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With auto-updates now at an end for Windows 7, critical systems are still often run on old OSs. Why is this? And how can CTOs create a roadmap that ensures they understand and have planned for the obsolescence of their tech?
Digital tax. 140 governments agree to rewrite cross border tax laws that will increase the tax paid by tech giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google
Thunderbird is go. Thunderbird email client has this week moved to a new wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation
Free roaming to end on 1 January 2021. British government confirms free EU roaming will likely end after the 11 month Brexit transition period
Social networking giant pays out nearly half a billion dollars to settle long running biometric data lawsuit in the United States
Hack compromised 20 admin accounts and malware was implanted on 40 servers, but the UN opted to cover up the cybersecurity attack
Security firm Avast announces it is immediately winding down Jumpshot division and terminating data sharing with it, following privacy scandal
With Microsoft switching off Windows Server 2008, there is a distinct push to adopt Azure. Is this a good move? Silicon UK asks leading tech specialist for their views to assess whether moving to Azure is inevitable.
Microsoft is now worth $1.25 trillion after stock price rise thanks to continued growth of Redmond's Azure cloud business
Social networking giant delivers strong financial results, but investors took fright at big increase in expenses and costs
When contracts end, BT will charge customers up to £50 if they keep their old routers in an effort to cut down e-waste
More bad news for the United States, as European Union follows Britain's lead in resisting US pressure to ban Chinese firm outright
Can independent oversight board restore faith in Facebook's and Mark Zuckerberg's handling of questionable content?
Privacy threat? Ring app for Android is packed with third-party tracking software, Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned
As one of the fastest-growing sectors, FinTech is building technologies and services that will touch every consumer and business. In this new series, Silicon UK explores the current state of FinTech and asks why companies need to pay c ...
Strong growth at Apple propels its market valuation close to $1.4 trillion amid buoyant iPhone sales, even in China
It only took a month to sort out. Currency trader back online and no longer relying on pen and paper for currency transactions
Ransomware attackers claimed to stolen 60GB of data from Canadian defence contractor after ransomware attack in December 2019
United Kingdom shrugs off persistent US pressure and allows Huawei a restricted 5G role after designating it a “high risk vendor”
200 villages, market towns and rural areas set to benefit as Openreach pledges to roll out ultrafast fibre to the premise (FTTP)
As Apple seeks to ramp up iPhone production by 10 percent in China, deadly coronavirus outbreak may derail this goal it has been reported
Today is the 14th annual Data Protection Day. Silicon UK speaks to Bob Canaway, Chief Marketing Officer, Privitar to gain his insight into how data protection has evolved and what challenges lie ahead.
Turkish government likely to be behind ongoing campaign of DNS hijacking incidents targeting rival countries, Western officials say
Hackers attempt to exploit critical flaw in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway to install 'Ragnarok' ransomware on vulnerable networks
Custom-built framework aims to help researchers find the vast amount of data published online by labs, governments, universities and other institutions
Upcoming regulations hailed as a pioneering step to protect children's data online, but some fear they could favour big tech companies
Government decision on Huawei set for Tuesday, as US secretary of state warns Chinese-made 5G equipment puts UK sovereignty at stake
Controversial provisions that Google argued would ban memes and GIFs will not be brought into UK law, as country departs from European Union
The role of the CIO is evolving with more of a focus on revenue and strategy, according to the 2019 Global CIO Survey from Logicalis. The survey reveals that although CIOs are becoming more strategic and accountable, they are also unde ...
Privacy concern. Cease-and-desist letter from Twitter to AI firm Clearview demands it stop collecting photos from social media platforms
Sonos CEO says sorry for anger caused by its update policy, and says it will support legacy products “for as long as possible”
Apple has cautioned against the renewed EU push for a common mobile charger, warning that losing its Lightning port will add to e-waste mountain
With a UK decision on Huawei expected by the end of the month, US officials maintain 'significant concerns' about the Chinese vendor
Google identified multiple privacy flaws in Apple's Safari browser, which the iPad maker said it has fixed, but a Google director says it hasn't
Amazon has (as expected) filed a motion with US court to halt Microsoft's work on Pentagon JECI contract until appeal ruling
Speaker maker Sonos angers its customer base yet again, by confirming it will halt software updates for older equipment from May
My bad. 250 million customer service and support records have been exposed by Microsoft on unsecured cloud database during the new year
Owner of the Washington Post allegedly had his phone hacked months before murder of Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi consulate
Low-cost Apple iPhone SE 2 is reportedly in the works, with a possible launch slated for March this year, according to media report
SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and in all industries. 77% of the world’s transaction revenue touches an SAP system, helping more than 437,000 organizations to gain deep busin ...
