Software group Micro Focus to sell portfolio for $375m, causing shares to climb November 3, 2021 Micro Focus International announced today that it will be selling its archiving and risk management portfolio to Smarsh for $375m.
U.S. blacklists four ‘spyware’ companies from Israel, Russia and Singapore November 3, 2021 The U.S. Commerce Department added four companies from Israel, Russia and Singapore to its "entity list" this morning, saying they engaged in "activities that are contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States."
Oxford college to change name after richest woman in Vietnam makes £155m donation November 3, 2021 A University of Oxford college is to change its name to Thao College after signing a memorandum of understanding over the money with Sovico Group – represented by its chair, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao.
China opposes U.S. block of China Telecom November 3, 2021 China “resolutely opposes” Washington’s revocation of China Telecom licence to operate in the United States, the information ministry said, urging a reversal of the move. “This is an unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises by abuse of state power and a serious breach of international economic and trade rules,” the Chinese regulator added. The decision made by [...]
The future of Amazon Alexa: turning off lights and locking doors November 3, 2021 Tom Taylor, senior vice president of Amazon’s Alexa division, said that the tech giant was working on enabling its digital voice assistant to recognise certain unique sounds around a household, creating 'ambient intelligence'.
Post-float lock-up hits Darktrace shares November 3, 2021 Darktrace's plummet continues, with shares slumping as investors offload stock at the end of the company's post-float lock-up.
Facebook removes facial recognition feature for billions November 2, 2021 Facebook announce they will be shutting down their Facial Recognition system on Facebook, meaning people who have opted in will no longer be automatically recognised in photos and videos.
Microsoft announces its own metaverse November 2, 2021 Microsoft has said that in the first half of next year, users of its Teams collaboration software would be able to appear as avatars in video meetings, signalling a shift to the metaverse.
Mayfair casino found guilty of discrimination by accommodating racist requests November 2, 2021 An employment tribunal has found that exclusive London casino, Crown Aspinalls, racially discriminated against one of its dealers by allowing a request by a patron not to have black dealers at their table.
Yahoo exits China due to challenging business environment November 2, 2021 Yahoo said it had stopped allowing its services to be accessible from mainland China as of 1st November "in recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment."
