Chief designer spent the last couple of years distancing himself from Apple and rarely came into the office
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2019
Equifax Former CIO Jailed For Insider Trading
DoJ - Former CIO knew of breach and opted to excise his stock options before breach became public
Ireland Opens Third Apple Data Protection Probe
European regulators are tightening their grip on multinationals including Apple, Facebook, Twitter and Google as stricter GDPR rules come into play
Microsoft Teases Launch Of ‘Windows 1.0’
Users taken off-guard as Microsoft rolls out 1980s-era logos and imagery across its Windows social media accounts
Financial Services Firms Report 1,000 Percent Rise In Cyber Incidents
Phishing and ransomware top the list of cyber-attacks reported to the Financial Conduct Authority amidst stricter transparency requirements
BT To Launch 5G Services This Autumn
BT broadband users are to get first access to 5G services running on EE's mobile network, which launched in parts of London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester in May
Facebook Campus Given All-Clear After ‘False Positive’ Sarin Alert
Four postal warehouses were evacuated on Monday after parcel erroneously tested positive for sarin nerve agent
Microsoft Set To Pull Plug On Books Purchased From Microsoft Store
As it pulls out of e-book sales, the company is to remove access to all books aquired from the Microsoft Store over the past two years
Google Unveils Developer Site For Mystery ‘Fuchsia’ Operating System
The open source project runs on Google's custom 'Zircon' kernel, and some have speculated it could be the successor to Android
Microsoft In The Lead As Cloud Software Market Hits $100bn
Annual sales of cloud software hit £79bn with long-established software vendors dominating the top five, but cloud-native firms showing the strongest growth
MIT’s ‘Gen’ Aims To Make AI Techniques More Accessible
Researchers aim for a system similar to Google's TensorFlow, but with the flexibility to bring in a broader gamut of AI approaches
US To Relax Huawei Trade Ban Under China Trade Talks Deal
The US is to issue licences to some companies to sell to Huawei under a deal between the US and China to resume talks
EU Requires New Electric Cars To Emit Noise
The new regulations come in response to complaints that electric vehicles pose a danger to pedestrians because they are too quiet
New Rules Allow Users To Switch Mobile Providers With A Single Text
From Monday users can switch to a new provider within one working day without notice period charges
Twitter To Tighten Rules For Politicians
Intended for Trump? Tweets from politicians that break house rules will be hidden behind warning notice
Nokia Slams Huawei For ‘Serious’ Security Flaws – Updated
Update - Nokia says that the comments of its CTO does not reflect its official view on the matter.
Sir Jony Ive, iPhone Designer, To Leave Apple
The 'spiritual partner' of the late Steve Jobs, British designer of the iPhone Sir Jony Ive is to leave Apple
Apple Poaches Top ARM Engineer
One of ARM's top chip engineers has been hired by Apple as it seeks to expand its inhouse expertise
Russia Refutes Israel Claim Of GPS Jamming
Finger pointing. Russia denies it is responsible for disrupting GPS signals at major Israeli airport
Hacked Ad Server Pushed Ransomware – Report
Fresh threat. Sodinokibi ransomware distributed by malvertising, warns researcher
Commodore 64 To Return In Time For Christmas
1980's icon. Best selling home computer to return as retro unit that offers HD quality and original games
Mike Lynch Hits Back At HP In Autonomy Court Case
Meg Whitman was ‘out of her depth’ at HP and used Mike Lynch as a scapegoat, claims former CEO
Huawei Loses Case Against Former Staffer’s Startup CNEX
Chinese giant loses US court case against CNEX Labs after accusing it of stealing trade secrets
5G: Slicing the Network
One of the fundamental components of 5G is the ability of networks to create bespoke tailored services for their customers. Silicon investigates whether network slicing is how businesses will be able to make a quantum leap with their n ...
Bill Gates Calls For Tech Regulation
Microsoft co-founder says it is time for governments to help regulate technology giants like Facebook, Google
Chinese Ministry Hackers Hit Eight Services Firms – Report
China’s Ministry of State Security implicated in report on hacking attacks on US and Japanese IT services giants
Ransomware Hackers Get Paid By Another US City
Another US city opts to hand over hundreds of thousands dollars to hackers after ransomware attack
Broadcom Faces EU Antitrust Probe
European regulators to investigate whether it operated monolopy for modem and TV chipsets
US Ambassador Warns Against Huawei For UK 5G
Allowing Huawei to build UK 5G network would be like letting a "kleptomaniac" into your home - US Ambassador
Robots To Replace 20 Million Factory Jobs
Rise of the robots! Automation to replace ten millions of jobs in next 11 years, report warns