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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
September 2018
Google To Be Sued By Belgian Military
Images of military sites are not being blurred, but on the plus side users can check out Google's garage birthplace
US Regulator Seeks Elon Musk Removal At Tesla
One tweet too far? SEC accuses Musk of securities fraud and seeks his removal as the head of Telsa
Google Confirms Existence Of Project Dragonfly
Google confirms Project Dragonfly is being developed, but 'censorship search' for China is not close to launch
Uber Pays £113m To Settle Hidden Data Breach
Ouch. The 2016 data breach at Uber which it kept quiet has cost $148m in US legal settlement payments
WhatsApp Founder Admits Selling Out Privacy To Facebook
Co-founder of WhatsApp Brian Acton admits selling out the privacy of WhatsApp users to Facebook
Cisco Fixes Critical Flaw In Surveillance Appliances
The company discovered an undocumented, hard-coded root account in its surveillance management software that could be exploited by hackers to take over a system
Instagram Founders Latest Facebook Executives To Exit
The departures of Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger follow those of WhatsApp co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton earlier this year
Qualcomm Accuses Apple Of Stealing Secret Tech
Apple allegedly shared Qualcomm technology with Intel in order to boost its rival chips so that it could ultimately drop Qualcomm's offerings
Amazon Latest In EU Regulatory Spotlight With Commission Data Probe
The Commission's preliminary investigation is to focus on Amazon's use of data from its third-party sellers, and whether it could be misused for anti-competitive purposes
Snap Trials Amazon Visual Search On Snapchat
The feature, in testing with a few initial US users, allows shoppers to link to Amazon listings by snapping a physical product or barcode
Regulators Consider Record-Breaking £30m Fine For Tesco Bank Hack
The 2016 incident, the first mass breach of accounts at a western bank, forced Tesco's financial arm to temporarily shut down online services and reimburse customers £2.5m
Government Planning New Offensive Cyber-War Unit
The proposal would expand the UK's existing offensive cyber capabilities fourfold, with funding in the hundreds of millions of pounds
Microsoft, SAP, Adobe To Back Common Data Model
Ignite 2018: The proposed standardised model could make it easier to carry out large-scale analytics on customer data drawn from different sources
Apple, Salesforce Team On Mobile Business Apps
Dreamforce 2018: The companies are to jointly redesign Salesforce's mobile app and provide business developer tools for apps running on iOS and Salesforce's Lightning Platform
Business Analysis Conference Europe 2018
European Union Sets Deadline For Facebook Changes
EU regulators want Facebook to alter its 'deceptive' terms of service to clearly state that it sells consumers' data to third parties - or face sanctions
Information Commissioner Issues UK’s First Formal GDPR Notice
Data protection stakes are higher than ever as regulator fines Equifax £500,000 and issues a GDPR notice to firm that worked with Brexit campaigners
Government Considers Creating A Regulator For The Internet
The government has said it is 'considering all options' for internet governance, including a new regulatory body along the lines of Ofcom
Chrome OS Update Brings New-Look Browser To Chromebooks
Chrome OS 69 also introduces Night Light timed colour-shifting, Linux support and quicker access to voice dictation
IBM Introduces Open Source Tool For Monitoring AI Bias
Cloud-based Fairness 360 toolkit is the latest effort at dealing with transparency and liability issues in corporate AI models
MPs Call For Regulation Of ‘Wild West’ Cryptocurrencies
Regulators must bring in a minimum of oversight to provide consumer protection and stem money-laundering, argues an influential Parliamentary committee
Microsoft Adds AI, HoloLens Goggles To Dynamics 365 Portfolio
New additions see business uses for Redmond's augmented-reality goggles HoloLens
Judge Reluctantly Approves Georgia Voting Machines, Despite Hack Concern
X marks the vote. Not enough time to resort to secure paper-based voting system, laments US judge
US State Department Suffers Email System Breach
Slow roll-out of two factor authentication blamed after State Department admits email data breach
Oracle Results Miss Expectations As Cloud Growth Slows
Software giant blames currency fluctuations for weaker than expected financial results
Almost Half Of British Internet Users Suffer ‘Online Harm’
Online health check. Eight in ten adults concerned when going online, as majority fret over online content
Qualcomm Seeks Apple iPhone Import Ban
Qualcomm hauls Apple before International Trade Commission again to demand US import ban on certain iPhones
EU To Rule On Microsoft GitHub Purchase In October
Controversial proposal by Redmond to acquire GitHub to face European antitrust decision on 19 October
Bristol Airport Admits Cyber Attack Impacted Flight Display Screens
Ransomware attack took down flight display screens for two days, Bristol Airport admits
Linus Torvalds To Take A Break After ‘Unprofessional’ Behaviour
Creator of Linux operating system kernel to take sabbatical, after admitting email attacks were 'unprofessional'
