Contract between NHS and data mining firm Palantir now at centre of lawsuit filed by UK political website

Contract between NHS and data mining firm Palantir now at centre of lawsuit filed by UK political website
New York’s attorney general files lawsuit against e-commerce giant, alleging it failed to protect workers during pandemic
Lucky escape. Man uses Apple Watch to alert emergency services, after he was swept off his bike in Herefordshire and into flooded river
After researcher deactivates an implanted defibrillator with a MagSafe iPhone 12, Apple tells customers to keep iPhones away from Pacemakers
Fearmongering victory? Local council in Bath refuses permission for 5G mast, after local resistance and intervention of Lib Dem MP
Apple continues its move into the services segment with a bundled subscription package called Apple One, plus the Fitness+ virtual fitness service
Health market entry for e-commerce giant after it unveils the Amazon Halo Band, which can track a user’s sleep and heart rate
Native coronavirus contact-tracing tech set to make official debut in the next few days as UK and Germany differ on triggering ‘positive’ alerts
Amazon to use engineers from its drone and hardware divisions to make face shields for medical professionals, before selling them to general public
Facebook has agreed a multi million dollar settlement with content moderators who sued it for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental health issues
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion, more than a quarter of his personal fortune, to help in the global fight against the Coronavirus pandemic
Surveillance specialist NSO offers Western governments software that uses mobile phone data to monitor and predict the spread of coronavirus
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned over the last ten years about the dangers of a global pandemic. Today he calls for complete US shutdown
Urgent need to address potential shortage of ventilators, if Covid-19 epidemic goes full blown in the United Kingdom with mass causalities
Message to the readers of Silicon UK, and all other NetMedia Group publications across Europe, in light of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic
Seriously? American singer/songwriter Keri Hilson blames 5G networks for the start of Coronavirus pandemic around the world
Top-level meeting among Trump administration officials over further actions against Huawei, has been postponed amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic
Alphabet’s Google division has ordered all of its Northern American staff to work from home, if possible, until at least 10 April
5G networks well within safety limits. Testing by UK regulator Ofcom of 16 5G base stations in the UK find no identifiable risks for people’s health
Lawsuit alleges Apple stole technology for use in its Apple Watch and poached key members of staff from Masimo and Cercacor Labs
More than 60 doctors warn British Home secretary that the health of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is so bad he could die in Belmarsh prison
Pamela Anderson says Julian Assange has been ‘psychologically tortured’ by his ongoing detention
Former CEO of HP is to take leave of absence for unexplained medical treatment, as Oracle financials miss expectations
The health of Wikileaks co-founder in question after his lawyers state he is too ill to appear for court hearing
London-based AI unit demonstrates real-time diagnosis of eye health using cloud-based prototype, as it plans clinical trials
The planned blockchain-based network could be used to slash costs around claims processing, payments and maintaining provider directories
New competition looks for tech to solve health issues — including privacy questions around the exploitation of sensitive patient data
Major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database steals personal data of 1.5 million people
Chaos for doctors and nurses in Wales this week, as IT failure hits at least half of GP services
NHS Digital plots £20m division to help stop another WannaCry attack