News Archive | February 2020

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February 28th
- 100 data breaches made during UK's handling of the EU Settlement Scheme
- FBI takes down British site in a bizarre case of mistaken identity
- Microsoft and IBM back Pope’s pledge for ethical AI
- Facebook F8 conference cancelled over coronavirus fears
February 27th
- Kaspersky promotes Chris Connell to European director
- Google asks the White House to return its apps to Huawei devices
- Google to invest $10bn in US offices & data centres
- Android Cerberus malware can hack Google Authenticator
- Billion-plus Wi-Fi devices hit by Kr00k vulnerability
- Clearview AI client list hacked
February 26th
- Fortinet expands AI security range with FortiAI
- Salesforce co-chief Keith Block steps down
- Samsung website error exposes UK customer data
- Firefox activates DNS over HTTPS for US users by default
- IBM competition calls for open source solutions to climate change
February 25th
- Cisco reveals cloud-native SecureX platform
- London police chief calls for AI legal framework
- UK financial regulator rocked by self-inflicted data breach
- McAfee to launch MDR platform spearhheaded by DXC
- Flaw in PayPal’s Google Pay integration leading to suspected fraud
- HP plots $16bn stock buyback as Xerox takeover threat looms
- Utimaco expands key management portfolio with GEOBRIDGE takeover
- SolarWinds unveils new Head Nerds partner advocate programme
- Oracle accused of coercing customers into cloud migrations
February 24th
- Intel unveils new Xeon-SP, 5G and structured ASIC chips
- Scant investment and fragmented use cases could stunt 5G revolution
- Huawei launches another foldable phone despite US sanctions and coronavirus
- UK is “lacking in digital manufacturing technology” warns Make UK
- Irish data regulator racks up GDPR cases against Big Tech
- "Crucial" oversight needed for police AI use
February 23rd
- Japan and France speak out on digital tax plans
- Twitter bans 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts
February 22nd
- Encryption under threat from EARN IT Act
February 21st
- Microsoft to add Defender antivirus software to Linux, iOS and Android
- Microsoft touts ‘enhanced AI’ features for Dynamics 365
- Facebook will pay for user data to boost speech recognition technology
- McAfee researchers trick Tesla autopilot with a strip of tape
- Government data at risk as departments lose thousands of devices
- White House security agency rocked by data breach
February 20th
- UK among countries most likely to encounter cloud attacks
- Foxconn 'cautiously' restarts production as tech tries to work around coronavirus
- Android 11 developer access arrives earlier than expected
- Google adds migration tools with Cornerstone acquisition
- Google to shift UK user data to the US post-Brexit
- Cut, copy and paste creator dies
- MGM hotels hack sees 10.6 million customer accounts exposed
- RBS challenger bank Bó aims to fightback against Monzo and Starling
February 19th
- Coronavirus concerns continue to blight key tech events
- Google expands USB-C Titan security keys to 10 countries
- Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon X60 modem aimed squarely at 5G
- Intel mulls sale of connected home unit to MaxLinear
- Infinigate UK signs distribution agreement with A10 Networks
February 18th
- Dell sells RSA security business to private equity firm
- Microsoft launches unified Office app for Android
- 3M goes all-in on AWS cloud migration
- Apple cuts quarterly revenue prediction as coronavirus wreaks havoc across China
- EU rebukes Mark Zuckerberg’s regulation proposals
- AI identifies 11 earth-bound asteroids
- US seeks Huawei 5G talks with UK's 'influential' Dominic Cummings
- The channel must start selling sustainability, says Schneider Electric
February 17th
- Bee-based AI software could power next-generation drones
- Microsoft pulls disastrous Windows 10 security update
- HP shareholders invited to come dine with Xerox
- Mastercard bolsters fraud fighting with Europe Cyber Resilience Centre
- Iranian hackers infiltrated major VPN and remote systems for years
- More disruption expected at Heathrow after Sunday's IT glitch
February 14th
