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October 30
- Wisconsin Republican Party allegedly loses $2.3 million to hackers
- Microsoft Teams enables users to appear offline
- Workday's Accounting Center helps businesses manage financial data
- Weekly threat roundup: NHS COVID-19 app, Nvidia, and Oracle
- Intel's Rocket Lake-S desktop CPUs set to arrive in 2021
- iPhone 12 delay wiped $100 billion from Apple's stock market value
October 29
- Apple reportedly ramps up search engine development
- Smart Interview's Zoom and Microsoft Teams integration simplifies candidate management
- Samsung Galaxy S21 may drop charger and earphones
- IBM and AT&T bring hybrid cloud service to the 5G era
- UK contact-tracing apps to start sharing data
- Ex-Uber exec accused of stealing IP secrets to found London tech startup
- Ryuk behind a third of all ransomware attacks in 2020
- Samsung capitalises on Huawei downturn as profits surge
- REvil hacking group says it has made more than $100m in a year
- 36 billion personal records exposed by hacks in 2020 so far
October 28
- IDC releases its IT industry predictions for 2021 and beyond
- Instagram to extend livestreaming time limit to 4 hours
- Oracle provides midsize banks with big-bank money-laundering protection
- CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google face Senate hearing
- UK records a 16% increase in new tech startups
- TikTok to hire 3,000 engineers in major global expansion
- Trump website defaced in second successive cyber breach
- Microsoft beats expectations with bumper Azure, Teams growth
- Microsoft releases Windows 10 update that kills Adobe Flash
- BT taps Ericsson to help it strip Huawei from 5G network
- Experian faces GDPR action after ICO finds ‘widespread data protection failings’
October 27
- iPhone 12 supports 5GHz hotspot, preparing it for 5G mmWave rollout
- Viasat and CDW win NATO contract for the agile C3 project
- SmartRock update provides a closer look at concrete testing data
- Microsoft Office for iPad gets mouse and trackpad support
- AMD acquires high-performance computing heavyweight Xilinx
- Hackers demand ransom from therapy patients after clinic data breach
- Amazon sacks employee over data breach
- Microsoft partners with Adobe and c3.ai to launch Salesforce rival
- BT ditches Yammer in favour of Facebook Workplace
- Zoom starts rolling out end-to-end encryption for all users
October 26
- Pentagon updates wired and wireless connectivity with Aruba
- Lee Kun-hee, the man who saved Samsung, dies at 78
- DigitalGift’s Buy Local platform brings big gains for small merchants
- RS Analyze monitors health care vendors’ performance
- Insider data breaches set to increase due to remote work shift
- Oracle expands cloud availability for UK public sector
- SAP goes "all-in" on cloud as it abandons mid-term targets
- UK gov faces legal action over Test and Trace data retention
- Facebook adds SMB hosting to WhatsApp for businesses
- Big tech accused of exploiting tax loopholes in poorest countries
October 23
- IBM introduces new technology to help aging infrastructure
- Relay+ offers smartphone-like communication without the distraction
- Google fixes zero-day flaw in Chrome and Chrome OS
- Hybrid cloud complexity fuelling appetite for automation, says Puppet CTO
- Intel's data centre business struggles as demand drops in Q3
- Microsoft spearheads industry-wide charter against AI cyber attacks
- Weekly threat roundup: Chrome, Citrix and WordPress
- Huawei revenue growth slows as US sanctions begin to bite
- Sopra Steria confirms it was hit by new Ryuk ransomware variant
October 22
- Ribbon launches robocall-fighting managed service
- T-Mobile introduces venture fund to finance 5G innovation
- IBM and R3 unite to increase blockchain services across hybrid cloud
- CMS platforms succumb to KashmirBlack botnet as businesses rush online
- Aruba Central receives FedRAMP "In Process" designation
- Government agencies see misconfigured cloud services as top security threat
- Three UK to invest £2bn into IT and infrastructure overhaul
- Airbnb taps former Apple design chief Jony Ive for product revamp
- London crowned best city to study tech outside the US
- Slack stock downgraded as lockdown growth stalls
- PayPal will now support Bitcoin trading
October 21
- Lookout reveals mobile-first endpoint detection and response solution
- Dell Technologies takes on HPE with Project Apex
- Viasat launches VoIP designed for satellite internet
- Cisco finds an increase in security concerns due to remote working
- IBM and SAP expand partnership to support software on hybrid cloud
- 'Robin Hood' hackers donate stolen Bitcoin to charity
- Mobile browser flaw exposes users to spoofing attacks
- Microsoft makes CRM a "priority" in bid to challenge Salesforce
- Microsoft Edge arrives on Linux in preview
- Parallels Desktop brings Windows 10 apps to Chromebooks
October 20
- Microsoft and SpaceX collaborate to take the cloud into space
- eVisit will expand its telehealth offering after $14 million funding round
- DoJ charges Google with multiple antitrust violations
- Lumen's digital portal simplifies the ordering of IT solutions
- Cisco introduces new Catalyst 8000 Series Edge platforms
- IBM revenues fall for third quarter in a row despite cloud surge
- US charges six Russians behind NotPetya and Olympics hacks
- Microsoft becomes the most-spoofed brand for phishing attacks
- Intel offloads NAND business to SK Hynix in $9 billion deal
October 19
- Nokia and NASA join forces to bring 4G to the moon
- iPhone 12 poses potential security risk for WhatsApp users
- Bank-targeting malware disguises itself as video conferencing software
- Chromium browser updates are creating random debug.log files
- Atlassian to end on-prem server support by 2024 in major cloud pivot
- Google blocked record-breaking 2.5Tbps DDoS attack in 2017
- Irish data regulator launches GDPR probe into Instagram
- Microsoft releases two emergency Windows patches
- Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 launches with PCIe support
October 16
- IBM and ServiceNow are helping businesses reduce costs using AI
- Forrester outlines its predictions for CIOs in 2021
- Omarco introduces the world’s smallest 5,500mAh wireless phone charger
- EDJX launches first distributed CDN and serverless platform
- Weekly threat roundup: Windows 10, Adobe, and SonicWall VPNs
- Twitter pins global outage on unscheduled 'system change'
- Google will start killing off Hangouts in 2021
- British Airways dodges £183 million data breach fine after coronavirus disruption
October 15
- Microsoft is forcibly installing PWAs on Windows 10
- Leanpath’s new tools help reduce food waste and costs
- New chatbot and nano influencer services help online sellers
- VectorCare expands offerings to meet surging mobile health care demands
- Nuspire and Recorded Future collaborate to deliver advanced threat intelligence
- Menlo Micro lands $44 million series B funding for revolutionary Ideal Switch
- New York finance watchdog says Twitter hack proves social media should be regulated
- French and Dutch officials back EU's plans to break up Big Tech
- Zoom adds support for in-meeting apps and live events
- Google Glass now supports Meet video calls
- Windows 10 update sparks driver compatibility fears
October 14
- Nokia embraces Google Cloud as it shifts to "cloud-first" strategy
- HP and Jabra team up to simplify socially-distanced meeting rooms
- IBM updates Cloud Pak with ‘industry-first’ security tools
- Microsoft fixes 'critical' wormable RCE flaw in Windows 10
- Huawei is reportedly in talks to sell Honor
- Amazon looks set to dodge UK Digital Services Tax
- Dropbox goes 'virtual-first' with permanent remote working
October 13
- iPhone 12 lineup official with A14 Bionic chip and 5G support
- Red Hat expands automation capabilities for hybrid clouds
- Hackney Council services could be offline for 'months' following cyber attack
- Facebook donates £1 million to support Bletchley Park’s survival
- Microsoft will help 1.5 million Brits build careers in tech by 2025
- BT adds Zoom to digital workplace portfolio
- BBC micro:bit update adds support for AI and ML applications
October 12
