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IMF Suggests Governments Set Up Own Cryptocurrencies
Fintech fantasy? Nation states should build their own digital currency to prevent its use by money launders and fraudsters
German Officials Urge Huawei Ban For 5G Rollout
German government urged to follow Australia lead and ban the use of Chinese kit in 5G networks
First UK Cities Named To Gain EE’s 5G Network
Big cities including London, Edinburgh and Belfast to receive speedy 5G networks next year
Amazon Selects New York, Virginia For HQ2
Go east! Amazon has headed to the US East coast and will split its second headquarters between two locations
America Tops Supercomputing Rankings
The United States now has the top two most powerful supercomputers in the world, rankings show
Cathay Pacific Admits Hack Went On For Months
Airline admits it was under sophisticated attack for months, and took six months to inform the world
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
Apple Offers Free Repairs For Faulty iPhone X, Macbook Models
Tech giant offers free-of-charge repair for problems with the expensive iPhone X and Macbook
France, Germany Support EU Digital Tax On Tech Giants
Germans and French follow British lead and signal strong support of EU digital tax on tech giants
Cisco To Help Cloud Customers Use Amazon Data Centres
Networking giant teams up with AWS to offer containers that can be used in internal and Amazon data centres
Google To Change Sexual Harassment Policies
Weeks of protests draws concession from senior management over the way it handles sexual harassment
RSA Conference 2019: Security Startups To Pitch For ‘Dragon Den’ Funding
Conference to allow security start-ups to pitch to venture capitalists, amid competition to find most innovative security start-up
HSBC Confirms Data Breach Of US Customers
European Probe Of Google AdSense Nears Conclusion
Another antitrust fine? EU regulators close to completing investigation of Google's advertising service
Samsung Shows Off Foldable Phone/Tablet
Are you watching Tim? Much-anticipated foldable phone unveiled this week with bendable 7.3 inch (18.5 cm) screen
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
Information Commissioner Calls For Regulation Of Social Media
A new regulatory body is needed to police social media firms' 'very disturbing' use of personal data for political purposes, Elizabeth Denham tells Parliament
Study Finds Lukewarm Corporate Engagement With Open Source
Companies expect developers to use open source tools at work, but few make substantial contributions in return