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Home Office Launches ‘Start-Up’ Visa Programme
The move aims to attract more entrepreneurs, following criticism of immigration restrictions from the UK’s tech industry
MPs Warn On ‘Unprecedented’ Brexit Trade IT Challenge
Defra and the Department for International Trade face an ‘impossible’ task in preparing for Brexit
Chancellor Names Local Fibre Schemes In Spring Statement
Local full-fibre projects move forward, while Hammond also indicates the government may increase taxes on tech giants such as Google and Apple
‘Dereliction Of Duty’: Tech Firms Face Tougher Rules, London Mayor Warns
Twitter, Facebook and others must take on a ‘stronger duty of care’ or face tighter state controls, Sadiq Khan is to say at South by Southwest
Government To Seek Post-Brexit EU Data Protection Agreement
Tech firms said they welcome the government’s latest data protection plans, which could see an ongoing EU-level role for Britain’s information commissioner
Amazon To Add 5,000 Staff In UK This Year
The company plans to hire more than 15,000 staff across Europe by the end of 2017
White House Releases Report Preparing For AI Future
Job losses and changing skill requirements are two of the possible negative economic impacts
Facebook To Hire 500 UK Staff Next Year To Boost Engineer Workforce
The expansion comes on the heels of Google’s approval of a £1bn UK investment
Oracle Staff ‘Angered’ By Job Cuts: Report
Oracle’s secretive handling of a shift of jobs to Eastern Europe is the beginning of a wider round of cuts, according to the company’s European Works Council
Tech Firms Call For Broad Government Reforms
The IT industry’s trade body is urging the government to bring in sweeping measures to safeguard the country’s digital economy
US Sees Higher IT Employment Rates
A US hiring survey, along with official statistics, both show higher employment rates for IT professionals
Glassdoor: Employee Confidence On The Rise
The study has found higher levels of optimism in areas such as pay rises and job hunting amongst employees in the US
Brokers See Lift In Small Business Sales
Purchases and sales of small businesses in the US saw growth in 2013, but remained well below the level of activity before the recession
Video Conferencing Revenues Hit By Software Competition, Economy
Video conferencing continues to be affected by economic uncertainty and a trend toward software-based systems
Small-Business Optimism Shows Boost
US small businesses are showing more optimism, largely due to the increased availability of credit, according to a new survey
Dell SEC Filing Outlines Revamp Strategy
Dell officials have laid out their plans for reinventing the company in a private buyout, arguing that Michael Dell should remain as chief executive
Gartner: Intel Leads Difficult Semiconductor Market
Semiconductor sales are being hit by slow PC sales and ongoing economic uncertainty, but Gartner expects the market to return to growth late in 2013
Euro Crisis: The State Of The Spanish IT Industry
SPAIN: The Spanish IT industry is suffering along with the rest of the economy
Small US Businesses Scrap Hiring Plans
The overall US unemployment rate may be declining, but small businesses have eliminated their former plans to make new hires
IDC Finds Slower Network Switch, Router Market In 3rd Quarter
Adoption of 10GbE technology grew in data centres, but this could not offset slow sales in the US, Western Europe and elsewhere, according to IDC
Fast-Growing PayPal Cuts Jobs
PayPal will cut nearly 3 percent of its workforce as president David Marcus looks to speed up product development
Analyst Links Elections To Decline In US IT Spending
Weak third-quarter earnings by Intel, IBM, Microsoft and others are due in part to business uncertainty surrounding the US’ 6 November presidential and congressional elections, according to a Forrester analyst
Gartner: Big Data To Create 4.4 Million Jobs
Gartner has predicted a 3.8 percent increase in global IT spending next year, with one of the main beneficiaries being big data systems
Gartner Raises Forecast For Public Cloud Services
The market for subscription web services is now expected to grow 19.6 percent this year to $109bn worldwide, with business processes a key market, according to Gartner
IDC: Cloud Services To Create IT Jobs
Cloud computing services will help to create millions of new jobs over the next few years, according to a Microsoft-commissioned IDC study
IDC: Tech Spending To Rise In 2012
IT spending grew by 5 percent in 2011 as businesses invested in infrastructure, new software and mobile devices
EC Calls For European Copyright Revamp
European Commission vice president Neelie Kroes has argued that current copyright system is not working
Thai Floods, Economy To Hurt Chip Shipments
Analysts are scaling back their Q4 chip forecasts due to the Thailand floods and gloomy economic outlook
Study Points To SMB Optimism For Future
Owners of small businesses remain optimistic despite the bleak outlook about the global economy