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Recruitment scam warning as young adults ‘offered jobs they never applied for’

Half of 18 to 24-year-olds surveyed for Virgin Media O2 said they worry about missing a genuine opportunity.

Evening Standard · Oct 14

Gen Z warned of fake job offer messages amid employment crisis

Concerns about missing out on work can make messages hard to ignore

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Could Europe’s start-ups help solve the power problems created by the AI boom?

Euronews Next looked at startups in Europe that are trying to make better use of existing grid capacity, reduce the electricity used for cooling and put waste heat to work.

Euronews · Sep 23

O2 and Mavenir successfully trial technology to improve call clarity for people with hearing loss

READING, United Kingdom, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- O2 has carried out a proof-of-concept trial using cutting-edge technology designed to improve phone calls for customers with hearing loss.The operator partnered with cloud-native network software provider, Mavenir, to test the capability which works seamlessly in the background. Participants use their…

AAP · Jun 11

Brits waste years of their lives mindlessly phone scrolling, study finds

Some 69 per cent believed digital platforms were designed in ways that encouraged continued engagement

The Independent UK · Jun 2

‘I spend 8 hours a day on my phone - I’m addicted’

People in the UK are set to spend an average of 4.7 years of their waking lives using their phones unintentionally, study finds

The Independent UK · Jun 2

Unintentional phone use to reach average of four years and eight months

The study by Virgin Media O2 found that more than a third of phone use (36%) now takes place without a clear purpose.

Evening Standard · Jun 2

Monzo joins UK mobile market with phone plan offering discounts every year

Subscribers will receive a 5 per cent discount on their monthly bill each year

The Independent UK · May 27

Monzo launches phone plan that gets cheaper each year

Customers of the bank can join a waiting list for the mobile service that is built on the Virgin O2 network.

Evening Standard · May 27

Arsenal’s Champions League win over Atletico Madrid sparked ‘record surge in broadband traffic’

Peak downstream traffic was up 17% on an average Tuesday evening, making it the highest traffic event ever recorded on Virgin Media’s broadband network

The Independent UK · May 6