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Chinese scientists demonstrate quantum supremacy
Their new quantum device can accomplish a specific task in 200 seconds that the world's most powerful supercomputer would take about 600 million years to do
How to be a portfolio CIO
Computing talks to James Robbins, former CIO of Drax, Northumbrian Water, Northern Rail and more, about the switch to being a portfolio CIO, working for a range of clients in an advisory capacity
UK second worst for e-waste in Europe
Just 36 per cent of Britons know how to dispose of their old electronic goods properly
Hackers are targeting Covid-19 vaccine distribution chain, IBM warns
Threat actors sending phishing emails in the name of a senior executive from a legitimate Chinese cold chain provider Haier Biomedical
40 US states plan to sue Facebook next week, report
The FTC is also considering to introduce a separate but related complaint against Facebook in coming days
Amazon announces new machine learning tools to help customers monitor machines and worker safety
AI-enhanced tools promise safety and efficiency gains in industrial settings, but privacy campaigners fear mission creep
ICO is struggling to collect fines from companies that violate data protection rules
Watchdog lacks teeth: 68 per cent of fines issued since January 2019 haven't been paid
EU and ASEAN focus on connectivity in move towards free trade agreement
The EU and ASEAN represent more than 1 billion people and 25 per cent of global economic power
Women in tech: becoming a role model
Stemettes co-founder Anne-Marie Imafidon speaks to three young women making their way in tech and engineering and helping others to follow in their footsteps
Your personal details could be on sale for less than a dollar
New types of data have gone on sale in the past decade, including personal medical records, PayPal accounts and selfies with personal ID documents
Passion is the secret to founding a business
Panelists talked about passion, families and compensation
Salesforce goes social with Slack acquisition
The company is betting $28 billion on remote working
Women in Tech Awards - here are the winners!
The Women in Tech Awards were held virtually for the first time in their history, but still managed to be bigger and better than ever? Read on to find out who won big on the night...
Deskflix: Innovating under pressure in the public sector
Join us to hear from highly skilled, innovative and motivated individuals from the public sector on how they are learning from the challenges of 2020
State-backed threat group using crypto mining malware to evade detection and monetise compromised networks
There's a growing trend for state-backed APT groups to carry out financially-motivated crimes, alongside their usual espionage operations
Massive AWS outage was caused by adding new servers to Kinesis
Red-faced Amazon says it will apply lessons learned to improve the reliability of its services
'We don't put women on the leadership team' - Jacqueline do Rojas on her triumph over adversity
Jacqueline de Rojas CBE, President of TechUK, tells delegates at the Women in Tech Festival about her successful career in IT despite setbacks and initially 'trying to be a man in a man's world'
Pennsylvania county pays $500,000 to recover data stolen by ransomware gang
After receiving the ransom the hackers helpfully advised officials to change passwords and update their Windows domain configuration
Tune in for day 2 of the Women in Tech Festival
With the opening day a huge success, don't miss out on day two, with an introduction to mindfulness, a panel session from the founder of Stemettes, and panel sessions on future generations and how organisations can create supportive cultures
Global smartphone sales fell in Q3'20
Coronavirus recovery meant growth was up compared to the second quarter
Australian government rejects Apple/Google contact tracing model
But the government's contact tracing app has a success rate of less than 1%
Canon confirms ransomware attack in August exposed employees' personal data
Hackers accessed names, Social Security numbers, and bank account details of current and former employees
UK to create a new regulatory regime to curb the market power of Google and Facebook
New unit of the Competition and Markets Authority will be given powers to prevent tech platforms from driving out smaller rivals, government says
UK commits £250 million to diversify 5G equipment sources
New investment will include spending on 5G diversification, local fibre networks and Shared Rural Network 4G initiative, government says
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