HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will have a solution in place by April 2024 to solve a long-standing issue that has repeatedly seen the government agency accused of over-collecting tax from non-IR35-compliant public sector bodies, it is claimed. The issue relates to the fact that when HMRC calculates how much tax a non-compliant public sector … Leer más
“I give the customer what he wants. I don’t think it’s my place to offer dietary advice. If they want red meat and boiling tar… then buon appetito,” said Tom Wambsgans, Shiv Roy’s husband and head of one of Waystar Royco’s divisions, in hit TV drama Succession. This idea of feeding customers what they think … Leer más
One of the few unambiguous UK infrastructure successes over the past five years has been the development of broadband networks, especially in the gigabit sector, and the latest Ofcom survey of broadband and mobile markets has shown that not only is this pace being maintained, but also that full-fibre broadband service availability has reached majority … Leer más
Satisfaction with many UK services is probably at an all-time low, but more than a third of people (38.5%) believe the UK’s broadband providers offer the worst customer service of any industry, and more than a quarter of people are left furious, upset or confused after speaking to their broadband provider’s customer services, according to … Leer más
Business and IT leaders are investing in emerging technology in a bid to stay ahead of competitors, the KPMG global tech report 2023 has found. KPMG surveyed 2,100 executives and carried out in-depth discussions with industry experts to find out how organisations are looking at the next stage of the digital transformation journey. The survey … Leer más
The number of women dropping out of the UK tech sector appears to be escalating. This situation would seem to imply that now is the time for employers to put less focus on hiring diverse talent and more on retaining it. Some 17,000 female tech workers left the industry between Q4 2022 and Q1 2023, … Leer más
As it does every year, Samsung launched a lot of new smartphones in 2023, each aimed at a slightly different person. First, the flagship devices of the Galaxy S series were unveiled, including the “entry-level flagship” Galaxy S23 and, a month later, the cheaper but extremely promising Galaxy A54 also went on sale. Given their … Leer más
Cyber attacks in 2023 continue to gain traction. As dwell times lessen, cyber crime rates are developing quicker, leading to higher frequencies of cyber attack attempts. But companies at large and small scales are fighting back, opting to adopt higher protective measures with expanded cyber security capabilities. For example, Google has recently switched to AI-backed … Leer más
We have good news for fans of The Walking Dead – Daryl Dixon is back! The new AMC series starts this week and will take viewers to a post-apocalyptic France. How Daryl made it across the ocean is unclear, but moving the action to Europe creates a lot of exciting possibilities for the universe. The … Leer más
Following its rival mobile operators in the UK, Virgin Media O2 has announced that, as part of its ongoing network transformation, it will start to switch off 3G services in 2025, enabling it to expand and upgrade its 4G and 5G connectivity. In December 2021, the UK government and the leading UK mobile network operators … Leer más
