Robert Scammell
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13 Jul
Coronavirus spells a 7.3% slump in global IT spend for 2020, says Gartner
The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic means global IT spending is projected to slump by 7.3% compared with 2019, according to research firm Gartner.
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13 Jul
Tech Report Weekly: High noon for Huawei, Netflix Q2 earnings, UK seeks e-waste solution
Good morning and welcome to Tech Report Weekly 13 July.
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10 Jul
Malicious coronavirus domains capitalise on reopening economies
Cybercriminals are known to adapt their scams to take advantage of the latest crisis and the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has been no different.
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10 Jul
VR fitness startup FitXR scoops $7.5m in funding round
Virtual reality (VR) fitness startup FitXR has raised $7.5m in funding to expand its operations in Europe and North America and launch new VR fitness products.
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9 Jul
CTO Talk: Q&A with Scandit’s Christian Floerkemeier
Christian Floerkemeier is the CTO and vice president of product at Scandit, a company that develops software for mobile computer vision and augmented reality (AR) solutions for enterprises.
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9 Jul
Huawei asks UK for more time to assess impact of US chip sanctions
Chinese technology giant Huawei says it needs more time from the UK to assess how the latest US sanctions will affect its 5G supply chain.
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8 Jul
Will-writing startup Farewill raises £20m to tackle funeral poverty
Farewill, a startup that provides a digital platform for will writing and probate services, has raised £20m in its latest funding round to expand the business.
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8 Jul
Russian BEC gang Cosmic Lynx fakes M&As to steal millions
Security researchers have uncovered a Russian cybercrime gang that creates fake merger and acquisition (M&A) scenarios over email to trick senior employees into transferring vast sums of cash.
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7 Jul
Nucleai raises $6.5m to advance predictive oncology platform
Computational biology startup Nucleai has raised $6.5m in funding to advance its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, which analyses large datasets of tissue images to make predictions about how a patient will react to certain cancer treatments.
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7 Jul
New taskforce to advise on UK R&D to aid economic recovery
The UK government has created a taskforce to advise on the country’s future research and development (R&D) projects, which it hopes will provide an economic boost to the country post-pandemic.
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6 Jul
Huawei’s days in the UK’s 5G network look numbered – here’s why
When Boris Johnson gave telecoms firms the green light to use Chinese technology giant Huawei’s 5G equipment back in January, it appeared to draw a line under the matter after more than a year of delay.
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6 Jul
Tech Report Weekly: AI’s role in contact tracing, post-pandemic futurism, UK’s hyrdogen potential
Good morning and welcome to Tech Report Weekly 6 July.
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2 Jul
CTO Talk: Q&A with Acquia’s Dries Buytaert
Dries Buytaert is the CTO and co-founder of Acquia, a software-as-a-service company that provides enterprise products, services, and technical support for the open-source web content management platform Drupal — which Buytaert also founded.
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1 Jul
UK’s e-scooter driving licence law to be reassessed post-trial
The legal requirement to hold a driving licence to rent an e-scooter will be reassessed when trials conclude in 12 months, sources have told Verdict.
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30 Jun
Defence secretary: “We have no Huawei on our defence estate”
The UK’s defence secretary Ben Wallace reassured MPs today that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has no direct role in the nation’s defence communication infrastructure.
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30 Jun
Tier Mobility makes UK e-scooter push as trials poised to start
Micro-mobility firm Tier Mobility is braced to launch in the UK’s nascent electric scooter rental market as the government prepares to make an announcement on e-scooter trials later today.
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29 Jun
Reform UK’s ‘out of date’ Computer Misuse Act, cybersecurity experts urge
A coalition of leading cybersecurity experts, organisations, lawyers and academics have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to reform the UK’s cybercrime legislation, warning that it makes it harder for professionals to defend against cyber threats.
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29 Jun
Nokia wins €400m 5G deal with Taiwan Mobile
Finnish telecommunication firm Nokia has won a major three-year deal with Taiwan Mobile to be the sole supplier of the technology underpinning its 5G network.
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29 Jun
Tech Report Weekly: UK weighs up e-scooters, eBay assures shareholders, GSMA Thrive steps up
Good morning and welcome to Tech Report Weekly 29 June.
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26 Jun
Facebook faces further advertising woes as Verizon pulls plug
US telecoms giant Verizon has become the latest company to suspend advertising on Facebook, threatening to further damage the social media firm’s primary revenue stream after it has already taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic.
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25 Jun
CTO Talk: Q&A with Amdocs’s Angela Logothetis
Angela Logothetis is the CTO of Open Network at Amdocs, a telecoms company that specialises in software and services for communications, media and financial services providers and digital enterprises.
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25 Jun
Equity investment in UK tech SMEs soared 27% to £4bn in 2019
Equity investment in UK technology firms increased by 27% to £4bn in 2019, according to figures published today by British Business Bank.
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24 Jun
Too late for UK Huawei rival but other domestic 5G options remain, experts say
It is too late for the UK to create a domestic 5G vendor to rival Huawei but there are other opportunities to become less dependent on “high risk” vendors, telecommunications experts have said.
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24 Jun
Most Brits believe contact-tracing data will be used for non-Covid purposes
The majority of UK citizens – 84% – believe that their contact tracing data will be used for purposes unrelated to Covid-19, according to a survey by enterprise identity management firm Okta.
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23 Jun
Apple lets developers appeal App Store violations following criticism
Apple has announced that it will allow third-party developers to lodge an appeal if their application violates the App Store’s guidelines, as well as make a separate challenge about the guidelines themselves.
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23 Jun
BP Ventures invests $5m in Satelytics to spot methane leaks
BP Ventures, the investment arm of BP, has invested $5m in geospatial analytics company Satelytics to help the oil and gas giant spot methane leaks.
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22 Jun
Half of remote workers lack a clear data handling policy, finds IBM
More than half of the US population is now working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic, but many employees have not been given clear guidelines on how to handle sensitive data from home.
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22 Jun
Sopra Steria wins Home Office contract to digitise passport applications
French IT consultancy firm Sopra Steria has secured a five-year contract with the Home Office to validate and digitise passport application forms.
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22 Jun
Tech Report Weekly: SoftBank storm clouds, Collision’s stellar lineup, UK’s Huawei alternative and ill-fated NHS app
Good morning and welcome to Tech Report Weekly 22 June.
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19 Jun
Australia cyberattacks: “Concerning but not unexpected”
A “state-based cyber actor” has been launching “sophisticated” cyberattacks against Australian public and private sector institutions, the Australian government has revealed.