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May 30
- Can Microsoft's new approach to AI erase the memory of Tay?
May 29
- Twitter launches feature to schedule tweets
- President Trump signs executive order targeting social media companies
- Facebook to start verifying identities of suspicious user accounts
- Twitter hits Donald Trump again, says tweet is “glorifying violence”
- VMWare announces financial results for Q1 2021
- Dell Technologies reports strong Q1 as laptop sales soar
- Social media and the death of truth
- Twitter now allows its users to disable replies
- Scientists explain our love-hate relationship with Zoom
- HBO Max enters the streaming wars — does it have what it takes?
- Arizona files lawsuit against Google for illegally tracking Android users’ locations
- IT Pro 20/20: How regulation is shaping innovation
- Does Trump have the power to shut down social media companies?
- Google to block notification spam with new Chrome feature
- The creator of Task Manager shares handy tips 26 years after its debut
- Cisco acquires ThousandEyes in an estimated $1 billion deal
- Qsan XCubeNAS XN7008R review: A practical storage solution
- The IT Pro Podcast: Happy birthday GDPR
May 28
- 9 high-paying work from home tech jobs
- Google Play Store removes 8M negative TikTok reviews
- Zuckerberg responds to Trump vs. Twitter
- Trump’s leaked executive order targets social media companies
- Gmail introduces new features to makes personalizing your inbox easier
- BackupVault Cloud Backup review: Back(up) to reality
- K2View innovates in data management with new encryption patent
- iPhone 11 is now the world’s most popular smartphone
- Coinbase announces the acquisition of Tagomi
- Should remote workers be paid less than their in-office counterparts?
- Tech workers fear jobs will be automated in response to coronavirus
- Cloud cyber attacks up seven-fold during coronavirus pandemic
- Bumper 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 now on sale for $75
- Vodafone and Barnardo's extend Tech Appeal to businesses
- Microsoft warns users not to install Windows 10's May update
- How can organisations protect themselves from NAS ransomware attacks?
May 27
- ZLoader malware returns as a coronavirus phishing scam
- Sen. Wyden withdraws support for web privacy amendment
- Amazon in talks to acquire autonomous-driving startup Zoox
- Facebook’s NPE Team introduces CatchUp
- AnarchyGrabber hack steals Discord tokens, IDs and passwords
- Health-screening app helps employees return to work safely
- What is public key infrastructure (PKI)?
- Google Assistant can now verify payments using your voice
- Lexus enhances online customer experiences with Widewail's Engage
- Scammers leverage contact-tracing in hacking attempt
- Brother X-Series MFC-J6947DW review: A little MFP that thinks big
- Facebook investors will urge firm to drop end-to-end encryption plans
- StrandHogg 2.0 flaw allows hackers to hijack almost any Android app
- Google staff will receive a working from home allowance
- Microsoft bans Trend Micro driver from Windows 10 for "cheating" hardware tests
- Trends in enterprise data architecture and model deployment
- Games battles are a taste of things to come
May 26
- Scandit raises $80 million in Series C funding
- GitLab phished its employees and 20% handed over credentials
- Intel releases Wi-Fi and Bluetooth driver updates for Windows 10
- Governments urged to work together to stop health care cyber attacks
- Get up to speed with NLP
- HP unveils a host of work-from-home hardware
- 2020: AI trends for the new decade
- Wishbone app hack exposes data of 40 million users
- Microsoft warns of "massive" phishing campaign using Excel macros
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 review: An EPYC core density to make Intel weep
- Intel scoops up Rivet Networks to boost Wi-Fi portfolio
- A third of businesses plan to increase IT spending despite the pandemic
- UK 5G speeds are three times slower than in the US
- Microsoft's latest Windows 10 update is causing yet more issues
- Will 5G transform the connected car market?
- EasyJet faces class-action lawsuit over data breach
- How to reduce printing costs and paper waste
May 25
- IT Pro Panel: The worst IT horror stories
- Panel Profile: Natural History Museum CIO Alison Davis
- Panel Profile: Newcastle Building Society CIO Manila McLean
May 24
- Pexip: Video conferencing for the ‘new normal’
May 23
- Is the IoT the saviour of the environment?
