Month: February 2020
Nokia pulls out of MWC 2020 due to coronavirus
Nokia has withdrawn from Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 in Barcelona after making a “fact-based decision” about the health risks posed by the coronavirus outbreak. The crisis is casting a dark shadow over this year’s event, which is due to begin on February 24. Several major technology firms have cancelled…
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Facebook will pay Reuters to fact-check Deepfakes and more
Eye-witness photos and videos distributed by news wire Reuters already go through an exhaustive media verification process. Now the publisher will bring that expertise to the fight against misinformation on Facebook. Today it launches the new Reuters Fact Check business unit and blog, announcing that it will become one of…
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Nokia pulls out of MWC over coronavirus concerns
More big names are stepping away from the biggest phone and telecom trade show event this year. Nokia, one of the omnipresent firms at major tech trade conferences, won’t be attending this year’s Mobile World Congress, it said Wednesday citing health and safety concerns over coronavirus outbreak. Electronics giant HMD,…
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Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter put on notice as UK names new internet regulator
The UK government has announced ambitious new plans to regulate the internet which will give websites a “duty of care” to protect their UK users from illegal content related to child exploitation and terrorism, as well as harmful content more generally. The proposals say that the UK’s existing broadcast regulator…
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CIA used encryption company as front to spy on foreign powers
The Swiss government has initiated an enquiry into Zug-based Crypto AG after revelations the encryption company was a front for US and German intelligence operations for decades. The company’s encryption equipment allowed the CIA and the German BND to access highly confidential communications, and to rake in a profit for…
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Ofcom appoints new permanent CEO
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has appointed Dame Melanie Dawes as its new chief executive, replacing interim CEO Jonathan Oxley. Dawes had been permanent secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government since 2015 and has held senior roles across the civil service, including positions at the Treasury and Cabinet…
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