Lucy Ingham
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10 Sep
Homeless homebuyer: The cyberattack taking people’s life savings
An emerging type of cybersecurity attack known as the homeless homebuyer is seeing would-be homeowners robbed of their life savings and their future home.
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7 Sep
British Airways breach: Airline industry too lax on cybersecurity, experts warn
The news of a British Airways breach involving the payment data of 380,000 customers has led to harsh criticism of the airline industry’s IT and cybersecurity efforts.
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5 Sep
Hammond’s pension raid will undermine saving culture: de Vere CEO
The pension raid that is expected by Chancellor Philip Hammond in the Budget this November has been criticised by the head of one the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.
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4 Sep
Just 5% of UK Bitcoin investors have seen a profit
Despite high-profile stories of Bitcoin megahauls, and one in five Brits investing, just 5% of UK-based Bitcoin investors have profited from the cryptocurrency.
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4 Sep
Collaborative robots market to see 1900% growth by 2025
The collaborative robots market is seeing rapid adoption and by 2025 will be worth $8.979bn worldwide, around twenty times, or 1900%, of its current value.
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3 Sep
Autonomous drone ambulance wins development funding
A drone ambulance that is capable of operating autonomously while carrying a single injured passenger has been awarded $20,000 to fund its further development.
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3 Sep
88% of UK data breaches caused by human error, not cyberattacks
In the last two years reports of UK data breaches to the Information Commissioner’s Office have increased by 75%, according to research by risk solutions provider Kroll.
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28 Aug
Cannabis branding: Marketing an industry from the ground up
Later this year Canadians will be able to legally use cannabis recreationally for the first time in almost a century, creating an unprecedented opportunity for businesses.
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28 Aug
LiFi world first: Light-powered wireless internet deployed in school
LiFi, the wireless internet technology that sees data transmitted through light, has been deployed in a school for the first time.
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28 Aug
Art becomes a cryptocurrency wallet with the launch of anti-forgery blockchain technology
Art can now be used as a cryptocurrency wallet with the launch of a blockchain system designed to combat art forgery.
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24 Aug
Jeremy Corbyn’s public social media platform “won’t work”
The public social media platform proposed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in his 2018 Alternative MacTaggart Lecture this week has been met by damning criticism from technology industry experts.
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24 Aug
EU domain owners warned they could lose sites over no-deal Brexit
Domain registrars have this week warned UK-based EU domain owners that if a no-deal Brexit occurs, their sites will go offline.
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23 Aug
UK sees dramatic drop in EU migrant workers, prompting construction industry fears
The UK now has the lowest levels of migration since 2012, according to government statistics released today.
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23 Aug
EU citizenship after Brexit: Initiative to protect British EU rights goes live
An initiative designed to maintain EU citizenship after Brexit for British citizens has been launched today.
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22 Aug
Governments must regulate to allow energy transformation to continue, warns leading think tank
Leading international affairs think tank Chatham House has urged governments to establish regulatory frameworks that will enable the second phase of the ongoing energy transformation to flourish.
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22 Aug
$7.1bn Slack valuation shows the surging demand for productivity technologies
The news that enterprise tool Slack has valued at $7.1bn (£5.6bn) in its latest funding round demonstrates the growing demand for productivity technologies, according to a leading investment firm.
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22 Aug
Superdrug hack highlights the lure of the retail sector for attackers
British beauty chain Superdrug has advised customers of a possible breach of personal data.
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21 Aug
Virtual reality degree launched in response to growing creative industry demand
London College of Communication has announced the launch of a new virtual reality degree range in response to growing demand within the creative industries.
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20 Aug
Despite growing Tesla production numbers the company won’t be market leaders for long
Elon Musk’s cult car company has built a strong lead in the emerging luxury electric vehicles (EV) market.
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17 Aug
Mining from the other side of the world: Remote working comes to industry
This week a mining operator based in Australia sat down at a control station and began remotely operating mining equipment in the city of Sudbury in Ontario, Canada.
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16 Aug
Peak car approaches: Car ownership will decline after 2034
We are less than two decades away from peak car, where sales of passenger vehicles will reach their all-time high before car ownership begins to decline.
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16 Aug
Voice-activated technology could prompt the demise of regional accents, research finds
Regional accents could decline with the growth of voice-activated technology as more people alter their speech to be understood by personal digital assistants and other voice-controlled products.
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15 Aug
Hackers can fool doctors with fake vital signs, but only the rich and powerful need to worry
It sounds like something out of a thriller: a hacker sneaks into the hospital room of a high-profile target and installs a device on their medical equipment.
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15 Aug
US holds Syria meeting with UN / Cisco reports quarterly results / UK marks 20th anniversary of the Omagh Bombing
Good morning, here’s your Wednesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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14 Aug
Australia encryption law could “lead to a flood of hacks” on businesses
The proposed Australia encryption law that would compel technology firms to provide a backdoor to encrypted data for government agencies has been criticised for undermining online safety.
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14 Aug
Industrial VR in action: Water industry embraces virtual reality
The water industry is finding benefits in virtual reality (VR) technology, in one of the latest applications for industrial VR.
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14 Aug
Blockchain trust concerningly low among British public
Despite its potential to significantly improve enterprise security, Blockchain trust is notably low among the British public.
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13 Aug
Office fax machines found to pose major threat to company networks
A significant security vulnerability has been found in office fax machines that enables would-be attackers to gain access to the rest of a company network.
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13 Aug
93% of cybersecurity professionals are worried about election hacking
Cyberattacks on election infrastructure are a significant issue, according to a wide-reaching poll of cybersecurity professionals.
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13 Aug
China to dominate the world in facial recognition technology
China is set to become the biggest player in facial recognition technology both as a consumer and a provider, according to research by Gen Market Insights.