UK could allow hands free driving by spring
Published in Transportation
Thursday, 20 August 2020 10:44

UK could allow hands free driving by spring


Transport department calls for an investigation

Hands-free driving could be legal on UK roads by spring next year, the government has said.

Trump brags how he forced the UK to abandon Hauwei
Published in News


Boris Johnson has to give me his lunch money now

Britain announced on Tuesday that it would ban equipment from the Chinese technology giant Huawei from the country's high-speed wireless network, even if it means falling behind on 5G and ending up with a more expensive product.

Apple continues to sting the British taxpaper
Published in News


What a surprise

The fruity cargo cult Apple is continuing to sting the British Inland Revenue.

US chip ban may have kicked Huawei out of the UK
Published in Network


It looks like they may not have a product to sell

Britain’s decision to allow China’s Huawei to play a limited role in building its 5G network is not “fixed in stone” and is being reviewed following the imposition of US sanctions.

UK will lose 5G lead if Huawei locked out
Published in Network
Wednesday, 10 June 2020 12:48

UK will lose 5G lead if Huawei locked out


Vodafone worried

Vodafone has warned that the UK's desire to lead in 5G will suffer a blow if Huawei is ripped out of the networks.

British surrender again to the US, this time over Huawei
Published in Network


Because the last time it surrendered to the US, things worked out so well

The National Cyber Security Agency in the UK is expected to conclude that US sanctions against Huawei will make it impossible to use the Chinese company's technology as planned for 5G networks.

Fears UK government is handing over NHS data to US overlords
Published in News


Concern about motivations of US tech companies

A campaign group has written to UK health secretary Matt Hancock calling for greater openness in the government’s embrace of private-sector tech companies contracted to provide a data store and dashboards as part of the NHS response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

UK workers think that tech will change their work
Published in AI


More than 90 per cent think digital transformation will effect them

Most working professionals in the UK think their lives are going to be changed by digital transformation.

UK to lose US data protection against Google antics
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Brexit means that Google can shift data to the US

Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under US jurisdiction instead.

UK to ban default passwords in IoT gear
Published in News
Thursday, 30 January 2020 11:14

UK to ban default passwords in IoT gear


Now hackers will have to think a bit harder

The UK government has banned the use of default passwords in Internet of Things devices.