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Hardware

Apple’s Mac Pro powerhouse available to order in December

The system has an entry-level price tag of $5,999 and was originally due to be released in Autumn 2019
9 Dec 2019
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data protection

ORG claims voter profiles are inaccurate and illegal

Open Rights Group demands leading parties stop using claimants data for microtargeting election campaigns
9 Dec 2019
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mobile networks

Ericsson shells out $1bn to settle bribery charge

Swedish telecoms giant's subsidiary admits bribery in massive US DoJ case spanning five countries
9 Dec 2019
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Microsoft Windows

This exploit could give users free Windows 7 updates beyond 2020

The tool, built to bypass extended support eligibility checks, was successfully tested on a dummy Windows 7 update
9 Dec 2019
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privacy

Apple admits iPhone 11 ‘overrides settings’ to track users’ locations

A tracking feature is still enabled after users switch off all location tracking for apps and system services
6 Dec 2019
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data protection

UK-US data flow agreement could involve watering down standards

Leaked documents suggest the Privacy Shield will eventually make way for a much deeper trans-Atlantic relationship
6 Dec 2019
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identity and access management (IAM)

44 million Microsoft customers found using compromised passwords

The company has issued widespread password resets for those affected
6 Dec 2019
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bugs

HackerOne bug bounty platform breached by its own user

The bug bounty specialist paid the hacker responsible a cool $20,000 for their efforts
6 Dec 2019
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Mobile

RBS challenger bank Bó aims to fightback against Monzo and Starling

But Monzo's platform team lead questions whether RBS can "keep up" with other challenger banks
5 Dec 2019
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wifi & hotspots

Industrial Wi-Fi 6 trial reveals blistering speeds

The Wireless Broadband Alliance is confident about its enterprise applications in Industry 4.0
5 Dec 2019
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cyber security

Labour MP ‘targeted by Russian phishing campaign’

Putin critic claims he received malware-loaded documents that claimed to reveal disinformation efforts
5 Dec 2019
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Policy & legislation

Boris Johnson suggests UK will side with US over Huawei exclusion

His comments were made to world leaders at the Nato summit in Watford
5 Dec 2019
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Careers & training

Proportion of women in tech roles ‘flatlining’

Although women now occupy a million STEM roles, the percentage of women in tech has barely risen since 2009
5 Dec 2019
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Mobile Phones

Pablo Escobar's brother launches budget foldable phone

The Escobar Fold 1 features a 7.8” flexible AMOLED display and will be shipped worldwide from $349
4 Dec 2019
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Hardware

Qualcomm announces latest line of 5G-ready smartphone chips

Expect both mid-tier and flagship phones to feature 5G in 2020, but OEMs have to make a tough choice
4 Dec 2019
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS ramps up SageMaker tools at Re:Invent

Cloud giant loads more capabilities into its machine learning hub with AWS SageMaker Studio
4 Dec 2019
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Policy & legislation

Boris Johnson commits to UK tech tax despite US pressure

Trump warned this week that 100% tariffs would be slapped on French goods if its own tax plans went ahead
4 Dec 2019
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Business strategy

Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down from Alphabet management

The famous silicon valley pair will remain board members with Sundar Pichai now CEO of both Google and Alphabet
4 Dec 2019
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5G

Verizon unveils 5G edge compute service at Re:Invent

With AWS Wavelength, the telco will enable cloud computing on ultra-low latency devices
4 Dec 2019
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS plugs leaky S3 buckets with CloudKnox integration

Partnership aims to address S3's pervasive human error problem
3 Dec 2019
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infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

AWS goes all-in on quantum computing

The cloud giant has put its hat into the ring for qubit research and development
3 Dec 2019
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public cloud

HPE takes on public cloud with GreenLake Central

New platform provides a "central portal" and improved user experience for GreenLake
3 Dec 2019
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Mobile

Intel: Qualcomm "forced" us to sell modem biz at a 'multi-billion dollar loss'

The chipmaker says Qualcomm's practices stifled market competition
3 Dec 2019