Lucy Ingham
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16 Nov
Who is Stephen Barclay, the new Brexit secretary?
Stephan Barclay, the MP for North East Cambridgeshire, has been appointed Brexit secretary in replacement of Dominic Raab, who resigned on Thursday.
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16 Nov
BlackBerry spends $1.4bn on Cylance to cement cybersecurity offering
BlackBerry has announced that it is to purchase cybersecurity giant Cylance for $1.4bn.
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16 Nov
Mark Francois vote of no-confidence letter unleashes damning attack on Theresa May
Mark Francois, the Member of Parliament for Rayleigh and Wickford, has become the latest MP to publicly submit a vote of no-confidence letter in Theresa May, unleashing a damning attack on the Prime Minister.
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15 Nov
Theresa May press conference: PM defiant despite criticism from all sides
Theresa May has remained defiant about her Brexit deal, despite the loss of key Cabinet members and a growing move towards a no confidence vote.
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15 Nov
Is it time for a People’s Vote? Politicians voice their support
As MPs and political commentators discussed today’s events outside parliament, they were at times drowned out by protestors calling for a People’s Vote.
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15 Nov
Next Prime Minister: Is Michael Gove planning a coup?
Today is a bad day for Theresa May.
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15 Nov
Odds on Theresa May resigning slashed as Brexit resignations grow
The odds on Theresa May resigning as Prime Minister have been slashed by bookmakers as the number of senior cabinet ministers resigning over the Brexit deal grows.
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15 Nov
Workplace automation: 34% of UK employees think a robot would do a better job than their boss
Despite fears surrounding workplace automation, a third of UK employees (34%) believe a robot would be better at decision making than their current boss.
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15 Nov
Dominic Raab resigns: Why the Brexit Secretary is against Theresa May’s deal
Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has resigned in a key blow to Theresa May’s efforts to secure a Brexit deal.
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13 Nov
Smart city platform: AI “operating system” for cities launched by Huawei
Chinese technology giant Huawei has today launched an unprecedented smart city platform that provides a vast “operating system” for cities.
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13 Nov
Britain’s Post-Brexit technology might be at risk from inadequate education: Experts
Despite the UK banking on post-Brexit technology to keep the country’s economy buoyant, experts are sounding the alarm over inadequate education leading to a “brain drain”.
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12 Nov
Government audit process slammed as “broken” / Sadiq Khan leads trade mission to Berlin / Justin Trudeau makes case for government technology
Good morning, here’s your Monday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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9 Nov
DerpTrolling DDoS court case highlights “eye-opening” conviction pace
The man behind the DerpTrolling distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on gaming companies including Sony Online Entertainment, Valve and EA has plead guilty in US federal court half a decade after the campaign began.
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9 Nov
US holds key dialogue with China / Fashion industry called to give evidence / Macron and May meet for First World War centenary
Good morning, here’s your Thursday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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8 Nov
Best vegan advent calendars: Our pick for 2018
The range of advent calendars now available is staggering, and when it comes to vegan and cruelty-free options, there are a host of choices.
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8 Nov
Businesses launch People’s Vote campaign / US Federal Reserve makes interest rate decision / Hunt sets out post-Brexit future in France
Good morning, here’s your Thursday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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7 Nov
Magna Carta for the web: Domain name Bill of Rights proposed to protect free speech
This week Tim Berners-Lee launched his planned contract for the online world, dubbed the Magna Carta for the web, but as concerns over the implications for free speech emerge, a domain name Bill of Rights has also been proposed.
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7 Nov
US midterms: Negative partisanship to drive Democrat support in 2020 presidential election
The swing in the US House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats in yesterday’s US midterms is, according to a leading political scientist, the result of negative partisanship, and the phenomenon is going to continue through the 2020 presidential election.
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7 Nov
Lilium cements drone taxi ambitions with Airbus and Audi hires
Lilium, the aviation startup developing an on-demand drone taxi service, has announced a number of key hires in the automation and aircraft spaces.
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7 Nov
Square Enix results see developer take $33m hit to prioritise AAA games
The latest Square Enix results have seen the Japanese video game giant book an extraordinary loss as it focuses its priorities on AAA games.
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7 Nov
Samsung unveils first commercially available foldable phone / Shadow Brexit Secretary warns EU officials of a “blind Brexit” / Tony Blair speaks at Web Summit
Good morning, here’s your Wednesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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6 Nov
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6 Nov
Retail AI boom ahead as 93% of retailers plan to implement AI by 2020
Artificial intelligence is set to become prolific in the retail environment, with retail AI for customer personalisation set to be implemented by 93% of European retailers within the next two years.
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6 Nov
Iranian minister responds to US sanctions / Inaugural New Economy Forum begins / WHO Director General in Ebola visit
Good morning, here’s your Tuesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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5 Nov
Tim Berners-Lee unveils plan to ‘fix the web’
The creator of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, has unveiled a “contract” to fix the web so that not only are issues including fake news and cyberwarfare are tackled, but that the half of the world not currently online can gain access.
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5 Nov
Georgia hacking allegations “a distraction” from foreign interference in midterms
Allegations the Georgian Democrats attempted to hack Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp have been branded “a distraction” by a leading cybersecurity expert.
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5 Nov
Workplace stress epidemic: 64% of UK employees struggling
Employees in the UK are struggling with a workplace stress epidemic, with 64% suffering with poor or below average mental wellbeing.
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5 Nov
NHS AI “must be the next major investment area” for prevention plan
The NHS has been urged to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) in order to support the prevention plan unveiled today by Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
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5 Nov
Sluggish Indonesia GDP growth is the latest fallout from Trump’s trade war
Indonesia has become the latest casualty of US President Donald Trump’s trade war with the publication of its third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP).
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5 Nov
SoftBank results cast light on Saudi Arabia connection / Web Summit begins in Lisbon / Border Force head weighs in on backstop
Good morning, here’s your Monday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
