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US Pushes Ahead With Tariff Threat Over UK Digital Tax
US Trade Representative says country will continue developing tariff measures against UK and other countries in retaliation for digital services taxes
Amazon Goes On Offensive Against Critics In Washington
Amazon takes offensive on social media against senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as it faces battles over labour issues and market power
Tech Chiefs Face Latest Grilling By Congress
Jack Dorsey, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg appear before Congress for fourth time this year amidst lawmaker fury over January Capitol riot
New York Times Column Sells For Over £400,000
New York Times column in the form of a nonfungible token sells for over £400,000 at auction in latest sign of popularity of NFT craze
Disintegrating SpaceX Rocket Creates Light Show
Second stage of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket falls into Earth's atmosphere over Seattle and Vancouver, creating a spectacular light show over the area
Intel Turnaround Plan To Invest $20 Billion In Chip Manufacturing
One month as Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger unveils $20 billion turnaround plan chip so giant can build two new chip factories in Arizona
‘Half’ Of Exchange Servers Left Unpatched As Attacks Continue
Only half of Exchange servers have been patched so far, security firm estimates, as it detects tens of thousands of new hacks per day
Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet Sells For £2m
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey sells first tweet as non-fungible token for £2m as digital art and collectibles grow in popularity
Connected Commerce: Supply Unchained
One of the starkest impacts the pandemic has had on some business sectors is their supply chains. Massive disruption and retail behaviour changes have meant enterprises have had to completely re-evaluate how they organise their supply ...
Musk Denies Tesla Cars Could Be Used For Spying
Elon Musk reassures China over privacy of data collected by Tesla cars' sensors after vehicles are banned from sensitive military, government facilities
UK Faces ‘Catastrophic’ Fall In Youth Seeking IT Skills
UK faces potentially 'catastrophic' digital skills shortage amidst plummeting numbers of young people seeking IT-related studies
Facebook Shows Neural Wristband For AR Interactions
Facebook wristband prototype could read neural signals transmitted to hands for AR interaction, but device raises host of privacy questions
Deliveroo Targets Up To £8.8bn Valuation In London IPO
Deliveroo targets range of up to £8.8bn valuation in forthcoming London listing, as it sees transactions double year-on-year for first two months of 2021
Japanese Plant Fire Adds To Carmakers’ Chip Supply Woes
Major fire at Renesas semiconductor facility in Japan shuts down production for a month, adding to car chip supply shortages
US CISA, FBI Warn Of Trickbot Phishing Campaign
US CISA, FBI warn of 'sophisticated' attacks that manipulate users into downloading Trickbot via tailored 'traffic violation' emails
Infineon Sees Financial Hit From Texas Plant Shutdown
Infineon sees financial impact in high double-digit millions of euros from February plant closure as chip shortages hit carmakers worldwide
Facebook Fixes Glitch That Took Services Offline Worldwide
Facebook fixes 'technical issue' that caused Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and other services to go offline globally for about an hour
China ‘Bans Tesla Cars’ From Military, Government Facilities
China reportedly bans Tesla vehicles from military complexes and sensitive industrial or government facilities over data-collection concerns
US Justice Department Quizzes Ad Execs Over Chrome Changes
US Department of Justice said to be interviewing ad industry executives over Google's proposed Chrome cookie ban, amidst competition complaints
NASA Successfully Tests Moon Rocket
NASA successfully tests Space Launch System, a rocket intended to send humans back to the the lunar surface and eventually to Mars
NHS Executive’s Twitter Account Hacked In PS5 Scam
Twitter account of NHS chief transformation officer Helen Bevan taken over by hackers, used to advertise PlayStation 5 scam to her 97,000 followers
Virtual Spaces: The Future of Events
The use of virtual meeting spaces has been developing for decades. Can this technology and the arrival of low-cost untethered VR equipment about to herald a new era of virtual events and tradeshows? Post-COVID-19, will the events space ...
BT Pledges ‘Fury’ Build Of FTTP Broadband After Ofcom Pledge
BT will 'build like fury' to deliver fibre to the premise for 20 million homes and businesses by 2030 after Ofcom agreement
Ofcom Deal To Increase Fibre To The Premise Deployments
Ofcom agreement with BT gives it the conditions needed to ramp up the nationwide deployment of full fibre broadband in the UK
Samsung Again Warns About Chip Shortage
Global silicon shortage not just impacting the car industry, as Samsung warns it may delay launch of the new Galaxy Note device
Linux Vulnerable To Fifteen-Year-Old Security Bugs
Linux kernel's support for older hardware means some systems are vulnerable to flaws found in fifteen-year-old SCSI and iSCSI drivers
News Corp Cuts Deal With Facebook In Australia
News Corp reaches three-year compensation deal with Facebook in Australia following row over law forcing tech giants to pay for news
India ‘To Propose Ban’ On Crypto-Currencies
India reportedly planning to criminalise trading and even holding crypto-assets, even as Bitcoin continues to set records
British Airways To Add Covid-19 ‘Passport’ To Travel App
British Airways trials in-house system for verifying passenger vaccine certificates and Covid-19 tests, with plans to add the features to its mobile app