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UK's National Data Strategy aims to create jobs and encourage Smart Data
The government plans to hire 500 data analysts by the end of 2021
Scotland announces five new hubs to nurture tech startups
The hubs will support at least 300 startups with infrastructure, mentoring and training by 2025
Downing Street plans to introduce new digital ID cards for Britons
Dominic Cummings' plan comes to light as the government unable to verify the identity of people claiming emergency support during the pandemic, but privacy activists are worried
UK begins research into post-Brexit customs IT system
There are just four months to go before the system, which will police UK-EU trade, is set to be in use
China puts a spanner in TikTok sale negotiations by imposing AI export restrictions
ByteDance must do the bidding of two governments now if it wants to sell its video-sharing app to a US firm
US announces new measures to restrict Huawei
The government has added 38 Huawei affiliates to its list of companies that are considered to pose threats to the national security
China considering action against Nokia and Ericsson if EU bans Huawei
The government has already told telecom firms they should not purchase 5G equipment from Huawei, from the end of this year
Government could ask mobile carriers not to add any new Huawei equipment to 5G networks from January
The culture secretary is expected to make a statement on the matter in the House of Commons today
UK government expected to order removal of Huawei 5G equipment by 2025, report
Meanwhile, Huawei has requested a meeting with the Prime Minister as last-ditch effort to delay its removal
New vote denies further delay to IR35 private sector reforms
MPs voted down a delay in the IR35 reforms to the 2023-24 tax year
US FCC declares Huawei, ZTE as threats to national security
Both firms are vulnerable to influence by the Chinese Communist Party, military, and intelligence agencies, FCC believes
US Justice Department accuses Assange of collaborating with 'Anonymous' and LulzSec hackers in new indictment
Prosecutors argue that Assange harmed national security by publishing hundreds of thousands of classified documents
UK to amend law to protect businesses from foreign takeovers amid concerns over Chinese investment
The move follows an alleged attempt by a Chinese state-owned business to take control of the board of British chipmaker Imagination Technologies in April
NCSC advises telecom operators to maintain adequate stock of Huawei equipment in face of US trade sanctions
Intelligence officials fear Huawei may not be able to maintain critical updates and supplies, leaving the UK vulnerable
NHS data contract gives Palantir access to medical records of Covid-19 patients
Contracts released on threat of legal action by campaigners
UK in talks with 5G suppliers from Japan, South Korea as government rethinks ties with China
British ministers have become critical of China in recent months over its handling of COVID-19 pandemic
Google accused of blocking phrases about a Buddhist practice in its voice typing software
Dictation software appears not to recognise the word 'Falun'
Ditching Huawei would make 2025 broadband pledge 'impossible', ministers say
Media reports suggested last week that Downing Street was preparing the ground for an outright ban on Huawei
Britain planning to reduce Huawei's involvement in 5G
Government gives in to pressure from MPs and the US
UK spy agencies need to adopt AI technology to fight emerging threats, government report suggests
AI technology can help British security community to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness of existing processes
FCC considers revoking operations of four Chinese state-controlled telecom firms in the US
The companies will need to prove in 30 days that they are not subject to Chinese government's influence
HMRC sees massive demand for UK's Cornonavirus Job Retention Scheme
The system is designed to process up to 450,000 applications an hour
British MP David Davis urges the government to block Chinese attempts to seize control of Imagination Technologies
The government should try to bring about a purchase of the firm by somebody else in a Western country, Davis suggests
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Computing examines the pandemic crisis and identifies key trends likely to continue long after the lockdown ends
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