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Russia Unblocks Telegram After Two-Year BanRussia Unblocks Telegram After Two-Year Ban

Russia Unblocks Telegram After Two-Year Ban

Privacy-focused chat app Telegram became more popular than ever in Russia during the ban and is widely used by news…

5 years ago
France Upholds Record Google Data Protection FineFrance Upholds Record Google Data Protection Fine

France Upholds Record Google Data Protection Fine

French court upholds earlier £45m penalty on Google for failing to obtain Android users' consent to use their personal data…

5 years ago
NCSC Warns Mobile Operators To Stock Up On Huawei PartsNCSC Warns Mobile Operators To Stock Up On Huawei Parts

NCSC Warns Mobile Operators To Stock Up On Huawei Parts

Security officials warn operators that Huawei may be unable to continue to provide gear following 'escalating US action' against the…

5 years ago
NHS Says Apple-Google Contact Tracing Tech ‘Inaccurate’NHS Says Apple-Google Contact Tracing Tech ‘Inaccurate’

NHS Says Apple-Google Contact Tracing Tech ‘Inaccurate’

Technology developed by Apple and Google for use by contact-tracing apps is unable to accurately determine how far away other…

5 years ago
Covid-19 Phishing Campaigns Becoming ‘More Effective’Covid-19 Phishing Campaigns Becoming ‘More Effective’

Covid-19 Phishing Campaigns Becoming ‘More Effective’

Peak of pandemic-related phishing traffic has passed by volume, but attackers are using increasingly focused and effective lures to steal…

5 years ago
Are You A Kinetic Technology Leader?Are You A Kinetic Technology Leader?

Are You A Kinetic Technology Leader?

Kinetic leaders envision, enable, and deliver growth and help their organizations navigate through change. The 2020 Global Technology Leadership Study…

5 years ago
US Pulls Out Of Global Digital Tax TalksUS Pulls Out Of Global Digital Tax Talks

US Pulls Out Of Global Digital Tax Talks

European Union warns it will impose its own digital tax on technology giants, after the United States withdraws from global…

5 years ago
Spyware Impacts Chrome Extensions, Downloaded Millions Of TimesSpyware Impacts Chrome Extensions, Downloaded Millions Of Times

Spyware Impacts Chrome Extensions, Downloaded Millions Of Times

Awake Security discover 'massive, criminal surveillance campaign' via 32 million downloads of extensions for Google's Chrome web browser

5 years ago
Can More Data Save Our Climate?Can More Data Save Our Climate?

Can More Data Save Our Climate?

As IoT and IIoT continue to rapidly develop, could this explosion in data collection result in vast improvements to how…

5 years ago
WhatsApp Launches Digital Payments ServiceWhatsApp Launches Digital Payments Service

WhatsApp Launches Digital Payments Service

Chat-based payments system, offered first in Brazil, allows users to send money or pay merchants without leaving chat service

5 years ago
EU Rule Change Allows Start-Ups To Access State AidEU Rule Change Allows Start-Ups To Access State Aid

EU Rule Change Allows Start-Ups To Access State Aid

European Commission plans to change state aid restrictions that had prevented tech start-ups from participating in government Covid-19 liquidity programmes

5 years ago
Apple’s App Store ‘Facilitates More Than $500bn’ In Trade WorldwideApple’s App Store ‘Facilitates More Than $500bn’ In Trade Worldwide

Apple’s App Store ‘Facilitates More Than $500bn’ In Trade Worldwide

Apple says App Store facilitates more than half a trillion dollars in worldwide trade, with the lion's share being physical…

5 years ago
Amazon Agrees To Make Bezos Available To CongressAmazon Agrees To Make Bezos Available To Congress

Amazon Agrees To Make Bezos Available To Congress

Company had previously resisted making Bezos voluntarily available to testify in congressional antitrust probe that also involves Apple, Facebook and…

5 years ago
US ‘To Allow Companies To Work With Huawei On 5G Standards’US ‘To Allow Companies To Work With Huawei On 5G Standards’

US ‘To Allow Companies To Work With Huawei On 5G Standards’

Change comes after earlier US measures against Huawei had backfired, resulting in American companies disengaging from 5G standards processes

5 years ago
Norway Shuts Down Contact Tracing App After Data WarningNorway Shuts Down Contact Tracing App After Data Warning

Norway Shuts Down Contact Tracing App After Data Warning

Norway's health authority says it will pause data collection and delete all collected data after country's data regulator says the…

5 years ago

GitLab Bolsters DevSecOps With Peach Tech, Fuzzit Acquisitions

GitLab to integrate Peach Tech and Fuzzit fuzz-testing into its DevOps lifecycle tool, helping developers to catch security bugs earlier…

5 years ago

California ‘Examines Amazon Business Practices’ In Latest Probe

The US state investigation adds to Amazon's regulatory woes, which include investigations by the European Commission and three US federal…

5 years ago

Attacks On Critical Infrastructure Now ‘More Targeted’

Study finds cyber-criminals are shifting tactics to favour multi-stage ransomware attacks that include stealing sensitive data to maximise damage and…

5 years ago

US ‘In Talks’ To Finance 5G In Brazil And Keep Huawei Out

The US is reportedly in talks with Brazil to finance Ericsson and Nokia 5G equipment in the country as a…

5 years ago

Just Eat Takeaway Acquisition Of Grubhub Creates Global Player

Just Eat Takeaway's deal to buy Chicago-based Grubhub for £5.8bn does little to consolidate delivery market, but could fuel further…

5 years ago

UK Regulator Probes Facebook Giphy Deal On Competition Issues

CMA says it will look into any possible 'lessening of competition' in the UK as a result of the deal,…

5 years ago

Apple To Replace Mac Intel Chips With In-House Processor – Bloomberg

Fresh media report suggests Apple is just a week away from official announcement of the replacement of Mac Intel processors…

5 years ago

Tesla Workers At California Plant Test Positive For Coronavirus

Production restart at giant Tesla factory in Fremont not going smoothly with reports of staff testing positive for Coronavirus

5 years ago

Apple Project Aims To Improve Password Managers

Apple's open source Password Manager Resources project includes site-specific data aimed at improving compatibility of third-party password tools

5 years ago

Singapore Says Contact Tracing Token ‘Not An Electronic Tag’

Singapore to distribute contact tracing device to all residents beginning later this month following low takeup of TraceTogether smartphone app

5 years ago

SpaceX Starlink Satellites ‘Run Linux Computers In Space’

SpaceX runs its Starlink satellits like servers in a data centre, with each launch of 60 satellites containing more than…

5 years ago

Google Adds Covid-19 Travel Alerts To Maps

Users will now receive data on how crowded trains and stations are likely to be and alerts on restrictions affecting…

5 years ago

Huawei Touts ‘Commitment’ To UK 5G Amidst Review

Huawei says UK's 'own interests' at stake in decision on whether to allow it to help build 5G networks, warning…

5 years ago

Chinese Manufacturer Claims ‘Million-Mile’ EV Battery Milestone

Chinese electric vehicle battery giant Catl reportedly worked with Tesla on the new battery technology, which can power a car…

5 years ago

Facebook To Review Content Policies Amidst Protests

Facebook is to review policies on how it handles controversial posts amidst ongoing racism protests, after staff staged walk-out

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