Both firms say 22 countries and a number of US states have requested to use the contact-tracing API for their own systems
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Coronavirus: NHS Publishes Source Code Of Contact-Tracing App
Nothing to hide. The NHS has released the source code of its contact-tracing app, as its trial in the Isle of Wight continues
Coronavirus: France Asks For Easing Of Privacy For Covid-19 Tracing API
France asks Google and Apple for their ‘private’ Coronavirus tracing API to be a little less private, with the easing of data sharing with governments
Coronavirus: EU Sets Out Guidance For Covid-19 Tracking App
European Commission publishes detailed guidance for EU member states developing their own Coronavirus tracking and warning apps
Facebook Cancels F8 Developer Conference Over Coronavirus
As shares on Wall Street and global market continue to tumble, Facebook cancels its annual developer conference due to coronavirus concerns
FinTech Part 2: Building the FinTech Ecosystem
How are FinTech companies innovating? What's the tech that sits behind the development of their apps and support networks, and what these advancements might mean for wider industries and consumers.
App Developer Calls For Open Revolt Against Apple
Developer of BlueMail publishes open letter calling on fellow app developers to join fight against Apple for allegedly “stealing ideas”
Apple App Developers Questioned As Part Of DoJ Antitrust Probe
US Justice Department officials question iPhone app developers as part of antitrust investigation of Apple and other technology giants
Facebook Sued In US For Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct
Plaintiffs seek damages and aim to force Facebook to sell WhatsApp and Instagram, and seek to end Mark Zuckerberg's control of firm
Apple Alters Corellium Lawsuit Over iPhone Jailbreaking
End of jailbreaking? Apple amends lawsuit to allege copyright infringement in an effort to quash jailbreaking
Giving With a Tap: Charity Technology in Action
The charity sector has been rapidly adopting new technologies to keep pace with how giving has changed. Today, charities and non-profit organizations are at the forefront of technical innovation.
Microsoft, IBM Join Forces With Linux Foundation To Fight Patent Trolls
Don't feed the trolls. Partnership to fight 'Patent Assertion Entities', otherwise known as patent trolls
Making Sense of Big Data
Data is your business’s most precious commodity. Finding value and actionable insight in Big Data are vital components of all successful enterprises
Mozilla, Intel, Red Hat Target Open Source Security With Bytecode Alliance
Partnership of open source players seeks to implement standards for coding outside the browser
Facebook Confirms Groups Privacy Mistake
Face palm time. 100 developers may have retained access to user data since Facebook rule change in April 2018
Canonical Releases Ubuntu 19.10 ‘Eoan Ermine’
New open source Linux distribution comes with update to Charmed OpenStack and additional support for Raspberry Pi
Capital One Suspect ‘Breached 30 Other Organisations’ – Report
Former Amazon worker turned Capital One hacker is alleged to have also stolen data from 30 other businesses
Apple Faces Russian Probe After Kaspersky Complaint
Russian watchdog investigates Apple, after it declined to approve Kaspersky Lab’s Safe Kid app
Google Faces Play Store Challenge From Tinder – Report
Dating app is latest to challenge app store fees, with payment system that entirely avoids Google Play store
Apple Sued By Developers Over App Store ‘Monopoly’
Two developers sue Apple, alleging its App store is an illegal monopoly and levies “profit killing” charges
All Docker Versions Vulnerable To Unpatched Flaw – Report
All versions of Docker are vulnerable to serious flaw, but a patch is being reviewed
Safari Proposal Takes Aim At Google, Facebook Advertising
Apple WebKit proposes privacy-focused compromise for ad-tracking in Safari web browser
Third Android Q Beta Available For Download
New mobile operating system concentrates on improving security, privacy and 'digital wellbeing'
Computing In English Schools In Sharp Decline – Report
Schools in England are cutting back the hours teaching computing, and fewer pupils are achieving ICT qualifications
SAP Uses Apple Machine Learning To Expand App Family
Apple in the enterprise. SAP expands app portfolio with deal to use Apple's machine learning tech
Canonical Launches Ubuntu 19.04
New open source Linux distribution comes with a number of upgrades for open infrastructures
Facebook Messenger App To Be Ditched, Researcher Claims
Messaging service may be incorporated back into main Facebook app, after trial was spotted by researcher
Supreme Court Mulls Apple Appeal Over iPhone App Lawsuit
Lawsuit alleges Apple violates antitrust laws by requiring apps to be purchase via App Store only
Cisco To Help Cloud Customers Use Amazon Data Centres
Networking giant teams up with AWS to offer containers that can be used in internal and Amazon data centres
Linus Torvalds Back In Charge Of Linux Kernel Development
Hug a coder. Month long sabbatical for Linux creator ends, amid updated 'code of conduct' for entire community