Amazon will not have to pay the UK’s new digital services tax on products it sells directly to consumers but small traders who sell products on its site will face increased charges. The tax, which aims to get tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Facebook to pay more tax in the UK, is forecast […]
Twitter has suspended a network of accounts claiming to be owned by Black supporters of Donald Trump and his re-election campaign due to spam and platform manipulation, it said Tuesday. The company is investigating the activity and may suspend additional similar accounts if they are found to be violating its policies, a spokesperson said. The […]
Facebook will ban ads that discourage people from getting vaccinated, the social media company announced on Tuesday, as it launches a new public health campaign aimed at spreading flu vaccine information. The changes are a departure from Facebook’s previous policy, which prohibited ads with vaccine misinformation but allowed ads expressing opposition to vaccines if they […]
Apple has unveiled its delayed iPhone 12 line of smartphones in a range of sizes with new designs and 5G connectivity. Unveiled as part of a online-only event, which was pushed back by more than a month due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the new iPhones mark some of the biggest changes to Apple’s smartphones since […]
The very first time a patient asked me what I thought about “this new virus”, I advised her that all things considered, it should pass. We sat in a small room with all six of her children to share the good news that after a full year of “wait and watch”, her cancer was static. […]
The newly released assessment by the UK government’s scientific advisers that the GBP12bn test and trace programme “is having a marginal impact” in reducing Covid-19 transmission has refocused attention on how other countries are faring with their regimes. Since test-and-trace programmes were first mooted around the world at the outset of the pandemic – including […]
With the first wave of pre-orders disappearing in a matter of hours, consumers clearly overcame initial confusion over the naming of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (although there have been reports of a massive boost in sales of the Xbox One X suggesting some still don’t quite understand what’s going on). Microsoft’s […]
With a month to go until the launch of Sony’s 4K gaming machine, there is now a clear picture of which titles will be available from 12 November (at least for those lucky enough to successfully pre-order a console) and what’s in store over the coming year. If you’ve missed all the hype so far, […]
Campaign groups and small business representatives have called on consumers to shun this week’s Amazon Prime extravaganza and support small retailers instead. On Tuesday and Wednesday the tech giant will host its annual Prime Day event, with thousands of tempting bargains – many at up to half price. However, campaigners are calling on consumers to […]
Name: Fatima. Age: Early 20s. Occupation: Ballet dancer, for now. That sounds ominous. That’s because Fatima might not be a ballet dancer for much longer. God, why not? Will she be OK? She’ll be fine, because Fatima’s next job could be in cyber. What? What do you mean could be? What’s cyber? She just doesn’t […]