Neowin News Feed for: Bill

New UK law could make it easier to avoid subscription traps and fight fake reviews

Paul Hill — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 02:00:01 +0000

A new bill in the UK could help to fight subscription traps and fake reviews that cost UK consumers £1.6 billion every year. It will also help restrain big tech and give smaller companies a chance. Read more...

Congress denies U.S. Army's request to buy more HoloLens headsets from Microsoft

Usama Jawad — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 06:24:01 +0000

The U.S. government has denied the Army's request to purchase almost 7,000 HoloLens headsets for $400 million following some poor on-field test results including nausea and headaches for soldiers. Read more...

Tired of being ghosted? A Philippine politician wants to make ghosting a criminal offense

Usama Jawad — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:58:02 +0000

A Filipino lawmaker has presented a bill that declares ghosting a criminal offense that could be punishable by community service. The ludicrous document has little chance of being passed as law. Read more...

Chicago lawmaker proposes bill to ban all violent video games due to rise in carjackings

Usama Jawad — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:03:55 +0000

A Democrat lawmaker in Chicago has proposed a new bill to ban the sale of violent video games in Illinois. Similarities between carjackings in real-life and those done in video games were observed. Read more...

O2 hit with £10.5 million fine for overcharging customers

Paul Hill — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:20:01 +0000

Ofcom has fined O2 £10.5 million for overcharging customers between 2011 and 2019. The carrier has also refunded those who were affected and is donating to charity where it can't find the customer. Read more...

Intel and Nvidia inquired about their exported tech that was allegedly used against Uyghurs

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 09:10:01 +0000

U.S. Lawmakers wrote to Intel and Nvidia inquiring them about the export of their technology that has potentially been used by China to carry out surveillance of Uyghurs in Xinjiang region. Read more...

Senate panel in Pakistan approves controversial cybercrime bill

Usama Jawad — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 21:16:02 +0000

A senate panel in Pakistan has approved a controversial cybercrime bill, which could be written into the country's law if endorsed by the senate and finally, the President Mamnoon Hussain. Read more...

Microsoft refunds dad over $8,000 for 17-year-old son's Xbox binge

Paul Hill — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:26:01 +0000

Microsoft has refunded a father after his son went on a wild spending spree on a FIFA football (soccer) game. The bill totalled over $8,000, highlighting the need for more controls. Read more...

The Guardian calls on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to take money out of fossil fuels

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:58:01 +0000

British newspaper "The Guardian" has started a petition calling on the Gates Foundation to take its money, a reported one billion dollars, out of the fossil fuels industry. Read more...

US House passes an amendment which would remove funding from the NSA's backdoor searches

Jett Goldsmith — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 05:20:35 +0000

The US House of Representatives has pushed forward an amendment that would cut funding from the NSA's controversial backdoor searches and stop the NSA from adding backdoors to encryption standards. Read more...

Lobbying group representing Microsoft and Google backs CISPA

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:14:59 +0000

TechNet, a lobbying firm representing Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and more, have sent a letter to Congress in support of the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. Read more...

GoDaddy faces challenger in the form of ByeDaddy

Paul Ferson — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:50:44 +0000

GoDaddy faces down another challenge, in the form of ByeDaddy; a service which allows you to search for domains registered with the company. Read more...

GoDaddy hit with boycott over SOPA support [Update]

Mike Brown — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:06:51 +0000

Domain registrar GoDaddy has been hit with a boycott of its services, after Reddit users discovered the company's support of the controversial SOPA bill. Users are now taking their websites elsewhere. Read more...

Bill would require warrant for gov't to access your email

Michael Collado — Wed, 18 May 2011 08:31:14 +0000

A new bill proposed Tuesday calls for a major overhaul to a digital privacy law that is now 25 years old. It would allow for more restricted access by requiring government officials receive a probable... Read more...

California bill allows parents to edit kids' Facebook profiles on request

Denis Wong — Tue, 17 May 2011 08:14:09 +0000

In this day and age, parents are expected to take up more of an active parenting role for their children than was previously expected of them decades ago. You can thank technology and a gradual... Read more...

US Senator proposes a 'kill switch' for the Internet in new bill

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:25:23 +0000

As governments all over the world begin to adapt to a new era of national security, where cyberwar is as real as bombing runs and whole bureaucracies are formed and dissolved around the digital battlefield,... Read more...

Inside Bill Gates' real Facebook account

Tom Warren — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:44:55 +0000

Ever wondered what Bill Gates' Facebook really looks like? This week, reports have surfaced that Bill Gates stopped using Facebook because too many people wanted to add him as a friend. Gates told an audience... Read more...

Teen sends 10,000 texts with no messaging plan

Brad Sams — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:41:55 +0000

It's not uncommon for teenagers to have cell phones as it seems nearly everyone has one these days. When a loving parent gave his teenage daughter a cell phone he thought was doing the... Read more...

Bill Gates unleashes mosquito's on TED crowd

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:56:38 +0000

Every year, TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives. Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, who retired last year to... Read more...

House defeats the Bill to delay DTV Transition

Brad Sams — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:48:35 +0000

Just days after Neowin reported that the delay of the digital TV transition had passed the Senate; the House has shot down the measure. House republicans successfully stopped the bill today which will... Read more...

