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Trump Vows To ‘Transform’ US Government IT
The presidential administration has invited dozens of tech executives to advise the American Technology Council at a June meeting
Tech Quiz: Women In Tech
Today is Girls In ICT Day, hoping to inspire the next generation of women to pursue a career in tech and build on the contributions of female pioneers
Cardiff Police Will Use Facial Recognition At UEFA Champions League Final
Fans are against the use of such technology and there are doubts as to the effectiveness of such systems
Poll: Are You Planning For Hybrid Cloud?
SILICON 360: Is hybrid cloud the future? We want to know your views.
FCC Chairman Sets Public Course for Making New Internet Regulations
ANALYSIS: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says starting a fully public rule-making process to reverse last year's decision to regulate ISPs
Investigation Slams ‘Dreadful’ Broadband In New Homes
Working from home? Best not do it in a new home then, as investigation reveals 'shocking state' of broadband for new builds
Lords ‘Drop’ Demands For 30Mbps Broadband Minimum Speeds Ahead Of General Election
Government plans for a broadband USO will be fast tracked after Lords reportedly drop demands for a minimum requirement of 30Mbps
UK And 14 Other EU States ‘Oppose’ Minimum Spectrum Licences Ahead Of 5G
15 EU countries claim minimum 25 year licences would stifle innovation and flexible in the mobile sector
GDS Addresses Legacy IT In Revised Tech Code Of Practice
No sweeping changes, but GDS aims to simplify the road to government digital transformation
Ofcom Details Plan To Open Up BT Openreach Ducts & Poles
Regulator wants rivals to have fair access to BT's underground pipes and telegraph poles
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (14 April)
QUIZ: Test your tech knowledge from the past 7 days
Tech Quiz: Technology Easter Eggs
What do you know about the secrets hidden in software, hardware and the web?
Latest Tax Scams Pressure Businesses With Emails, Phone Calls
ANALYSIS: While most tax scams target individual taxpayers, there are some new ones aimed at businesses that will try to approach your employees
BT Wins £100 Million Contract To Boost Metropolitan Police Network
BT will play a key role in the Met's digital transformation efforts across London
UK Telecoms ‘Must’ Have Access To Talent, Markets & Roaming After Brexit
BSG report says UK telecoms needs regulatory certainty as investments in 5G and ultrafast accelerate
MPs: Foreign Governments ‘Interfered’ With Brexit Vote
Evidence suggests a DDoS attack was used to take down the voting registration site before the landmark vote
FCC Chairman Could Reverse Decision To Allow In-Flight Phone Calls
Ajit Pai turns against 2013 FCC regulatory proceeding that was attempting to lift the ban on the use of mobile phones in US airlines
TalkTalk Advances Dark Fibre Plans After Winning BT Cost Appeal
TalkTalk says Ofcom's method for determining dark fibre access caps were miscalculated and is preparing business broadband products for October.
Electric Car Battery Projects Get Millions In Government Funding
The government's APC has awarded £62m to projects including two aimed at building up the country's electric car battery manufacturing capability
Brexit ‘Forces’ Government To Automatically Renew Massive IT Contracts
The civil service has reportedly been forced to push the renegotiation of IT contracts down its list of priorities, meaning expensive renewals
ICO Makes Senior Appointments Ahead Of GDPR
ICO appoints a new deputy CEO and Deputy Commissioner – Operations as it continues data protection work
US Dismantles Kelihos Botnet After ‘Spam Kingpin’ Arrest
Russian Pyotr Levashov, suspected of being one of the Internet's biggest spam and malware operators, is arrested in Spain
North American ‘Longhorn’ Group Used WikiLeaks Vault 7 Exploits Against 40 Targets
Symantec says all the clues point to Longhorn's tools being ones included in WikiLeaks file dump
Silicon TV: Samsung Galaxy S8, Windows 10 Update & The Latest Tech News
Watch all the latest news and views from the world of technology
US Could Force UK Travellers To Hand Over Mobiles & Passwords
Travellers from the UK and other countries could be forced to provide mobile phone contacts and social media passwords and to face ideological questioning
EU Roaming Charges Will End On 15 June
UK covered by EU roaming regulations after European Parliament vote - but perhaps not after Brexit
FCC Chair To ‘Quickly Replace’ Obama Net Neutrality Rules
Two speed Internet? Head honcho of US comms watchdog wants to reserve net neutrality rules
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (7 April 2017)
What do you remember about the last seven days in tech?
Tech Quiz Of The Week (7 April 2017)
Test your weekly IT and tech news knowledge!