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April 13, 2016
Google Pledges £14m To Support Disability Technology
Smart glasses for the blind and prosthetic limb makers among winners of Google Impact Challenge investment
Privacy Shield Fails To Gain EU Data Watchdog Support
European data protection watchdog group says new agreement does not provide enough reassurance over US spying
FBI Paid Hackers To Unlock San Bernardino iPhone
FBI reportedly paid “grey hat” hackers a one-off fee to crack the iPhone of a dead terrorist
Leading The Pack: How Dimension Data Rolls Out The Tour De France
TechWeekEurope hears how Dimension Data is bringing the world’s biggest race into the information age
Box: It Makes No Sense For Us To Build Data Centres When IBM Can Do It At Scale
IBM says only a few major players can deliver cloud scale and help other tech firms focus on their product, not hardware
BT Creates 900 Jobs To Boost Cyber Security Operations
BT wants to bolster security services for consumers, businesses and governments and hopes graduate recruitment will aid skills shortage
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Tackles Tame Badlock Flaw
Much hyped “critical” Badlock flaw tamer than first thought, and only warrants “important” label
Uber Driver/Customer Data Sharing Raises Privacy Concerns
Uber disclosed info on 14 million of its users to US law enforcement and regulatory agencies, according to its transparency report
Cyber-Attack On UK Power Sites Could Cost £442bn
Water systems and power grids all at possible risk of attack, report warns
Facebook’s Internet.org Offers Developer Simulator For Free Basics
Facebook presses ahead with controversial Free Basics service for Internet.org , allowing developers to test their services and find out more about users
Facebook Gives Developers More Tools, APIs To Monetise Apps
Facebook offers new integrations, monitoring tools that it says will help companies build better apps and make more money
OpenStack ‘Maturing’ As Two Thirds Of Deployments Now In Production
OpenStack users also getting excited about containers, NFV and bare metal
Free Software Will Help Detect Faulty And Malicious USB-C Cables
HP, Intel and Microsoft-backed USB-C authentication guidelines will help protect against security threats and damaged devices
Facebook Messenger And WhatsApp Are ‘Three Times More Popular’ Than SMS
Two apps process around 60 billion messages a day, Facebook reveals as it launches new open API platform for chatbots
Easter Eggs
Microsoft Will Open German Data Centres In June
Microsoft’s two German data centres will be opened on a rolling basis, with Office 365 coming in September, three months after the Azure launch