The Xenotime hackers, known for attempting to cause an explosion at a Saudi oil plant, have a new target in their sights
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Oracle Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs Amidst Cloud Confusion
Company reportedly sheds staff in the US and China as it struggles to compete with top cloud players
Microsoft Warns Malicious Adverts Being Displayed By Native Windows 10 Apps
The hack affects the News app built into Windows 10 and some built-in games, and can lead to unwanted purchases or virus infections
Google Targeted By Fresh Round Of GDPR Complaints
Google faces more data protection scrutiny in Europe following series of actions filed in the UK, Germany, France and other EU countries
US Congress Targets Tech Giants With Competition Probe
The focus on 'anti-competitive conduct' at major tech companies comes as the Department of Justice and the FTC reportedly prepare their own investigations into Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
Twitter Buys London Start-Up Fabula AI
Technology from the London-based start-up is to be used to track down misinformation and spam and 'improve the health of the conversation'
Microsoft Shows Dual-Screen Surface Tablet Prototype At Internal Demo
The 'Centaurus' prototype has upstaged earlier plans for a dual-screen phone and may be nearing launch, reports say
WWDC 2019: Apple Bids Farewell To iTunes
iTunes is set to be phased out in favour of a more diverse set of desktop apps, while other updates are planned for watchOS, iOS, iPads and the Mac Pro
Huawei Row Overshadows Trump State Visit To Britain
The US president is expected to use a meeting with prime minister Theresa May to warn the UK to ban China from 5G networks
Study Finds Airline Apps Riddled With Security Bugs
Airlines' mobile apps typically contain an average of 21 vulnerabilities each and transmit data over multiple unsecured connections, researchers find
Computex 2019: Qualcomm, Lenovo Show ‘Project Limitless’ 5G Laptop
The companies aim for the processing power of a workstation with the always-on connectivity of a smartphone
Researchers Release Micropatch For ‘BlueKeep’ Critical Windows Flaw
The bug has been compared to the 'EternalBlue' vulnerability behind WannaCry, NotPetya and other worldwide malware outbreaks
Google To Invest 600m Euros In New Finland Data Centre
The new facility adds to Google's existing facility in Hamina, which is on track to be powered by wind energy
Facebook Set To Launch ‘GlobalCoin’ Virtual Currency Next Year
But the social network faces tight regulatory scrutiny over its poor track record on protecting users' personal data
US Start-Up Accuses Top Huawei Executive Of Conspiracy To Steal Trade Secrets
The confrontation between Huawei and a start-up co-founded by one of its ex-employees arrives amidst broader trade tensions with China
SpaceX Raises $1bn To Fund Satellite Broadband Constellation
SpaceX hopes to use the satellite broadband service to fund manned missions to Mars – but first it must fend off intense competition
ICO: UK Data Breach Reports Up Four Times Under GDPR
Information commissioner urges firms to focus on 'getting it right' – but promises first GDPR penalties coming soon
IT Life: Allan Alford, Mitel
Mitel chief information security officer Allan Alford talks about evolving security challenges, machine learning – and how he unexpectedly ended up with an iPhone
Poll: UK Critical Infrastructure Attack ‘Likely This Year’
Infosecurity Europe poll highlights growing unease about risks to UK infrastructure as physical and online security issues converge
RSA Conference VC Event Showcases Early-Stage Security Start-Ups
Products competing for funding at the RSA Conference event in March build on blockchain, AI and Kubernetes technologies
IT Life: Justin Day, 6point6 Cloud Gateway
6point6 Cloud Gateway chief executive Justin Day talks about the shift from hardware to software, flying cars and the historic significance of the Commodore 64
IT Life: Jamie Hutton, Quantexa
Quantexa chief technology officer Jamie Hutton talks about artificial intelligence, international money laundering, and his favourite DJ app
IT Life: Hiren Parekh, OVH
OVH's director of cloud Hiren Parekh talks about the challenges of large-scale data processing, why he likes to keep different technologies in the mix and how the BBC Micro helped launch his career
IT Life: Giorgio Regni, Scality
Scality chief technology officer Giorgio Regni talks about cloud apps, collaborative development and the surprising way he found to improve his smartphone's battery life
RSA Conference Puts Politics, Data Protection In The Spotlight
RSA Conference 2019: Following a year of controversies around politics, misinformation, data leaks and massive security breaches, RSA Conference looks to shed light on the issues
RSA Conference 2019: Security Startups To Pitch For ‘Dragon Den’ Funding
Conference to allow security start-ups to pitch to venture capitalists, amid competition to find most innovative security start-up
AWS Deploys New EC2 Instances For Machine Learning, AI Customers
Next-gen EC2 instances designed for compute-intensive applications that require massive parallel floating point performance