Tech

Why Europe's 'lonely' Tech Entrepreneurs Need Help

A group of experienced European tech leaders hopes to mentor a new generation of entrepreneurs. Read more

Energy Firms Warned Against Paying Dividends

The energy regulator says firms should retain profits in case of future price shocks. Read more

Prepare For A Meme Massacre: Snap Snuffs Out Gfycat In September

Hey, Zuck – still want your own meme factory? After months of speculation about its future, GIF hosting platform Gfyc... Read more

China Chokes Exports Of Semiconductor Secret Sauces Gallium And Germanium

Don't panic but beware the blowback effect China is imposing export restrictions on two elements used in semiconductors... Read more

Twitter Rate-limits Itself Into A Weekend Of Chaos

Hey Elon – here's an idea for your next poll: 'Should I step down as CTO of Twitter?' It's been a few weeks since the... Read more

Nigel Farage: Banks Warned Against Closing Accounts

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says she is concerned banks are shutting accounts for the wrong reasons. Read more

Supermarkets Forced To Publish Live Fuel Prices To Cut Costs

Retailers will be "held to account", ministers say, after drivers paid an extra 6p per litre for fuel in 2022. Read more

UK Government Hands CityFibre £318M For Rural Broadband Builds

Openreach rival promises first live connections by next summer The UK government has said it will stump up £318 millio... Read more

July Train Disruption: New Aslef Overtime Ban To Hit Services

Aslef drivers will refuse to work overtime for another six days, in addition to the current industrial action. Read more

The Numbers Up For 999. And 911. And 000. And 111

When the world’s on fire, what number do you call? Opinion  It all began on 10th November 1935, when five women burn... Read more

Semiconductor Execs Try To Push UK Government To Do More For Industry

The national strategy was released in May – but execs say it's not nearly enough A group of British chip company exec... Read more

Hacking A Foosball Table Scored An Own Goal For Naughty Engineers

Such a blatant offside the manager couldn't see a funny side Who, Me?  Greetings once again, gentle reader, to the con... Read more

Russian Military Satellite Comms Provider Offline After Hack

ALSO: Ransomware hit on Mancunian Uni spills NHS patient deets, USPTO leaks inventor info, and this week's crit vulns I... Read more

How A Dispute Over IPv4 Addresses Blew The Lid Off An Effort To Reshape Global Allocation

Who is behind this lobby group calling for a stock market of network resources? Special report  Two of the world's fiv... Read more

The AI Trained To Recognise Waste For Recycling

Video cameras powered by AI are analysing work at waste processing and recycling facilities. Read more