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March 31
- IBM Call for Code starter kits focus on coronavirus solutions
- Dell EMC and Comet announce full-stack productivity platform for data science teams
- Microsoft Editor goes head to head with Grammarly
- Report: The end is near for LG G-series smartphones
- Arrow and Puppet agree EMEA distribution deal
- Marriott data breach exposes personal data of 5.2 million guests
- FBI warns of ‘Zoom-bombing’ hackers amid coronavirus usage spike
- Oracle cloud courses are free during coronavirus lockdown
- HouseParty counters hacking claims with $1 million bounty
- WireGuard VPN bundled into latest Linux release
March 30
- Nylas announces free scheduling tool for health care providers
- ChatBunker's free offering streamlines health care communication during coronavirus outbreak
- Poly adds new Microsoft Teams-certified Bluetooth headset
- TLA: UK's startup ecosystem needs government support
- OneSpan taps Veracode to test bank fraud prevention software
- Sony sheds light on COVID-19 supply chain disruption
- Scottish firm to provide free cyber security training for remote workers
- Zoom kills Facebook integration after data transfer backlash
- Microsoft says '775% Azure surge' report was inaccurate
- UK telecom companies remove data caps during coronavirus crisis
March 27
- Back up to the cloud securely with Cyclonis Backup
- Amazon and Microsoft join NHS project battling pandemic
- Google revises Chrome and Chrome OS update schedule
- Android 11 will keep creepsters from spying with one-time permissions
- Microsoft sets sights on 5G with Affirmed Networks acquisition
- Coronavirus could cost telecoms operators $25bn in roaming revenue
- Apple iOS 13.4 blocks VPNs from encrypting all traffic
- Google warns businesses not to disable their websites
- Zoom beams iOS user data to Facebook for targeted ads
- Slack launches call integrations for Microsoft Teams and Zoom
March 26
- Samsung announces arrival of industry’s first EUV DRAM
- HP announces lockdown-friendly security products
- Huawei P40 Pro+ first look: Zooming above it all
- KCL and NIHR launch symptom-tracking app to slow coronavirus spread
- Hackers target Three customers with "sophisticated" phishing scam
- HPE warns of 'critical' bug that destroys SSDs after 40,000 hours
- HP claims Xerox takeover would be "disastrous" during coronavirus crisis
- Apple's 5G iPhone 12 could be delayed by the coronavirus pandemic
March 25
- Uptake offers free fleet maintenance software to keep goods flowing
- Vibes offers free text messaging solution to essential businesses
- Telecoms firms embed 'StayHome' messages into mobiles
- WHO collaborates with Big Tech for mega COVID-19 hackathon
- Slack simplifies its platform
- Hackers target hospital computer systems
- BT to sell off French business to Computacenter
- Microsoft puts Windows development on lockdown
March 24
- Internet or not, Brainshark keeps remote sales teams trained
- Qualys offers 60 days of free remote endpoint protection
- Yealink reveals first-ever Microsoft Teams-certified collaboration bar
- Microsoft halts Edge browser updates in light of coronavirus pandemic
- Opengear hires EMEA channel sales lead to drive expansion
- NHSX urged to “follow ethical best practice” in developing coronavirus app
- IBM dedicates supercomputing power to coronavirus research
- General Electric employees hit by Canon data breach
- UK government failed to act on its own alert messaging advice
- Smartphone sales suffer 'biggest ever fall' due to coronavirus pandemic
- Gartner outlines five-phase approach to help businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic
- Evasive malware threats doubled in 2019
- Hackers target WHO as coronavirus spread surges
March 23
- Hackers expose yet another Windows 10 vulnerability
- Apple lifts iPhone purchase restrictions
- ThousandEyes launches live Global Internet Outages Map
- Windows Defender bug causes files to be skipped during malware scans
- Kaspersky grants healthcare bodies free security software
- Report: Apple is aware of iOS 13 hotspot disconnect issue
- Microsoft prioritises extra Azure capacity for 'key customers'
- Google bins Chrome 82 development amid coronavirus delays
- Demand for laptops and components soar amid mass remote working
- Australian minister mistakenly cries DDoS attack after citizens flock to welfare site
- Google cans I/O 2020 following Californian lockdown
March 20
- CompTIA makes certification testing possible in the social distancing era
- AI-driven AMLOCK to streamline money laundering detection
- Google suspends all Chrome releases due to adjusted work schedules
- YouTube fails to clarify whether reduced streaming quality will hit live events
- Apple limiting iPhone sales to two devices due to supply shortages
- Ex-Google engineer to plead guilty for stealing driverless car technology
- Printing company exposes 343GB of sensitive military data
- IT job vacancies fall by a fifth globally
- Microsoft Teams surpasses 44 million users after remote working surge
- UK government may trace COVID-19 patients using mobile phone data
March 19
- Wipro announces Microsoft Business Unit to aid digital transformation
- Bitcoin crashes by 40% as volatility soars
