Meanwhile, other tech news headlines include:

A global telecom weakness has been exploited by spy firms to track targets with unprecedented precision. 500,000 health records have been put up for sale on Alibaba, highlighting concerns over data protection in the healthcare industry. Apple has issued a patch for a notification bug that could potentially reveal sensitive information about users’ devices. In related news, major companies are continuing to invest heavily in cybersecurity measures to protect themselves from increasingly sophisticated threats.