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Hacked Sony Music Tweets Britney Spears ‘Death’ Hoax
Sony Music has confirmed several tweets announcing Britney Spears' demise were the result of a 'compromise'
Facebook Introduces ‘Instant’ Two-Factor Authentication
The 'instant verification' feature allows users to log into services using their phone number without having to receive a text message
Microsoft Admits Windows 10 Upgrade Push Went ‘Too Far’
A misleading dialogue box that tricked users into upgrading was a mistake, Microsoft's marketing chief has acknowledged
Pentagon To Pay Microsoft $1bn For Tech Support
Nice Christmas bonus for someone. Microsoft reportedly being paid close to $1 billion for Windows 10 support
Labour Ridiculed For Wanting To Regulate Algorithms
Companies algorithms should be made transparent to government for industrial regulation to be effective, the party argues
EU Regulators Consider New Big Data Rules
A consultation asks whether the rapidly growing area is adequately covered by existing privacy, competition and consumer protection laws
MPs Urge GCHQ Action On Bank Cyber-Crime
Financial regulators need their own cyber-security apparatus that isn't dependent upon GCHQ, argues the head of the Treasury Committee
ICO Threatens Central Government FOI Audits
The new information commissioner plans to crack the whip on Whitehall departments over lax freedom of information compliance
ENISA: Encryption Back-Doors ‘Not A Solution’
EU security body concludes government-mandated backdoors would make legitimate services less secure and harm law enforcement
Microsoft Opens Cortana To OEM Kit, Hints At Amazon Echo Rival
Expect to see Microsoft's digital assistant appearing in new hardware soon with launch of developer and OEM tools
MobileIron CEO: Windows 10 Lets Us Manage PCs Like Mobiles
INTERVIEW: MobileIron CEO Barry Mainz tells Silicon about PC management, the rise of IoT and why it is better equipped than some of its rivals
Motorola Buys Comms Tech For Emergency Services Network
The company plans to offer the MACS unified communications platform as a cloud-based ESN deployment option
Ransomware Offers Incentives To Infect Others With Malware
The malware offers a free decryption key if the victim forces to others to pay up
Google Builds Up Self-Driving Cars Team Ahead Of Moonshot Graduation
Alphabet is advertising for a head of real estate to establish a new base for its autonomous project when it graduates from Moonshot.
Tales In Tech History: Computer Monitors
Computer monitors began as small monochrome CRT displays but now come in all sorts of wonderful shapes, sizes and even curves
Microsoft To Deliver Windows 10 On ARM Chips With Qualcomm Deal
Stop the press! Microsoft teams up with Qualcomm to deliver full Windows 10 OS on ARM chips
Qualcomm Targets Data Centres With 10nm 48-core Server CPU
Are you watching Intel? Qualcomm trumps rival with commercial sampling of 'world first' 10nm server chip
Ofcom Details How Third Parties Could Share BT Openreach Ducts And Poles
The regulator wants to make it easier for competitors to access BT's infrastructure in order to boost investment in all-fibre broadband networks
Home Office Grants Another £26m For Police Cloud And Data Transformation
The funding is to support a cloud data-access programme, DNA database, data analytics lab and other schemes
Five New Malware Variants Discovered Every Second
Security researchers have added more than 115 million malware samples to their databases so far this year, with Windows viruses making a comeback
Obama Urges Trump To Boost Cyber-Security
Federal study calls for efforts on government-sponsored hacking and insecure Internet-connected devices
EU Pressures Social Media Firms Over Hate Speech
Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and others not reaching self-imposed targets for reviewing reported content, European justice commission finds
Tales In Tech History: Email
Email was invented before the Internet arrived, with early versions being used more than fifty years ago
FBI ‘Hacked 8,700 Users’ In Tor Sting
Court documents reveal US investigators hacked thousands of suspects' computers around the world
Hackers ‘Can Eavesdrop Via Earphones’ By Re-Working Built-In Jacks
Attackers can record sound from hacked systems, even when microphones are muted, switched off or unplugged, finds a study
Japan To Build World’s Fastest AI & Big Data Supercomputer
The AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure is to target machine learning applications and big data analysis for academia, enterprises and start-ups
European Commission Victim Of “Large Scale” Cyberattack
The EC has passed details of the attack to the EU’s cyber emergency response team
Samsung May Offload PC Division To Lenovo
Exodus from PC market continues if report that Samsung is considering selling PC unit to Lenovo is true
NatWest Warns 600,000 Customers Over Three Hack
Natwest has contacted customers it believes could have been affected by the Three data breach