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January 31
- EU calls for mandatory universal charger despite Apple angst
- Bank of Japan preaches cyber attack vigilance ahead of Olympics
- Dropbox finally fills vacant COO role amid company transformation
- IBM CEO Ginni Rometty steps down
January 30
- Check Point spots two flaws in Microsoft Azure
- EU proposes data-centric single market to challenge US tech giants
- United Nations hit by possible state-sponsored attack
- EU to allow "high risk" 5G suppliers, including Huawei
- Avast shutters Jumpshot unit in wake of data privacy concerns
- Apple and Broadcom to appeal $1.1bn patent verdict
January 29
- Microsoft to patch Windows 7 wallpaper bug
- Apple closes Wuhan store in anticipation of coronavirus infection
- Apple reports all-time sales records
- Cisco security chief backs government IoT regulation
- Google developing all in one messaging app for business
- Cisco WebEx will use voice tools to exploit ‘next frontier’ of data insights
- Intel to patch CacheOut flaw
- Google demos real-time speech to text translation
- Cisco rolls out smart troubleshooting for monitoring apps
January 28
- Open Rights Group calls for government to protect data post-Brexit
- Openreach expands full-fibre rollout to cover 250,000 rural premises
- Avast expands opt-out after data-sharing investigation
- OurMine hackers attack and takeover NFL Twitter accounts
- NHS shifts two national services to the cloud
January 27
- Government moves to ban weak default passwords on IoT devices
- Met Police facial recognition plans "a breathtaking assault" on rights
- Ransomware costs doubled in Q4 2019
- Goldman Sachs just "ticking boxes" with diversity pledge
- Boris Johnson accused of doing "a bit of a runner" from Huawei 5G questions
- Birmingham NHS trust passes medical data to Telefonica without patient consent
January 24
- Microsoft to release SDKs for Surface Neo and Surface Duo
- Twitter demands Clearview AI stops using its images to fuel facial recognition
- Cisco fixes critical flaw in network management platform
January 23
- NHS to inject more robots into healthcare with UWE Bristol partnership
- Industry urged to challenge widening 5G health scare or risk slowdown
- DCMS rebuffs network sharing as model for 5G rollout
- Microsoft developer declares it's time to ditch IE for Edge
- UK officials propose "limited" 5G role for Huawei
- Twilio powers Be My Eyes app to aid the visually impaired
- Misconfigured security command exposes 250 million Microsoft customer records
- UK says it's vital to fairly tax tech giants
January 22
- UK gov launches £300,000 SEN EdTech initiative
- Six Nations broadcasts to get AWS machine learning stats
- Journalist Glenn Greenwald charged with cyber crimes in Brazil
- FireEye expands cloud security with Cloudvisory acquisition
- CityFibre buys TalkTalk's fibre network for £200m
- Xerox to nominate directors to HP's board – reports
- Computer Misuse Act 'putting critical UK infrastructure at risk'
- Cloud fuels IBM’s first quarter of growth since 2018
- Saudi Prince Accused of hacking Jeff Bezos
- Facebook Libra drives central banks to consider digital currency
January 21
- Barts Health NHS Trust shifts to cloud with Capgemini
- Qualcomm pushes 4G chipsets citing ‘ongoing demand’
- Lufthansa Group to tackle flight delays with Google Cloud migration
- MPs urge clampdown on ‘dodgy data misuse’ in elections
- Gartner: PC shipments to slide again in 2020 and beyond
- Facebook to add 1,000 more tech jobs in London
- Microsoft disagrees with EU facial-recognition ban
January 20
- Mitsubishi breached by suspected Chinese hackers
- Announcing the launch of IT Pro 20/20
- Google CEO says it's time to regulate AI
- Data protection fines hit £100m during first 18 months of GDPR
- London councils lost 1,293 devices over the last three years, FOI reveals
- Exploited Internet Explorer flaw won't be patched until next month
- EU: Security concerns won't delay 5G
January 17
- ICO faces legal action over ‘failure to regulate’ adtech industry
- EU considers a five-year ban on facial recognition
- Microsoft plots ‘carbon negative’ target for 2030
