Mobile network operators will now gain easier access to lampposts, bus shelters, and other street furniture as part of a government trial aimed at speeding up the roll out of 5G technology. A £4 million competition launched today will explore ways to make it easier for mobile companies to use public buildings and infrastructure.
The UK’s leading technology trade association has launched a new framework to assess the digital tech sector across different regions. The Local Digital Capital index was created by techUK in response to a consultation with the wider tech industry in March 2021.
On the first official day that Bitcoin became legal tender in El Salvador, the value of the cryptocurrency dropped as protests and technical glitches were sparked by the launch of the digital asset.
ByteDance, which owns popular video-sharing platform TikTok, is reportedly in talks with Wall Street banks to borrow over $3 billion to refinance its debt. According to people with knowledge of the matter, the company plans to make the most of current low interest rates in order to pay off its debt, a report from Reuters said.
The government has pledged £113 million to support nearly 100 UK science schemes, including a project that would see four-legged robots assist British farmers. Other projects include developing new types of therapy to treat chronic conditions like Chrohn’s disease.
Toyota Motor Corp has announced plans to spend over $13.5 billion by 2030 developing electric vehicle battery technology. The company aims to develop both batteries and battery supply systems during the nine-year period.
53 per cent of middle-market companies in the UK say making effective use of technology to meet business needs is their most significant challenge over the next 12 months, according to new research.
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on G7 data protection and privacy authorities to work together to overhaul cookie consent pop-ups.
32 prominent media outlets across 16 western countries have been targeted by pro-Kremlin trolls, according to a new report from Cardiff University. Researchers from the Crime and Security Research Institute at the University said that there is evidence of a major influence operation that is systematically manipulating Western media to spread propaganda and disinformation which “supports Kremlin interests.”
Tesco Mobile and Crisis have launched a new campaign which aims to highlight the importance of digital connection in helping support the increasing number of people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
Collectiv Food, the food supply business, has teamed up with location app what3words to help reduce delayed deliveries and cut down on carbon emissions. The delivery business currently works with Apex, DHL, AnyVan, and soon EcoFleet, who use its app to collect food supply from the company’s warehouses and points of distribution (POD.)
Amazon is reportedly planning to take a more hands-on approach in determining what content breaches its cloud service policies. Over the next few months, the conglomerate plans to appoint a number of people within its Amazon Web Services (AWS) division to monitor future threats and develop expertise, several sources told Reuters.
New artist L.A. Migiotto has teamed up with virtual reality platform Terra Virtua to drop a collection of 11 previously unseen celebrity images into NFT artwork.
WhatsApp has been hit with a €225 million fine after Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) decided it had breached privacy rules. The announcement marks the end of an investigation into the Facebook-owned company which began in 2018.
National Highways, formerly Highways England, has set out plans for a digital twin of the road network that can predict the time and location of potholes and other maintenance problems. A digital twin is a virtual representation of either an object or system, which is based on real-time data and uses simulation, machine learning, and reasoning to help make decisions.