Amazon delivers defeat against union efforts but still faces HR challenges
Amazon has defeated a vote to unionise workers at a Bessemer, Alabama warehouse. However, the union is not backing down,…
12 Apr 2021
US adds China's most powerful computer to its blacklist
The ongoing trade war between the USA and China continues, with the US last week adding a further seven Chinese organisations active in the field of supercomputing to its trade…
12 Apr 2021
Tencent grabs some Java, opens Indonesian cloud data centre
Chinese tech giant Tencent has launched its first data centre in Indonesia as part of its expansion plans in Southeast Asia. The new facility will be located in Jakarta’s central…
12 Apr 2021
Hey Siri! Tell me whether Nuance is actually worth $19bn. You should know
Microsoft is seemingly set to continue its acquisition spree, having added speech-recognition company Nuance Communications to the fold. The two have just announced that they have closed a $19.7bn deal.…
12 Apr 2021
Renesas provides chip update following Japan fire
Renesas Electronics has provided further details surrounding chip production at its Naka Factory in Hitachinaka, Japan, due to restart by 19 April after a fire closed the factory last month. "The…
12 Apr 2021
No longer in the dark: Darktrace confirms London IPO as revenue hits $200m
Cybersecurity unicorn Darktrace has confirmed it will list on the London Stock Exchange at the end of April in a float expected to value the UK company between £2.5bn and…
12 Apr 2021
Biometrics-powered payments to double by 2025, on the face of it anyway
The use of facial recognition to secure payments is set to double by 2025, according to Juniper Research. The company also expected fingerprint scans and voice-recognition usage to grow in…