Software giant remains coy about revealing scale of job cuts across its global operations, or even which roles have been axed
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Top EU Court Strikes Down EU-US Privacy Shield Data Deal
Data sharing deal between the United States and Europe has been struck down by the European Court of Justice, with no chance of appeal
Republicans Accuse Twitter Of Anti-Conservative Bias
Two Republican Congressmen in the US write letter to CEO Jack Dorsey over 'Twitter's discrimination against conservative voices'
Facebook Criticised By Own Audit For ‘Setback’ Of Civil Rights
Two-year-long audit commissioned by the social network, slates Mark Zuckerberg's firm for 'serious setbacks for civil rights'
Facebook Boycott Organisers Disappointed With Zuckerberg Meeting
No concessions. Organisers of the advertising boycott of Facebook left disappointed after meeting CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives
Tech Firms Withhold Data Sharing With Hong Kong
Tech giants pledge pause data sharing with authorities in Hong Kong, after China imposed draconian security law for the territory
Mark Zuckerberg Says Advertisers Will Be Back ‘Soon Enough’
What boycott? Facebook's boss Mark Zuckerberg dismisses growing advertiser boycott of the platform over its hate speech policies
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
Twitter Removes Trump Tweet After Copyright Complaint
Twitter continues to challenge tweets from US President Donald Trump, with takedown of tweet due to image copyright complaint
The State of LawTech
What is the current state of LawTech? LawtechUK, will this year, pilot a government-backed LawTech R&D programme - the Lawtech Sandbox - to help accelerate the digital transformation of the UK's legal sector. What could this mean for b ...
Coronavirus: Google Delays Re-opening US Offices
Google offices in the United States are to remain shut until September, as Coronavirus infections surge in certain parts of America
Microsoft Retail Stores To Close Permanently
No surprise? Microsoft is calling time on its 83 retail Stores globally, and will transform four flagship outlets into “experience centres”
Twitter Places Warning On Another Trump Tweet
Platform continues clampdown on certain tweets from US President Donald Trump, with new warning on his Tuesday tweet about protesters in Washington DC
Facebook Removes Trump Ad, Cites ‘Organised Hate’ Policy
Symbol used by the Nazis to identify political prisoners used in adverts for the re-election campaign of US President Donald Trump
Are You A Kinetic Technology Leader?
Kinetic leaders envision, enable, and deliver growth and help their organizations navigate through change. The 2020 Global Technology Leadership Study from Deloitte describes the attributes, objectives, and practices of organizations t ...
US Justice Department To Propose Ending Tech Firm Protection
Trump's revenge. Officials at the US DoJ ready legislation to remove Section 230 protections from big name tech firms including Twitter, Google and Facebook
SpaceX Confirms Floating Spaceport For Mars Missions
Job listing for 'offshore operations engineer' on SpaceX website, reveals Elon Musk's plan for floating spaceport for Mars missions
Facebook Tightens Political Advertising Rules Ahead Of US Election
Rule change for political ads to make clear who paid for it, as social networking giant seeks to tighten rules ahead of US presidential election
Twitter Clamps Down On 170,000 Pro-China Accounts
Tens of thousands of Twitter accounts operated on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party have been removed for spreading misinformation
Zoom Briefly Suspends Accounts Of Chinese Activists
Zoom meeting of US-based Chinese activist group to commemorate Tiananmen Square massacre results in brief account suspension
Tech Firms Pledge Child Abuse Disclosures To Blunt Anti-Encryption Drive
Strategic move? Google, Facebook, Microsoft pledge to improve and standardise annual disclosures around online child exploitation
Twitter Tests ‘Read Before You Retweet’ To Halt Misinformation
'We really want to read the information, before you retweet it' says Twitter, as it seeks to drive 'informed discussions'
Tesla Workers At California Plant Test Positive For Coronavirus
Production restart at giant Tesla factory in Fremont not going smoothly with reports of staff testing positive for Coronavirus
Pressure On Zuckerberg Grows, As Facebook Old Guard Join Protest
Employees from the early days of Facebook denounce Mark Zuckerberg over his decision not to act against posts by US President Donald Trump
Trump Targets Twitter With Executive Order
Escalating row between Twitter and the White House sees tech firm call out US President over a new tweet for glorifying violence
Is Video Conferencing Secure Enough?
The COVID-19 crisis has seen an explosion in video and teleconferencing service use. Looking into the future, if more mass remote working is to become the norm, how will existing systems cope? Are they secure enough? Do we just need mo ...
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
Trump Ready To Sign Executive Order For Social Media Firms
US President ready to follow up on threat to 'close down' social networking firms after Twitter places fact warning label on his tweets
How To Manage Virtual Teams
As businesses adapt to the 'new normal', a significant component of their organization will be virtual teams. Silicon UK discovers the critical skills that virtual leaders need to be successful and, asks what being a virtual leader mea ...
IBM To Cut Thousands Of Jobs, But Will Still Pay Shareholders
Another round of layoffs is on the cards for IBM employees, as new CEO swings the headcount axe, but insists he will still deliver shareholder dividend