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US senators urge UK rethink on Huawei and 5GUS senators urge UK rethink on Huawei and 5G

US senators have urged the UK to reconsider its decision to allow Huawei to play a role in the country’s rollout of 5G networks.

Huawei is a key supplier for all four major UK operators but its future role had been uncertain due to fears the use of its kit constituted a national security risk, a view pushed and shared by the US.

After a prolonged

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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined Cathay Pacific Airways £500,000 for failing to protect customers' personal data.

The UK watchdog said the airline's computer systems had exposed details of 111,578 UK residents and a further 9.4 million people from other countries.

These included names, passport details, dates

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E3 2020 isn't canceled yet, but coronavirus might change thatE3 2020 isn't canceled yet, but coronavirus might change that

Will there be an E3 2020? For now, it seems so, with event organizer ESA assuring attendees that the year's biggest gaming event in still going ahead.

Concerns have arisen over the coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, and has led to various high-profile technology and entertainment events being cancelled or postponed – such as MWC 2020

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Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Elon Musk unveiled the first made-in-China Tesla Model 3 cars in January

Tesla has revealed that it installed older, slower processors in new cars because of supply chain issues caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

The firm had received complaints from owners of new Model 3

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Dixons Carphone appoints new COO and CCO as overhaul continuesDixons Carphone appoints new COO and CCO as overhaul continues

The overhaul at Dixons Carphone continues with the promotion of Mark Allsop to Chief Operating Officer and the appointment of Ed Connolly as Chief Commercial Officer.

Allsop was recruited by the company late last year to head up a new consolidated technology that brought together IT, eCommerce, data management and security teams.

He was previously

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China's most popular messaging app has been censoring key words about the coronavirus outbreak from as early as 1 January, a report has found.

Toronto-based research group Citizen Lab found that WeChat

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