Largest decentralised finance hack in history? Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network admits breach and says it lost $615m in USDC and ethereum
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2022
Waymo Expands Phoenix Driverless Service, Offers San Fran Staff Rides
Waymo staff in San Francisco now offered driverless rides, as the firm also expand its autonomous rides to downtown Phoenix
Smart energy and customer experience, the future for homes and utility companies
Tesla Signs Deal To Source More Nickel – Report
Deal to source essential ingredient for electric vehicle batteries secured by Tesla, amid supply chain issues during pandemic and Ukraine war
Pentagon’s JEDI Contract Successor, JWCC, Delayed Until December
Yet another cloud contract delay. US DoD delays its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract from April until December
Nebulon Touts Rapid Ransomware Recovery Solution
Combined server and storage system from Nebulon is claimed to deliver a four minute ransomware recovery solution for businesses
FBI Warns Russian Hackers Scanning US Energy Systems
Russian hackers detected scanning energy company systems and other critical infrastructure, FBI officials tells US lawmakers
Meta Suspends Plan To Build Dutch Data Centre After Opposition
Political and local opposition in the Netherlands sees Facebook-owner Meta suspend plans to build a giant data centre in Zeewolde
Retro Computing Museum Destroyed By Russian Bombing
Hundreds of retro computers and consoles destroyed as museum in Mariupol is destroyed by Russian bombing campaign in the Ukraine city
US Senate Approves $52 Billion US Chips Act
One step closer? Senate approves $52 billion in US subsidies to encourage semiconductor manufacturing in the United States
Europe and US Agree Trans-Atlantic Data Sharing Deal
United States and European Union reach new agreement to allow businesses to transfer data and personal information across the pond
Elon Musk Considers Building New Social Media Platform
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he is giving “serious thought” to building a Twitter rival, and admits he has Covid for second time
Ukraine’s Ukrtelecom Suffers Outage After Cyberattack
Major internet disruption in Ukraine this week, after 'nation-scale' cyberattack on national telecoms provider Ukrtelecom
Okta Admits ‘Mistake’ Waiting Two Months Before Breach Admission
Amid criticism of its response, Okta now admits it “made a mistake” and says it “would have made a different decision” over its lengthy breach admission
European Union Agrees DMA To Curb Big Tech
Online gatekeepers such as Apple, Google and Meta targetted as the European Union last week reached landmark digital rules agreement
Organisations Outmatched By Nation-State Hackers, Survey Finds
Businesses are increasingly seeking government help in light of cyberattacks from nation-state attackers, survey from Trellix and CSIS
Apple To Cut iPhone Production – Report
Inflation pressures, coupled with the Ukraine invasion have been blamed as Apple plans to lower production of iPhone SE and AirPods in 2022
Spotify Suspends Service In Russia
Moscow's new media law, coupled with the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, sees music streaming giant suspend its Russia service
Apple Not Fully Compiling On App Store, Says Dutch Watchdog
More fines on the way as Dutch watchdog insists Apple has not fully compiled with order to open App Store payment options
The Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Workforce Management
What general impact has the pandemic had on workforce management? And how are businesses now using digital tools to manage their dispersed workforces?
Russia’s Kaspersky, China Telecom Added To US National Security List
American communications watchdog adds Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas), and China Mobile International USA to threat list
Oxford Teenager Arrested In Lapsus$ Crackdown
City of London police arrest seven people, including a 16 year old from Oxford, over suspected connections to Lapsus$ hacking group
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Post-Pandemic Entrepreneurs
Has the so-called ‘great resignation’ been a major component of the surge in new tech business start-ups? And how are these new businesses using technology as the foundation of their enterprises?
Most IT Bosses View Skills Gap As ‘Urgent Concern’
Research from Cloudreach shows clear majority of IT managers are very worried about the ongoing digital skills gap, which is hampering cloud transformations
Anonymous Claims Hack Of Russia’s Central Bank
Hacking group's war on Russia continues with Central Bank hack claim. And Anonymous promises to release 35,000 files containing 'secret agreements'
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Google Tests Health Monitoring Via Smartphone Sensors
Yet another healthcare move from Google, which is now testing the sensors on smartphones for heart monitoring and eyeball health
US Court Ends China’s ZTE Probation
Five year US probation for Chinese telecoms firm ZTE, for selling American goods to North Korea and Iran, has been ended by a US judge
Bank Of England Begins To Outline UK’s Crypto Regulatory Approach
The UK's Bank of England begins this week to publicly outline its first regulatory framework for cryptoassets, amid ongoing concerns
Intel CEO: Chip Fabs Are As Strategical Important As Oil
For the past five decades oil reserves defined geopolitics, but Intel's Pat Gelsinger says semiconductor fabs are now equally important