Put cryptocurrency on the national curriculum, say one quarter of Brits

Coinburp survey reveals one quarter (24 per cent) of British workers believe cryptocurrency should be taught in schools as part of the national curriculum

Facebook crime rises 19% as government introduces code of conduct

As the Daily Telegraph reports that social media sites will face a new government code of conduct, indepdent police figures show that Facebook crimes have rocketed by 19% in a single year, with harassment, sexual offences and malicious communications included in the 32,451 incidents

Kew Gardens hit with 4.4 million spam email attacks in 2019

Email attacks on London's premier beauty spot continue as hackers and mischief-makers issu

London Councils lose 1,300 laptops, mobiles and tablets

London councils lose 1,300 devices including laptops, mobile phones and tablet computers over the last three financial years, according to official figures compiled using the Freedom of Information Act

Credit and debit card thefts jump by over 25% in three years

Thieves stole nearly 2,000 credit and debit cards every week last year, according to official crime figures as London leads the way for card thefts in UK-wide financial crimewave

EU privacy fines near £100m, but regulators are hungry for more

Over 160,000 data breaches recorded under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) so far, with bills totalling £97m, but compliance organisations are hungry for more

Top in Tech

The Top 10 stories in Tech for Wednesday 15th January.

UK SMEs chase £50bn in late payments

As 2020 begins, new data suggests that UK businesses are chasing around £50bn in late invoices, wasting over an hour in productivity every day. The research was conducted by digital banking platform Tide.

Instagram crimewave sees incidents rise 43% in a year

Social networking site Instagram has seen a surge in serious crimes, according to official figures released by the Parliament Street think tank

Doug Ford is a Dog Person

Ontario Premier Doug Ford faced tough questions from the Toronto Sun.

Gabbard's Impeachment Gamble

One Democrat voted "present" on Impeachment and she happens to be running for President.

Van Drew Joins Republican Party

The Democratic Party loses a Congressman.

Half of workers say disclosing a mental health issue to their boss will ruin their career

The UK's mental health crisis back in the spotlight as a new poll of 2,000 workers revealed that half feel disclosing a mental health issue to their boss would destroy their career

Institute of Coding reports a sixfold rise in people taking courses

Leading skills organisation The Institute of Coding (IoC) sees a major jump in people taking critical courses

CoinBurp Sleep-out: CEO ‘sleeping rough’ for charity this Christmas