Huawei
The UK Government is due to make their decision on 5G this week and the US has intensified the pressure as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said that the UK's sovereignty is at risk if Huawei is allowed to develop 5G infrastructure in the country.
CY-B3LLA
Supermodel Bella Hadid has released her first NFT collection, CY-B3LLA, featuring 10 sets of 1,111 NFTs that has been in the process for a few months (for a total of 11,111).
Qualcomm today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), is extending its mobile security technology leadership with the introduction of Qualcomm Snapdragon Smart Protect.
Hermes UK is introducing innovative technology aimed at bringing people together by enabling the sender of a parcel to connect with its recipient through a personal video message. Hermes Play, which was created within Hermes’ Innovation Lab, allows the sender to pre- record a personal message which is then uploaded via the Hermes Send app.
British Airways
British Airways is investigating a data breach of customer data from its website and app over a two-week period and has urged customers affected to contact their banks or credit card providers. The airline said around 380,000 payment cards had been compromised and it had notified the police.
Amazon Prime YouTube
Earlier today, Netflix announced it was reducing video quality on its services in Europe for the next 30 days in an attempt to alleviate the strain on internet service providers. Amazon and YouTube have both now confirmed that they will join Netflix by reducing the quality of their streams.
Data Breach
OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, has warned of a data breach that its email delivery service provider—Customer.io—suffered, which could likely impact all its users. 
Page Blocked
One of Canada’s leading internet advocates has submitted comments into the government’s consultation on the role of online intermediaries in combatting copyright infringement. In its submission, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) outlined a set of principles that would help policy-makers design a framework to ensure that internet service provider-level (ISP) website blocking would only be used as a measure of absolute last resort.
AMAZY NFT Sneakers
Crypto-based fitness project, AMAZY is to launch an IGO in partnership with the leading Seedify launchpad.
NFTiff
Tiffany & Co. are to turn CryptoPunk NFTs into custom pendants for a mere $50,000 each. Dubbed NFTiff, customers can transform their CryptoPunk NFTs into their very own “bespoke pendant handcrafted by Tiffany & Co artisans.
Data Breach
Employees could face a criminal prosecution if they access or share personal data without a valid reason, the Information Commissioner’s Office has warned.The warning came after Birmingham Magistrates' Court fined two workers in separate cases for breaching data protection laws.
IoT
HGS has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) G-Cloud framework, which means HGS will continue to supply cloud and digital workforce solutions on the G-Cloud 12 Framework, including cloud and automation services to enable the cognitive contact centre.
Cybersecutity
The UK Cyber Security Council – the self-regulatory body for the cyber security education and skills sector – today announced that its application for charitable status has been approved by the Charity Commission
Kevin Mayer
TikTok's chief executive officer Kevin Mayer has quit his role over pressure from the White House to cut the company's ties to China. In a note to employees, Mayer said that changes to TikTok's structure driven by Donald Trump's threat to ban the company, have forced him out of the door.