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UK Taskforce To Consider British Digital Currency
Fancy using Britcoin? Bank of England and HM Treasury taskforce is to explore the option of a central bank digital currency
Government Intervenes In ARM Sale To Nvidia, Citing National Security
UK's digital secretary issues 'public interest intervention notice' over £29bn ARM sale, citing national security implications
Tesla Settles Lawsuit Against Ex Staffer Over Source Code
Tesla settles lawsuit against former employee who allegedly copied source code the Autopilot, before leaving to join rival
Apple $200m ‘Restore Fund’ Targets Climate Change
Apple reveals $200 million investment fund called the 'Restore Fund', to remove carbon emissions and support sustainable forestry
EU’s Proposed Rules For AI Usage Leaked Online
Leaked document shows European regulators are considering ban on indiscriminate surveillance and AI use in credit scoring etc
US Hits Russia With Fresh Sanctions Over Solarwinds Hack, Expels Diplomats
President Joe Biden signs executive order and imposes more sanctions on Russia over SolarWinds hack, and expels Russian officials
Jeff Bezos Urges Amazon Staff Focus In Final Shareholder Letter
World's richest man Jeff Bezos urges Amazon to focus on its 1.3 million staff in his final letter as CEO to shareholders of the firm
Dell To Offload Ownership Stake In VMware
The valuable 81 percent ownership stake in VMware held by Dell Technologies is to be spun off, generating a $12 billion shareholder dividend
Irish Regulator Investigates Facebook Over ‘Data Leak’
After the discovery last week of a dataset of 533 million Facebook users, Irish regulator warns firm it may have broken multiple laws and begins probe
Nvidia Unveils Data Centre ARM CPU Dubbed ‘Grace’
New 'Grace' server chip from GPU giant Nvidia is designed to take the fight to Intel and AMD in the data centre CPU segment
UK Regulator Provisionally Approves Virgin, O2 Merger
CMA gives provisionally blessing to the 50/50 merger between Virgin Media and O2, after initial concerns over backhaul pricing
Bitcoin Value Reaches $63,000 Record High
The value of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency continues to fluctuate, but has now surpassed $63,000 in value - in a new record high
Iran’s Natanz Cyberattack Blamed On Israel
Second Stuxnet? Iran's Natanz nuclear facility suffered another cyberattack at the weekend, with the finger once again pointed at Israel
Google Founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin Personal Fortune Grows
Share surge in Alphabet over the past year allows founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to join the exclusive $100 billion plus club
Apple Teases New Devices With ‘Spring Loaded’ Event
New devices to be revealed next week may include new iPads, AirTags, or even augmented reality glasses, after Apple announces 'Spring Loaded' event
Chip Shortage – Renault To Extend Idle Factories Until September
Three of Renault's four car factories in Spain will be partly idled until end of September, as silicon shortage continues to bite
NHS Website Crashes Briefly Amid Rush For Vaccine Bookings
After the government authorises Covid-19 vaccines for over 45s, NHS booking website crashes briefly under the strain
US Proposal Would Ban Big Tech Firms From Buying Anything, Ever
Proposal by US Senator Josh Hawley would permanently ban companies over $100bn in market capitalisation from all mergers and acquisitions
AI Security Firm Darktrace Plans London IPO
Darktrace, a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence techniques to cyber-security, makes first major London IPO bid following Deliveroo flop
Phone App Reminds Users To Stay Alert While Walking
Google begins rolling out Android 'digital wellness' feature that reminds users to look up from their phone while walking
NHS Covid-19 App Update Blocked Over Privacy Rules
Update to NHS' Covid-19 contact-tracing app blocked by Apple and Google over feature that would have allowed users to upload log of venues they had visited
Alibaba Makes Changes Following Record Fine
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group lowers fees and charges for vendors following record $2.8bn fine over 'abusive' exclusivity arrangements
FBI Arrest Man Over ‘Plot To Blow Up Internet’
Texas man allegedly sought to 'kill off about 70 percent of the internet' to deal blow to 'oligarchy' by blowing up AWS buildings with C-4 explosive
Microsoft Focuses On Healthcare With $20bn AI Buy
Microsoft's purchase of speech recognition pioneer Nuance Communications gives it leading cloud AI tools that are widely used in healthcare industry
How Good is Your Enterprise’s Contingency Planning?
The recent fire at the French cloud service provider OVHcloud, which resulted in many websites going offline, illustrates the vulnerability of physical data infrastructures. Businesses often focus their attention on protecting their da ...
Apple App Store Security ‘Like Bringing Butter Knife To Gunfight’
Apple senior engineer compared App Store security to 'butter knife in a gunfight', says Epic Games as companies square off for landmark antitrust case
Judge Deals Amazon Setback In New York Labour Row
US federal judge gives Amazon setback with ruling to move New York Attorney General lawsuit back to state court, amidst broader labour controversy
US Senate Chastises Apple Over ‘Abrupt’ Testimony U-Turn
US Senate criticises Apple for 'abruptly' ending negotiations to provide testimony at upcoming competition hearing with little over two weeks' notice
Software Glitch Led To ‘Serious’ Tui Flight Incident
Investigators find 'simple' software problem due to language difference led to flight being more than one tonne heavier than expected