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April 29
- IT Pro News In Review: IT staff shortages, Fujitsu to sell software to Ricoh, Japanese ransom attack
- Datadog's ASM platform unmasks attack flows at code level
- EU rules against Meta in data privacy row
- Google cracks down on murky data usage policies from app developers
- Arm finally ousts China CEO to clear way for IPO
- Airbnb bucks hybrid work trend with 'work anywhere' policy
- India lures chip firms in bid to become global semiconductor giant
- Microsoft's latest VPN-like feature brings added network privacy to Edge users
- Vector Capital acquires majority ownership of WatchGuard
April 28
- HPE's new platform lets customers build machine learning models quickly and at scale
- UK watchdogs to scrutinise widespread use of algorithms
- Report: 80% of data breaches caused by lack of cyber security skills
- Central African Republic use of Bitcoin as legal tender raises environmental concerns
- Cloud marketplace Pax8 expands into Australia and New Zealand
- Blockchain-based Gmail plugin lets users keep control over email attachments after they're sent
- Singapore's data usage set to quadruple by 2030
- These UK towns and cities are the best for remote working
- Google releases public beta for Android 13
April 27
- Surrey County Council moves to shared cloud services model with Nutanix
- Ransomware demands in Japan are almost 26 times higher than in the UK, report finds
- The world's fastest-growing cloud-based economies
- Global enterprise application market to hit $468 billion by 2027
- BT and Toshiba address QKD concerns with new trial
- IT bodies urge businesses to hire Ukrainian tech professionals
- Wipro snaps up SAP consultancy Rizing for $540 million
- Dell unveils new Latitude and Precision devices
April 26
- Hertz taps AWS to meet sustainable mobility goals
- DDoS attacks surge to record numbers in 2022 as a result of Russia-Ukraine war
- Microsoft's secure VBA macro rules already being bypassed by hackers
- Russian-affiliates believed to be behind cyber attacks on wind turbines firms
- Fujitsu to reportedly sell scanner business to Ricoh for $625 million
- CityFibre raises alarm over UK telecoms overbuilding that could lead to broadband market regression
- Northern leaders irate as No 10's Levelling Up strategy fails to deliver
- AWS launches quantum random number generator
- Data for 120 army recruits found on the dark web
- Facebook parent company Meta to open first physical store
- Red Hat unveils new application services toolbox for developers
April 25
- Two in three IT employers struggle to recruit staff with adequate digital skills
- Europe's tech sector struggles to find employees with AI skills
- LAPSUS$ breached T-Mobile systems, stole source code
- Almost half of UK employees can't spot email scams
- FBI warns Rust-based ransomware has breached over 60 organisations
April 22
- IT Pro News in Review: Vulnerable Lenovo laptops, record EE 5G speeds, Okta ends LAPSUS$ probe
- SpaceX's Starlink signs first in-flight Wi-Fi deal
- AWS’ Amplify Studio is now generally available
- Alibaba to share data centre patents to help companies reach climate goals
- Amazon announces $1 billion fund to drive warehouse innovation
- Qualcomm and Mediatek flaws left millions of Android users at risk
- TSMC founder brands Intel’s US expansion plans an ‘exercise in futility’
- Palantir's poaching of former NHSX AI chief branded “scandalous”
- Google adds "reject all" cookie buttons to appease EU regulators
- Kraft Heinz taps Microsoft to digitise supply chains and create 34 digital twins
April 21
- AMD backs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure E4 Dense instances
- Zoom adds gestures and whiteboard to its desktop app
- Five Eyes nations warn against impending Russian cyber attacks
- UK and India align closer with tech investments ahead of FTA negotiations
- Alibaba Cloud and VMware launch new cloud service
- Panasas bolsters sales and marketing leadership with four key appointments
- Google takes on bad extensions with new Chrome badges
- REvil ransomware group's infrastructure comes back online hinting at fresh campaign
- Cloudera to invest £50 million into India in next two years
April 20
- EE reaches new aggregated 5G speed milestone
- Nokia to offer data centre switches to boost Azure bandwidth
- IBM to make Watson Orchestrate generally available
- Exclusive: Former Shiseido staff say company was aware of data breach weeks before official notice
- Millions of Lenovo laptops thought to be vulnerable to newly discovered UEFI malware attacks
- Microsoft launches free consultation service for UK small businesses
- Encryption battle plays out in Australian Parliament
- Microsoft Purview rebrand aims to simplify data governance and compliance
- Serena Williams invests in Karat to double the number of Black software engineers in the US
- Report: UK businesses are less secure when using police-endorsed cyber security tool
- ConnectWise unveils new incident response service
April 19
- BangDB now offers its AI and graph data platform on cloud
- Insteon customers forced to rely on open source fixes after apparent collapse of IoT firm
- Funky Pigeon site offline after "cyber incident"
- Fujitsu taps India’s AI talent with new research centre in Bengaluru
- Windows 11 has fewer users than both Windows 7 and Windows XP
- Microsoft announces lucrative new bug bounty awards for M365 products and services
April 14
- Kyndryl and Dell partner on new cyber resilience and recovery service
- Palo Alto Networks' new tool shields businesses from unsecure home networks
- Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41.39 billion, claiming only he can 'unlock its true potential'
- Ransomware activity falls 25% in Q1 2022
- AWS strengthens hold on Australian public sector with renewed government deal
- Businesses warned to protect against suite of nation-state hacking tools targeting critical infrastructure
- Critical security flaw discovered in NFT marketplace Rarible
April 13
- Darktrace AI’s Antigena helps stop ransomware attack at Dordogne GHT
- Virgin Media O2 to fund employee gender transition
- Authorities finally confirm leading hacker platform RaidForums has been seized
- T-Mobile allegedly tried to buy leaked data from a hacker forum for $200k
- Blockchain expert imprisoned for five years for aiding North Korea
- Google to invest $9.5 billion in US offices and data centres this year
- Microsoft's massive 145-vulnerability Patch Tuesday fixes ten critical exploits
- DuckDuckGo app arrives on Mac
- KKR to acquire cyber security company Barracuda Networks
April 12
- Shiseido reportedly suffers data breach
- Businesses in these 12 areas can now access Vodafone's 5G network
- Google Cloud wins tender with Israeli judiciary
- Certified ethical hacker and IT manager steals $575,000 in cryptocurrency from elderly person
- Sungard files for bankruptcy for the second time in three years
- Atlassian needs two weeks to fix cloud outage
- TypeScript version 4.7 beta launch leave developers 'delighted' with new features
- Wipro bolsters consulting capabilities with $80 million CAS Group acquisition
- Denonia named as first malware to target AWS Lambda platform
- Nokia exits Russian market
- Microsoft to partner with Finastra for SMB loans
April 11
- Kaseya to acquire cloud software firm Datto for $6bn
- Government launches £12 million grant to boost startup growth
- Thoma Bravo acquires SailPoint for $6.9 billion
- Cloud security market to hit $106 billion by 2029
- LinkedIn is filled with deepfake 'virtual employees'
- PC sales slow in 2022 after pandemic recovery begins
- Ericsson’s Russia exit will stifle 5G rollout
April 8
- Google Play news: Google Play update will not support Gingerbread and Honeycomb
- Accenture acquires Avieco to expand sustainability services in the UK
- Google Cloud wins AirAsia contract to overhaul its customer app
- Raspberry Pi OS update bolsters security against brute force attacks
- IT Pro News In Review: The Works cyber attack, Lenovo recruitment drive, old macOS vulnerabilities
- Microsoft uses sinkhole to thwart Russian state-backed Fancy Bear attacks
- Infosys and UK’s Rolls-Royce open joint R&D centre in Bengaluru, India
- Toshiba mulls going private after string of shareholder revolts
- BT workers claim rejected pay rise offer 'would have left them worse off'
- Rackspace partners with Cohesity on new data protection services for VMware workloads
- NetApp acquires Instaclustr to offer open-source databases as a service
April 7
- CIQ and Google Cloud to provide unified support for Rocky Linux users
- Fujitsu to make world's fastest supercomputer accessible to all via the cloud
- Google will cull out-of-date Play store apps in bid to improve Android security
- Ericsson exec resigns as shareholder pressure mounts over ISIS payment claims
- Boeing inks massive cloud deals with AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft
- Yorkshire businesses first to trial cost-cutting water pipe broadband
- GitHub's latest security updates aim to protect projects in their earliest stages
- GoTo appoints Michael Day as its new channel chief
April 6
- Amazon signs launch deals with Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance for Project Kuiper
- No 10 urges gov and businesses to “act as one” against Russian cyber attacks
- Report: Apple "neglects" to patch zero-days for older macOS versions
- Intel suspends operations in Russia
- Google Cloud aims to remove data limits through BigLake
- Microsoft Journal becomes fully-fledged Windows app
- 'Treasure hunter' dark web marketplace Hydra seized and shuttered by German cyber police
- HPE boosts Hong Kong university research with new HPC cluster
- Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference goes online again for 2022
- Google Cloud unveils new Chronicle MSSP Program
April 5
- Microsoft's Windows Autopatch brings automated updates for IT admins
- Microsoft launches Windows 365 Boot and Switch apps
- Omnispace and Microsoft partner on ubiquitous 5G NTN connectivity
- Google to entice workers back to the office with free e-scooters
- UK to introduce stablecoins
- IBM's new z16 mainframe brings two industry-firsts and quantum-proof data encryption
- UK falls 25 places in global broadband costs ranking as prices surge by £3.73/month
- Lenovo to double its R&D workforce to 12,000
- HPE’s supercomputer helps ISS astronauts experiment in space
- UK retailer The Works suffers ransomware attack leading to store closures
- Nuvias Group boosts Eastern European presence with Netsafe acquisition
April 4
- Sandvik completes Deswik acquisition
- AMD splashes out $1.9 billion on networking firm Pensando
- Jack Dorsey admits regret for helping to centralise the internet
- Apple’s Business Essentials opens up to all US small businesses
April 1
- IT Pro News In Review: Kaspersky national security threat, UK tech worth $1trillion, LAPSUS$ expands its attacks
- Businesses shouldn’t invest in anti-bias training, says LSE professor
- Google claims US government is too reliant on unsecure Microsoft products
- Microsoft acquires process automation specialist Mint
- Apple releases emergency patch fixing zero-days across iOS and macOS