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Coronavirus: BT Halts Home-Visits For Broadband Engineers

BT Openreach engineers will no longer visit homes to install new broadband connections, but exceptions will be made for the…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Apple Stores To Reopen In April – Report

Internal memo allegedly says that Apple will begin reopening some stores in the first half of April, but which ones…

5 years ago

New Challenges, New Skills

Soft skills still top of the requirement list for tech employers, according to data from online career and hiring marketplace…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Bill Gates Steps Down From Microsoft Board

One of the world's richest men has stepped down from the board of the company he helped to create, to…

5 years ago

Carphone Warehouse To Close All Standalone Stores

Nothing to do with the coronavirus outbreak...Carphone Warehouse to close all standalone stores, which will result in the loss of…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Amazon To Hire 100,000 Staff

We are hiring. Amazon is on a hiring spree for additional staff amid a surge of online orders, as the…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Amazon Offers Staff Unlimited Sick Days

Workers at Amazon can take unlimited sick days in March in an effort to try and stem the Coronavirus pandemic…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Google Orders All North American Staff To Work From Home

Alphabet's Google division has ordered all of its Northern American staff to work from home, if possible, until at least…

5 years ago

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

5 years ago

Twitter’s Dorsey Survives Shareholder Revolt, Reconsiders Africa Move

Jack Dorsey survives intervention by activist shareholder group, after admitting he will reevaluate plans to move to Africa due to…

5 years ago

International Women’s Day: Women in Tech

On International Women’s Day, Silicon UK celebrates women across the tech sector. With key insights, unique skillsets and a drive…

5 years ago

Oracle To Cut 1,300 Jobs In Europe – Report

Oracle staff in Europe reportedly called in for meetings on Wednesday where they are warned 1,300 jobs will be cut…

5 years ago

Is Your Next Employee Digital?

With skilled workers becoming increasingly hard to find, could a digital employee be the answer to chronic skills shortages?

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Faces Ousting Attempt By Shareholder

Activist shareholder Elliott Management has reportedly taken a sizeable stake in Twitter and is seeking Jack Dorsey's removal

5 years ago

Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Hacked

Privacy compromise. American company that has a database of more than three billion photographs of people has been hacked

5 years ago

US Questions Tech Firm Liability Exemption For User Posts

Does Facebook and Google still need immunity from legal liability for user post? US Attorney General doesn't seem to think…

5 years ago

European Commission Unveils Strategy For Digital Future

Europe launches ambitious digital strategy as it seeks to create single European market for data in an effort to combat…

5 years ago

Government To Put Ofcom In Charge Of Regulating Internet Content

More powers on the way for British communications watchdog Ofcom, after Government decides Internet firms cannot regulate themselves

5 years ago

Automation Part 1: The Robots Are Coming

Is it hyperbole about the coming automation revolution? Are robots about to take our jobs? In this first feature, we…

5 years ago

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty Steps Down, Arvind Krishna To Take Over

Long serving CEO and chairman of Big Blue, Ginni Rometty, is to retire on 6 April, and will be replaced…

5 years ago

Apple Closes 42 Stores In China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Deadly coronavirus outbreak in Chinese mainland has lead Apple to temporarily close 42 stores in that country, it has been…

5 years ago

Facebook Settles Facial Recognition Lawsuit

Social networking giant pays out nearly half a billion dollars to settle long running biometric data lawsuit in the United…

5 years ago

Avast Closes Jumpshot Division After Privacy Row

Security firm Avast announces it is immediately winding down Jumpshot division and terminating data sharing with it, following privacy scandal

5 years ago

Facebook Oversight Board Appoints Human Rights Expert

Can independent oversight board restore faith in Facebook's and Mark Zuckerberg's handling of questionable content?

5 years ago

So, you want to be a CIO?

The role of the CIO is evolving with more of a focus on revenue and strategy, according to the 2019…

5 years ago

Facebook To Hire 1,000 UK Staff

London engineering centre will see significant increase in workforce, as Facebook seeks growth in post Brexit United Kingdom

5 years ago

Nokia Cuts Jobs As It Ramps Up 5G Investment

Finnish equipment maker Nokia pledges to increase its investment in developing 5G technology, but at the same time confirms 180…

5 years ago