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21 Mar 2025
NCSC, DSIT enlist IBM to spearhead cyber diversity agenda
IBM signs on to a partnership deal in support of the popular NCSC CyberFirst Girls scheme designed to foster gender diversity in the cyber security profession
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21 Mar 2025
Google, OpenAI target state laws in AI action plan
The federal government is developing plans for AI policy in the U.S. Stakeholders want a federal policy preempting state laws as a top strategic priority.
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21 Mar 2025
UK government to make £45m connectivity investment in schools
UK government says ‘no child left behind’ as it releases plans to narrow the digital divide in education through setting core digital standards for all schools focused on high-speed, reliable and secure connectivity
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21 Mar 2025
Jaguar Land Rover goes live with large-scale retrofit private 5G manufacturing network
Leading UK auto manufacturer goes live with installation of private 5G network at its Solihull plant in project that is part of UK government-backed 5G Innovation Regions programme
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19 Mar 2025
EE makes 5G standalone upgrade for more than 28 million people
UK’s leading mobile provider claims major milestone in its mission to deliver standalone mobile connectivity across the UK for smoother video calls, better video streaming and improved browsing experiences
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18 Mar 2025
Shares rise on North American performance at Computacenter
UK performance in contrast to North America is disappointing as customers continue to show hesitancy in signing off orders
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17 Mar 2025
PSNI’s ‘ridiculous’ withholding of evidence in spying operation delayed court hearings
Landmark ruling by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal will decide whether the surveillance court can award costs against government bodies accused of unreasonable behaviour
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17 Mar 2025
Online Safety Act measures come into effect
Regulator Ofcom is now able to take enforcement action against platforms under the Online Safety Act if they fail to proactively safeguard against content such as terrorist or child sexual abuse material
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17 Mar 2025
Private cellular network market projected to grow 114% by 2028
Global private cellular network revenue will reach $12.2bn by 2028, a significant increase from $5.7bn in 2025, but 5G tech sales are not taking off as quickly as expected
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14 Mar 2025
Apple encryption legal challenge heard behind closed doors despite calls for public hearing
Investigatory Powers Tribunal hearing held behind closed doors as press and civil society groups argue for open hearings
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14 Mar 2025
Digital connectivity becomes catalyst for thriving farming in Wales
Investments in in high-speed broadband in rural communities across Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Swansea enables introduction of internet of things technology to benefit businesses, including farms
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13 Mar 2025
SCC steps up sustainability efforts
Channel player SCC works to share more emissions data with customers and provide asset disposal for those looking to upgrade devices to Windows 11
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13 Mar 2025
WBBA: AI, Net5.5G pivotal to achieving next-generation broadband networks
Whitepaper from broadband trade association WBBA outlines uses of AI during the pre-deployment phases of broadband networks and how this can assist in network planning and expansion decisions
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13 Mar 2025
Orange and Telesat team for LEO satellite connectivity and terrestrial infrastructure
Leading global telco inks multi-year partnership with satellite operators for low Earth orbit connectivity and terrestrial comms infrastructure
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12 Mar 2025
Apple slated in CMA mobile browser investigation
Apple policies are main focus, but Google doesn’t escape the regulator’s scrutiny either, with its business practices to promote Chrome coming under fire
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12 Mar 2025
Laptop refresh a time to pitch remanufactured technology
With Windows 11, AI-capable machines and the realities of working with hardware that is five years old, Circular Computing is among those reaching out to the millions of users upgrading this year
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12 Mar 2025
iPhone, iPad update fixes critical WebKit flaw
iPhone and iPad users are advised to update their devices as Apple addresses an out-of-bounds write issue in the WebKit browser engine that appears to have been exploited in targeted cyber attacks
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11 Mar 2025
British space sector sees surge in European Space Agency business
Record-breaking contracts propels UK space sector’s mission forward, with UK companies and universities increasingly influential in global efforts to explore and benefit from space
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11 Mar 2025
Enterprise 5G, AI to drive global IoT market to near $2tn by 2028
Research finds global internet of things market on a steep upwards trajectory presenting robust revenue opportunities, but concerns persist regarding security
