Power outages...Hacker group has infiltrated energy firms and could turn off the lights across continent, according to Symantec
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2017
Networking Sales Help HPE Results Beat Expectations
Spin-off of HPE's software assets (including Autonomy) fail to dent quarterly results as sales beat expectations
Poll: Would You Use A Chromebook In Your Business?
Google wants Chromebooks in more businesses after its success in education, but would you use one?
WhatsApp Details Plans For Business Version Of Application
WhatsApp reveals more details about long-awaited business edition, promising verified accounts and ability to stop spam
IT LIFE: Colin Cooper, Sage People CTO
Colin Cooper talks about his career in IT, how he founded Fairsail, and what's next for Sage People
Linux 4.13 Kernel Launches With Accelerated Security Feature
Fourth new Linux kernel milestone of 2017 is now available, providing improved performance and security features including Kernel Transport Layer Security
Court Rules In Favour Of Engineer Sacked Over Personal Messages
A Romanian engineer was wrongfully sacked after his employer read personal messages sent using an account set up for work, finds top human rights court
UK Universities ‘Hit By Hundreds’ Of Cyber-Intrusions In Past Year
The intrusions were aimed at stealing research into technologies including missiles and healthcare on behalf of nation-states or to put on sale
Huawei Plans Worldwide Cloud Partner Network To Rival AWS & Azure
The Shenzhen-based company said it plans to build one of the world's biggest clouds by offering technologies and services through a partner network
ZSL Tests IoT Wildlife Anti-Poaching Systems
The deal with the Zoological Society of London is to see UK companies testing internet-connected sensors on a low-power wide area network
TalkTalk Targets Operator Partners As It Plots Mobile Exit
TalkTalk scales back mobile ambitions and wants to sell SIM cards from other operators instead
MICROSTRATEGY SYMPOSIUM SERIES
UK Industrial Software Firm Aveva Agrees Takeover By Schneider Electric
Aveva is to take over Schneider's software operations, creating a Schneider-owned, Cambridge-based company with a broader reach
Met Police To Store CCTV Footage In The Cloud On Box
Met continues its digital transformation drive with Box deal
Why New CEO Will Keep COBOL A Key Focus of Micro Focus
INTERVIEW: As HPE merger takes effect, MicroFocus remains ground zero for COBOL, which still runs most major at-scale transaction systems
‘Top Secret’ US Military CVs Left Exposed On Amazon S3 Bucket
In the latest inadvertent data leak, a contractor left thousands of CVs belonging to former US military personnel exposed online
Three Is Silicon Readers’ Favourite Mobile Operator
Three's value added services see it crowned Silicon readers' favourite mobile network, ahead of EE, Vodafone and O2
Startup Showcase: HiyaCar
CEO Graeme Risby and CTO Rob Larmour of per-to-peer car sharing platform HiyaCar explain their big idea and startup experience
Instagram CTO Confirms Security Flaw Has Leaked Millions Of Account Details
Instagram API flaw affects more than just celebrities, Facebook-owned site admits
Data On ‘Millions’ Of Time Warner Cable Customers Leaked
Time Warner Cable customers are the latest to be affected by the exposure of sensitive personal data on misconfigured cloud servers
EE 4G Home Router Looks To Replace Home Broadband
EE targets rural homes and businesses sick of slow speeds with new router, but it will cost them
IFA 2017: Huawei Adds AI Processing Muscle To Mobile Chipset
The Kirin 970 chipset carries out AI processing chores directly on the device, speeding up responsiveness and improving privacy
Transportation, Sales & Retail Jobs ‘To Disappear’ As Robots Take Over
Automation and e-commerce are set to phase out 80 percent of transportation and warehousing jobs and 63 percent of sales employment, says Oxford University
Federighi Assignment Shows Apple Knows It Must Modernize Siri Soon
ANALYSIS: Craig Federighi, Apple's head of software engineering has taken over development of the Siri with plans to improve integration with iOS
Government Names Locations For 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Trials
Government hopes £10m trial of ultrafast broadband in Aberdeenshire, Sussex, Bath, Bristol, Manchester and West Yorkshire will stimulate market
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (1 September)
What do you remember about the last seven days in tech?
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (1 September)
IFA 2017: Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Gets 17 October Launch Date
Microsoft pushes its Mixed Reality vision with the next major version of Windows 10: Fall Creators Update
IFA 2017: The Most Important (And Weird) Innovations From The Show
New smartphones, wearables, washing machines, and, er, pet feeders. What went down at IFA 2017?
New Locky Ransomware Tactic Could Fool Sandboxes
New devious evasion technique from Locky ransomware found by Malwarebytes researchers