Consolidation in the chip sector continues with Marvell purchasing Inphi for $10 billion, to deepen cloud data centre and 5G push
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The Customer of One: How Personalisation is the Key to Long Term...
To maintain loyalty and brand advocacy, how has personalisation evolved? Highly focused data is, of course, needed to create personalised communications, but in an age where privacy is essential to consumers, how can businesses balance security and the delivery of personalised experiences?
Big Tech Firms Slammed In US Antitrust Report
Bombshell development. Scathing US antitrust report recommends structural separations of big tech firms, and slams monopolistic behaviour
Google Rebrands G Suite To Google Workspace
With businesses changing the way they work because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Google opts to rebrand its business software - again
Microsoft Cloud Services Outage Hits Office 365, Outlook
Cloud services from technology giant Microsoft laid low on Monday evening for a number of hours, by what seems to be a botched upgrade
EU Investigates Chinese Fibre Optic Cable Imports
Official investigation to see if imports of fibre optic cables from China are being sold in Europe at artificially low prices
Apple Responds After Spotify Criticises Apple One
Spotify condemns Apple One as anti-competitive behaviour, but Apple insists its subscription service can save customers money
Microsoft Raises Orkney Undersea Data Centre
Up she rises! Microsoft’s moonshot project to build more environmentally sustainable data centres under the ocean is deemed successful
Google Achieves Carbon Neutral Footprint
Alphabet division becomes first major company to reach carbon neutrality, and is also world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy
AWS Lambasts President Trump, As Pentagon Confirms Microsoft Jedi...
US Department of Defense confirms Microsoft's JEDI award, but AWS calls it a “politically corrupted contract award” and lambasts US President Donald Trump
Google Services Including Gmail Suffer Disruption
Rare event. Disruption around the globe after outage hits Google services including Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Docs on Thursday morning
United States Touts Purge Of Chinese Tech For ‘Clean...
'Madness' says Chinese state-backed media, as America pushes ahead with 'clean Internet' plan, with purge of Chinese tech from US networks
Canon Suffers Ransomware Attack, With 10TB Of Data Stolen –...
Report suggests Canon has been crippled with a ransomware attack with allegedly 10TB of data, including private databases, stolen
The Tech Of Policing: Part 1: The Digital Police
In this first part of a three-part series, Silicon UK considers how UK police forces are using technology today? With significant advances from drones to AI-based data analytics, constabularies have an array of tools to choose from. How are these technologies being used on the frontline to keep citizens safe?
Google ‘Grace Hopper’ Subsea Cable To Link US, UK, And...
New subsea cable from Google named after pioneering computer scientist Grace Hopper and will run from New York to Bude in Cornwall
Microsoft Cuts Jobs, But Doesn’t Disclose Numbers
Software giant remains coy about revealing scale of job cuts across its global operations, or even which roles have been axed
Google To Spend $2 Billion On Polish Data Centre
Cloud services push in Europe reportedly sees Google investing as much as $2 billion for a data centre location in Poland
IBM To Cut Thousands Of Jobs, But Will Still Pay Shareholders
Another round of layoffs is on the cards for IBM employees, as new CEO swings the headcount axe, but insists he will still deliver shareholder dividend
Google Cloud Wins Pentagon Cyber Threat Contract
No, not the JEDI contract. Google Cloud wins contract to help the US defense department detect and respond to cyber threats
Amazon Tells Investors To ‘Take A Seat’ As Spending Rises
Sitting in the sweet spot as Amazon takes advantage on demand for online goods, groceries and cloud services during Coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus: IBM Pulls Annual Forecast As Client Priorities Change
Worldwide pandemic hits software sales, as IBM warns that its customer priorities are changing and it withdraws its annual forecast
IBM Looks To Have Settled Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Big Blue looks to have settle an age discrimination lawsuit after it allegedly axed mostly older staff and move jobs overseas
Pentagon Inspector Unable To Say If White House Influenced JEDI...
Investigation into JEDI contract award to Amazon unable to determine if President Trump's White House influenced the decision
New IBM CEO Takes Over, New Cloud Boss Appointed
Big Blue appoints new cloud boss Howard Boville, as new CEO Arvind Krishna takes over the running of the IT industry veteran from Ginni Rometty
Pentagon To Reconsider Parts Of JEDI Cloud Contract Award
More bad news for Microsoft, as it is reported the Pentagon is requesting permission to reconsider parts of its decision to award JEDI contract to Azure
IBM’s Outgoing CEO Ginni Rometty Pockets $20m
Nice golden handshake for long-serving CEO and chairman Ginni Rometty, after she ends stint at IBM with $20.1 million payout
Microsoft Asks Staff To Work From Home To Combat Coronavirus
Staff in Seattle and Silicon Valley to work from home, as Microsoft joins other companies trying to limit spread of coronavirus
MGM Resorts Admits Data Breach Of 10.6 Million Guests
Casino owner MGM has admitted it suffered a data breach in 2019, that included information about celebrities and CEO's of major tech firms
Digital Pollution: Cleaning Your Digital Footprint
As businesses strive to reduce their emissions, their digital services and processes are often forgotten. Taking a comprehensive approach to digital emissions is now a priority. 2020 will see a shift in how digital pollution is managed and reduced.
Google Sent Private Videos In Google Photos To Strangers
Oh boy. Google admits significant privacy gaffe with its popular Google Photos service that saw people's videos shared with other users