Controversial Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick is to step down from the company's board of directors after selling off most of his shares
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Sharon White, Kim Mears Honoured In New Year’s List
Former Ofcom chief executive Sharon White and Openreach fibre boss Kim Mears recognised for services to public and telecoms industry
F5 Networks Buys Shape Security For $1bn
Acquisition gives F5 access to Shape's AI-powered, enterprise-grade anti-fraud technologies, including protection against credential stuffing attacks
Twitter Fixes Serious Security Glitch In Android App
Company urges Android users to update to latest version of app after finding bug that could allow account takeovers and information leaks
Reporters Use Leaked Location Data To Track President Trump
New York Times follows Donald Trump's movements in real time as part of exposé into lack of regulation around smartphone tracking industry
Hacker Who Tried To Blackmail Apple Receives No Jail Time
Londoner Kerem Albayrak threatened to factory reset 319 million iCloud accounts in 2017 – but authorities say he was only seeking 'fame and fortune'
Airbnb Wins Top EU Court Ruling Over Regulatory Status
European Court of Justice decides Airbnb is an 'information society service' and not a real estate agent, defeating challenge by Paris city authorities
Facebook Investigating Report Of 267m User Records Posted Online
Data including names and phone numbers could be used by criminals to carry out phishing attacks, in latest Facebook privacy lapse
Google Removes Avast, AVG Extensions From Chrome Web Store
Google takes action over data collection concerns about browser extensions from Avast, AVG, joining similar action by Mozilla and Opera
Tech Giants Sued Over Cobalt Mining Deaths
Apple, Google, Dell, Tesla and Microsoft sued for deaths and injuries of child miners of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Where is Your Threat Perimeter?
As business transform into agile organizations, the traditional perimeters a company could defend against attack have expanded and become less well-defined. In an age where mobile devices, the cloud and the burgeoning IoT revolution, h ...
Unified Silicon Architecture Touted With Cisco Silicon One
First-ever single, unified silicon architecture launched with Cisco Silicon One, as foundation for all routers going forward
Microsoft Pulls The Plug On Windows 10 Mobile
The day that Windows Mobile died. No more support or bug fixes, as Microsoft finally calls time on mobile OS ambitions
Patch Tuesday Fixes Zero-Day Flaw, As Windows 7 Cut Off Looms
Only one more Patch Tuesday update for Windows 7 users in January 2020, as Microsoft delivers its final security update of 2019
Xerox Approaches HP Shareholders With Hostile Takeover
Xerox has approached HP's shareholders directly with its proposal that includes redundancies and asset sales, to tempt them with cash returns
Intel Chip Aims To Make Quantum Computers Scalable
'Horse Ridge' chip simplifies qubit control systems, paving the way toward practical, commercially viable quantum computers
Nokia Halts Legal Action Against Daimler To Boost Mediation Efforts
Nokia changes tactics as it seeks to negotiate with car makers over technology royalties while avoiding a European Commission competition probe
EU Queries News Publishers On Google Data Practices
European Commission asks news publishers for details on how Google collects user data from their sites as it launches online ad competition probe
EU Approves 3.2bn Euro Subsidy For Battery Research
European Commission gives go-ahead to massive investment aimed at building an EU battery industry to support electric vehicles
Huawei To Expand Harmony OS To More Devices Next Year
Huawei plans to use its Android alternative operating system in more gadgets next year, as it produces its first smartphones without US-made parts
Ericsson To Pay $1bn To Settle US Corruption Charges
Ericsson promises to improve ethics after admitting to carrying out corrupt activities over more than a decade, including bribes of goverment officials
Mozilla Removes Avast, AVG Extensions From Firefox Store
Add-ons from security vendor Avast pulled from Firefox online store, after they are accused of spying on user's web surfing habits
Intel Says Qualcomm Forced It Out Of Smartphone Modem Market
'Brazen' licensing practices allowed Qualcomm to skew market in its own favour, Intel alleges ahead of antitrust appeal set for early next year
Transport For London Locks Oyster, Contactless Accounts As ‘Precaution’
Users must reset online passwords after Oyster accounts maliciously accessed over the summer, but in the meantime cards can still be used for travel
Internet Activists Call For Halt To .Org Sale
Internet campaign groups say the sale of the .org registry to a private equity group could mean 'significant harm' for non-profits
European Commission Launches New Google Data Probe
Commission taking a new look into Google's collection and use of data in wake of multiple antitrust decisions and 8 billion euros in fines
China Law Requires Face Scans For Mobile Services
New law requires biometric identification for SIM card purchases, but detractors call the move 'dystopian' and say it could aid scammers
Unpatched Android Flaw Exploited To Steal Banking Logins
Unpatched 'StrandHogg' vulnerability found to be targeting at least 60 financial institutions, but could also be used to carry out range of other attacks
Sir Jony Ive Has Left The Building
Apple removes British chief designer Sir Jony Ive from its leadership web page, suggesting he has now officially left the building
AWS Developing Powerful Data Centre Chip – Report
Second generation data centre chip is being designed by Amazon Web Services, based on ARM technology