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Google Chief Sundar Pichai Faces Congressional Hot Seat This Week
In a year of belligerent hearings targeting Facebook and Twitter, Google is now set to come in for its moment of hostile political scrutiny
Proposed EU Digital Tax Plans Face Defeat This Week
Ireland and Scandinavian countries oppose plans for an interim tax on the biggest digital companies, while troubles also beset a more recent compromise
Data Regulator Probes ‘Colossal’ Four-Year Marriott Breach
The hack exposed personal data and card information on up to 500m customers of Marriott's Starwood hotels dating back to 2014
ICO Fines Businesses Over Failure To Pay New Data Protection Fees
Organisations face fines of up to £4,350 for failure to pay the new fees, which came into force this year to fund the GDPR's broad regulatory approach
Iranian Nationals Charged In Samsam Ransomware Probe
The two men were allegedly behind a destructive outbreak that affected police and government bodies in Atlanta as well as hundreds of other organisations
US ‘Intensifies Pressure’ On UK, Germany For Huawei 5G Ban
A US delegation reportedly visited European governments and telcos this month to urge them to lock out Chinese companies ahead of critical 5G auctions next year
Amazon AWS Puts Custom ARM Server Chip Into The Cloud
re:Invent 2018: AWS says the custom-built 'Graviton' chip, based on a design originally aimed at high-end smartphones, can slash costs when running scale-out workloads like containerised microservices
US Senators Demand Probe Into ZTE Work On Venezuela ID Card
The Venezuelan 'homeland card' has been accused of being used as a tool for putting pressure on voters
Parliament May Release Seized Facebook Documents Next Week
MP Damian Collins said the internal documents are to be released once they have been stripped of personal information, amidst an ongoing row between Facebook and Parliament
IT Life: Labhesh Patel, Jumio
Labhesh Patel, chief technology officer and chief scientist at Jumio, talks about AI, the challenges of data protection and how he learned to go offline for 25 minutes at a stretch
Public Ranks Digital NHS Services Last In Spending Study
Cancer care, staff retention and mental health considered most important for budget increase spending, with access to digital services at the bottom of the heap
Cryptocurrency Plunge Takes Heat Off UK Regulators
Regulators and government finance officials in the UK are backing away from immediate regulatory action on cryptoassets, as investor interest cools
Parliament Finds UK ‘Ill-Prepared’ For Critical Infrastructure Cyber-Threat
Government should appoint a cabinet-level cyber-security minister to take leadership instead of relying on ineffective market forces, report finds
More Than 6,500 Dark Web Sites Erased By Hackers
Daniel's Hosting, one of the most popular hosting sites on the Tor network, has had its entire roster of thousands of sites deleted in a hack attack
China Finds ‘Massive Evidence’ Of DRAM Price-Fixing
The country's anti-monopoly agency has made 'important progress' in its probe into Samsung, Hynix and Micron, which control up to 95 percent of the memory chip market
Bitcoin Plunges Below $5,000
The notoriously volatile cryptocurrency is down about 75 percent since a high of nearly $20,000 late last year, as investors show concern over latest fork
Staffordshire Pair Jailed For Role In Massive TalkTalk Breach
'Dedicated hacker' Matthew Hanley, 23, and Connor Allsopp, 21, are jailed for obtaining and passing on personal and financial data on thousands of TalkTalk users
German Giants Team Up To Boost European Electric Car Battery Production
Varta and the Fraunhofer Institute have joined forces in a research partnership intended to lead into the manufacture of large-format lithium-ion batteries within Germany
Vision Direct Hack Grabs Payment Card Details
The attack, affecting some 16,300 people, skimmed full payment information as it was entered on the site over a period of several days earlier this month
Zendesk Targets Sales, Launches ‘Sunshine’ Application Platform
Relate 2018: Zendesk Sell integrates salesforce automation into Zendesk's customer service tools, while Sunshine targets developers and Explore adds data analytics
New Fibre Breaks Petabit-Per-Second Data Barrier
The fibre, developed in Australia and Japan, is slightly narrower than standard fibre-optic cable but has 12 times the capacity
Facebook Accused Of Using Smear Tactics To Distract Critics
Amidst growing pressure over data scandals and political misinformation, Facebook allegedly hired a PR firm to encourage attacks on rivals
US Takes Hacker Extradition Case To London Court
Two men are accused of helping run the Infraud hacking group, said to have stolen more than £409m from individuals and banks
Samsung Integrates AI, 8K Video Recording Into Smartphone Chip
The Exynos 9820, likely to be used in the European version of the Galaxy S10, aims to deliver a 20 percent performance boost over current Samsung handsets
Google To Take Over Controversial NHS App
The search and advertising giant is accused of 'trust demolition' after announcing that it plans to take direct control of London-based DeepMind Health
US Judge Asks Amazon For Echo Data In Murder Case
Did Amazon Echo device hear the murder of two US women? Police ask Amazon for the audio recordings
Google To Change Sexual Harassment Policies
Weeks of protests draws concession from senior management over the way it handles sexual harassment
Government Warns UK Telcos Over Huawei Involvement In 5G Networks
An ongoing security review launched in July could mean disruption to the UK's 5G supply chain, government tells telcos
France, Germany Pull Back On Plans For Tax On US Digital Giants
Under a new compromise, the EU now aims to implement its 3 percent tax on large digital companies' revenues by 2020 — and only if international bodies fail to reach a solution