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UK Musicians' 'Silent Album' Protest To Proposed Changes To Copyright Laws
If passed, the new British copyright law would permit tech companies to use musicians' original music to train AI models.
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WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption
WhatsApp, Signal, and five other apps have signed an open letter to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages. The proposed Online Safety Bill incompatible with end-to-end encryption, which enables a message to be read only by the sender and recipient according to the letter's signatories.
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Tech Leaders Face Threat of Prison Under New UK Online Bill
Tech bosses face criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with proposed British rules aimed at ensuring people are safe online, the UK government said as it unveiled the draft legislation in Parliament.
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Big Tech Should Reimburse Victims of Online Scams, British Lawmakers Say
Big tech companies whose online platforms carry advertisements for scams should be made to reimburse victims, British lawmakers said, as part of wider efforts to combat a growing epidemic of online fraud in Britain.
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Snap to Buy Augmented Reality Company WaveOptics for Over $500 Million
Snapchat parent company Snap announced on Friday that it will acquire WaveOptics, a British augmented reality (AR) technology company, for over $500 million (roughly Rs. 3,645 crores).
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UK Plans to Drop Tax on Facebook, Google, More Tech Giants: Report
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak plans to drop a tax on technology companies such as Facebook and Google because it does not raise much money and could hurt a push for a US trade deal.
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ByteDance to Consider International Headquarters for TikTok Outside US
Chinese tech company ByteDance said on Monday it was considering moving the headquarters of its TikTok video sharing platform overseas, following a British media report that the unit could relocate to London.
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This Startup Wants To Weigh Fliers To Save Carbon Emissions And Money
A British start-up would like to know what airline passengers weigh before they board their flights.
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Facebook to Say Who Pays for UK Political Adverts
Britain's parliament has called for tech firms such as Facebook to be made liable for disseminating misleading political information and targeting citizens using data manipulation.
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Vodafone, Idea To Cough Up Rs 13,400 Crore For Integration
Idea managing director Himanshu Kapania was addressing the analysts after Idea decided to merge its operations with the British telecom giant's local unit to create the largest telecom company in the country with a combined valuation of $23.2 billion.
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HP Enterprise Strikes $8.8-Billion Deal With Micro Focus
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise agreed to sell its software business to Micro Focus in a $8.8-billion deal that shrinks the Silicon Valley pioneer again while catapulting the little-known British firm into the top tier of European tech companies.
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Brexit Raises Questions For Global Tech Industry
Some are optimistic that, with fewer E.U. regulations, British companies would thrive. But the uncertainty in the immediate aftermath of the vote makes some uneasy.
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Tech Mahindra, BT Group to develop solutions for life sciences industry
The co-operation between the companies will cover the UK, the US, Western Europe, India and Asia Pacific territories.
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Vodafone responds to government's conciliation offer on tax dispute: report
It could not be immediately known whether the company has accepted the government offer for out of court settlement of the tax dispute.
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Vodafone eyes Indian partners' stake for full control of unit
Vodafone had raised its stake to 74 per cent in Vodafone Essar Ltd by buying shares of Essar in the company in 2011. The British major bought Essar's 33 per cent stake in Vodafone Essar for $5.46 billion in July 2011.
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UK Musicians' 'Silent Album' Protest To Proposed Changes To Copyright Laws
If passed, the new British copyright law would permit tech companies to use musicians' original music to train AI models.
-
WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption
WhatsApp, Signal, and five other apps have signed an open letter to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages. The proposed Online Safety Bill incompatible with end-to-end encryption, which enables a message to be read only by the sender and recipient according to the letter's signatories.
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Tech Leaders Face Threat of Prison Under New UK Online Bill
Tech bosses face criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with proposed British rules aimed at ensuring people are safe online, the UK government said as it unveiled the draft legislation in Parliament.
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Big Tech Should Reimburse Victims of Online Scams, British Lawmakers Say
Big tech companies whose online platforms carry advertisements for scams should be made to reimburse victims, British lawmakers said, as part of wider efforts to combat a growing epidemic of online fraud in Britain.
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Snap to Buy Augmented Reality Company WaveOptics for Over $500 Million
Snapchat parent company Snap announced on Friday that it will acquire WaveOptics, a British augmented reality (AR) technology company, for over $500 million (roughly Rs. 3,645 crores).
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UK Plans to Drop Tax on Facebook, Google, More Tech Giants: Report
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak plans to drop a tax on technology companies such as Facebook and Google because it does not raise much money and could hurt a push for a US trade deal.
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ByteDance to Consider International Headquarters for TikTok Outside US
Chinese tech company ByteDance said on Monday it was considering moving the headquarters of its TikTok video sharing platform overseas, following a British media report that the unit could relocate to London.
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This Startup Wants To Weigh Fliers To Save Carbon Emissions And Money
A British start-up would like to know what airline passengers weigh before they board their flights.
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Facebook to Say Who Pays for UK Political Adverts
Britain's parliament has called for tech firms such as Facebook to be made liable for disseminating misleading political information and targeting citizens using data manipulation.
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Vodafone, Idea To Cough Up Rs 13,400 Crore For Integration
Idea managing director Himanshu Kapania was addressing the analysts after Idea decided to merge its operations with the British telecom giant's local unit to create the largest telecom company in the country with a combined valuation of $23.2 billion.
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HP Enterprise Strikes $8.8-Billion Deal With Micro Focus
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise agreed to sell its software business to Micro Focus in a $8.8-billion deal that shrinks the Silicon Valley pioneer again while catapulting the little-known British firm into the top tier of European tech companies.
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Brexit Raises Questions For Global Tech Industry
Some are optimistic that, with fewer E.U. regulations, British companies would thrive. But the uncertainty in the immediate aftermath of the vote makes some uneasy.
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Tech Mahindra, BT Group to develop solutions for life sciences industry
The co-operation between the companies will cover the UK, the US, Western Europe, India and Asia Pacific territories.
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Vodafone responds to government's conciliation offer on tax dispute: report
It could not be immediately known whether the company has accepted the government offer for out of court settlement of the tax dispute.
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Vodafone eyes Indian partners' stake for full control of unit
Vodafone had raised its stake to 74 per cent in Vodafone Essar Ltd by buying shares of Essar in the company in 2011. The British major bought Essar's 33 per cent stake in Vodafone Essar for $5.46 billion in July 2011.
