European lawmakers have agreed on new rules which they hope will curb the dominance of Big Tech companies. Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), giants such as Google and Apple will be forced to open up their services and platforms to other businesses. Major technology firms have long faced criticism that they use their market […]
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Hundreds of companies potentially hit by Okta hack
Hundreds of organisations that rely on Okta to provide access to their networks may have been affected by a cyber-attack on the company. Okta said the “worst case” was 366 of its clients had been affected and their “data may have been viewed or acted upon” – its shares fell 9% on the news. It […]
Multiple Apple services suffer outages
A number of Apple services experienced outages on Monday, Apple’s support page has confirmed. The areas affected included the App Store, iMessage, Maps, Apple Arcade, the iTunes store, podcasts and Apple TV+. Apple’s system status page now shows that all of its services are back up and running. Some of Apple’s network was down for […]
Covid: Spring booster jab launches for over-75s and high risk in England
People aged 75 and over, residents in care homes and those with weakened immune systems can now book an extra booster jab against Covid in England. It comes as official figures show infection rates are rising in all age groups – including the over-70s. The roll out follows recommendations from the UK’s vaccine advisors who […]
How Kremlin accounts manipulate Twitter
Olena Kurilo became the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Bloodied and bandaged, the 53-year-old teacher said she couldn’t believe what had happened to her and her town of Chuhuiv. Her picture was on the front pages of newspapers across the world. Over the next few days, Russia’s government social media accounts began to post […]
Meta to let parents limit teenager’s virtual-reality exploration
New tools will allow parents to stop teenagers accessing inappropriate games and experiences via Meta’s virtual reality (VR) headset. Questions have been raised about whether it was doing enough to protect children from inappropriate content. Meta-owned Instagram has also rolled out further parental controls, the plans for which were revealed last year. It comes as […]
Ukraine conflict: Biden brands Putin a ‘war criminal’
US President Joe Biden has labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” in a move likely to escalate diplomatic tensions even further. Mr Biden delivered the remark off-the-cuff in response to a reporter’s question at the White House. It is the first time he has used such language to condemn President Putin, and the […]
Germany warns against Russian anti-virus use
Germany’s cyber-security authority has warned against using anti-virus software from Russian headquartered company Kaspersky. The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) issued the statement in light of the conflict in Ukraine. Russian information-technology businesses could be spied on or forced to launch cyber-attacks, it said. Kaspersky told BBC News the warning had been “made on […]
War in Ukraine: Instagram banned in Russia over ‘calls to violence’
Russia’s state media watchdog Roskomnadzor says Instagram will be blocked in the country due to “calls for violence” against Russian soldiers. Instagram owner Meta said it would let its users in some countries call for violence against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian soldiers. It will temporarily allow some violent posts such as “death to […]
Huawei board members resign over silence on Ukraine
Two non-executive directors of Huawei UK have resigned over the company’s stance on the conflict in Ukraine. The BBC understands Sir Andrew Cahn and Sir Ken Olisa felt the firm’s failure to quickly condemn the Russian invasion had made their positions untenable. Huawei UK thanked both men for their “invaluable guidance”. Asked by BBC News […]