Tinder, Match, Hinge, Bumble, Badoo, Plenty of Fish, OutTime, and Muzmatch have partnered with the government to encourage users to get Covid-19 vaccinations via a new campaign. The country’s leading dating brands will add new features to their platforms and websites to support the initiative.
G7 finance ministers have agreed on reforms that will see multinational tech giants pay their ‘fair share of tax’ in the countries they operate in. At a meeting in London, the group of nations decided on a global minimum rate that ensures multinationals at least 15 per cent tax in each country they do business in.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is opening an investigation into Facebook over its collection and use of data. The probe will look at whether the social media giant might be abusing a dominant position in the market through its use of advertising and single sign-on data.
Rishi Sunak has said that he is confident about reaching a global agreement on a digital tax. Ahead of the first in-person G7 meeting in two years, the chancellor said he believes world finance leaders can make “significant progress” in tackling some of the world’s most pressing economic challenges, include a tax on BigTech companies.
Instagram has chosen Genesys to provide API support for its messenger feature. The cloud customer experience company said that businesses will now be able to interact with consumers via private Instagram messaging, to deliver personalised experiences, answer product questions, and address concerns.
The rising adoption of cloud-native architectures, DevOps, and agile methodologies has broken traditional approaches to application security, according to new research. A global study from software company Dynatrace, which surveyed 700 CISOs, found that 89 per cent of respondents say microservices, containers, and Kubernetes have created application security blind spots.
Atos and Huma, the digital health companies, have announced a five-year partnership to improve healthcare and research with remote monitoring technologies. The partnership will focus on Huma’s modular platform which can power digital ‘hospitals at home’ up to national scale, as well as support pharmaceutical and research industries to run complex global decentralised clinical trials.
Gmail is the online application internet users most forget the password for with an average of 454,100 global monthly searches for ‘forgot Gmail password,’ according to new research. Reboot Online Marketing used online analytics tool Ahrefs to establish which online accounts people most forget the password for.
The UK is now home to more than 1,300 AI companies, up from just 180 in 2011. According to data from Tech Nation, the growth platform for UK tech businesses, this represents a 600 per cent increase in AI companies over the 10-year period.
The Information Commissoner’s Office (ICO) is calling for views to help develop its anonymisation, pseudonymisation, and privacy enhancing technologies guidance.
Silicon Valley start-up Exabeam has raised $200 million in its latest round of funding, valuing the company at $2.4 billion. The company automates the analysis and monitoring of cybersecurity data for businesses.
Amazon is reportedly planning to open ‘wellness chambers’, where employees can sit inside and watch relaxation videos, across its warehouses. The e-commerce giant shared a video on its Twitter account of its ‘AmaZen’ chamber would support staff in focusing on their mental health.
Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) has questioned the accuracy of location sharing application what3words. The platform divides the world into three metre squares and gives each square a unique combination of three words to help users find and share exact locations.
Jeff Bezos has announced that he is formally stepping down from the role of chief executive at Amazon on 7 July. "We chose that date because it's sentimental for me, the day Amazon was incorporated in 1994, exactly 27 years ago," said Bezos at a shareholder meeting on Wednesday.
Expecting to find a cannabis farm, West Midlands Police discovered a cryptocurrency mine stealing thousands of pounds worth of electricity last week. The police force executed a drugs warrant at a Black Country industrial unit in Sandwell, after receiving intelligence that the warehouse was being used to grow marijuana.