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One third of SMEs plan technology spending boost after Brexit
Research from Leonne International, the private equity firm focussed on the development of SMEs suggests that at least one third of companies is planning to increase technology spending once Brexit has been finalised.
- 30 January 2020
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
- 24 January 2020
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
- 22 January 2020
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
- 21 January 2020
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
- 20 January 2020
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
- 20 January 2020
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
- 20 January 2020
Top in Tech
The Top 10 stories in Tech for Wednesday 15th January.
- 15 January 2020
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.
- 10 January 2020
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
- 6 January 2020
Doug Ford is a Dog Person
Ontario Premier Doug Ford faced tough questions from the Toronto Sun.
- 24 December 2019
Gabbard's Impeachment Gamble
One Democrat voted "present" on Impeachment and she happens to be running for President.
- 23 December 2019
Van Drew Joins Republican Party
The Democratic Party loses a Congressman.
- 23 December 2019
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
- 20 December 2019
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
- 19 December 2019
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