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January 31
- Apple warns of boot loop bug in latest macOS beta
- Fujitsu to establish AI Ethics and Governance Office
- Japan and US to partner on 6G standards
- MoD reported seven data incidents to the ICO between 2020 and 2021
- Tech IPOs raised a record £6.6 billion in 2021
- Log4j vulnerability continues to stress CISOs
- HP wins fraud case against Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch
- China selects pilot zones to take part in blockchain trials
- Apple's App Store now allows unlisted apps
January 28
- Google backtracks on G Suite closures with a free alternative
- Google adds Python support to privacy-preserving data analysis tool
- Data as a service market set to reach $61 billion by 2030
- OpenAI's new AI model promises to be “more truthful and less toxic”
- Global smartphone shipments grow for the first time in four years
- Capita sells IT services unit for £111 million
- IT Pro News in Review: Nvidia walks away from Arm, Belarusian train hack, and IBM to sell Watson Health
- Google to invest up to $1 billion in India’s second largest telco
- QNAP users angry after NAS drives are updated to combat DeadBolt ransomware
- ANS and UKFast merger to carry the ANS name
January 27
- Apple will let businesses accept payments on iPhones without the need for extra hardware
- Report: IT staff fail phishing tests more often than non-technical workers
- IT vacancies in England and Wales up 105% in 2021
- Intel’s €1.06 billion antitrust fine overturned by EU court
- Apple fixes array of iOS, macOS zero-days and code execution security flaws
- Microsoft to roll out Windows 11 improvements next month
- Tech Data to distribute MSI’s gaming laptop range
January 26
- Puppet lifts lid on new global channel partner programme
- Vodafone: Personal data might become new currency by 2030
- Nvidia set to walk away from $40bn Arm deal
- IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender
- 12-year-old Linux root privilege flaw has been "hiding in plain sight"
- Self-driving car users shouldn't be accountable for accidents, report suggests
- US companies have less than a five-day supply of semiconductors
- NCSC project will help UK businesses identify security vulnerabilities
- BigChange cuts ribbon on new UK partner programme
- Microsoft warns of phishing campaign targeting OAuth tokens
January 25
- IBM reports biggest sales growth in ten years
- Digital transformation projects are failing due to lack of 'job-ready' talent
- UK's first government cyber strategy aims to bolster public sector defences
- Dark Souls servers taken offline after RCE flaw identified
- Google accused of 'deceptive' location tracking in fresh US lawsuit
- Belarusian hacktivists target railway in bid to halt Russian military
- Meta teams with Nvidia to build the 'world's fastest' AI supercomputer
- Vodafone to begin phasing out 3G next year
- IT Pro Podcast Special Edition: Learning to live with risk
- Acronis announces enhanced partner programme features
- Fedex teams with Microsoft for cross-platform logistics solution
January 24
- IBM to sell off Watson Health assets
- Google Cloud to open new office in Pune, India
- NCSC Cyber Essentials overhaul takes effect
- UK Online Safety Bill a "missed opportunity", MPs claim
- China accused of hijacking Australian PM's WeChat account
- Datto's cyber security team catalysed recent Infocyte acquisition
January 21
- FAA declares 78% of commercial US plans 5G-safe
- UKCloud acquired by Hadston 2 investment group
- Crypto.com confirms $34 million hack caused by 2FA bypass exploit
- Federal Reserve warns foreign centralised digital currencies could decrease global use of dollar
- Openreach offers £20,000 reward for information on stolen copper cables
- Intel to build $20 billion chip production site in Ohio
- Microsoft tells IT admins to turn off legacy group policies to improve Windows performance
- IT Pro News In Review: UK four-day working week, cyber crime in schools, GDPR fines of €1bn in 2021
- BT to launch VMware SASE as a managed service
January 20
- SolarWinds acquires federal services provider Monalytic
- Singapore and Madrid named biggest movers in latest data centre rankings
- MoJ faces £17.5m GDPR fine over subject access request backlog
- UK and Australia partner on cyber security investment
- Google to shut down free G Suite accounts
- Applications open for government's Help to Grow: Digital scheme
- Red Cross "appalled" by data breach targeting 515,000 vulnerable people
- White House issues memorandum to bolster national security systems
- Dell brings APEX data storage services to UK
January 19
- Skills 'deficit' forces Student Loans Company to spend heavily on temp staff
- Global IT spending set to exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022
- DCMS making “little tangible progress” with superfast broadband rollout
- Rackspace fortifies APAC footprint with new acquisition
- Cyber incident strikes Gloucester City Council as residents suffer service outages
- Microsoft takes aim at Chrome OS with launch of Windows 11 SE
- AT&T and Verizon agree to postpone 5G rollout at US airports
- IOC defends China Olympics app after 'devastating flaw' revealed
- Windows Server admins agree to forgo broken patches
- FireEye and McAfee Enterprise relaunch as Trellix
January 18
- Microsoft buys game developer Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
- DHL overtakes Microsoft as the most imitated brand in phishing attacks
- Aldi launches its first checkout-free store in London
- US airlines warn of “catastrophic” crisis days before 5G rollout
- Python developers release three "cursed" updates