British plans to introduce a digital or tech tax in April should be delayed until a global consensus is reached, OECD official warns
Facebook's messaging service has hit 5 billion downloads, amid reports that it has backed off plans to insert adverts into WhatsApp
Privacy versus security. FBI complaint two years ago halted Apple's plans to fully encrypt iCloud backups, it is alleged in a new report
London engineering centre will see significant increase in workforce, as Facebook seeks growth in post Brexit United Kingdom
Fibre disposal. TalkTalk's FibreNation division sold to CityFibre for £200 million, amid signing of wholesale agreement with CityFibre
Four day trial in Vancouver courtroom sees Huawei CFO battle US request for extradition on bank fraud and sanctions busting charges
Corporation tax needs global overhaul Cook says, as President Macron and President Trump declare truce in digital tax spat
Arrests in Netherlands and Northern Ireland as FBI seizes WeLeakInfo.com, which offered index of 10,000 data breaches for as little as £1.50 per day
US authorities reviewing claims that some Tesla electric vehicles are prone to suddenly accelerate and cause crashes, amidst company's denials
Arrangement with Dutch navigation devices and services provider comes as Huawei looks for ways around US trade ban imposed last year
Chief executive of Google parent urges regulators to refrain from a heavy-handed approach to new AI rules as EU readies proposals
Country does not rule out deploying Chinese-made equipment in its 5G networks amidst heavy US lobbying of UK and other allies
European Commission could temporarily bar facial recognition in public places as new rules to protect individuals' privacy are worked out
No more carbon footprint. Ever. Redmond pledges to remove all the carbon it has created since it was founded back in the 1970s
Plaintiffs seek damages and aim to force Facebook to sell WhatsApp and Instagram, and seek to end Mark Zuckerberg's control of firm
Exclusive trillion dollar club. Google's parent Alphabet becomes the fourth US tech giant to reach a market value of $1 trillion
New Chinese research and design centre planned for Tesla to make “Chinese-style” vehicles and follows its Chinese factory in Shanghai
Edge browser based on the open source Chromium project now available for download across multiple platforms
Update to Google's Smart Lock app for iOS devices means that modern iPhones can be used as a physical security key for Google apps
Ban on Wikipedia in Turkey for nearly three years has ended after freedom of expression ruling from country's Constitutional Court
Twitter says sorry after it is found that it's ad tool allowed for discriminatory terms to be used for targetted adverts
Spain's Banco Sabadell sign $1 billion deal with IBM for it to manage the bank's IT and cloud systems for the next ten years
President of the US wades into privacy and encryption case of Apple and the unlocking of iPhones belonging to dead terrorist
Who is to blame? Unsecured Amazon Web Services S3 bucket held passport scans and other sensitive personal data, but the culprit has yet to be identified
Dossier of evidence about Huawei from America's delegation to the United Kingdom this week, reportedly contains no smoking gun information
Experts at the United Nations (UN) warn attendees of upcoming cryptocurrency conference in North Korea they could be cited for sanctions busting
Microsoft pushes out critical security fix, after tip off from the US National Security Agency about serious flaw in all versions of Windows
Here we go again. US Attorney General says Apple failed to help unlock terrorist iPhones, but Apple says it has provided all the assistance it can
Finnish equipment maker Nokia pledges to increase its investment in developing 5G technology, but at the same time confirms 180 job cuts
As US officials state UK allowing access would be “nothing short of madness”, as PM asks for alternatives to using its equipment
Restraining order. Amazon AWS to ask judge to impose temporary block on Microsoft working on Pentagon's JEDI cloud contract
Cyber security agency urges users to avoid using Windows 7 systems to access sensitive data or send emails as Microsoft ends supply of security fixes
Goldman Sachs study finds Microsoft's Azure used by more large companies than AWS, while Amazon continues to lead in revenues terms
Study finds websites' consent platforms largely fail to comply with data protection rules, and may even incentivise 'illegal configurations'
Department of the Interior may permanently ground fleet of nearly 1,000 civilian drones over China espionage fears
Nreal's upcoming augmented-reality headset projects high-quality virtual images in a package that looks like an ordinary pair of sunglasses
US delegation set to arrive in UK on Monday, as MI5 chief dismisses risk that allowing Huawei would threaten intelligence sharing
Being able to innovate quickly and deliver new products or services to consumers is a core brand differentiator. Using a Low Code approach can massively cut application development time. In this Silicon Top Ten, learn how and why Low C ...