May 22
- US Rep. Bill Johnson introduces the Advancing Tech Startups Act
- Nigerian hackers swindle millions of dollars from unemployment systems
- Hackers take on unsuspecting airliners, exposing customer data
- Australia makes waves with the fastest internet ever recorded
- WhatsApp takes QR codes for a test drive in its latest app update
- Google Maps celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day with Accessible Places
- Linux GUI apps coming to Windows 10
- 68% of organizations will increase cybersecurity in 2020
- 68% of organizations will increase cybersecurity in 2020
- Automattic makes a $4.6M strategic investment in New Vector
- Equifax introduces the Response DIGITAL solution suite
- Industry analysts predict a surge small tech acquisitions
- The ultimate guide to IT internships
- Apple’s iOS 13.5 update targets coronavirus-related iPhone issues
- Half of Facebook's staff to remote work permanently
- Data centre chip demand fuels Nvidia's 'record Q2 revenue'
- Samsung's releases high-speed T7 SSD to the market
- Facebook announces new Workplace features as paid users hit five million
- Do we need an algorithm police?
- IBM and HPE reveal cuts to jobs and executive pay
- Furloughing: How to ensure you get it right
May 21
- Coinbase will continue as a remote-first company after the pandemic
- The IT Pro Podcast: Microsoft Build goes virtual
- Hackers target game developers with advanced malware
- NEC MultiSync PA311D review: A step behind
- Apple reportedly delaying iPhone 12 launch until October
- Microsoft, in collaboration with OpenAI, unveils AI supercomputer
- Microsoft launches public cloud service for health care
- Microsoft announces Lists, a new app for Teams, SharePoint and Outlook
- Low-cost internet isn’t easy to obtain for low-income Americans
- Security Service of Ukraine arrests infamous hacker Sanix
- Google Cloud secures deal with the US Department of Defense
- Unleashing the power of AI initiatives with the right infrastructure
- The Hospital of the Future starts today
- Enhance the safety and security of your people, assets, and operations
- How to work from home like a boss
May 20
- GlobalFoundries to close its Chengdu, China factory
- Senate Democrats question TSMC’s U.S.-based chip factory
- Microsoft updates Edge with extension sync, sidebar search and other features
- Facebook introduces new Shops feature
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SE350 Edge Server review: Lenovo gets close to the edge
- Contentsquare announces successful $190 million Series D funding round
- Microsoft Build 2020: General announcements
- Microsoft Build 2020: Every Microsoft 365 announcement
- Microsoft Build 2020: Every Windows announcement
- Microsoft Build 2020: Every Azure announcement
- Microsoft Build 2020: More than 50 products unveiled during online-only conference
- Report finds 90% of data breaches are financially motivated
- FedEx and Microsoft team up to transform commerce
- What is Tiny AI?
- Vermont's new plan would mean broadband access for all
- Nokia breaks 5G record with speeds nearing 5Gbps
- UK contact-tracing app has multiple serious security flaws
- Dell teams up with Google Cloud to simplify massive data migrations
- Rancher Labs unveils new Kubernetes certification programme
- Google releases Chrome 83 with enhanced privacy controls
May 19
- AT&T helps train veterans to fight cyber crime
- Zoom limits new registrations in China to enterprise users only
- TikTok taps Disney’s streaming chief as new CEO
- FBI and Justice Department accuse Apple of stalling terrorist probe
- Square tells employees they can work from home permanently
- Dynabook Tecra X50-F review: A solid 15in business laptop
- IFA 2020 will go ahead as an in-person event
- EasyJet hack exposes details of nine million customers
- Microsoft admits it was wrong about open source
- Bluetooth pairing flaw exposes devices to BIAS attacks
- How security firms are reacting to the coronavirus challenge
- Embedding AI-powered analytics into your application
- White House panel to call for "unprecedented" digital investment
- UK delays rollout of NHS contact-tracing app
May 18
- Justice Department likely bringing an antitrust lawsuit against Google
- Hackers spoof new Azure AD and Microsoft 365 sign-in pages
- Microsoft CEO warns against permanent remote working
- Facebook acquires GIPHY for a reported $400 million
- NHS contact-tracing app downloads exceed expectations during trial
- Huawei hits back at the US following trade ban extension
- Edison Mail flaw granted users access to other people's inboxes
- Supercomputers across Europe taken down by crypto-mining malware
- How food tech is transforming the food chain
- Zoom outage disrupts UK government's coronavirus conference
- Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C5710DWF review: A big MFP at a small price
May 17
- Smart Cities: Living in intelligent spaces
May 16
- Microsoft 365 is more than a name change
May 15
- Taiwan's TSMC announces plans for a US-based chip factory
- Apple confirms acquisition of virtual reality company NextVR
- Japan's Rakuten 5G launch faces coronavirus-related delays
- Brother MFC-L9570CDW review: Connections to spare
- Zoom to open R&D facilities in Phoenix and Pittsburgh
- View from the Airport: Appian World 2020
- Huawei re-releases P30 line to bypass Google ban
- US Air Force launches $50,000 satellite hacking challenge
- Hundreds of thousands of Android users hit by Google Play spyware
- Microsoft acquires 5G specialist to accelerate telco push
- Choosing the right ethernet switch
- Cloud-managed networks: The secret to success
- The IT Pro Podcast: Staying sane while working from home
May 14
- 16 countries with the fastest internet speeds
- Google’s Pixel team shaken up after disappointing Pixel 4 launch
- Senate rejects amendment requiring warrant to access Americans’ browsing data
- WordPress plug-in vulnerability gives hackers Google Search Console access
- President Trump extends Huawei ban through May 2021
- Simplified Slack UI comes to mobile
- VMware to acquire Kubernetes security firm Octarine
- Google faces laptop shortages during remote working surge
- Microsoft tests built-in DNS over HTTPS for Windows 10 client
- SafeSend Email Security for Outlook review: A great solution for security-conscious SMBs
- Can tech survive without China?
May 13
- Inquiry recommends Australia provide guidance on 5G supply chain risks and misinformation
- Facebook reportedly spearheading political-advocacy group
- CEOs admit less than half of all innovation projects are successful
- Senators introduce bill to stop internet shutoffs during coronavirus pandemic
- Microsoft Teams rapid resource guide
- Dell XPS 17 returns with edge-to-edge display and 10th-gen CPUs
- The top ten most-commonly exploited vulnerabilities revealed
- Appian releases apps to help organisations manage coronavirus response
- Microsoft releases Windows 10 May 2020 Update to developers
- Microsoft and Intel turn malware into images to accelerate detection
- Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XB review: Huge power, huge screen
- Agile working and disruption take centre stage at Appian World 2020
- Twitter will let employees work from home indefinitely
- Travelex hackers hit celebrity law firm with ransomware
- Are 5G and IoT really a match made in heaven?
May 12
- Hackers target "critical" vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins
- Almost 70% of financial services companies have endured a cyber attack
- Twitter hires former Google VP and AI expert Fei-Fei Li
- Half of UK enterprises delay digital transformation projects
- Hackers are spoofing Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet
- The STEM skills gap — crisis averted?
- EnGenius SkyKey review: Magnetically attractive
- WhatsApp might take on Zoom with desktop video conferencing feature
- Automation push "key to business recovery" post-coronavirus
- Lidl owner set to launch own rival to AWS
- AWS launches machine learning-based enterprise search service
- Cognizant set to lose up to $70m due to ransomware attack
- Microsoft will let end-users revoke encrypted emails in Office 365
- Outreach: The startup that came back from the brink
May 11
- Trump administration and chipmakers in talks about US factories
- Shiny Hunters list 73.2 million user records on the dark web
- Deloitte partners with Palo Alto Networks to extend its cyber security services
- Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 768G 5G platform
- Bitcoin halving is expected to hurt miners in the short term
- How to succeed with a content hub
- The case for a marketing content hub
- Zoom's rise to prominence has been meteoric – its fall could be equally spectacular
- How to overcome the barriers to personalisation
- Microsoft will block reply-all email storms in Office 365
- Thunderbolt flaw exposes millions of PCs to attack
- Ericsson increases 5G forecast as data demand surges
- Facebook and Google extend remote working policies until next year
- Lexmark MC3224adwe review: Compact and affordable
May 10
- How can we deal with digital pollution?
May 9
- Why humans and machines work better together
May 8
- Clearview AI to end relationships with private companies
- Senators ask Comcast to make more Wi-Fi Hotspots accessible to students
- Sidewalk Labs scraps Smart City project over economic uncertainty
- Zoom's first acquisition is identity startup Keybase
- 15 biggest hacks of the 2010s
- The IT Pro Podcast: Digitising dinosaurs
- When the disruptors are disrupted
May 7
- DuckDuckGo vs. Google: Privacy or popularity?
