Apple and Google reveal contact tracing notification system built into phones
The tech giants will continue to support coronavirus apps built by the NHS and other health authorities if they choose not to adopt new system.
UK News|Sep 1, 2020
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Samuel, 11, teams up with Co-op in flower stall idea
FLOWER stall profits totalling £662 were donated by Samuel Bader, 11, to help local families who may have struggled over lockdown.
News|Sep 1, 2020
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Facebook threatens to block sharing of news stories
The company said the legislation would force it to pay arbitrary and theoretically unlimited sums for content.
World News|Sep 1, 2020
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Putting Portugal back on quarantine list ‘would cause more chaos and hardship’
Willie Walsh, boss of BA’s parent company, said the UK has ‘officially hung up the ‘Closed’ sign’.
UK News|Aug 31, 2020
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Antarctica ice platform nearly four times size of UK ‘at risk of collapse’
A new study suggests that more than 350,000 square miles of floating ice shelves could split if fractures on their surface are submerged.
UK News|Aug 26, 2020
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Google will ‘always pay the tax it is required to pay’, says UK director
Google paid £44 million in corporation tax in the UK last year, down on the £66 million paid a year earlier.
UK News|Aug 25, 2020
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Local beer delivery searches jumped by 500% during lockdown, says Google
The tech firm announced plans to offer small businesses new tools to help improve their online presence and reach more customers.
UK News|Aug 25, 2020
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Facebook to pay 106 million euros in back taxes to France
The French tax department would not comment on the deal, citing the right to tax secrecy.
World News|Aug 24, 2020
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eBay sellers list iPhones with Fortnite for thousands amid developer row
The game was pulled from Apple and Google’s app stores last week due to a dispute about developer fees.
UK News|Aug 20, 2020
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Facebook takes action against QAnon conspiracy groups
US President Donald Trump courted the support of those who put stock in the theory.
World News|Aug 20, 2020
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A-levels chaos the latest in a string of Government U-turns
It has been confirmed that students in England will be given grades estimated by their teachers rather than by an algorithm.
UK News|Aug 17, 2020
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Fortnite pulled from Google Play app store amid tension over developer fees
The app had already been taken down from Apple’s app store after Fortnite’s makers broke rules by switching to their own payment system.
UK News|Aug 14, 2020
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Apple drops Fortnite from App Store amid direct payment row
Epic Games is introducing a direct payment plan for Apple’s iOS and Google Play.
World News|Aug 13, 2020
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Covid-19 contact tracing app: Key questions answered about new trial
What is different about the Government’s second attempt at a contact tracing app for coronavirus?
UK News|Aug 13, 2020
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Isle of Wight to test new Covid-19 tracing app followed by London borough
The new app uses Apple and Google-made technology following concerns about privacy and accuracy issues with the first version.
UK News|Aug 13, 2020
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