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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the cyberthreats facing your business today
Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business
Google Shows Off Pixel 9 Lineup, Plus AI Upgrades
Spotify To Add EU Pricing Info To iOS App
Apple relents and allows Spotify's iOS app to offer pricing information for EU users, ending years long standoff
California Permits Passenger Testing For Chinese Robotaxi Firm WeRide
More self-driving competition. Approval granted for WeRide to begin robotaxi testing with passengers in California
Bluesky Signups Surge In UK After Musk Clash With British Government
Large increase in UK signups to X/Twitter rival Bluesky, after Elon Musk clash with British government over riots
India’s Bharti Global To Acquire 24.5 Percent Of BT
Indian conglomerate Bharti Global is to take a huge shareholding of the former UK telecoms incumbent, BT Group
Intel Sells Stake In British Chip Designer ARM
Amid its turnaround struggles and job cuts, Intel sells its 1.18 million share stake in UK chip designer ARM Holdings
DoJ Considers Google Breakup After Landmark Monopoly Ruling
US Department of Justice is reportedly considering the breakup of Google as one of the possible options, after monopoly ruling
FBI Investigates After Trump Campaign Hacked By Iranians
Hacking group linked to Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard steals documents from Donald Trump campaign ahead of elections
Trump Returns To X For Live Interview
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump returns to X/Twitter for first time in a year for live interview with supporter Elon Musk
Privacy Group Files GDPR Complaints Over X AI Data Plans
Vienna privacy group Noyb files GDPR complaints in nine countries over X plans to use user data to train AI tools
Polish Billionaire, Wife To Sue Meta Over Misinformation
Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska and wife Omenaa Mensah plan to sue Meta over fake ads on Facebook, Instagram spreading misinformation
Volocopter Tests eVTOL ‘Air Taxi’ At Versailles
German start-up Volocopter conducts test-flights of eVTOL 'air taxi' in Paris region after dream of Olympic passenger routes stymied
Xiaomi Makes Gains Across Latin America, Japan, India
Xiaomi makes large smartphone market share gains in markets including Latin America, Japan, India as Southeast Asia sees premium growth
Former YouTube Chief Susan Wojcicki Dies At 56
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube chief executive and one of Google's earliest employees, dies at 56 after battle with lung cancer
Policing the Metaverse
Explore the challenges of policing the metaverse, a new virtual world without borders. Learn how law enforcement is adapting to address jurisdiction, privacy, and security concerns in this evolving digital landscape, highlighting the n ...
Cisco ‘Planning Second Round’ Of Major Job Cuts
Cisco plans second round of thousands of job cuts after laying off more than 4,000 staff in February amidst sluggish growth, report says
Starliner Astronauts May Use SpaceX For Return Trip
US astronauts who travelled to ISS aboard Boeing's Starliner may return on SpaceX vessel, in latest embarrassment for aerospace giant
Ransomware Group BlackSuit Upgrades Capabilities
Ransomware group formerly known as Royal changes name to BlackSuit, adds capabilites to malware, say FBI and CISA
Russia Microsoft Hack Accessed Home Office Data
Russian attack on Microsoft systems in January led to breach of Home Office email data, report finds, amidst criticism of company's security
Delta Calls CrowdStrike Outage ‘Unacceptable’
Delta trades barbs with CrowdStrike, Microsoft over worldwide outage that led to 7,000 cancelled flights and $500m losses at airline
Government Considers Revisiting Online Safety Act
Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson says government considers revising Online Safety Act after posts fan anti-immigrant violence
Leeds Man Jailed For Inciting Violence On Facebook
Man from Leeds jailed for 20 months after posting social media messages encouraging people to target hotel that housed migrants
Reddit CEO Hints At Subreddit Paywalls
Reddit co-founder and CEO has hinted that paywalls for certain subreddits could be on the way, in latest monetisation move
Dell Begins Fresh Round Of Job Losses, Amid AI Move – Report
More job losses for tech sector as reports suggest Dell is cutting as much as 10 percent of global workforce, or 12,500 staff
Elon Musk Shares Fake News Of UK Rioters Being Deported To Falklands
Owner of X, Elon Musk, deletes his post of faked article that claimed UK rioters would be deported to Falkland Islands
UK To Investigate Amazon’s $4 Billion Investment In Anthropic
British competition regulator, the CMA, confirms it will investigate Amazon's huge investment into AI firm Anthropic
UK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of Juniper
British competition regulator, the CMA, clear's HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks a week after EU approval
Google Discontinues Chromecast Portfolio
The Chromecast portfolio is being discontinued by Google, after the streaming dongle had first gone on sale back in 2013
Tesla Issues Recall For 1.6 Million Cars In China
Recall of over 1.6 million Tesla EVs in China comes amid problems with the boot (or trunk) latch not locking correctly