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• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  Government use of 'general warrants' to authorise computer and phone hacking is unlawful

  A court has ruled that the security and intelligence services can no longer rely on ‘general warrants’ to authorise the hacking of large numbers of computers and phones belonging to UK citizens

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  AstraZeneca combines public cloud with NetApp to aid Covid-19 vaccine development and roll-out

  AstraZeneca’s global infrastructure services director Scott Hunter lifts the lid on the cloud and datacentre setup underpinning its efforts to bring its co-developed Covid-19 vaccine to the masses

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  Tech sector reacts to Trump social media bans

  Facebook, Instagram and others moved to limit US president’s social media access after the violence in Washington DC, but experts have condemned them for acting too slowly, while disinformation about the riots persists

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  BT offers unlimited data for remote learning

  UK incumbent telco joins campaign to make sure disadvantaged children can get connected as Covid-19 lockdown closes schools and other educational establishments

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  ‘Litany’ of UK government failures in gigabit broadband roll-out

  Second UK MPs’ report in matter of weeks slams government for dismal failure and lack of sufficient progress in meeting already scaled-back benchmark for gigabit-capable connectivity by 2025

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  Competition and Markets Authority battles with cookies and privacy

  CMA is looking at proposed privacy changes to Google’s Chrome browser that could be seen as anti-competitive

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  Major facial-recognition supplier builds system to identify masked faces

  Facial-recognition supplier claims new system can accurately identify masked faces, therefore promoting public health during the pandemic. But questions remain about whether its existing UK law enforcement clients will be deploying the technology

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  AI Council advises government to do artificial intelligence moonshots

  The AI Council has published a “roadmap” of advice to government in respect of developing a UK state strategy for artificial intelligence, encompassing skills, vendor support and public sector procurement

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  Brexit deal grants UK temporary data adequacy

  The EU-UK Brexit deal has granted the UK temporary data adequacy to allow for the continued flow of data across borders, but the agreement has divided data protection experts

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  British Gas tackles omnichannel customer correspondence

  Utility firm hopes to map out customer communications to help deliver a better customer experience and improve the business

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  Which? online banking investigation reveals ‘worrying gaps’ in security

  Consumer rights organisation has ranked the security of UK online current account providers

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  Majority of suppliers won’t have software ready for CDS until March

  Brexit IT systems are all up and running, but little traffic through the borders means they haven’t yet been put to the test, and in Northern Ireland, suppliers don’t yet have software ready to use the Customs Declaration Service

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  EXFO forms full-fibre testing initiative with Openreach

  BT broadband provision division to deploy permanent full-fibre monitoring technology to assist in programme to deliver broadband across UK homes

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Poor data flows hampered government’s Covid-19 response, says the Science and Technology Committee

  House of Commons Science and Technology Committee finds poor data management to have hampered the government’s Covid-19 pandemic response

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Five million UK households paying £804m more than they should for broadband

  Significant number of UK householders won’t switch broadband networks for fear of losing their connection or the perceived hassle of switching, but many are left paying too much, research shows

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Biden picks cyber veteran to reinvigorate security response

  Appointment of career intelligence operative Anne Neuberger signals refreshed security approach for the US government under Joe Biden's administration

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Vodafone announces free data schemes for small business

  As research shows the strain on business from Covid, UK communications operator announces programme to offer free high-speed connectivity

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Nordic digital innovation offers a proactive approach to mental health

  Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to support people suffering mental health issues – and digital technology can help

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Trump bans Chinese payment apps

  US president signs executive order banning the use of Chinese payments app, citing national security risks

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Hackney Council data leaked by Pysa ransomware gang

  Council data stolen in October is leaked online in a double extortion attack

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Competition and Markets Authority kicks off Nvidia/Arm investigation

  In September, Arm and Nvidia announced a £31bn merger. Will Arm chip design remain free from Nvidia’s influence?

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Most British people don't trust government with personal data

  The UK ranks high in a list of countries where citizens are least confident about how their private information is handled by public authorities, research shows

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Jeremy Darroch steps down as Sky Group chief executive

  Exec who transformed former satellite TV provider into Europe’s largest multi-platform communications provider with mobile, telephony and FTTH steps down after 13 years

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Iskratel top of the world with Potosí fibre-optic deployment

  GPON broadband network deployed to meet the needs of thousands of residents in the highest city in the world

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Robust member administration system indispensable for Dutch Coeliac Society

  Organisation had to find a dedicated member administration system to support existing members, new members and countless volunteers

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  DBS opens tech academy in skills training drive

