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JD.com Founder Richard Liu Steps Down As CEO
Richard Liu, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, steps down as chief executive amidst ongoing regulatory crackdown on China's tech sector
Twitter Board Backs CEO Jack Dorsey
Kiss of death? Twitter's board of directors has expressed its support for unconventional CEO Jack Dorsey, who also runs another company
Google Founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin Step Down
End of an era as Google co-founders step down from leadership roles, with Sundar Pichai taking over the Alphabet CEO position
SAP’s Bill McDermott Steps Aside For Two Co-CEOs
McDermott steps down from enterprise software giant, as SAP immediately appoints two CEOs
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt To Leave Alphabet’s Board
Former CEO who grew Google into today's powerhouse is to step down from board of directors
Oculus VR Co-founder Becomes Latest To Leave Facebook
Facebook management exodus continues with departure of Oculus VR co-founder Brendan Iribe
Jack Ma To Hand Over Alibaba Reins Next Year
The Alibaba co-founder, a former English teacher with no technical background, said he is stepping down so that he can 'try new things'
UK Smartphone Maker Wileyfox Enters Administration
Wileyfox was a UK smartphone challenger, but it's now entered administration after struggling to crack the Android market
Dell Confirms It Could Pursue IPO Or VMware ‘Combination’
Dell confirms it is evaluating its options in SEC filing
Vodafone & Liberty Global Discuss Asset Swap Once More
Vodafone and Virgin Media could exchange assets as more talks begin. What does this mean for Vodafone UK and Virgin Media?
Conditions Favorable To Make 2018 A Big Year For Security Buyouts
ANALYSIS: The new year has started off with a flurry of acquisition activity in the cyber-security space that is likely to continue for the rest of the year.
Amazon’s List of 20 Potential HQ2 Sites Shows Focus On Washington DC
ANALYSIS: All the signs point to the US capital being the home of Amazon's second headquarters
Former Employee Sues Google Claiming Discrimination Against White Men
James Damore’s accuses Google of systematically punishing and terminating employees whose views on diversity, social justice and gender bias differed
HPE CEO Meg Whitman To Step Down In 2018
Meg Whitman will be replaced after six years by current HPE President Antonio Neri
Government’s Commitment To UK Tech Is Great, But It’s Just A Start
INDUSTRY VIEW: Tech leaders welcome commitment but say more access to funding and talent is needed
Microsoft ‘To Cut’ Thousands Of Jobs As It Focuses On Cloud Sales
Job cuts confirmed: Redmond will merge several business unit together and focus on pushing its cloud services
Amazon And Other Tech Giants ‘Eye’ £7bn Slack Acquisition
Slack's meteoric rise hasn't gone unnoticed as tech giants, most notably Amazon, reportedly circle
BT To Integrate EE ‘Within Four Years’
BT says it makes sense to keep EE apart for now but more integration likely as revenues grow
Lloyds To Transfer 1,900 Jobs To IBM In £760m Cost-Cutting Move
Lloyds Trade Union says contract could make the bank more vulnerable to cyber attacks
Whitman Says HPE ‘On Right Track’ Despite Server, Network And Storage Revenue Slump
Declining sales in key business divisions don't bode well for HPE post-split
Apple’s Futuristic New HQ To Open In April
The first staff will move into Apple Park this Spring and will find a futuristic doughnut main building, orchards, meadows and Steve Jobs theatre
UK Tech Salaries Dwarfed By Those In San Francisco & Beyond
UK tech sector's ability to compete with Silicon Valley and other tech hubs for the best talent could be slowed by wages
Executives And IT Managers Disagree On Who Is Responsible For Cybersecurity
BAE survey says that unless there is more coordination between executives and IT departments, hackers will find holes to exploit
HPE: We Lost Our Way Before Meg Whitman HP Inc Split
HPE’s EMEA MD credits CEO Meg Whitman with turning company around and giving it a clarity of vision
Former Union Boss Joins BT Openreach Board Amid Breakup Pressure
New appointees for BT Openreach board to guide organisation amid intense seperation pressure
TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding To Step Down
Harding will step down in May after overseeing TalkTalk transformation but criticised for cybersecurity issues
Cisco Buys AppDynamics, Reveals Spark Board For Virtual Meetings
Intros new Spark Board for collobrative meetings, as it spends heavily to acquire application monitoring firm
Brexit: Microsoft Could Cancel UK Data Centre Expansion
UPDATED: Microsoft's UK government affairs manage says the Brexit could affect the company's data centre expansion plans, but Redmond refutes any changes to its British commitments
Oracle’s Growing Cloud Focus Leads To Another Mass Jobs Cull
Hardware and software developers face the axe as growing cloud focus results in casualties