As business secretary between 2010 and 2015, Cable revealed that officials did not consider Horizon issues to be serious enough to bring to his attention.
Tech sector
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A global IT outage has caused major disruption and employers are encouraged to be flexible with staff affected.
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We round-up some of the key dates and moments in the Post Office computer scandal so far and name the key people involved.
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Increased use of GenAI is not replacing jobs, according to Nash Squared's pulse survey of technology leaders.
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Software firm ordered to pay sales director €169k after Irish commission finds he was unfairly dismissed in ‘flawed’ redundancy process.
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The proportion of women working in engineering and technology roles in the UK has fallen.
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Software executive awarded £89,900 after his employer discriminated against him in association with his wife’s cancer treatment.
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Women need to play a major role in the development of AI at organisations, the chief executive of IBM UK & Ireland has said.
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The dismissals stem from Google's investigation into protests held on 16 April, which included sit-ins at Google’s offices in New York City and Sunnyvale, California.
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Sky has announced around 1,000 job losses in the UK this year, while PayPal has said it will cut another 2,500 jobs globally.
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Microsoft has revealed 1,900 job losses in its gaming division - mainly roles at Activision Blizzard, which it acquired three months ago.
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eBay has announced plans to cut 1,000 jobs and intends to reduce the use of contractors to cut costs.
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Amazon is axing roles at its companies Prime Video, Twitch and MGM.
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Three is well on its way to achieving gender balance, but there is more work to be done, especially around getting more women into tech.
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Online marketplace Etsy is shedding 225 jobs, about 11% of its workforce, as part of a plan to bring down its costs.