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7 Aug
Uber delivery revenues up 103% but ride-hailing decimated by pandemic
Uber’s delivery business reported strong growth in the second quarter, but it was not enough to offset a significant hit from the pandemic to its core ride-hailing business.
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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
The Future of Work: Timeline
From the introduction of the assembly line in the automobile industry in 1913 to Amazon reaching 200,000 robots working in its warehouses in 2020, the past century has seen an unprecedented level of technological progress in the workplace.
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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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7 Aug
Car subscription services boosted by Covid-19 pandemic
Car subscription services have been growing in popularity due in part to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Counterpoint Research.
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6 Aug
Sales of food delivery accounts surge on dark web marketplaces
Food delivery and personal shopping services have seen a sharp uptick in use amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but the number of user accounts available for sale on the dark web has also increased.
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6 Aug
US CBRS spectrum auction draws diverse range of applicants
US Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) is a set of wireless channels in the 3.55 to 3.65 GHz spectrum band that used to be reserved for the Department of Defense, the Navy and for satellite operators.
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6 Aug
EU Amazon report promises more focus than US subcommittee
The US subcommittee hearing on Big Tech’s antitrust violations made strong allegations, but an upcoming report from the EU into Amazon promises more focus.
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6 Aug
CTO Talk: Q&A with Sumo Logic’s Christian Beedgen
Christian Beedgen is the CTO of Sumo Logic, a cloud-based data analytics company that leverages machine learning to provide security and IT insights for businesses.
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6 Aug
US government offers $10m reward for information on election interference
The US Department of State is offering up to $10m as a reward for information on foreign interference in US elections.
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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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6 Aug
Voi rolls out hundreds of e-scooters in Cambridge trial
Swedish e-scooter operator Voi will be rolling hundreds of its battery-powered scooters and bikes out on Cambridge roads as part of the UK’s e-scooter trials.
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6 Aug
Digital money transfers get Covid-19 boost as consumers shun cash
Digital transfers of money have seen a rise in use during the Covid-19 pandemic, while cash has seen a sharp decline.
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6 Aug
Healthtech Infermedica nets $10m funding for AI triage platform
Healthtech startup Infermedica has raised $10.25m in Series A funding to expand the capabilities and availability of its artificial intelligence (AI) based platform to triage patients and provide preliminary diagnoses.
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6 Aug
Canon ransomware attack highlights rise of “name and shame” tactics
Canon has been hit by a ransomware attack perpetrated by Maze Group, an organisation known for its unorthodox “name and shame” tactics.
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5 Aug
80% of Fortune 500 firms invite email scams by spurning DMARC
Some 400 of the largest US companies are at risk of their email domain being hijacked by scammers because they have not implemented DMARC authentication, according to cybersecurity firm Agari.
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5 Aug
Streaming services investment a wise move for Disney
Streaming proves to be a bright spot as Disney has seen its Q3 2020 revenue fall by 42% to $11.78 billion as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic hit hard.
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5 Aug
Amazon’s 16% stake in Deliveroo gets approval
E-commerce giant Amazon’s 16% minority shareholding in UK food delivery app Deliveroo has officially been approved following a lengthy investigation.
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5 Aug
Disney+ nets 60 million subscribers in 9 months
Streaming service Disney+ now has 60.5 million subscribers worldwide as it continues to make ground on rival Netflix.
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5 Aug
The Future of Work: Regulatory Trends
The future of work will shape both factories and offices, encouraging greater collaboration between humans and technology, and empowering workers with new digital skills.
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5 Aug
TikTok purchase proposal takes Microsoft employees by surprise
The majority of Microsoft employees were surprised to learn that the US tech giant is considering purchasing TikTok.
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5 Aug
Telecommunications trends: 5G leads Twitter mentions in July 2020
5G leads as Verdict lists the top five terms tweeted on telecommunications in July 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform.
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4 Aug
Sony Q1 results: Profit slips but gaming demand soars in lockdown
Electronics and entertainment firm Sony reported operating income of 228.4bn yen ($2.15bn) in its Q1 results, a 1.1% decline from the year-ago period.
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4 Aug
Liam Fox targeted by Russian hackers in reminder of “uncomfortable truth”
Cybersecurity experts are calling for greater vigilance after it emerged that Russian hackers targeted former trade minister and Conservative MP Liam Fox.
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4 Aug
Global broadband speeds dropped during lockdown
Broadband speeds around the world dropped during lockdown, a study has found.
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4 Aug
Deepfakes biggest concern for AI in crime: Experts
Criminal scientists have ranked deepfakes as the most serious and worrying application of artificial intelligence (AI) in future crime and terrorism, according to a report published by UCL.
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4 Aug
Nokia look to Lundmark to meet profitability challenges
Nokia began life under its new CEO, Pekka Lundmark, on 1 August following the 11-year tenure of his predecessor, Rajeev Suri.
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3 Aug
Remote working is here to stay and it’s boosting productivity, study finds
The majority of employees believe remote working will continue once pandemic restrictions are lifted and say they are working more productively outside of the office, according to a report by property technology firm Equiem.
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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”.