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Microsoft and the UK will build the world's 'most powerful' weather supercomputer
The Met Office has stuck a multi-million pound agreement with Microsoft to build the UK's fastest supercomputer to predict weather and climate forecasts.
The UK is considering starting a digital currency
The Bank of England and HM Treasury are jointly exploring a central bank digital currency that would co-exist alongside traditional cash and deposits.
UK launches new watchdog to govern the dominance of Big Tech
The UK has launched its Digital Markets Unit, a new watchdog tasked with ensuring that the likes of Facebook and Google cannot abuse their power to block out competitors.
There's a Google-branded Fiat 500 range now
Fiat has launched special edition versions of its 500 lineup of cars with an unusual partner: Google.
The UK's Alan Turing £50 bank note is a love letter to coding
The UK has unveiled its £50 Alan Turing bank note, and it's appropriately both very secure and a nod to the computer scientist's achievements.
Facebook may soon face a UK antitrust investigation
Regulators might look into whether Facebook harnessed user data to fend off rivals.
Uber will reclassify drivers in the UK as workers
Starting on March 17th, Uber will classify all of its UK-based drivers as workers.
UK opens antitrust probe into Apple’s App Store policies
The UK's competition regulator has launched an antitrust investigation into Apple over its iOS App Store terms and conditions.
Amazon UK's first checkout-free Fresh grocery store opens in London
Amazon has opened its first checkout-free Go grocery store in the UK in the West London borough of Ealing.
The UK government will reportedly buy stakes in tech startups
The UK is reportedly launching a fund that will invest in tech startups to help them hit the big time.
UK lawsuit asks Qualcomm to pay $680 million to Apple and Samsung phone owners
Qualcomm is being sued by UK consumer association Which? for £482.5 million in damages over its alleged violation of competition law.
UK Supreme Court rules that Uber should treat drivers as workers
Uber has lost its appeal to the UK's Supreme Court to deny its drivers basic employee protections.
'Microsoft Flight Simulator' update brings better UK and Ireland visuals
Asobo Studio has upgraded Premier League stadiums, Buckingham Palace and other landmarks.
UK will investigate Uber’s plan to buy British rival Autocab
The UK wants to take a look at Uber's plan to buy its major rival, Autocab.
Facebook's News tab arrives in the UK
Facebook News tab's UK rollout is the first expansion of the feature outside the US.
'Fortnite' gets soccer skins from major clubs and a Pelé emote
American football has been part of the Fortnite experience for years. On January 23rd, however the ludicrously-successful battle royale will be embracing club soccer, too. Here’s the full list of compatible teams: Manchester City, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, AS Roma, Seattle Sounders FC, Atlanta United, Los Angeles FC, Santos FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United, Sevilla, Sporting CP, Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Schalke 04, VFL Wolfsburg, Rangers, Celtic, Cerezo Osaka, Melbourne City FC, Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers and EC Bahia.
The UK will probe Google's plan to eliminate third-party cookies in Chrome
UK’s competition regulator has announced that its investigating Google's Privacy Sandbox project, out of concern that advertising dollars could “become even more concentrated on Google’s ecosystem at the expense of its competitors.”
The UK is investigating NVIDIA's acquisition of ARM
The UK’s competition regulator has launched an investigation into NVIDIA’s $40 billion acquisition of ARM.
Deepfake Queen Elizabeth II will deliver 'alternative' Christmas message (updated)
Just about every year since 1952, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has delivered a Christmas address to the masses, and 2020 will be no different. Shortly after she gives her remarks, however, British broadcaster Channel 4 will air an “alternative message” from the Queen, brought to life by deepfake software and an actress with a pseudo-regal affect. “On the BBC, I haven’t always been able to speak plainly and from the heart,” the “Queen” said in a promo posted to the broadcaster’s Twitter.
Apple closes stores in California and the UK as COVID-19 cases soar
Apple has closed all 53 stores in California and up to 16 across the UK, Tennessee, Brazil and Mexico due to soaring COVID-19 cases in those regions.