Does the Postal Service Need a More Targeted Strategy for First Class Mail?

Is the USPS in need of its own geographically direct strategy?

CIO interview: Billie Laidlaw, RSPCA

RSPCA CIO Billie Laidlaw explains how the charity's cloud-first approach to IT procurement benefits the animals in its care

Google pads out internet of things ecosystem with Brillo

Google launches Brillo IoT operating system and Weave device communications protocol at Google I/O developer event in San Francisco

Yahoo to face US class action lawsuit over email spying allegations

US judge gives green light for lawsuit filed by non-Yahoo mail account holders, who say Yahoo is analysing emails sent to Yahoo Mail accounts

North-east England becomes superconnected region

Enhanced business broadband Connection Voucher scheme rolled out across north-east England

Vodafone reveals six mobile services to help developing world farmers

Connected Farming report concludes simple mobile services could boost farm gate incomes by billions of dollars around the world

Fido Alliance launches authentication standards certification

The Fido Alliance, which seeks to eliminate the world’s dependency on password-based security, has launched a certification programme

Nordics well prepared for Industrial Internet of Things

In the race to reap the rewards of the industrial internet of things, Nordic countries are among the leading nations

Connected cars driving into mobile traffic jams

Mobile network operators may face significant traffic management challenges as more connected cars take to the roads, says study

Metro Bank and Zopa collaboration a sign of the future

Challenger financial services firm Metro Bank is offering loans through peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa

BT and BDUK failed to make costs transparent, says report

A major report on BDUK commissioned by DCMS identifies a number of failures around the transparency of the scheme’s costs

NHS England GPs offer online services to 97% of patients

GPs covering 97% of the population in England now offer online access to medical records, appointment booking and repeat prescriptions

Don't Let Digital Give You a False Sense of Precision

Consumers make irrational purchase decisions; help them choose you.

Why the tech savvy Nordics are failing in international e-commerce

In the borderless online world, Nordic online retailers must expand beyond their home markets to keep up with growing competition

Joanna Shields appointed junior minister

Former TechCity CEO Joanna Shields appointed parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

TalkTalk not buying Tesco Mobile

TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding tells the BBC she is not going to acquire mobile virtual network operator Tesco Mobile

Standard Chartered moves 90,000 staff to Jive

Standard Chartered bank is using software from Jive to support collaboration between 90,000 employees in 70 countries

Verizon boosts IoT ambitions with AOL acquisition

Verizon Communications signs $4.4bn deal to acquire AOL in bid to drive growth through digital, video and the internet of things

DCMS gets new boss in cabinet shuffle

John Whittingdale replaces Sajid Javid as culture secretary at DCMS as David Cameron puts together the first majority Tory cabinet in almost 20 years

Santander launches 'Boris bike' app

Santander has released an app that allows people to book a 'Boris bike' via their mobile phone

Wearable technology to transform laggards in insurance industry

Wearable and other smart technologies set to transform the insurance industry in the next three to five years

Fortnum & Mason selects open source over commercial software

Fortnum & Mason has opted for the Spree open-source e-commerce platform, for the underpinnings of its new website

Use of Halifax mobile banking app doubles

Halifax customers logged into their bank accounts 40 million times in March 2015, double the amount in the same month in 2014

Huawei opens European Research Institute

Huawei opens doors of European Research Institute in Leuven, Belgium

Sainsbury’s suffers £72m pre-tax loss as restructuring takes effect

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has reported a pre-tax loss of £72m as it restructures its stores and invests in digital

German car makers eyeing Nokia Here mapping service

Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz said to be planning a bid for Nokia’s Here mapping division to keep the unit in European hands

Risky Scottish rural payment system runs 74% over original estimated spend

An IT system developed by the Scottish Government providing payments to farmers is branded a risk after exceeding budget by 74%

Why companies need to start developing apps for Apple Watch

With the Apple Watch now available, companies are falling over themselves to push out apps for the wearable device

Home Retail Group grows profits 15% with mobile and online channels

Mobile and online initiatives at Home Retail Group – parent company of Argos and Homebase – drove a 15% growth in its yearly operating profit