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49 per cent of British students see coding languages as being either more or equally as valuable as foreign language skills, according to research from software business KX. The company surveyed 2,000 students in further education aged 16-23 – half were from the UK and half were based in the US.
9/2/2022
Digital minister Chris Philp announced a new legal duty that will require porn websites to roll out "robust checks" to ensure users are over 18. The new rule, which will come under the highly anticipated Online Safety Bill, could force sites that publish pornographic content to implement age verification technology.
8/2/2022
Meta has warned it may be forced to remove a number of its platforms and services from the European market – including Facebook and Instagram – because of restrictions to data transfer.
8/2/2022
Peloton Interactive – the New York-based exercise equipment business – has reportedly received interest from Amazon and Nike as potential buyers of the company.
7/2/2022
Re-commerce company musicMagpie has expanded its rental subscription service to tablets, games consoles, and MacBooks. The service, which was first launched in October 2020, was originally available for smartphones. Since its establishment, the company has attracted 13,500 active subscribers.
7/2/2022
The digital secretary has announced that the draft Online Safety Bill will include a set of new criminal offenses and an additional list of illegal content for tech firms to remove “as a priority”.
7/2/2022
Amazon reported strong financial results for 2021, despite facing labour and supply issues during the period. Last year sales jumped by 22 per cent to $469.8 billion compared to $386.1 billion in 2020.
4/2/2022
Meta has been fined £1.5 million by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after it failed to tell the regulator about key staff leaving the company. As part of an investigation into Meta’s purchase of Giphy, in 2020 the authority issued an initial enforcement order (IEO), which is as standard practice for mergers.
4/2/2022
There’s a risk that - without proper controls - the digital phenomenon of the Metaverse will facilitate deep-rooted problems far worse than those created by social media. Alexandra Leonards looks at the potential threats and gains of an augmented world.
4/2/2022
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is inviting organisations in the health industry to get involved in workshops on privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs). PETs relate to a vast range of processes for protecting personal data which help improve data protection.
3/2/2022
The snack producer behind McCoy’s, Hula Hoops, and Tyrells crisps has announced it is facing disruption to its manufacturing and shipping processes following a ransomware incident which took place last Friday.
3/2/2022
For the first time in its 18-year history, the number of daily active users (DAUs) on Facebook is no longer growing. The social media giant reported 1.93 billion daily active users in the final months of 2021 – the same figure published for the previous quarter.
3/2/2022
Google-owner Alphabet has reported a 41 per cent increase in revenues for 2021 in comparison to the previous year. The technology giant made $257.6 billion over the 12-month period versus $182.5 billion in 2020.
2/2/2022
Meta has announced a set of new updates to its 3D avatars in a move which the company says is part of the early stage of its metaverse plans.
2/2/2022
Visa has called for the standardisation of payment systems at electric vehicle (EV) charging points across Europe. The payments tech company said that because there is no widespread industry standard for payment acceptance at charging points.
2/2/2022