Competition and Markets Authority gives provisional approval to £460m investment round after warning Deliveroo likely to collapse without new funds
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2020
Number Of ‘Hacked’ UK Networks Soars As Staff Work From Home
Coronavirus lockdown sees malicious activity on organisational networks triple in the UK and double in the US as staff move outside the corporate firewall
Chinese-Backed Firm Commits To UK Headquarters For Imagination Technologies
Chinsese state-financed Canyon Bridge tells MPs it plans to keep iPhone tech maker headquartered in the UK, amidst row over board takeover attempt
European Coronavirus Tracing App Scheme Gets Governments’ Backing
Contact tracing apps are set to arrive in Europe and elsewhere in the coming weeks, with authorities hoping they could help lift Covid-19 restrictions
Coronavirus: Google Blocks 18 Million Daily Covid-19 Scam Emails
Online threat. In the past week alone Google says it has blocked 126 million Covid-related daily phishing scams
Coronavirus: EU Sets Out Guidance For Covid-19 Tracking App
European Commission publishes detailed guidance for EU member states developing their own Coronavirus tracking and warning apps
FBI Official Warns Government Hackers Are Targetting Covid-19 Research
Senior FBI official warns foreign government hackers have compromised healthcare firms conducting research for Coronavirus treatments
Former Spy Boss Calls For UK To Stop China Buying Western Firms
Former head of MI6 says the West needs to stop China getting strategic technology by acquiring Western firms, as technology rivalry with the West rises
Coronavirus: Pandemic Ends 700 Years Tradition After Virtual Parliament Approval
Plan for a virtual parliament has been approved, breaking a 700 year tradition of law makers conducting business in the same room
IBM Looks To Have Settled Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Big Blue looks to have settle an age discrimination lawsuit after it allegedly axed mostly older staff and move jobs overseas
What COVID-19 Teaches Tech Businesses About Contingency Planning
In a post-COVID-19 world, what kind of contingency planning will all tech businesses have to create? Can a crisis such as the coronavirus pandemic be mitigated or avoided in the future?
BT Delays Huawei Removal From Core Network By Two Years
Move to shift all core mobile traffic away from Huawei kit and onto Ericsson equipment will only take place by 2023, BT has reportedly confirmed
Pentagon Inspector Unable To Say If White House Influenced JEDI Decision
Investigation into JEDI contract award to Amazon unable to determine if President Trump's White House influenced the decision
Apple Releases Budget Friendly iPhone SE2
Still no 5G. Budget friendly iPhone SE launched by Apple, amid stalling global economies due to worldwide Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Amazon To Close French Warehouses After Court Ruling
French court rules Amazon must only deliver essential goods during Coronavirus pandemic. In response, Amazon says it will close its French warehouses
Coronavirus: Folding@Home Volunteers Merge Home PCs For Fastest Supercomputer
Folding@Home volunteers utilise home PCs to create world's fastest supercomputer to help tackle deadly Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Apple Begins Publishing Mobility Data
Not as detailed as Google's Covid-19 Community Mobility reports, but Apple has released a tool that shows changes in people's travel or mobility patterns
Coronavirus: Attacks On Phone Masts Surge Over Easter
Thank you, foolish celebrities. Attacks on mobile phone towers surge over Easter, with one attack on a tower serving Birmingham's Nightingale hospital
Backbencher Demands Halt Of Chinese Takeover Of Imagination Technologies
David Davies says government must employ every mechanism to prevent removal of tech base of Imagination Technologies to China
Coronavirus: Amazon Fires Two More Staff Critical Of Warehouse Conditions
E-commerce giant fires two more workers after they criticised working conditions in warehouses amid the Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Ofcom To Investigate Eamonn Holmes Over 5G Comments
He should know better. Ofcom investigating “as a priority” after Eamonn Holmes makes 5G Coronavirus comment on television
Coronavirus: UK Confirms Development Of Covid-19 Contact App
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirms government is developing an app to warn users if they came into close contact with Covid-19 infected person
Huawei Warns Of ‘Disservice’ To UK If Excluded From 5G
No u-turn please. Open letter from UK boss of Huawei defends 5G role, amid growing disquiet over Chinese government actions during Coronavirus pandemic
Dutch Police Shut Down DDoS Services
As people around the world turn to online services during the pandemic, hackers seek profits from denial-of-service and ransomware attacks
Ransomware Gang Releases Secret Industrial Documents
DoppelPaymer ransomware developers release files stolen from contractors to SpaceX, Tesla, Boeing, Lockheed-Martin and US Navy
IBM Targets COBOL Skills Shortage Brought On By Pandemic
US states are struggling to find programmers skilled in 60-year-old COBOL programming language as coronavirus puts pressure on ageing government mainframes
Singapore Suspends Classroom Zoom Use After ‘Serious Incidents’
Education Ministry suspends Zoom for home-based learning after hackers disrupt virtual classroom during first week of country's school lockdown
Amazon To Build Own Coronavirus Testing Lab
Company aims to institute Covid-19 testing on a large scale to monitor staff health as it faces criticism of its response to pandemic
Apple, Google Work Together On ‘Private’ Coronavirus Tracing Tech
Tech giants propose anonymous Bluetooth tech to alert users when they have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19
US Agencies In Favour Of Axing China Telecom US Licence
Ability of Chinese teleco to provide communication and data services between US and China could be jeopardy amid review of approval