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IBM Withholds Healthcare Subsidies From Some Retirees

Former staff describe threat as a 'heist' and 'outright attack' on pension scheme IBM intends to withhold tens of thous... Read more

Bias Toward Office Staff Will Cost You: Your WFH Crew Could Walk, Say Execs

Productivity KPIs need a 21st century makeover, say tech bosses Canalys Channels Forum  Businesses need to reassess th... Read more

To Make This Computer Work, Users Had To Press A Button. Why Didn't It Work? Guess

We'd say this was a clear case of RTFM but this rig was so simple it didn't have a manual On Call  After a week of glo... Read more

Inflation: Warning Eight Million Struggling To Keep Up With Bills

Energy, food and fuel prices have risen sharply in the last six months in part due to the Ukraine war. Read more

'I Have Worked From Home In 78 Different Countries'

Katie Macleod travelled the world while managing to keep working as a freelance graphic designer. Read more

Economic Cold War Looms As Chinese Chipmakers Feel Sting Of US Trade Restrictions

The question is: how severe will the Middle Kindgom's response be? Analysis  The Biden administration's efforts to sty... Read more

I Worry About Affording Rent

Average monthly rents reach £1,162 outside London, leaving renters like Ben McNeil counting the cost Read more

Amazon Hit With $1bn Claim That Secretive Buy Box Algorithm Screws Shoppers

Internet mega-souk thinks allegations are a waste of Prime Amazon is facing a £900 million ($1 billion) lawsuit that c... Read more

Texas Sues Google Over Alleged Nonconsensual Harvesting Of Biometric Data

You can kiss my Californian ass, says ad giant Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Google claiming the internet ... Read more

DisplayPort Standards Bods School USB Standards Bods With Latest Revision

Video Electronics Standards Association shows the USB Implementers Forum how it's done The USB Implementers Forum, USB-... Read more

Musk Grumbles About 'overpaying' For Twitter But Says He's Excited

Tick tick tick ... just 8 days to go Billionaire Tesla boss Elon Musk told analysts last night he was excited about his... Read more

National Grid Raises Discounts For Off-peak Electricity Use

Households will get a discount of £3 per kWh instead of 52p off bills, National Grid says. Read more

Amazon Could Pay UK Shoppers £900m Compensation

A group-action claim alleges Amazon breached competition law and caused customers to pay higher prices. Read more

Basecamp Decamps From Cloud: 'Renting Computers Is (mostly) A Bad Deal'

Why does it always rain on renters, asks CTO? Listening to the vendors, the analysts, hell, even the government – the... Read more

Mortgage Rates Hit Fresh 14-year Highs

Average two- and five-year fixed rates have jumped to 6.65% and 6.51% respectively. Read more