Tech

US Seeks To Block Microsoft From £56bn Gaming Deal

Microsoft said it would fight to buy Activision Blizzard, the studio behind games such as Call of Duty. Read more

Santander UK Fined £108m Over Money Laundering Failings

The bank had "serious and persistent gaps" in anti-money laundering controls, the watchdog finds. Read more

Inadequate IT Partly To Blame For NHS Doctors Losing 13.5 Million Working Hours

Anyone who's ever been in the system will be very familiar with British medical professionals' complaints As the UK's N... Read more

Greater London Wing Of Comms Union Urges BT Workers To Reject Pay Offer

No backdated pay, no allowances, no substantial rises for all grades, 'we feel it falls falls way short of your expecta... Read more

Raspberry Pi Hires Former Spy Gadget-maker Who Baked Devices Into Surveillance Ops

If he offers you a piece of the Chocolate Pi, be suspicious A former technical surveillance officer at the UK's Eastern... Read more

Foxconn Sinks $500m Into India For IPhones, Semiconductors

Colosso-conglomerate Tata Group also wants some of Delhi's substantial silicon subsidies Electronics manufacturing gian... Read more

Fired Twitter Cleaning Staff 'treated Like Garbage'

One of them told the BBC a member of Elon Musk's team said their jobs would be replaced by robots. Read more

Colocation Execs Fret About Sustainability As World Eyes Water, Energy Use

What, you thought green tech shift will come from the good of their hearts? Assessing the sustainability credentials of... Read more

UK Weather: Freezing Conditions Trigger Cold Weather Payments

Temperatures across the UK plummet overnight, dipping as low as -9.1C in the Scottish Highlands. Read more

Second-hand Tech Booms As Shoppers Look For Bargains

From phones to exercise bikes, the market for second-hand kit is booming as shoppers search for bargains. Read more

FTC Wants To Pause Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Mega-takeover

Watchdog answers its call of duty, fears serial monopoly abuser will strike again The Federal Trade Commission filed a ... Read more

Europe's USB-C Deadline: Lightning Must Be Struck From IPhone By December, 2024

Single market's worth $95.12 billion to Apple, so it's not like it had a choice OEMs, start your assembly lines as the ... Read more

Air Passengers Told To Expect 'serious Disruption'

People are warned to "think carefully" about plans after airport border staff announce a Christmas strike. Read more

Intel Expects To Regain Market Share By 2024, Admits To 'inefficiency In The Fab'

Plus: CFO says Chips ACT cash might continue because US govt will be competing with Asia Intel's CFO has admitted to ce... Read more

Asus' Latest Single-board Computer Packs A 12-core, 4.5Ghz Intel I7

Too bad the RAM is baked on Packing a 35W CPU onto a board barely larger than a Raspberry Pi might sound like a bad ide... Read more