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9:23am, 12th June, 2020

Facebook's Giphy deal draws UK competition watchdog's attention

Facebook's acquisition of popular GIF website Giphy is being scrutinised by Britain's competition watchdog for possibly reducing competition in the United Kingdom.

Facebook's deal for Giphy to be probed by UK watchdog

7:17am, 12th June, 2020

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Facebook's deal for Giphy to be probed by UK watchdog

Facebook's deal for popular GIF website Giphy has caught the eye of UK's competition watchdog, which said on Friday it had begun a probe into the deal for possibly reducing competition in the United Kingdom.

UK watchdog extends deadline for final ruling on Amazon's Deliveroo deal

11:14am, 10th June, 2020

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UK watchdog extends deadline for final ruling on Amazon's Deliveroo deal

Britain's competition regulator has given itself two more months to make a final ruling on Amazon's purchase of a minority stake in online delivery group Deliveroo so it can take full account of representations from all interested parties.

NATO chief says on Huawei: UK review of 5G security is important

2:50am, 10th June, 2020

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NATO chief says on Huawei: UK review of 5G security is important

The head of the NATO military alliance said on Wednesday that the West could not ignore the rise of China and so it was important that the United Kingdom had a review of the role of Huawei in its 5G network to ensure its security.

Vodafone says UK's desire to lead in 5G will suffer a blow if Huawei is ripped out

6:27pm, 9th June, 2020

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Vodafone says UK's desire to lead in 5G will suffer a blow if Huawei is ripped out

Vodafone Group Plc, the world's second-biggest mobile operator, has warned that Britain's desire to lead the world in 5G technology will face a big blow if it decides to remove China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from the country's telecoms infrastruc...

UK considers giving drivers up to £6,000 in new car scrappage scheme: Telegraph

6:13pm, 7th June, 2020

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UK considers giving drivers up to £6,000 in new car scrappage scheme: Telegraph

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering giving drivers up to 6,000 pounds ($7,609.20) to swap their diesel and petrol cars for electric vehicles, under plans to relaunch the economy, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.

HSBC warns it could face reprisals in China if UK bans Huawei equipment: Telegraph

7:09pm, 6th June, 2020

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HSBC warns it could face reprisals in China if UK bans Huawei equipment: Telegraph

HSBC Holdings Plc Chairman Mark Tucker has warned Britain against a ban on networking equipment made by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, claiming the bank could face reprisals in China, the Telegraph reported on Saturday.

UK in 5G talks with suppliers from Japan, South Korea: source

5:46pm, 3rd June, 2020

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UK in 5G talks with suppliers from Japan, South Korea: source

British officials have discussed supplies of 5G networking equipment with companies in South Korea and Japan as part of a bid to develop alternatives to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

UK seeks alliance to avoid reliance on Chinese tech: The Times

5:02pm, 28th May, 2020

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UK seeks alliance to avoid reliance on Chinese tech: The Times

The UK is pursuing forming an alliance of 10 democracies to create an alternative pool of suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies to avoid relying on China, The Times reported.

8:28pm, 22nd May, 2020

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UK plans cut in Huawei's 5G network involvement: newspaper report

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to reduce Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's involvement in Britain's 5G network in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported https://bit.ly/2zmI2DE.