Meta funds anti-TikTok campaign as Chinese tech firm threatens popularity March 31, 2022 TikTok has said it is “deeply concerned” by reports that Facebook’s parent company Meta paid for a campaign to promote negative coverage of the Chinese tech platform. As first reported by The Washington Post, Meta hired a “right of center” marketing firm Targeted Victory to lead a campaign about its biggest rival. This included placing [...]
SpaceX’s Starlink to branch out into Asia, says Filipino trade secretary March 31, 2022 Starlink, the satellite broadband service founded by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, has branched out into the Philippines, according to the country’s trade secretary today. Starlink, part of Musk’s SpaceX, is currently scouting out locations for where its ground terminals will be based, while its business permit application is being processed, trade minister Ramon Lopez said. [...]
Former DeepMind employee claims AI firm mishandled sexual misconduct allegations March 30, 2022 A former employee at British artificial intelligence (AI) developer DeepMind has accused the firm of mishandling multiple sexual misconduct allegations. The former DeepMind employee – referred to only as Julia – claimed a senior researcher at the Alphabet owned firm sexually assaulted her twice after subjecting her to a campaign of sexual harassment. In a [...]
Canary Wharf to host Europe’s largest commercial lab under new deal March 30, 2022 Canary Wharf is anticipated to host the largest commercial wet lab in Europe, as part of a investment partnership unveiled today. The Canary Wharf Group and Kadans Science Partner have announced a joint venture today to develop the 750,000 square foot life-science focussed hub. While no figure has yet been put on the investment, City [...]
Facebook algorithm pushes climate sceptics deeper into disinformation March 30, 2022 A new investigation has revealed that Facebook users that show an interest in climate scepticism are being driven towards more extreme forms of climate disinformation by algorithms, despite the social media giant's claims of a crackdown.
Businesses urged to boost cyber security as new data reveals a third of firms are suffering weekly attacks March 30, 2022 Businesses and charities are being urged to strengthen their cyber security practices now as new figures show the frequency of cyber attacks is increasing.
London-listed life sciences firm agrees £150m debt financing facility with HSBC March 30, 2022 Life Science REIT has agreed a £150m debt financing facility with HSBC, in a bid to fund new life science properties across the Golden Triangle: London, Oxford and Cambridge. The deal, in what will be the company’s first borrowing agreement, is made up of a £75m three-year term loan facility and a £75m revolving [...]
Mixed reviews for Sky Glass as high-tech TV suffers recording issues March 29, 2022 Sky Glass continues to have a rather rocky rollout, with users complaining that the flashy new TV’s playback feature is faulty. Problems were first reported back in November, with UK early adopters recording screen flickering and recording problems on their devices. “When watching anything I keep getting distracted by the occasional flash/blink in the top [...]
HP snaps up video device maker Poly for £1.3bn as tech firm embraces remote work pivot March 28, 2022 Tech giant HP has announced plans to snap up audio and video devices maker Poly for $1.7bn in cash as it looks to ride the hybrid work boom.
US sanctions and 5G slowdown sparks Huawei revenue dip March 28, 2022 Chinese tech firm Huawei recorded its first yearly revenue drop on record in 2021 as sanctions chip away at the company's growth.