Private company set up to oversee UK's prototype fusion reactor
STEP won't be complete until 2040, but here's a 'delivery body' in the meantime
Science06 Feb 2023 | 29
United Kingdom
British government torched over lack of chips strategy
When you say it's gonna happen now... when exactly do you mean?
Systems03 Feb 2023 | 37
McDonald's pulls plug on Wi-Fi, starts playing classical music to soothe yobs
Welsh city of Wrexham has a reputation to uphold
Offbeat31 Jan 2023 | 138
UK Cyber Security Centre's scary new story: One phish, two phish, Russia phish, Iran phish
Nice people on LinkedIn want to harvest logins from politicians, boffins, and defense types
Cyber-crime27 Jan 2023 | 10
Defra 'confident' it has 'handle' on risk for 30% of apps out of support
UK government applies 'hypercare' to applications to try to avoid security and stability risks
Government Tech Week25 Jan 2023 | 9
City council cans ERP project, keeps details of replacement supplier secret
New system 'commercially sensitive' but set to go live in October
Government Tech Week23 Jan 2023 | 22
NARROWER TOPICS
UK Online Safety law threatens Big Tech bosses with jail
Two years in the clink proposed for not thinking of the children
Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 85
Questions asked about Chinese takeover of UK tech company
Are flow sensors such a big deal? In any case, MP invokes National Security and Investment Act
Systems12 Jan 2023 | 15
Royal Mail, cops probe 'cyber incident' that's knackered international mail
Final update Don't go postal and call it a cyberattack because nobody knows (yet) what knocked out key system
Cyber-crime11 Jan 2023 | 57
Patients wrongly told they've got cancer in SMS snafu
We wish you a very merry chemo and a happy new year
Personal Tech03 Jan 2023 | 57
Nexperia calls in the lawyers to save Welsh chip fab deal
Oh, Shapps
Security30 Dec 2022 | 50
Financial authorities fine UK bank nearly $60m for platform migration disaster
Doesn't it make your current migration at work look like a walk in the park though
Systems20 Dec 2022 | 18
Brit MPs pour cold water on hydrogen as mass replacement for fossil fuels
But gas likely to find a 'big niche' in rail, aviation, shipping, and industry
Science20 Dec 2022 | 151
Blockchain needs a reason to exist, Boris Johnson tells roomful of blockchain pros
As for Twitter, politicians need to grow thick skins and stop mistaking it for advertisement
Software02 Dec 2022 | 110
UK to test Starlink satellite broadband for those hard to reach areas
But why Elon Musk's satellite broadband biz and not govt-funded OneWeb?
Networks01 Dec 2022 | 26
Britain has likely missed the boat for having a semiconductor industry
Report concludes government needs to implement a chips strategy now – like the rest of the world
Systems30 Nov 2022 | 102
UK's Online Safety Bill drops rules forcing social media to remove 'legal but harmful' content
Governments directly policing online content will put free speech at risk
Personal Tech30 Nov 2022 | 89
University orders investigation into Oracle finance disaster
Staff forced to make their own purchases after suppliers walk away due to payment failures
PaaS + IaaS23 Nov 2022 | 47
UK competition watchdog investigates Apple and Google 'stranglehold' over the mobile market
Apple doesn't want to bite
Software23 Nov 2022 | 28
Watchdog warns UK health data platform could damage patients' trust
'This store of confidential data is a national treasure that must never be compromised or treated carelessly'
Personal Tech22 Nov 2022 | 30
Locked out of Horizon Europe, UK commits half a billion to post-Brexit research
EU still fixated with Britain keeping its word on trading arrangement
Science22 Nov 2022 | 184
UK's National Health Service will roll existing Palantir work into patient data platform
Does spy-tech supplier have a head start in bidding for the controversial deal it considers a 'must win'?
Databases21 Nov 2022 | 37
Sizewell C nuclear plant up for review as UK faces financial black hole
'Every major project' on the table, says government as Autumn Statement looms
Science07 Nov 2022 | 201
All of the norths are about to align over Britain
Magnetic north is on a walkabout, and your OCD will benefit
Bootnotes04 Nov 2022 | 112
Is it any surprise that 'permacrisis' is the word of the year?
It's enough to make you want to sploot
Off-Prem01 Nov 2022 | 33
UK facing electricity supply woes after nuclear power stations shut, MPs told
Larger and smaller reactors carry risks, island nation failed to keep pace with nuclear fleet closure
Science01 Nov 2022 | 254
India's – and Infosys's – favorite son-in-law Rishi Sunak is next UK PM
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Offbeat25 Oct 2022 | 216
It's official: UK telcos legally obligated to remove Huawei kit
Immediate ban on new installations in 5G networks, all contravening gear must be gone by end of 2027
Networks13 Oct 2022 | 86
Arm founder says the UK has no chance of tech sovereignty
Government fritters away homegrown technologies and has no strategy to lessen reliance on other countries
Systems29 Sep 2022 | 118
UK, US slip down World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Denmark takes top spot, Croatia improves fastest, Hong Kong flops
Software29 Sep 2022 | 12
Consolidation looms for UK broadband providers
Too many small fish in the pond mean the bigger ones are about to enjoy a feeding frenzy
Networks27 Sep 2022 | 58
Spotted at industry confab: Quadcopter equipped with Brit missiles Ukraine is so fond of
Updated BAE falls over itself to stress it's only a hypothetical serving suggestion
Offbeat26 Sep 2022 | 19
Another UK tech company bought out: Schneider Electric grabs rest of Aveva
Analysis French industrial conglomerate pays $10.75b, but already owned lion's share of industrial software specialist
Software22 Sep 2022 | 15
Former Newport Wafer Fab owner linked to buyback from China's Nexperia
If you think customers were impatient before, this report won't soothe their worries
Systems15 Sep 2022 | 11
Bye bye BoJo: Liz Truss named new UK prime minister
Can tech hold its own among an overflowing in-tray?