Lawsuit alleges Apple stole technology for use in its Apple Watch and poached key members of staff from Masimo and Cercacor Labs
Arbitrators award Waymo $128 million over Uber's use of stolen technology after employee defection to rival driverless car division
Platform makes limited changes to its stance on political adverts, but still refuses to ban ads that are misleading or spread lies
That's a lot of money. Apple reveals recording spending at its App store over Christmas period, as part of its 'landmark' year for content and services
Google security researchers are to change their rapid disclosure of security flaws – a policy that has angered many tech firms over the years
Video-sharing firm TikTok says it has fixed serious vulnerabilities identified by security specialist Check Point, that were present for most of 2019
We are still not interested. HP's board of directors once again rejects an unsolicited takeover approach from Xerox, saying it undervalues the PC maker
Platform to test four settings to allow users to control who can reply to a user's tweets, in effort to halt Twitter's toxic culture
Final pitch to the UK, as America threatens to cut intelligence-sharing with allies if Huawei is used for 5G networks
Look Mum, no keyboard. Samsung shows off invisible keyboard that uses AI and finger tracking via a device's 'selfie' camera
Major changes proposed to boost investment for full fibre deployment for both residential and commercial properties in the United Kingdom
Ransomware attack has crippled currency seller services, with cyber criminals reportedly demanding a £4.5 million ransom within two days
Brief affair. Only a few months after finally acquiring it for $10.7bn, Broadcom opts to offload Symantec's Enterprise division
Speaker maker Sonos alleges Google stole its technology, and it now seeks a sales ban on all Google speakers, phones and laptops
Both countries have set the target of two weeks to reach agreement over France's implementation of a digital or tech tax, mostly on US tech firms
U-turn at Facebook? Social network confirms it will remove some videos modified by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes
Chinese vendor claims two world firsts, with first ever 5G PC (Lenovo Yoga 5G) and first ever foldable PC (ThinkPad X1 Fold)
Intel concept of a laptop-like computer created from a single folding screen, plus impressive self-driving Mobileye demonstation using camera-only tech
What is the current state of mobile, and how will this sector develop over the next few years? For businesses, is a mobile-first development strategy essential for their long-term growth and profitability?
Another 60 Starlink broadband satellites launched by SpaceX, as part of its planned 12,000 strong constellation
US administration also wants European nations to adhere to rules over the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI)
Industry group is pushing governments to open up 6 GHz spectrum, which it says would ease Wi-Fi network congestion in dense urban environments
Amazon-owned Ring launches electronic gate-unlocking gadget and announces security feature to keep intruders out of smart home devices
Samsung and others show off massive 8K televisions, as virtual assistants make their way into electric vehicles and showerheads
US officials mounted an 'extensive campaign' to pressure the Netherlands to block ASML from selling chip lithography equipment to China, report claims
Investment seeks to introduce single sign-on technologies across the NHS, where staff must currently log into up to 15 separate systems
Ongoing incident could last several days, experts warn, following European Union measures to crack down on state-sponsored cyber-disruption
Consumers face a tsunami of content; gaining their attention is vital. The attention economy is changing the relationships businesses have with their customers. What is the value of attention?
British website of foreign-currency seller Travelex is still offline after being taken down following a cyber-attack earlier in the week
Dell's Mobile Connect will soon mirror a user's iPhone screen on their Dell laptop, Texas-based computer maker has confirmed
Former head of international relations has alleged that things have changed from Google's original moto of “don't be evil”
Federal judge in the US rejects car maker's effort to dismiss lawsuit that alleges racism at California electric car factory
US coast guard confirms “ransomware intrusion” at unnamed facility that took down entire IT network, was caused by phising attack
Touch ID fingerprint system will make a return in 2021 on top end iPhones, expert claims amid debate Apple will remove screen notch in 2020
Recycle mode for a discount actually bricks expensive Sonos speakers, earning ire from owners over added ewaste being thrown away
AI system from Google is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, study from UK and US finds
Tesla vehicle allegedly may have been on autopilot when it ran a red light at the weekend and killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb