Licence holders told to uninstall updates or face audits, lawsuits

The ever-so-popular Broadcom has attempted to make itself even more popular with its VMWare perpetual license holders by firing off cease-and-desist letters demanding they yank any updates installed after their support contracts expired even if they paid for the software in full.

It is like American beer, you can only rent it

Steam, the flogger of computer games, has confirmed to its users that they don’t own anything it has sold them.

Companies expressing an interest

Huawei is in early-stage talks with some US telecoms companies about licensing its 5G network technology.

End to encryption and a porn licence

The UK government is planning to enact a daft batch of Internet reform which will require people to register at the post office if they want to access porn sites.

Drivers operating at speed

The company famous for making “independently-minded” drivers has just got its licence to put its tech behind the wheel of a fast-moving car.