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Apple Closes Los Angeles Stores As Covid Cases Spike
Apple closes at least a dozen stores in Los Angeles area as cases surge in California and Los Angeles County moves toward becoming pandemic 'epicenter'
Judge Proposes 2023 Trial Date For Google Antitrust Case
Judge says Google's Justice Department trial unlikely to go to court before mid-2023, as trial proceedings appear set to go on for years
NCSC Probes UK Fallout Of Massive Hacking Campaign
UK authorities investigate impact on British public and private-sector organisations from allegedly Russian cyber-espionage attack that went on for months
Ofcom Urges Telecoms Provider Aid For Vulnerable Households
Ofcom tells providers to 'do more' for homes hit by economic turmoil, as coronavirus lockdown lays bare people's dependence on connectivity
US Adds Dozens Of Chinese Firms To Trade Blacklist
Outgoing US administration adds chipmaker SMIC and drone giant DJI to national security blacklist, increasing pressure on country's tech industry
Google Hit With Third Antitrust Lawsuit
Another day, another antitrust lawsuit. More legal action alleging Google operates a search monopoly, and prevents Alexa in speakers using Google Assistant
Apple Launches Privacy Labels For App Store Apps
Advertiser setback? Apple confirms apps on its App Store will now have to carry labels explaining how user data will be used
Google Outage Affects Offices, Homes Worldwide
Google authentication failure knocks out broad array of services across the world, including Google Cloud, Google Suite, YouTube, Nest and Google Home
EU To Impose Major Fines In Tech Regulation Overhaul
Digital Services Act to be unveiled by European Commission this week imposes fines of up to 6 percent of companies' turnover for breach of new rules
Government To Require Social Media ‘Impartiality’
Social media companies face large fines for failing to remove illegal or dangerous content, along with requirement to protect impartiality
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 with the recent release of the UK Government's new National Data Strategy, Silicon UK ...
California Asks To Join US DOJ Google Lawsuit
California attorney general becomes first Democrat to support federal antitrust action against Google, as states mull additional actions
US Telecoms Networks Ordered To Remove Huawei Kit
US telecoms regulator orders rural networks reliant on federal funding to rip out existing Huawei gear, begins proceedings against China Telecom
Germany Opens Competition Probe Into Facebook And Oculus
German competition authority reacts after company requires Facebook login to use new Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets
Subway UK Customers Targeted By Trickbot Hackers
Trickbot malware campaign uses names harvested from Subway loyalty card programme as sandwich chain acknowledges email systems 'disruption'
Adobe Delivers Final Update For Flash Player
Flash Player is taking its final steps to its overdue retirement, after Adobe issued its last ever update for the media plugin
Denmark Aims For 1 Million Electric Cars On Roads By 2030
Danish government plan finances 775,000 electric or hybrid vehicles as European countries push for petrol and diesel phase-out
Oracle Adds Analytical Processing To MySQL Cloud Service
Oracle adds integrated OLAP feature to new MySQL Cloud Service, integrating OLAP with transaction processing for lower cost and improved performance
Chinese Researchers Claim Quantum Supremacy Breakthrough
Chinese photon-based quantum computer carries out experiment that would take supercomputer billions of years, following Google breakthrough last year
Companies Warned To Prepare For Data Transfer Challenges
Lack of progress on successor to Privacy Shield transatlantic data transfer agreement and UK exit from GDPR likely to mean complications, experts say
EU To Propose ‘Two-Tier’ Rules For Tech Giants
European Union proposals outline 'asymmetric' approach to regulating largest tech companies, as UK shapes up plans for 'tailored' digital rules
US Adds Chinese Chip Giant To Military Blacklist
US government adds Chinese chip giant SMIC to military blacklist, as administration accelerates anti-China policy ahead of changeover next month
Omaha: The little-known Google technology behind automatic updates in Edge
Michael Hermann, founder of Omaha Consulting, explains how the technology Omaha works to help users on their browser updates.
Neo Factory: The State of Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 initiatives are transforming factories in a myriad of industries, from aerospace and health care to plastics and shipping. However, why do so many Industry 4.0 initiatives at today’s factories fail to scale? Silicon UK ask ...
Microsoft Criticised For ‘Workplace Surveillance’ Feature
Microsoft 365 Productivity Score feature, introduced last month, criticised for analysing 'extensive data' on individual employees' activities
Facebook Removes Thousands Of Illegal UK Ads
Facebook removes more than 2,000 ads exploiting health fears and selling dubious Covid-19 cures in first half of 2020 as regulators tighten grip
Huawei Founder Calls Honor Sale A ‘Clean Break’
Sell-off of Honor consumer brand should allow newly independent company to 'very quickly' resume production formerly hobbled by US sanctions, says Ren Zhengfei
European Commission Approves French Fibre Acquisition
Altice/SFR gets the go-ahead to buy wholesale rival Covage, but will spin off its fibre-to-the-office operations into an independent unit
Disruption Continues Two Weeks After Manchester United Cyber-Attack
Manchester United has confirmed it was struck by a 'sophisticated' cyber-attack but declined to comment on reported ransom demands