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Cyber? We can't get the staff say UK IT leaders
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Notable by its absence in the incoming government's manifesto was any meaningful mention of cybersecurity. In fact, cyber was conspicuously absent from the published plans of any major party.
21h ago
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Cobalt Strike servers disrupted in major cybercrime operation
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Law enforcement agencies from around the world, led by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), have taken down nearly 600 servers used by cybercriminals to infiltrate victim networks.
on Thu, 2PM
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Long reads: Why do so many women experience imposter syndrome?
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Imposter syndrome is, according to some studies, experienced by up to 70% of the population. But is it a syndrome at all? And if it is, how do we best help those who experience it?
on Thu, 1PM
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Microsoft to build hyperscale datacentre in Yorkshire
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Tech giant Microsoft is solidifying its presence in Yorkshire with the acquisition of a 48-acre plot of land at Skelton Grange, located southeast of Leeds.
on Thu, 12PM
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Passkey implementations by Google, Amazon, Microsoft vulnerable to AitM attacks, research
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Passkeys have surged in popularity in recent months as organisations recognise them as an effective way to combat phishing attacks, and with major tech companies such as Apple, Microsoft and Google promoting their adoption.
on Thu, 12PM
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AI to blame for Google's rocketing greenhouse gas emissions
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Google's annual sustainability report shows its greenhouse gas emissions have jumped almost 50% from 2019-2024, which it blames on increases from its datacentres and supply chain.
on Wed, 1PM
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EU accuses Meta of violating competition rules with 'pay-or-consent'
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Meta has been accused of violating the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) with its "pay-or-consent" advertising model.
on Wed, 12PM
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'Critical' vulnerability in OpenSSH uncovered, affects almost all Linux systems
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Researchers at the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) have unearthed discovered a critical security flaw in OpenSSH's server (sshd) in glibc-based Linux systems.
on Mon, 2PM
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'Critical' vulnerability in OpenSSH uncovered, affects almost all Linux systems
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Researchers at the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) have unearthed discovered a critical security flaw in OpenSSH's server (sshd) in glibc-based Linux systems.
on Mon, 1PM
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Supply chain attacks are up, defences are patchy, report
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Since the SolarWinds and Kaseya attacks in the early years of this decade, the awareness that component libraries and modules can be hijacked and modified to introduce vulnerabilities into enterprise software has grown.
on Jun 29
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Atos on the brink as restructuring talks break down
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Talks over a rescue deal for French IT services firm Atos have broken down after its preferred consortium withdrew from talks earlier this week.
on Jun 28
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Government sued by Motorola over unpaid emergency services bills
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Motorola is suing the Home Office, claiming that the bills for running the police radio network have been underpaid since March 2023.
on Jun 26
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EU antitrust authorities flex muscles over Microsoft Teams and the Apple App Store
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European Union regulators have accused Microsoft of engaging in anti-competitive behaviour by bundling Teams with its popular Office suite of software. At the same time, the EU has accused Apple of breaching the freshly minted Digital Markets Act over its App Store rules, an infraction that...
on Jun 26
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Gang leaks NHS patient data on the dark web - updated
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Ransomware gang Qilin has published sensitive patient data stolen from NHS blood testing supplier Synnovis during a cyber attack two weeks ago.
on Jun 26
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Surge in global ransomware attacks as LockBit returns
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Global ransomware attacks saw a significant increase in May, with incidents rising by 32% month-on-month from 356 to 470 and by 8% year-on-year from 435 to 470, according to UK cybersecurity firm NCC Group’s latest monthly Threat Pulse report.
on Jun 26
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New AI datacentre coming to London's Docklands
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A new datacentre, specifically designed for AI workloads, is being built in London’s Docklands.
on Jun 26
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Biden administration bans Kaspersky software over security concerns
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The Biden administration has announced plans to prohibit the sale of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software in the US.
on Jun 26
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GMB urges Amazon Coventry workers to vote for historic union recognition
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GMB officials are urging Amazon's Coventry warehouse staff to “vote yes” in a pivotal ballot that could lead to a historic union recognition deal.
on Jun 26
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Ilya Sutskever forms new AI startup to pursue 'safe superintelligence'
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Ilya Sutskever, the Israeli-Canadian deep learning pioneer and former co-founder and chief scientist at OpenAI, has launched a new startup company, Safe Superintelligence Inc.
on Jun 26
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Lenovo: Liquid cooling means 30% less energy used
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As almost every organisation is investing in AI, the demand for compute power has rocketed.
on Jun 26
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EU Council cancels vote on controversial online child protection law - updated
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Update: The EU Council has now withdrawn the vote on a controversial legislative proposal aimed at protecting children online by mandating the scanning of private digital communications.
on Jun 26
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Google faces EU legal action on privacy
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Noyb, an Austrian advocacy group, has filed a complaint against Google for allegedly collecting users’ data without appropriately asking for consent and for being opaque about its advertising practices in the EU.
on Jun 26
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US government sues Adobe for concealing fees and complicating cancellations
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The US government has taken legal action against Adobe, the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat, accusing the company of misleading consumers by hiding substantial cancellation fees and making the process of cancelling subscriptions unnecessarily difficult.
on Jun 26
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DEI non-profit Tech Talent Charter to close
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The Tech Talent Charter (TTC) today announced it is closing, with its board of directors voting to dissolve the organisation.