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11 Mar 2025
Open Cosmos to manufacture Europe’s first 6G satellite research lab
European space technology provider wins €1.65m contract from Catalan research centre for 6G satellite lab to test future communications technologies in space
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10 Mar 2025
Qualcomm swoops for Edge Impulse to bolster AI and IoT capabilities
Connected processor and artificial intelligence company makes strategic acquisition to complement approach to IoT transformation, enhance developer enablement and expand leadership in AI capabilities
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07 Mar 2025
MWC 2025: Bouygues Telecom, Free join Aduna network API project
Leading French operators join network consortium, with major network paving the way for broader network API adoption across Europe and globally
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06 Mar 2025
UK cyber security damaged by ‘clumsy Home Office political censorship’
Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre secretly censors computer security guidance and drops references to encryption
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06 Mar 2025
MWC 2025: G+D, AWS reimagine cloud-based eSIM offerings
Embedded subscriber identity module provider and cloud giant strengthen collaboration to next level by reimagining cloud-based eSIM offerings deployment capabilities, making it more efficient and accessible for enterprise customers
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06 Mar 2025
Big bank systems crashed for over 800 hours in last two years due to IT outages
Bank bosses forced to reveal extent of banking IT failures to MPs on the Treasury Select Committee
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05 Mar 2025
Apple IPT appeal against backdoor encryption order is test case for bigger targets
The Home Office decision to target Apple with an order requiring access to users’ encrypted data is widely seen as a ‘stalking horse’ for attacks against encrypted messaging services WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal
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05 Mar 2025
Verizon Business claims borderless IoT now a reality
Business arm of leading comms provider teams with Asia-Pacific operator and satellite internet of things provider to supercharge Global IoT Orchestration service to more than 200 territories worldwide
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05 Mar 2025
MWC 2025: Smartphone users upgrade devices faster as AI cranks up
Latest quarterly analysis from business services company finds decreasing age of trade-in devices in second half of 2024 coincides with launch of next-gen AI-enabled devices
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04 Mar 2025
MWC 2025: Comms tech consortium begins XR trials on 5G Standalone network
Collaboration between Ericsson, T-Mobile and Qualcomm looks to pioneer the next wave of 5G low latency operator services, beginning with supporting demanding mobile immersive experiences
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04 Mar 2025
Canadian businessman remains in French jail, accused of distributing Sky ECC cryptophones
Canadian businessman Thomas Herdman has been held in pre-trial detention without trial for nearly four years – he has once again been refused bail
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04 Mar 2025
Vodafone and AST Space Mobile form European satellite comms service
Latest chapter in partnership between leading telco and low Earth orbit satellite provider sees firms unveil organisation to give businesses access to secure space-based cellular broadband connectivity
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04 Mar 2025
MWC 2025: Nokia enhances marine ops with private net and advances API play
Leading global tech firm partners with marine terminal operator to introduce private wireless solutions in US container terminals and works with telco to offer network APIs to help developers create enterprise applications
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04 Mar 2025
Flash drive prices bump along, as SAS HDDs gain mystery bounce
Flash drive prices drop again, but slowly, as they bump along after highs in late 2023. Meanwhile, spinning disk HDD prices experience a rare flutter, with SAS cost per gigabyte rising 18%
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03 Mar 2025
MWC 2025: NTT Docomo preps for beyond 5G future
Leading Japanese operator unveils slew of announcements to boost advanced communications across domestic territory and Africa, encompassing the new era of 6G and aircraft-based systems
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03 Mar 2025
MWC 2025: Operators account for 85% of mobile infrastructure investments
Research from global mobile trade association reveals operators alone contribute $109bn to infrastructure investments, far exceeding that made by content and application providers and cloud service providers
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03 Mar 2025
MWC 2025: AI is the new mobile UI for Qualcomm
Connected processor and artificial intelligence company unveils AI-first modems for 5G networks, IoT and fixed wired access as artificial intelligence scales rapidly at the network edge to drive key business benefits
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28 Feb 2025
France pushes for law enforcement access to Signal, WhatsApp and encrypted email
Proposals to be discussed in the French Parliament will require tech companies to hand over decrypted messages and email or face huge fines
