Steadfast Singapore: Facebook forced to comply with Singapore’s “fake news” law
Facebook has added a correction notice to a post that Singapore’s government said contained false information.
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January 22, 2020
The Force is Not So Strong With This One: Amazon appeals JEDI decision
Amazon Web Services has filed against the Pentagon's decision to award Microsoft the $10 billion JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defence Infrastructure) contract.
January 14, 2020
Dr. Google: Project Nightingale gave Google access to millions of medical records
Google's partnership with Ascension, a major US hospital network, has been revealed by one of its team members.
January 9, 2020
Work Smarter Not Harder: Would nationalising broadband boost productivity?
Labour made an election pledge to provide free broadband for all British consumers and businesses by nationalising Openreach, a subsection of British Telecom (BT), claiming it will boost productivity by £59bn. But would nationalising broadband really help productivity?
January 7, 2020
Let Me Hear You Stream: The war for our screens rages between Netflix, Disney & Amazon
With the launch of Disney+ and Apple TV+ the streaming subscription market has become saturated and more competitive than ever.
December 29, 2019
Bo Money, Less Problems: RBS sets up its own digital bank named Bó
After two years of developing and £100 million spent, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched its own digital, cloud-based bank named Bó in order to compete against the rise of digital banks.
December 21, 2019
Hungary for Fines: Facebook fined again; this time for claiming its services are free of charge
The Hungarian competition authority (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal or GVH) has slapped Facebook Inc. with a whopping $4m (£3m) fine for stating its services are free for users.
December 20, 2019
Spaces High: UK increases space tech funding
On the eve of European Space Agency (ESA) summit, the Prime Minister agreed to increase funding to the ESA by more than 15%, in order to contribute to international space initiatives including addressing climate change, high speed mobile technology, and returning samples from Mars.
December 18, 2019
Thank U BT, Vodafone Next: Virgin Mobile signs 5 year partnership with Vodafone
After 20 years with BT’s EE network, Virgin Mobile (the world’s first MVNO) will be moving on in 2021 to Vodafone - who it has signed a five year partnership with.
December 11, 2019
Hey Alexa, Give Evidence: Alexa could potentially be a witness in a murder trial
The possibility of eavesdropping virtual assistants being used as witnesses in trials raise important questions concerning privacy and consent.
December 5, 2019