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GCHQ’s CESG Approves PwC To Join The UK’s Cyber Incident Response Services
More collaboration is happening between the public and private sector to combat cyber security threats
Microsoft To Kill-Off Lumia Smartphones By The End Of 2016
The Redmond company is expected to replace the Lumia smartphones with a Surface-branded Windows 10 Mobile phone
Samsung Sells Printer Business To HP For $1 Billion
The move leaves Samsung free to focus on smartphones and memory chips, while boosting HP's leading printer business
NHS Digital Bolsters Cyber Security Defences With Expanded CareCERT Service
Three new cyber security services will provide assessment and guidance on how NHS healthcare organisations can protect themselves
Virgin Media Will Acquire Wireless Hotspot Specialist Arqiva WiFi
Arqiva WiFi will become part of Virgin Media Business
HPE Slices ‘Non-Core’ Software Assets And Offloads To Micro Focus For £6.6 Billion
HPE enters a second wave of efficiency measures, honing focus on the cloud
McAfee To Return As Intel Splits Its Security Arm Into Stand-Alone Business
Intel Security will no longer be inside the chipmaker's main business
IT Glitch Grounds British Airways Check-In System
A major system crash caused the airline lengthy delays and forced it to return to a manual check-in process.
Accenture London’s Fintech Innovation Lab Aims To Boost Financial Tech Startups
HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and other banks will offer mentoring and support to fintech startups
EC: Europe Need’s £580 Billion Digital Infrastructure Investment
Mammoth investment in digital infrastructure needed if Europe is to remain competitive with US, China
Apple Faces Giant European Tax Penalty
European Commission readies billion euro tax penalty for Apple
Report: Dropbox Mulls Possible Public Listing
Cloud storage provider calls in advisers to discuss possible IPO, despite not making a profit
Report: Apple Buys Personal Health Startup Gliimpse
Apple purchases personal health data specialist but as usual refuses to comment publicly on the matter
Cross Channel: Apple iPhone Sales Dive And Cisco Cuts 5,500 Jobs
The latest news from the world of the IT channel. This week sees Cisco cut jobs and Juniper Networks updating its partner programme
IT Life: Martyn Atkinson, Metro Bank
TechWeekEurope speaks to Metro Bank's digital director about his work challenges and how digital wallets are spicing up the banking industry
Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris ‘Quits’
More high-level departures at Google as man in charge of Alphabet investment arm steps down
Cross Channel: Intel Continues PC Retreat, Samsung Beats Apple In UK Phone Sales
Also: Amazon slammed by ASA for delivery charges, and SAP ups channel sales focus
LogMeIn And Citrix GoTo Unit Merge In £1.4 Billion Deal
LogMeIn and Citrix GoTo division announce “transformative merger”
Verizon Acquires Yahoo’s Core Business For £3.86 Billion
Yahoo's core assets finally sold off as Mayer claims: 'Yahoo is a company that has changed the world'
Verizon Prepares £3.7bn Yahoo Purchase
Yahoo's core business will be acquired to bolster Verizon content business, including AOL
Yahoo Fails To Reveal Buyer, Suffers £332m Loss In Q2
Yahoo also announces £365m write-down of Tumblr
Chinese Consortium’s £900m Opera Takeover Fails
Chinese internet consortium's takeover bid fails to meet regulatory approval, instead picks up parts of Opera's business for £450m
IBM Drives Blockchain Into Singapore
Opens blockchain innovation centre, promises to team up with government, industries to help make Singapore FinTech capital of Asia
HPE Mulling Over Autonomy Sale
HPE considering sale of software assets including Autonomy and and Vertica Systems
Microsoft Beat Four Other Rivals To Acquire LinkedIn
SEC documents reveal four other parties, including Salesforce, wanted in on LinkedIn
Google Trends Shows Massive Brexit Uncertainty After Polls Closed
Searches for 'what happens if we leave the EU' surge 250 percent two hours after polls closed
Mozilla Awards £260,000 To Tor, Tails And Caddy Open Source Projects
Mozilla kicks off MOSS awards program with funding to accessibility, security and privacy upstarts
Canonical Urges Remain Vote In Thursday’s Referendum
“Canonical supports the Remain campaign" declares Shuttleworth's company in last minute referendum plea
Samsung Invests Heavily In IoT For US Market
Pledges £820m IoT investment in the United States and challenges rivals to develop "human centred" IoT applications