US considering digital bill of rights

The US government may create a digital bill of rights to protect people against artificial intelligence technologies.

The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy is looking at how biometric technologies – such as facial recognition impact people. Read more

International corporations face potentially higher tax rates

International corporations face potentially higher tax rates as the OECD agreed a new minimum 15 per cent rate from 2023.

The OECD aims to ensure that large businesses pay tax where they operate and generate profits. Today, many Read more

Businesses look to cut costs because of inflation threat

Businesses around the globe are likely to look to cut costs because of the rising risk of inflation.

In the eurozone, inflation hit 3 per cent last month, for example. That compares to its annual target of only 2 Read more

Cybersecurity “issue of the decade”

Cybersecurity is the “issue of the decade”, chief executive officer of IBM Arvind Krishna has said.

The company said it plans to train more than 150,000 people in cybersecurity over the next three years. In addition, it said it Read more

ICO raises bar on live facial recognition

The Information Commissioner has raised the bar on using live facial recognition technology in public places.

In a recent opinion on the issue, outgoing ICO head Elizabeth Denham said that companies implementing such systems needed to pass tough Read more

More trouble at sea

Supply chains are facing more trouble at sea as the pandemic and extreme weather continue to play havoc.

A fertiliser shipment has been stuck in Shanghai since the beginning of June, according to the news agency Bloomberg. In Read more

Mixed messages on future working patterns

A number of recent surveys show mixed messages on future working patterns as more people receive COVID-19 vaccine jabs.

Most UK businesses reckon that those employees who come back into offices will have done so by the end of Read more

Key lessons from digital failures

Organisations need to learn key lessons from digital failures, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).

The body analysed 25 years of government initiatives in digital transformation. But instead of finding gradual improvements in how Read more