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28 Feb 2025
Major UK banks hit by payday digital banking problems again
A month after Barclays suffered online banking problems, customers at multiple banks report further issues
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27 Feb 2025
Lexmark looking to partners to gain A3 market share
Print player Lexmark has armed its channel with a range of options as it looks to enter the low-page volume end of the market
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27 Feb 2025
MPs grill X, TikTok and Meta about online misinformation
Representatives from the social media firms said that while the scale of their platforms makes content moderation difficult, they are effectively dealing with the vast majority of misinformation
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27 Feb 2025
CVE volumes head towards 50,000 in 2025, analysts claim
Many trends, notably a big shift to open source tools, are behind an expected boom in the number of disclosed vulnerabilities
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27 Feb 2025
Verizon claims to ‘shatter’ US 5G upload speed record
Leading comms provider reveals 5G trial results with record-breaking uplink speed through use of technologies including TDD carrier component aggregation with C-band spectrum and uplink MIMO
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26 Feb 2025
US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard probes UK demand for Apple’s encrypted data
A secret order issued by the UK against Apple would be a ‘clear and egregious violation’ if it provides back door access to Americans’ encrypted data, says US director of national intelligence
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25 Feb 2025
Plenty of room for improvement in mobile quality in Euro cities
Analysis of mobile quality in 15 of Europe’s leading cities sees Porto and Stockholm offer highest 5G quality of experience in region, but with all cities falling short of EU Digital Decade Objectives
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25 Feb 2025
Europe ‘severely’ lags other major regions in 5G standalone
Research from network intelligence company shows interplay of earlier deployments, more diversified multi-band spectrum and greater willingness to invest in new use cases have driven 5G SA roll-outs at a faster pace in regions outside Europe
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25 Feb 2025
Bridge Alliance, Telna team on eSIM strategic partnership
Leading mobile industry alliance announces it will use managed wholesale eSIM platform’s capabilities for connectivity and revenue opportunities
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24 Feb 2025
Myriota, Saudi Space Authority team for ultra-low power IoT connectivity
Satellite internet of things connectivity company announces initiatives with Saudi space authorities including the Space and Technology Commission to bring ultra-low power IoT connectivity to the region
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24 Feb 2025
Government seeks payments tech partner through £49m contract
UK government wants tech partner to help it embed open banking functionality into its Gov.uk Pay platform
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21 Feb 2025
Apple withdraws encrypted iCloud storage from UK after government demands ‘backdoor’ access
After the Home Office issued a secret order for Apple to open up a backdoor in its encrypted storage, the tech company has instead chosen to withdraw the service from the UK
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19 Feb 2025
Warning over privacy of encrypted messages as Russia targets Signal Messenger
Russia is using phishing attacks to compromise encrypted Signal Messenger services used by targets in the Ukraine. Experts warn that other encrypted app users are at risk
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18 Feb 2025
DeepSeek-R1: Budgeting challenges for on-premise deployments
The availability of the DeepSeek-R1 large language model shows it’s possible to deploy artificial intelligence on modest hardware. But that’s only half the story
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17 Feb 2025
‘Times are hard’ for fintech but latest report reveals glimmer of recovery
Fintech investment in the UK hit a four-year low last year, as the wider EMEA region saw the lowest numbers in eight years
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14 Feb 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Geographic expansion, partner programmes, fresh warehouses and attempts to increase trust levels in artificial intelligence have all been happening over the past few days
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14 Feb 2025
Top cryptography experts join calls for UK to drop plans to snoop on Apple’s encrypted data
Some of the world’s leading computer science experts have signed an open letter calling for home secretary Yvette Cooper to drop a controversial secret order to require Apple to provide access to people’s encrypted data
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13 Feb 2025
UK accused of political ‘foreign cyber attack’ on US after serving secret snooping order on Apple
US administration asked to kick UK out of 65-year-old UK-US Five Eyes intelligence sharing agreement after secret order to access encrypted data of Apple users
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13 Feb 2025
EU looks to ramp up sovereign tech as Trump trade war begins
Trump’s trade war is now looking at the EU, with tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. Could US tech be in the firing line?