- European data regulators issued €1.1 billion in GDPR fines in 2021
- NSW ditches e-voting system after glitch left citizens unable to vote
- Samsung introduces 4nm Exynos 2200 chip with AMD RDNA 2 graphics
- NCA plots education drive to crack down on children exploring cyber crime
- Channel partners rank scale and deliverability over product margins
- Safari bug lets websites track browsing activity and unique identifiers
- Ubuntu Security Guide to simplify DISA-STIG compliance
January 17
- UK businesses urged to join four-day working week trial
- Tonga communications could be down for "weeks" following volcanic eruption
- Russia's "politically motivated" REvil raid could be used as leverage, experts warn
- Microsoft warns full scope of Ukraine cyber attacks ‘not fully realised’
- Singapore discourages cryptocurrency trading with new regulations
January 14
- Sony pulls out of MWC 2022
- NordVPN launches open source VPN speed testing tool
- Ukraine government and embassies hit by "massive" cyber attacks
- Google purchases new London office for £730 million
- Yahoo Japan will pay for staff flights to the office under new remote working policy
- Singapore to resume construction on new data centres following energy efficiency review
- IT Pro News In Review: Virgin O2 roaming fees, Meta employees COVID-19 jab, Europol cache of data
- Paul Bay announced as new Ingram Micro CEO
January 13
- Rackspace taps Digivante to offer AI-based application testing
- El Salvador becomes latest target of Pegasus spyware
- Mobile operators deny blocking Apple's Private Relay feature
- No “convincing case” for UK centralised digital currency, says Lords committee
- Ransomware is being rewritten in Go for joint attacks on Windows, Linux users
- Logicalis unveils new employee collaboration suite
- Mac shipments grew at twice the pace of PCs in 2021
January 12
- AI Standards Hub will help UK businesses improve AI governance
- PCIe 6.0 specification teases "record performance" for big data applications
- China to accelerate construction of national integrated big data centre system
- US gov issues fresh warning over Russian threat to critical infrastructure
- Google Drive accounted for the most malware downloads in 2021
- Rural businesses face "digital exclusion" due to underinvestment in connectivity
- Microsoft takes aim at critical RCE flaws with "massive" Patch Tuesday update
- Tech firms dominate best places to work list for 2022
- IBM ramps up sustainability efforts with Envizi acquisition
- NTT announces Miriam Murphy as new European CEO
January 11
- NetUSB flaw exposes millions of routers to remote code execution
- Nearly half of all Log4j downloads remain critically vulnerable
- RiverMeadow unveils multi-cloud disaster recovery solution
- Nvidia acquires HPC cluster management firm Bright Computing
- Nvidia warns rivals are exploiting uncertainty surrounding Arm’s future
- Meta employees will need a COVID-19 booster to return to the office
- Europol ordered to delete huge cache of unlawfully stored data
- Cyber attacks on corporate networks increased 50% in 2021
January 10
- FAA lists 50 airports that will have 5G buffer zones
- LG Electronics joins the IBM Quantum Network
- QNAP warns of ransomware targeting internet-facing NAS products
- Financial regulators concerned about reliance on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
- Canon to sell chip-free printer cartridges as semiconductor shortage bites
- Canon to sell chip-free ink cartridges as semiconductor shortage bites
- Microsoft updates PowerToys with built-in web search
- Virgin Media O2 won't reintroduce roaming fees in Europe
- FBI warns of hackers mailing malicious USB sticks to businesses
January 7
- Chinese laboratory hails 6G breakthrough with record speed test
- Simple Active Directory tweak helps block BlackMatter ransomware attacks
- WeSpire's new analytics tool helps clamp down on employee carbon emissions
- Google banned from importing patent-infringing tech following Sonos IP victory
- Mozilla suspends cryptocurrency donations following backlash
- Researchers warn of spear-phishing exploit in Google Docs
- IT Pro News In Review: Microsoft Y2K22 bug, RIP BlackBerry smartphones, Apple hits $3 trillion
- Cloud services provider Maintel forms strategic alliance with Agilitas
- Majority of Americans say ransomware attacks should be considered terrorism
January 6
- Microsoft issues out-of-band patch for Windows Server sign-in bug
- Linksys launches SMB-friendly Wi-Fi 6 Access Point
- Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining to avoid nation-wide energy blackouts
- EE, Vodafone delay post-Brexit return of roaming charges
- Google, Facebook fined €210 million for making it difficult for users to reject cookies
- Google is working with leading PC manufacturers to improve Android on Windows
- Palo Alto appoints new CEO for EMEA and LATAM
January 5
- Nokia and Ligado partner on 4G, 5G enterprise private network
- FTC threatens legal action against companies failing to patch Log4Shell
- Microsoft and Qualcomm to develop custom AR chips for the metaverse
- Google Cloud acquires Israeli security startup Siemplify
- Intel claims its new Core i9 CPU outperforms Apple's M1 Max
- Tech Data launches identity and access management as a service solution
- AMD unveils Ryzen 6000 laptop processors with RDNA2 graphics
January 4
- 1NCE and AWS partner on global IoT platform
- China to introduce cyber security reviews for companies listing overseas
- US delays 5G rollout over aviation safety concerns
- Morgan Stanley agrees $60 million settlement in data breach lawsuit
- Apple becomes world's first $3 trillion company
- Microsoft Exchange servers break thanks to 'Y2K22' bug