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The Loan Charge scandal explained: Everything you need to know | Computer Weekly

Tens of thousands of IT contractors have been hit with life-changing tax bills relating to projects they worked on over a decade ago after enrolling in remuneration schemes that saw them paid for the work they did in the form of non-taxable loans, rather than a conventional salary. These loan-based remuneration schemes were typically […]

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Fujitsu agrees to support former subpostmasters’ families beyond financial redress | Computer Weekly

Fujitsu will engage with Post Office scandal victims and their representatives to establish how Fujitsu can support them and their families in the future, in addition to paying its share of the financial redress owed to the former subpostmasters. This could include support for entrepreneurial or educational “endeavours”. Fujitsu and its error-prone software played

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Chat control: Tech companies warn ministers over EU encryption plans | Computer Weekly

EU tech companies have written to ministers across the European Union (EU) urging them not to support a proposed regulation on child sexual abuse that could undermine the security of internet services that rely on end-to-end encryption.  Some 18 companies, which include encrypted email and messaging providers, warn that the proposals by the European

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Urgent question asks which ministers knew of Post Office’s shocking plan to remove judge | Computer Weekly

Labour peer Prem Nath Sikka has asked the government what it knew about the Post Office’s attempt to remove a High Court judge from his position during a High Court battle with 555 subpostmasters. In March 2019, a multimillion-pound group litigation, where subpostmasters were attempting to prove errors in the computer system caused unexplained shortfalls

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Elon Musk says to expect roughly 1 billion humanoid robots in 2040s

Auto expert Mike Caudill argues Elon Musks design of the Tesla Cybertruck will push potential buyers away on Cavuto: Coast to Coast. Billionaire Elon Musk took to social media to express his agreement with a fellow tech leader’s prediction that there will be about 1 billion humanoid robots on Earth in two decades. Musk took

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Tech CEO falls to his death in front of horrified employees at company party in India

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Footage from a tech show in India shows a tragic incident in which a tech CEO fell to his death during what was designed to be an elaborate flashy entrance. Vistex CEO Sinjay Shah and Vistex president Vishwanath Raju Datla entered onto the stage for a company celebration in

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How Samsung’s Galaxy AI Features Stack Up Against Google and Apple

Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 series of phones brims with new AI features. Some, like Circle to Search, look delightfully useful, while others, like Generative Edit, can seemingly bend reality. These tools are part of Galaxy AI, a suite of features and utilities that can execute wide-ranging tasks to simplify day-to-day activities, help with productivity and create

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Indonesia’s Mount Merapi Unleashes Lava as Other Volcanoes Flare Up, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation of thousands. On the densely populated island of Java, Merapi unleashed clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, and lava that

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AI will create long-term ‘job disruptions,’ CEO of Big Four firm says

KPMG Chairman and CEO Paul Knopp examines the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and discusses potential mergers and acquisitions this year. With U.S. consumers and executives both expressing worries about the impact of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in the workplace, the CEO of one of America’s largest consulting firms warned about “long-term” disruption. “I think

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