Nokia shares slide after it reports possible Alcatel-Lucent compliance issues March 22, 2019 Shares in telecoms giant Nokia dropped as much as eight per cent today after it reported concerns over potential compliance issues at its Alcatel-Lucent division. In an annual filing to the Securities and Exchange Committee, Nokia said it had launched an investigation after being made aware of “certain practices relating to compliance issues” at the [...]
O2 down: Customers unable to make calls as mobile network crashes March 22, 2019 O2 customers across the UK were unable to make and receive calls after an outage hit parts of the network for roughly three hours this morning. The issues were first reported at around 8am, and network monitoring site Down Detector received more than 450 reports of outages. Normal service was restored at roughly 11am. Oh @O2 [...]
Government voices ‘serious concerns’ over Chinese cyber attack threat to UK 5G network March 22, 2019 The government has said it has “serious concerns” about the risk of China gaining access to the UK’s telecoms infrastructure. Jeremy Wright, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), said the government is worried about the risk of interference from “both state and non-state actors”. Read more: Trump: UK's 5G plans put [...]
Comcast launches $5 streaming platform for internet-only customers March 22, 2019 US media giant Comcast has launched a new platform for its internet-only customers that will bundle together streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon. The firm has unveiled plans for Xfinity Flex, a streaming box aimed at its non-cable TV customers that ties together a range of apps with its voice remote. Read more: TV advertising revenue [...]
Facebook knew about Cambridge Analytica data scandal ‘months before reports’ March 22, 2019 Facebook employees knew about Cambridge Analytica’s “improper data gathering practices” months before they were reported in the media, a court filing has stated. A filing made by the attorney general for Washington DC has cast doubts over when Facebook found out about the incident. Boss Mark Zuckerberg has stated the tech firm only learned about the data scandal [...]
No-deal Brexit could cause another chicken shortage, warns KFC boss March 22, 2019 KFC could suffer another chicken shortage if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal, the fast food chain’s boss has warned. KFC UK and Ireland managing director Paula MacKenzie told the BBC the supply chain is the “lifeblood of the business” and warned a no-deal Brexit could lead to further shortages. Read [...]
Smiths Group to spin off ailing medical division into separate listed company March 22, 2019 British engineering firm Smiths Group will spin off its struggling medical business and list it separately on the London Stock Exchange, the company said today. Smiths had unveiled plans for a demerger in November after a proposed sale of the healthcare unit to US firm ICU Medical fell through. Read more: Smiths Group to spin [...]
Google grants €500,000 to regional UK publishers for podcast venture March 21, 2019 Local publishers Reach and JPI Media have secured €500,000 (£433,000) in funding from Google to launch a new podcast project for local news. The grant will help the two regional publishers, which have partnered with podcast platform Entale, to develop the new audio project known as Laudable. Read more: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism secures £800,000 [...]
Police association headquarters hit by malware cyber attack March 21, 2019 The association for British police officers has been hit by a malware attack at its Surrey headquarters. The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) today said it fell victim to an attack on 9 March, and said it had put steps in place to isolate the impact and reduce the risk of it spreading. Read [...]
Finland to probe Nokia phones over reports they sent data to China March 21, 2019 Data protection authorities in Finland are set to launch an inquiry into Nokia-branded phones following reports the handsets sent data to China. Norwegian media today reported the Nokia 7 Plus model, which is built by Finnish firm HMD, had suffered a data breach that had resulted in data being sent to China. Read more: Nokia [...]
