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Meta Delays Office Reopening, Orders Booster Shots For Staff

Facebook parent delays office reopening and mandates all returning staff to provide proof of receiving Covid-19 booster vaccinations, amid Omicron…

3 years ago

Apple’s Silicon Designer Jeff Wilcox Joins Intel

Director who oversaw much of Apple's desktop and laptop transition to its own silicon designs announces resignation and joins chip…

3 years ago

Apple Chief Tim Cook Sees Pay Swell To $100m In 2021

Apple chief executive Tim Cook sees pay rise to nearly $100m in 2021, from $14.8m the previous year, or 1,447…

3 years ago

Alphabet Senior Management Awarded Stock Options, Salary Rises

Senior management at Google parent Alphabet have been awarded huge pay rises and generous stock options, regulatory filings show

3 years ago

Apple Pays $180,000 Bonus To Halt Staff Defections – Report

Staff retention. Apple is reportedly issuing a rare $180,000 bonus to select number of engineers to stave off defections to…

3 years ago

Apple Places Indian Foxconn Factory On Probation

After unrest and protests following mass food poisoning incident of workers, Apple places Foxconn factory in India on probation

3 years ago

‘Flying Taxi’ Company Vertical Aerospace Soars On NYSE Debut

Vertical Aerospace begins work on challenge of regulatory certification for its electric 'flying taxis' after successful market debut in New…

3 years ago

Looking Ahead: Tech Predictions for 2022

As 2021 draws to a close, what will the tech landscape look like next year? Silicon UK spoke to a…

3 years ago

EU ‘Set To Approve’ Microsoft’s $16bn Nuance Buy

European Union reportedly set to unconditionally approve Microsoft's $16bn purchase of AI and speech company Nuance, firm's second-biggest buy to…

3 years ago

Microsoft To Change Hiring Policy After DoJ Finds Immigrant Discrimination

Software giant Microsoft promises changes after US Department of Justice (DoJ) censures it for over zealous data demands for immigrants

3 years ago

Apple Loses Engineering Director From Car Project

Another departure of a major figure from Apple's much delayed Car project, as director of engineering leaves Special Projects Group

3 years ago

AWS re:Invent Conference Welcomes Back Crowds

Over 27,000 attendees and members of the press (including Silicon) attend Amazon Web Services worldwide event in Las Vegas this…

3 years ago

Amazon’s Alabama Warehouse To Vote Again On Trade Union

Not the right outcome? Workers and staff at Amazon fulfilment centre in Bessemer, Alabama to vote again whether it should…

3 years ago

MI6 Boss Calls For Greater Co-operation With Tech Sector

New head of MI6 calls for partnerships with tech industry, as rival nations continue to “pour money” into new technologies

3 years ago

US States Investigate Instagram Over Youth Risk

Group of US states launches consumer protection probe into the way Instagram targets young people and affects them following whistleblower…

3 years ago

Amazon Web Services Opens Cloud Skills Training Centre

Back to school. AWS to offer in-person training and it expands existing efforts to help people to learn and develop…

3 years ago

Apple Delays Return To Office Again

Tech giant Apple pushes back return to office until 1 February 2022, and will also pilot a hybrid working model…

3 years ago

Amazon Fined $500,000 Over Covid Notification Mistakes

California forces Amazon to pay $500,000, alleging it failed to “adequately notify” workers and health authorities about new Covid-19 cases

3 years ago

Uber Raises London Prices By 10 Percent Amidst Driver Shortage

Uber raises London prices by 10 percent amidst a shortage of 200,000 drivers and a surge in demand since the…

3 years ago

Ancient Olympia To Be Preserved As Virtual Reality Archive

Olympia of more than 2,000 years ago turned into a virtual and augmented-reality experience under a collaboration between Greece and…

3 years ago

NSO Incoming CEO Quits, Citing US Blacklist – Report

Local media reports that the CEO-designate of NSO Group has resigned before even taking the role, citing the recent US…

3 years ago

US Security Committee Reviews Tencent’s £919m Sumo Takeover

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States launches probe into Tencent's proposed acquisition of British gaming studio amidst increased…

3 years ago

US Copyright Office Adds Support For Right To Repair

With the right to repair movement supported by the Biden administration, US Copyright Office expands legal shield to fix tech…

3 years ago

Autumn Budget 2021: What It Means For Tech Sector?

The Autumn Budget pledges to spend billions refreshing IT and tech in the NHS, but also a big increase in…

3 years ago

Amazon Faces Fresh Union Drive In New York City

More than 2,000 Amazon warehouse workers in New York City sign union cards, as company faces fresh challenge to lack…

3 years ago

Vodafone To Hire 7,000 In Digital Services Push

British mobile giant Vodafone to hire thousands of software engineers to assist in its digital transformation and digital services push

3 years ago

Facebook To Hire 10,000 In EU For Metaverse Concept

With no mention of the UK, Facebook says it is to create 10,000 across the EU to help build its…

3 years ago

US, Kazakhstan Take Bitcoin Mining Lead From China

China's share of Bitcoin mining drops to zero amidst crackdown, as US, Kazakhstan and Russia see dramatic rises in mining…

3 years ago

GitLab Raises $800m In Successful Initial Public Offering

After a successful public debut that raised hundreds of millions of dollars, coding platform GitLab is now valued at an…

3 years ago