- NCA demands tech companies do more to prevent child abuse
- US judge pauses JEDI contract work following Amazon lawsuit
- Google purges 500 harmful Chrome extensions from its Web Store
- Ericsson engineers claim a staggering new 5G speed record
- Huawei faces 16 charges spanning IP theft to fraud
February 13th
- BT adds Dell on-site platforms to Dynamic Network Services
- Mobile World Congress cancelled amid coronavirus crisis
- Google Cloud snaps up multi-cloud analytics platform for $2.6bn
- MIT develops AI tech to edit outdated Wikipedia articles
- Home Office glitch sees Y2K bug strike 20-years later
February 12th
- Microsoft and Oracle expand strategic cloud partnership
- Octavian expands to larger premises following major contract wins
- Inoapps targets growth with new EMEA leadership hire
- Uber, WeWork cause SoftBank to lose 99% of quarterly profit
- Thales strikes key cloud partnership to support Fujitsu services
- Xerox turns to public stocks in merger war with HP
- Ofcom handed remit to police Silicon Valley giants
- Google starts appeal against EU antitrust ruling
- US officials claim Huawei embeds backdoors in its telecoms networks
February 11th
- Samsung unveils new Galaxy Z Flip
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra hands-on review: Room to zoom?
- Verizon opens lab in London to drive 5G innovation
- Samsung Galaxy S20 hands-on review: Another slam-dunk?
- Microsoft unveils 'largest ever' AI natural language model
- AWS seeks Trump testimony in JEDI debate
- Apple Mac malware detections overtake Windows for the first time
- US indicts four Chinese military officials over Equifax hack
- MPs claim AI 'doesn't need' a new regulator
February 10th
- UK tech salaries up 13% in 2019
- Brexit fears contribute to worst tech sector performance in seven years
- Windows 7 bug blocks users from shutting down their PCs
- Sony and Amazon become latest exhibitors to pull out of MWC
- Keir Starmer leadership camp denies ‘data scraping’ allegations
- National Portrait Gallery hit by 350,000 email attacks in three months
February 7th
- US appeals court won't reconsider Net Neutrality repeal
- Microsoft products targeted by most widely-used exploits in 2019
- Google purges 24 Android apps that abuse user data
- Microsoft to incubate 12 UK startups that use AI for good
- Bluetooth hijack bug among 25 Android flaws patched in February
- Deutsche Telekom tells Nokia to shape up with Huawei ban looming
February 6th
- Coronavirus starts to take its toll on the tech industry
- LinkedIn’s CEO steps aside after 11 years in charge
- Xerox bolsters IT services suite for SMBs in the US
- Ireland's fintech sector capitalising on Brexit
- Yahoo’s $117 million data breach settlement rubber-stamped
- Microsoft will roll Windows client and hardware teams into one
February 5th
- LG pulls out of MWC amid coronavirus fears
- Microsoft celebrates 62% Azure revenue growth
- Vodafone to remove Huawei equipment from its core networks
- Consenna unveils new secure HP trade-in programme
- Amazon to help businesses develop custom voices for Alexa
- Hands-on with Lenovo's 2020 business hardware lineup
- Google Glass now being sold directly through resellers
- SAP to extend Business Suite 7 support following S/4HANA complaints
- Irish data regulator investigating Google and Tinder for data processing violations
- Samsung and Salesforce plough millions into blockchain company
February 4th
- CompTIA challenges North West’s digital skills shortage with free IT boot camp
- Most UK workers would shun job offers from non-tech savvy firms, report finds
- HPE snaps up edge-to-cloud security startup Scytale
- Windows 7 market share remains healthy despite end-of-life status
- Oracle broadens geographic reach with five new cloud data centres
- Lexmark enhances its Connect global partner program
February 3rd
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold hands-on review: First foldable PC feels like the future
- Ethics of red team security testing questioned in new report
- Gov urged to reform apprenticeship scheme after falling short of 3 million 2020 target
- Almost half of UK business leaders lack essential digital skills
- CMA seeks to fill post-Brexit regulatory void as it eyes big tech