- Microsoft disrupts infamous Trickbot botnet ahead of US election
- Apple will ship iPhones and other devices from retail stores
- Harmonic’s new tech enables two-way gigabit services for cable operators
- UK tech visa applications skyrocketed in September
- Microsoft gives staff the option to work from home permanently
- Remote working leads to biggest PC market surge in a decade
- Five Eyes nations demand encryption 'backdoors' by-design
- Google might be forced to sell its Chrome browser
- Twilio acquires CRM startup Segment for £2.45 billion
October 9
- Bigleaf Networks’ AI-powered feature translates network events into actionable risks
- Newmar Power’s new UPS provides backup power in extreme conditions
- Weekly threat roundup: Apple, AMD, and Google
- Apple pays ethical hackers $288k for finding 55 vulnerabilities
- Microsoft warns of ‘continuously evolving’ Android ransomware
- Concerns over Arm's sale to Nvidia 'unfounded', says UK's tech trade association
October 8
- Trend Micro extends cyber protection for large-scale industrial networks
- IBM to spin off infrastructure business as it goes all in on cloud
- Arm will use ‘firewalls’ to protect customer data from Nvidia
- Cambridge Analytica models were exaggerated and ineffective, ICO claims
- 5G rollout will expose UK to security risks, MPs warn
- Steve Ballmer would "bet money" that big tech won't be broken up
- Druva launches industry’s first cloud backup for NAS drives
- Slack plots 'enterprise-grade' security updates for Slack Connect
October 7
- Pingman Tools’ CloudConnect makes remote work troubleshooting easier
- Webhose and Signal Corp boost data breach detection
- Mozilla and Brave release one-click method for online privacy requests
- Microsoft CEO warns of video call fatigue
- UK ransomware attacks surged 80% in latest quarter
- FCA bans cryptocurrency-linked financial products
- UK 'mass surveillance' regime is illegal, EU court declares
- GitLab patches API flaw that exposed private group data
- Democratic lawmakers push for breakup of US tech giants
- iPhone 12 launch event confirmed for 13 October
- Veeam acquires Kubernetes specialist Kasten
October 6
- Microsoft: Iranian hackers are exploiting ZeroLogon flaw
- BlackBerry thwarts mobile phishing attacks with new AI tools
- BlackBerry Persona Desktop delivers zero-trust security at the endpoint
- Google Workspace merges G Suite into single platform
- Nvidia launches AI platform to boost video conferencing
- Apple's T2 security chip has an "unpatchable" vulnerability
- John McAfee arrested and charged with tax evasion
- Cisco ordered to pay £1.46 billion in cyber security patent suit
- Cisco announces intent to buy security startup Portshift
October 5
- COVID-19 contact-tracing apps are finally spreading across the US
- Nvidia to build ‘UK’s most powerful supercomputer’
- Slack and DocuSign integration eases document signing and sharing
- NHS Test and Trace IT blunder blamed on Microsoft Excel glitch
- Rishi Sunak: UK must protect tech secrets from hostile state actors
- IoT botnet exploiting two zero-day flaws in Tenda routers
- Apple recycling partner accused of reselling over 100,000 devices
October 2
- Social networking startup Entre launches new app
- HPE to offer the world’s most secure US-built servers
- Paying ransomware demands may breach international sanctions, US Treasury warns
- Weekly threat roundup: Nvidia, BitLocker, and HackerOne
- Blackbaud admits bank account details were lost in May data breach
- Huawei kit contained flaws of 'national significance', NCSC reports
- H&M fined £32 million for intrusive employee surveillance
October 1
- Zapier integration lets you connect 2,000+ apps to Microsoft Teams
- Security researcher hacks coffee maker to show IoT devices’ vulnerabilities
- Twitter hires new cyber chief after devastating breach
- BT and Toshiba reveal UK’s first "unhackable" quantum-secure network
- Microsoft suffers second global outage in a week
- EE extends unlimited data offer for NHS workers
- Google dilutes Pixel 5 amid economic downturn
- Delay to 5G rollout will cost taxpayers £2 billion, report finds