EU Watchdog Begins Joint Investigation Into Public Sector Cloud UseEU Watchdog Begins Joint Investigation Into Public Sector Cloud Use

EU Watchdog Begins Joint Investigation Into Public Sector Cloud Use

European Data Protection Board announces co-ordinated investigation over the use of cloud-based services by public sector organisations

3 years ago
Texas AG Sues Meta For Biometric Data CollectionTexas AG Sues Meta For Biometric Data Collection

Texas AG Sues Meta For Biometric Data Collection

Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Facebook parent Meta, alleging it captured and used biometric data of millions of Texans

3 years ago
Google To Wind Down Currents, Final Remanent Of Google+Google To Wind Down Currents, Final Remanent Of Google+

Google To Wind Down Currents, Final Remanent Of Google+

Last twitch of the corpse that is Google+ (Google Plus) revealed, as enterprise-focused spin-off Currents is to be wound down

3 years ago
Intel Acquires Israeli Chipmaker Tower Semiconductor For $5.4bnIntel Acquires Israeli Chipmaker Tower Semiconductor For $5.4bn

Intel Acquires Israeli Chipmaker Tower Semiconductor For $5.4bn

Chip giant Intel expands its manufacturing capabilities, and spends billions to acquire specialised chip manufacturing expert Tower Semiconductor

3 years ago
Amazon Removes Mask Requirement For Fully Vaccinated StaffAmazon Removes Mask Requirement For Fully Vaccinated Staff

Amazon Removes Mask Requirement For Fully Vaccinated Staff

Amazon warehouse workers in certain US states will no longer have to wear facemasks - providing they are fully vaccinated

3 years ago
Post Office Horizon Scandal Public Inquiry BeginsPost Office Horizon Scandal Public Inquiry Begins

Post Office Horizon Scandal Public Inquiry Begins

The “appalling injustice” of Post Office's Horizon scandal left some victims contemplating suicide after theft allegations and convictions

3 years ago
Apple Hit With Fourth Fine Over App Store Fees In NetherlandsApple Hit With Fourth Fine Over App Store Fees In Netherlands

Apple Hit With Fourth Fine Over App Store Fees In Netherlands

Fourth week in a row Dutch antitrust watchdog fines Apple 5m euros for preventing app developers from using other payment…

3 years ago
AMD Closes $50 Billion Xilinx AcquisitionAMD Closes $50 Billion Xilinx Acquisition

AMD Closes $50 Billion Xilinx Acquisition

HPC boost for chip giant AMD, as it completes its drawn out acquisition of FPGA specialist Xilinx for approximately $50…

3 years ago
Meta Patent Filings Reveal Metaverse Business Model PlansMeta Patent Filings Reveal Metaverse Business Model Plans

Meta Patent Filings Reveal Metaverse Business Model Plans

Facebook/Meta files patent applications for 'metaverse' tech including sponsored digital goods and tools that could use biometric data to target…

3 years ago
Mobileye To Launch Autonomous Shuttles In USMobileye To Launch Autonomous Shuttles In US

Mobileye To Launch Autonomous Shuttles In US

Intel unit Mobileye plans to launch autonomous shuttles in US in 2024 with partners Benteler EV Systems and Beep, as…

3 years ago
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Network TransformationSilicon UK In Focus Podcast: Network Transformation

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Network Transformation

What the pandemic showed many businesses was that their networks were lacking in some fundamental areas such as security and…

3 years ago
Israeli Investigators Review NSO Database In Pegasus Hacking ProbeIsraeli Investigators Review NSO Database In Pegasus Hacking Probe

Israeli Investigators Review NSO Database In Pegasus Hacking Probe

Israeli inquiry examines database from NSO Group amidst allegations that controversial Pegasus spyware was used against domestic public figures

3 years ago
Chip Sales ‘Hit Record $555.9bn’ Last YearChip Sales ‘Hit Record $555.9bn’ Last Year

Chip Sales ‘Hit Record $555.9bn’ Last Year

Semiconductor sales hit record $555.9 billion in 2021, with volumes surpassing 1 trillion units for first time since 2018, says…

3 years ago
Just Eat Takeaway Chief Says No Plans To Sell GrubhubJust Eat Takeaway Chief Says No Plans To Sell Grubhub

Just Eat Takeaway Chief Says No Plans To Sell Grubhub

Just Eat Takeaway chief executive Jitse Groen says plan to delist from Nasdaq does not indicate intention to sell Grubhub,…

3 years ago
HMRC Seizes NFTs In £1.4m Fraud ProbeHMRC Seizes NFTs In £1.4m Fraud Probe

HMRC Seizes NFTs In £1.4m Fraud Probe

HMRC becomes first UK law enforcement body to seize non-fungible tokens, as authorities warn that crypto assets pose money-laundering risk

3 years ago

Crypto Giant Binance To Take $200m Stake In Forbes

Giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance to take $200m stake in Forbes as media firm plans $630m listing in New York through…

3 years ago

UK Watchdog Accepts Google’s Revised Browser Cookie Pledge

CMA says it will keep “close eye” on Google after it accepted the firm's revised offer concerning the banning of…

3 years ago

Tesla Sued For Racial Discrimination By California

Another reason for Elon Musk to hate California, as local agency sues electric car maker for race discrimination and harassment

3 years ago

Apple To Issue AirTag Warning Amid Stalking Fears

Tech giant Apple to issue setup warning after a number of high profile incidents where AirTags have been used to…

3 years ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Workforce Trends and Technology

Businesses have re-organised their workforces and processes. Has technology delivered the tools they need to keep their enterprises running and…

3 years ago

Samsung Reveals S22 Galaxy Smartphones, Made From Fishing Nets

New smartphone range includes the Galaxy S22 and S22+, as well as the Galaxy S22 Ultra, boasting recycled plastics from…

3 years ago

UK Nuclear Fusion Experiment Breaks Record

Huge step forward for clean energy, after UK scientists break fusion energy output record in major breakthrough at JET facility…

3 years ago

FBI Arrest Couple For Alleged Laundering Of $4.5bn In Bitcoin

Married couple arrested in New York by FBI, in largest ever cryptocurrency theft case, as authorities seize $3.6 billion in…

3 years ago

Biden Earmarks $5bn For US Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

US government establishes $5 billion fund to help US states construct nationwide electric vehicle charging network across major transportation routes

3 years ago

Apple Turns iPhone Into Mobile Payments Terminal

Watch out Jack Dorsey and Square (renamed Block)! Apple 'Tap To Pay on iPhone' transforms an iPhone into a payment…

3 years ago

ARM Likely To File For Public Listing In US

Disappointment for London Stock Exchange, as ARM owner Softbank indicates it will file for public listing in the United States

3 years ago

ECB Warns Banks To Prepare For Russian Cyberattacks

ECB warns banks to prepare for possible Russian-sponsored cyber attacks, as fears of possible military conflict in Ukraine mount

3 years ago

Space Storm To Destroy 40 Satellites, SpaceX Warns

Up to 40 Starlink satellites launched last week will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up, after geomagnetic storm last…

3 years ago

Facebook Should Tighten Doxing Rules, Says Oversight Board

Sharing private residential information, even if data is publicly available, should not be allowed by Facebook, Oversight Board rules

3 years ago

Vodafone Portugal Networks Still Down After ‘Malicious’ Cyberattack

Vodafone Portugal's 4G and 5G mobile networks knocked offline by cyberattack, that also impacted fixed-line, TV, SMS and other services

3 years ago