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Google data centre soaks up a third of Oregon city's water supply
News The tech giant has been labelled a "water vampire" after its facility increased water consumption every year since opening for the purposes of cooling
By Bobby Hellard Published
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Apple to shift MacBook production to Vietnam in further step away from China
News The plan has been reportedly been worked on for two years, with the tech giant already having a test production site in the country
By Zach Marzouk Published
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TSB bank fined £48 million over botched IT upgrade programme
News The bank upgraded its IT systems in 2018 which led to a significant portion of its 5.8 million customers experiencing disruption to banking services
By Zach Marzouk Published
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AI is now powerful enough to automate the back office
In-depth But that doesn't mean it's as easy as flicking a switch
By John Loeppky Last updated
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Hiring from overseas to fill specialist tech roles
Tutorials For businesses looking to plug the tech skills shortage, hiring from overseas can feel bureaucratic and downright baffling
By Jemima Johnstone Published
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Musk adds beds to Twitter HQ, sparks building code investigation
News San Francisco city officials are looking into whether the changes, part of Musk's "hardcore" office plan, constitute code violations
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Unpatched Exchange servers could be behind Rackspace's ransomware attack
News One security researcher suggested the company's Exchange server build log numbers were from August, months before ProxyNotShell patches were released
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Report: One in four UK businesses hiring overseas to tackle talent shortage
News UK overseas hires still lag behind global numbers but increased diversity, interest in markets, and tech talent all lead businesses to look outside London
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Another Salesforce leader departs, will replace outbound Slack CEO
News Slack's CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield also announced the departure of two other executives, but said the timing was purely coincidental
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Nick Read steps down as Vodafone CEO amidst rocky financials
News Read has overseen a 40% drop in Vodafone's share price and in recent months has pointed to the need for company-wide cuts
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor resigns with cryptic parting message
News The departure of the executive mirrors the actions taken by his predecessor, who only was in the role for 18 months before leaving as well
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Ivanti makes double appointment in channel leadership shakeup
News Michelle Hodges joins as SVP of global channels and alliances, while John Beuchert becomes VP of global partner programs and strategy
By Daniel Todd Published
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