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It's the end of the world as we know It What if all it took to build a nuclear bomb were a piece of glass, a metal object and a battery? What if the discovery of nuclear fission had allowed any person to unleash devastating destruction simply, with commonly available tools? Would civilization s... Blockchain: the future of copyright? The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has recently launched a new initiative, in collaboration with key representatives of the UK’s film and image industries, to investigate potential uses of blockchain technology in the IP world. Its initial focus ... Is Netflix avoiding UK tax? Netflix’s UK accounts are apparently “under examination” by HMRC. According to the Times, Netflix made $485m in worldwide pre-tax profit last year and paid $135m in corporation tax.  The Times points out that Netflix’s UK subsidiary employs only 14 people... Ransomware: should you pay? With recent research showing that the threat of large GDPR fines is encouraging UK IT directors to pay cyber ransoms (as reported in ComputerWeekly), and cyber attacks regularly hitting the headlines, it is hard for organisations to know how to respond to... How to design a digital services tax In the Budget, The Chancellor announced the introduction of a “narrowly targeted” Digital Services Tax.   It is indeed narrowly targeted, focused only on businesses that provide social media platforms, search engines or online market places and  generate ... Exploring technological solutions for the Irish border post Brexit Over the last week or two there has been lots of debate about unnamed 'technological solutions' for avoiding a hard border in Ireland. So what are these mooted solutions?  Firstly, we need to establish what this type of border is usually used for, taking ... What's in store for 2019? Predicting the future is an art, not a science, and it remains to be seen whether many of the predictions for 2019 in this trend forecasting report (which include progress towards flying cars from Uber and the popularity of black shades in interior design... Alexa, have we been hacked? Internet users have so far only had to worry about computers and smartphones being protected against hackers. Whether they download a package or stick with the software provided with their computer or broadband supplier, help is just a click away. It ... A call for innovation in stamp duty The Victorians designed a stamp duty collection system that required one or more coloured stamps to be embossed on a document at one of the local stamp offices around the UK.  This machinery is still in use! There is now only one stamp office, in Birmin... Data, experimentation and innovation All businesses face the challenge of managing hugely increasing volumes of data, ranging from usage data derived from their systems and devices, to secondary data sources such as social media or customer reviews. Most organisations recognise that leveragi...