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Coronavirus: Government To Order 10,000 Ventilators From Dyson
Urgent need to address potential shortage of ventilators, if Covid-19 epidemic goes full blown in the United Kingdom with mass causalities
Coronavirus: Cyber Experts Team Up To Battle Covid-19 Related Hacking
Taking on the criminals using the Coronavirus pandemic to carry out hacking, group of 400 cyber-security experts is established
Coronavirus: Contactless Payment Threshold To Rise From £30 to £45
The £30 limit for paying for groceries with tap-and-go contactless payment will be raised in the UK to £45 from 1 April in some stores
Coronavirus: BT Halts Home-Visits For Broadband Engineers
BT Openreach engineers will no longer visit homes to install new broadband connections, but exceptions will be made for the vulnerable
Coronavirus: Apple Stores To Reopen In April – Report
Internal memo allegedly says that Apple will begin reopening some stores in the first half of April, but which ones and in what countries remains unknown
Coronavirus: Facebook Admits Covid-19 Is Hurting Advertising Sales
Social networking giant Facebook says that Coronavirus is hitting its principle money-making capability, namely advertising sales
Coronavirus: Ofcom Advice For Staying Connected At Home
'Stay connected' campaign tells people to move routers away from other electrical devices and don't use microwave during video calls
Coronavirus: British Courts To Adapt With Video Calling
With a temporary pause on new jury trials in British Crown Courts due to Coronavirus pandemic, Justice ministry says video calling must be used
Coronvirus: Netflix Cuts Traffic To India
Streaming giant says it will reduce traffic to India by 25 percent as India declares total lockdown due to Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Facebook Lowers Video Quality In South America
Following similar move in Europe, social networking giant confirms it is lowering video quality in South America to ease network congestion
Coronavirus: Mobile Users To Receive Government Alert
Unprecedented move sees all operators in UK sending out government message with Coronavirus shutdown details to mobile customers
Coronavirus: Cisco Commits $225 Million To Covid-19 Fight
Networking giant Cisco pledges nearly quarter of a billion dollars to help global community fight the Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: WHO Expert Calls For Mobile Phone Tracking
Time to track? To ensure people follow self isolation, their smartphones need to be tracked, expert at World Health Organisation warns
Coronavirus: Facebook Joins Netflix, YouTube In Streaming Downgrade
Facebook confirms it will downgrade video streaming quality on its platform and on Instagram in Europe, until bandwidth concerns ease
Coronavirus: Russia Postpones Sovereign Internet Test
Official government test of Internet that is cut off from rest of the world cancelled by Russia, amid the global Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Smartphone Sales Collapse Globally
Global shipments of smartphones experience biggest ever fall in sales in February, as the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic bites
Coronavirus: Has The Government Requested Mobile Location Data?
Contradictory reports state the government has requested location data of citizens to see if they are obeying Coronavirus advice
Coronavirus: NetMedia Group Message To Our Readers
Message to the readers of Silicon UK, and all other NetMedia Group publications across Europe, in light of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic
SpaceX Blasts Off More Satellites, Amid Pandemic
Another 60 Starlink satellites fired off into Earth's orbit, as the Coronavirus sweeps the planet and communities below
Coronavirus: Netflix Urged To Stream Low Definition To Ease Network Strain
European Union Commissioner has urged Netflix and other streaming platforms to stop delivering content in high definition
Coronavirus: Tesla Suspends Production At Main Factory
Electric carmaker's main factory in California has ceased production for three weeks in bid to slow spread of the Covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus: Operators Share Location Data With Health Authorities
European mobile operators are sharing location data with health authorities in certain European countries to limit the spread of the pandemic
Coronavirus: Vodafone Confirms Mobile Data Traffic Up 50 Percent
World's second largest mobile operator, Vodafone, admits surge in data traffic on its network due to Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: American Singer Blames 5G For Pandemic
Seriously? American singer/songwriter Keri Hilson blames 5G networks for the start of Coronavirus pandemic around the world
Coronavirus: AI Takes Over Social Network Moderation As Staff Sent Home
Social networks are turning to AI and automated tools to police social networking posts, as staff are sent home due to Covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus: Amazon To Hire 100,000 Staff
We are hiring. Amazon is on a hiring spree for additional staff amid a surge of online orders, as the world battles the Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: BT Boss Philip Jansen Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Scale of the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK revealed as BT chief executive Philip Jansen is confirmed as infected with the virus
Coronavirus: Amazon Offers Staff Unlimited Sick Days
Workers at Amazon can take unlimited sick days in March in an effort to try and stem the Coronavirus pandemic around the world
US Postpones Huawei Meeting, Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Top-level meeting among Trump administration officials over further actions against Huawei, has been postponed amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic