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Matterport democratises access to digital twins with major UK and US expansion

Spatial data firm Matterport is democratising access to digital twins by expanding its UK and US coverage by 55 percent. Digital twins are supporting the digital transformation of the built world by enabling businesses to manage their assets using real-time virtual counterparts. Research has found that digital twins have

Cyber-attack hits UK internet phone providers

An “unprecedented” and co-ordinated cyber-attack has struck multiple UK-based providers of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, according to an industry body. Industry body Comms Council UK said several of its members had been targeted by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in recent weeks. “An overall

Fake news a democratic crisis for UK, MPs warn

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has been investigating disinformation and fake news following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. In its first report, MPs will suggest social media companies should face tougher regulation or a new tax. It also proposes measures to combat election interference.

Here are HTC’s Black Friday deals in the UK

For Black Friday HTC UK will offer a 20% discount on a bunch of its phones starting on Monday 20.11 and ending on Monday, 27.11. The offer is extended to HTC Club members – joining the program is free of charge. The phones in the offer are

Facebook Launches Online Civil Courage Initiative in the UK

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook will launch the Online Civil Courage Initiative in the UK Looks to train and fund local organizations to combat extremist content EU said that social networks have improved in removing hate content Facebook is launching a UK programme to train and fund local organizations to

Indian-origin UK graduate wins £2 million software deal

Jawanda did his BSc in information technology management for business at Birmingham City University.(File photo) Hardeep ‘Harry’ Jawanda, a former England hockey player, has secured a £2 million deal with a global education technology firm that will see his software spread across the UK and Australasia. Jawanda,

Samsung Gear S3 UK release date announced, pre-order now open

After the Samsung Gear S2 won Wearable of the Year at the T3 Awards 2016, we’ve been eagerly waiting for the Samsung Gear S3 to get a concrete release date. Well, luckily for us, that has just happened, with the new series launching on November 11, 2016.

This security threat has hit almost half of UK businesses and it will get worse

A new piece of research has found that approaching half of all businesses have been hit by aransomware attack over the last year. The study from Malwarebytes questioned over 500 IT leaders from companies across the UK and Germany, as well as Canada and the US, and

Internet privacy campaigners warn Snooper’s Charter will cost UK more than £1bn

UK’s ambitious Snooper’s Charter could cost Home Office £1bnGetty Images Collection of web browsing histories of every UK citizen under the proposed Snooper’s Charter or the Draft Communications Data Bill, proposed by Home Secretary Theresa May, will cost the Home Office more than £1bn ($1.43bn), according to estimates

Computerworld UK Daily Digest – 13 January 2016: What is devops? – Microsoft ends Windows 8 support – Dell UK enterprise chief emboldened by EMC deal

  Welcome to today’s ComputerworldUK Daily Digest. We explore devops and ask, what is it?! Also, why your business should upgrade to Windows 10 and what 2016 has instore for Dell. Plus: what publishers should do about adblocking. What is devops? The ultimate definition We explore what