- Google-parent Alphabet now worth $1 trillion
- Oracle scolds customers for ignoring critical patches
January 16
- Cloud hardware sales slide, but still dominates wider IT market
- ‘National security’ can’t be used as an excuse to bypass privacy laws
- BBC reveals plans for a digital hub in Newcastle
- Huawei entices UK and Irish businesses with Chinese market access through its mobile ecosystem
- Police to launch cyber security certification scheme
- Sky launches 5G network with free access for VIP customers
- Amazon will pass on 2% digital tax to sellers
January 15
- App data sharing sparks Grindr complaint
- Banco Sabadell signs up to 10-year IBM deal
- Google looks to replace third-party cookies in two years
- Trump piles pressure on Apple to unlock Pensacola shooter's iPhone
- NSA hands serious flaw to Microsoft rather than use it
- UK tech investment jumps 44%, despite Brexit uncertainty
January 14
- German football league picks AWS to score with real-time data
- ‘Huge’ data leak exposes British consultancy firms and thousands of consultants
- Heathrow turns to Thales for anti-drone tech
- Openreach offers free full-fibre installation for thousands of homes
- Yearly PC shipments grow for the first time since 2011
- Boris Johnson wants US to suggest an alternative to ‘mad’ Huawei 5G tech
- Memes and Viking funerals: The internet reacts to the death of Windows 7
- Microsoft to patch ‘extraordinarily serious’ cryptographic flaw
- Dell XPS 13 (New 9300) hands-on review: Chasing perfection
- Amazon hopes to halt Microsoft's work on Pentagon JEDI contract
January 13
- Firefox Voice trial begins in beta
- Google testing biometric support for Autofill service
- Citrix patch for serious flaw won't arrive for weeks
- The UK is too cynical about trying new things, argues Slack CTO
- GCHQ warns against Windows 7 for email, banking
- Widely-used cookie walls are flouting GDPR rules
January 10
- Android search engine auction goes 'against spirit of EU ruling', rivals claim
- Microsoft unveils Walkie Talkie and off-shift access controls for Teams
- FCC is supplying malware-loaded phones to low-income users
- Brexit security talks under threat after UK accused of illegally copying Schengen data
January 9
- Currys PC World parent firm hit with £500k fine over historic data breach
- Apple reports record services revenue
- Warner Bros turns to AI to greenlight movies
- Mayor of London calls for more data sharing
- Twitter to trial reply blocking tools
- Las Vegas IT teams quick to thwart cyber attack
- Mozilla fixes Firefox zero-day being actively exploited
January 8
- Facebook exec calls Cambridge Analytica scandal a "non event"
- Travelex disruption caused by devastating ransomware attack
- Does the US want the UK to ditch Huawei?
- Google’s Project Zero rolls out automatic 90-day disclosures
- Google adds partners to real-time translation tools
- Microsoft has an edge on AWS, according to IT executives
- Ofcom tweaks broadband rules to "supercharge" fibre
January 7
- Samsung's "artificial humans" are avatars for chatbots
- Accenture to snap up Symantec unit from Broadcom
- Toyota plans smart city for Japan
- Tech firms lobby EU over harmful content liability
- Facebook bans deepfakes ahead of US election
- Xerox secures $24 billion funding for HP takeover bid
- Intel shows off Tiger Lake, bending laptops at CES
January 6
- HP awarded $439m in long-running price-fixing case
- London Stock Exchange outage investigated as possible cyber attack
- NHS given £40m to address "ridiculous" staff login times
- US warns of Iran cyber retaliation amid Soleimani fallout
- HP Elite Dragonfly boasts built-in Tile tracker and 5G support
- Report claims US pressured Dutch government to scrap China trade deal
January 3
- Box CEO: Most internet users will ditch privacy for online services
- Former Google exec rails against firm over human rights policies
- Travelex services forced offline by cyber attack
January 2
- Apple signs new agreement with UK chipmaker Imagination
- York College to offer cyber security upskilling apprenticeships
- Doctors bested by AI in breast cancer detection