GeekWire

JUNE 12, 2023

Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in court Monday to block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard. Microsoft moved to acquire Activision Blizzard, the third-party video game developer behind Call of Duty, Diablo, and Candy Crush , in January 2022 for $68.7

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TM Forum

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In this video, hear from Vicky Nisbet, Chair of Equality Board and. Area Vice President, Comms & Media UK. Salesforce. , and Lindsay Rodgers, Head of Digital. as they discuss how KCOM’s philosophy to ‘lead with the customer’ guides the decisions they make in their transformational journey.

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The Verge

AUGUST 12, 2021

Amazon has decided to produce its upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series in the UK from the second season on. Amazon is shipping the complex sets it built for the first season over to the UK and is currently booking stages for them, according to Deadline. The move to the UK won’t be without controversy. Author J.R.R.

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GeekWire

JULY 11, 2023

billion acquisition of video-game publisher Activision Blizzard. Microsoft still faces a challenge from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Microsoft, Activision, and the CMA have asked the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal for a stay in their litigation while they negotiate.

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Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Your customers use apps like Facebook, Skype, Snapchat, and Facetime to hold video calls and you should be using video to connect with them, too. The cultural and technology barriers to easy video chat have come down in recent years. A UK-based bank deployed video chat for its advisors to use with high net worth clients.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 8, 2020

Loot boxes have been plaguing video games for years, luring gamers into spending money on random digital prizes. this practice could take a hit following a new investigation that could reclassify loot boxes in video games as gambling. However, for gamers in the U.K., Read more.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2024

Around the turn of the century, Autonomy Corporation was one of the darlings of the UK technology industry, specializing in knowledge management and enterprise search. HP in turn sued (then former) Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch in a UK court, and the U.S. 1996: Lynch sets up Autonomy Corporation in the UK. Here’s how it played out.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Facebook is apologizing for applying a “primates” label to a video of Black men | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Facebook is apologizing for an incident where its AI mislabeled a video of Black men with a “primates” label, calling it an “unacceptable error” that it was examining to prevent it from happening again.

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Computer Weekly

OCTOBER 18, 2017

In this video from Computer Weekly’s 2017 diversity in technology event, Ray Coyle, UK chief executive of Auticon, discusses the benefits and challenges of working with staff on the autism spectrum.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 22, 2023

(BigStock Photo / Sergei Elagin) In order to address regulatory concerns in the UK, Microsoft has restructured the terms of its acquisition of $68.7 Ubisoft is one of the larger video game companies that’s still independent, and is known for franchises such as Rainbow Six, Assassin’s Creed, and Far Cry.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2023

The uber popular short-form video sharing platform has been fined 5 million euros for its cookie policies, and no, we're not talking about chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin. On December 29, 2022, the French data protection authority (CNIL) imposed a fine of €5 million on TikTok for violations of the French Data Protection Act.

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Computer Weekly

JUNE 26, 2017

Spanish bank to roll out video technology for mortgage services at 63 branches in the UK following a successful trial

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The result is the Voice-enabled Makeup Assistant (VMA), now fully launched in the UK and US, and soon to debut worldwide. There’s over two million in the UK alone, which is our pilot market. It didn’t take long, though, for the team to instead utilize real-time video the app could use to scan the user’s face. There are 2.2

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2020

TikTok’s TV app is now available on Samsung smart TVs in the UK. TikTok is launching an app on Samsung smart TVs in Europe, allowing users to scroll through their For You feeds and see other TikTok videos, the companies announced Monday. The app will roll out to users in the UK first. Image: Samsung. Image: TikTok / Samsung.

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Computer Weekly

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In this video from Computer Weekly's 2016 UKtech50 event, Christina Scott, CTO, News UK shares her five tips for good leadership.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Amazon is adding a large vault of music videos to its Amazon Music Unlimited service. Unlike some competitors like YouTube Music, Amazon’s videos are only available to paying subscribers, according to Android Police — not listeners on the ad-sponsored free tier. There will also be music video playlists to watch through.

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The Verge

AUGUST 27, 2020

But if you check Samsung’s UK retail website right now, it seems you can already pre-order the Z Fold 2 for £1,799, and it’s set to ship by September 17th ( via Max Weinbach ). While that price might be eye-popping, it’s actually less expensive than the original Fold’s £1,900 starting price in the UK — a difference of £101.

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The Verge

JULY 13, 2021

The service launched first in India last year , before expanding to around 26 countries including the US and the UK. YouTube Shorts is playing catchup to TikTok as the short-form video platform of choice, but Google’s service is pushing Shorts’ integration with the wider YouTube ecosystem as a key selling point.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2021

Facebook’s Portal video calling device is getting a Harry Potter and the Cursed Child crossover that lets you and up to three friends dress up as characters from the play using augmented reality technology. The feature works in the US and the UK. The feature works with Portal-to-Portal video calls for users in the US and UK.