On-Prem05 Sep 2022 | 254
Nadine Dorries promotes 'Brexit rewards' of proposed UK data protection law
Culture secretary talks up pre-Commons reading as UK waits to hear who new leader will be
CSO05 Sep 2022 | 163
UK govt says contractors should challenge IR35 status via self-assessment
What could possibly go wrong?
On-Prem02 Sep 2022 | 38
$50m+ contract for crime-fighting IT system won by Fujitsu after no one else bid
Japanese giant will stop making mainframes four years later
Systems23 Aug 2022 | 28
UK blocks sale of chip design software company to China
Trail from Super Orange HK Holding Ltd leads back to National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund
Systems19 Aug 2022 | 50
Skyrora fires up second stage of XL rocket
First stage hot fire and launch from UK soil in 2023
Science18 Aug 2022 | 13
Virgin Orbit trims losses, eyes two final launches for the year
Second quarter revenues at zero, though should jump to $12m following successful flights from Cornwall
Science15 Aug 2022 | 21
UK Parliament bins its TikTok account over China surveillance fears
Plan to educate the children turned out to be a 'won't someone think of the children?' moment
Security04 Aug 2022 | 43
WhatsApp boss says no to AI filters policing encrypted chat
'What's being proposed is that we ... read everyone's messages. I don't think people want that'
Personal Tech02 Aug 2022 | 52
Court OKs billion-dollar Play Store gouging suit against Google
Just as web giant accepts third-party payment platforms, reduces fees in the EU
Personal Tech20 Jul 2022 | 7
UK Info Commissioner slams use of WhatsApp by health officials during pandemic
Sure, stuff got done fast – but personal information was put at risk
Security12 Jul 2022 | 41
UK response to China's tech ambitions labelled 'incoherent and muted'
Working outside power blocs, without policy, leaves Blighty a likely rule-taker says Foreign Affairs Committee
Security11 Jul 2022 | 40
Competition regulators probe Amazon's Marketplace and Microsoft's buy of Activision Blizzard
Tech giants under scrutiny by the Competition and Markets Authority
Legal07 Jul 2022 | 6
FBI and MI5 bosses: China cheats and steals at massive scale
Other US spooks chime in with similar warnings
Security07 Jul 2022 | 82
Nexperia talks up its investment in UK wafer fab, says no plans to close
Customers 'becoming impatient' to get 'clarity' on the matter, says exec
Systems06 Jul 2022 | 13
UK, South Korea strike data-sharing pact
Time to bone up on Hancom Office, the productivity suite that's big in Korea – and nowhere else
Software06 Jul 2022 | 22
Calls for bans on Chinese CCTV makers Hikvision, Dahua expand
UK wants to follow US move to stop sales from equipment manufacturers
Security05 Jul 2022 | 51
UK signs deal to share police biometric database with US border guards
Officials could access data to make immigration decisions, European Parliament report suggests
Networks04 Jul 2022 | 156
UK govt considers invoking national security in Arm IPO saga
Reportedly dropping hints it may use legislation to push a London listing
Systems22 Jun 2022 | 24
Cookie consent crumbles under fresh UK data law proposals
Campaigners fear erosion of rights as narrowing of law proposed as well as political control over independent watchdog
Security17 Jun 2022 | 121
UK government still trying to get Arm to IPO in London
Would give its right, er, leg, to keep HQ – and jobs – in Britain
Systems14 Jun 2022 | 15
UK health privacy watchdog still in talks over who is accessing country's COVID data store
Over a year after discussions began, National Data Guardian continues to pursue transparency in health data use
Security14 Jun 2022 | 6
Next six months could set a new pace for work-life balance
Poll The only way to ease transition back to office is reduce the time in the office
Personal Tech07 Jun 2022 | 36
Buoyant tech sector bucking the UK trend, says consultancy
Tech jobs – and salaries – look safe despite cooling economy
Software07 Jun 2022 | 13
UK monopoly watchdog investigates Google's online advertising business
Another probe? Mountain View is starting to look like a pincushion at this rate
Legal27 May 2022 | 11
UK opens national security probe into 2021 sale of local wafer fab to Chinese company
Government has power to unwind transactions such as sale of Newport facility to China-controlled Nexperia
Legal26 May 2022 | 40
Astra Space to launch satellites from Shetland
Rockets could fly from the UK as soon as next year
Science10 May 2022 | 11
Infosys quits Russia, ending UK political and tax scandal … maybe
Founder's daughter is married to top UK politician, holds billion dollar stake that was maxed for tax efficiency
Legal14 Apr 2022 | 55
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