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13 Feb 2025
Insight lists AI, security and 5G among channel opportunities
Channel player Insight is the latest to share its view of which trends are worth getting involved with this year
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13 Feb 2025
Interview: Why Samsung put a UK startup centre stage
The launch of the flagship Galaxy S25 smartphone from Samsung showcased AI innovation from a company spun out of Oxford University
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11 Feb 2025
MPs demand bank bosses come clean over IT outages following Barclays crash
Treasury committee wants banks to provide details of how IT failures have affected their businesses over the past two years
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11 Feb 2025
Quocirca: AI is a managed print services opportunity
Market watcher shares insights into how print vendors and partners are gearing up to take advantage of growing demand for artificial intelligence
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10 Feb 2025
Apple: British techies to advise on ‘devastating’ UK global crypto power grab
A hitherto unknown British organisation – which even the government may have forgotten about – is about to be drawn into a global technical and financial battle, facing threats from Apple to pull out of the UK
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10 Feb 2025
Unionised drivers to stage ride-hailing app strike
Drivers employed by Uber, Bolt and Addison Lee are set to log off for six hours on 14 February 2025 in long-running disputes over poor pay, work conditions and algorithmic transparency
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05 Feb 2025
Dell shares details of 2025 partner programme
Focus is on artificial intelligence, PC refresh, storage and collaborating more closely with the channel to support growth
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03 Feb 2025
Verizon, AST SpaceMobile get into orbit to end mobile dead zones
Leading US operator looks to conquer remaining mobile dead zones through space-based communications with growing satco
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03 Feb 2025
Westminster to trial free single sign-on Wi-Fi across central London
Global trade body for wireless connectivity reveals big switch-on of seamless roaming experience across the many disparate Wi-Fi networks in the UK capital
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31 Jan 2025
Police swoop on Sky ECC cryptophone distributors in Spain and Holland
Dutch and Spanish police have arrested four people accused of making millions of euros by distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones to criminal organisations
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31 Jan 2025
Barclays hit by major IT outage on HMRC deadline day
Customers of Barclays Bank are left unable to access web app and online banking following a significant IT outage that seems to have come at the worst possible time
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31 Jan 2025
Intel axes Falcon Shores amid market challenges
Intel decides its limited resources would be better spent on Falcon Shores' successor, Jaguar Shores.
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31 Jan 2025
Vodafone claims video call over satellite landmark
Leading European telco Vodafone unveils results of test using low Earth orbit satellite for WhatsApp video call to a smartphone in a location that suffers from lack of traditional mobile connectivity
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31 Jan 2025
How Zebra is empowering frontline workers through tech
Zebra Technologies’ CEO Bill Burns discusses the company’s growth strategy and how it is enhancing frontline worker capabilities through machine vision, artificial intelligence and robotics
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30 Jan 2025
Microsoft’s results show cloud AI balancing act
CEO acknowledges efficiency of DeepSeek and need to assess model optimisation rather than just buying more AI servers
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30 Jan 2025
Starlink delivers connectivity to Oracle Enterprise Communications
Cloud and database service provider teams with leading satellite constellation to enable high-speed connectivity to address challenge of providing reliable and high-speed enterprise connectivity in areas historically lacking infrastructure
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30 Jan 2025
Covid effect opens door to music learning through Icelandic innovation
Icelandic tech startup Moombix describes itself as an ‘Uber for music lessons’. Its founder tells Computer Weekly why
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29 Jan 2025
DigiValet checks in with Crestron to deliver smart hotel experiences
Partnership to see integration of guest experience platform with control systems for widespread distribution of guest-facing services in the hotel industry
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28 Jan 2025
Over 40 journalists and lawyers submit evidence to PSNI surveillance inquiry
Angus McCullough, who is leading a review into the police surveillance of journalists and lawyers in Northern Ireland, says victims will be informed if they were unlawfully spied on – subject to ‘legal constraints’
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27 Jan 2025
Freshwave deploys all-operator 4G in-building connectivity to City of London
Connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider fits out in-building mobile connectivity from all the UK mobile operators to 8 Bishopsgate location, with sixteen occupiers already signing up to the service
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27 Jan 2025
Boldyn Networks boosts private 5G with Smart Mobile Labs acquisition
UK shared network infrastructure provider furthers business expansion with strategic purchase of German private 5G network and turnkey applications company
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24 Jan 2025
SITA takes off with Cathay Pacific to expand global network connectivity
Air transport IT provider to enhance airline’s operations with high-speed connectivity across 51 airports worldwide, optimising access to cloud technology
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24 Jan 2025
Businesses warned of scale of e-waste problem
With the focus on recycling, remanufacturing and disposing of hardware sustainably, there is a chance for the channel to share solutions to the challenge
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24 Jan 2025
StarHub, Nokia partner on network APIs to drive 5G, 4G application development
Telco and comms tech provider target new applications for enterprises in use cases such as banking, finance, ports and online streaming through Network as Code platform developer portal
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23 Jan 2025
Apple and Google app stores come under CMA scrutiny
The Competition and Markets Authority in the UK is looking at whether the Play Store and App Store support innovation and are pro-competition
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23 Jan 2025
ICO launches major review of cookies on UK websites
ICO sets out 2025 goals, including a review of cookie compliance across the UK’s top 1,000 websites, as it seeks to achieve its ultimate goal of giving the public meaningful control over how their data is used
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23 Jan 2025
Samsung unpacks Galaxy AI’s personal data engine
The headlines are the Galaxy S25 line-up, but the hardware is powered by Samsung’s ambition to develop an AI ecosystem
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23 Jan 2025
Zebra gallops ahead in APAC, driven by automation and e-commerce
Zebra Technologies is riding the wave of e-commerce and automation in APAC, fuelling strong growth with RFID technology, tablets and scanners that boost business productivity and efficiency
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22 Jan 2025
How smartphones are transforming global health
Shyam Gollakota, winner of the 2024 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, is bringing medical care to underserved communities through with smartphone-based diagnostic tools
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21 Jan 2025
Intel Foundry gains new defense clients for 18A process
Intel Foundry secures defense contracts with Trusted Semiconductor Solutions and Reliable MicroSystems, highlighting confidence in its 18A manufacturing process.
