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Department of Justice blocks deal on grounds it could lead to higher prices and a decline in competition.

Political developments spark another intraday rally keeping the British currency firmly in positive territory.

New strategic investment enables faster blockchain deployments with Japanese businesses.

A hacker group was found targeting Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Pakistan, US and others in a massive cyber-espionage campaign.

Frans Labuschagne is UK & Ireland country manager at Entersekt.

It's significant that Ethereum design studio, ConsenSys, has chosen London to host its 'European Hub'.

The malware has already targeted Wells Fargo, Chase, Barclays, CitiBank, SunCorp, Raiffeisen Bank, ICICI and Bank Austria among others.

The Lazarus hacker group has designed a malware that poses as the legitimate app – The Bible – that translates the holy book into Korean.

EasyJet flew a record 80 million passengers and says bookings are already way ahead of last year for the coming 12 months.

Despite being called out for 'relentless embezzlement and extortion', Equatorial Guinea's vice president walked away from a French court with a suspended jail sentence.

Boost for housing sector, driverless cars and 5G technology are all expected to feature in Hammond's speech.

Data released by CEBR shows UK businesses remain buoyant over trade opportunities despite Brexit fears.

Researchers at Princeton University are concerned about companies using session scripts being vulnerable to targeted hacks and leaking user data.

Three in five UK employers have removed a job candidate from consideration after discovering dishonest information on their CV, according to a new report.

The problem of hiring bias may fester on with many organisations still not taking active steps to tackle it, new research finds.

The US Department of Homeland Security only recently banned the use of Kaspersky's software by federal agencies and departments, citing potential risks to national security.

In one instance, the regulatory agency said that a "habitual offender" who had previously escaped from prison was released and became an Uber driver.

More than 70 British MPs have pledged support for Lauri Love, an alleged computer hacker currently battling extradition to the US where he faces up to 99 years in prison.

Automaker says its minivans have no safety issues contrary to claims by the group.

Collapse of coalition talks in Eurozone's biggest economy weighs on the euro ahead of next round of Brexit talks.

Move comes a month after government published plans to introduce cap on energy bills for two-thirds of households.

Enables seamless integration of SQL Database and in the future other services such as Azure Active Directory, Key Vault, and Express Route.

The London hub in Shoreditch has space for 60 ConsenSys members and sponsored projects.

Security experts believe that Pyongyang's hackers could likely be working out of India and other foreign nations to provide the "Kim regime plausible deniability".

Growing number of organisations are realising that they can design their buildings as incubators of creativity and stimulation.

European authorities have been warning parents about the dangers of IoT toys that have GPS trackers and can record audio. Germany is the first to ban IoT smartwatches.

Oil and gas, retail and restaurants show greatest sign of downgrades, report notes.

Under India's Aadhaar system, every citizen receives a 12-digit number, similar to Social Security Numbers in the US, and has his/her biometric data collected by the government.

Spending through November and December in the UK is set to fall 0.1% compared to a year earlier, a report from Visa and IHS Markit says.