Governement-IT

Spotify To Begin In-App Purchases On iPhone

As new EU law nears, Spotify says it will update iPhone app to allow users in-app to buy subscriptions, audiobooks

11 months ago

Google To Invest $1 Billion To Build UK Data Centre

New data centre for Alphabet's Google to be constructed in Hertfordshire to meet demand for AI and cloud services

11 months ago

GCHQ Releases Unseen Photos Of WW2 Colossus Computer

Unseen pictures of Colossus, considered the world's first digital computer, released to public by UK intelligence agency

11 months ago

US House ‘Asks Intel, Nvidia, Micron CEOs’ To Testify On China

US House of Representatives China committee asks chief executives of Intel, Nvidia, Micron to testify as international tensions mount

11 months ago

Government To Quash All Post Office Horizon Convictions

Post Office Horizon scandal. PM Rishi Sunak confirms convictions will be quashed and victims compensated under new law

11 months ago

Microsoft To Allow Cloud Users To Store Personal Data In Europe

In effort to resolve privacy worries, Microsoft is to allow its cloud customers to store all personal data within EU

11 months ago

SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs, As Crypto Industry Rejoices

Watershed moment? What does US SEC approval of bitcoin ETFs mean for the bitcoin and entire crypto market?

11 months ago

China Cracks Apple Encryption, Claims It Can Identify AirDrop Senders

Apple's encryption for AirDrop file-sharing has alleged being cracked, as Chinese authorities claim they can ID senders

12 months ago

EU’s Antitrust Head To Meet Tech CEOs Next Week

Margrethe Vestager to met Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang etc to discuss EU digital regulation and competition policy

12 months ago

Terrorism Tsar Warns Of AI Chatbot Radicalisation Risk

Government advisor on terror legislation, Jonathan Hall, says new laws needed to counter threat of radicalisation by AI chatbots

12 months ago

SpaceX Sues US Agency That Alleged Illegal Firings

Elon Musk's SpaceX comes out swinging against US agency that accused it of illegally firing staff critical of Musk

12 months ago

Biden Admin To Award $162m To Microchip Tech For US Chip Production

US Commerce Dept to provide $162 million to Microchip Technology to increase chip production in Colorado and Oregon

12 months ago

Montana Appeals, After Judge Blocked State Ban On TikTok Use

Montana Attorney General files appeal, after US judge blocked first ever state ban on use of short video-sharing app

12 months ago

Google, Meta, TikTok Russian Debts Removed From Bailiff Database – Report

Debts allegedly 'owed' by Google, Meta and TikTok to the Russian government have been removed from state bailiff database

12 months ago

BT Misses Deadline For Huawei Equipment Removal From Core Network

Nearly there. Carrier fails to completely meet UK government's year-end deadline, for removal of Huawei equipment from core network

12 months ago

Israel Agrees $3.2bn Grant For Intel $25 Billion Chip Factory

Intel to make its largest ever single investment in Israel, with a $25 billion chip-making factory in the south of…

12 months ago

Self-Driving Cars On UK Roads By 2026, Says Transport Secretary

Government minister Mark Harper tells BBC that autonomous cars will improve road safety and personal freedom

12 months ago

China’s BYD To Construct EV Factory In Hungary

Electric vehicle factory to be constructed in Hungary for China’s BYD, as European EV manufacturing ramps up

12 months ago

Apple Files Appeal, Amid US Ban On Apple Watch Sales

Apple to appeal, after the White House declines to overturn ITC ban on US sales of certain Apple Watch devices

12 months ago

China Drafts New Restrictions For Online Gaming

Draft rules by Beijing to curb excessive spending in online gaming, wipes nearly $80bn value off two Chinese gaming giants

12 months ago

Three Big Porn Websites Must Verify User’s Age In EU

European Commission classifies Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat as “very large online platforms”, subjecting them to strict DSA rules

1 year ago

US Commerce Dept To Review Semiconductor Supply Chain

National security move, as the US Commerce Dept says it will launch survey of US semiconductor supply chain

1 year ago

BT Risks Fine As Huawei Removal Deadline Nears – Report

UK carrier BT is at risk of a fine as it nears 31 December deadline to replace Huawei equipment from…

1 year ago

Amazon Wins $274m Tax Battle With EU

Defeat for European Commission after court rules Amazon does not have to pay 250m euros in back taxes to Luxembourg

1 year ago

Pope Francis Urges Binding Global Treaty To Regulate AI

Annual message from pope to global leaders calls for legally binding international treaty to regulate artificial intelligence

1 year ago

Ofcom Proposes Ban On ‘Inflation-Linked’ Mid-Contract Price Hikes

UK regulator Ofcom proposes new rules for consumers to protect against inflation-linked price rises during a contract

1 year ago

UK At High Risk Of ‘Catastrophic Ransomware Attack’, Warns Committee

Damning report from parliamentary committee warns of high risk to UK from 'catastrophic ransomware attacks'

1 year ago

UK Regulator Begins Scrutiny Of Microsoft Partnership With OpenAI

CMA seeks feedback about the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI, and whether it has antitrust implications

1 year ago

Bank Of England, FCA Propose Rules To Regulate Bank’s Tech Reliance

Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England publish proposals to bolster tech resistance of the financial sector

1 year ago

FTC Urges Appeals Court To Reject Microsoft-Activision Merger

Last regulator standing. US FTC tries again to block Microsoft's already closed Activision purchase at Federal Appeals Court

1 year ago