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The former CEO of Facebook has accused the social media giant of trying to ‘bully and intimidate’ Australia by banning its news sources. Facebook blocked Aussies from reading and sharing local news in response to a world-first law to make tech companies pay media outlets for the content they use. From Thursday, when Australians went … Read more
Facebook has blocked Australians from accessing and sharing news in protest at a new law which would have forced the site to pay for the content it hosts. Furious Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the move shows big tech companies ‘think they are bigger than governments and that the rules should not apply to them’. … Read more
We’ve spent the last week hearing the social media giants’ assurances about all the work they’re doing to protect players from abuse. Facebook’s Fadzai Madzingra told the BBC last week that abusive accounts would be stopped ‘the moment they are created.’ So I undertook a random 20-minute check, today, of accounts which have issued racist, … Read more
Digital technology investment could boost the economy by £232bn over the next 20 years, reseacrh finds Tech investment in health and social care alone could add £33bn to UK GDP Starting investment early could add £74billion to Britain’s economy by 2025 Covid-19 has accelerated flexible working and the delivery of digital services By Harry Wise … Read more
Amte Power seeks stock market listing to finance its development of battery cell tech for use in cars and the energy industry Thurso-based Amte Power has said it would like to raise around £7million Amte Power is one of the UK’s only five commercial battery cell producers Ultra High Power, Ultra Safe and Ultra Prime … Read more
US pursuit of UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch on fraud charges may last for years, lawyers claim By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 British tech tycoon Mike Lynch faces being pursued by American authorities for years even if his extradition is … Read more
British tech tycoon battles extradition to US: Mike Lynch faces ‘degrading’ treatment, claim lawyers By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:11 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 23:11 GMT, 9 February 2021 British tech tycoon Mike Lynch faces ‘degrading’ treatment in a US prison if he is extradited on fraud charges, a court … Read more
EU plan to copy Australia and make big tech companies such as Google and Facebook pay for news EU is looking into plans to make big tech companies pay for news content Could also require companies to tell publishers about changes to story rankings MEPs are reportedly divided over how best to introduce such reforms … Read more
Planned legislation to establish new business areas in Nevada would allow technology companies to effectively form separate local governments. Democratic Gov Steve Sisolak announced a plan to launch so-called Innovation Zones in Nevada to jumpstart the state’s economy by attracting technology firms, Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday. The zones would permit companies with large areas … Read more
A patch stuck on to the chest could protect thousands of Britons against deadly strokes caused by a common heart problem. The high-tech patch, the size of a small watch, monitors the heart’s electrical activity, even during sleep or in the shower. It is able to detect abnormal patterns that indicate atrial fibrillation (AF), a major … Read more