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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 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

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

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

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

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

Sir Jony Ive Has Left The Building

Apple removes British chief designer Sir Jony Ive from its leadership web page, suggesting he has now officially left the…

5 years ago

Google Fires Four Staffers For Data Policy Violations

But staff activists allege that Google fired the four employees in attempt to quash workers attempts to organise protests

5 years ago

Big Data: The Race for Talent

Data is now every business’s most precious commodity. Having a workforce that can manage this resource is an imperative for…

5 years ago

Microsoft Japan Tests Four Day Week

Productivity jumps by 40 percent after Microsoft tests the benefits of working a four day week

5 years ago

Former Cortana Boss Javier Soltero Joins Google

'Hey Cortana... please forward my email to Google', as former Microsoft man joins search engine giant

5 years ago

SAP’s Bill McDermott Steps Aside For Two Co-CEOs

McDermott steps down from enterprise software giant, as SAP immediately appoints two CEOs

5 years ago

Dyson Axes Plan For Electric Car, 500 Jobs At Risk

Despite receiving government funding, Dyson says electric car project is not “commercially viable”

5 years ago

Oracle To Hire 2,000 For Cloud Business Expansion

Aggressive rollout of cloud business to new global locations will entail the hiring of nearly 2,000 additional workers

5 years ago

PC Maker HP To Axe 9,000 Jobs Worldwide

Merry Christmas people. HP to cut 16 percent of its workforce, as it simplifies operating model and reduces costs

5 years ago

Judge Orders IBM To Hand Over Documents In Age Discrimination Case

Big Blue CEO Ginni Rometty ordered to hand over memos as part of age discrimination lawsuit

5 years ago

Disney CEO Leaves Apple Board Amid Streaming Clash

Boss of Disney resigns from Apple board as the two firms launch rival streaming services

5 years ago

MacDonald’s To Replace Humans With AI Drive-Through Assistants

Sign of things to come? Human servers to be replaced by AI voice tech in drive-throughs in the US

5 years ago

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd Takes Medical Leave Of Absence

Former CEO of HP is to take leave of absence for unexplained medical treatment, as Oracle financials miss expectations

5 years ago

Jack Ma Steps Down As Alibaba Chairman

New era ahead for Chinese e-commerce giant as co-founder and chairman Jack Ma steps down

5 years ago

Deepmind Co-founder Takes Leave Of Absence

Co-founder of Google's AI division takes extended leave of absence, by mutual agreement

5 years ago

Google Job Search Prompts Antitrust Complaint

Job search websites complain to European regulators and seek Google job listing halt during probe

5 years ago

Sir Jony Ive, iPhone Designer, To Leave Apple

The 'spiritual partner' of the late Steve Jobs, British designer of the iPhone Sir Jony Ive is to leave Apple

6 years ago

Apple Poaches Top ARM Engineer

One of ARM's top chip engineers has been hired by Apple as it seeks to expand its inhouse expertise

6 years ago

Robots To Replace 20 Million Factory Jobs

Rise of the robots! Automation to replace ten millions of jobs in next 11 years, report warns

6 years ago

Alphabet Board Dismisses Sexual Harassment, Diversity Proposals

Board of directors rejects all shareholder proposals to tackle a range of issues for Google's workforce

6 years ago

Facebook To Create 500 Engineering Jobs In London

Good news for Londoners as Facebook said it will create 500 jobs by year end, mostly for content takedown

6 years ago

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt To Leave Alphabet’s Board

Former CEO who grew Google into today's powerhouse is to step down from board of directors

6 years ago

Google Staff Meet To Discuss Corporate Retaliation For Walkout

'Town Hall' meeting after staff allege Google regularly retaliates against employees who speak out

6 years ago