University Cyber Attacks Down To Students, Staff
Inside job? Cyber criminals not responsible for hacks of universities and colleges, study suggests
Microsoft ‘Tests’ Pop Up Warning For Rival Browsers
Not again! Microsoft mulls the idea of warning Windows 10 users when installing Firefox or Chrome browsers
US Congress Grill Google On China Censorship Plans
Google faces calls from six US senators, numerous human rights groups, and 1,000 staff over China expansion
Google Expands Chilean Data Centre With $140m Investment
Data centre footprint to be expanded in South American country thanks to availability of solar power
Huawei Vows To Release Foldable Phone Within A Year
Chinese smartphone maker follows Samsung with promise of smartphone with a fold-out screen within a year
Apple Releases New iPhone Handsets, New Watch
Three new iPhone models are revealed, as well as a new watch designed to detect heart problems
Google Signs Wind Farm Deals To Power Finnish Data Centre
The 10-year deals include buying the entire output from a planned wind farm in western Finland, as corporate demand for renewables continues to rise
European Parliament Approves Controversial Copyright Reforms
'A good sign for the creative industries in Europe', say those in favour, while opponents call the outcome 'catastrophic'
Researchers Pin BA Hack On Notorious ‘Skimming’ Gang
The Magecart group modified site scripts to steal details directly from BA's site and app, even using a legitimate-looking security certificate
Popular Mac App Store Utilities Caught Siphoning User Data
Top-ranking utilities on the App Store were found to be collecting and transmitting browsing histories and application information
US Military To Spend £1.54bn On AI Research
The move follows Google's decision to step back from controversial drone AI research scheme Project Maven
Europe’s Top Court Considers ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Cases
Google is contesting efforts to extend the right to be forgotten to non-European search domains, as well as tougher measures on the removal of sensitive data
New Cisco UCS Server Takes Aim At AI With Latest Nvidia GPUs
Nvidia's graphics processing chips can drastically reduce the time needed to train deep learning models, Cisco says
Jack Ma To Hand Over Alibaba Reins Next Year
The Alibaba co-founder, a former English teacher with no technical background, said he is stepping down so that he can 'try new things'
US Charges Extradited Russian Over Massive Hacking Scheme
Georgian Andrei Tyurin was allegedly part of the hacking ring that breached JPMorgan Chase and other US financial firms, making hundreds of millions from stolen data
Twitter, Facebook Face US Congress Over Misinformation
The US Senate quizzes Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg as midterm elections loom
US Charges North Korean Hacker For WannaCry, Sony Attacks
The individual allegedly worked with a China-based group to carry out a string of attacks and bank heists, stealing £62m from Bangladesh's central bank
British Airways Hack ‘Compromises’ Customers’ Financial Details
The incident involved the theft of payment card details over a period of two weeks at the height of the summer season
Fifteen Years After Launch, Skype Gets Call Recording
Skype gets the built-in ability to record calls into the cloud, with the option of downloading them for permanent storage
Microsoft Warns EU Copyright Proposal Could Stunt Digital Growth
The Windows giant said data-mining limitations could harm economic development and stop Europe from catching up with AI and data science competitors
Enterprise Data and BIA Conference Europe 2018
European Commission Set To Force Removal Of Militant Content Within One Hour
The Commission is to propose the regulation later this month, after finding companies such as Twitter, Google and Facebook were not showing enough progress on their own
Amazon Joins Apple After It Reaches $1 Trillion Value
Former bookseller briefly crosses $1 billion market valuation threshold as broadening portfolio drives growth
Foldable Smartphone Could Be Revealed This Year, Samsung Mobile Boss Hints
Time has come for foldable smartphones says Samsung mobile CEO, in clearest hint yet of future designs
Police Boss Demands Speedy Facebook Data Access
Met Police Commissioner says detectives need access to material from social media companies "within minutes"
Mozilla To Block Firefox Ad-Tracking By Default
Firefox tightens its ad-tracking block credentials, for better privacy and to improve page loading speeds
TSB Boss Steps Down After IT Failure
The fall guy? Chief executive Paul Pester steps down after TSB owner's botched IT upgrade
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Users Suffer Brief Outage
Thousands of users around the world affected by brief outage of Facebook owned social services
Microsoft To Refocus Skype On Video Calls, Messaging
Mea culpa. Redmond pledges to end Skype's controversial Snapchat-like features and return focus to its core functions
Home Secretary ‘Demands’ Action From Tech Firms On Child Abuse
Sajid Javid pledges more cash, and demands tech giants tackle online child sexual abuse, or face legislation
California On Collision Course With FCC Over Net Neutrality
The most populous US state heads for net neutrality clash with American communication regulator