Pentagon splits £7.3bn cloud contract between four tech firms
Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon will share in the Pentagon’s 9 billion dollar (£7.3 billion) contract to build its cloud computing network. The move was announced a year after accusations of politicisation over the previously announced
Apple says most iCloud data can now be end-to-end encrypted
Apple has said it will now offer full end-to-encryption for nearly all the data its users store in its global cloud-based storage system, which will make it more difficult for hackers, spies and law enforcement agencies
Facebook Dating adds age verification tools to protect under 18s
Facebook’s dating platform is to introduce age verification tools to confirm that only adults are accessing the over-18 version of the app. Parent company Meta is to use age assurance technology from UK firm Yoti on
Amazon reveals Kindle Scribe for reading and writing
Amazon has released its latest Kindle that gives users a writing option for the first time since the original device was launched 15 years ago. The Kindle Scribe is 5.8mm wide and has a glare-free 10.2-inch
Nasa tests defence technology by crashing spacecraft into asteroid
Nasa has successfully crashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid as part of a planetary protection test mission. While this asteroid – named Dimorphos – posed no threat to Earth, the aim of the mission was
Facebook parent company disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe
A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta has revealed. The
Apple will make latest iPhone 14 in India
Apple will make its latest iPhone 14 in India, the company said. It comes as manufacturers shift production from China amid geopolitical tensions and pandemic restrictions that have disrupted supply chains for many industries. “The new
