US Supreme Court tells Apple to go away again
Published in News


You did not really invent it, deal with it  

The US Supreme Court declined to hear Apple's bid to revive an effort to cancel three Qualcomm smartphone patents.

US and UK enact data agreement
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 04 October 2022 11:50

US and UK enact data agreement


All your data can be fondled by cops on both sides of the big water

The Data Access Agreement (DAA), by which the US and UK have agreed how one country can respond to lawful data demands from police and investigators in the other is now up and running.

US government to give leading foundry makers 25 per cent tax credit
Published in News


Makes $10,000 student loan forgiveness look like small change

Foundry operators stand to benefit from a 25 percent investment tax credit (ITC) on domestic fab projects, according to a document published by the US Department of Commerce.

US discovers flaw in cunning electric vehicle plan
Published in Transportation


Apparently, you need a reasonably good power supply 

The US might be moving its vehicles to electricity, but it has not resolved the fact that its private enterprise based power grid is pretty third world in parts of the country.

US bans 3nm processing technique exports on security grounds
Published in News


China targeted

The United States is formally banning the export of four technologies tied to semiconductor manufacturing, calling the protection of the items "vital to national security." 

US might get net neutrality back
Published in News
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 10:07

US might get net neutrality back


If the phone companies do not get their way

US Congressional Democrats are expected to introduce a new bill codifying net neutrality in the coming weeks. 

US finally realises it is a bad idea to let cryptocurrency fanboys make policy
Published in News


They will try to improve the value of their investments

The US government has just realised that it is probably a bad idea to allow cryptocurrency fanboys make policy on the dodgy ponzi schemes.

US coppers use phone messages to prosecute women seeking abortions
Published in Mobiles


It is what the Taliban would have done

The Washington Post has discovered that US coppers have already been using evidence gathered on mobile phones to arrest pregnant women seeking information on abortions.

Satellite 5G a bit of a mess across the pond
Published in Network


Dish Network and Space X service tiggered

Things are starting to look a mess for 5G across in the US where the Dish Network thought it could share the 12 GHz band with SpaceX.

Schmidt wants US to back Taiwan and South Korean chipmakers
Published in News


Keep using Asians but outsourced to the US 

The US should do more to attract overseas chipmakers to build plants on its territory as a matter of national security, former Google chief Eric Schmidt wrote.