The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator has warned the UK will have to “face the consequences” if it chooses to leave without a deal.
Posted on 18th July 2019 .
Workers whose jobs are lost to automation and robotics will be retrained under a new government scheme.
Posted on 18th July 2019 .
A tech chief has spoken out about the need for adequate data protection measures within IoT (Internet of Things) products, citing security as critical to winning consumer confidence. Jamie Siminoff, the founder and principal inventor behind the smart doorbell manufacturer, Ring, feels that the company’s devices’ success hinges on privacy safeguards and the ability to […]
Posted on 18th July 2019 .
The salary threshold for immigrants should be cut from £30,000 to £20,000 in a bid to address the UK’s skills shortage, businesses and education bodies have said.
Posted on 17th July 2019 .
Workers should not have to request flexible working, instead, it should be the default position for employers, according to one MP.
Posted on 17th July 2019 .
This summer sees the arrival of The Great Hack, a documentary exploring the Facebook / Cambridge Analytica scandal and how it lifts the mask on the dark arts of personal data processing. The scandal has its roots in the start of this decade, when an apparently innocuous personality app appeared on Facebook in which millions […]
Posted on 17th July 2019 .
The average wage in the UK rose 3.6% in the year to May 2019, which is the fastest growth since 2008, the Office for National Statistics has said.
Posted on 16th July 2019 .
The government should not be in charge of day-to-day operations of the UK’s railway networks, a major review has found.
Posted on 16th July 2019 .
Ryanair is set to cut a number of flights over winter and next summer as a result of ongoing issues with the Boeing 737 Max.
Posted on 16th July 2019 .
The number of informants lifting the lid on data protection-related scandals has skyrocketed over the last 12 months, RPC has concluded. Research conducted by the City law firm found a 175% rise in instances of whistleblowing in the year to May 2019, with figures going from 138 to 379 over the studied time-frame. The company believes that […]
Posted on 16th July 2019 .
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook following an investigation into allegations of data privacy violations. The fine follows after an investigation opened into Facebook’s data practices March 2018, once news broke about the political consultancy firm, Cambridge Analytica, improperly accessing the data of tens of millions of Facebook […]
Posted on 15th July 2019 .
The Chinese economy has grown at its slowest pace since the early 1990s in the second quarter.
Posted on 15th July 2019 .
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