Tech

New Government Covid Scheme To Pay Up To Half Of Wages

Chancellor Rishi Sunak increases support for firms and workers as lockdown restrictions spread. Read more

Today's Tech Giants Won't Be As Naive As I Was In DoJ Dealings, Says Former Microsoft Chief Bill Gates

'I didn’t realise that our success would lead to government attention' Microsoft co-founder and long-serving ex-CEO B... Read more

Payment Holidays: 'I Can't Afford To Be Out Of Work'

People needing a break from paying bills owing to coronavirus pressures will be judged differently from 31 October. Read more

Will Cruise Ships Return To Venice?

Pressure is mounting on the Italian authorities to decide on the future of cruise ships in Venice. Read more

Logitech Breezes Past $1bn Sales Barrier In Its Q2. That's A Hell Of A Lot Of Mice, Keyboards And Web Cams

Pandemic? Only in that not enough webcams are being made. CEO talks WFH trend, video calls and eSports The pandemic has... Read more

CEO Secrets: Juggling Kids And A New Lockdown Business

Meet the new mums who have started businesses in lockdown. Read more

GSM Gateways: Parliament Obviously Cocked Up, So Let Minister Issue 'ignore The Law' Decree, UK.gov Barrister Urges Court

Something something national security, right? An obscure court case about radio spectrum licensing law has jumped to gr... Read more

Transport For London Data Pilot: We Want To Keep Tabs On Dockless Bikes And E-bikes

Peddling hard to swerve a pavement pile-up of leased 'mobile assets causing obstructions in the public realm' Transport... Read more

IBM Still Not Offering Future Revenue Guidance, Suffers Yet Another Quarter Of Falling Sales

Plus $2.3bn of restructuring coming due to NewCo split, cloud humming along, Red Hat roaring IBM has posted another qua... Read more

The Forklift Truck Drivers Who Never Leave Their Desks

Remote-controlled vehicles are becoming increasingly common in the workplace. Read more

How To Save Money Working From Home This Winter

Some experts say energy bills could double - here's how to stop that happening. Read more

The Exodus Continues: Less Than Half Of Contractors Expect To Stick With Their Employment Set-up After IR35

Tax doesn't have to be taxing, except when it does A survey of independent contractors shows only 45 per cent plan to s... Read more

Autonomy Founder Mike Lynch's US Extradition Hearing Will Be In February 2021

Criminal court sets trial date as High Court continues pondering civil suit judgment Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch wil... Read more

China Passes Tik For Tok Export Ban Law

Includes the usual stuff about not selling weapons, adds wording about tech, data, and reciprocity China has passed new... Read more

Thailand Calls On Telcos And ISPs To Censor Information About Pro-democracy Protests

Selfies of rallies can score fines or land you in the slammer Thailand has asked the nation’s telcos and internet ser... Read more