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UK Gov to provide 6 months free broadband to jobseekers

28 September 2021, 11:11

It has picked TalkTalk to be the provider, helping it to tackle 'digital exclusion'.

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UK Royal Navy vision embraces autonomous technology

13 September 2021, 12:11

Oulines a stratosphere drone station, a semi-sub carrier, and various unmanned platforms.

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Three UK announces £2 a day EU roaming charge

10 September 2021, 11:11

In 2019 it pledged to "save people £187m in mobile roaming charges after Brexit".

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UK Gov back £4m trial of fibre broadband via water pipes

9 August 2021, 10:11

The same strategy proved a success in Spain and other countries.

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UK gov "inclined to reject" Nvidia Arm takeover after CMA report

4 August 2021, 10:11

US$40 billion deal potentially a risk to national security, insiders tell Bloomberg.

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UK gov gets NHS Covid-19 app tweaked to scale back 'Pingdemic'

3 August 2021, 11:11

App will only ping positive test contacts seen in the prior two days, reduced from five.

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EA tests Ultimate Team 'Preview Pack' loot boxes

21 June 2021, 11:11

These previews are said to be only available during the current Festival of FUTball event.

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Nvidia CEO on Arm buyout: "we'll still get the deal done in 2022"

20 April 2021, 10:11

But yesterday the UK government issued a public interest intervention notice.

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Bank of England unveils £50 banknote featuring Alan Turing

26 March 2021, 10:11

New polymer note goes into circulation starting 23rd June. Hides lots of tech Easter eggs.

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UK government outlines its Ten Tech Priorities

12 March 2021, 12:11

Buzzword-laced bullet points are a foundation for "a new golden age for tech in the UK".

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UK gov looks to invest £375m in tech start-ups

1 March 2021, 12:11

'Future Fund: Breakthrough' expected to be announced on Wednesday.

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Malware found on free laptops for UK's vulnerable children

25 January 2021, 12:11

And these '£100 value' GeoBook 1E laptops cost the tax payer over £200 each.

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UK regulator announces intention to ponder over Nvidia Arm deal

7 January 2021, 10:11

In particular, the CMA will look at the implications for Nvidia's Arm-utilising rivals.

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Cross party committee criticises UK gov gigabit broadband plans

24 December 2020, 12:11

As downgrading of pledged coverage, slipping of target dates looks set to continue.

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UK Gov brings forward Huawei 5G network install ban

1 December 2020, 21:11

But the target for the complete eradication of Huawei's 5G kit remains the end of 2027.

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UK Gov waters down broadband plans in spending review

26 November 2020, 12:11

Gigabit broadband UK coverage target revised down to 85 per cent of homes by 2025.

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UK government describes role of the National Cyber Force (NCF)

20 November 2020, 13:11

The NCF will disrupt hostile state activities, terrorists, and criminals that threaten the UK.

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UK government looking at harvesting solar power in space

16 November 2020, 13:11

Sees potential for an unlimited constant zero carbon power source.

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BT CEO warns it could be 2033 before UK gets 'Gigabit for all'

28 September 2020, 13:31

UK PM Johnson said last year that he aimed to achieve goal this by the end of 2025.

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NHS Covid-19 app for England and Wales passes 1m installs

25 September 2020, 11:11

The Google-Apple Bluetooth based contact tracing system went live yesterday.

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Report: UK government reboots independent GPS plans

21 September 2020, 13:51

And some are already pushing for the UK to rejoin the EU's Galileo system.

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Nvidia announces $40bn Arm acquisition

14 September 2020, 09:41

Makes pledges about expanding the Arm HQ in Cambridge, and about open-licensing.

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UK gov invests £10 million in the nation's first quantum computer

3 September 2020, 12:31

US company Rigetti will build the system with help from the likes of Oxford Instruments.

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Updated Covid-19 contact tracing app starts trials in England

13 August 2020, 13:11

But devs think there is a "significant risk" it won't be accurate enough to be useful this year.

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Former UK trade minister Liam Fox was spear phished

4 August 2020, 11:11

This is how a suspected Russian operation got classified US-UK trade documents in 2019.

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Amazon updates its Brexit guidance, advises seller action

20 July 2020, 12:12

Sellers should split stock between UK and EU ahead of 1st January 2021 to prepare, it says.

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UK gov finally decides on Huawei 5G equipment ban

14 July 2020, 16:51

Meanwhile Samsung has shared its vision for 6G communications.

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UK Lords report calls for action on Loot Boxes in games

2 July 2020, 11:22

Loot boxes in games introduce "games of chance" and should be regulated as such.

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UK Gov looking into using other utility pipes for fibre broadband

15 June 2020, 13:11

More than a million kilometres of the UK's underground utility ducts are currently 'passive'.

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UK gov considering switch to Apple-Google Covid-19 app tech

11 June 2020, 12:12

Deploying a go-it-alone contact tracing app might be too risky a strategy.

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Top Imagination Tech execs quit over China influence

14 April 2020, 13:31

China Reform Holdings attempted to nominate a slate of directors to the company board.

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BBC puts forward levy on broadband bills idea

1 April 2020, 11:11

In a lengthy statement on the UK Govt proposal to decriminalise TV licence fee evasion.

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UK ISPs cooperate with Govt during Covid-19 crisis

30 March 2020, 11:11

Removing caps on data, adding bill payment flexibility, paying attention to vulnerable customers.

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