EU imposes asset freeze and travel ban on individuals and organisations from three countries over destructive cyber-attacks carried out in the past decade
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What’s Your Next Tech Job?
With the potential for mass redundancies across many businesses, what skills should you gain to land a new job? Silicon UK considers the tech job landscape and asks how this might change in a post COVID world.
Apple Delays iPhone 12, As Sales Shrug Off Virus Gloom
What pandemic? Apple defies store closures, stalling economies and the global Coronavirus pandemic to deliver strong financials
Coronavirus Tracing App Released In Northern Ireland
Mobile app for tracking and tracing coronavirus cases in Northern Ireland has been released to Apple and Google App stores
Portuguese Telcos Drop Huawei For 5G Networks
Major telcos and operators in Portugal say they won’t use Huawei for 5G network, despite there being no government ban on the kit
Google Fitbit Data Pledge Not Sufficient To Offset Antitrust Probe
Offer by Google not to use Fitbit data for adverts is unlikely to offset an official antitrust investigation by EC officials
Telegram Files EU Antitrust Complaint Against Apple
Secure messaging app Telegram files official antitrust complaint with EU officials, over Apple’s App Store and the fees it charges
Tech Giants Accused Of Harming Competition By US Lawmakers
Google and Facebook singled out for alleged market power abuse, in some of the sharpest exchanges with US lawmakers on Wednesday
Google Closes Down North Smart Glasses
Weeks after Google purchased Canadian smart glass provider North, customers are warned their devices will stop working this week
Elon Musk: Tesla Open To Supplying Batteries To Other EV Makers
Makers of rival electric vehicles (EVs) could potentially be able to licence batteries, powertrains and software from Tesla for their own vehicles
Twitter Hits Wiley With Permanent Ban For Anti-Semitic Remarks
Tweets by Grime musician prompted Twitter boycott, but Wiley also had Facebook and Instagram accounts deleted for ‘repeated violations’ of rules
Openreach Unveils Plans For Full Fibre In Final Third
Plans to roll out next generation fibre connections in the hardest to reach areas in the United Kingdom revealed by Openreach
Tech Firm CEOs To Face US Congress Grilling
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are to appear on Wednesday before a US Congress hearing on antitrust issues
Google ‘Grace Hopper’ Subsea Cable To Link US, UK, And Spain
New subsea cable from Google named after pioneering computer scientist Grace Hopper and will run from New York to Bude in Cornwall
Coronavirus: Google To Allow Staff To Work From Home Until July 2021
Coronavirus consequence. Search engine giant extends work at home option for its worldwide workforce until at least July 2021
Twitter Faces Celebrity Boycott Over Anti-Semitism
Following slow response to anti-Semitic tweets from grime musician Wiley, dozens of celebrities stage 48-hour boycott of platform
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EU’s First Cyber-Warfare Sanctions Target Russia, China, North Korea
EU imposes asset freeze and travel ban on individuals and organisations from three countries over destructive cyber-attacks carried out in the past decade
Google ‘Grace Hopper’ Subsea Cable To Link US, UK, And Spain
New subsea cable from Google named after pioneering computer scientist Grace Hopper and will run from New York to Bude in Cornwall
Nvidia Partners University Of Florida To Build AI Supercomputer
Supercomputer for Florida university will offer 700 petaflops of AI performance to “tackle some of the world’s most formidable challenges”
Networks
Amazon Gains FCC Approval For $10 Billion Broadband Satellite Project
Watch out SpaceX and OneWeb, as Amazon’s Project Kuiper gains official approval from the FCC for 3,200 broadband satellites
Portuguese Telcos Drop Huawei For 5G Networks
Major telcos and operators in Portugal say they won’t use Huawei for 5G network, despite there being no government ban on the kit
Openreach Unveils Plans For Full Fibre In Final Third
Plans to roll out next generation fibre connections in the hardest to reach areas in the United Kingdom revealed by Openreach
Green IT
Elon Musk: Tesla Open To Supplying Batteries To Other EV Makers
Makers of rival electric vehicles (EVs) could potentially be able to licence batteries, powertrains and software from Tesla for their own vehicles
Elon Musk Urges More Nickel Mining
Tesla boss urges mining corporations to product more nickel, as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow worldwide
Apple Pledges To Be Carbon Neutral By 2030
Green pledge sees Apple join other tech firms such as Microsoft and Amazon, by pledging to not to add carbon emissions to the atmosphere by 2030
