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7 Aug
“Double standard”: Trump WeChat ban sparks confusion and questions
On Thursday evening, US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to ban US companies from engaging in business transactions with TikTok parent company ByteDance and Tencent-owned WeChat.
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7 Aug
Clean Network is a messy roadmap for a digital wall with China
Huawei was never going to be enough for Donald Trump.
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6 Aug
Instagram Reels in Gen Z, but can it win out against TikTok?
On Wednesday Instagram launched a new video feature called Reels that is intended to rival the success of TikTok, the app that achieved the most downloads Q1 2020.
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3 Aug
TikTok mulls selling US arm to Microsoft, but could UK move enrage Trump?
It’s all change at TikTok, as the Chinese social media company finds itself as the latest battleground in the US-China trade war – and now the UK and Microsoft are involved.
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3 Aug
“Remote by default” GP appointments could have a “huge impact” on patient experience
The switch to “remote by default” GP appointments, as proposed by health secretary Matt Hancock, could have a huge impact on “both the patient experience and in enabling GPs to facilitate more appointments”.
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29 Jul
Luxury in space: Virgin Galactic reveals cabin design in key step towards launch
Virgin Galactic has unveiled the cabin design that will take its first passengers into space, revealing an interior that is part 2001: A Space Odyssey and part private jet, as the company ramps up towards launch.
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28 Jul
Withings: From Nokia acquisition to $60m funding round
When you’re acquired by one of the biggest names in tech, you don’t typically announce a $60m Series B funding round four years later, but that’s exactly what healthtech pioneer Withings has done.
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27 Jul
Otterly indispensable: How Otter.ai has transformed transcription
Transcribing recordings is the bane of journalists, meeting note-takers and students everywhere.
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24 Jul
The tech verticals leading the UK tech sector’s pandemic response
According to the latest Tech Nation report, the UK tech sector has truly cemented itself as one of the world’s leading centres of innovation, employing over 2.9m people and attracting £10.1 bn in investment throughout 2019.
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24 Jul
Intel Q2 results: “Very strong quarter” marred by next-generation chip delays
Intel has reported its Q2 results, with above-expectations revenue and earnings-per-share.
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23 Jul
Free market “failure” led to Huawei 5G dominance: Policy expert
Free market “failure” led to Chinese technology firm Huawei becoming the leading 5G player, a policy expert has told the UK’s Science and Technology Committee.
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21 Jul
Russian disinformation: Intelligence agencies not taking responsibility, Russia report finds
The responsibility for defending the UK’s democratic processes from Russian disinformation campaigns has been passed around like a “hot potato”, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s ‘Russia report’.
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21 Jul
Why the pandemic has accelerated Industry 4.0 and what it means for businesses
We were on the cusp of the next technological boom before Covid-19 hit.
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20 Jul
Can the challenger bank from Natwest prove its Mettle?
With the closure of numerous bank branches around the UK as a result of lockdown measures, as well as a rapid shift online as remote working becomes the norm for many, it would be easy to assume that digital banking has fared well during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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16 Jul
5G growth, startup funding and post-Covid success: Verdict Magazine Issue 4 is Out Now
Issue 4 of Verdict Magazine is out now, covering the latest and greatest developments in technology.
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15 Jul
Kaspersky: Covid-19 has created a “perfect storm” for cybercriminals
The Covid-19 pandemic has created a “perfect storm” for scammers and hackers, with smaller businesses facing a significant threat, experts from Kaspersky have warned.
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14 Jul
Industry reacts to the UK’s Huawei 5G ban: From disappointment to relief
Six months after giving Huawei the green light to continue operating in the UK’s telecommunications network, the government has made a screeching U-turn and banned all new Huawei 5G technology from 2021.
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13 Jul
“Impossible” to strip Huawei from UK network by 2030: BT CEO
The chief executive of BT has said that it will be “impossible” to strip out Huawei equipment from the UK’s telecommunications network by 2030 and warned that a rushed reduction of the Chinese firm’s involvement could lead to “outages”.
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10 Jul
Coronavirus case studies: How Marquee TV brought the stage home during lockdown
The UK’s theatres have been closed since mid-March to help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus and the knock-on effect has been devastating for everyone whose livelihood depends on the performing arts sector.
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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
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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8 Jul
Arm CEO: “We now have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design a new future”
While the past few months have been brutal, Simon Segars, CEO of semiconductor giant Arm, sees considerable opportunity to use the post-Covid chaos as an opportunity to create a better future supported by technology.
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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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1 Jul
Christopher Wylie at H&M: From whistleblower to fashion data maven
Christopher Wylie shot to global prominence as the leading whistleblower in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but now he is turning his considerable data skills to fashion, through his current role as research director at H&M.
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30 Jun
“There is a permanent shift towards ecommerce”: Ikea CDO
The coronavirus has forever transformed many aspects of our lives, not least the way we shop, and if the experience of Swedish furniture giant Ikea is any measure, we are seeing a marked switch to ecommerce that is set to stay long after the pandemic has subsided.
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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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25 Jun
Coronavirus case studies: How Clubify is on a mission to “keep music alive” during lockdown
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit those in the hospitality and live entertainment industry with particular force.
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24 Jun
Web Summit CEO: Hybrid virtual-physical events are the future for conferences
Paddy Cosgrave, the CEO of Web Summit, the company behind some of the world’s largest technology conferences including this week’s Collision from Home, has said that hybrid events that combine virtual, interactive experiences with physical in-person conferences will be the dominant format in the future.
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24 Jun
Self-driving hospital beds and social distancing sensors: Covid-19 innovation
Digital Concepts Engineering (DCE) has used its experience in the military, agricultural and nuclear industries to repurpose its tech with the aim of responding to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and the result is self-driving hospital beds designed to safeguard medical staff, and social distancing sensors for unmanned vehicles.
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23 Jun
Cisco CSO: Judge the tech industry’s Covid-19 role in 18 months
The time to judge whether the tech industry played an appropriate role in Covid-19 will be in a year and a half, according to Cisco’s chief strategy officer Anuj Kapur.