After UK's top court rules Uber drivers are workers, European Commission begins consultation on gig economy worker rights
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UK Court Rules Uber Drivers Are Workers
UK Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers, not self employed contractors, in major intervention in the British 'gig economy'
Twitter Develops Subscription Fee To Lessen Ad Reliance
Micro-blogging platform Twitter is developing a subscription product, in an effort to lessen dependence on advertising revenues
BT Contributes £24 Billion To UK Plc – Report
The scale of contribution of the former UK telecom incumbent BT to the British economy has been revealed in an independent report
Founding Father HPE Leaves Silicon Valley, Moves HQ To Texas
California loses a Fortune 500 company, after founding father HPE announces HQ move away from Silicon Valley to Houston, Texas
California Approves Gig Economy ‘Contractor’ Vote
Blow for state legislators. Californians have voted to allow gig workers to remain as 'contractors', and not be classified as 'employees'
Bletchley Park Faces Funding Crisis, Prepares To Axe Staff
World war 2 code breaking centre is facing a funding crisis due to Coronavirus pandemic, with third of workforce being laid off
Coronavirus: Apple Closes More Stores In US
As Coronavirus infections rise in the United States, Apple continues to close down more of its stores across seven American states
Coronavirus: Google To Reopen Some Offices In July
Sundar Pichai tells staff that Google intends to open some offices starting from 6 July, as other tech firms give staff option to work from home forever
Elon Musk Risks Arrest As He Reopens Telsa Factory
Arrest me. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has defied local officials in California by reopening Fremont factory, and dared them to arrest him
German Union Calls For Amazon Strike Before Christmas
Amazon could be facing possible strike action in Germany, after Verdi trade union calls for walkout at key distribution hub
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Gets 65 Percent Pay Rise
Share price growth sees Nadella net a 65 percent pay rise, bringing home nearly $43m in the last fiscal year
FCA Expresses Concern At Lack Of Cryptocurrencies Safeguards
Financial Conduct Authority warns bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value
Microsoft Value Hits $1 Trillion After Cloud Growth
Strong results for the software giant see its market valuation briefly reach $1 trillion for the first time
Amazon Ditches Plans For New York HQ2
Online giant cancels its plans to build campus in Queens, after tax break opposition and questions about unions
EU To Agree Digital Tax By March, Says French Minister
European-wide tax on tech firms to be agreed by March, predicts French finance minister
France To Press Ahead With Digital Tax In 2019
Tax on tech giants will begin in 2019 by individual nations if necessary, warns French finance minister
Zuckerberg Joins Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates As World’s Richest
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg joins Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos as the three richest men in the world
Former Employee Sues Google Claiming Discrimination Against White Men
James Damore’s accuses Google of systematically punishing and terminating employees whose views on diversity, social justice and gender bias differed
Workplace Robots To Hit Low Paid The Hardest
Bad robot? Increasing automation must not drive workplace wage inequality, think tank warns
IT Firm Head Apologises For ‘Joke’ Suggesting Labour Voter Redundancies
Storm Technologies Boss said email claiming Labour voters would be let go if business slowed down was just banter
Microsoft Build 2017: Satya Nadella Champions Developing Tech With An Inclusive Aim
Nadella wants developers to create "practical design choices that help enshrine these timeless values"
Women Earn 19.6 Percent Less Than Men In IT Sector
There is still work to be done to close the gender pay gap in the IT world
Technology Is A Man’s World…But It Doesn’t Have To Be
Hannah Pym, head of marketing at app developer Apadmi, suggests how we can get more women into tech - and why we should do it
Google’s Sundar Pichai Is Now The Best Paid CEO In The World
Major payday for Sundar Pichai following latest stock award
Toshiba Predicts Record-Breaking $4.5bn Loss
Troubled electronics giant will also cut nearly 7,000 jobs as its struggles continue
Amazon Starts European Corporate Tax Payments
Amazon begins paying corporate tax in a number of European countries, but will Google and Apple follow suit?
HP CEO Meg Whitman Set To Get Massive Payout If Fired
HP boss Meg Whitman will also sit pretty if the company is ever acquired, new data from UBS finds
BlackBerry Recovery Boosted By Q4 Profit But Revenues Fall Again
BlackBerry sees hope for the future once software and service investments pay off
Smartphones And 4G Pushes ZTE To Huge Profits
Chinese company looking to take control of the Android market