US senator: China using Huawei to ‘drive wedge’ in UK-US relationship June 3, 2020 China is using telecoms giant Huawei to “drive a hi-tech wedge” into the special relationship between the UK and the US, a top US senator told MPs yesterday. Republican Tom Cotton is a vocal critic of Huawei and is part of a group of US senators who have urged Britain to reverse its decision to [...]
Facebook launches new tool to help users hide old posts June 2, 2020 Facebook has today launched a new tool designed to help users hide old posts that could harm their job prospects. The new privacy tool, labelled Manage Activity, will allow Facebook users to either hide certain posts from public view and store them in an archive or remove them from the site completely. “Whether you’re entering [...]
Facebook blasted by civil rights leaders over Donald Trump riot post June 2, 2020 Facebook has been accused of setting a “dangerous precedent” after refusing to remove a post from US President Donald Trump that has been widely condemned for inciting violence. Trump’s post, which referred to protests against the killing of George Floyd in police custody last week, was flagged by Twitter for “glorifying violence”. But Facebook boss [...]
O2 reopening after lockdown with virtual queueing technology June 1, 2020 O2 will reopen its stores across England this month, with new layouts and a virtual queuing system as part of its safety measures during the pandemic. At the so-called future stores, which will open from 15 June, customers will skip queues and instead join a virtual system. They will receive a text when an advisor [...]
Facebook employees stage rebellion over Mark Zuckerberg’s inaction on Trump June 1, 2020 Facebook staff have taken to social media to express their dissatisfaction with Mark Zuckerberg over his refusal to act against Donald Trump. Employees at all levels of the company, including some senior executives, took to criticising Zuckerberg for his decision to leave up the Facebook version of a tweet sent by Trump. The president appeared [...]
Ex-Sage chief Stephen Kelly appointed chair of Tech Nation May 31, 2020 The former boss of Sage Group Stephen Kelly has been appointed the chair of technology industry body Tech Nation. Kelly succeeds Eileen Burbidge, partner at technology venture capital firm Passion Capital, who stepped down in January after four and a half years at the helm. Kelly led the turnaround of enterprise software company Sage Group [...]
Jeff Bezos takes stake in UK tech startup Beacon May 31, 2020 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is reportedly investing in UK technology startup Beacon. The world’s richest man has agreed to back the startup, which is a specialist in digital freight forwarding and supply chain finance, according to Sky News. Bezos, who is worth approximately $143bn, is said to be participating in a $15m Series A funding [...]
Twitter flags Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’ as row escalates May 29, 2020 Twitter today said that one of Donald Trump’s tweets had broken its rules about “glorifying violence”, marking the latest salvo in an escalating feud between social media firms and the US president. “These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen,” Trump tweeted, in reference to protests over the [...]
Softbank Vision Fund boss doubles pay despite hefty loss May 29, 2020 Softbank has more than doubled the pay of its Vision Fund boss Rajeev Misra even as the mammoth tech fund dragged the Japanese company to a record loss last year. Misra pocketed 1.6bn yen (£12m) in total compensation for the year to March, more than twice as much as he earned in the previous 12 [...]
Trump to sign executive order about social media amid Twitter spat May 28, 2020 US President Donald Trump will today sign an executive order on social media firms, the White House has said. The move comes after the president became embroiled in a dispute with Twitter, which marked one of his tweets with a fact check warning over its inaccurate claims. Trump yesterday threatened to shut down social media [...]