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MWC Day Two: Smart city set-top boxes, 5G ambulances, AT&T/Azure get cosy
We pick out our favourite stories and announcements from day two of MWC. Click here to read yesterday’s recap. Catalonia gov’t unveils 5G ambulances What it is: An emergency vehicle fit... Read More
MWC Day One: Qualcomm robots, Leonardo d’IoT, disobedient coffee machines
MWC Barcelona kicked off yesterday, providing a flurry of announcements, innovations, and of course, plenty of back-patting from the major vendors and OEMs. MWC has recently taken a turn to... Read More
Google snaps up cloud data migration company Alooma
Going forward Alooma will only accept customers moving data to Google Cloud Google has announced it is to acquire Alooma, a company that handles data supply routes and combines them into popular... Read More
Alibaba developed Chinese state propaganda app
Amid growing scrutiny over Chinese tech’s ties to Beijing, Reuters has revealed Alibaba was behind a Chinese propaganda app that went viral Two Alibaba employees have told Reuters that the... Read More
RunC container security flaw hits Kubernetes and Docker
A security bug affecting the RunC container runtime undergirding Kubernetes, Dockers, cri-O and containerd and has been discovered Security researchers have discovered a fresh container security flaw that allows malicious containers to... Read More
Chinese state hackers attack Norwegian cloud computing firm
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a Chinese state-sponsored cyber attack against Norwegian cloud software provider Visma, which says no client data was affected Chinese intelligence breached the network of Norwegian software... Read More
Companies getting comfortable with cloud, relaxed about security
Firms that have been dipping their toes into cloud say they are set to move even more of their apps off-prem in the coming years Results from Equinix’s survey of... Read More
Rubrik reportedly leaks massive customer database
A server security lapse exposed a huge database of customer information belonging to Rubrik, an IT security and cloud data management giant, TechCrunch reports The server was discovered by security researcher... Read More
Oracle accused of costing women and minorities $400 million
Department of Labor doubles down on lawsuit it filed against Oracle in 2017, which enjoys lucrative government contracts In a new federal filing, the US Department of Labor (DoL) has... Read More
AWS launches fully managed backup service
Wave goodbye to custom scripts: AWS Backup automates backup across multiple AWS services and on-prem apps AWS has announced AWS Backup, a service that makes it simpler for developers to... Read More
IBM’s new quantum computer will have you drooling
Unveiled at CES, IBM’s Quantum Q System One is designed for commercial and scientific use and will reside in the cloud In the centre of a cold tiled room sits... Read More
ConsenSys and AMD partner on blockchain cloud infrastructure
W3BCLOUD touted as ‘first independent cloud computing blockchain infrastructure’ Blockchain heavyweight ConsenSys is partnering with hardware giant AMD and Abu Dhabi-based Halo Holdings to develop W3BCLOUD – a new cloud... Read More