14 UK schools have fallen victim to a major cyber-attack, resulting in confidential documents, including children’s passport scans and staff contracts, being leaked. The data was originally stolen in 2022, with hacking group Vice Society thought to be involved, but has now been leaked online after schools failed to pay the ransom demands set out. […]
The business model of Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta empire has been dealt a blow following a ruling that its legal justification for targeting users with personalised ads broke EU data laws. Campaigners said the move could force the Facebook and Instagram owner to ask users to “opt in” to having their data used for targeted ads. […]
UK’s SME’s are feeling optimistic about 2023, despite rising costs, according to new research commissioned. The independent research, which saw Censuswide poll more than 1,000 SMBs nationwide, finds that 55% of British SMBs are optimistic about the year ahead, while only 20% feel pessimistic. In fact, 53% even said 2022 has been good for business […]
The new leader of the TUC has called for an urgent meeting with the prime minister in an attempt to end the strikes causing widespread disruption to rail travel, the NHS and other public services. Paul Nowak, who took up the role of general secretary of the TUC on 29 December, said frontline workers needed […]
A line up of the UK’s most dynamic female entrepreneurs has been unveiled by Small Business Britain, with 100 women who run some of the UK’s most impressive businesses being showcased to highlight the phenomenal contribution to society, economy and communities that female founders make across the UK. From adaptive fashion designers to female-run private […]
Investors in tech start-ups do not trust female founders, reveals new research by Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). The study, conducted by Sonja Sperber from Vienna University of Economics and Business her co-author Christian Linder, analysed the overrepresentation of men in tech start-ups. They found that there is a lack of female founders […]
Millions of homeowners refixing their mortgages next year face an average annual increase of £3,000 in repayments, according to research which warns that 2023 will bring additional financial hardship for borrowers. A report by the Resolution Foundation think tank said that the two million homeowners who will have to refix their mortgages next year face […]
As consumers celebrate their first Christmas season without Covid uncertainties or restrictions, new data has found that 2.5 million people have made their way back to shop, dine and drink across London in the run-up to the festive season. Anonymised, aggregated data captured by O2 Motion – which uses connections to O2 mobile masts to […]