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December 18
- Google announces switch-off date for Android Things
- Merico debuts advanced code analytics platform for developers
- Biden promises tough response to cyber attacks
- Authentication bypass vulnerability discovered in Bouncy Castle
- HPE warns of a critical zero-day flaw in server management software
- Snowplow hires new sales lead to drive further growth
- GAO slams federal agencies for IT supply chain risk
- Openreach to hire 5,000 new engineers to support full fibre rollout
- Raspberry Pi expands support for industrial customers
- EU approves Google's takeover of Fitbit
- Cloudflare launches web hosting service Cloudflare Pages
- Stolen card details now selling for 225% higher than in 2018
- People's Energy data breach affects all 270,000 customers
December 17
- Phobos’ Orbital helps unmask cyber attack pathways in networks
- TCO adds sustainability metrics to IT equipment search tool
- Mobile fraud campaign nabs millions from US and EU banks
- VMware will continue remote working to promote workplace diversity
- Samsung and IBM develop hybrid cloud for 5G enterprise and edge computing
- Researchers turn an air-gapped system into a Wi-Fi transmitter
- Researchers find 45 million medical images exposed online
- Amazon is previewing its new cloud-based location service
- Google-Qualcomm partnership makes four years of Android updates a reality
- Weekly threat roundup: Solarwinds, HPE, and PostgreSQL
- Google accused of colluding with Facebook over advertising auctions
- Malware found on popular Facebook, Instagram and Vimeo browser extensions
- IBM appoints CEO Arvind Krishna as chairman of the board
- Bitcoin surges beyond $22,000 for the first time
December 16
- Trump considers clemency for Silk Road kingpin Ross Ulbricht
- Most retailers stepped up IT security for the holiday season
- AMAX workstations gain Nvidia RTX A6000 GPUs
- Trend Micro aims to seamlessly secure file storage in the cloud
- UK ranked 67th cheapest in the world for broadband
- Microsoft blocks customer access to malicious SolarWinds binaries
- IBM says managers that use AI will usurp those that don't
- Capita agrees £400m sale of Education Software Solutions
- IBM buys digital payments company Expertus Technologies
- Facebook will move UK users' data to the US post-Brexit
- DocuSign’s new service leverages text messages to get signatures
- Microsoft Office arrives on Apple Silicon Macs
- AWS slams Microsoft's "politically corrupt" JEDI win in new complaint
- Connexin rolls out UK's first nationwide IoT network
- Android and iOS users blackmailed by 'Goontact' spyware
December 15
- FTC launches widespread investigation into tech companies' practices
- IBM looks to tackle plastic waste with new cloud data platform
- Mindtree launches dedicated Microsoft business unit
- Apple iOS 14.3 launch brings privacy labels for all apps
- Twitter fined €450k for breaching GDPR disclosure rules
- Ericsson’s 5G rollout to create 800 UK jobs
- Python-based malware steals Outlook files and browser credentials
- Red Hat unveils common Kubernetes platform for Windows and Linux
- Barclaycard aims to simplify employee expenses with latest virtual card
- UK tech firms face billion-pound fines for failing to curb harmful content
- iPhone production back to pre-pandemic levels
- Tech Data strikes European collaboration agreement with AWS
- Golang XML parser vulnerability could enable SAML authentication bypass
December 14
- California files to join DOJ antitrust suit against Google
- Former Cisco engineer gets 2-year prison sentence for Webex hack
- Microsoft Teams will soon make it easier to switch calls between devices
- Google extends remote working and plans a flexible workweek
- Giffgaff migrating IT infrastructure and development to AWS
- Major Google outage takes down Gmail, Drive, YouTube and more
- Subway UK customers targeted by Trickbot hackers
- SolarWinds falls victim to "highly sophisticated" cyber attack
- Oracle joins exodus from Silicon Valley
- Cisco seeks Webex enhancements with Slido acquisition
- EU watchdog urges AI policymakers to protect fundamental rights
- MountLocker ransomware now working through criminal affiliates
December 11
- JetBrains launches collaboration tool targeting software devs
- Researchers uncover 37,000 fake websites aiming to fool holiday shoppers
- 250,000 stolen MySQL databases auctioned on the dark web
- Google, Intel, Zoom and others form Modern Computing Alliance
- AWS to offer free cloud training to 29 million people
- US telcos ordered to 'rip and replace' Huawei equipment
- Facebook links notorious OceanLotus cyber gang with Vietnamese IT company
- Apple might ditch Qualcomm for in-house modems
- SolarWinds names new president and CEO
December 10
- Google CEO's apology for Timnit Gebru firing misses the mark
- Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft redefine strategic partnership
- Google sets a date for Chrome extension privacy revamp
- MoD launches bug bounty programme
- Amazon launches big data service focused on health care
- Amazon and Google fined £122m for "insufficient" cookie consent
