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US Official Confirms Japan, Netherlands Joined US China Chip Sanctions
American official acknowledges deal with Japan and the Netherlands for new restrictions on chip-making tool exports to China
NCSC Warns State-Linked Hackers In Russia, Iran Are Targeting UK
Hacking groups linked to hostile states are conducting sophisticated campaigns against UK politicians and media, warns UK's cyber guardian
US FAA Grounds Contractors Involved In Computer Outage
American aviation regulator withdraws system access from contractors involved in computer outage that halted American flights
UK Watchdog Opens Investigation Of $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy
After initial review of Broadcom’s $61 billion (£51bn) acquisition of VMware, UK regulator confirms phase 1 investigation
Tech Executives Face Prison For Online Safety Breaches
UK Government reaches agreement with Conservative MPs who had sought to amend the controversial Online Safety Bill
Dutch Minister Queries Compliance Over US Chinese Export Controls
The Netherlands will not summarily accept new US restrictions on exporting chip-making technology to China, minister warns
Bank of England Governor Questions Need For Digital Pound
Not surprising. Crypto critic and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey questions need for a digital pound
Largest European Rare Earth Deposit Found In Sweden
Vital material for mobile phones and electric vehicles found in Sweden to help end dependent on Chinese suppliers
TikTok Banned On State Devices In Kentucky
Pressure grows on ByteDance, as Kentucky becomes latest US state to ban popular video app TikTok from governmental devices
Royal Mail Admits Disruption From ‘Cyber Incident’
UK's Royal Mail warns it is “temporarily unable to despatch items to overseas destinations”, after confirmation of 'cyber incident'
WhatsApp To Bypass Regime Internet Shutdowns
Iran, China blow? Internet shutdowns by authoritarian regimes will not prevent WhatsApp users from messaging, Meta confirms
Biometric Devices Sold On eBay Contained US Military Data
Sensitive US military data has been found on the memory cards within biometric devices sold on eBay, researchers find
TSMC Begins Mass Production Of 3nm Chips In Taiwan
Mass production of the most advanced chips begins in Taiwan, underlining the island's importance to global supply of chips
Chinese Police Utilise Tracking Feature In Hikvision Software – Report
Surveillance of protests. Police can track protests in China by enabling ‘alarms’ on software from CCTV giant Hikvision
US House Of Representatives Bans TikTok, As Government Ban Looms
China's TikTok is banned from all US House of Representatives-managed devices, as the US government ban looms
Cyber-Attacks Set To Become ‘Uninsurable’, Warns Insurance Boss
Chief executive of Zurich Insurance warns that cyber-attacks, rather than natural disasters, will quickly become “uninsurable”
ByteDance Admits Staff Obtained TikTok Data Of Journalists
Chinese parent of TikTok says some staff improperly accessed TikTok user data of two journalists and have been let go
EU Legislation Targets Battery Replacement By Users
European Union reaches provisional agreement that will require that portable devices to have user-replaceable batteries
More US States Ban TikTok As Federal Vote Looms
Louisiana, West Virginia latest to ban TikTok on government devices as US Congress prepares federal-level vote this week
US Senates Passes Legislation To Ban TikTok From Government Devices
American lawmakers pass bill to ban TikTok on government devices, in latest move to ban Chinese app in the United States
United States Adds China’s YMTC, Others To Trade Blacklist
Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 Chinese 'mjaor' entities in the AI chip sector are added to US entity list
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Ban TikTok In US
Escalation against popular Chinese app sees three US lawmakers seek to ban TikTok from operating in the United States
ARM Refuses To Sell Advanced Chip Designs To Alibaba – Report
British chip designer ARM reportedly refuses to sell advanced chip designs to a Chinese company, citing US/UK export restrictions
Alabama, Utah Latest US States To Ban TikTok
More US (Republican) states ban TikTok on state devices and computers, following earlier Taiwanese national security ban
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In Bahamas
Former CEO and founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX is arrested after the United States files charges against him
Antwerp City Services Down After Ransomware Attack
Online services at the city of Antwerp, Belgium knocked offline this week after ransomware attack on city's digital partner
Pentagon To Split $9bn Cloud Contract With Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle
You can all share the spoils. DoD's JWCC project (formerly JEDI) is to be split between four cloud service providers
Taiwan Bans China’s TikTok From Government Devices
National security move sees Taiwan implementing a public sector ban on China's TikTok and other Chinese software and services
Amazon, EU Reach Antitrust Deal – Report
Settlement reportedly reached between Amazon and European Commission over alleged anti-competitive practices