Sheer scale of banking crime revealed after prevention of billion dollar bank heist, but attackers still pocketed $80m
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
Apple Confirms March 21 Launch Event
Reveal of next iPhone could be only days away as Apple offers to 'loop us in'
Draft Bill To Penalise Tech Firms For Refusing Encryption Order
US senators close to finalising draft bill that will penalise tech firms who refuse court orders over encrypted data
Ofcom Investigates Ex-Employee TV Data Breach
Ofcom confirms an ex-employee tried to offer a broadcaster sensitive information about rivals
Rackspace Revamps OnMetal Cloud Servers
Performance booster for Cassandra, Docker and Spark workloads comes to the UK
Britain’s First Delivery Robots Land In Greenwich
Launch from Starship Technologies will sees robots trialed across the UK this year
Kaspersky Lab Wants To Secure Your Wearables
New version of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android now covers smartwatches and other wearables
BT Plans FTTP Trial In Bradford And More G.Fast Pilots In Ultrafast Broadband Push
BT says FTTP trial will help it develop a 1Gbps service for SMBs and has promised to connect all new housing developments with more than 250 homes
Scientists Warn Brexit Would Damage Research
Brexit latest. Leaving the European Union would be bad for science, say 150 scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking
Opera Adds Native Ad Blocking To Desktop Browser
Opera says web pages can load 90 percent faster without an ad blocker and 40 percent faster than third party extensions
Google Is Finally Ready To Open Source Its Data Centre Infrastructure
Google joins Facebook's Open Compute Project as web giant starts work on standardised racks for artificial intelligence, machine learning
London Is ‘Most Desirable’ City In Europe For Tech Workers
Capital scores highly on work conditions and creativity, but New York and San Francisco take global top spots according to London & Partners survey
Google Sneaks Out Surprise Android N Preview
Developer preview of as-yet-unnamed version of Android mobile software features split-screen apps and improved Doze function
Samsung: Galaxy S7 Could Be Our Most Popular Smartphone Yet
Pre-orders of new devices are already stronger than expected, Samsung executive claims
How To Hack A Bank In 20 Minutes
Ryan MacDougall, senior security consultant at Coalfire, details the simple techniques he (hypothetically?) used to breach a major bank
MoD Identifies Technology As Key Driver For UK Operating Future
Government whitepaper offers up likely defence and security predictions in next 20 years
Mozilla Firefox 45 Removes Tab Groups, Provides Security Updates
Mozilla provides 21 security advisories for its Firefox 45 browser. New features in the browser include improvements to the Firefox Hello communication tool.
PayPal Signs Up First UK Customers For Mobile Payments
Users of PayPal Here SDK look to power up their businesses with better mobile payment functions
IT Life: Flying Free
Cocoon's John Berthels talks smart homes, computing languages and what influences have shaped his IT Life
David Cameron Plans To Relax Mobile Mast Planning Restrictions
Prime Minister David Cameron hints legislation that makes it easy to build networks could be on the way
Lenovo, Juniper Agree Data Centre Partnership
Match made in heaven? Lenovo servers, Juniper networking know-how combine for 'hyperconverged' data centres
Bill Gates: The Future Is Robots (And Quantum Computing)
Microsoft founder chats AI regulation, hoverboards, and the company’s future in Reddit AMA
Schoolboy TalkTalk Hack Suspect Ends Google Legal Action
Northern Irish boy arrested over TalkTalk data breach was suing Google for alleged breach of privacy
Bosch Launches Cloud Service To Boost IoT Platform
Bosch has bolstered its Internet of Things suite with a cloud service as white goods supplier looks to reinvent itself
Microsoft Browsers Fixed In Latest Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's Edge and Internet Explorer browsers gain fixes for critical flaws in latest security update
Panasonic Aims To Make Retail Smarter With New Tablets
New Panasonic ToughPad devices intended for the stock room and shop floor will benefit staff and customers, company says
Cisco: People Don’t Realise How Big We Are In Security
Cisco's European cybersecurity director says company can break down barriers to digitisation, simplify security processes and make the most of talent
Royal Navy’s Submarine Uses VMware Data Centre To Control Torpedoes
HMS Artful's 'Common Control System' is a miniature data centre from Vmware and Dell that tracks targets
IDC: Tablet Sales To Plummet But Detachables Will Rise
IDC estimates huge drop in tablet sales as 2-in-1 detachable devices take the spotlight
Samsung Pay Records Major Loss In First Year
Much of £11.8m loss is put down to purchase of LoopPay, as Samsung Pay prepares for global rollout and battle with Apple Pay