Communications regulator Ofcom will "robustly defend" its position on allowing mobile operator Everything Everywhere (EE) to use its 1800MHz spectrum to deliver 4G services, against any potential legal action. Last week, Ofcom permitted ...
Disability activists intend to protest against Olympic sponsor and IT supplier Atos Origin for the way it carries out work capability assessments. Activists say Atos mistreats disabled people when assessing them for disability employment ...
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new threat targeting infrastructure in the energy sector that is believed to have hit at least one organisation. The malware, dubbed Shamoon, corrupts files on a compromised computer and ...
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Manganese Bronze, the maker of the iconic black London taxi cab, has reported a £3.9m hole in its accounts caused, it says, by a software fault in its accounting systems. As a result, it has put back the release of its unaudited ...
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Twitter has apologised for the micro-blogging service being unavailable for around two hours on the day before the official opening of the London 2012 Olympics. Initially,the service said on its network status page:"Users may be ...
A global competition with a £1m prize has opened, with the aim of finding and funding an entrepreneur with a good idea for a start-up business in London. The Million Pound Startup global competition, funded by private equity, is ...
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If you're among those who would enjoy the luxury of spending time in the garden during the warm summer months, installing some garden lamp posts may be the panacea to your problems. Families up and down the UK often revel in the warmer ...
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Life assurance consolidator Phoenix has agreed to transfer a £5bn annuity book to Guardian Financial Services, a private equity-backed competitor. Established by Hugh Osmond, Phoenix is debt-laden known as Pearl to fund the ...
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The US Federal Trade Commission(FTC)has filed a complaint against hotel group Wyndham Worldwide and three subsidiaries for claims that it failed to secure customer data. The Wyndham Worldwide hotel group includes a range of brands such as ...
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Law enforcement officers have arrested six people in the UK and 12 in the US in an FBI-led sting operation that netted a total of 24 credit card cyber fraudsters in 13 countries. The arrests follow a two-year undercover FBI investigation ...
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There's that old adage about sometimes having to spend a penny to save a penny and it certainly rings true where LED lighting is concerned. Without question fitting LED bathroom lights will cost you a little bit more than if you installed ...
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Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, has launched a campaign with the Guardian on Change.org to stop the extradition to the US of Richard O'Dwyer, a 24-year-old UK student. Change.org is described as a platform for social change, enabling ...
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Summer isn't summer before you've been invited to an'optimistic barbeque'.You know the type:huddled on a slim balcony spotted with rain,watching sausages go limp and warm over a disposable tray;or,similarly,cramped into a tiny garden.You ...
Working from home can be tough."I'll just check Twitter,"you think,checking Twitter."I'll just make some toast,"you go,forgetting your gluten intolerance."I'll just sit on the sofa in my pants for a bit and watch Jeremy Kyle."You laugh,but ...
Google has reported an increase in the number of requests by governments to remove political content from the internet. Statistics for the past six months show an increase of 47%in requests for content removal and an increase of 65%in ...
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