Zopa becomes unicorn with latest funds to go to bank operation
Zopa has become the newest UK fintech unicorn and will use its latest funding round to fuel growth in the digital bank it launched last year. Following a funding...
How Samlesbury, Lancashire became the home of the National Cyber Force
The battle to win the headquarters of the UK’s National Cyber Force (NCF) has been quietly fought out of the public eye for the past 12 months. Samlesbury, in...
Facebook to make the most out of the gaming boom in India
India is in the throes of a gaming boom. Every major digital platform wants to tap into it. And Facebook is no exception to it. Last year, it launched its...
Argos topped online sales for sports and outdoor gear in 2020
Argos was the leader for online sales of sports goods and outdoor products in the UK in 2020, according to research by Wette.de. The betting firm found that Argos...
Apple scheme to detect child abuse creates serious privacy and security risks, say scientists
Apple’s proposal to compel iPhone users to accept updates that would automatically and covertly search shared images for possible abuse material and send reports to Apple or law enforcement...
Darlington Building Society invests in platform for digital transformation
Darlington Building Society is moving to the next stage of its digital transformation, which aims to offer more to existing customers and attract new ones. The building society has,...
Passengers couldn’t fly after NHS vaccine passport went offline
England's COVID Pass system went offline for hours on Wednesday, causing British travelers to remain stranded at airports. Some passengers couldn't board their flights, while others suffered delays as both...
NXP Semiconductors doubles down on datacentre migration plan with AWS
A Netherlands-based semiconductor manufacturer is teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on a datacentre downsizing project to accelerate the time it takes to bring new units to market....
GoDaddy launches eBay integration for microbusinesses
In a bid to help microbusinesses grow their online presence, domain registrar and web hosting giant GoDaddy has teamed up with eBay to help SMBs find new customers.The new partnership...
“Hacker X”—the American who built a pro-Trump fake news empire—unmasks himself
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images This is the story of the mastermind behind one of the largest "fake news" operations in the US. For two years, he ran websites and...