Zuckerberg ignores UK and Canada
Published in News
Thursday, 08 November 2018 11:40

Zuckerberg ignores UK and Canada

Sorry I'm washing my hair

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected a request to appear before an international parliamentary committee delving into the questions around fake news.

UK will tax tech giants
Published in News
Tuesday, 30 October 2018 11:52

UK will tax tech giants


Two per cent but it is better than nothing


Technology giants will have to pay more tax in the UK under new government regulations.

UK Parliament calls first non-human witness
Published in AI
Monday, 15 October 2018 12:01

UK Parliament calls first non-human witness


Asking a robot about AI

The UK Parliament has announced that it will ask a robot about AI issues.

Google drops out of defence cloud
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 09 October 2018 11:55

Google drops out of defence cloud


Claims being a Jedi is against its corporate values

 Google has decided not to compete for the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract claiming that it is against its corporate values.

Driverless cars in UK in three years
Published in Transportation
Monday, 01 October 2018 13:09

Driverless cars in UK in three years


Chris Grayling said it so it must be true

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says that Britain will see truly driverless cars on its roads in three to four years.

Britain to create 2,000 strong anti-Russian cyber force
Published in News


Four-fold increase

While the UK can't afford to upgrade computers for the NHS to something a little more secure, it is splashing out huge amounts of money on spy equipment to keep the Russians out.

New iPhone prices even more ridiculous in Europe
Published in Mobiles


Go as high as €1,289/£1,099

While even the US prices of the new Apple iPhone trio were quite high for our taste, it appears that buyers from Europe or the UK will have to shell out even more cash than their US counterparts, pushing those prices to insane levels.

UK people losing the power of speech
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 02 August 2018 12:12

UK people losing the power of speech


Much better to text

Britons are more attached to their mobile phones than ever before, but are not particularly interested in using them to talk.

UK goes on a full-fibre diet
Published in News
Monday, 23 July 2018 13:40

UK goes on a full-fibre diet


Catching up with the rest of the world


Britain set out plans to promote the roll out of full-fibre broadband, including targeting public money at rural areas and insisting that the fastest connections are included as standard in new build properties.

UK wants each new house to have a car charging point
Published in Transportation


At last some forward thinking

A new government proposal included in Road to Zero, a report on climate-change related policies, would require all new homes to be fitted with electric car charging points. It follows a commitment made last year by the UK to end sales of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2040.