Virgin strings fibre on telegraph poles
Virgin Media is to trial running fibre broadband connections over telegraph poles, to give 50Mbps speeds to Woolhampton, Berkshire. If the test goes well, Virgin believes the service could give access to a million homes in the UK. IT PRO
Daily Mail backtracks on Facebook paedophiles
The tabloid newspaper has admitted a story that claimed a criminal investigator posing as a teenager girl on Facebook was hassled by pedophiles within minutes of joining wasn't entirely true. After a defamation complaint from Facebook, the Daily Mail admitted the story wasn't about Facebook, but an un-named rival social network. PC Pro
Street View covers the UK
Google's controversial photo mapping system has now snapped pictures of most of the UK's rural and urban roads, after rolling out to 25 cities last year. IT PRO
Job seekers get iPhone app
Jobcentres has unveiled its very own iPhone app, looking to make it easier for the unemployed - with fancy smartphones - to find a new job. Some 50 Jobcentre locations will also get new computers. BBC
Internet nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The internet has been included in the 237 long list of nominees for the next Nobel Peace Prize, though there's no word on who would collect the prize if the net did indeed win. BBC
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Cleo attack victim list grows as Hertz confirms customer data stolenNews Hertz has confirmed it suffered a data breach as a result of the Cleo zero-day vulnerability in late 2024, with the car rental giant warning that customer data was stolen.
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Lateral moves in tech: Why leaders should support employee mobilityIn-depth Encouraging staff to switch roles can have long-term benefits for skills in the tech sector
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How Virgin Media O2 saved “millions” by enhancing data center efficiencyCase Study Reducing data center power consumption forms part of a broader sustainability drive at the telecoms giant
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Medium businesses: Fuelling the UK’s economic engineWhitepaper A Connected Thinking report
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Virgin Media to invest £3bn in UK fibre optic rolloutNews ISP promises to connect 4m homes to fibre network
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EE, Virgin Media & Vodafone back Net Neutrality pushNews EE, Virgin Media and Vodafone are the latest UK service providers to back Net Neutrality
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Virgin Media now offers free Wi-Fi at 150 Tube stationsNews Virgin Media now provides free Wi-Fi in 150 different tube stations across London
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Virgin Media trials new digging method to cut fibre rollout costsNews Narrow trenching proposals could make fibre implementation twice as fast
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Three to offer free Wi-Fi to customers on the London UndergroundNews Joins other mobile operators on Virgin Media-backed network on the tube
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EE and TalkTalk top Ofcom's list of most complained about telcosNews Sky and Virgin Media generate least number of complaints
