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The Queen's Christmas message will be available on Alexa for the first time
Queen Elizabeth will deliver her Christmas Day message on smart speakers for the first time through Alexa.
'Wonder Woman 1984' rentals will start early in UK, where there's no HBO Max
'Wonder Woman 1984' will be available to rent on January 13th in the UK and Ireland, where HBO Max simply isn't an option.
Spotify belatedly extends Alexa podcast control outside the US
You can finally use Alexa to control Spotify podcasts outside of the US, with 11 countries like Canada and the UK getting voice support.
The EU could break up big tech companies that violate stricter rules
The UK is also planning to clamp down on harmful content on social media.
Facebook will start paying UK publishers for news stories
Facebook is launching its dedicated News tab in the UK with a promise to pay UK news sites substantial sums to license articles.
UK bans installation of Huawei 5G equipment starting September 2021
UK cellular operators will be banned from installing Huawei 5G equipment after September 2021, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced.
UK urges tech companies to help tackle excessive e-waste in damning report
The country generates more e-waste per person than any country besides Norway.
Huawei urges UK to reverse ban following US election
Victor Zheng says that the UK's anti-Huawei stance was dictated by the US. Now a new president is taking over, he says it's time for a rethink.
UK might ban sales of fossil fuel cars as early as 2030
The UK will reportedly move up its ban on fossil fuel car sales to 2030, or ten years earlier than first planned.
Company made to change name that could be used for website hacks
A company has been forced to change its name after the UK government warned it could be used for website hacks.
UK general says a quarter of the army could be robots by the 2030s
The head of the UK military, General Sir Nick Carter, believes robots could make up a quarter of the army by the 2030s.
UK will ban mobile carriers from selling locked handsets in 2021
Mobile operators in the UK will be banned from selling smartphones locked to their networks, according to the regulator Ofcom.
Vivo phones are coming to Europe
Vivo has expanded its reach and announced its entry into the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain. The Chinese tech manufacturer has also presented its first European line-up at an online media briefing broadcast from Dusseldorf, Germany, revealing that it’s hoping to win new fans in the region with the Vivo X51 5G. Aside from the new flagship, Vivo is making its European debut with a series of mid—range smartphones: the Y70, Y20s and Y11s.
UK closes loophole that allowed using your phone while driving
The UK has closed a legal loophole that allowed using your phone while driving under certain circumstances.
UK opens inquiry into whether music streaming is fair for artists
The UK is launching an inquiry to determine if music streaming services pay artists fairly, possibly leading to reforms.
UK report accuses Huawei of collusion with China
The UK thinks it may be right to push for Huawei gear to be pulled out of the UK by 2025.
Uber can continue operating in London after winning court appeal
Uber has won the right to continue operating in London. The ride-hailing company was contesting a decision made by Transport for London (TfL) in November last year. The regulator believed that Uber wasn’t “fit and proper” and had shown “a pattern of failures” since entering the city in May 2012.
How the UK's algorithm-based grading fell apart
Students, parents and educators alike expressed their anger and disappointment over the algorithm’s results. The backlash to Ofqual’s algorithm was only matched by its complexity. The students in each class or year group were ranked and roughly matched up with the grades range provided by Ofqual.
UK court rules police facial recognition trials violate privacy laws
Facial recognition is unreliable, dystopian and, according to a British court, incompatible with privacy and data protection legislation.
Uber is buying its biggest rival in the UK
Uber just bought a major UK rival.