- Critical NHS cyber security checks suspended due to coronavirus response
- Apple’s 2020 iPad Pro might finally be a computer replacement
- Vodafone sustains surge in demand for data services
March 18
- Carphone Warehouse to close all standalone stores
- GitHub releases mobile app for iOS and Android
- Microsoft Edge branded as ‘worrisome’ for user privacy
March 17
- Microsoft plans to integrate npm with GitHub following acquisition
- Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia steps down as Salesforce UK lead
- Government promises all new homes to come with Gigabit broadband
- Telcos offer support amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Ransomware attacks most likely to strike after-hours
- Coronavirus forces social media to rely heavily on AI moderation
- Windows 10 hits one billion active devices
- 40% of password managers duped by a fake Google app
March 16
- Apple fined £1bn ($1.2bn) by French antitrust regulator
- Microsoft Teams goes down as the world starts mass remote working
- Google's Verily launches coronavirus website
- Bill Gates leaves Microsoft's board of directors
- £90 million ‘future transport zones’ will fuel UK smart cities
March 13
- Your iPhone is a petri dish. Here's how to clean it
- Microsoft Build shifts to a virtual setting amid coronavirus scare
- G Suite hits two billion users as remote working surges
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls for tech to support coronavirus battle
- EU’s Strong Customer Authentication comes into force
- Pentagon requests time to reconsider Microsoft JEDI bid
March 12
- Microsoft quickly releases patch for wormable SMB flaw
- Half of UK businesses suffer from a basic cyber security skills gap
- Google Chrome makes computer-sharing safer with default-to-guest feature
- IT spending forecasts looking grim amid coronavirus scare
- Vodafone launches critical infrastructure managed security service
- Multiple data protection vendors put business information at risk, says Dell
- HPE reveals text book-sized micro server
- Capita recruited to support Home Office’s ailing 4G ESN project
- EU targets e-waste with ambitious ‘circular economy’ plan
- Cambridge attracts four times as much tech investment as London
- Lack of diversity in tech sees skills go to waste, argue MPs
March 11
- Bottlerocket is Amazon's new purpose-built OS for running containers
- Microsoft accidentally leaks details on a wormable SMB flaw
- Huawei: Commons 5G rebellion marred by groundless accusations
- Samsung appoints James Kitto as UK&I VP of sales
March 10
- Twitter, Silver Lake and Elliott Management partner up
- VMware launches vSphere 7 and Tanzu container management tools
- OpenText announces $75 million XMedius acquisition
- HPE adds ‘5G as a service’ suite to GreenLake portfolio
- Sonos backpedals on bricking its traded-in tech
- Hackers hit with malware-ridden tools
- Big Five lose over $320 billion in Monday’s market plunge
- AllSaints tackles malicious bots with Netacea machine learning tech
- Ditching Huawei would be bad for the UK economy post-Brexit
- Google Cloud joins Lloyd's digital transformation project
March 9
- AWS "likely to succeed" in JEDI appeal
- Birmingham crowned the fastest UK city for 4G download speeds
- Facebook sued by Australia over Cambridge Analytica scandal
- Home Office seeks AWS and Windows experts for criminal data lake
- Panda Security to be acquired by WatchGuard
March 6
- Vodafone launches diversity initiative ahead of International Women’s Day
- Western Digital hires Cisco’s David Goeckeler as its new CEO
- Tourism platforms sign data-sharing deal with EU
- Slack and Google staff told to work from home amid coronavirus fears
- Intel ‘unable to fix’ critical hardware-encoded CPU flaw
- Virgin Media 'likely to face maximum GDPR fine' following data leak
March 5
- Women earn a fifth less than men in tech industry, PwC reports
- HP rejects Xerox's increased takeover bid
- Blue Prism partners with Red Hat to drive Robotic Process Automation adoption
- HPE partners with AMD for El Capitan nuclear weapons supercomputer
- 150,000 Boots Advantage Card accounts affected by password stuffing
- Oracle expected to slash 1,000-plus jobs in Europe
March 4
- Rackspace appoints Andy Brierley as UK general manager
- Facebook to reconsider its Libra cryptocurrency
- ICO fines Cathay Pacific £500,000 for 2018 data breach
- HPE losses pinned on Intel chip shortages and COVID-19
- Broadband Broadway brings full-fibre to Wales' 'forgotten village’
- Competition regulator "killing" UK startups with last-minute interventions
March 3
- Microsoft refreshes Teams with new integrations
- Pekka Lundmark re-joins Nokia as CEO to lead 5G push
- Government sets out four-step action plan to fight UK spread of coronavirus
- Apple agrees to pay half a billion for slowing older generation iPhones
- C3UK exposes 10,000 commuters' data
- O2 commits to ‘net zero’ emissions by 2025
- Xerox moves to buy HP’s remaining shares
March 2
- Google parent Alphabet wants to protect the ocean with 'fish recognition'
- CoronaCoin cryptocurrency allows traders to bet on coronavirus deaths
- Third of small businesses don’t feel GDPR applies to them
- ICO launches two GDPR compliance schemes