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Amazon Staff Push Back At Return-To-Office Order
Unhappy Amazon staff reportedly taking to internal websites and comms channels to complain about return-to-office order
Foxconn Apologies For Pay Mistake, After Worker Clashes At iPhone Factory
After protesting workers clashed with riot police, owner Foxconn apologises to staff at Zhengzhou iPhone factory in China
The Post-Pandemic Cloud
As enterprises look towards their post-pandemic futures, is the cloud still the central pillar onto which their IT infrastructure is built, or is the cloud also changing to meet the new digital transformation challenges businesses now ...
New York, Amazon Settle Pandemic Protection Lawsuit
Stand down. New York state's attorney general agrees to halt lawsuit against Amazon over alleged failures to protect workers during pandemic
Apple Staff Petition Against Return To Office Order
More staff pushback against Apple CEO Tim Cook and his order last week for employees to return to the office three days a week
Apple Orders Staff Back To Office, Three Days A Week
Memo from Tim Cook tells Apple staff in the Bay area, that from next month, they must come into the office at least three days a week
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Post-Pandemic Logistics
How have logistics and procurement been fundamentally changed by the pandemic? What is the core logistical challenges facing businesses as they move into the post-pandemic era?
The Tech of ESG
Every business is re-drawing its digital transformation strategies. A key pillar of these plans is how ESG is supported across their enterprises. For post-pandemic businesses, ESG is now a critical market differentiator consumers are p ...
Airbnb To Pull Out Of China Amidst ‘Pandemic Challenges’
Airbnb to pull out of China as ongoing zero-Covid policy places severe restrictions on domestic and international travel, focus on Chinese outbound business
Netflix Sued By Shareholders Over Subscription Disclosure
Disgruntled Netflix shareholders are suing streaming giant Netflix, alleging it misled the market after a significant drop in subscriber numbers
Apple Investors Urged To Vote Against $99m Tim Cook Pay Deal
Advisory group urges Apple investors to vote against Tim Cook's massive $99m pay deal for 2021, as company cashes in on pandemic
Apple Shrugs Off Chip Shortage With Record Revenues
Tech giant surpasses Wall Street predictions, as revenues grow 11 percent despite Omicron variant and ongoing global chip shortage
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Quality of Data
With businesses still reeling from the disruption to their operations and supply chains the pandemic caused, Dun & Bradstreet's new research reveals that over half (52%) of European businesses don’t think they will survive without rele ...
CES 2022: Amazon, Meta, Twitter Pull Attendance
Big name tech firms announce decision to pull teams from upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, over Omicron concerns
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Salesforce: The Value of Diversity
The Salesforce Global Gender Inclusive Benefit will provide transgender and non-binary employees with the critical financial and emotional support they deserve. These industry-leading benefits were designed in partnership with Outforce ...
EU May Ease State-Aid Rules To Help Fund New Chip Factories
European Union may relax its strict state-aid rules, in an effort to increase funding for construction of new chip factories in the bloc
Nintendo Lowers Sales Forecast On Chip Supply Issues
Nintendo lowers full-year sales forecast for Switch gaming console as it becomes latest company hit by disruption in semiconductor industry
Connected Business: The Post-COVID Supply Chain
With supply chains being massively disrupted as the pandemic took hold, what does a post-pandemic supply chain look like? How can businesses transform their partnerships to create new supply chain relationships that use technology to k ...
Amazon Offers Free College Education To Frontline Staff
Amazon offers to pre-pay full college tuition and fees for more than 750,000 frontline staff as it seeks to lure employees amidst shortage
Google Delays Office Return Until 10 January 2022
Search engine giant Google, joins Amazon, Facebook and Apple in delaying staff return to offices and campuses, citing Coronavirus 'uncertainity'
Diversity and Inclusion in Tech
A lack of diversity and inclusion has been a significant issue for many industries. However, tech enterprises are showing the way. As companies struggle to locate the skilled staff they need, ensuring they have high levels of diversity ...
Man Admits Arson After Destroying 5G Mast
Conspiracy theorist David Patterson caused between £100,000 to £150,000 of damages when he set fire to a 5G mobile mast last year
Facebook Delays Office Return Until January 2022
Latest tech firm to delay office return. Social networking giant tells US and other staff, to return to office in January 2022
YouTube Suspends Rand Paul Over Facemask Claims
Another social platform has banned yet another US Republican politician over false claims about facemask effectiveness during pandemic
NHS Covid-19 App Updated To Ease ‘Pingdemic’
As expected, government eases sensitivity of its NHS Covid-19 app in effort to reduce 'pingdemic' causing worker shortages
Facebook To Require All US Office Staff To Wear Masks
In addition to requiring staff be vaccinated, Facebook will also order all employees to wear masks when in office or campus
Google, Facebook To Require Covid Vaccinations For Office Return
Employees looking to return to work in the offices of Facebook and Google will be required to be vaccinated
Amazon To Halt Covid Testing For US Workers
Too soon? E-commerce giant Amazon has confirmed it is to end testing for Coronavirus for warehouse workers at the end of this month
Microsoft Gives Staff $1,500 Coronavirus Bonus
Thank you all. Employees at Microsoft around the world to get $1,500 bonus for their efforts during the global Coronavirus pandemic