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April 30
- Facebook restructures security teams, displacing over 2 dozen employees
- Hear free audiobooks with Libby app and Sonos speakers
- Zoom quietly corrects misleading claims of over 300 million daily users
- Amazon limits internal communication amid surging employee activism
- Salesforce cancels Dreamforce 2020 due to coronavirus
- NetApp acquires virtual desktop firm CloudJumper
- Dropbox bolsters partner programme to support remote working
- ARM gives startups free access to chip portfolio
- New Android banking trojan is able to bypass two-factor authentication
- Microsoft revenue beats estimates after Teams surge
April 29
- Mark Zuckerberg recasts his role at Facebook while taking on dissenting board members
- Uber CTO steps down amid rumors of mass layoffs
- Lenovo to offer ThinkPads with Linux installed
- Comcast extends coronavirus response policies through June 30
- Cyber security professionals are being repurposed during the pandemic
- Google Cloud revenue surge defies coronavirus turbulence
- Google Meet goes free in bid to counter Zoom
- McAfee hires former Apple exec Kathleen Curry as global channel boss
- Almost 1,000 UK startups in trouble despite Future Fund support
- Understaffed data regulators putting GDPR at risk of collapse
- UK's contact-tracing app will be ready in "two to three weeks"
- Azure Arc now supports Red Hat customers
April 28
- Miku to install contact-free respiratory monitors in health care facilities
- Microsoft is reportedly working on a virtual multi-monitor app using HoloLens
- Shopify's new app helps people shop local from the safety of home
- Oracle agrees partnership with Zoom to support surge in users
- Google is reportedly in talks to snap up Kubernetes startup D2iQ
- Almost a third of businesses lacked a network security plan prior to the pandemic
- Hackers retire Troldesh ransomware and release 750,000 decryption keys
- PC vendors are struggling to meet demand amid coronavirus pandemic
- UK government is offering free cyber security and coding courses
- PC vendors are struggling to meet demand amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Virgin Media outage leaves thousands without internet
- NHS rejects Apple and Google's 'decentralised' contact-tracing API
- Gigabit broadband and 5G could jumpstart the UK economy, report claims
April 27
- IBM Rapid Supplier Connect to help in-need health care providers source PPE
- Codota raises $12 million in its quest to help coders create better software
- AT&T taps John Stankey as its next CEO
- Amazon accused of lying to Congress about using third-party sellers' data
- UK spies need AI to counter cyber threats, says GCHQ report
- AWS launches human review service for machine learning models
- Sophos fixes firewall bug being actively exploited in SQL injection attacks
- Apple and Google will shut down contact-tracing system once pandemic ends
- Microsoft patches Teams against image-based account takeover flaw
- Facebook rolls out video conferencing upgrades to take on Zoom
April 24
- The World Health Organization sees a fivefold increase in cyberattacks
- Hackers donate $5,000 to WHO
- Threat groups relying on trojanized apps to spread surveillanceware
- Windows 10 update reportedly crashing computers and deleting user files
- Slack brings data residency to the UK
- Zoom gains 100 million new users in three weeks
- Commvault and NetApp launch Scale-Out Data Protection platform
- Google says all advertisers will now be subject to verification checks
- UK data think-tanks clash over the use of contact-tracing apps
- Only 1 in 6 UK IT professionals are female, report finds
- Apple finds "no evidence" hackers exploited critical iOS Mail flaws
April 23
- Google Launches BeyondCorp Remote Access to lessen the burden on enterprise VPNs
- Temporary coronavirus hospitals face growing cyber security risks
- Twitter tightens regulations on coronavirus misinformation
- AWS launches automated data transfer service AppFlow
- Apple planning to equip Macs with its own chips beginning in 2021
- NHS coronavirus tracing app tested at RAF base
- NHS staff urged to avoid using Zoom for virtual appointments
- Apple Mail on iOS has two severe "zero-click" flaws
- NetApp CEO: Coronavirus will create a new digital normal
- Dell is making $9 billion in financing available to partners
- Hackers leak credentials of WHO and Gates Foundation employees
- Zoom 5.0 adds 256-bit encryption to address security concerns
April 22
- Vivaldi 3.0 features built-in tracker blocker powered by DuckDuckGo tech
- Tech groups demand Congress include cybersecurity funding in coronavirus stimulus bill
- 8x8 partners with Jabra to bolster work-from-anywhere capabilities
- WhatsApp tackling group video calling limitations to take on rivals
- Microsoft warns of "prolific" Trickbot malware exploiting COVID-19 crisis
- Kinomap data breach exposes 42 million records
- Kingston Technology led channel SSD shipments in 2019, research finds
- WHO doubles its security team as phishing attacks ramp up
- UK MPs vote to resume Parliament virtually via Zoom
- Cisco and Google Cloud join forces to improve SD-WAN integration
- Facebook launches UK coronavirus symptom survey
- A third of VC-backed startups are "at risk of collapse"
