BT Abandons Plan To Turn Roadside Cabinets Into EV Chargers

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Tom Jowitt

BT throws in the towel to install 60,000 EV chargers utilising roadside cabinets, after installing just one EV charger in…

Biden Signs Executive Order To Bolster US Cyber Defences

In its final few days, Biden Administration delivers another executive order focused on bolstering cybersecurity measures in US

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Age Verification For Porn Websites Needed By July, Ofcom Warns

Ofcom warning. All websites featuring pornographic material must introduce a “robust” age-checking system by July 2025

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German Defence, Foreign Ministries Depart X

Elon Musk's backing of a far right political party in Germany, results in two government ministries withdrawing from X

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Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Blasts Off In Challenge To SpaceX

Heavy payload rocket New Glenn successfully blasts off into orbit on Thursday, signalling increased competition for SpaceX

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Biden Signs Order For Energy Provision For AI Data Centres

Executive order for AI signed by President Biden, to reduce bottlenecks to connect AI data centres to clean energy sources

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UK Tech Struggling To Innovate Under Labour, Survey Finds

Ayming research finds British tech firms are struggling to source suitable funding and skills – prompting calls for more government…

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UK CMA Investigates Google Over Online Search Domination

More potential antitrust trouble for Google, after UK competition watchdog launches investigation into online search domination

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Meta To Cut 5 Percent Of Staff Ahead Of ‘Intense’ Year

More layoffs. Internal memo from Mark Zuckerberg reportedly confirms that Meta plans to axe 5 percent of workforce

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TikTok Denies ‘Pure Fiction’ Report Of Sale To Elon Musk

Denial from platform, after report suggested Chinese government is considering Elon Musk acquiring TikTok’s US business

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SEC Sues Elon Musk For Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake

Parting shot. US regulator SEC sues Elon Musk for failure to disclose ownership of Twitter stock before buying platform

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TSMC Begins 4nm Chip Production In Arizona

TSMC begins production of advanced 4nm chips at Arizona plant as US seeks to bring more chip production within borders

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China Chip Imports Surge Ahead Of New Export Controls

China's semiconductor imports grow by double-digits in 2024 ahead of new US export controls that seek to close loopholes for…

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US Rules Divide World To Conquer China’s AI

New US export controls divide world into three tiers as outgoing administration seeks to cut off China's access to AI…

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Apple Board Advises Against Plan To End Diversity Programmes

Apple board advises investors to vote against shareholder proposal to end diversity programmes as Meta, Amazon seek favour with Trump

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Technology Secretary Calls Online Safety Act ‘Unsatisfactory’

Technology secretary Peter Kyle admits Online Safety Act falls short on protection from social harm, as US firms slash content…

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Blue Origin Aborts Test Flight Minutes Before Launch

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin cancels New Glenn certification flight at last minute due to unspecified technical problems

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Government Aims To Make UK AI ‘Superpower’

Government to loosen AI regulation, exploit public-sector data, build data centres in growth zones as it seeks economy boost

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Brazil Demands Clarity After Meta Ends Fact-Checking

Brazil demands specifics on how new Meta stance on misinformation will apply to country amidst outcry over wide-ranging policy changes

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US Executive Order Aims To Shore Up Cyber-Defences

Order from outgoing Joe Biden administration aims to respond to multiple hacks by China targeting government, infrastructure

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Amazon, Meta End Diversity Initiatives

Amazon, Meta end diversity and inclusion initiatives as tech firms re-align policies with those of president-elect Trump and his supporters

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TSMC Cuts Off Singapore Company Amidst Huawei Fallout

TSMC cuts off Singapore-based PowerAIR as it investigates chip it produced appearing in AI accelerator made by US-sanctioned Huawei

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Huawei Next-Gen OS Gets Boost With Tencent’s WeChat

Tencent's super-app WeChat launches on Huawei's HarmonyOS Next platform in major boost to company's Android and iOS competitor

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Apple Creates Data-Processing Company In Shanghai

Apple forms data-processing venture in Shanghai amidst ongoing efforts to introduce AI offerings in mainland China

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Threads, Instagram To Promote More Political Content

Meta's Threads, Instagram platforms to promote more political content as company shifts policies closer to those of Donald Trump

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Amazon Workers In North Carolina To Vote On Unionisation

E-commerce giant faces another unionisation move, with workers at North Carolina warehouse set to vote next month

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Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In TikTok Divest Or Ban Appeal

Supreme Court in US on Friday is to hear oral arguments that could well decide the fate of TikTok in…

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Blue Origin Preps New Glenn Rocket For Sunday Launch

Jeff Bozos challenge to SpaceX's Falcon-9 heavy lift rocket, the New Glenn rocket, to make inaugural launch on Sunday

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US Billionaire Proposes Bid For TikTok’s US Assets

As US ban looms this month, TikTok faces a buyout offer for its US assets from American billionaire and a…

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Google Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration Fund

Bending the knee continues from the tech industry, as Alphabet's Google becomes latest to make inauguration fund donation

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