NEWS
- Insurers defend covering ransomware payments 27. January 2021Insurers reject claims that by covering ransomware bills they are funding organised crime.
- Xbox sales boom as virus maintains grip on economy 26. January 2021Demand for the video game and cloud computing services helped push Microsoft sales to a new quarterly record.
- Brexit: Amazon prepares to stop selling some products to NI 26. January 2021It would take effect on 1 April when the "grace period" for GB-NI parcels expires.
- Co-op and Morrisons see queues over payments outage 26. January 2021Supermarkets say card payment problems that led to long queues are resolved, but cause still unknown
- Beware fake Covid vaccination invites, NHS warns 26. January 2021The NHS says any invitation which asks for vaccine payment or bank account details is a scam.
- Grindr faces £8.5m fine for selling user data 26. January 2021The information could lead to users being targeted for their sexuality, say officials in Norway.
- Twitter pilot to let users flag 'false' content 26. January 2021The company acknowledges its "Birdwatch" idea could be "messy", but says it is worth trying.
- Facebook News feature launches in UK 26. January 2021The UK is the second market - after the US - to get Facebook's latest news feature.
- Like a good deal? Maybe a hagglebot can help 26. January 2021Artificial intelligence is getting better at negotiating and research promises systems that could help you.
- East Coast Main Line: Tunnel painstakingly pushed underground 25. January 2021Heavier than the Eiffel Tower, the tunnel was moved at 150cm per hour over nine days.