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With the potential for mass redundancies across many businesses, what skills should you gain to land a new job? Silicon UK considers the tech job landscape and asks how this might change in a post COVID world.
Watch out SpaceX and OneWeb, as Amazon's Project Kuiper gains official approval from the FCC for 3,200 broadband satellites
Twitter confirms attack vector used by hackers on its staff, which successfully compromised internal systems for bitcoin scam
What pandemic? Apple defies store closures, stalling economies and the global Coronavirus pandemic to deliver strong financials
Mobile app for tracking and tracing coronavirus cases in Northern Ireland has been released to Apple and Google App stores
Major telcos and operators in Portugal say they won't use Huawei for 5G network, despite there being no government ban on the kit
Offer by Google not to use Fitbit data for adverts is unlikely to offset an official antitrust investigation by EC officials
Secure messaging app Telegram files official antitrust complaint with EU officials, over Apple's App Store and the fees it charges
Google and Facebook singled out for alleged market power abuse, in some of the sharpest exchanges with US lawmakers on Wednesday
Weeks after Google purchased Canadian smart glass provider North, customers are warned their devices will stop working this week
Makers of rival electric vehicles (EVs) could potentially be able to licence batteries, powertrains and software from Tesla for their own vehicles
Tweets by Grime musician prompted Twitter boycott, but Wiley also had Facebook and Instagram accounts deleted for 'repeated violations' of rules
Plans to roll out next generation fibre connections in the hardest to reach areas in the United Kingdom revealed by Openreach
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are to appear on Wednesday before a US Congress hearing on antitrust issues
New subsea cable from Google named after pioneering computer scientist Grace Hopper and will run from New York to Bude in Cornwall
Coronavirus consequence. Search engine giant extends work at home option for its worldwide workforce until at least July 2021
Following slow response to anti-Semitic tweets from grime musician Wiley, dozens of celebrities stage 48-hour boycott of platform
Chinese government-backed website joins other Chinese outlets in saying HSBC “maliciously” played a role in the arrest of the CFO of Huawei Technologies
Did they pay and how much? Garmin regains control of its systems after obtaining ransomware decrypt key from Russian hackers
COVID-19 may have changed the retail landscape forever. What will retailing look like in a post-COVID-19 world? Will the high street be able to survive and, how will retailers evolve their strategic use of the omnichannel?
Ransomware attack has reportedly crippled internal systems at Garmin, although company only confirms 'outage' of services
Operators of critical infrastructure are being warned to harden their networks against cyber threats to their operational technology (OT)
Coronavirus hits Twitter's advertising revenue, causing senior management to mull alternative ways to make money from users
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the use of apps and other trace and track technologies have not delivered on their promise. Strong personal data regulation, coupled with public suspicion about how their data is collected and then u ...
