Largish patch update from Microsoft, but administrators advised to tackle Adobe updates ASAP
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2017
Trump Creates Uncertainty For US Tech Workers But Brexit Means UK Unlikely To Benefit
Research shows US tech workers believe immigration stimulates innovation and some are considering leaving the US, but Brexit has made UK less attractive
Worldpay To Merge With US Rival Vantiv In £9.3bn Deal
American rival Vantiv to expand beyond its US borders thanks to global reach of WorldPay
Firefox 55 Adds Web-Based VR App Support Through WebVR
Firefox 55 hopes to spread reach and aid cross-platform development of VR, alongside new features and improvements
Fired Google Engineer Clearly Knows Little About Women in Technology
ANALYSIS: A Google engineer’s assertion that women aren’t suited for tech jobs because of biological differences isn't just offensive, it's incorrect
My Journey To Find The World’s Oldest Computer
Kevin Murrell, co-founder of the National Museum of Computing, details how he found and helped restore the Harwell Machine
Security Panel: Will Threat Of Fines For Poor Cybersecurity Have An Impact?
Experts give their views to news that 'essential infrastructure' operators could be fined if service is disrupted due to poor cybersecurity
Arqiva Promises Small Cells Will Deliver Better 4G For Lambeth
Arqiva's plans to work with operators to boost 4G and pave way for 5G gets a boost with its 12th London borough agreement
Pulsant IT Infrastructure – Create your Ideal Solution
What Samsung Must Do Right With Upcoming Galaxy Note 8 Smartphone
ANALYSIS: When the new Note 8 is unveiled later this month as expected, it will supersede the troubled Note7 smartphone from 2016
Salesforce Rolls Out Einstein AI For Social Marketers
Salesforce's Einstein artificial intelligence can now be used to help marketers identify products and brands that appear in images posted on Twitter
KCOM Hit With £900,000 Fine For 999 Call Failures
KCOM had a single point of failure in the way it handles emergency calls, Ofcom finds
Support Grows For A GPS Backup System Amidst Hacking Danger
South Korea and the US have signalled their support for a land-based radio navigation system as incidents of GPS disruption become more frequent
Google Fires Author Of Controversial Diversity Memo
The internal memo, which argued Google's diversity practices were 'discriminatory', caused a backlash both within and outside the company
Virgin Media Project Lightning ‘Back On Track’ As It Reaches 5m Broadband Customers
Virgin Media adds 127,000 new properties to its network during Q2 and says the management issues that affected rollout have been resolved
Average UK Broadband Speed Of 16.51Mbps Is ’31st Fastest’ In The World
UK compares well to the rest of the world in terms of broadband, but experts say more FTTP is needed to compete at the top
Businesses Face Fines If Cyberattack Causes ‘Essential’ Service Outage
'Essential' infrastructure operators could be fined £17 million or 4 percent of global turnover if they suffer an outage because of insufficient security
Modder Makes Ultra-Thin ‘Raspberry Pi 3 Slim’ Computer
Hardware hacker NODE sawed off everything that projects up from the Raspberry Pi 3's board to create a 1.2GHz system the thickness of a few credit cards
Experts Warn Of Rise In ‘Steganography’ Attacks Using Code Hidden In Dodgy Images
Researchers at Kaspersky Labs note rise in steganography techniques, which are difficult to detect, but claim protection will improve
Google Disowns Anti-Diversity Document That Spurred Backlash
Google has said it doesn't endorse the views in a 10-page document criticising the company's diversity policies, which drew a heated response from critics
Cisco’s Meraki Admits Losing Customer Data After Misconfiguration
An 'erroneous policy' put into place on Friday caused user-uploaded data to be erased from Meraki cloud-based communications systems and security cameras
‘Hero’ Brit WannaCry Cyber Researcher Arrested In US For Kronos Trojan
FBI arrests Marcus Hutchins, who successfully stalled the WannaCry ransomware attack in May
Newcastle Council Brings 1Gbps Broadband To Social Housing Estates
Newcastle aims to promote digital inclusion with 1Gbps broadband coverage from Hyperoptic
Apple Watch 3 ‘Will Connect’ To 4G Without A Smartphone
Apple reportedly plans to include an LTE modem in the Apple Watch 3, making the wearable more independent of the iPhone
New UK Data Protection Bill Gives Brits More Power And Makes More Demands Of Business
Businesses could face huge fines or criminal charges as individuals are given opportunity to withdraw consent for data, under proposed laws
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (4 August)
What do you know about the past seven days in tech?
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (4 August)
Why GE Digital Believes All Machines Should Have A ‘Digital Twin’
GE Digital CEO and Chief Digital Officer Bill Ruh sits down to explain the development of Predix and how the company is using it in industrial IoT
Google Insists AI Better Than Humans For Extremist Content Takedown
Score one for the machine. Google admits its AI system is better at removing extremist content on YouTube
Tales In Tech History: Apple iPod
Goodbye iPod and thanks for the music, as Apple continues to wind down its iPod range