Latest articles by Nicole Kobie
My dog showed me how Facebook could be better
Opinion Social media is toxic and the web is full of trolls – but there are corners of the internet that aren’t so bad
Top 10 reasons to consider flexible working
In-depth Here’s our roundup of the top 10 reasons companies should consider setting up a home working scheme
Ransomware attack shuts US pipeline for two days
News CISA had to respond to an attack that targeted the infrastructure of a natural gas compression plant
Security remains an "afterthought" for businesses
News Distrust between departments is hurting security by design
Foxconn 'cautiously' restarts production as tech tries to work around coronavirus
News Epidemic continues to impact Chinese tech industry manufacturing and sales
RBS challenger bank Bó aims to fightback against Monzo and Starling
News But Monzo's platform team lead questions whether RBS can "keep up" with other challenger banks
Check Point spots two flaws in Microsoft Azure
News However, the vulnerabilities in Azure Stack and App Service were patched last year
EU to allow "high risk" 5G suppliers, including Huawei
News However, like Britain, such suppliers will only be allowed a limited role in 5G infrastructure
Apple and Broadcom to appeal $1.1bn patent verdict
News Wi-Fi lawsuit from Caltech is the sixth-largest patent award ever
Microsoft to patch Windows 7 wallpaper bug
News So much for end of support: Microsoft to fix bug in last update to Windows 7
Intel to patch CacheOut flaw
News Another ZombieLoad-style flaw hits Intel's processors, but an update is on the way
Google demos real-time speech to text translation
News Google Translate tool will turn smartphones into real-time translators using AI
Open Rights Group calls for government to protect data post-Brexit
News ORG warns UK government not to let US push it into weaker data protection laws
Avast expands opt-out after data-sharing investigation
News Security company will ask all users of its free antivirus if they are willing to let their browsing data be shared with third parties
NHS shifts two national services to the cloud
News Appointment service and NHS 111 directory are the first major services to make the move
Met Police facial recognition plans "a breathtaking assault" on rights
News Plans to use live facial recognition come under fire from privacy campaigners
Netherlands raises concerns on UK data adequacy after EU database copying incident
News The UK faces the challenge of convincing Europe that its post-Brexit data protection will be adequate
Birmingham NHS trust passes medical data to Telefonica without patient consent
News The data was anonymised and used to train Telefonica's mental health predicting AI
Microsoft developer declares it's time to ditch IE for Edge
News IE developer wants users to let the Explorer "retire to the great bitbucket in the sky"
Twilio powers Be My Eyes app to aid the visually impaired
News Cloud communications firm halves response time for app, with 90% of connections made within 30 seconds
UK says it's vital to fairly tax tech giants
News Business minister Andrea Leadsom claims tax ambitions won't affect trade relationship with the US
FireEye expands cloud security with Cloudvisory acquisition
News FireEye picks up cloud visibility firm Cloudvisory and unveils two new Mandiant security products
CityFibre buys TalkTalk's fibre network for £200m
News The acquisition will help CityFibre meet new goal of eight million homes covered by full fibre by 2025
