Future of travel special: Pent-up wanderlust, streaming and, of course, a lot of tech November 16, 2021 After three strict lockdowns, the old adage ‘trip of a lifetime’ has never been more appropriate. Nearly two years into the pandemic, constant reminders of how precious life is have inevitably left their mark, bringing an increased awareness of what really matters, which is quite a motivation for many people to stop putting off that [...]
Cyber firm Avast tops FTSE 100 as it edges closer to US takeover November 15, 2021 Cyber firm Avast climbed to the top of the FTSE100 after NortonLifeLock's takeover of the British cybersecurity company grew closer after the US conditions for its takeover had been satisfied.
CEO of IWF warns a ‘tidal wave’ of child abuse material is flooding the internet November 13, 2021 The amount of child sexual abuse material being found online by expert analysts is fifteen times higher than a decade ago, according to Susie Hargreaves, the CEO of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). The boss of the online safety organisation said its analysts are facing a “tidal wave” of abuse material, as it called for [...]
Vodafone accelerates fibre push with CityFibre rollout to 8m homes November 11, 2021 Vodafone has agreed a major expansion of its strategic partnership with CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent Full Fibre platform, with a nationwide rollout of up to 8 million homes.
Nintendo Switch ranked the most successful game of all time with 22m consoles sold per year November 11, 2021 New research has revealed the most successful game consoles of all time, with the Nintendo Switch topping the list.
All eyes on the UK Supreme Court today as it will rule on £2bn lawsuit by 4m Brits against Google November 10, 2021 Should a billion-pound legal action against Google over claims it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users’ internet activity be allowed to go ahead? The UK’s highest court will give its verdict at 9.45am today. Former Which? director Richard Lloyd, supported by the campaign group Google You Owe Us, wants to bring a “representative action” against [...]
UK data on emissions must be improved to meet net zero target, says IT industry leads November 10, 2021 Data on emissions must be improved to meet the UK’s net zero target, the IT industry has urged. More than 70 per cent of technology experts lack confidence that key policymakers and departments have access to the right data, a survey by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT has revealed. The data needs to be [...]
The virtual metaverse requires very real-world regulation November 9, 2021 Regulators tend only to emerge in the spotlight of public scrutiny when something goes wrong. FCA bosses have spent the last couple of years being wheeled in front of Select Committees to explain the collossal cock-ups that led to the London Capital & Finance minibond scandal – including its former boss Andrew Bailey, who despite [...]
MPs reject change to telecom security law that bars China’s Huawei from 5G network November 9, 2021 New legislative rules aimed at blocking the installation of Huawei technology in the UK’s 5G network have been rejected by MPs. The Telecommunications (Security) Bill should force providers to stop installing equipment by the Chinese phone-maker in the UK’s 5G networks and also sets out a road map to remove high-risk vendors altogether. The House [...]
Billionaire entrepreneurs like Bezos and Musk are changing the economics of space November 9, 2021 Billionaire entrepreneurs using their wealth to launch successful space companies has made the sector far more accessible to smaller start-ups. The reliability of the space launches from the likes of Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, due in part to their vast financial backing, has dragged down insurance prices for smaller firms in the [...]