‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ charged with 17 counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy in 2011 sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard The criminal fraud trial of the British technology tycoon once dubbed “Britain’s Bill Gates” is due to begin in San Francisco today. Mike Lynch, co-founder of the UK software company Autonomy, stands accused of …
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A mother describes how her autistic son became one of thousands of under-18s caught viewing or sharing indecent images of children Louise* thought she had been open and clear with her two children about the dangers of the internet. But last year there was a knock on her door at 6am. It was the police …
At start of what is expected to be a five-month trial, Epic says Apple has allowed such options for physical goods and the ‘sky did not fall in’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Apple’s claim that allowing outside …
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Every ransom paid gives criminals the message that cyber-attacks work and that it’s worth doing again, says Felicity Oswald of the National Cyber Security Centre The British Library should be applauded for its refusal to pay the cybercriminals who targeted it last year (Ransomware groups warned there is no money in attacking British state, 12 …
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Exclusive: Lack of online skills and access creates digital divide that amplifies other exclusions, says report Almost half of UK families with children lack the online skills or access to devices, data and broadband required to participate in today’s digital society, research shows, with an expert saying this divide is an “amplifier of other exclusions”. …
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Congress is spending $65bn to connect the rural US to the world. Orangeburg, South Carolina, knows the stakes better than anywhere Orangeburg, South Carolina, is not the middle of nowhere. It’s an hour south of Columbia. It’s an hour and 15 minutes north of Charleston. It’s an hour and a half away from Augusta. It’s …
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Owen Diaz sued the carmarker in 2017, and though no details are available earlier settlement numbers ranged from $3.2m to $137m Tesla has settled with a former employee in a long-running discrimination case that drew attention to the electric vehicle maker’s treatment of people of color. Owen Diaz, who was awarded nearly $3.2m by a …
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Maker of Fortnite says in lawsuit that by controlling in-app purchases, the tech companies are restricting competition and innovation When Apple’s first iPhone launched in 2007, all its apps were made by Apple. Steve Jobs was reluctant to allow the apps of third-party developers on the iPhone, according to his biography by Walter Isaacson. He …
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Multiple Australian projects are on the cutting edge of neurotech breakthroughs and man-machine interfaces – raising questions of security and privacy for human minds Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Brain-computer interface technology is at the core of movies such as Ready Player One, The Matrix and Avatar. …
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Exclusive: Psychologist accuses Meta of ‘turning a blind eye’ to posts she believes represent further danger to vulnerable women A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit …
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