Government’s privacy dispute with Apple ‘really strange’, expert says April 14, 2025 The government’s position in its privacy and encryption row with Apple is “really strange” and “doesn’t make sense”, an expert has said. Earlier this year, it was reported that the government had issued a notice under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, asking Apple for the ability to access data from Apple users. This was said [...]
Google presses ahead with AI spend as Trump calls for – yet charges – more April 10, 2025 Donald Trump is urging American firms to ramp up their technology spending, particularly on AI, despite his latest wave of tariffs injecting new uncertainty into global supply chains. Google owner Alphabet is answering that call, reaffirming plans to spend $75bn this year on AI, brushing aside investor concerns and trade headwinds. The move, announced at [...]
OpenAI countersues Musk as Altman feud escalates April 10, 2025 OpenAI has filed a counter-lawsuit against Elon Musk accusing the Tesla and X chief of attempting a hostile takeover. The claim, under “further unlawful and unfair action”, also cited orchestrating a campaign of harassment, designed to derail the AI company’s transition to a for-profit model. The legal filing, submitted on 9 April, 2025, in a [...]
Nvidia shares skyrocket but tariffs still threaten AI boom April 10, 2025 Shares in AI giant Nvidia have skyrocketed by almost a fifth after President Donald Trump paused his sweeping new tariffs for 90 days. The move brought a brief, albeit potent, reprieve for Wall Street, triggering the Nasdaq’s largest single day gain in nearly a quarter of a century and reigniting investor appetite for the battered [...]
UK tech start-up vows to ‘do to Sage what Netflix did to Blockbuster’ April 10, 2025 When Netflix began quietly mailing DVDs to American homes in 1998, Blockbuster barely flinched. By the time it did, the game had changed. And, with its business model firmly based on late fees and physical stores, it was too late. Fast forward a quarter of a century, and UK tech company iplicit is hoping to [...]
Microsoft cuts UK jobs as sales near £10bn and profit surges April 8, 2025 Microsoft shed more than 200 UK jobs in the year its turnover jumped to almost £10bn, it has been revealed. The US tech giant reduced its headcount from 5,540 to 5,337 in the year to 30 June, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The reduction comes after Microsoft’s headcount grew from 4,955 in [...]
LinkedIn shouldn’t be like Facebook – UK boss April 7, 2025 LinkedIn should be kept as a professional network and not turned into a new version of Facebook by its members, the UK boss of the social media site has said. Speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, country manager Janine Chamberlin said that while there has been a lot of new [...]
Law firms are not taking cybersecurity seriously enough April 3, 2025 Cybercriminals love law firms; the sheer amount of information makes them a goldmine for scammers. But data shows a lack of awareness.
Raspberry Pi shares rally despite profit drop in first annual results since IPO April 2, 2025 Raspberry Pi shares soared as the tech firm posted its hotly-anticipated annual results – the first since its IPO last year. The FTSE 250 company recorded a 57 per cent fall in pre-tax profit to just $16.3m (£12.6m) in 2024, driven by inventory issues. Despite this, shares rallied as much as 10 per cent in [...]
Exclusive: Law firm Shoosmiths ties bonuses to AI usage April 2, 2025 Law firm Shoosmiths is the first major firm to link a firmwide bonus to its workforce's use of artificial intelligence (AI).