25 years ago Bill Gates showed off Windows 1.0

Brad Sams — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:25:23 +0000

Twenty-Five years ago Bill Gates gave the world Windows 1.0. No one knew at the time what would become of Windows but looking back it's quite incredible what it has become. Bill... Read more...

Stardock Announces "The Gamers Bill of Rights"

Spencer Scott — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:34:08 +0000

Stardock announced today the Gamer's Bill of Rights: a statement of principles that it hopes will encourage the PC game industry to adopt standards that are more supportive of PC gamers. The document contains 10... Read more...

Full text: An epic Bill Gates e-mail rant

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:01:37 +0000

Sometimes, software isn't so magical. Even for Bill Gates. For the opening piece in our series on Gates leaving daily life at Microsoft, one goal was to give a clear picture of the Microsoft co-founder's... Read more...

New York Passes Videogame Bill

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:37:22 +0000

New York senate has passed legislation creating a governmental advisory council to examine potential impact on violent video games. The bill, which won with a vote of 61-1, mirrors one passed by the New York... Read more...

Bill Gates: Transitioning into the Future

Tom Warren — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:49:56 +0000

Channel 9 have caught up with Bill Gates as he prepares to step down from his full time duties. It's the only place he's worked and he's getting ready to transition from his day to... Read more...

The quotable Bill Gates

Steven Parker — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:35:51 +0000

In the past several decades, Microsoft's departing leader has provided plenty of choice quotes for audiences to ponder. Some of the most oft-repeated comments attributed to Bill Gates through the years were not uttered by... Read more...

The secret of Bill Gates' success

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:19:39 +0000

As Bill Gates prepares to end his full-time work at Microsoft, he tells the BBC in an interview that it wasn't just what Microsoft did, but what his rivals didn't do that let Microsoft get... Read more...

Bill Gates last public speech as Microsoft Chairman Overview

Tom Warren — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:04:30 +0000

Bill Gates launched Tech-ed Developers in Orlando, Florida today by announcing this was his last public speech as a full time employee (FTE) in his role of Microsoft Chairman. He will now transition to a... Read more...

Bill Gates to deliver Tech-Ed Developers keynote today

Tom Warren — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:50:36 +0000

Bill Gates will kick off Tech-Ed Developers in Orlando, Florida today. The keynote will begin at 8:30am EST (1:30pm BST, 2:30pm CET). It is not yet known what Gates plans to talk about but many... Read more...

E-mail Bill Gates, Get Great Customer Service for Your Xbox

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:49:05 +0000

For some reason, tales of people getting exceptional service always seem uplifting. Maybe it has something to with the fact that it kind of gives you hope that after jumping through countless hoops to get... Read more...

Bill Gates' new project: Farming

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:46:20 +0000

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates announced a new direction Friday as he pledged $306 million in grants to develop farming in poor countries, leading the charge for corporate responsibility at a major meeting of business chiefs.... Read more...

Bill Gates Claims Technology Will Revive the US Economy

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:17:54 +0000

Bill Gates, the world's richest man, believes the US economy will not fall into a slump because technological progress will help it to grow, he said in an interview with a German newspaper on Thursday.... Read more...

Microsoft at CES 2008, Bill Gates' Last Keynote

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:04:27 +0000

Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, and Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices Division, will deliver the pre-show 2008 International CES keynote address at 6:30 p.m. PST Sunday, January 6 , in the... Read more...

Inventors Protest US Patent Bill

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:28:13 +0000

Legislation in the US Senate which would limit damages for patent infringement and allow patents to be more easily challenged has sparked protests among some inventors. Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway and holder of... Read more...

Bill Gates Again Tops List of Richest Americans

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:31:21 +0000

According to Forbes magazine's 25th annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans, Microsoft founder Bill Gates ($59 billion) is the richest person in America for the 14th year in a row, followed by investor Warren... Read more...

Little-Known Facts About Well-Known Leaders - Bill Gates

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 22:11:14 +0000

Everyone knows the most recent headlines about our country's greatest leaders. In this feature, we'd like to shed some light on the lesser-known facts about these folks in hopes of giving you a little greater... Read more...

When Bill met Steve...

Thu, 31 May 2007 13:14:59 +0000

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Apple chief executive Steve Jobs have appeared on stage together for the first time in more than two decades. Billed as a public "conversation" between two giants of the computer... Read more...

Bill Roper explains Hellgate: London multiplayer offerings

Todd Tanner — Thu, 10 May 2007 19:29:25 +0000

Bill Roper's letter to the community, explaining the Hellgate: London multiplayer options available - why did they go with a pay version? Read on: When we first started talking about Hellgate: London, there were a... Read more...

New bill to give bloggers same shield law protection as jour

Tue, 08 May 2007 23:59:26 +0000

The House of Representatives has amended the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 to include provisions to protect bloggers from being required to divulge their sources under certain situations in the same way as... Read more...

Bill Would Overturn Increase In Internet Radio Royalities

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:40:20 +0000

Illinois Republican Don Manzullo and Washington Democrat Jay Inslee have introduced a bill to overturn a Copyright Royalty Board decision to increase royalty rates for Webcast music, setting a retroactive rate of $0.0008 per song... Read more...