Factory, which bills itself as “Europe’s largest innovation community”, has announced a strategic partnership with NUMA Berlin, the German capital’s wing of a global network of challenges and innovation training platforms. The…
Silicon States: Lucie Greene Explores Big Tech’s New World
Renowned futurist and global think-tank leader Lucie Greene has spent years honing her expertise on the tech industry. In Silicon States, she examines the players, promises and potential problems of Big Tech, speaking…
Adzooma Partners with Google for SME Digital Ad Expansion
Nottingham-based advertising platform Adzooma has partnered with Google, cementing its place in the digital agency landscape two months after receiving investment from British billionaire betting magnate Fred Done. The news allows Adzooma…
Google Tries to Contain Employee Fury over Censored China Search Engine
Google has locked employees out of sensitive documents, as it faces an employee backlash over its highly secretive plans to unveil a censored search engine for China. The outrage, reported by The Intercept,…
Brussels Shows Up America’s Toothless Big Tech Reaction
Last month, as Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from US senators over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, took the microphone. “I’m a proud member of Facebook,” the…
Alphabet Posts Strong Quarterly Profits on Advertising Boost
Google’s parent company Alphabet has reported a huge profit increase in its latest quarterly earnings report, as it continues to corner the digital advertising market. The Mountain View-headquartered firm, which appears to…
US Tech Stocks Tumble – And Look Set to Continue Doing So
American Big Tech shares took one of their biggest hits of the year this week, as crises on multiple fronts threaten to topple the dominance of the sector’s big leaders. It leaves…
Tech Companies Must Do More to Counter Hate Speech – European Summit
Some of Europe’s leading politicians and academics have warned tech companies to play a more active role in countering hate speech, at a summit in Monaco. The session, entitled Responding to the Challenges…
EU Lands Blow in Tech Tax Battle
The European Union will overhaul its tax relationship with Big Tech, a leading politician has revealed. Speaking to Le Journal du Dimanche, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said that Brussels plans to…
Criticism of the UK’s Anti-Terror Tool is Shortsighted
Yesterday the UK government announced the development of a machine learning tool, with which it will seek out material from terror group ISIS before it is uploaded to the Web. The tool,…