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Apple To Bank On Revised Retail Store StrategyApple To Bank On Revised Retail Store Strategy

Apple To Bank On Revised Retail Store Strategy

Doubling down on its retail stores, after Apple retail chief confirms post pandemic extension of its retail operations in US

4 years ago
Google Developing Own Skin-Tone System In Diversity PushGoogle Developing Own Skin-Tone System In Diversity Push

Google Developing Own Skin-Tone System In Diversity Push

Google develops its own alternative to industry-standard skin-tone classification system as it seeks to ensure products work well across skin…

4 years ago
Regulator ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Live Facial RecognitionRegulator ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Live Facial Recognition

Regulator ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Live Facial Recognition

Information Commissioner concerned that live facial recognition could be linked to social media to create 'supercharged CCTV'

4 years ago
Hiring In UK Tech Sector Hits Five Year HighHiring In UK Tech Sector Hits Five Year High

Hiring In UK Tech Sector Hits Five Year High

Welcomed news. Tech hiring hits five year high, with 132,000 open jobs per week in May, new data for the…

4 years ago
Satya Nadella Confirmed As Microsoft ChairmanSatya Nadella Confirmed As Microsoft Chairman

Satya Nadella Confirmed As Microsoft Chairman

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has had another role added to his responsibilities, with the position of chairman of the board

4 years ago
Chinese Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Chuxing Files For US IPOChinese Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Chuxing Files For US IPO

Chinese Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Chuxing Files For US IPO

World's second-biggest ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing files to go public in US, in what could be biggest Chinese US listing…

4 years ago
UK Slips In Global Skills RankingsUK Slips In Global Skills Rankings

UK Slips In Global Skills Rankings

New data shows skills rankings around the world, with the UK holding its own in terms of tech skills, but…

4 years ago
Microsoft’s £11bn AI Deal Approved By US RegulatorsMicrosoft’s £11bn AI Deal Approved By US Regulators

Microsoft’s £11bn AI Deal Approved By US Regulators

Microsoft's £11bn deal to buy artificial intelligence and speech recognition pioneer Nuance Communications passes review by US antitrust regulators

4 years ago
Apple Seeks Staff Return To The OfficeApple Seeks Staff Return To The Office

Apple Seeks Staff Return To The Office

Remote working setback? CEO Tim Cook wants Apple staff to return to the office by September for at least three…

4 years ago
Amazon Halts Workforce Testing For MarijuanaAmazon Halts Workforce Testing For Marijuana

Amazon Halts Workforce Testing For Marijuana

America's second largest employer confirms it will no longer test staff for marijuana use, and begins testing for Covid variants…

4 years ago
Amazon Introducing ‘Wellness Booths’ Into WarehousesAmazon Introducing ‘Wellness Booths’ Into Warehouses

Amazon Introducing ‘Wellness Booths’ Into Warehouses

Users on social media deride 'AmaZen' booths in warehouses as a 'mobile despair closet' as company faces increased criticism of…

4 years ago
Uber Recognises GMB Trade Union In Historic MoveUber Recognises GMB Trade Union In Historic Move

Uber Recognises GMB Trade Union In Historic Move

Another noteworthy gig economy change. Months after Uber granted British drivers workers rights, the firm recognises GMB trade union

4 years ago
Google Approved To Build Mega Campus In San JoseGoogle Approved To Build Mega Campus In San Jose

Google Approved To Build Mega Campus In San Jose

Positive news for California, after San Jose city council approves Google plan to build multi-billion dollar campus spanning 80 acres

4 years ago
Snap Acquires British AR Display Maker WaveOpticsSnap Acquires British AR Display Maker WaveOptics

Snap Acquires British AR Display Maker WaveOptics

Snapchat company buys WaveOptics, maker of displays for augmented-reality glasses, for more than $500m amidst increased competition in emerging field

4 years ago
Experts Call For Coordinated Response To Cyber-AttacksExperts Call For Coordinated Response To Cyber-Attacks

Experts Call For Coordinated Response To Cyber-Attacks

International law-enforcement and cyber-security groups call lack of coordination a 'ticking time-bomb' affecting globalised supply chains

4 years ago

Google To Open Retail Store In New York

Good idea? Google retail store in New York’s Chelsea neighbourhood will sell Pixel phones, FitBit devices and Nest products

4 years ago

ByteDance’s CEO And Co-Founder To Step Down

CEO and co-founder of TikTok's owner ByteDance will step down - explaining he is not very social and lacks interest…

4 years ago

Colonial Pipeline Posted Security Job Before Ransomware Attack

Posting for security manager job at Colonial Pipeline was made weeks before devastating ransomware attack on major US pipeline

4 years ago

Queen’s Speech: Government Targets Skills, Advanced Research, Online Safety

Government unveils ambitious raft of changes including a lifetime skills guarantee, an advanced research agency, online safety, and many more

4 years ago

US Bill Would Create White House ‘Chief Manufacturing Officer’

US Senate drafts bill worth $110bn that would create White House-level manufacturing chief to build up supply chain resiliency, counter…

4 years ago

Germany’s Biggest Union Sets Sights On Upcoming Tesla Plant

Germany's largest union IG Metall reportedly has its sights on organising labour at Tesla's upcoming Berlin factory, in spite of…

4 years ago

Google Outlines Remote Working For Staff Going Forward

Google backtracks on remote working restrictions, and offers staff more flexible options for working at the office or home

4 years ago

Apple Hires Google AI Scientist Samy Bengio

Apple hires another Google scientist, after Samy Bengio resigned from Google over its alleged 'firing' of Dr Timnit Gebru

4 years ago

EU Charges Apple Over App Store ‘Monopoly’

European Commission says Apple breaches EU competition law by levelling 'high' fees on music streaming services while promoting its own…

4 years ago

Microsoft Study Shows Human Brain Needs Break From Meetings

Staff timeout needed? Too many virtual meetings can be stressful for the human brain, research from Microsoft has revealed

4 years ago

GCHQ Boss: West Faces Tech ‘Moment Of Reckoning’

UK must invest in skills and ensure China does not take control of key technologies such as networking and quantum…

4 years ago

Brits Home Working Spend More Time Doing Job

Official report finds Britons working from home during Coronavirus pandemic spent more time doing unpaid work for their jobs, compared…

4 years ago

BT Contributes £24 Billion To UK Plc – Report

The scale of contribution of the former UK telecom incumbent BT to the British economy has been revealed in an…

4 years ago

Tech Trends and Predictions 2021

At this time of year, every business in the tech sector looks forward to trying and predict the trends that…

4 years ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Alan Gibson, VP, EMEA, Alteryx

Forrester highlighting the desperate need for data literacy as the adoption of analytics technologies accelerates amid the current downturn. Coupled…

4 years ago