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AWS Opens UK Data Centres With New London Region
AWS long-awaited UK data centres go live with launch of London region for public cloud
Facebook To Hire 500 UK Staff Next Year To Boost Engineer Workforce
The expansion comes on the heels of Google's approval of a £1bn UK investment
Google Approves £1bn Post-Brexit London Expansion
Google believes the UK's prospects outside the EU remain strong
Camden Council CIO Wants To Save Lives With Data Analytics
Omid Shiraji, CIO of London Borough of Camden, reveals how the council is mapping data to help vulnerable people
BT Offers Free 1Gbps Wi-Fi, Mobile Charging And Calls From New London Phone Kiosks
BT to replace London pay phones with kiosks delivering ad-supported Wi-Fi, local information, free calls and sensors that can power IoT smart city services
TfL Rejects Virgin Media Claims That Crossrail Won’t Have Wi-Fi & 4G
Virgin Media CEO says Crossrail won't have in-tunnel Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity. TfL says Elizabeth Line will.
Startup Showcase: Tailster
Indy Sangha, CEO of Tailster, talks about how his pet care service uses GPS and real time data to give owners piece of mind and how Brexit might impact his company
Thousands Of London Police Get Wearable Video Cameras
The body-worn video cameras are to be rolled out to 22,000 officers across London's 32 boroughs
London City Bankers Under Fire From Ransomware Cyber Attacks
The City experiences more ransomware attacks than the rest of the UK combined
Google’s DeepMind Creates AI That Can Navigate The London Underground
The AI system mixes deep learning neural nets with external memory to further mimic human learning
TfL And Waze Agree Data Exchange To Manage London’s Streets
Transport for London (TfL) will share street data with Waze in exchange for access to real time traffic information
LuxConnect And Volta Data Centre Alliance Links London And Luxembourg
Data centre partnership aims to simplify client expansion across two European markets
IoTUK Seeks Three Partners To Support London’s LPWAN Rollout
Potential partners will need to meed a hefty list of requirements
Apple’s New London Campus Is Battersea Power Station
Apple will move 1,400 staff into one London base south of the river
GCHQ And DCMS Join Forces With Cyber Security Startups
The new Accelerator centre will help startups develop cyber security systems with the help of £50 million of government funding
Government-Backed LPWAN IoT Network Goes Live In London
Digital Catapult and academic institutions claim LPWAN network will remove the barriers for IoT development in London
Microsoft To Close Skype’s London Offices And Cut 220 Jobs
Microsoft is planning to shut down its Skype London offices and will make some of its 400 employees redundant
LinkedIn UK MD: The Risk Of A London Tech Exodus Is Real
INTERVIEW: LinkedIn's Josh Graff says UK firms must do more to keep the best tech talent in the capital amid fierce competition and rising living costs
BT Rolls Out FTTP In London’s West End
Follow the money! Around 3,000 homes and businesses connected to 'micro cable' FTTP broadband in Mayfair
North London Boroughs Choose Ed Garcez As CDIO
Ed Garcez, currently CIO for the London tri-borough, is to head a new combined ICT and digital service at three North London boroughs
Virgin Media Brings Cable To 450,000 London Premises And FTTP To Barnet
Virgin Media has already connected 100,000 premises to superfast broadband as part of £3bn Project Lightning expansion. Now it targets 350,000 more by 2018
TfL Licenses Contactless Ticketing System In £15m Deal
Transport for London and Cubic Transportation Systems will export contactless technology in the first of a 'series' or deals
Privacy, Networks, Funding And Talent: How Brexit Will Affect UK Tech
ANALYSIS: The UK technology industry opposed Brexit but now it has to face the consequences of Britain leaving the EU
EU Referendum Casts Shadow On London Technology Week
ANALYSIS: Can London remain the 'tech capital of Europe' if it goes against the wishes of the industry and vote for Brexit in the EU referendum?
London Is ‘Most Connected’ Major City In The World
Just 8 percent of Londoners don't have broadband, but gap between developed and developing world is creating digital divide on 'World Wi-Fi Day'
London Council Deploys UK’s First Public Sector Artificial Intelligence Service
Enfield Council plans to deal with online customers through ‘Amelia’ artificial intelligence platform
Twitter Rolls Out Free WiFi At London’s St Pancras Train Station
Travellers at London’s St Pancras International can access free WiFi through their Twitter accounts
BT Agrees £200m London Local Government Communications Framework
Fourth tri-borough IT framework will be open to all 33 London boroughs and public sector organisations like the Met Police and TfL
Vodafone Uses Mini Base Stations To Boost 4G In UK Cities
Vodafone and Ericsson radio units can be carried in a briefcase, allowing network speed and quality to be improved much quicker