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sues YouTube for allowing scammers to use images and videos of him in a cryptocurrency scam
Developers - Apple commissioned report finds that 30 percent commission is about average, as tech giant launches App store fee defence
NCSC report reveals how defences of UK sport sector are being tested by cyber attackers, as one football club nearly loses £1 million
Tesla boss urges mining corporations to product more nickel, as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow worldwide
Hackers have read the private DMs (direct messages) of 36 Twitter accounts, including an elected official in the Netherlands
Social networking giant begins placing labels on political posts by US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden
Offices in Italy belonging to Apple and Amazon have this week been raided as authorities open investigation into sale of Beats headphones and other Apple kit
Supercomputer for Florida university will offer 700 petaflops of AI performance to “tackle some of the world's most formidable challenges”
As the US orders closure of Chinese consulate in Texas, the DoJ indites two Chinese hackers for IP theft and targeting Coronavirus vaccine researchers, and says they worked for Chinese government
Content and accounts associated with far right conspiracy group QAnon are being permanently suspended by Twitter this week
Securing video chats. New security features for Meet videoconferencing platform aims to halt uninvited users gate crashing meetings
Green pledge sees Apple join other tech firms such as Microsoft and Amazon, by pledging to not to add carbon emissions to the atmosphere by 2030
So long AirPods? Neuralink project will eventually directly stream music into a person's brain, claims Elon Musk
Russia has been conducting a long-running cyber and interference campaign against the UK, and Government is still playing catch up, report warns
Campaigners claim that UK's track and trace scheme broke data protection laws, but experts say non-compliance understandable considering unprecedented emergency
Linux Foundation and Cloud Native Computing Foundation set to offer certification for Kubernetes security specialists as demand for cloud hardening soars
Nonprofit technology supplier Blackbaud stops ransomware attack from encrypting files, but pays to ensure attackers delete stolen customer information
Uber-owned Cornershop allegedly stole storefront images and pricing data for thousands of products as it launched in the US, says Instacart in lawsuit
One of Germany's most prominent politicians comes under fire for 'failure of responsibility' after Wirecard falls into insolvency amidst fraud allegations
Google will bar advertising from running alongside coronavirus-related content that goes against 'authoritative scientific consensus'
Current laws give security services 'excessive' access to citizens' data, finds top court, giving government until end of 2021 to bring in higher thresholds
What rejection? Chinese tech giant Huawei to open three stores in London and Manchester, creating 100 jobs in the process
Hackers targeted 130 Twitter accounts, as the FBI investigates how the unprecedented hack compromised the firm's internal systems
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been a part of the tech landscape for over a decade. Thanks to COVID-19, this has changed to Work From Home Device (WFHD) with all the issues this has presented to businesses. Discover how your business ...
Software giant remains coy about revealing scale of job cuts across its global operations, or even which roles have been axed
Additional auction of 5G spectrum that was due in the Spring should not go ahead after Huawei removal decision, Vodafone says
British and Western intelligence services are warning Russia's APT29 hacking group is targetting Covid-19 vaccine researchers
Ears burning? Amazon warns its Alexa-powered Echo Buds earphones pose a safety risk due to an overheating issue, and issues software update
Data sharing deal between the United States and Europe has been struck down by the European Court of Justice, with no chance of appeal
Bitcoin scam sees Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, as well as Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Kanye West hacked
ARM is reportedly seeking to raise licensing prices for some customers, leading some customers to consider ARM alternatives
Users of old iPhones in the United States can now claim money back from Apple, as a result of its lawsuit settlement for slowdowns
More reaction to the decision this week by the United Kingdom to ban Huawei from supplying equipment for British 5G networks
Lawsuit alleges Google continues tracking user activity on mobile apps, even if tracking is turned off in Google account settings
Big relief for Tim Cook. EU court overturns Apple's need to pay 13 billion euros in back tax payments to Irish government
Attempt to avoid a formal European Commission antitrust investigation, see Google confirm offer to not use Fitbit health data for targetted ads
Decision by United Kingdom to ban the use of Huawei 5G equipment by 2027 draws immediate reaction from operators and telecom experts
Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders the removal of Huawei 5G equipment, following GCHQ recommendation and US sanction action
Apple MacBook users are being warned of possible damage to their displays if they close their notebook with a camera cover in place
Ahead of government announcement on Huawei, BT warns it will be 'impossible' to remove all its equipment in under ten years
Sandrine Duriaud-Leysens, Marketing Manager Europe et US, Global Cloud Xchange, explains how the network has become almost a convenience and the basic principles are at risk of being forgotten.
