Lawsuit against American government amended, as Chinese firm expands its legal challenge in the US courts
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2019
Study Finds Airline Apps Riddled With Security Bugs
Airlines' mobile apps typically contain an average of 21 vulnerabilities each and transmit data over multiple unsecured connections, researchers find
Computex 2019: Qualcomm, Lenovo Show ‘Project Limitless’ 5G Laptop
The companies aim for the processing power of a workstation with the always-on connectivity of a smartphone
Researchers Release Micropatch For ‘BlueKeep’ Critical Windows Flaw
The bug has been compared to the 'EternalBlue' vulnerability behind WannaCry, NotPetya and other worldwide malware outbreaks
Google To Invest 600m Euros In New Finland Data Centre
The new facility adds to Google's existing facility in Hamina, which is on track to be powered by wind energy
Banks Launch Fraud Repayment Scheme
The voluntary refund programme aims to address 'no fault' scams in which customers are tricked into authorising payments, but not all banks have joined
Alibaba Looks To Hong Kong For £16bn Secondary Share Offer
The Chinese e-commerce giant previously raised $25bn on the New York Stock Exchange in what is still the world's biggest-ever market debut
Facebook Set To Launch ‘GlobalCoin’ Virtual Currency Next Year
But the social network faces tight regulatory scrutiny over its poor track record on protecting users' personal data
US Start-Up Accuses Top Huawei Executive Of Conspiracy To Steal Trade Secrets
The confrontation between Huawei and a start-up co-founded by one of its ex-employees arrives amidst broader trade tensions with China
SpaceX Raises $1bn To Fund Satellite Broadband Constellation
SpaceX hopes to use the satellite broadband service to fund manned missions to Mars – but first it must fend off intense competition
Draft China Regulations ‘Could Block US Technology’
The proposed cyber security rules could be used to effectively bar US technology imports in retaliation for Huawei sanctions, industry watchers say
ICO: UK Data Breach Reports Up Four Times Under GDPR
Information commissioner urges firms to focus on 'getting it right' – but promises first GDPR penalties coming soon
Snap Employees ‘Abused Internal Tools To Spy On Users’
The 'disappearing' message platform vendor has dedicated tools to gather user data for internal purposes, and has had to contend with staff abuse of those tools in the past, finds a report
Baltimore Struggles After Ransomware Attack
Ten thousand computers belonging to American city still crippled by devastating ransomware attack
Poland Files Complaint Against EU Copyright Rule Change
Complaint filed in Europe's top court against controversial copyright law change recently adopted by EU
Ofcom To Give Fibre Rivals Greater Access To BT’s Poles And Ducts
Greater access to Openreach infrastructure planned by Ofcom as it seeks to drive fibre investment
Facebook Removes Three Billion Fake Accounts
Huge number of fake accounts disabled by Facebook over a six month enforcement period
Julian Assange Faces New US Charges
Wikileaks co-founder has been hit with 17 new charges filed by the US Justice Department
SpaceX Launches 60 Broadband Satellites Into Low Earth Orbit
SpaceX begins rollout of its Starlink satellite-based broadband network, with the first of 12,000 satellites
Mobile Banking Malware On The Rise, Kaspersky Lab Warns
Worrying number of attacks by mobile banking malware, report from Kaspersky Lab discovers
Safari Proposal Takes Aim At Google, Facebook Advertising
Apple WebKit proposes privacy-focused compromise for ad-tracking in Safari web browser
Google Admits To Storing Unhashed Passwords
My bad. Google admission after it stored plain text passwords for 14 years on its internal systems
TfL To Collect Commuters Wi-Fi Data From July
VPN time? Commuters in London are to have Wi-Fi data collected to help improve journeys on the underground
Google Faces Irish Advertising Probe For GDPR Compliance
Irish data protection watchdog begins investigation to see if Google is obeying GDPR with its advertising services
Apple Offers Free MacBook Repairs For Keyboard Flaw
Butterfly mechanism for nearly all modern MacBooks contains design flaw, as Apple redesigns keyboards for new models
US Judge Rules Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Law
US judge rules Qualcomm's policies strangled competition for years, but an appeal against the ruling is planned
TalkTalk Fails To Inform Customers, After Breach Data Found Online
Personal details of 4,500 customers found online, despite being told by TalkTalk the data had not been compromised
Apple Promises To Be ‘Upfront’ About iPhone Battery Health
Promises UK watchdog that it will be “clearer and more upfront” with iPhone users about battery health
ARM Memo Tells Staff To Halt Huawei Work – Report
ARM becomes latest chip firm to distance itself from Chinese firm after memo tells staff to halt co-operation
Digital Assistants Enforce Gender Bias – UN report
Report claims female-voiced Siri and Alexa entrench gender biases with submissive responses