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Senators question the privacy of cameras in Amazon delivery vans
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privacy

Senators question the privacy of cameras in Amazon delivery vans

Amazon claims they’re for safety only, but the senators are skeptical
4 Mar 2021
Arizona legislators vote against exclusive app store payment systems
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business apps

Arizona legislators vote against exclusive app store payment systems

HB2005 would stop Apple from forcing its payment system on developers and users
4 Mar 2021
CISA orders agencies to fix Microsoft vulnerabilities abused by Chinese hackers
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Security

CISA orders agencies to fix Microsoft vulnerabilities abused by Chinese hackers

Agencies must patch or disconnect the vulnerable software
4 Mar 2021
Okta agrees to buy rival Auth0 for $6.5 billion
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identity and access management (IAM)

Okta agrees to buy rival Auth0 for $6.5 billion

The merger will see Okta’s cloud-based identity services and Auth0’s backend user management services combine
4 Mar 2021
WhatsApp adds voice and video calling to desktop app
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video conferencing

WhatsApp adds voice and video calling to desktop app

Users will be able to answer or make calls directly from their computers, without having to reach for their phones
4 Mar 2021
Amazon opens first checkout-free store in west London
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e commerce

Amazon opens first checkout-free store in west London

Customers are able to scan as they go and are billed when they leave
4 Mar 2021
Weekly threat roundup: Microsoft Exchange, Chrome, Spectre
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vulnerability

Weekly threat roundup: Microsoft Exchange, Chrome, Spectre

Pulling together the most dangerous and pressing flaws that businesses need to patch
4 Mar 2021
Google launches Flutter 2 for cross-platform app development
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software development

Google launches Flutter 2 for cross-platform app development

Mobile developers can now use the same codebase across iOS, Android, desktop, web, and smart devices
4 Mar 2021
Xero to acquire Planday for £159 million
Acquisition

Xero to acquire Planday for £159 million

The acquisition is Xero's largest purchase yet
4 Mar 2021
15 schools in Nottinghamshire crippled by cyber attack
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cyber attacks

15 schools in Nottinghamshire crippled by cyber attack

The Nova Education Trust is unable to access its IT systems to conduct remote lessons
4 Mar 2021
Virginia passes consumer data protection law
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data protection

Virginia passes consumer data protection law

Eastern state follows California in offering consumers opt-out for data processing
3 Mar 2021
IT security awareness and training firm KnowBe4 acquires MediaPRO
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Acquisition

IT security awareness and training firm KnowBe4 acquires MediaPRO

Both companies specialize in security and privacy awareness and training
3 Mar 2021
High-risk email security threats increased by 32% last year
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phishing

High-risk email security threats increased by 32% last year

Tried and tested email methods used to attack organizations
3 Mar 2021
Intel ordered to pay £1.56 billion for patent infringement
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Hardware

Intel ordered to pay £1.56 billion for patent infringement

A jury ruled that Intel engaged in “willful blindness” when it infringed patents belonging to VLSI Technology
3 Mar 2021
Google rebuffs claims that Workspace is embedded with data protection risks
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data protection

Google rebuffs claims that Workspace is embedded with data protection risks

Privacy Company publishes DPIAs highlighting eight high-risk and three low-risk issues in G Suite Enterprise
3 Mar 2021
First look at the Cambridge-1, the UK's fastest supercomputer
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data centres

First look at the Cambridge-1, the UK's fastest supercomputer

Nvidia's 400-petaflop machine is already in operation in Essex, just 20 weeks after its inception
3 Mar 2021
Microsoft Exchange targeted by China-linked hackers
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zero-day exploit

Microsoft Exchange targeted by China-linked hackers

IT admins have been urged to urgently patch on-premise Exchange Server systems
3 Mar 2021
UK's £520m SMB digital support fund welcomed by techUK
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startups

UK's £520m SMB digital support fund welcomed by techUK

Government support for digitisation could lead to 400,000 jobs and £21 billion in economic output, according to Sage research
3 Mar 2021
Microsoft ports free RPA tools to Windows 10 with Power Platform updates
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automation

Microsoft ports free RPA tools to Windows 10 with Power Platform updates

Improvements across Microsoft’s RPA suite aim to boost the firm’s low code ecosystem
3 Mar 2021
Apple opens all US stores for the first time in a year
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business transformation

Apple opens all US stores for the first time in a year

The company's 270 retail locations had all closed their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2 Mar 2021
US "unprepared" to defend against AI threats
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artificial intelligence (AI)

US "unprepared" to defend against AI threats

A report from the National Security Commission advises the government to increase its AI investment as a matter of urgent national security
2 Mar 2021
Malicious ‘dependency confusion’ packages are stealing password files
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hacking

Malicious ‘dependency confusion’ packages are stealing password files

The new vulnerability is targeting Amazon, Zillow, Lyft, and Slack code repositories
2 Mar 2021
Microsoft doubles down on zero trust security policies
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enterprise security

Microsoft doubles down on zero trust security policies

New features across Azure, Microsoft 365 and Defender aim to protect customers against external breaches and insider threats
2 Mar 2021