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European Oil And Port Facilities Suffer Cyberattacks

More cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, as IT systems are severely disrupted at several European oil and transport companies

3 years ago

MoD Reported 7 Serious Data Losses To ICO

Data blunders continue at Ministry of Defence, with 7 serious data incidents in the space of a year, as well…

3 years ago

Priti Patel Approves Extradition Of Autonomy Founder Mike Lynch

Bad news keeps coming for co-founder and former CEO of Autonomy Mike Lynch, as Home Secretary approves his extradition to…

3 years ago

Windows 11 Adoption Strong, Microsoft Insists

Not the new Windows Vista then? Windows 11 adoption is twice the rate of Windows 10 over Windows 8, Microsoft…

3 years ago

UK Government Launches First Ever Cyber Security Strategy

Cyber Security Strategy officially launched for the UK, to protect online digital services and British businesses from cyber attacks

3 years ago

Senate Committee Approves Big Tech Antitrust Bill

Attempt by US lawmakers to tame the power of big tech firms, nudges a step closer after Senate Committee votes…

3 years ago

Gigabyte Broadband Pledge At Risk, Warns Spending Watchdog

UK pledge to close the digital divide of broadband services for urban and rural customers is at risk, says Parliament's…

3 years ago

US Extradition Case Of Dr Mike Lynch Delayed By A Week

HP's revenge? Former boss of Autonomy Mike Lynch is to wait a week to find out if a decision about…

3 years ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: Why Digital Transformation Projects Fail

The pandemic catapulted digital transformation up the priority list of many businesses yet McKinsey estimating that around 70% of digital…

3 years ago

Google Faces French 150m Euro Fine For Cookie Breach

French regulator imposes 150 million euros ($169m) fine on Googe, and 60m euros fine on Meta, over complexity about refusing…

3 years ago

China Approves Plans For Four Mega Data Centre Clusters

Four mega clusters of data centres have been approved in China, and will reportedly utilise renewable power to deliver low…

3 years ago

CES 2022: Microsoft Follows Others And Pulls Physical Attendance

Software giant Microsoft joins other big names in the tech industry and withdraws its physical presence from the upcoming CES…

3 years ago

Merry Christmas To Readers Of Silicon UK

Silicon UK once again wishes our readers a very merry Christmas, in what has proven to be another eventful year…

3 years ago

Oracle Makes Biggest Acquisition With Cerner Purchase

Enterprise software giant Oracle makes rumoured healthcare move, with $28.3 billion purchase of medical records specialist Cerner

3 years ago

Airbus, Boeing CEOs Call For Delay In US 5G Service

Fearmongering? Bosses of world's two largest aeroplane manufacturers urge US to delay 5G switch on, citing interference concerns for aircraft…

3 years ago

Oracle In Talks To Acquire Cerner – Report

Enterprise software giant Oracle is reportedly in talks for its largest ever purchase worth $30 billion, in order to acquire…

3 years ago

Industry Reaction To Government’s National Cyber Strategy

Government's national cyber strategy has been welcomed as a positive step by experts within cyber security industry. Silicon UK gathers…

3 years ago

Google Staff Refusing Vaccine Will Be Fired

Staff at Google who refuse to be vaccinated will first lose their salary, and eventually will be fired, according to…

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

Tech Industry Scrambles Over Log4j Vulnerability

Vulnerability found in Apache logging library Log4j exposes popular apps, websites and online services to attack and exploitation

3 years ago

Apple Wins Court Delay To App Store Payment Change

Appeals court grants stay, meaning the Apple doesn't have to implement alternative payment methods just yet, to its App Store

3 years ago

Amazon Fined Record $1.3 Billion By Italian Regulators

Mamma Mia! Italy's antitrust watchdog fines Amazon a massive 1.13 billion euros ($1.28 billion) for alleged abuse of market dominance

3 years ago

UK’s 2G, 3G Networks Switched Off By 2033, Government Says

2G and 3G mobile networks will be phased out by 2033 under government plan to help telecom suppliers deliver 5G…

3 years ago

Visa Rolls Out Crypto Advisory Service

Banks, merchants and financial institutions will be able to seek advice from Visa's Crypto Advisory Service in the following months

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

Virgin Media O2 Completes Gigabit Network Upgrade

Ultrafast broadband. 15.5 million homes can now access speeds of 1.1Gbps, after Virgin Media O2 completes network upgrade

3 years ago

The Business of the Metaverse

Is Facebook’s vision of the Metaverse a realistic proposition for businesses? Silicon UK spoke to Jason Alan Snyder, Global Chief…

3 years ago