Management

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

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 OutbreakApple Closes 42 Stores In China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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 LawsuitFacebook Settles Facial Recognition Lawsuit

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 RowAvast Closes Jumpshot Division After Privacy Row

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 ExpertFacebook Oversight Board Appoints Human Rights Expert

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?So, you want to be a CIO?

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 StaffFacebook To Hire 1,000 UK Staff

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 InvestmentNokia Cuts Jobs As It Ramps Up 5G Investment

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
HP Board Once Again Rejects Xerox’s AdvancesHP Board Once Again Rejects Xerox’s Advances

HP Board Once Again Rejects Xerox’s Advances

We are still not interested. HP's board of directors once again rejects an unsolicited takeover approach from Xerox, saying it…

5 years ago
CES 2020: Twitter To Test Reply-Limiting TechCES 2020: Twitter To Test Reply-Limiting Tech

CES 2020: Twitter To Test Reply-Limiting Tech

Platform to test four settings to allow users to control who can reply to a user's tweets, in effort to…

5 years ago
Facebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain CriteriaFacebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain Criteria

Facebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain Criteria

U-turn at Facebook? Social network confirms it will remove some videos modified by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes

5 years ago
CES 2020: Rules To Govern AI Proposed By White HouseCES 2020: Rules To Govern AI Proposed By White House

CES 2020: Rules To Govern AI Proposed By White House

US administration also wants European nations to adhere to rules over the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI)

5 years ago
Former Executive Slams Google Over Human RightsFormer Executive Slams Google Over Human Rights

Former Executive Slams Google Over Human Rights

Former head of international relations has alleged that things have changed from Google's original moto of “don't be evil”

5 years ago
2019: Highlights and lowlights for the tech sector2019: Highlights and lowlights for the tech sector

2019: Highlights and lowlights for the tech sector

2019 has seen technology and big name tech firms dominate news headlines, amid privacy concerns, digital tax and national security…

5 years ago
TSB Staff Fired Over Compensation Claims For IT MeltdownTSB Staff Fired Over Compensation Claims For IT Meltdown

TSB Staff Fired Over Compensation Claims For IT Meltdown

Five TSB workers fired for allegedly gaming the compensation system set up after the bank's epic IT meltdown in early…

5 years ago

Queen’s Speech Focuses On Gigabit Broadband, Skills, Internet Safety

Broadband pledge. The Queen's speech shows that for tech, the new government will accelerate gigabit broadband, focus on Internet safety,…

5 years ago

Facebook Wins Data Transfer Opinion Against Max Schrems

ECJ advisor says that personal data transfers from tech companies in the EU into the United States are “valid”, in…

5 years ago

Google Staffer Claims She Was Fired Over Worker Rights

Security engineer claims she was fired for Chrome popup about the protection of worker rights at the search engine giant

5 years ago

Facebook Payroll Data Stolen After Theft From Car – Report

Personal banking information for tens of thousands of Facebook staff compromised after hard drive theft from a car in the…

5 years ago

Where is Your Threat Perimeter?

As business transform into agile organizations, the traditional perimeters a company could defend against attack have expanded and become less…

5 years ago

German Union Calls For Amazon Strike Before Christmas

Amazon could be facing possible strike action in Germany, after Verdi trade union calls for walkout at key distribution hub

5 years ago

Safra Catz Confirmed As Oracle CEO After Mark Hurd Death

Larry Ellison confirms Safra Catz as the sole CEO of Oracle going forward, after the tragic death of fellow CEO…

5 years ago

YouTube Tightens Harassment Rules With Policy Update

Harassment clampdown. Videos that “maliciously insult someone” or threaten violence will be banned

5 years ago

Google Accused By US Union Of Illegally Firing Staff

Staff issues. Communications Workers of America union files federal labour charge against Google over its firing of four members of…

5 years ago

Tech Trends and Challenges for CIOs and CTOs in 2020

As 2020 approaches, Silicon asks CIOs and CTOs what the tech landscape will look like and, what challenges they expect…

5 years ago

Elon Musk Concludes Court Appearance

Tesla boss insists his “pedo guy” comments were meant as an off-the-cuff insult, and not to be taken seriously, Unsworth…

5 years ago

Instagram Implements Date Of Birth Requirement For New Users

New users of Instagram will be required to submit their date of birth in an effort to safeguard youngsters and…

5 years ago

Elon Musk Says Sorry To British Diver For ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet

Tesla boss in court apologises directly to Vernon Unsworth, but also admits to hiring private detective to investigate British diver

5 years ago

Google Founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin Step Down

End of an era as Google co-founders step down from leadership roles, with Sundar Pichai taking over the Alphabet CEO…

5 years ago

Elon Musk Heads To Court Over ‘Pedo’ Tweet

Tesla boss Elon Musk to face the British diving specialist he accused of being a paedophile, in Los Angeles courtroom…

5 years ago