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TikTok to be blocked from parliamentary devices and network over cyber security fears | Politics News
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TikTok will be blocked from parliament’s devices and network in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app. The commissions of the House of Commons and House of Lords have announced they will follow the move taken by the government on official devices, citing the need for cyber security. A parliament spokesman said […]
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TikTok banned from EU Commission phones over cyberattack fears | World News
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The European Commission has temporarily banned TikTok from its employees’ phones over concerns around potential cyberattacks. The Commission, which draws up proposals for new European laws and manages EU policies, has suspended the Chinese-owned video sharing app on both phones issued to staff and personal devices that are used for work. The move reflects widening […]
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Tesla recalls 362,000 cars in US over fears full self-driving software may cause crashes | Business News
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Tesla is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars in the United States over fears their full self-driving (FSD) software may cause a crash. The announcement was made by the country’s auto safety regulator, the NHTSA, which has been conducting an investigation into the company’s autopilot systems. The watchdog said Tesla‘s software allows a vehicle to […]
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Fears of fire after Grenfell tragedy are holding back switch to sustainable building materials like engineered timber, architect says | Science & Tech News
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Fear of fire in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy is holding back a switch to more sustainable building materials, a leading architect has told Sky News. Andrew Waugh of Waugh Thistleton Architects, which is at the forefront of eco-building design, said the construction industry and regulators are too cautious about using engineered timber in […]
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Google job fears in UK and Ireland as parent firm Alphabet slashes 12,000 staff globally | Business News
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Google workers in the UK and Ireland face uncertainty after its parent company Alphabet announced 12,000 jobs are to be axed globally. The Silicon Valley giant employs more than 5,000 staff in both countries, but the company would not be drawn on how the mass redundancies would impact them. The “difficult news” about the job […]
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Twitter reportedly closes offices over ‘sabotage fears’ as ‘more employees resign’ | Science & Tech News
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Twitter employees have been told that all office buildings have been temporarily closed as more of them are estimated to be leaving the social media firm, according to reports. The managing editor of the tech site Platformer, Zoe Schiffer, tweeted that employees were not given details as to why the offices had been temporarily closed […]
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Fears grow that massive debris from Chinese rocket could crash in populated parts of the US this weekend | Science & Tech News
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Concerns are growing that a Chinese space rocket’s uncontrolled re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere could scatter debris across populated parts of the US. The Long March 5B booster is too large to burn up on entry and will break up, potentially showering the ground with chunks of metal speeding at terminal velocity. According to the Centre […]