Communications
Blockchain latest news: ICOs are not dead, but they're certainly changing says Diacle
Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) and Security Tokens Offerings (STOs) offer more trust
Google to test DNS-over-HTTPS in Chrome 78
Google plays catch-up after Mozilla announced plans to introduce DNS-over-HTTPS by default in Firefox
Just got used to USB 3 in all its diversity? Good news, the spec for USB4 has just been released!
Industry body USB-IF promises double the speed and sensible naming conventions
Android 10 now rolling out to Google Pixel smartphones
Android 10 should hit non-Google devices by the end of the year
Communication system 'bug' prevented SpaceX from receiving emails about potential satellite collision
ESA altered the trajectory of its observation satellites to prevent a collision with a SpaceX-launched satellite
Phishing targeting executives now the number one cause of cyber security insurance claims
One-quarter of claims sourced to business email compromise scams, warns AIG
DARPA launches Semantic Forensics project to identify fake news and online disinformation
Algorithms developed under DARPA's SemaFor project will be able to scan more than 500,000 stories, videos, images and audio files to identify fakes
Apple to unveil new iPhone 11 on 10 September
New 7nm A13 SoC, Taptic Engine, reverse wireless charging and USB-C all expected to feature on imminent Apple iPhone 11 smartphones
Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski charged with stealing driverless car trade secrets
Levandowski is accused of downloading nearly 14,000 files from Waymo servers before quitting the company for a rival in 2016
Apple patches security flaw that allowed iPhone jailbreak
The bug was fixed in iOS 12.3 but accidentally unpatched with the release of iOS 12.4
Xbox users' private conversations eavesdropped by Microsoft contractors
Microsoft contractors listened-in on Xbox users - often picking up private conversations when users hadn't even 'hailed' the console
Botched Apple iOS 12.4 update leaves iPhones and iPads open to 'jailbreak'
Security flaw fixed in iOS 12.3 accidentally unpatched in iOS 12.4
Twitter and Facebook suspend hundreds of accounts linked to China spreading 'disinformation' about Hong Kong protests
Twitter suspended 936 accounts, while Facebook deleted multiple pages and groups
Three switches on its 5G network in London - prompting advert complaint from EE
EE complains that Three's adverts, claiming that "If it's not Three, it's not real 5G", are misleading.
Microsoft admits recording Skype and Cortana voice conversations
But it's purely to help improve the service for our dear customers, Microsoft claims
UK goes back to square one on Huawei as Johnson promises to re-examine 5G access
US national security advisor John Bolton claims that the British government is re-thinking its policy on Huawei
China threatens India with 'consequences' if it bars Huawei from 5G networks
China wants Indian government to take an independent decision on 5G bidders
Huawei's HongMeng operating system will be revealed this week, suggest reports from China
Honor-branded smart TVs and smartphones expected to be the first to run Huawei's HongMeng operating system
Google to auction Android search slots in a bid to satisfy EU antitrust authorities
From 2020, consumers will be given a choice of three search engines - but the search providers will have to pay Google to participate
BT: We're ready to deliver full-fibre by 2025 - if the price is right
BT backs Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pledge to roll-out fibre broadband nationwide in just five years
US Bill introduced to ban 'addictive' social media features
Social media sites would have to track how long people spend on their platform and lock them out after a certain period
Scientists in Japan claim laser-based quantum internet breakthrough
Quantum internet technology would make 100 per cent secure internet communications possible
Websites using Facebook's 'Like' button subject to GDPR data rules
Social media plug-ins, such as Facebook's 'Like' button, make a website operator a joint data controller, European Court of Justice rules
US approves $26bn T-Mobile-Sprint merger
Settlement put together by DoJ would see a weak fourth player owned by Dish Network - but it will take years for it to build its own infrastructure, if it ever does
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