Tom Bedford
Quora security breach exposes 100 million users’ information

data breaches
Quora security breach exposes 100 million users’ information
Members-only Q&A site has a lot to answer for
4 Dec 2018
EE and Virgin Media fined £13m for overcharging customers

broadband
EE and Virgin Media fined £13m for overcharging customers
Communications regulator Ofcom deemed the charges “excessive”
16 Nov 2018
Amazon turns to robot workers to bolster workforce

Business operations
Amazon turns to robot workers to bolster workforce
Amazon drops its number of holiday employees for the first time in history as it begins to rely on automation
5 Nov 2018
Google pledges £20m fund for AI-driven charitable projects

Development
Google pledges £20m fund for AI-driven charitable projects
Google’s new AI Impact Challenge initiative funds AI solutions to real-world problems
31 Oct 2018
Amazon delivers 1,000 new jobs to UK cities

Careers & training
Amazon delivers 1,000 new jobs to UK cities
The company’s British technology and research reach is expanding
19 Oct 2018
£500 million stolen by scammers in first half of 2018

Security
£500 million stolen by scammers in first half of 2018
UK banking customers lost half a billion pounds to frauds and scams
25 Sep 2018
An AI is better at diagnosing heart disease than a doctor

Development
An AI is better at diagnosing heart disease than a doctor
Artificial intelligence tech could predict and prevent heart attacks
5 Sep 2018