- US companies might be allowed to work with Huawei on 5G
- Samsung addresses a zero-click vulnerability in May 2020 security patch
- Kyocera Ecosys M6635cidn review: Powerfully good value
- Libra Association taps Stuart Levey as new CEO
- Why CEOS should care about the move to SAP S/4HANA
- Apple awards $10 million to COPAN Diagnostics to boost production of nasal swabs
- Box platform overhaul brings simplified files and Zoom integrations
- Zoom clamps down on hackers with latest security update
- O2 and Virgin Media merger to create £10bn in UK investment
- TLA: From Brexit to the coronavirus, startups need more support
May 6
- Nine best productivity apps to optimize your workflow
- Samsung heir apologizes, promises he won’t pass company control to children
- Microsoft offers hackers $100K to break Azure Sphere
- Vodori looks to expand following a $3 million fundraiser
- Wunderlist creator wastes no time announcing new Superlist productivity app
- Dynabook Tecra X40-F review: A solid county batsman
- Twenty-six Office 365 security pain points – how to relieve them
- Government agencies face security challenges in wake of COVID-19
- Master O365 governance, enforce security policies, and achieve regulatory compliance
- Microsoft launches Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2 laptops
- 12 steps to deep and worry-free SaaS savings, smart vendor and contract management
- Splunk is now available on Google Cloud in beta
- UK internet outages remain high despite global slowdown
- IT faces new security challenges in the wake of COVID-19
- Four business benefits of low-code
- IBM CEO: Every company will be an AI company
- APT groups attacking UK bodies critical to coronavirus response, NCSC warns
- Apple's virtual WWDC will begin on 22 June
- Making the case for screenless content
May 5
- Survey finds 48% of IT pros spend weeks negotiating vendor contracts
- Startup sector bands together to help recently laid-off workers
- SAP products fall short of the company’s own cyber security standards
- Lenovo introduces ThinkSystem SR645 and SR665 two-socket servers
- Video conferencing service StarLeaf sees a 947% surge in UK usage
- Nvidia set to acquire data centre outfit Cumulus Networks
- UK trails behind Italy and Poland in mobile data affordability
- Salesforce launches online hub to help businesses re-open safely
- Microsoft shifts Windows 10X focus to single-screen devices
- Dell EMC updates storage line with PowerStore
- GoDaddy admits it fell victim to data breach in October
- IBM Watson AIOps automates the detection of IT anomalies
- NHSX contact-tracing app reportedly failed cyber security tests
- Google Hangouts review: The pros and cons of simplicity
- How AI as a service is changing the game for business
May 4
- Intel acquires Moovit in bid to advance robotaxi plans
- Elliott Management to finance Eko's lawsuit against Quibi
- FCC must hand over IP addresses related to fake net neutrality comments
- Hackers leverage Saltbox flaw to breach LineageOS, Ghost and DigiCert servers
- Apple's 13in MacBook Pro gets a Magic Keyboard and Ice Lake CPUs
- Vodafone launches IoT-enabled camera to screen employee temperatures
- Creator of notorious 'Love Bug' virus comes clean after 20 years
- UK to start trialling contact-tracing app on Isle of Wight
- Windows 10 May 2020 Update delayed after zero-day discovery
- The rise of the robot
May 2
- Switch to the anonymous web
May 1
- Join us for the inaugural IT Pro Live conference June 22-26
- Otterbox launches Amplify Glass with antimicrobial technology
- Xiaomi is reportedly recording users’ web and phone use
- ICANN board blocks private equity firm’s .org purchase
- I had a meeting in VR, and it felt like the future
- Synology SA3200D review: Storage duality for SMBs
- Google Play falls victim to PhantomLace hacking campaign
- Unlocking design’s full business potential
- Technology is keeping the economy's lights on
- How to enable private browsing on any browser to keep your search history secret
- AWS revenue passes $10bn for the first time
- OpenText to close half its offices for permanent remote working
- IT Pro 20/20: Living at the mercy of technology
- The IT Pro Podcast: Why cool kids code with COBOL