Fears for over-70s struggling with digital isolation during lockdown
New research from BT Skills for Tomorrow suggests that many older people (70+) are suffering from a difficult combination of
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New survey highlights the state of remote working in the UK
A survey of 2,000 UK SME employees working from home in April has found that only 9% had checked whether
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Facebook to build world’s largest internet cable
China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC announced that they will partner to build
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West Midlands to get access to ultrafast Virgin home broadband
In what is the UK’s largest gigabit switch-on to date, more than a million homes across the West Midlands are
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Google Chrome to phase out insecure HTTP sites
Google is announcing that Chrome will gradually ensure that secure (HTTPS) pages only download secure files. In a series of
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Massive DDoS attack brings down 25% Of Iranian Internet connectivity
A massive cyberattack has brought down a large portion of the Iranian Internet, according to the experts the national connectivity
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Facebook and eBay pledge to combat trading in fake reviews
Following action from the CMA, Facebook and eBay have committed to combatting the trade of fake and misleading reviews on
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Microsoft Edge has a new logo – and it looks like Firefox
Microsoft has unveiled the latest logo design for its internet browser Edge, which is still in beta mode. Many people
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Google owner Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit
Google’s owner Alphabet has made an offer to acquire wearable device maker Fitbit. According to Reuters there is no certainty
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BBC News launches ‘dark web’ Tor mirror
According to the BBC they have made their international news website available via the Tor network, in a bid to thwart
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