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The Verge

MAY 4, 2021

The British Royal Navy has apparently been testing using jet suits to board ships like a scene out of some scrapped Christopher Nolan film, according to a new video released by UK-based Gravity Industries. Royal Marines used Gravity Industries’ Jet Suit to conduct a “visit, board, search, and seizure” operation or VBSS.

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The Verge

JANUARY 8, 2021

We didn’t have to wait to learn more about them, though, as Sony’s UK website now has full product pages for the upcoming SRS-RA5000 and SRS-RA3000 speakers. The SRS-RA5000 will cost approximately £500 / €599, while the SRS-RA3000 is priced at about £280 / €359, according to the press release on Sony’s UK website.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Engineered Arts , a UK-based designer and manufacturer of humanoid robots, recently showed off one of its most lifelike creations in a video posted on YouTube. At the start of the video, Ameca appears to “wake up,” as its face conveys a mix of confusion and frustration when it opens its eyes.

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The Verge

AUGUST 30, 2021

You might have heard that Neon Genesis Evangelion , the seminal 1995 anime series seemingly about giant mech battles but far deeper and more disturbing than that, is coming to Blu-ray for the very first time in the US, UK, and beyond. The UK version of that isn’t actually sold out as of this writing, in case you’re interested.)

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 13, 2024

But what’s most interesting, says group CIO Graham O’Sullivan, is it’s also a mutual, which means its over two million customers across the UK are also members, so they have a strong voice in how it operates as an organization. Watch the full video below for more insights. And related to that is data quality.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Amazon is launching a new group video or audio calling feature for Echo devices today, just in time for the holidays. Originally announced back in September, group calling will allow up to seven participants to join an audio or video call on supported Echo devices like the Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show. Group calling on an Echo Show.

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The Verge

JUNE 18, 2020

Twitch viewers in the UK will be able to access four matches, starting with the Crystal Palace vs. Burnley match on June 29th. Amazon will also be streaming its Premier League games on Prime Video for subscribers. Photo by Matt McNulty - Manchester City/Manchester City FC via Getty Images.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

This includes the most liked and viewed videos across a huge range of categories, from gaming and comedy to food and animals.” TikTok videos can be up to three minutes in length. Beyond North America, TikTok has been available on Samsung TVs and Fire TV in the UK since 2020. There’s a Discover section in the TV app, as well.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

TikTok is now available on Fire TV devices in the UK, France, and Germany, the video platform announced today. That app is limited to a more curated selection of popular videos, rather than the personalized feeds TikTok’s other apps are built around. Vertical videos on landscape TVs. Image: TikTok.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The feature is available globally across “tens of millions” of songs, and Amazon says there are extra “fun facts” available for popular songs in the US and UK. Correction November 20th, 2:39PM ET: This post originally stated, based on information provided by Amazon, that X-Ray is only available in the US and UK. This is incorrect.

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Phil Windley

MAY 11, 2021

This post goes deep on Manny Nijjar’s work to create a program for using digital staff passports in the sprawling UK NHS bureaucracy. Dr Manny Nijjar is an infectious disease doctor with Whipps Cross Hospital in the UK. In this video, Manny discusses why he became interested in digital credentials. Related Videos.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The company is officially announcing a new section of Snapchat today called Spotlight that’ll surface vertical video content from users that’s more meme-like and jokey instead of the day-in-the-life content Snap previously encouraged. This means if someone has a particularly viral video, they might earn a large chunk of the $1 million pot.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Unlike apps like Scener , which allows people to stream Netflix, Disney Plus, and HBO titles with friends in the United States, Twitch’s Watch Parties is specifically built for Amazon Prime Video. If a UK streamer is playing an episode, a viewer in the US won’t be able to watch the episode even if they’re using a Prime account.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Meanwhile in the UK, Comcast subsidiary Sky is reportedly planning to launch smart TVs of its own. Sky already operates its Sky Q platform in the country, which currently runs on set-top boxes and shows satellite broadcasts alongside video streamed from services like Netflix and Disney Plus.

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2020

Samsung’s Sero TV, which rotates between landscape and portrait orientations depending on what kind of content you’re watching, has gone on sale in the UK. Plenty of people don’t like vertically shot videos in the first place. Images: Samsung. Samsung says that the 43-inch TV is available for £1,599. Images: Samsung.

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The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2021

TikTok Shopping allows select merchants from the US, Canada, and the UK to use a new shopping tab and product links to sell products from Shopify storefronts. Earlier this year, TikTok piloted the shopping tab with streetwear brand Hype in the UK. Shopping makes sense for TikTok.

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The Verge

JULY 19, 2021

Tencent has announced plans to buy British video game company Sumo Group for $1.27 Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images. The Chinese tech giant already has an 8.75-percent percent stake in the developer, as Gamesindustry.biz reports , and the offer represents a 43-percent premium on Sumo’s current valuation.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Snap has launched a standalone video editing app called Story Studio , which is meant to give creators more precise editing control over vertical videos and allow them to add elements like text, trending audio, and AR lenses. First announced in May, the app is now available as an “early version” to iOS users in the US, UK, and Canada.

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