An influential committee of MPs has concluded that there are no technical grounds for issuing an outright ban on Huaw…
Facebook requires banking licence for digital currency, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has lent his support to calls for Facebook to face greater regulatory scrutiny over its pla…
UK presses ahead with Digital Services Tax despite threat of US backlash
The UK government is pressing ahead with plans to introduce a new two per cent tax on tech companies’ revenues …
The FTC and FCC are joining forces to crack down on robocallers
On 25 June 2019, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a major crackdown on illegal robocalls, dubbed Opera…
Why the tech giants want governments to regulate facial recognition
Use of facial recognition software in UK police trials has boosted the profile of one of its suppliers, NEC Corporati…
Jeremy Wright launches consultation on National Data Strategy
The government has launched a consultation to help shape its National Data Strategy and unlock the value of datasets …
UK government unlocks £153m for quantum computing
Theresa May has unveiled plans to invest £153m in quantum computing in a bid to position the UK as a leader in the bu…
Why hasn’t the UK produced a tech giant yet?
UK tech has done it again – we continue to dominate Europe in creating the greatest number of billion-dollar tech com…
Skype should be regulated like other telecom providers, rules ECJ
It’s official – again: Across the EU, Skype is indeed a communications service provider, and should, therefore, be su…
How should the IT sector respond to the US-China trade war?
Geopolitical events are causing significant consternation across the IT sector, but with some careful planning and bu…