Demonstration technology carries out offline sweeps of Linux virtual machine snapshots at large scale to help organisations root out in-memory malware
Services-focused web hosting company plans to return to Nasdaq after it went private in 2016 under £3.25bn takeover by Apollo Global Management
Zwickau public prosecutor confiscates server used to distribute hundreds of gigabytes of data hacked from police forces across the US
Government expected to give mobile operators five years to remove all Huawei equipment after companies warned of service blackouts
EU says it still would still prefer to achieve digital tax compromise through OECD, but will push through new measures at EU level if talks fail
Popular iPhone and iPad apps such as Spotify, Tinder, TikTok and Waze offline for hours after Facebook makes changes to widely used login code
The actions of financial supervisors responsible during the Wirecard collapse should be investigated, says senior EU official
Sheer scale of stolen user data available online on hacker foums revealed in a report from data loss detection firm Digital Shadows
Alphabet may be able to offset looming EC antitrust probe of its Fitbit acquisition, if it pledges not to use its data for targeted adverts
Two Republican Congressmen in the US write letter to CEO Jack Dorsey over 'Twitter's discrimination against conservative voices'
Tesla boss believes cars will be able to carry out full autonomous driving without human attention by the end of the year
Executives from Vodafone and BT give MPs a blunt assessment of the time needed and the cost to remove Huawei equipment
Move aside Intel. Nvidia is now the most valuable chipmaker in the United States, despite not actually making any of its own chips
Two-year-long audit commissioned by the social network, slates Mark Zuckerberg's firm for 'serious setbacks for civil rights'
Chat integration? Facebook is reportedly working to allow WhatsApp users to chat with Facebook Messenger users, and vice versa
Ruling in appeal against European Commission's order that Apple pay the Irish government $16 billion in back taxes due next week
No concessions. Organisers of the advertising boycott of Facebook left disappointed after meeting CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives
Two years after deal was first signed, Project Loon is approved by Kenyan government for 4G connectivity via high altitude balloons
Tech giants pledge pause data sharing with authorities in Hong Kong, after China imposed draconian security law for the territory
Government said to be considering dramatic reversal of earlier 5G plans on new security advice from NCSC, but Huawei calls report 'speculation'
European Commission sounds out Google and Fitbit competitors about competitiona and privacy concerns as regulators increase pressure on big tech companies
Apple will no longer allow user profiles to be installed on Macs without user interaction, in move targeting 'plague of adware'
F5 says BIG-IP application delivery controllers used on many corporate and government networks are vulnerable to takeover by remote attackers
A fire at Natanz uranium-enrichment facility may have been a cyber-attack Iranian officials say, recalling Stuxnet virus attack on same plant in 2010
Rapid evolution of Thanos ransomware-as-a-service, along with high-end attacks, indicate evolving threat as criminals seek to monetise organisations' data
Plan for iOS 14 to give app users the option to decline ad tracking has been criticised (surprise, surprise) by advertising associations
Watch out SpaceX's Elon Musk? British government and Bharti Global announce deal to acquire satellite broadband company OneWeb
What boycott? Facebook's boss Mark Zuckerberg dismisses growing advertiser boycott of the platform over its hate speech policies
Organised crime around Europe has been dealt a huge blow after authorities cracked the encryption of a messaging system used by criminals
As Coronavirus infections rise in the United States, Apple continues to close down more of its stores across seven American states
Global IT spend is projected to contract 8% in 2020, according to Gartner. Gartner expects IT priorities to move away from projects aimed at growth or transformation, in favour of mission-critical technology that supports operations. W ...
Twenty advocacy groups from around the world warn that Google's acquisition of Fitbit risks damaging privacy and competition
Canadian smart glasses maker North acquired by Google, which then immediately kills the next version of its wearable device
Twitter continues to challenge tweets from US President Donald Trump, with takedown of tweet due to image copyright complaint
What is the current state of LawTech? LawtechUK, will this year, pilot a government-backed LawTech R&D programme - the Lawtech Sandbox - to help accelerate the digital transformation of the UK's legal sector. What could this mean for b ...
Growing military tensions between China and India sees Chinese apps being banned, including well known apps such as TikTok
Fintech fraud investigation continues into Wirecard, as German police and prosecutors search bankrupt firm's Munich headquarters
Google offices in the United States are to remain shut until September, as Coronavirus infections surge in certain parts of America
Growing boycott of Facebook sees more than 400 brands, including Coca-Cola and Starbucks pulling advertising from the platform