EU puts its digital tax plan on ice

The EU has said it will suspend its plans to tax online tech giants in the…

Newport Wafer Fab: Chip plant’s purchase by Chinese company reviewed

The prime minister’s national security adviser is examining the purchase of the UK’s largest computer chip…

Pentagon cancels $10bn ‘Jedi’ contract

The Pentagon is scrapping a multibillion dollar cloud computing contract, which sparked a row between Microsoft…

Global chip shortage: Samsung forecasts 53% jump in quarterly profit

Tech giant Samsung Electronics has said it expects its quarterly profit to rise by 53% amid…

Hong Kong defends privacy law after Big Tech raises concerns

Hong Kong has defended planned changes to privacy laws, brushing off concerns raised by a technology…

Vodafone picks Samsung for 5G network

Vodafone UK has chosen Samsung as a supplier for its 5G infrastructure, as it seeks to…

McDonald’s hit by data breach in Taiwan and South Korea

McDonald’s is the latest big company to be hit by a data breach that has exposed…

Facebook remote working plan extended to all staff for long term

Facebook will let all employees who can work away from the office do so after the…

Zoom sales race ahead despite workplaces reopening

Zoom sales have more than doubled after a “very strong” start to the year as the…

Huawei operating system coming to smartphones in Asia

An update of HarmonyOS, the operating system developed by Huawei, means it will now be installed…

The tech promising to bring lectures alive

For Jennifer Kasiama, a student at Toronto’s Ontario College of Art and Design, 2020 was an…

HSBC to pilot Zoom-free Friday afternoons

Banking giant HSBC plans Zoom-free Friday afternoons for some UK staff in an effort to tackle…