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Apple Project Aims To Improve Password Managers

Apple’s open source Password Manager Resources project includes site-specific data aimed at improving compatibility of third-party password tools

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SpaceX Starlink Satellites ‘Run Linux Computers In Space’

SpaceX runs its Starlink satellits like servers in a data centre, with each launch of 60 satellites containing more than 4,000 Linux computers

Google Adds Covid-19 Travel Alerts To Maps

Users will now receive data on how crowded trains and stations are likely to be and alerts on restrictions affecting public transport or border crossings

Huawei Touts ‘Commitment’ To UK 5G Amidst Review

Huawei says UK’s ‘own interests’ at stake in decision on whether to allow it to help build 5G networks, warning of economic losses in the tens of billions

Chinese Manufacturer Claims ‘Million-Mile’ EV Battery Milestone

Chinese electric vehicle battery giant Catl reportedly worked with Tesla on the new battery technology, which can power a car for 1.2m miles

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Linux Mint Distances Itself From Canonical’s Snap

The popular Linux Mint distribution ends support for Canonical’s Snap package manager, saying the system is comparable to proprietary software

Disappointed Investors Drive Slack Shares Down

Slack shares plummet after it reports steady revenue growth – but sees little benefit from coronavirus-related trend toward remote working

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Planet Launches 5G Smartphone With Slide-Out Keyboard

The Astro Slide is Planet Computers’ third device with a Psion-like physical keyboard, eschewing the clamshell form factor for a unique slide-out hinge

Amazon Sued After Warehouse Worker Brings Home Covid-19

Fresh lawsuit filed against Amazon over alleged lack of protection against Coronavirus at its troubled Staten Island facility

Agents of Transformation

AppDynamics have launched a COVID-19 edition of its global research ‘The Agents of Transformation.’ The report includes data from interviews with IT professionals – from board-level directors and CIOs, through to senior and mid-level IT management – in enterprise organizations across ten countries, including the UK. Who will transform your business as we enter the post-digital age?

Italy Releases Controversial Covid-19 Contact-Tracing App

Italy’s Immuni app makes use of Apple and Google’s decentralised exposure notification API, but concerns remain over privacy and security protections

Google Postpones Android 11 Launch Event

The virtual launch event for Android’s next version, originally set for this week, has been pushed back amidst civil unrest across the US and beyond

Windows 10 Update Removes Cortana Consumer Features

Microsoft removes Cortana home and third-party capabilities, amongst other Windows 10 features removed or deprecated in latest release

Tile Accuses Apple Of Anti-Competitive Practices

Tile files complaint with European Commission ahead of expected launch of Apple locator device that competes more directly with Tile

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SpaceX Mission Delivers Astronauts Into Orbit

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries two NASA astronauts to International Space Station in historic first for a private company

Latvia Set To Release Covid-19 App Based On Tech Companies’ Framework

Latvia is aiming to be one of the first countries to release a Covid-19 contact-tracing app based on Apple and Google’s API, released only last week

SpaceX Prepares For First Manned Mission

SpaceX Crew Dragon set to deliver two NASA astronauts to International Space Station this week, after 10 years of preparation

Uber Passenger Says Price-Fixing Arbitrator Acted Out Of ‘Fear’

Uber passenger asks court to reopen price-fixing lawsuit against the company, saying arbitrator who ruled in Uber’s favour feared for his own security

Securing The DARQ Future

Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (XR) and Quantum Computing expand (DARQ), will be the next wave of technologies to transform every business. How should your company ensure that DARQ technologies are used within a secure environment?

What’s Next After Digitization?

As businesses continue on their digitization roadmap, many have entered the last stage. Benefits are already becoming measurable and driving enterprise transformation. Silicon UK asks what barriers have been encountered, and what does a business do next, when it has achieved its digitization goals?