on Jun 26
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McDonald's drive-thru AI pulled after multiple errors
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McDonald's is set to withdraw its AI-powered ordering system from US drive-through outlets after a series of humorous blunders were shared by customers online.
on Jun 26
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Regulators block Meta from training AI on user data
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Regulators in the UK and European Union have forced Meta to pause its plans to train AI on user data.
on Jun 25
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Windows users warned of wireless takeover vulnerability
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Microsoft has confirmed a newly discovered vulnerability which has been rated 8.8 out of a possible 10 by the Common Vulnerability Scoring System.
on Jun 25
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There has been a surge in the popularity of products based on multi-purpose GenAI systems, which can handle images, video and text and carry out multiple different tasks. These multimodal or "zero-shot" models, including GPT-4 and PaLM, are finding their way into search engines, email and navigation.
on Jun 25
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Google underplaying risk of compromised extensions to Chrome
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Half the extensions known to feature vulnerabilities in Google Chrome are still available in the Web Store two years after disclosure, claim researchers
on Jun 25
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Citi: AI threatens 54% of current banking jobs, but will create new ones
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A new report from Citigroup suggests that AI is likely to displace more jobs in the banking industry than in any other sector.
on Jun 25
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Amazon hoping Chat-GPT killer will be ready later this year
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Amazon hopes to counter the perception that it's fallen behind in the race to develop GenAI
on Jun 25
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Microsoft quietly shelved underwater data centre project
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Microsoft has quietly shelved the underwater data centre test system it deployed in the Orkney Islands, Scotland in 2018, and admitted that it is no longer planning similar new projects.
on Jun 25
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How well does your cloud hold water?
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The third in our series of articles based on our cloud sustainability research takes an in depth look at water use.
on Jun 25
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Parliament to trial Microsoft Copilot after MPs lobby for AI
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Parliamentary Digital Service bows to MPs’ demands, despite security fears over gen-AI tools.
on Jun 25
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Dutch NCSC warns of ongoing Chinese FortiGate attacks
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The Netherlands' cybersecurity agency (NCSC) has warned that a Chinese cyberespionage campaign, first reported earlier this year, is far more extensive than previously thought.
on Jun 25
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OpenAI expands lobbying team to shape AI regulation
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OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, is expanding its lobbying team to influence legislation aimed at regulating AI technology.
on Jun 25
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Asian Tech Roundup: Big tech's antitrust angst
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Welcome to Computing's fortnightly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at antitrust action against Apple and Google by Japan, and the prospect of similar in India as countries crack down on tech monopolies. Also, Pakistan's web blocking plans; the EU's Chinese EV tariffs; and a...
on Jun 25
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UK and Canada launch joint probe into 23andMe data breach
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The UK's Information Commissioner's Office and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) have joined forces to investigate a major data breach at genetics firm 23andMe.
on Jun 24
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Apple enters the AI race – but not everyone is happy
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Apple CEO, Tim Cook announced a series of GenAI augmented products and services yesterday during his keynote speech at WWDC, including Apple Intelligence
on Jun 24
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Threat group 'systematically compromising Snowflake customer instances'
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Details disclosed by Mandiant researchers on Monday suggest the attacks targeting Snowflake customers had a wider impact than previously suggested, with a “significant” volume of data stolen and more than 100 customers known to be potentially impacted so far.
on Jun 24
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New York Times confirms data leak
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A data leak containing internal information from The New York Times has emerged on the anonymous message board 4chan.
on Jun 24
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IT Essentials: AI sharks are circling
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It's a classic dilemma illustrated famously by Mayor Vaughn in Jaws who had to weigh up whether or not to close Amity Island's beach. Think of the money and run the risk of a couple more randoms getting chewed, or prioritise the common good and lose out on the lucre?
on Jun 24
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California AI Safety Bill sparks uproar in Silicon Valley
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California is at the centre of a heated debate over AI safety, with a proposed law sparking outrage from tech giants and cautious optimism from safety advocates.
on Jun 24
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US court clears Mike Lynch of fraud charges
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Mike Lynch, who was accused of defrauding HP over the value of his company Autonomy when the tech giant purchased it in 2011, has been cleared by a Californian court.
on Jun 17
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NHS England cancels £300m Digital Pathways Framework
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NHS England (NHSE) has scrapped a £300 million project aimed at modernising GP services.
on Jun 17
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Think outside the bot: Emotive AI will come to redefine the customer experience
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Joe Preston, VP of Product and Design at financial software giant Intuit, and Nayan Jain, Executive Director of AI at ustwo explain how Emotive AI is already reducing the gap between human and machine, and changing customer experiences as a result.
on Jun 11
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Cloud encryption rates are disastrously low, research
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Research by security vendor Qualys has revealed that organisations are failing to use cloud security controls to a spectacular extent, leaving their data vulnerable to attack.
on Jun 8
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Russian hackers behind London hospitals cyberattack
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A suspected Russian criminal group is behind the cyberattack that hit major hospitals in London earlier this week, disrupting vital services and causing distress for patients, a security expert has said.
on Jun 8
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Meta's AI plans are against EU law, says Max Schrems
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Meta updated its privacy policy in May, notifying millions of European users of changes that allow the company to use their personal data for undefined "AI technology" uses.
on Jun 8
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Adobe users revolt over updated terms of use
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Photoshop and Substance 3D users now required to provide Adobe with unlimited access to their content, and even opt-outs can be over ridden.
on Jun 8