Board of directors at BlackBerry to review firm's 'strategic alternatives', including possible separation of some of its businesses
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Microsoft Says No More Feature Updates For Windows 10
Current version of Windows 10 (version 22H2) will be the last version of Windows 10 OS, with support ending in 2025
Vodafone Appoints Finance Boss Margherita Della Valle As Group CEO
UK-based mobile giant Vodafone confirms interim CEO, Margherita Della Valle, is now permanent CEO of the group
Alphabet Beats Expectations, Announces $70 Billion Share Buyback
Shares in Alphabet rise after its first quarter results beat expectations, despite reduced ad spending, TikTok competition etc
UK’s CMA Blocks Microsoft’s $69bn Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard
Final decision by UK regulator to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, but Microsoft says it will appeal
Microsoft Shares Rise As Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts
Azure cloud delivers for Microsoft despite tough economic conditions – with artificial intelligence slated for future growth
Microsoft To Remove Twitter From Advertising Platform, Musk Threatens Lawsuit
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft after it announced plan to remove Twitter from its corporate advertising platform
Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Clone, Bluesky, Launches On Android
Decentralised rival service to Twitter known as Bluesky, backed by Jack Dorsey, has now launched an Android app
Netflix Ends DVD By Post, Amid Password-Sharing Crackdown
Mostly positive results from Netflix, as streaming giant winds down legacy DVD via post program and expands password crackdown
TSMC Investment Plans For Taiwan Unchanged – Report
Amid growing concerns about China's intentions for Taiwan, government minister says TSMC local investments remain unchanged
How Secure are Composable Architectures?
As composable architectures continue to expand and influence the future of e-commerce, is the security of these technologies being fully considered? Is composable intrinsically more secure than the monolith?
Sophos Study Finds Most Firms Struggle To Execute Essential Security Tasks
State of cybersecurity report for 2023 from Sophos reveals that majority of businesses find essential security tasks challenging
IT Spending To Grow 5.5 Percent In 2023, Predicts Gartner
Some good news for the tech sector, after Gartner predicts rise in IT spending during 2023, despite economic uncertainty
Ofcom Crackdown After ISPs Miss Broadband Switching Deadline
Uswitch says £1.85 billion has been lost in broadband savings, amid industry failure to implement easy broadband switching rules
OpenAI Faces Possible Defamation Lawsuit Over ChatGPT Content
A mayor in Australia has warned he may sue OpenAI if the firm does not correct false bribery claims by ChatGPT
Google Staff In London Walkout Over Job Cuts
Some of Google's 5,000 staff in the UK walkout over dispute about job cuts, mirroring similar walkout in Zurich last month
Amazon Opens Sidewalk Mesh Network To Third-Party Devices
Amazon opens its long-range, low-bandwidth mesh network known as Sidewalk, to any IoT device in the United States
Government Sets Out ‘Adaptable’ AI Plan
White paper sets out UK government's approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and seeks feedback from AI professionals
Accenture To Cut 19,000 Jobs, After Lowering Forecasts
Accenture confirms it will axe 19,000 jobs, or 2.5 percent of its workforce, amid “significant economic and geopolitical uncertainty”
Government Launches NHS Cyber Security Strategy
NHS commitment. Government launches seven year cyber security strategy for the health and adult social care sectors
Bill Gates: OpenAI GPT Most Important Tech Advance Since 1980
Biggest advance since the GUI. Bill Gates says OpenAI’s GPT AI model is the most revolutionary advance in past 40 years
OpenAI Fixes Bug With ChatGPT That Exposed User Chats
Chief executive of OpenAI admits “significant issue” in ChatGPT has now been fixed, after user chat titles were exposed
Court Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Over Microsoft Activision Purchase
US federal court dismisses lawsuit from gamers over Microsoft's $69 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft Adds OpenAI Tech ‘Copilot’ To Word, Excel
Redmond continues its aggressive integration of AI into its products, with AI features dubbed Copilot, for Office, Excel
Budget 2023: Industry Reaction To Quantum Investments etc
UK is the world's third largest tech economy, so Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s spring 'growth' budget has generated some reaction
Budget 2023: Chancellor Pledges £2.5 Billion For Quantum Computing
With UK predicted to avoid recession, spring budget by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces funding injections into tech sector
Autonomy’s Mike Lynch Fights US Extradition Attempt
Co-founder and former CEO of Autonomy Dr Mike Lynch asks High Court in London to block his extradition to the US
UK Extends Time To Review Apple’s App Store Monopoly
British competition regulator, the CMA, extends deadline for its investigation into Apple's App Store policies
Microsoft Tells UK It Will Licence Call Of Duty To Sony For A Decade
Please don't veto the Activision purchase. Microsoft tells UK regulator it will play nicely with rival Sony for at least ten years
ChatGPT Added To Salesforce’s Slack
Salesforce and OpenAI introduce the ChatGPT app for Slack, in an effort to add artificial intelligence to business software