April 21
- 46% of small and medium businesses targeted by ransomware and 73% paid
- Bitcoin Cash developer looks to sidestep EARN IT Act with uncrackable messaging system
- Infotech teams with Command Alkon to build touchless eTicketing network
- Microsoft makes Yammer Communities app available in Teams
- WhatsApp flaw leaves users open to 'shoulder surfing' attacks
- Giacom adds Webroot SecureAnywhere to security portfolio
- Microsoft preparing to launch Surface Book 3 and Go 2 devices
- NHS starts trial of machine learning system to predict demand
- NCSC removes over 2,000 online coronavirus scams
- IBM cloud revenues up despite coronavirus uncertainty
- Coronavirus crisis spurs SAP to remove co-CEO Jennifer Morgan
April 20
- LG Velvet flaunts curves and raindrop camera in its first video teaser
- Australian employees are the weakest link in the nation’s fight against cyber attacks
- Clearview AI source code exposed in major security lapse
- Google announces critical Chrome flaw, urging immediate updates
- Google’s contact tracing tech will be blocked in China
- Microsoft AI can detect security flaws with 99% accuracy
- German government loses 'tens of millions' in COVID-19 phishing attack
- UK government announces £1 billion support package for startups
- UK currently 'too technically limited' for an effective coronavirus app
- Cognizant falls victim to Maze ransomware attack
April 17
- FreedomPay integrates with Google Pay to support simple and secure payments
- Stripe raises $600 million in Series G funding to support digital economy
- Survey: Managing endpoint devices amid the coronavirus outbreak
- Facebook looks to curb the spread of COVID-19 misinformation
- Rumor: Apple developing over-the-ear noise-canceling headphones
- NHS ‘locked in standoff’ with Big Tech over coronavirus app
- Google's Meet to be integrated with Gmail
- Hackers can steal data through PC fan vibrations
- Facebook to maintain remote working despite US reopening guidelines
- Google warns of spike in coronavirus phishing emails
- Amazon Web Services hires new UK&I chief
April 16
- CompTIA launches online testing to ease certification amid coronavirus outbreak
- Windows 10 1809 support to continue through November 2020
- Google to curb number of new hires for the rest of 2020
- 8x8 takes on the competition with new Video MeetingsPro
- Apple reveals next generation iPhone SE
- Google Cloud to join Rolls-Royce coronavirus alliance
- Hackers advertise critical Zoom Windows bug for $500,000
- Citrix appoints new EMEA vice president for networking
- JEDI contract fairly awarded to Microsoft, DoD report finds
- Barcelona given extension to hold Mobile World Congress until 2024
- ICO to relax GDPR enforcement during coronavirus economic downturn
April 15
- Artificial intelligence spending in health care will see a $1.5 billion increase by 2025
- Apple launches Mobility Trends Reports to help mitigate coronavirus spread
- BioCatch raises $145 million in its latest round of funding
- Hive80 offers peer and professional answers to health questions
- BCS campaign highlights vital role of IT workers during coronavirus pandemic
- Apple responds to senators' privacy concerns about coronavirus app
- Quantum appoints James Mundle as new global channel chief
- Microsoft offers free cyber security protection to healthcare staff
- Google is reportedly developing in-house processors for Chromebooks and Pixels
- Microsoft delays end of support for older Windows 10 releases
- Standard Chartered bans Zoom and Google Hangouts
- Huawei appoints former BT chairman Michael Rake to UK board
- GitHub is now free for all developer teams
April 14
- Google updates make accessing health care services easier
- Microsoft Teams to display nine people in participant view
- Accenture makes its third acquisition of 2020 with Revolutionary Security buy
- Say farewell to the LG G-Series and hello to the LG Velvet
- Apple Maps on track to display coronavirus testing sites
- Intel reveals coronavirus relief plan for channel partners
- MP calls for UK to block China's "inappropriate" bid for Imagination Technologies
- AMD takes aim at Intel with new Epyc data centre CPUs
- Tech firms "using coronavirus crisis" to dodge digital services tax
- Report: Microsoft Surface Dock 2 to come equipped with much-needed upgrades
- WebEx phishing scam spoofs Cisco to target remote workers
- Zoom will allow users to route traffic beyond China
- Huawei warns excluding it from 5G networks would be a "disservice" to UK
- The NHS teams up with Apple and Google on coronavirus tracking app
- PC market experiences sharpest decline since 2013
- Slack boss snubs Microsoft Teams adoption figures
April 13
- Yext joins the digital fight against coronavirus with Yext Answers
- Apple’s iOS 14 might allow users to sample apps before download
- Facebook's Quiet Mode lets users take a break from social media
- Senator calls on FTC to regulate teleconferencing software
April 9
- Messaging app Signal may pull out of U.S. if encryption bill passes
- Twitter offers two options: Share your data or just stop tweeting
- Report: Microsoft Surface Neo delayed until 2021
- Microsoft offers free software to UK schools battling the coronavirus lockdown
