GCHQ historian Dave Abrutat’s mission to preserve the UK’s forgotten signals intelligence history
During the Second World War, there were an estimated 250 signals intelligence (Sigint) sites across the UK from as far south as Cornwall to as…
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Google offers open protocol for AI agent connectivity
With support from technology partners, Google has introduced an open agent-to-agent protocol to enable artificial intelligence (AI) agents to communicate securely with one another. Google said…
Mattel taps into Google Cloud to accelerate product innovation in response to customer feedback
Global toy manufacturer Mattel has revealed details of how its technology tie-up with Google Cloud is allowing the firm to respond to customer feedback in…
Lloyds Bank moves AI work onto Google Cloud platform
Lloyds Banking Group will build, deploy and scale artificial intelligence (AI) systems using a Google service, accelerating production while slashing CO2 emissions. The bank is…
Spirit of openness helps banks get serious about stopping scams
Three announcements in the space of a few days this month suggest financial scams have reached a tipping point and banks are ready to up…
Investigative reporter files legal action over police surveillance and social media monitoring
Investigative reporter Dónal MacIntyre has asked the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to look into allegations that he was placed under directed surveillance and had his…
Microsoft’s April 2025 bumper Patch Tuesday corrects 124 bugs
Microsoft’s mighty bundle of 124 April fixes for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in its codebase includes 11 that are rated “critical” and two rated…
Ultimate guide to becoming a software engineer
Software engineering is also a high demand area, with research from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation showing that software engineers and programmers are amongst the…
EU sets out plans to ‘at least’ triple its AI datacentre capacity over the next seven years
The European Union (EU) wants to more than triple the size of its datacentre capacity in the next five-to-seven years to reduce its dependence on…
US tariffs drive PC sales boost
The latest market data from analyst Canalys has reported that PC shipments experienced a surge in first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025), driven by manufacturers…
Post Office gets extra £136m towards tech transformation as clock ticks on Horizon
The government has handed the Post Office £136m more in taxpayer’s money towards its core technology transformation project. This is part of a total of…
NCSC issues warning over Chinese Moonshine and BadBazaar spyware
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the US’s National Security Agency (NSA) and the FBI, alongside Five Eyes partner agencies from Australia, Canada and…