US Justice Department officials question iPhone app developers as part of antitrust investigation of Apple and other technology giants
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2020
Rural Not-Spot Deal Sees Operators Argue Over Costs
Rival mobile operators clash with BT-owned EE over costs to access its network masts, ahead of crunch meeting on Wednesday
Google Sent Private Videos In Google Photos To Strangers
Oh boy. Google admits significant privacy gaffe with its popular Google Photos service that saw people's videos shared with other users
UK To Ban Diesel, Petrol Car Sales From 2035
Environmental push. Boris Johnson announces Britain is to bring forward its ban on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040 to 2035
Twitter Warns ‘State-Sponsored Actors’ Accessed Phone Numbers
Platform warns IP addresses with 'ties to state-sponsored actors' attempted to access phone numbers associated with user accounts
Office Cleaners Pose Cyber Risk, Police Warn
Criminal gangs are planting “sleepers” in cleaning firms so they can access corporate IT systems, British police have warned
TCL Confirms End Of Line For BlackBerry Smartphones
The final end for BlackBerry smartphones? Chinese electronics firm TCL Communication confirms no new handsets after August 2020
Google Disappoints After Revealing YouTube’s $15 Billion Revenue
Strong financials from Google's parent, as it reveals for the first time the turnover of YouTube and Google Cloud business
Huawei Beats Apple To Reach No. 2 Smartphone Spot
Huawei second only to Samsung for full-year 2019 sales, in spite of US ban, while iPhone 11 boosts Apple to lead in fourth quarter
Microsoft Plans To Force-Switch Chrome Users To Bing Search Engine
Microsoft roundly criticised as it plans to force-install Bing search engine extension for Office 365 ProPlus installations using Google's Chrome
Amazon Surges Past $1tn Mark Once Again On Strong Earnings
But Amazon Web Services faces increased cloud competition from Microsoft, whose Azure grew 62 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter
Elon Musk Marks Tesla Success With Dance Music Track
Release of 'Don't Doubt Ur Vibe' follows strong orders for Cybertruck and share price rise that values Tesla second in the world after Toyota
MEPs Back Single Charger For Smartphones
Resolution calls for introduction of single charging method, in spite of Apple's warning that new regulations would stifle innovation
WhatsApp Stops Working On Millions Of Android, iOS Phones
Phones using Android 2.3.7 'Gingerbread' and earlier or iOS 8 and older are no longer able to run WhatsApp as company blocks older devices
Tick, Tock: Windows 7 Obsolescence
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?
OECD Confirms Rewrite Of Global Tax Laws
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
Mozilla Confirms Thunderbird Email Client Move
Thunderbird is go. Thunderbird email client has this week moved to a new wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation
UK Departure From EU May Mean End Of Free Roaming
Free roaming to end on 1 January 2021. British government confirms free EU roaming will likely end after the 11 month Brexit transition period
Facebook Settles Facial Recognition Lawsuit
Social networking giant pays out nearly half a billion dollars to settle long running biometric data lawsuit in the United States
United Nations Covered Up Hack – Report
Hack compromised 20 admin accounts and malware was implanted on 40 servers, but the UN opted to cover up the cybersecurity attack
Avast Closes Jumpshot Division After Privacy Row
Security firm Avast announces it is immediately winding down Jumpshot division and terminating data sharing with it, following privacy scandal
Azure: The Future for Your Datacentre?
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 Cloud Growth Pleases Wall Street
Microsoft is now worth $1.25 trillion after stock price rise thanks to continued growth of Redmond's Azure cloud business
Facebook Shares Fall Amid Sharp Rise In Costs
Social networking giant delivers strong financial results, but investors took fright at big increase in expenses and costs
BT To Charge Customers Who Keep Old Routers
When contracts end, BT will charge customers up to £50 if they keep their old routers in an effort to cut down e-waste
Europe To Allow Member States To Make Own Huawei 5G Decision
More bad news for the United States, as European Union follows Britain's lead in resisting US pressure to ban Chinese firm outright
Facebook Oversight Board Appoints Human Rights Expert
Can independent oversight board restore faith in Facebook's and Mark Zuckerberg's handling of questionable content?
Ring Doorbell App Reveals Personal Data, EFF Warns
Privacy threat? Ring app for Android is packed with third-party tracking software, Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned
FinTech Part 1: A New Payments and Banking Landscape
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 ...
Apple Pleases With Strong Sales Of iPhone 11
Strong growth at Apple propels its market valuation close to $1.4 trillion amid buoyant iPhone sales, even in China