Simon Sharwood, Author at NEWS Online

Simon Sharwood 01/03/2025 13:21

Membership of New Zealand’s domain registry suddenly triples, which isn’t entirely welcome

Free speech org criticized constitution and made hard-to-sustain accusations of possible censorship Membership of InternetNZ, the administrator of New Zealand's

Simon Sharwood 24/02/2025 14:24

Maps of terrestrial fibre networks aren’t great. The Internet Society wants to fix that

Wants regulators and carriers to adopt Open Fibre Data Standard to answer questions like ‘Is that one fibre, or nine?’

Simon Sharwood 24/02/2025 10:19

Trump administration threatens tariffs for any nation that dares to tax Big Tech

Digital services taxes, network build levies, touted as violations of US sovereignty United States president Donald Trump last Friday issued

Simon Sharwood 19/02/2025 15:26

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

Envisions phased introduction dependent on manufacturing commitments United States President Donald Trump has hinted at substantial tariffs on imported semiconductors.…...

Simon Sharwood 17/02/2025 15:26

Broadcom reportedly investigates acquiring Intel’s chip design biz

Shhh. Don’t tell Hock Tan about those Xeons that unlock functions when you pay a fee Broadcom is reportedly contemplating

Simon Sharwood 17/02/2025 15:23

Techie pointed out meetings are pointless, and was punished for it

When asked to offer honest feedback, maybe pause to ponder how well you play office politics Who, Me? Welcome to

Simon Sharwood 14/02/2025 13:22

HPE says blocking Juniper buy is a sure Huawei to ensure China and Cisco thrive

Analyst argues stopping the deal benefits Switchzilla by preventing rise of strong challenger for AI networks HPE has fired back

Simon Sharwood 22/01/2025 16:27

China claims major fusion advance and record after 17-minute Tokamak run

1,066 seconds of steady-state high-confinement plasma operation and all that China’s Hefei Institutes of Physical Science has claimed a new

Simon Sharwood 21/01/2025 14:27

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

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

Simon Sharwood 15/01/2025 10:25

SEC sues Elon Musk for allegedly screwing investors out of $150M before Twitter takeover

Plus: SpaceX rocket re-entries spark airline delays America's financial watchdog has sued Elon Musk, alleging the billionaire failed to disclose

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Membership of New Zealand’s domain registry suddenly triples, which isn’t entirely welcome

Maps of terrestrial fibre networks aren’t great. The Internet Society wants to fix that

Trump administration threatens tariffs for any nation that dares to tax Big Tech

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

Broadcom reportedly investigates acquiring Intel’s chip design biz

Techie pointed out meetings are pointless, and was punished for it

HPE says blocking Juniper buy is a sure Huawei to ensure China and Cisco thrive

China claims major fusion advance and record after 17-minute Tokamak run

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

SEC sues Elon Musk for allegedly screwing investors out of $150M before Twitter takeover

Gazans pray in rubble at start of Eid

‘How do I know my mum isn’t dead in a ditch after Israel arrested her?’

The Wild Ones might be Apple TV+’s most visually jaw-dropping series yet

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