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Facebook Announces Libra Board, Amid Departures
Dead man walking? Libra announces board, despite being rocked by pull out by five major payments providers
Tech Giants To Pay More Taxes Under OECD Proposals
Revolution in corporate taxation under draft proposals from OECD will see US tech giants pay more tax
Kik Messenger Developers To Close Popular Messaging App
Used by millions around the world, Kik Messenger is closing down as developers want to concentrate Kin cryptocurrency
Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd Takes Medical Leave Of Absence
Former CEO of HP is to take leave of absence for unexplained medical treatment, as Oracle financials miss expectations
Juniper Networks Settles Bribery Probe
Networking giant Juniper agrees to pay $11.7 million as part of bribery settlement with SEC
UK Data Protection Watchdog Raises Facebook Libra Concern
Facebook’s proposed digital currency faces calls for more information about how user data will be protected
FCA Expresses Concern At Lack Of Cryptocurrencies Safeguards
Financial Conduct Authority warns bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value
Fed Boss Calls On Facebook To Halt Libra Digital Currency
Not so fast Mark. Chief of US Federal Reserve calls on Facebook to halt its Libra digital currency plans
Sainsbury’s Bank Customers Locked Out Of Accounts – Report
Banking outage sees customers locked out of their accounts on Tuesday, but services are now recovered
Hackers Steal $41m In Bitcoins From Binance Exchange
Major crypto-currency exchange is hacked, but wners pledge to cover the millions stolen in the cyber heist
Dell Returns To Public Trading With NYSE Listing
Five years after going private in a bitter battle, Michael Dell braves public trading once again
Tesla’s Elon Musk Hits Out At US SEC
Telsa boss has “no respect” for the US Securities and Exchanges Commission after stepping down as chairman
IMF Suggests Governments Set Up Own Cryptocurrencies
Fintech fantasy? Nation states should build their own digital currency to prevent its use by money launders and fraudsters
IBM Quarterly Results Reveal Growth Challenge
Bad day at the office for Ginni Rometty as IBM financials shrink yet again, as software sales stutter
Dell Touts Possible IPO If VMware Stock Bid Fails
Dell confirms meeting with investment banks to explore initial public offering options
Elon Musk Agrees To Step Down As Tesla Chairman
Elon Musk settles with SEC with $20m payout and steps down as Tesla chairman, but more importantly avoids management ban
US Regulator Seeks Elon Musk Removal At Tesla
One tweet too far? SEC accuses Musk of securities fraud and seeks his removal as the head of Telsa
IBM Disappoints As Q1 Profit Slips
Big Blue grows revenues, but shares in the firm fall after first quarter margins miss Wall Street expectations
Banks Trade £22m Using Blockchain Platform
Sign of the future? Two banks have successfully completed a securities lending transaction using blockchain
IBM, Maersk Target Global Trade With Blockchain Joint Venture
No more mountains of paperwork? Global supply chain to be bolstered by blockchain joint venture
Blockchain Clearing System Adopted By Australian Stock Exchange
Blockchain down under, as Australia becomes first global market to adopt it for stock exchange
Funding For UK Fintech Surges Despite Brexit Vote
Weathering Brexit…funding skyrockets for British fintech start-ups, as UK ranked third for investment
Microsoft Cloud Drives Profit As Legacy Declines
Amid worldwide job cuts, Redmond reveals impressive financials as cloud grows and legacy business declines
IBM Q2 Results Disappoint As Cloud Sales Decline
Sales at IBM fall for the 21st quarter, as heavy investments in AI and cloud fails to make good on legacy decline
London Stock Exchange Group Partners With IBM For Blockchain Trading Project
The platform will give regulators and investors greater insight into company data
Tales In Tech History: The ATM
As world’s first ATM is painted gold to celebrate 50th anniversary, we take a look back at the arrival of cash dispensing devices
AlienVault Eyes Up IPO As Growth Spurt Continues
No set date as of yet, but expect AlienVault to step up it’s IPO efforts in the coming months
Michael Dell: Being Private Gives Dell Technologies An Advantage
Dell EMC World 2017: Eight months on from IT’s biggest ever merger and it’s so far, so good
Banks Use IBM Watson To Catch Rogue Traders
IBM is also developing anti-money-laundering tools and services to aid banking compliance