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• Where ICT needs to evolve, fast

  Industry leaders talk about shifting mindsets and taking steps to foster diversity and inclusion in the sector

• Data breach cover-up costs Uber $148M

  Uber Technologies will pay US$148 million for failing to disclose a massive data breach in 2016, marking a costly resolution to a huge embarrassment.

• The AI fad that is fooling everyone

  How less developed companies are falling for the AI fad so they can persuade others that they are innovating

• How the Cambridge Analytica scandal could hit the world’s biggest tech players

  Big internet companies and small software developers could come under increased scrutiny in the wake of the scandal involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.

• Court ruling lands Uber with taxi service status

  Uber Technologies should be classified as a transport service and regulated like other taxi operators, the European Union's top court has said.

• Did Uber use its bug bounty program to pay off 2016 hacker?

  Sources claim a 20-year-old man was behind Uber's 2016 data breach and was paid to destroy the data through the company's bug bounty program.

• Three senior security managers resign as Uber breach fallout continues

  Three senior managers in Uber's security unit resign days after the company's new CEO disclosed a massive data breach and criticised past practices.

• Uber breach cover-up sparks Aussie Government probe

  Governments around the globe are investigating Uber after it covered up a breach that exposed data on millions of customers and drivers.

• Uber CEO reveals massive 2016 data breach

  Uber failed to disclose a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million users, its new CEO has revealed.

• Dropbox gets HPE's Meg Whitman on board

  HPE CEO, Meg Whitman, has stepped into Dropbox’s boardroom, as the cloud storage company looks towards further growth and a possible IPO.

• Whitman quells Uber rumour

  HPE chief, Meg Whitman, has quashed rumours that she could be in line to lead troubled ridesharing company, Uber.

• Uber targets Meg Whitman as new CEO

  Meg Whitman has emerged as a leading frontrunner to take charge of Uber, with the Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO topping a shortlist of contenders.

• Uber CEO resigns, leaving company in search of a new strategy

  Uber is now a driverless vehicle, after CEO Travis Kalanick stepped down Tuesday.

• Uber offers taxi service, not software as a service, says EU court official

  Uber operates a transport service, not a software service, and so can be subject to taxi licensing regulations, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has advised.

• Shall we fight or befriend the digital giants?

  CIOs need to discuss this with their CEOs in the year ahead, says Gartner.