Tech

UK Banking Rules In Biggest Shake-up In More Than 30 Years

Rules introduced after the financial crisis in 2008 that were aimed at limiting risks will be eased. Read more

Royal Mail Workers Begin Wave Of Christmas Strikes

Millions of pieces of mail have been piling up as more than 115,000 postal staff walk out. Read more

Penguin Random House Boss Resigns After Simon & Schuster Deal Fails

The merger of the publishing giant with rival Simon & Schuster was scuppered by competition concerns. Read more

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