Channel 4 News - Benjamin Cohen

A virus in space?

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:38:00 +0100

Nasa has confirmed that laptops aboard the International Space Station (ISS) became infected with the Gammima.AG computer virus.

Bank data found on £35 computer

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +0100

A probe is launched into how an IT consultant bought a computer on eBay with data on a million bank customers. Benjamin Cohen reports.

Apple hits the Great Firewall?

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +0100

Is China blocking access to iTunes because the music service is offering downloads of pro-Tibetan songs?

A streetcar named Google

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:54:00 +0100

Channel 4 News spots a car in north London carrying a Google logo. Is this part of the internet giant's Street View project?

Yin, yang and the poisoned cache

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:23:00 +0100

Internet groups including Microsoft have had to resolve a glitch which posed a potential security risk to information stored online.

IT supplier walks out on NHS

Fri, 30 May 2008 10:37:00 +0100

A prime contractor for the NHS project to put all English medical records onto a linked computer system has walked away from the project forcing the NHS to issue a termination notice to Fujitsu.

Number portability inches closer

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:29:00 +0100

Ability to take your mobile phone number from one provider to another speeds up, heralding prospect of cheaper deals.

In praise of school

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:16:00 +0000

I had the pleasure of last night attending the 275th anniversary party of the founding of my old school, JFS (The Jews Free School), an event that coincided with the retirement of Dame Ruth Robins after 14 years as Head teacher.

Downing Street site under attack

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Downing Street's glossy new website to promote a high-tech image is turning into an online joke, reports Benjamin Cohen.

File sharing no game

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0100

A Polish woman living in London is told to pay £16,000 pounds in compensation and costs after illegally sharing a computer game over the internet, reports Benjamin Cohen.

Eleven charged with global ID theft

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:23:00 +0100

Eleven people have been charged after a global investigation into the world's worse case of identity theft, reports Benjamin Cohen.

BBC fined £400,000 by Ofcom

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:48:00 +0100

Ofcom has fined the BBC £400,000, the biggest fine yet imposed on the corporation, for deceiving its viewers over competitions, reports Ben Cohen.

License fee funding to change

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:00:00 +0100

A leaked document from broadcast regulator Ofcom suggests Channel 4 may be given cash from the licence fee. Ben Cohen reports.

Channel 4 wins digital radio licence

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:59:00 +0100

Channel 4 wins bid to move into digital radio, which will see launch of 10 new digital stations.
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Democrats YouTube debate

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:17:00 +0100

The US presidential candidates get ready for a grilling, YouTube-style.