- Google Cloud buys UK data analytics firm Dataform
- HPE launches HPC as a service through HPE GreenLake
- Weekly threat roundup: Microsoft Teams, VMware and QNAP NAS drives
- US lawsuits could force Facebook to sell Instagram and WhatsApp
- Hackers accessed vaccine documents in EMA cyber attack
December 9
- Nearly half of IT leaders fear AI will replace them by 2030
- Nearly half of IT leaders fear AI will them in the next decade
- Border force reliant on 26-year-old tech due to digital upgrade delay
- Flaws in open source protocols expose millions of embedded devices
- AWS CISO urges companies to adopt a zero-trust security approach
- Cloudflare and Apple launch privacy-focused DNS protocol
- UK gov could block Facebook plans for end-to-end encryption
- Power banks could infect your smartphone with malware
- Trump's TikTok ban hits another roadblock
- KCOM partners with Giacom to deliver Microsoft services
- Cambridge hospital becomes first to adopt Microsoft AI for cancer treatment
- Cyber security firm FireEye hit by 'state-sponsored' attack
December 8
- SpaceX wins $885.5m to connect rural America
- Fewer than 10% of security professionals feel prepared for 5G
- CMA proposes 'Digital Markets Unit' to regulate tech giants
- Microsoft to offer top-secret cloud platform for classified data
- Salesforce: Customer service teams have accelerated digital plans in 2020
- Nokia to lead the EU's 6G research project
- Dark web markets consolidate as competition takes its toll
- Russian hackers are exploiting critical VMware flaws
- Apple supplier Foxconn hit by £25.5m ransomware attack
- European startups set to break investment record in 2020
- Zero-click 'wormable' RCE flaw uncovered in Microsoft Teams
- OutSystems strikes Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS
December 7
- NTT and SAP strengthen partnership with expanded services
- Malspam campaigns distributing QakBot on the rise
- Justice Department sues Facebook for discriminating against US workers
- Google removes IAC Chrome extensions over 'deceptive' practices
- DoJ sues Facebook for discriminating against US workers
- TechUK urges government to level digital divide
- HMRC branded ‘incompetent’ following 11 serious data breaches
- Fired female Google AI scientist claims she was 'constantly dehumanized'
- Walsall-based construction firm hit by cyber attack
- Cisco buys London firm IMImobile for £550m
- Global cyber crime costs breach $1 trillion mark
December 4
- DocuShare flaws could lead to data leakage unless you install these patches
- Cognite and WindSim partner on next-gen digital solutions for wind farms
- US department store Kmart hit by Egregor ransomware
- Eceptionist launches self-service COVID-19 vaccine management tool
- Microsoft warns of growing "digital divide" between state and private schools
- New AWS services allow admins to run container technologies on-premises
- AWS targets software vendors in latest partner network update
- Biden team signals president-elect may target Section 230 and data privacy
- Foreign Office appoints Joe White as US tech envoy
- Businesses told to guard against PowerPepper Windows exploit
December 3
- RingCentral partners with Vodafone Business for cloud-based communications services
- Android apps still vulnerable to a major bug despite an existing patch
- 20 Universities targeted by “Shadow Academy” hackers
- IBM: Hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine 'cold chain'
- New Trickbot variant can interfere with UEFI and BIOS
- GitHub: Open source vulnerabilities can go undetected for four years
- Monzo ends difficult year with £125m investment
- Nokia: 5G is 90% more energy efficient than 4G
- Google buys Actifio to bring disaster recovery to Google Cloud
- Google accused of illegally spying on employees
- Apple is facing more 'batterygate' lawsuits in Europe
December 2
- Most Docker container images have critical flaws
- Bitdefender debuts cloud-based endpoint detection and response solution
- Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 will power next year's Android flagships
- Google's Project Zero uncovers iPhone zero-day Wi-Fi exploit
- Google brings enterprise-grade Android security to SMBs
- Salesforce escalates Microsoft rivalry with £20.7bn Slack acquisition
- AWS to bring 5G edge compute service to the UK in 2021
- Microsoft anonymises Productivity Score feature after privacy backlash
- HPE becomes the latest tech firm to leave Silicon Valley
- Agilitas secures managed buyout investment
December 1
- Mindtree and Databricks team up to deliver cloud-based data intelligence
- BlackBerry and AWS are developing a standardized vehicle data platform
- FCC chairman Ajit Pai to resign when Biden is inaugurated
- Canon employee data exposed in ransomware attack
- AWS is bringing Apple's macOS to its cloud service
- Microsoft Defender for Identity can now detect Zerologon exploits
- Zoom selects AWS as preferred cloud provider over Oracle
- Zoom caps breakthrough year with a 367% surge in revenue
- Cloud Distribution adds new Sales Masterclass programme
- Raspberry Pi 4 gets an official case fan
- Samsung Galaxy Note might be discontinued in 2021