Skills

Top Tips from Leading Females Within Tech on International Women in Engineering Day

It's International Women in Engineering Day. Several exceptional women working in tech. They share some of the challenges they’ve faced…

2 years ago

Amazon Could Run Out of US Workers, Memo Reveals

Internal research at Amazon warns the e-commerce giant could run out of workers in the US in two years, due…

2 years ago

UK Digital Strategy Takes Aim At Cyber-Security, Skills Gap

Security expert praises new government digital strategy for much-needed focus on cyber-security and reducing skills gap as London Tech Week…

2 years ago

Smaller Firms Support US Tech Competition Bill As Giants Resist

Dozens of smaller tech companies and organisations sign letter supporting American Innovation and Choice Online Act as tech giants warn…

2 years ago

UK Tech Start-Ups See Record Quarterly Investment

Private British tech firms buck market gloom with record quarterly venture capital investment led by fintech and healthcare tech

2 years ago

One In Ten Staff Want To Leave Over Tech Frustrations, Says Freshworks

Workplace tech frustrations. 94 percent of UK staff are frustrated by inadequate workplace tech, and many are considering resigning because…

2 years ago

Musk ‘Super Bad’ Feeling About Economy, Wants To Axe 10,000 Tesla Staff

Gloomy outlook. Elon Musk says he wants to axe 10 percent of jobs at Tesla, as he has a 'super…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Return To Office Demand Opposed By German Union

Blunt order by Elon Musk for Tesla staff to return to the office or resign their jobs, faces pushback from…

2 years ago

Amazon Shareholders Narrowly Approve Executive Pay

Amazon shareholders deliver rebuke in narrow approval for executive pay, as Facebook owner Meta and Google also face increasing investor…

2 years ago

Microsoft Executive Indicates Departmental Hiring Slowdown

Amid concern at the state of the global economy, a senior Microsoft executive tells staff to be more cautious when…

2 years ago

Samsung To Create 80,000 New Jobs, Plans $356 Billion Investment

South Korean electronics giant Samsung says it will create 80,000 jobs, and will sink a $356 billion investment into the…

2 years ago

UK Businesses ‘Falling Behind Europe’ On AI Adoption

UK businesses falling behind Europe on their adoption of AI over the past two years, with lack of appropriate skills…

2 years ago

Apple Accused By Union Of Staff Law Violations At NY Store

Staff at Apple's World Trade Centre store in New York are allegedly being questioned and spied on, over trade union…

2 years ago

Apple Loses Senior Executive Over Remote Working Policy – Report

Insistence by Tim Cook and co that staff work in the offices has resulted in departure of Apple's director of…

2 years ago

US Warns Against Hiring North Korean Hackers

US North Korea is sending 'thousands' of skilled IT workers out to take illicit jobs as country seeks to fund…

2 years ago

Tech Jobs Face Pressure Amidst UK Hiring Crunch

Companies under pressure as shortage of workers adds to existing tech skills crisis, driving wages up and fuelling 'intense competition',…

2 years ago

US VP Kamala Harris To Meet Amazon Labor Union At White House

Biden support for unionisation. Grassroots Amazon trade union, as well as other trade unions are to meet with the American…

2 years ago

Apple Store Union Vote To Take Place Next Month

First Apple store in the US is set to hold a vote on 2 June, over whether to join a…

2 years ago

Appian World 2022: Democratising Low-code

At this year’s Appian World Congress, the company revealed a significant initiative that will see low-code take a transformative step…

2 years ago

Apple Opens ‘Self Service Repair’ Online Store

Right to repair victory? Apple finally begins to allow users to purchase genuine parts so they can repair an iPhone…

2 years ago

Japan Aims To Ramp EV Battery Production Amidst Stiff Competition

Japan aims to boost domestic battery production capacity tenfold as country loses market share to Chinese and South Korean rivals

2 years ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Digital Security for Remote Workforces

Learn how businesses can develop robust security for their remote workforces. Also, businesses are re-drawing their digital transformation roadmaps to…

2 years ago

Google To Open Product Development Centre In Nairobi

Utilising local talent as Google says is to open a product development centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, to better…

2 years ago

Amazon To Carry Out Racial Equity Audit

E-commerce giant will conduct racial equity audit led by former US Attorney, after shareholder proposal on diversity, equity and inclusion

2 years ago

Amazon Staff At New Jersey Facility To Hold Union Vote

Snowballing movement? National Labor Relations Board says Amazon staff at New Jersey facility have enough signatures to hold union vote

2 years ago

Apple Staff In Flagship NY Store Begin Steps To Unionise

Trouble for Tim? Staff at Apple's flagship New York store at the Grand Central Terminal begin process of unionising, say…

2 years ago

Ransomware Attacks On The Decline, Corvus Insurance Finds

Declining ransomware attacks? New research from Corvus Insurance says reports of ransomware attacks are down, with payout totals also declining

2 years ago

Spanish Renewable Energy Company Links With Google Cloud

Spanish renewable energy firm Capital Energy in deal with Google Cloud, which also announces unified support for popular Red Hat…

2 years ago

Half Of Cybersecurity Professionals Consider Quitting – Study

New research from threat detection specialist Vectra reveals very worrying rise of health and mental pressures on security professionals

2 years ago