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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2015
Memory ‘Sinkhole’ Lets Attackers Take Control Of Intel Chips
A hardware flaw detailed at Black Hat allows attackers to take control of Intel chips' most privileged mode
Researchers Detail ‘Severe’ Mobile Fingerprint Flaws
Attackers can hijack fingerprint-protected transactions and harvest fingerprints from mobile devices, according to FireEye
Local Councils Cannot ‘Guarantee’ Your Personal Data Is Safe
Report from privacy campaigners at Big Brother Watch show there were 4,236 data breach incidents between 2011 and 2014 in local government
Microsoft Launches Key Piece of Cortana Analytics Suite
Azure Data Factory is now generally available, allowing customers to start piping big data into their business analytics systems
Alphabet Allows An Ex-Google To Concentrate On The Moonshots Of A Brave New World
BLOG: With Google X free to fly without the restrictions of tentative shareholders, Google's anticipated future projects will really start to take shape
Why Has Google Restructured Under A New Company Called Alphabet?
Larry Page spells out exactly why Google and its sister companies needed to shake things up
Microsoft Puts A Bigger Bounty On Bugs
The company promises bigger payouts for security researchers who find authentication exploits and submit ideas to strengthen Windows' defences
Hutchison To Tell EU Three-O2 Merger Is Only Way To Compete With BT, Vodafone
Three owner to argue Three and O2 would be ill-equipped to compete with a BT-owned EE and Vodafone if merger doesn't go ahead
AWS Suffers Another Cloud Outage
AWS EC2 and S3 taken down in US regions as yellow-tick horror shocks GitHub
Carphone Warehouse Hack: How Can You Protect Yourself?
NEWS ANALYSIS: The security industry explains how consumers and businesses can protect themselves from this hack and against future data breaches
Facebook ‘Loophole’ Allows Personal Data Harvesting
Facebook dismissed claims that the technique could be used to build massive scam databases
BDUK Spends £5m On Superfast Broadband Marketing
DCMS figures show marketing expenses for BDUK over six month period
Internet Security ‘Undermined By Random Number Weaknesses’
The random numbers used by web cryptographic systems aren't random enough, say security researchers
iPass Wi-Fi Network Grows To 50m With Devicescape Integration
iPass says its business Wi-Fi network now covers two thirds of the world's public hotspots
Nokia ‘Hiring’ Android Software Engineers Ahead Of Smartphone Return
Nokia reportedly advertises 'dozens' of jobs as it seeks smartphone market return next year
China-Backed Group Accused Of Travel Booking Breach
Travel booking firm Sabre has reportedly been breached by the same group that stole US government personnel records
Ad Blocking To Cause Publishers £14bn In 2015 As Popularity Grows
Adblocking software such as Adblock Plus is witnessing a dramatic rise in users as the software shifts to mobile
Microsoft Outlook Comes To Apple Watch
Apple Watch gets more productive with new Outlook, Wunderlist and Translator apps as Microsoft works on Yammer too
Carphone Warehouse Hack Could Leave 2.4m Customers’ Data At Risk
Shares fall two percent as phone retailer suffers cyber attack that compromises credit card details, names and addresses of customers
Nvidia Reaps PC Gaming And Car Benefits
Sales rise as PC gaming and automotive revenues continue to perform strongly for Nvidia
O2: Next Generation Of Smart Technology Will Change The World
O2’s digital director David Plumb tells us why smart technology is key to helping both businesses and customers grow as a whole
Premier League 4G: Which Stadium Has The Fastest Mobile Speeds?
Football fans are becoming increasingly demanding with regards to connectivity, but the 4G table doesn't reflect performances on the pitch
WAN Summit London 2015
Scout7: The Online Recruitment Platform For Football Clubs
Scout7 welcomes real-life football manager comparisons and says it can make football recruitment easier with data and video content from around the world
Digital Platforms To Be Included In EU Cybersecuity Law
Search engines, social networks and e-commerce websites will have to comply with EU security measures
Stripe – Digital Payments Are Helping Build A New Generation Of UK Businesses
James Allgrove, head of business development at Stripe, tells TechWeekEurope about the company’s future plans, including a new partnership with Visa
Qualcomm Buys G.Fast Chip Firm Ikanos To Further Fixed, IoT Ambitions
Qualcomm looks to bounce back from recent troubles with Ikanos acquisition
Tesla Issues Patch After Serious Car Hack
A hack that allowed researchers to gain control of Tesla's electric vehicle has now been patched
‘Certifi-Gate’ Security Flaw Hits Millions Of Android Devices
Smartphones from LG, Samsung, HTC and ZTE could all be at risk, Check Point team warn