WIRED Awake January 31: Deutsche Telekom proposes Huawei security certification scheme

Deutsche Telekom proposes Huawei security certification scheme Global telecoms firms are suffering in the face of government fears about key Chinese hardware maker Huawei, but part state-owned Deutsche Telekom has proposed a solution: an independent certification lab to put Huawei's infrastructure hardware through rigorous security testing (VentureBeat). The system would be somewhat similar to the security assessments carried out by the UK's Huawei cyber security evaluation centre oversight board. Read More Facebook user numbers grow despite privacy scandals Facebook's latest earnings report reveals that active user numbers are up 9 per cent over the previous year, despite multiple privacy and ethical scandals, although fake and duplicate accounts are also on the rise (The Verge). A total of 2.7 billion people use Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or Messenger every month. The news comes as Apple revokes enterprise development certificates that Facebook had been using to view the complete phone activity of users as young as 13 who joined its research programme. Read More Devastating starfish wasting disease linked to marine heatwaves Since 2013, starfish off the coast of North America have suffered a deadly wasting disease, and new research shows that's it's had a particularly devastating impact on the sunflower star, Pycnopodia helianthoides (Science). The animal's disappearance has caused the collapse of the kelp forest ecosystems it once protected and the virulence of the disease appears to have been magnified by heatwaves affecting American waters. Read More The ticking time bomb hiding in Facebook's record profits No matter how hard you try, you'll never be a morning person Social media has totally warped how you think about happiness It's widely held that being a doctor, a lawyer or a successful businessman is good, valuable and that – most importantly – it will make you happy (WIRED). Except it won't necessarily, says Paul Dolan, professor of behavioural science at the London School of Economics and writer of Happy Ever After: Escaping the Myth of the Perfect Life. Read More Report: Future iPhones will have USB-C, 3D AR cameras Bloomberg reports that Apple is currently testing a new 3D camera system for its iPhones, designed to capture the world around it for augmented reality use, rather than identifying the user's facial biometrics. In the more immediate future, Apple 2019 range could reportedly include three rear cameras on high-end phones, USB-C ports to replace Lightning connectors and new entry-level iPads. Read More Don't miss out on the future. Get WIRED. Subscribe now and save Podcast 402: The truth about standing desks LISTEN SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS ADD TO ITUNES FOLLOW WIRED Unsubscribe   |   View this email in your browser Condé Nast Digital 1 Hanover Square, London W1S 1JU © The Condé Nast Publications Ltd Our Privacy Policy