Imagination Technologies boss poised to quit over China Reform raid April 6, 2020 The boss of Imagination Technologies is reportedly on the brink of resigning as a state-owned Chinese company attempts to seize control of the board. Chief executive Ron Black, who has run the firm since December 2018, has signalled his intention to quit in protest at China Reform’s move to appoint four new directors, according to [...]
Facebook classified ads under scrutiny amid EU competition probe April 6, 2020 EU regulators have turned their attention to Facebook’s classified advertising business as part of an ongoing competition probe into the tech giant. The next stage of the antitrust investigation will examine whether the social media platform is distorting the classified ads market by promoting its free Marketplace service to users. Regulators have sent a 14-page [...]
Pressure builds on social media firms to stamp out ‘crazed’ 5G conspiracy theories April 6, 2020 Social media firms are under fierce pressure to stamp out misinformation about 5G amid fears the spread of conspiracy theories is putting lives at risk. Phone masts have been set alight in locations across the UK due to posts circulating online falsely claiming that there is a link between mobile phone technology and the coronavirus [...]
Apple to make 1m coronavirus face shields per week April 6, 2020 Apple has outlined plans to manufacture 1m face shields per week as it ramps up its efforts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Chief executive Tim Cook said the tech giant had so far sourced 20m face masks from its global supply chain to distribute to health workers around the world. Apple’s design and engineer teams [...]
Sage cancels £250m share buyback and scraps guidance April 6, 2020 Software company Sage Group today said it was cancelling a £250m share buyback and withdrawing its financial guidance after coronavirus hit its revenue, The company said it thinks organic recurring revenue growth will be below its guided range of eight-to-nine per cent and decline in other revenues will “accelerate significantly” in the second half, with [...]
NHS issues emergency contracts for video GP services due to pandemic April 2, 2020 Patients across England will be able to see their GP via a video consultation after the NHS issued emergency contracts to health tech firms due to the coronavirus outbreak. NHS England has handed contracts to 11 providers after health officials invited companies to an emergency tender process last month. The fast-tracked deals mean GP surgeries [...]
Amazon wins trademark battle against Davidoff perfume maker April 2, 2020 Amazon has won a legal battle against the cosmetics firm behind Davidoff after the ecommerce giant listed unlicensed bottles of the perfume on its platform. The German arm of Coty, which owns the Davidoff brand, complained that Amazon had infringed its trademark by stocking the perfume from third-party sellers. Coty initially brought the case before [...]
Zoom vows to fix security issues as daily user numbers surge to 200m April 2, 2020 Zoom has vowed to focus its resources on fixing a string of security issues as the video conferencing app reported a surge in user numbers during the coronavirus crisis. The popular video service has faced fierce scrutiny over its security and practices in recent weeks after a number of bugs were exposed. The company today [...]
Wework threatens to sue Softbank over ditched $3bn share buyout April 2, 2020 Wework has threatened to sue Softbank after the Japanese investment giant abandoned plans to buy $3bn (£2.4bn) worth of additional shares in the company. Softbank, which owns a controlling stake in the coworking firm, agreed to the share tender last year as part of a rescue package following Wework’s botched public listing. The company said [...]
Zoom bug allows hackers to take over webcam and microphone April 1, 2020 Zoom users could have their webcam and microphone taken over by hackers due to security flaws in the popular video conferencing app. A former NSA hacker today revealed two previously undisclosed bugs in Zoom’s software that could allow criminals to hijack a user’s Mac. One bug allows an attacker to inject malicious code into the [...]