Venture capital investment in London tech companies was down 29 percent on the previous year, but was still nearly double that of Berlin, its nearest rival
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Kheiron Begins NHS Trials For Breast Cancer Diagnosis AI
The tests, involving historic patient records in Leeds and the East Midlands, are the latest to probe the use of AI in the healthcare sector
Reclusive Huawei Founder Says Firm Does Not Spy For China
Ren Zhengfei’s comments follow the arrest of a Huawei staff in Poland on spying charges, the latest incident to put pressure on Huawei’s 5G ambitions
Amazon Web Services’ DocumentDB Takes Aims At MongoDB Workloads
Amazon’s new managed non-relational database service raises questions about the future of open source in the cloud era
US Government Shutdown Disrupts Security On .Gov Sites
Researchers find dozens of expired security certificates affecting sensitive sites used by the likes of NASA and the Department of Justice, blocking some services and exposing others to attack
Germany May Order Facebook To Halt Some Data Collection
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is reportedly taking aim at Facebook’s collection of user data from third-party sources
China Tightens Grip On Blockchain-Based Services
Users of blockchain-based information services will have to register their real names and identity numbers in latest crackdown – even as Hong Kong moves to attract virtual asset traders
IT Life: Jaime Hutton, Quantexa
Quantexa chief technology officer Jaime Hutton talks about artificial intelligence, international money laundering, and his favourite DJ app
Microsoft Says Windows 7 Activation Bug Was Caused By Server Update
The issue, affecting some volume-licensed Windows 7 systems, occurred at the same time as the release of Microsoft’s January patches, but the two are unrelated
iPhone Prices Slashed In China Following Sales Meltdown
Chinese retailers have steeply cut iPhone XR prices, while Apple considers shifting to an all-OLED lineup after its first profit warning in more than a decade
European Court Opinion Sides With Google ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Limits
In a preliminary opinion, the court finds that delisted search results only need to be made inaccessible for users within Europe
Cambridge Analytica Parent Fined £15,000 Over Data Refusal
SCL Elections had argued that a US citizen had no more right to request data held on him ‘than a member of the Taliban’
CES 2019: Google Advances Assistant Against Amazon’s Alexa
Google has tripled its presence at CES as it builds its Assistant into more devices, while other tech on display includes AI toilets and smart televisions
Huawei CFO Case Deepens Amid Documents Discovery
Sanction busting? Documents reportedly show suspected ties to two front companies used to sell kit to Iran
Apple Cuts iPhone Production – Report
Ten percent cut in production run for current iPhone handsets over next three months, due to weak demand
CES 2019: Intel Teams Up With Facebook For AI Chip
As Intel’s car division opens up about its progress so far with self-driving cars
Cloud
UK’s 2018 Tech Sector Venture Investment Shows Sharp Drop
Venture capital investment in London tech companies was down 29 percent on the previous year, but was still nearly double that of Berlin, its nearest rival
Enterprise Cloud Spending Boom Crowds Out Non-Cloud Tech Budgets
Research finds cloud spending surpassed £190bn last year, fuelled by cloud providers’ heavy infrastructure investments
Amazon Web Services’ DocumentDB Takes Aims At MongoDB Workloads
Amazon’s new managed non-relational database service raises questions about the future of open source in the cloud era
US Government Shutdown Disrupts Security On .Gov Sites
Researchers find dozens of expired security certificates affecting sensitive sites used by the likes of NASA and the Department of Justice, blocking some services and exposing others to attack
Networks
Reclusive Huawei Founder Says Firm Does Not Spy For China
Ren Zhengfei’s comments follow the arrest of a Huawei staff in Poland on spying charges, the latest incident to put pressure on Huawei’s 5G ambitions
US Government Shutdown Disrupts Security On .Gov Sites
Researchers find dozens of expired security certificates affecting sensitive sites used by the likes of NASA and the Department of Justice, blocking some services and exposing others to attack
IT Life: Jaime Hutton, Quantexa
Quantexa chief technology officer Jaime Hutton talks about artificial intelligence, international money laundering, and his favourite DJ app
Microsoft Says Windows 7 Activation Bug Was Caused By Server Update
The issue, affecting some volume-licensed Windows 7 systems, occurred at the same time as the release of Microsoft’s January patches, but the two are unrelated
Green IT
CES 2019: AI, Home Tech, Cars and Robots To Feature
Tech show gets underway in Las Vegas with number of announcements centred around AI, the home, and robots
Tesla Cuts Price On US Electric Cars
Demand for electric vehicles not so great? Leading manufacturer cuts price on all models
Government’s Smart Meter Deadline Will Be Missed, Warns NAO
Troubled smart metre rollout in the UK unlikely to meet its 2020 deadline for installation in every home
EU Regulators Mull Action On Universal Smartphone Chargers
Frustrated at lack of progress towards universal phone charger, EU to consider whether to take action
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