Around 1,800 British cyber security firms made £10.1 billion in the most recent financial year, representing a 14 per cent increase, according to government figures. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) annual cyber report found that the sector contributed roughly £5.3 billion to the UK economy last year.
Zoom Video Communications is partnering with electronic agreement company DocuSign. Through the new partnership, Zoom will enable organisations to sign agreements virtually via its video platform.
HMRC has nearly tripled its yearly spend on data analyst and data scientist roles in the past five years, according to figures from a Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request.
Police forces across the UK should limit the data they share with immigration enforcement about vulnerable victims of crime such as domestic abuse, a new report has urged.
Intel has announced plans to takeover Israeli company Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion. The chip giant said the move is part of plans to expand its manufacturing capacity, global footprint, and technology portfolio to address “unprecedented industry demand”.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has said that 22 supervisory authorities across the EEA will launch investigations into the use of cloud-based services by the public sector.
Millions of low-income families are missing out on an annual £144 broadband saving, according to Ofcom. The regulator said that while special discounted broadband packages – sometimes known as social tariffs.
A new robot-assisted surgery technique designed to improve cancer surgical outcomes and patient care has received £1.25 million in funding. The method is being developed by researchers from the National Robotarium.
Vodafone UK has chosen technology from Oracle Communications help lead network policy for its standalone 5G network. Oracle said that its cloud-native network policy management technology could give Vodafone customers access to holographic calls.
AI-powered machines are quicker and more accurate at identifying images of fake faces than humans, according to research from biometrics company ID R&D. People find it much more difficult to pick out images used by fraudsters in spoofing attacks than computers and are nearly 10 times slower, the study found.
Harper Dennis Hobbs (HDH) has announced plans to become what it describes as “the first strategic retail consultant in the UK” for companies looking to expand into the metaverse. The consultancy plans to open a new arm in its retail division that will focus on how retailers can operate in the third generation of the internet – widely known as Web 3.0.
The Robotics Growth Partnership (RGP), launched by the government in 2019, has published a document outlining a new infrastructure for smart robotics in the UK. The Vision for cyber-physical infrastructure (CPI) explores how a “connected ecosystem of virtual and physical infrastructure” could help drive faster and cheaper innovation.
The government has pledged “up to £23 million” to create more AI and data conversion courses which it says will help young people from underrepresented groups including women, black people, and people with disabilities join the industry.
Amazon Care’s virtual health services are now available across the whole of the US, with in-person services being rolled out in over 20 new cities in 2022. The company said that it is continuing to invest in growing its clinical care team and in-person care services nationwide.
During the final three months of 2021, the total number of Uber trips surged by 23 per cent to around 19 million daily. Revenue was up by 83 per cent to $5.8 billion during the same period.