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21 Jan 2025
Government to launch Gov.uk Wallet
The digital wallet will allow citizens to have government-issued documents, including a digital driver’s licence, on their phone, alongside a new Gov.uk app
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21 Jan 2025
Greek authorities subject refugees to invasive surveillance
Greek border authorities are subjecting asylum seekers to invasive phone confiscations and artificial intelligence-powered surveillance, in another potential violation of European data protection laws
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20 Jan 2025
Freshwave seeds 5G agritech innovation at National Robotarium
Centre for robotics, AI and automated technologies teams with connectivity firm to investigate and test robotics on private 5G networks for tomorrow’s agriculture industry
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20 Jan 2025
Three UK sets out to build largest mobile packet core in Europe
Soon-to-merge operator announces major technology roll-out across Europe with next-generation cloud-native core network – claimed to be largest in Europe – more than tripling its core capacity to 9Tbps
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20 Jan 2025
The death of the piggy bank marks coming of age of a fintech
Fintech is a broad church that can be applied to high finance and child savings alike, as the team at startup Those Beyond have demonstrated
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17 Jan 2025
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
The US Supreme Court has upheld a legal ban on TikTok, meaning that the video-sharing application will be shut down from midnight on Sunday 19 January
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17 Jan 2025
Comms, tech providers drive cross-border 5G highway in France, Germany
5G Autobahn to Autoroute project to connect the cities of Metz in France to Saarbrücken in Germany with advanced mobility
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16 Jan 2025
Russia’s Star Blizzard pivots to WhatsApp in spear-phishing campaign
The Russian cyber spy operation known as Star Blizzard changed tactics after a takedown operation by Microsoft and the US authorities, turning to widely used messaging platform WhatsApp to try to ensnare its targets
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16 Jan 2025
Google lowers Gemini pricing, pressuring Microsoft Copilot
Google introduces new Gemini pricing in Workspace, making AI features available at $14 per user, per month, challenging Microsoft's Copilot in 365.
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16 Jan 2025
Sunderland self-driving bus project gains autonomy provider
Oxford-based connected vehicle software provider announced as key partner for autonomous transport initiative
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16 Jan 2025
BT unveils 5G Standalone network slicing deployment first in Belfast
UK’s leading telco BT announced the first real-world deployment of 5G Standalone network slicing capabilities in a slicing trial that brought payments to Belfast Christmas Market in December 2024
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16 Jan 2025
UK Home Office reveals new approach to deliver Emergency Services Network
IT partners announced to get over-budget emergency services communications network back on track
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16 Jan 2025
Global IT spending to soar in 2025
S&P Global Ratings expects a 9% surge in global IT spending for 2025, fuelled by demand for AI and cloud technologies, despite potential trade headwinds and a slowing global economy
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15 Jan 2025
Users protest, flee TikTok as clock ticks on US ban
As the US Supreme Court prepares to rule on the future of TikTok, rumours of a sale are swirling around Washington DC while panicked users make plans for an exodus
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15 Jan 2025
JLR and Tata team to deliver smarter, data-driven, connected cars
Jaguar Land Rover partners with digital ecosystem enabler to ‘supercharge’ next-generation vehicle connectivity with real-time vehicle location services, smarter driving experiences and increased software-over-the-air updates
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14 Jan 2025
Connectivity second only to location in property-leasing decisions
Study from neutral host providers discovers how Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity have overtaken traditional priorities such as price and amenities as top considerations for businesses choosing commercial properties
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14 Jan 2025
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus deploys private 5G connectivity
Technology laboratories, startups and research institutions at leading UK research facility are set to benefit from private 5G network connectivity