Following a surge in online scams, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are to follow the example of Google and ban any advertisements for financial companies that are not registered with the City regulator
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Ocado wins ruling over robot patents
An American federal agency has found that Ocado did not violate the patents of a Norwegian robot maker.
Amazon Web Services outage hits sites and apps like Ring and Ticketmaster
Several Amazon services – including its website, Prime Video and applications that use Amazon Web Services (AWS) – went down for thousands of users on Tuesday.
The rise of the ‘business technologist’ and ‘hyperautomation’
As we move into 2022, the trends we see emerging will increasingly be geared towards delivering improved user experiences and innovation at speed.
UK competition watchdog orders Facebook owner to sell gif website Giphy
Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered by the UK competition watchdog to sell the gif creation website Giphy.
Jack Dorsey steps down as boss of Twitter
Jack Dorsey has stepped down as the chief executive of Twitter, the social media giant that he founded 15 years ago, for the second time.
Westminster City Council launches the Digital Academy to tackle digital exclusion
Westminster City Council has announced the launch of the Digital Academy, which will see a range of tech partners including Microsoft, O2 and Google work with the Council to help combat digital exclusion.
Apple announces self-service repair scheme
Apple has announced a “self-service repair” programme so “customers who are comfortable” can fix their own devices.
HMRC hands out over 40,000 new devices to staffers, to aid remote working boom
HMRC has invested in 37,624 laptops, tablets and phones in the last 12 months, and a grand total of 45,704 devices since October 2019, which was shortly before Covid-19 began and widespread remote working was introduced.
Apple’s Tim Cook admits investing in crypto assets
The boss of Apple has revealed that he has invested in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin but that the iPhone maker will not be following suit.
EA says NFTs are part of the future of games industry
Game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) has told investors that collectible NFTs are “an important part of the future of our industry”.
CityFibre in ‘advanced’ talks on takeovers
A Goldman Sachs-backed broadband infrastructure company is planning to launch further acquisitions to “crack open” the BT and Virgin Media O2 “weak duopoly” after raising £1.1 billion and reaching one million homes.
Escalating cyber threats to charities
Nigel Thorpe, technical director at SecureAge looks at the increase in cyber attacks on charities/NGOs and suggests it’s time for a new approach
Nick Clegg takes aim at Apple ‘land grab’
Sir Nick Clegg has accused Apple of making a “commercial land grab” by changing its privacy settings to prevent digital advertisers from tracking its customers without their consent.
Darktrace hit by fears of sell-off by its early backers
Fears that insiders will dump stock when a lock-up agreement expires this week sent shares in Darktrace tumbling by 15 per cent.
