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‘An alliance is being forged between 5G and artificial intelligence’
INTERVIEW: Rui Inácio, Head of Consultancy and Solutions at Vilicom has over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, starting as an engineer.
Cisco Warns Of Flaws In Data Centre Kit
Cisco warns of two critical flaws affecting its equipment commonly used in data centres
BT: ‘5G will make mass IoT deployments across the UK a reality’
Chris Sims is the MD of Strategy for BT Enterprise. He leads BT’s 5G strategy for businesses and public sector organisations in the UK.
IBM’s $34bn Purchase Of Red Hat Gains EU Blessing – Report
Big Blue reportedly gains European approval to acquire open source cloud giant Red Hat
Sainsbury’s Bank Customers Locked Out Of Accounts – Report
Banking outage sees customers locked out of their accounts on Tuesday, but services are now recovered
Google Calendar Hit By Global Outage
Users report being unable to recall their schedules and falling back on paper organisers
Future Factory: How 5G will transform industry, networking and communications
Manufacturing looks set to become one of the first industries to be transformed by 5G. Until now, the full potential of IoT has not been fully realised as network capacity, speed and latency have been barriers. 5G could remove all these obstacles.
TSB Hires New Transformation Boss After Epic IT Failure
Poisoned chalice? Mark Curran “looking forward” to be responsible for IT restructuring at bank
Next Generation Networks: The Promise of 5G
Is 5G the transformative network technology that will revolutionise every industry it touches? We assess the current state of 5G development and ask whether the reality will match the hype
Microsoft, Oracle Partner For Cloud Push At AWS
One time bitter rivals Microsoft and Oracle agree to make their cloud services work together
Oracle Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs Amidst Cloud Confusion
Company reportedly sheds staff in the US and China as it struggles to compete with top cloud players
US Congress Targets Tech Giants With Competition Probe
The focus on ‘anti-competitive conduct’ at major tech companies comes as the Department of Justice and the FTC reportedly prepare their own investigations into Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
WWDC 2019: Apple Takes On Google, Facebook With ‘Private’ Single Sign-On
iPhone maker also introduces iOS 13, new Apple Watch features and ‘cheese grater’ Mac Pro complete with £790 monitor stand
WWDC 2019: Apple Bids Farewell To iTunes
iTunes is set to be phased out in favour of a more diverse set of desktop apps, while other updates are planned for watchOS, iOS, iPads and the Mac Pro
Google Cloud Restored After Four-Hour Outage
The disruption affected Google’s online tools such as Gmail as well as those of third-parties, including Snapchat and Vimeo
Facebook Privacy Case Will Be Heard At ECJ
Europe’s top court will finally hear privacy case against Facebook, after Irish Supreme Court ruling
All Docker Versions Vulnerable To Unpatched Flaw – Report
All versions of Docker are vulnerable to serious flaw, but a patch is being reviewed
Google To Invest 600m Euros In New Finland Data Centre
The new facility adds to Google’s existing facility in Hamina, which is on track to be powered by wind energy
US Start-Up Accuses Top Huawei Executive Of Conspiracy To Steal Trade Secrets
The confrontation between Huawei and a start-up co-founded by one of its ex-employees arrives amidst broader trade tensions with China
Google Admits To Storing Unhashed Passwords
My bad. Google admission after it stored plain text passwords for 14 years on its internal systems
Chinese Drones Pose Spying Risk, US Authorities Warn
Drones manufactured or sold by Chinese firms, such as market leader DJI, may pose a risk to national security or critical infrastructure, authorities say
Salesforce Customers Still Experiencing Issues After Major Outage
The outage began on Friday after the deployment of a database script that inadvertently granted users broad permissions over companies’ data
HPE Bolsters HPC Credentials With $1.3bn Cray Deal
Veteran supercomputer maker Cray is to be acquired by HPE, to power its HPC push in the years ahead
Adobe Warns Of Legal Issues From Use Of Older Photoshop Versions
Really? Adobe warns users of older versions of Photoshop they actual brought, that they could be sued
Intel ‘Zombieload’ Fix Prompts Processor Slowdown Fears
Meltdown and Spectre flashback? Researchers warn of data centre processor slowdown from Zombieload fix
Microsoft Previews Blockchain-Based Decentralised ID System
The ION network would use Bitcoin’s blockchain for identity assurance, while creating a secondary network to vastly speed up processing chores
Nearly All Cloud Breaches Down To Humans – Kaspersky Lab
We pesky humans are responsible for 90 percent of cloud data breaches, with social engineering a major concern
Build 2019: Windows 10 Moves Toward Password-Free Future With FIDO2 Certification
The move makes Microsoft’s 800 million active Windows 10 devices compatible with the WebAuthn standard for online biometric authentication
Build 2019: Microsoft Adds AI To Word To Suggest Writing Improvements
The tool goes beyond simple spelling and grammar correction to critique a document’s structure and readability