  The DBS Future Tech Academy will focus on training the bank’s technologists in three disciplines for a start – site reliability engineering, data processing and analytics, and application security

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  Labour urges government to adopt new plan for at-home education

  Labour MPs have written to government officials urging them to provide schools and children with the digital provisions necessary to ensure every child can properly work from home during lockdown

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  Qualcomm appoints new CEO

  Claiming validation of its business model and leadership in 5G, the communications chip giant appoints successor to retiring chief executive with brief to drive value

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  Viasat checks in with Delta to boost in-air connectivity

  US airline adds next-generation Ka-band satellite technology to mainline fleet to help modernise how passengers stay connected and enjoy content during travel

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to remain in prison despite winning extradition battle

  Judge cites Assange’s support of NSA whistleblower as one of the reasons for him being at high risk of absconding. He will remain in Belmarsh prison until the US government completes its appeal

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  SolarWinds attack almost certainly work of Russian spooks

  Investigations into the far-reaching SolarWinds Solorigate attack did not let up during the holidays

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  Distributed supercomputer DiRAC gets a £20m upgrade

  New funding will be used to boost performance and make the HPC system much more energy efficient

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  NHS trust says appointment processes robust despite criticism of role for Post Office scandal CEO

  NHS trust defends its director appointment process following an external review of its recruitment of former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  Operators join UK government’s kids’ mobile access scheme

  UK mobile operators join scheme to help families that need access to connectivity to support their child’s learning needs during the latest lockdown, while BCS calls for free mobile access to education sites

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  Scammers impersonating the ACSC on the prowl

  The Australian Cyber Security Centre warns of scammers who are using its name to gain control of personal computers and trick users into revealing personal information

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  AI advancement: Mimicking decision-making

  In The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger is transported back to 1984. If Arnie had to rely on cloud connectivity, he’d still be walking around naked

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  Huawei battles for market access in Nordics

  Chinese networking equipment supplier Huawei fights to retain access to potential 5G contracts across the Nordic region

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  euNetworks rounds on The Loop Manchester

  Bandwidth infrastructure company enhances footprint with unique routes, extra capacity and flexibility with dedicated high-speed fibre-optic network in northern powerhouse

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  Banking trade body calls for increased contactless payment limit

  UK Finance proposes an increase in the limit on spending using contactless cards

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  AAT calls on government to re-think the Making Tax Digital exemption threshold

  The Association of Accounting Technicians calls for improvements to HM Revenue and Customs’ Making Tax Digital programme, and says the exemption threshold, currently at £10,000, should be raised

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  Ooredoo Group expands Ericsson 5G tech agreement

  New agreement promises new functionalities with faster time-to-market and enhancements to the digital experience for people, enterprises and industries across operating companies in 10 countries

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  Government delays digital strategy

  The digital strategy, originally due in autumn 2020, is likely to be published at some point in 2021, and the government is ‘continuing to consider the best timeframe for delivering the strategy’

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  Qualcomm expands 5G capabilities of Snapdragon 480 mobile devices

  Enhanced mobile platform line claimed to be able to accelerate global 5G commercialisation and deliver ‘series-defying’ features to mass-volume smartphone segment

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  SKT and AWS debut 5G edge cloud service

  SK Telecom’s multi-access edge computing service will let enterprises build low latency applications that make use of AWS cloud services

• January 04, 2021 04 Jan'21

  Nominations open for Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC

  Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for its inaugural Innovation Awards in APAC to honour digitisation initiatives that have transformed organisations in seven industries

• January 04, 2021 04 Jan'21

  Caerphilly council delivers free school meals through automation

  Welsh council expands its robotic process automation project, which has successfully helped the council deliver free school meals during the Covid-19 pandemic

• January 04, 2021 04 Jan'21

  Ericsson to power DTAC 5G network in Thailand

  Almost half of Thailand’s 70 million population to be served by a new 5G radio access network from leading local communications service provider DTAC

• January 04, 2021 04 Jan'21

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to face charges in US, court rules

  Court rules it would be oppressive to send Julian Assange to the US to face trial after finding he is at high risk of suicide. US government says it will appeal

• January 04, 2021 04 Jan'21

  Openreach takes the strain as broadband usage more than doubles in 2020

  In what it says is a year like no other, BT broadband provision division reveals added infrastructure pressures from “new normal”

• January 04, 2021 04 Jan'21

  Journalists’ FOI bids stayed as court reconsiders freedom of information rights of people outside UK

  Tribunal questions whether people without a British passport or Britons living overseas are eligible to use the UK’s Freedom of Information Act