- Google’s request to use a segment of U.S.-Asia undersea cable approved
- Global semiconductor revenues to fall 0.9% in 2020
- Cohesity hires new sales chief for Western Europe
- Mozilla re-hires veteran Mitchell Baker to serve as CEO
- US and UK cyber officials claim 'coronavirus hackers' are state-sponsored
- Businesses brace for second 'Fujiwhara effect' of 2020 as Patch Tuesday looms
- Google bans Zoom on employee laptops
- UK tech startups plead for government financial help
- Google expands Duplex automated calling to the UK
April 8
- Samsung addresses Galaxy S20 camera complaints in April update
- Microsoft gobbles up corp.com domain to keep it from hackers
- Study: Thousands of Android apps have sneaky background actions
- Zoom hires ex-Facebook CSO Alex Stamos to boost platform security
- NVIDIA joins the digital coronavirus fight
- UK workers suffer a decline in productivity during lockdown
- Council of Europe urges a "precautionary" approach to algorithmic systems
- Microsoft adjusts channel programmes amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Google Meet and G Suite usage surges amid coronavirus pandemic
- Chinese APT groups are targeting Linux servers
- Google finally fixes Pixel 4 face unlock security
- Taiwan becomes first country to ban Zoom amid security concerns
April 7
- ITI's directory of safe tech tools helps businesses during the coronavirus pandemic
- A critical flaw in 350,000 Microsoft Exchange remains unpatched
- Samsung discontinues security updates for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge
- “Zoom bombing” sends Zoom stock plummeting
- Health sites are 'unlawfully' sharing medical data with Facebook and Google
- SonicWall bolsters its managed security services program
- Facebook tool will help to track the effectiveness of social distancing
- Microsoft poaches ex-Apple exec to lead mixed reality hardware division
- EU data watchdog calls for pan-European coronavirus tracking app
- GCHQ and NCSC alerted over Imagination Technologies Chinese takeover
- WhatsApp restricts message forwarding to curb spread of 5G myths
- IBM hires former Bank of America CTO to lead cloud business
April 6
- Apple's coronavirus screening app comes under fire over privacy concerns
- Google halts controversial Chrome update in wake of coronavirus outbreak
- Microsoft patents a mobile device with a third screen
- Google app update may fix Android Auto voice-command bug (unless it doesn’t)
- HP Support Assistant flaws leave Windows devices open to attack
- Red Hat appoints Paul Cormier as CEO
- Safari bug let hackers access cameras on iPhones and Macs
- Russian ISP intercepted traffic from AWS, Facebook, Google and more
- Facebook tried to buy NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to monitor iOS users
- Skype takes on Zoom with 'Meet Now' video calling feature
- Zoom CEO admits company "moved too fast" as privacy issues mount
- Mozilla fixes two Firefox zero-days being actively exploited
April 3
- Cyber security experts form coronavirus taskforce to combat ransomware attacks
- Kingstown Partners Master files securities fraud complaint against DXC Technologies
- Apple to keep US stores closed until May
- Facebook launches Messenger app for desktop
- Gov seeks tech innovation to help protect against long-term economic fallout
- Facebook releases $100m as part of SMB support measures
- NCA warns of spike in online threats to children during coronavirus lockdown
- Microsoft's Edge now more popular than Firefox for the first time
- Google releases location data to show effectiveness of coronavirus lockdowns
- Kaspersky agrees distribution deal with Infinigate
- Hackers torn over how to adapt their tactics to the coronavirus pandemic
April 2
- Mimecast discovers rise in LimeRAT malware using read-only Excel spreadsheets
- AT&T moves to dismiss $200M punitive damage claims
- SOS Online Backup breach exposes 135 million customer records
- 8x8 teams up with Retreat Behavioral Health to provide telemedicine services
- Europe scrambles to rescue struggling tech startups
- Radio station sanctioned after guest blames coronavirus on China's 5G rollout
- Elon Musk's SpaceX bans Zoom over security fears
- Intel launches H-series mobile CPUs that break the 5Ghz barrier
- TSB suffers fresh outage to mobile and internet banking
- Coronavirus creates PC sales spike in Western Europe
- IBM crowdsources CPU power to fuel coronavirus research
April 1
- 5G-capable iPhone 12 still slated for fall 2020 launch
- Zoom’s legal woes continue with class-action lawsuit in California
- Apple buys Dark Sky weather app and leaves Android users in the cold
- Scale Computing to offer Acronis Cloud Storage
- Canonical launches Managed Apps for enterprise DevOps teams
- Microsoft makes all major events online-only until June 2021
- Canonical launches Managed Apps to simplify cloud operations
- Canonical unveils new Managed Apps service
- Report: 16.5 million Britons fell victim to cyber crime in the past year
- Supreme Court rules Morrisons was not liable for 2014 data breach
- AWS launches Amazon Detective for investigating security incidents
- Xerox officially drops hostile bid for HP amid coronavirus crisis
- UK government to launch coronavirus 'contact tracking' app
- Zoom admits meetings don't use end-to-end encryption