TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2017
BT Hopes IoT Competition Winners Can Aid Smart Building Management
BT IoT contest declares smart building startups the winner and could bring their ideas to customers
Tokyo Wants To Make Flexible Working A Reality For 2020 Olympics
Inspired by London 2012, the Japanese government wants remote working to help transport and improve the life of citizens for Tokyo 2020
Microsoft HoloLens 2 Will Feature A Dedicated AI Processor
The coprocessor will be able to run deep learning neural networks locally
Microsoft Zo AI Turns Its Virtual Nose Up At Windows 10, Suggests Linux Or Windows 7
Zo prefers Windows 7 and Linux over Redmond's flagship operating system
Facebook, Ford Foundation & GitHub Donate £229,990 To Open Source Bug Bounty Program
Internet Bug Bounty receives cash donations to expand its Internet safety program.
O2 To Track Music Fans’ Movements & Behaviour At Academy Venues
O2 extends agreement to sponsor Academy Venues, getting more Priority Tickets and to install tech that will monitor gigs and crowds
Government Demands Drone Registration And Pilot Safety & Privacy Tests
The government wants to prevent drones from taking over UK skies
Microsoft Uses AI Bug Hunter To Detect Security Risks
Microsoft Security Risk Detection could help developers find and fix security vulnerabilities in software before it's released.
Lyft Takes High Road In Race To Develop Autonomous Cars
ANALYSIS: No. 2 ride-hailing company announces an ambitious plan to begin offering rides in self-driving cars by the end of this year
Pokemon Go Fest Suffers Connectivity And Server Problems
Pokemon Go suffers more technical issues, but this time on a much more micro level, highlighting need to support special events
UK Students Urged To Enrol In £20m Cyber Security Programme
UK government targets 14-18 year old's to tackle security skills gap
Tech Firms Back Apple In Ongoing Qualcomm Legal Battle
Blow for Qualcomm as industry group calls on regulators to side with Apple
Apple Updates iOS And macOS Security Ahead Of Black Hat
Among the updates issued by Apple this month is one for the Broadpwn bug that was already patched by Google in the July Android update
US And Russia ‘Exploring’ Joint Cyber Security Group
Russia and the United States are reportedly exploring the creation of a joint cyber security team
Researchers Uncover Lucrative ‘Stantinko’ Adware Campaign
The malware is highly resilient and has largely managed to avoid detection
OnePlus 5 Review: The Android Flagship Killer
The OnePlus 5 is probably the next best smartphone after the mighty Samsung Galaxy S8
Tales In Tech History: Amazon – From Online Book Retailer To Tech Giant
Scourge of the High Street? How a simple online book seller transformed itself into global e-commerce and tech giant
Microsoft Cloud Drives Profit As Legacy Declines
Amid worldwide job cuts, Redmond reveals impressive financials as cloud grows and legacy business declines
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (21 July)
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ICO Fines Moneysupermarket.com £80,000 For Spamming Customers
Price comparison site sent out marketing emails to customers who had opted out
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (21 July)
Test your weekly tech news knowledge!
Vodafone’s UK Misery Continues But Investments & Fixed Growth Suggest Revival Is Near
Vodafone revenues fall in the UK but growth in home broadband service coupled with network investments give rise to optimism
Intel’s Movidius Neural Compute Stick Aims To Usher In Plug-and-Play AI
The Movidius Neural Compute Stick looks to bring AI algorithms to the edge of networks
Authorities Take Down Dark Web’s Biggest Criminal Marketplace
AlphaBay and Hansa were together responsible for the trading of hundreds of thousands of illegal commodities
Tech Quiz: Biometric Technology & Security
Biometrics are taking over and technology is becoming more personalised, but what do you know?
Cisco Warns Of ‘Destruction Of Service’ Attack Threat
Cisco paints a bleak picture of the current cyber security landscape
US Ends Laptop Ban For US Bound Flights
Controversial ban preventing Middle Eastern passengers carrying their laptops on flights to the US officially ends
Oracle Expands Cloud For Customer Data Centres With PaaS, SaaS
Oracle's public cloud within a customer data centre gains SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS services
Google Play Protect Arrives To Better Secure Android Against Malware
Play Protect will help shore up modern versions of Android against cyber security threats