nvidia's Jensen Huang can talk President Tariffs out of chip import taxes

GPU giant could just wait eight minutes for Donald to change his mind

AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 28

Ontario responds to Trump tariff by pitching Starlink deal into the trash

Updated Canadian province 'won't do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy'

Networks03 Feb 2025 | 103

US datacenters in for shock as Canada mulls cutting the juice over Trump tariffs

Updated Short-term result likely to be increased energy prices across the board

On-Prem03 Feb 2025 | 129

As Trump slugs Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs, industry groups hope trade war weapon isn’t pointed at their feet

Updated Tech lobby isn't at the negotiating table, fears unintended consequences

Public Sector03 Feb 2025 | 141

Trump’s tariffs, cuts may well put tech in a chokehold, say analysts

Forrester's take on President's economic agenda offers little optimism for the industry

On-Prem31 Jan 2025 | 231

IBM banks on friendlier US regulatory climate for dealmaking

Reckons completion of Hashicorp buy is around the corner, plans to use some of $7B free cash for more M&A

Devops31 Jan 2025 | 5

White House attempts to 'explain' mystery drone sightings: The FAA authorized 'em

'Research and various other reasons' behind hullabaloo ... but why didn't someone say that a month ago?

Offbeat29 Jan 2025 | 64

Trump tells Musk to 'go get' Starliner astronauts

SpaceX was already planning to return 'virtually abandoned' astros. Did Elon forget?

Science29 Jan 2025 | 93

You probably have more CIO experience than the incoming White House CIO

From AI startup CISO to running federal IT - sure, why not?

Public Sector28 Jan 2025 | 30

OpenAI cozies up to Uncle Sam with ChatGPT government edition

Pay no attention to the DeepSeek behind the headlines

AI + ML28 Jan 2025 | 8

Trump eyes up to 100% tariffs on foreign semiconductors, TSMC in crosshairs

No wonder OpenAI needs $500B for Stargate

Systems28 Jan 2025 | 271

US AI shares battered, bruised, and holding after yesterday's DeepSeek beating

Nvidia says its chips are still needed, OpenAI says it'll keep buying them en masse, but shares are still down

AI + ML28 Jan 2025 | 33

Google Maps to roll out Trump-approved Denali and Gulf of Mexico rebrands

Updated Official is official

Offbeat28 Jan 2025 | 162

Europe, UK weigh up how to respond to Trump's proposed tariffs. One WTF or two?

Could a post-Brexit romance be on the cards?

Personal Tech24 Jan 2025 | 185

Trump nukes 60 years of anti-discrimination rules for federal contractors

The (good old) boys are back in town

Offbeat22 Jan 2025 | 317

Infosec was literally the last item in Trump's policy plan, yet major changes are likely on his watch

Feature Everyone agrees defense matters. How to do it is up for debate

CSO22 Jan 2025 | 20

App stores unconvinced by Trump's TikTok ban pause, which may itself be on shaky legal ground

Analysis El Reg asked a lawyer to explain WTH is going on

Personal Tech21 Jan 2025 | 42

Trump hits undo on Biden AI safety order, EV mandate, emissions standards, and more

Also, prepare for paused wind projects and the Gulf of America from Trump 2.0 – and that's just day 1

Public Sector21 Jan 2025 | 147

Words alone won't get the stars and stripes to Mars

Comment So you want to go to the Red Planet. How deep are your pockets and how much time do you have?

Science21 Jan 2025 | 166

Tariff uncertainty looms large over budget conscious CIOs

Updated It’s a feature not a bug, and what the US electorate voted for, says analyst

Personal Tech21 Jan 2025 | 33

TSMC pauses production after strong earthquake hits Taiwan

Geopolitical rumblings one day, geological rumblings the next

Off-Prem21 Jan 2025 | 9

This is how Elon's Department of Government Efficiency will work – overwriting the US Digital Service

Tycoon's auditors to probe Uncle Sam's IT with full access to unclassified data

Public Sector21 Jan 2025 | 171

China ever-so slightly softens stance on possible US TikTok sale

Updated President Trump allows vid app to keep running for 75 days while he reviews security concerns and develops a policy

Public Sector21 Jan 2025 | 10

Trump's freshly minted meme coin passes $10B market cap

Crypto critics unhappy as BTC hits all-time high and Melania launches her own currency

Personal Tech20 Jan 2025 | 122

Donald Trump proposes US govt acquire half of TikTok, which thanks him and restores service

The same Florida Man who wanted to ban the app in the first place

Public Sector20 Jan 2025 | 124

Clock ticking for TikTok as US Supreme Court upholds ban

Updated With Biden reportedly planning to skirt enforcement and kick the can to Trump, this saga might still not be over

Security17 Jan 2025 | 47

In farewell speech, Biden rails against the tech industrial complex, disinfo dismantling democracy

Welcome to a decade where the oligarchs are no longer silent in the shadows

Bootnotes16 Jan 2025 | 86

Biden opens federal land to power-hungry AI datacenters

Watt's the problem? Not enough energy to win the arms race?

The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond14 Jan 2025 | 6

Is it really the plan to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal? It's been a weird week

Opinion Meanwhile, tech titans are falling over themselves to help Trump

Public Sector11 Jan 2025 | 335

Trump China tariffs to 'overshadow' the 'progress' of AI PCs

Already inflated costs of NPU-based boxes set to jump on import tax

AI + ML09 Jan 2025 | 25

Now Trump's import tariffs could raise the cost of a laptop for Americans by 68%

CES Make America irate again

Personal Tech07 Jan 2025 | 188

Zuck takes a page from Musk: Meta dumps fact-checkers, loosens speech restrictions

Updated 'We're going to catch less bad stuff,' Facebook tycoon admits, but it's worth it to get Trump off his back

Personal Tech07 Jan 2025 | 125

Tech titans hide in shadows awaiting Trump tariff threats

Being more diplomatic than the politicians makes sense amid fear of upsetting the next US President

Personal Tech03 Jan 2025 | 58

Trump's tariff threats could bump PC prices by almost half

Warning of planned hikes limit forecasts to just 2% shipment growth for US market in 2025

Personal Tech02 Jan 2025 | 79

Biden’s antitrust crackdown on tech M&As may linger into Trump’s reign

Analysis Lina Khan’s tenure may end, but the regulatory hurdles she helped build aren’t going anywhere

Legal21 Dec 2024 | 18

US airspace closures, lack of answers deepen East Coast drone mystery

Analysis Feds insist they still don't know what's happening – but note sightings cluster around airport flight paths

Offbeat17 Dec 2024 | 97

SoftBank pledges to pour $100B into US, create 100,000 jobs in Trump's second term

Details? Who needs 'em! But AI seems a likely focus

AI + ML17 Dec 2024 | 50