Latest articles by Zach Marzouk
Ofcom to probe Amazon, Microsoft, Google cloud services competition
News The regulator is hoping to publish a final report, including its concerns or proposed recommendations, within 12 months
15-year-old vulnerability found in Python module
News Hundreds of thousands of repositories have been found to be exposed to the vulnerability
Draft bill could force AWS, Microsoft, Oracle to change public sector contracts
News A US senator is reportedly hoping to change the way the 24 federal agencies buy software
US plans big tech regulatory framework
News The White House has outlined six principles it aims to follow in order to reform big tech
US blocks CHIPS-funded companies from investing in China
News Companies should be able to apply for the $50 billion in funding from February 2023
Japan investigates potential Russian Killnet cyber attacks
News The hacker group has said it’s revolting against the country’s militarism and that it’s “kicking the samurai”
New Huawei Mate 50 phone can link up with Chinese satellite system
News This makes it the first smartphone maker to bring satellite communication technology to the consumer market
SK Hynix splashes out $11 billion on new semiconductor plant
News The company will produce memory chips, but will reportedly decided closer to the time whether they will be DRAM or NAND flash chips depending on market conditions
TikTok reportedly suffers data breach
News However, one researcher inspected some of the files and found it included publicly accessible data which could have been put together without a breach
Asian businesses overhaul their approach to cyber security following attacks
News Organisations in Singapore and Malaysia are also impacted by the introduction of tighter regulations and legislations around cyber security
Microsoft opens first data centre region in Qatar
News Microsoft will now be able to do far more business with the Qatari government, as well as the region's oil and gas and financial giants
What is Identification Document Validation Technology (IDVT)?
In-depth Employers will have to use Identification Document Validation Technology under new a UK law, but what it is exactly and how will it change staff onboarding?
VMware unveils multi-cloud management platform
News The product is anchored by a hub which will provide customers with a centralised view to help them manage their entire multi-cloud environment
MI5 reveals it has been working with an AI non-profit on national security since 2017
News The security service has been working with The Alan Turing Institute and has decided to unveil the partnership today to allow the pair to work more closely together
Toshiba smashes AI engineer recruitment targets
News The company has also outlined seven principles to help train human resources to research, develop, and use AI
Toshiba Tec to open first software development hub in the US
News The Toshiba subsidiary is hoping to boost sales outside of Japan in a territory where it already has a presence
LastPass breach: CEO says 'no evidence' of customer data being stolen
News The company said the incident was confined to a single developer account and its associated environment
China’s internet giant Baidu unveils first quantum computer
News The company also revealed a “plug and play” computing platform letting customers create their own quantum algorithms
Huawei AI tech used to filter out invasive salmon species in Norway river trial
News Pacific salmon threaten to overwhelm Atlantic salmon in hundreds of rivers along the nation’s coastline
India forced Twitter to hire a government agent, whistleblower claims
News Former employee Peiter Zatko says the social media platform gave the agent direct unsupervised access to the company’s systems and user data
UK and Ukraine announce digital trade deal to help with economic recovery
News UK exports of digitally delivered services accounted for 73% of all UK services exported to Ukraine in 2020
How to turn on Bluetooth for Windows 10
In-depth A step by step guide to turning on Bluetooth in Windows 10 and easily connect your keyboard, mouse, headphones, or printer
Fujitsu becomes Japan's first domestic company to commercialise quantum computing
News The company will now directly compete for Japanese customers against foreign rivals IBM and Google
