Microsoft Defends $69bn Activision Deal
Opponents, including Sony, challenged the proposal at an EU hearing held behind closed doors. Read more
Bosch-backed VCs Pour More Funds Into Brit Quantum Silicon Chips
Pret and Starbucks rubbing hands with glee as some cash will go to larger London HQ UK quantum computing startup Quantu... Read more
Results Are In For Biggest 4-day Work Week Trial Ever: 92% Sticking With It
Struggling to keep staff? Pilot brings huge dive in attrition, sick leave The massive British trial of a shortened four... Read more
Royal Mail Resumes Overseas Mail At Post Offices After Cyber-attack
Royal Mail says it is now processing "close to normal daily volumes" of international mail. Read more
Swedish Network Biz Ericsson Chops 1,400 Jobs At Home
More to come in other country ops? Company talks of admins 'sweating assets' and slowdown in 5G network builds Swedish ... Read more
UK In Surprise Boost After Record Tax Payments In January
The figures come ahead of next month's Budget where the government will detail its tax and spending plans. Read more
Firms Stick To Four-day Week After Trial Ends
A trial involving nearly 3,000 workers has found working shorter hours makes staff happier and healthier. Read more
Energy Firms Told To Pay Out Over Forced Meter Fittings
The regulator says people should be compensated now if homes were wrongfully fitted with a prepayment meter. Read more
Activist Investor Tells Airbus To End Atos Evidian Talks Now
TCI Fund says buying stake in tech biz would be 'extremely inefficient use of shareholder funds' Airbus should "immedia... Read more
Banking Giant HSBC Sees Quarterly Profit Almost Double
However, its annual profit fell as it absorbs the cost of selling its French retail banking operations. Read more
Chinese Boffins Call For Research On Countermeasures To US Chip Bans
Suggest fundamental semiconductor physics research is needed if China is to build viable local industry China’s Acade... Read more
Gambling: Government Expected To Tighten Regulation On Sector
A forthcoming government white paper on gambling is expected to tighten regulation in the sector. Read more
Clumsy Ships, One Chinese, Sever Submarine Cables That Connect Taiwanese Islands
Vietnam has also struggled with four out of five cables in strife Scenarios in which China invades Taiwan, and inducing... Read more
How ASML Became Europes Most Valuable Tech Firm
ASML machines make computer chips - with technology so advanced the firm is caught in geopolitical rivalry. Read more
Councils Get More Money To Help Struggling Households
The Household Support Fund goes to local authorities in England to help those struggling the most. Read more