US tech giants
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7 Dec
Could dating apps be key to Snapchat’s happy ending?
With dating apps accounting for £11.7bn of the economy last year, and 30% of 18-30 year olds in the US signed up to at least on service, the online dating market is extremely lucrative.
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7 Dec
Facebook slammed for “preserving healthy cash flow” instead of protecting user privacy
Facebook is ending 2018 with yet another crisis on its hands.
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5 Dec
5G smartphone to be released by Verizon and Samsung next year
The hype surrounding the fifth generation of mobile internet has been around for a while now, but it looks like 2019 will be the year that consumers will finally get their hands on a 5G smartphone.
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29 Nov
Business digital asset spend surpasses traditional deals for first time
Businesses around the world are now spending more on digital and technology assets than on traditional mergers and acquisitions, a comprehensive report by leading global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has found.
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29 Nov
Smartwatch prices to drop in 2019, driving wearables growth to $42bn
Smartwatch prices are set to reduce in the next year, fuelling 26% growth in the wider wearable device market, according to research by Gartner.
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29 Nov
US Court rules on Yahoo! Data breach settlement / Startups disrupt Berlin / NASA announces Moon partnerships
Good morning, here’s your Thursday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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28 Nov
What is Project Dragonfly, Google’s controversial venture?
In an open letter, published today on Medium, more than a hundred Google employees have urged the tech giant to halt the development of Project Dragonfly, a controversial plan to bring a censored version of its search engine to China.
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27 Nov
First seized Facebook documents revealed in government grilling
The first details of Facebook documents seized by the UK Parliament have revealed that entities with Russian IP addresses pulled “over three billion data points a day” through a Pinterest application programming interface (API).
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22 Nov
Amazon data breach flags start of Black Friday cyber-woes
Online retail giant Amazon, hailed as bringing Black Friday to the United Kingdom’s shores, has suffered a data breach as a result of its own technical fault.
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22 Nov
Is Zuckerberg stepping down? No, but could he be forced out of Facebook?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said that he will remain chairman of the board, despite mounting pressure for him to quit the role following a number of controversies.
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22 Nov
Facebook fine appeal isn’t about winning – it’s about sending a message
Facebook yesterday appealed the fine imposed on it by UK data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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20 Nov
Facebook local journalism scheme: “interfering with the evolution of the news industry”
Intended to “do more to support local publishers”, yesterday Facebook announced the launch of The Community News Project.
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20 Nov
tessa88 unmasked: Notorious hacker who sold LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter usernames on dark web named
The identity of tessa88, the hacker who sold databases stolen in some of the biggest data thefts in US history from companies including LinkedIn, Facebook and DropBox, has been revealed as a named Russian national by cybersecurity company Recorded Future.
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16 Nov
Apple predictions for 2019: What new iPhone features will next year bring?
2018 was undoubtedly a big year for Apple.
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8 Nov
Who is Robyn Denholm, Tesla’s new board chair?
Tesla has confirmed that Robyn Denholm is replacing Elon Musk as chair of Tesla’s board after he was forced to step down by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in October.
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7 Nov
Margrethe Vestager: “Time is over” for digital world to escape the rules
The European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager has told technology companies that the “time is over” for them to escape rules in the digital world that apply in the offline world.
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5 Nov
Environmental impact of Microsoft underwater data centres must be monitored, experts warn
Off the coast of Orkney, a white cylinder containing 27.6 petabytes of computing storage rests on the seabed.
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30 Oct
Snapchat Shows: Could expanding UK media content be the lifeline the app needs?
Snapchat has stepped up its TV offerings in the UK with the launch of new strategic partnerships with key media brands through Snapchat Shows, the app’s video platform.
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30 Oct
Apple ditches classic USB ports on new MacBook Air
Apple has ditched classic USB ports in favour of two USB-C / Thunderbolt ports on its new MacBook Air.
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30 Oct
Theresa May woos Norway / Apple unveils new hardware / Uber fights driver status case
Good morning, here’s your Tuesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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29 Oct
Digital Services Tax to impose 2% levy on tech giants: Budget 2018
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has announced that the UK will introduce a Digital Services Tax aimed at ensuring tech giants such as Google and Facebook pay their fair share.
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29 Oct
IBM share price opens down following historic Red Hat acquisition
The IBM share price has opened down after the announcement of a landmark takeover of open-source cloud software provider Red Hat.
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29 Oct
IBM Red Hat acquisition may be Big Blue’s “best single bet to remain relevant”
The IBM Red Hat acquisition, which saw the computing giant acquire the open-source cloud provider for $34bn, has been hailed as a smart move for a company struggling to maintain appeal for developers.
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26 Oct
Russia holds talks between Syrian opposition / Future tech giants head to London / Apple launches its budget iPhone
Good morning, here’s your Friday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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25 Oct
Amazon Web Services to open data centers in South Africa
Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon, has announced that it will open an infrastructure region in South Africa in the first half of 2020.
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25 Oct
EU resolution calls for changes to Facebook to protect against election meddling
A new European Commission regulation has called for a full audit of Facebook in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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25 Oct
ICO fines Facebook £500,000 for part in Cambridge Analytica scandal
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined social media empire Facebook £500,000 for its part in the Cambridge Analytica scandal that unfolded earlier this year.
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25 Oct
European Parliament decides Facebook’s fate / AI-generated artwork up for auction / Google announces Q3 results
Good morning, here’s your Thursday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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24 Oct
Yahoo security breach settlement of $50m to set important tech precedent
Millions of Yahoo email account users from across the globe will soon be eligible for damages, to a collective tune of $50m, to compensate for arguably the biggest data privacy security breach in modern history.
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24 Oct
Digital leaders talk big data ethics / Microsoft announces Q1 results / NASA remarks on mission to Mars
Good morning, here’s your Wednesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.