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Apple, Google Bring Forward Virus Tracing Tech Amidst Privacy Row
Apple and Google speed up development of contact tracing API, as France and Germany accuse Apple and Google of holding Europe 'hostage'
Study: Half Of All Developers Now Use JavaScript
But Google-backed Kotlin is fastest-growing language in percentage terms, while Python and Java continue to add developers at a steady clip
Libra Scales Back Cryptocurrency Plans Amidst Furore
Facebook-backed cryptocurrency association to issue digital versions of single currencies, stepping back from controversial synthetic coin scheme
Chinese-Backed Firm Commits To UK Headquarters For Imagination Technologies
Chinsese state-financed Canyon Bridge tells MPs it plans to keep iPhone tech maker headquartered in the UK, amidst row over board takeover attempt
European Coronavirus Tracing App Scheme Gets Governments’ Backing
Contact tracing apps are set to arrive in Europe and elsewhere in the coming weeks, with authorities hoping they could help lift Covid-19 restrictions
Coronavirus: EU Sets Out Guidance For Covid-19 Tracking App
European Commission publishes detailed guidance for EU member states developing their own Coronavirus tracking and warning apps
Coronavirus: Folding@Home Volunteers Merge Home PCs For Fastest Supercomputer
Folding@Home volunteers utilise home PCs to create world's fastest supercomputer to help tackle deadly Coronavirus pandemic
IBM Targets COBOL Skills Shortage Brought On By Pandemic
US states are struggling to find programmers skilled in 60-year-old COBOL programming language as coronavirus puts pressure on ageing government mainframes
Apple, Google Work Together On ‘Private’ Coronavirus Tracing Tech
Tech giants propose anonymous Bluetooth tech to alert users when they have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19
Tesla Cuts Staff Wages, Furloughs Workforce
All non-essential workers at Tesla have been placed on furlough, and wages cut, amid the production shutdown due to pandemic
Rare Video Of Bletchley Park Location During WW2 Emerges
Video footage of MI6 station Whaddon Hall, attached to the world famous code-breaking centre Bletchley Park, is released to the public
UK Spearheads Quantum Key Distribution Breakthrough
Team headed by University of Glasgow develops technique for generating and detecting entangled photons at wavelength less susceptible to solar interference
Satellite Company OneWeb Collapses Amidst Pandemic Fallout
Satellite broadband company OneWeb runs out of cash, with lead investor SoftBank pulling out amidst financial chaos caused by coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Experts Urge Caution Over Zoom Teleconference Security
As popularity of Zoom app spikes due to coronavirus pandemic, security experts urge users to pay attention to privacy and security implications
Coronavirus: Bill Gates Urges Total Shutdown To Halt Covid-19 Spread
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned over the last ten years about the dangers of a global pandemic. Today he calls for complete US shutdown
Coronavirus: Huawei Launches Flagship P40 Smartphone During Pandemic
Photography-focused P40 smartphone range launched by Chinese tech giant, as it contends with US restrictions, and potentially a chip ban
Former Google Staffer Pleads Guilty To Trade Secret Theft
Former senior executive at Google's self-driving car project, who defected to Uber, pleads guilty to theft of trade secrets
Coronavirus: NetMedia Group Message To Our Readers
Message to the readers of Silicon UK, and all other NetMedia Group publications across Europe, in light of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Tesla Suspends Production At Main Factory
Electric carmaker's main factory in California has ceased production for three weeks in bid to slow spread of the Covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus: AI Takes Over Social Network Moderation As Staff Sent Home
Social networks are turning to AI and automated tools to police social networking posts, as staff are sent home due to Covid-19 pandemic
Microsoft Adds Automatic Updates To Custom Linux Kernel
Latest version of Windows Subsystem for Linux uses Windows Update for automatic installation and updates of Microsoft's custom-built Linux kernel
IBM To Build Europe’s First Quantum Computer In Germany
IBM to build Q System One quantum computer at Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart, allowing European researchers local access the tech
Coronavirus: BT Boss Philip Jansen Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Scale of the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK revealed as BT chief executive Philip Jansen is confirmed as infected with the virus
Government’s Huawei Decision Faces Parliamentary Inquiry
Commons defence committee now plans to review government's decision to allow Huawei a 5G role, as Conservative rebels seek a complete ban
Sonos Scraps Upgrade Scheme ‘Bricking’ Requirement
Sonos will no longer require existing users to permanently disable their speakers to take advantage of a 30 percent discount scheme
The Spooky Network: Is the quantum network the future of the Internet?
Perfecting the quantum computer could finally be in reach. Data and communications are now an enterprise’s most precious asset. If a quantum network could be developed, what would this mean for businesses?
Honeywell Plans To Launch Powerful Quantum Computer
High performance computing. Quantum computer to be build by Honeywell this year, and it claims it will be more powerful than IBM and Google's offering
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
Facebook Gives WHO Free Adverts To Battle Coronavirus
Free Facebook adverts for the World Health Organisation (WHO) says Mark Zuckerberg, as the spread of coronavirus continues around the world