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Brit MPs To Apple CEO: Please Stop Ignoring Our Questions About Repairability And The Environment

iGiant needs to take accountability for society's throwaway culture, claims select committee The UK's Environmental Aud... Read more

Singapore To Test Compulsory COVID-tracker Usage As Condition Of Entry To Some Venues

Wearable tracker now being distributed for those who don’t fancy smartphone surveillance Singapore test compulsory us... Read more

Mozilla Says India's Planned Data Harvest Law Is 'blunt' And Should Be Caste Aside

Warns that plan could lead to 'dangerous inferences' about user identity, suggests GDPR is a better model Mozilla has s... Read more

HCL Tells Investors To Brace For Impact – Positive Impact Of Better-than-predicted Performance

'Good booking momentum' across all sectors and geographies says outsourcer If you're looking for a sign that the global... Read more

When Changing A Light Bulb Is A Really Big Deal

Lighthouses have been upgrading to more efficient LED lights, but for some that is a step too far. Read more

UK And Japan Agree To Free Trade Deal That Excludes Data Localisation Requirements

Template for post-Brexit bilateral deals excludes algorithmic disclosures too The UK and Japan have agreed to a new tra... Read more

IBM Made Top-down Efforts To Fire Older Workers, Says US Employment Discrimination Watchdog

Then hired some of them back on lower wages IBM systematically sought to sack older workers, according to the United St... Read more

How Her Own Illness Led One Woman To Set Up A Global Firm

Jules Miller set up dietary supplements firm The Nue Co after suffering irritable bowel syndrome. Read more

Brexit: Trade Talks Hang In Balance As UK Rejects EU Ultimatum

Ministers say they will not scrap plans to override withdrawal treaty despite pressure from some Tory MPs. Read more

UK Economy Continues Recovery In July

The economy expanded by 6.6%, but the country's growth remains far below pre-pandemic levels. Read more

UK Signs First Major Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Japan

Symbolic trade deal will cover 99% of UK exports to Japan but boost economy by just 0.07%. Read more

Rule Of Six Is Hammer Blow For Holiday Cottages

Firms offering self-catering properties say new coronavirus rules "pull the rug" from under the sector. Read more

Furlough 'must Be Extended' To Avoid Mass Unemployment, Say MPs

The scheme should be targeted at helping struggling industries, the Treasury Select Committee says. Read more

Rio Tinto Chief Jean-Sébastien Jacques To Quit Over Aboriginal Cave Destruction

Jean-Sébastien Jacques and other top executives will step down after the miner blew up sacred sites. Read more

Google And Twitter Vow To Block Voting Misinformation

The tech firms are ramping up measures ahead of the US elections to block false or misleading content. Read more