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10:37pm, 11th April, 2020

Britain's NHS working with Google, Apple on app to track coronavirus contact: Sunday Times

The technology arm of Britain's National Health Service has been working on a mobile phone app with Alphabet Inc's Google and iPhone maker Apple that the government hopes will help in ending the coronavirus lockdown, the Sunday Times newspaper report...

Britain's O2 says some customers struggling with voice calls

7:44am, 17th March, 2020

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Britain's O2 says some customers struggling with voice calls

British mobile operator O2, owned by Spain's Telefonica, said it had received reports of some customers struggling with its voice network as Britons started working from home to avoid coronavirus.

Britain must get to bottom of Huawei leak: UK finance minister

7:59am, 26th April, 2019

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Britain must get to bottom of Huawei leak: UK finance minister

Britain must get to the bottom of the leak of confidential discussions during a top-level security meeting about the role of China's Huawei Technologies in 5G network supply chains, British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday.

Britain rebukes Huawei over security failings, discloses more flaws

9:44am, 28th March, 2019

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Britain rebukes Huawei over security failings, discloses more flaws

Britain publicly chastised China's Huawei Technologies for failing to fix long-standing security flaws in its mobile network equipment and revealed new "significant technical issues," increasing pressure on the company as it battles Western alle...

Britain's Hunt promises 'doctrine of deterrence' against cyberattacks on democracy

7:36pm, 6th March, 2019

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Britain's Hunt promises 'doctrine of deterrence' against cyberattacks on democracy

British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt will set out on Thursday a "doctrine of deterrence", including economic and diplomatic counter-measures, to prevent cyberattacks that threaten to turn elections into "tainted exercises".

Britain managing Huawei risks, has no evidence of spying: official

1:45pm, 20th February, 2019

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Britain managing Huawei risks, has no evidence of spying: official

Britain is able to manage the security risks of using Huawei telecoms equipment and has not seen any evidence of malicious activity by the company, a senior official said on Wednesday, pushing back against U.S. allegations of Chinese state spying.

Bitcoin slump takes pressure off Britain's regulators

8:57am, 20th November, 2018

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Bitcoin slump takes pressure off Britain's regulators

A plunge in the value of bitcoin and other cryptoassets has eased the pressure on Britain's financial watchdog to take radical action that could deter investment and financial innovation, government officials and regulators said on Tuesday.

9:51am, 19th November, 2018

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Facebook to fund trainee local newspaper reporters in Britain

Facebook is donating 4.5 million pounds ($5.8 million) to train journalists in Britain to support communities that have lost local newspapers and reporters, in no little part due to ad revenue and readers switching online to the social media giant.

Britain's O2 allows customers to choose smartphone pay back terms

6:34pm, 28th August, 2018

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Britain's O2 allows customers to choose smartphone pay back terms

Britain's O2 said it will allow customers to choose how much they pay upfront for a smartphone and how they spread the payments of the balance, targeting subscribers who want more control over their mobile contracts.

Goldman Sachs opens digital consumer bank in Britain

12:39pm, 23rd August, 2018

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Goldman Sachs opens digital consumer bank in Britain

Goldman Sachs has opened its digital consumer savings platform Marcus to its own staff in Britain ahead of a wider roll-out to the public in the coming weeks, according to an internal memo sent to staff on Thursday and seen by Reuters.