Lucy Ingham
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14 Feb
Puerto Rico’s $2.6m loss in phishing scam a “wake-up call” for business
The news that the government of Puerto Rico has lost over $2.6m in a phishing scam should be treated as a vital reminder to businesses about how easy such emails are to fall for, according to cybersecurity experts.
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12 Feb
MWC coronavirus cancellations: The companies that have withdrawn so far
UPDATE: GSMA has now been cancelled MWC due to the coronavirus.
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12 Feb
Rakuten becomes latest MWC dropout over coronavirus fears
Japanese technology giant Rakuten has become the latest company to cancel its attendance at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2020 over fears surrounding the novel coronavirus, now named Covid-19.
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11 Feb
McAfee withdraws from MWC 2020 over coronavirus concerns
Cybersecurity company McAfee has become the latest organisation to call off attending Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2020 over concerns relating to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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7 Feb
Ericsson ditches MWC over coronavirus fears, in growing trend
Swedish tech giant Ericsson has become the latest in a string of high-profile companies to pull out of attending MWC Barcelona 2020 over fears related to the novel coronavirus.
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7 Feb
Police facial recognition: Public divided over law enforcement use as ban looms
The use of facial recognition by police and other law enforcement is proving divisive, with Verdict readers split over its use.
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5 Feb
Travel data exchange gets £8m launch to make UK mobility tech leader
The UK travel and mobility industry is set to be transformed by data with the launch of a national data exchange named ConVEx.
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5 Feb
Philips Hue vulnerability turns smart bulbs into gateway for hackers
A vulnerability has been identified in the Philips Hue smart bulbs range that could be exploited by hackers to take over the networks of homes and businesses.
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4 Feb
Exclusive: Data breach exposes 17,000 yachting industry professionals
A data breach at UK-based Crew and Concierge Limited has exposed the personal data of 17,379 people of 50 different nationalities working in the yachting industry.
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4 Feb
Blockchain aircraft maintenance alliance to explore the technology’s $3.5bn potential
An alliance of key partners in the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry has been launched today to determine whether blockchain can be used to track, trace and record aircraft parts.
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3 Feb
Bitcoin price to rise in line with coronavirus spread: Expert
The price of Bitcoin will continue to rise until the novel coronavirus outbreak hits its peak, a leading financial expert has said.
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3 Feb
EU publishes framework for post-Brexit negotiations / UK launches decarbonisation plan / Liam Fox addresses NATO challenges
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Monday morning briefing.
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31 Jan
Coronavirus in the UK: Your cybersecurity is at greater risk than your health
The presence of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in the UK for the first time, but as fear grows about the risk of catching the disease, opportunistic cybercriminals are using the crisis to spread malware.
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31 Jan
UK leaves the European Union / Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Silicon Slopes / Chevron announces Q4 results
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Friday morning briefing.
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30 Jan
Hitachi brings vein-reading technology to biometrics with Ubisecure partnership
A partnership between technology giant Hitachi and customer identity and access management (CIAM) software provider Ubisecure is introducing vein-based biometrics to customer-facing applications.
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30 Jan
Adtech industry looks to GDPR to solve thorny issue of real-time bidding
The adtech industry is one of the most important industries in the online world, underpinning the adverts that enable many sites to make money, but it has a serious problem: one of its central technologies is not fully compliant with GDPR.
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30 Jan
Amazon publishes Q4 results / EU leaders ponder future on Brexit-eve retreat / Coronavirus restrictions come into effect in Hong Kong
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Thursday morning briefing.
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29 Jan
US government reacts to Huawei decision, but will there be repercussions?
The US government and senior US politicians have reacted negatively to the UK’s decision to allow Huawei technology to be used in “non-core” parts of the 5G infrastructure, to the surprise of few.
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29 Jan
Labour-as-a-Service startup nets £1.5m investment, highlighting industry potential
Broadstone, a startup in the emerging Labour-as-a-Service space, has attracted £1.5m in funding, bringing its total raised to date to £2.5m.
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29 Jan
EU outlines 5G rollout / Facebook announces quarterly results / SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Wednesday morning briefing.
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28 Jan
Huawei allowed in UK’s “non-core” 5G network
The UK government has given the green light for telecoms firms to use Huawei technology in “non-core” parts of the country’s 5G networks.
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27 Jan
Introducing Verdict Magazine: Bi-monthly enterprise technology must-reads
We are delighted to announce the launch of Verdict Magazine, a bi-monthly digital magazine on the must-read topics in enterprise technology.
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27 Jan
Huawei 5G in the UK: Public divided over trustworthiness of Chinese tech giant
The UK Government is expected to finally decide whether to allow Huawei infrastructure in its 5G network tomorrow, but the public is divided on whether the Chinese tech giant should be trusted.
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24 Jan
HPE CEO: Mining the “data landfill” is key to solving the digital divide
Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has today made the case for turning the world’s unused data into a vital tool to tackle health issues and the so-called digital divide.
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24 Jan
Hitachi Vantara’s Waterline Data acquisition is a shrewd move in a data-logged world
Hitachi Vantara this week announced that it intends to acquire Waterline Data, a company that uses machine learning to power intelligent data cataloguing.
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23 Jan
Ted Cruz has nabbed our name for a podcast about the Trump impeachment. We’re not happy
US Senator Ted Cruz has launched a podcast about the ongoing impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, but there’s a problem – he’s using the name Verdict, and that’s ours.
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22 Jan
Sundar Pichai: “AI is more profound than fire or electricity”
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai today reaffirmed the need to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in a discussion at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
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21 Jan
Disruption is coming to manufacturing, but 5G is vital: Ericsson CEO
Manufacturing will be the next industry to see significant disruption, but the successful rollout of 5G is vital to making it happen, according to Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm.
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21 Jan
Huawei “can survive even further attacks” from the United States: CEO Ren Zhengfei
The beleaguered Chinese technology giant Huawei does not expect to be significantly harmed from ongoing moves against it by the United States, according to founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei.
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20 Jan
Tink nets €90m to expand open banking platform across Europe
Leading open banking startup Tink has announced that it has closed a €90m investment found that will enable it to further expand across Europe.