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Nokia Tests 5G Calls In France, Acquires SpaceTime Insight
Nokia bolsters IoT portfolio with SpaceTime purchase, and teams up with SFR to test 5G in France
TSB Boss Calls In Experts From IBM
As boss admits the bank is 'on our knees' and calls in experts from IBM to sort out IT fiasco
WhatsApp Raises Minimum Age To 16
GDPR's approach sees ban on under 16 years old using popular messaging service WhatsApp
Vodafone Rated As Worst Mobile Operator In Which? Survey
But EE not much better, with smaller players achieving a higher rating according to annual customer satisfaction survey
IBM Disappoints As Q1 Profit Slips
Big Blue grows revenues, but shares in the firm fall after first quarter margins miss Wall Street expectations
Cambridge Analytica CEO Suspended
Facebook data sharing row continues after boss of firm at centre of controversy is suspended
Microsoft Azure Expands Into Switzerland, Middle East
Along with expansion in Germany, Microsoft said it's planning new data centres for Switzerland and its first cloud facilities in the Middle East
Google Stung By Lawsuit Alleging Recruitment Bias
Workforce diversity at Google is under the spotlight again, as a former recruiter alleges bias against white and Asian men
No Need For Google To Vet Websites, Court Rules
Google is not obliged to vet websites for defamatory content, German court rules in right to be forgotten case
Tech Quiz: Tech At The Movies
With Blade Runner 2049 out, we decided it was time to test your movie knowledge!
Whole Foods Admits Data Breach
Amazon owned supermarket admits that a number of its stores have suffered a credit card data breach
Passengers Delayed As Airports Worldwide Hit By Network Issue
Delays reported at airports worldwide due to ‘network issue’ with passenger management system
IBM Offers IT Services Platform With Watson AI
Big Blue combines services expertise with IBM Cloud and Watson to 'augment human intelligence' for businesses
House Of Fraser Enters £15m IT Management Deal With Capgemini
Capgemini will look to simplify House of Fraser's IT ecosystem
Botnets Target FCC Website Over Net Neutrality, Researchers Say
Researchers claim bots are spamming US regulator website over net neutrality rule change proposal
McLaren And Deloitte Join Forces To Create ‘Data Driven’ Products With An Eye On £1bn Annual Pot
The partnership aims to create hardware and software for numerous sectors, including smart cities, healthcare, retail and manufacturing
Smart Factories Will Give $500bn Boost To Global Economy By 2022
Technologies such as the Internet of Things, AI and smart robotics will drive cost savings and improve efficiency
German ‘Master Key’ Platform To Safeguard Personal Data
New data protection platform to provide Germans with an data protection alternative to Google, Facebook
Ulster University IoT Network To Power Connected Health Research
Ulster University is first university to launch a SIGFOX IoT network and the first in Northern Ireland
Barclays New London Fintech Site Is ‘Europe’s Largest’
Barclays gives boost to London's fintech community post-Brexit as it seeks to work with startups on future of banking
Specsavers Digital Transformation Project Puts Tech At The Heart Of ‘Everything’
New partnership with Fujitsu will transform ecommerce, supply, logistics and protect Specsavers from threats
Virgin Media Staff Suspended Over Broadband Claims
Staff could face dismissal after admission that Virgin Media overstated expansion of superfast broadband network
Nvidia Joins Forces With Bosch To Bring Drive PX Xavier Tech To Driverless Cars
Nvidia will supply the tech, while Bosch provides the sensor electronics for autonomous vehicles
Budget 2017: Government Funds 5G, AI, And STEM Skills Investment
No big suprises: The government's technology funding builds on from last year's Budget
IT Life: Mark Corley, CTO at Avanade UK
Mark Corley, chief technology officer at Avanade UK, discusses IoT, AI, and doggedly sticking with the Windows Phone
Amazon S3 Cloud Outage Impacts High Profile Websites
A number of well known websites impacted after a partial failure of Amazon's cloud hosting platform
Yahoo Issues Fresh Warning About Compromised Accounts
Does it ever end? Yahoo issues fresh warning to users after disastrous data breach
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (10th February 2017)
NSA data leak, government reveals, and corporate purchases; what do you remember about the week in technology?
Virgin Money Giving Teams Up With WorldPay To Ease Donation Strain
The new donation site features faster checkouts and a more responsive customer experience