Apple and Google app stores come under CMA scrutiny
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun an investigation of the Apple and Google mobile ecosystems. This is the second strategic market status (SMS)…
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Why run AI on-premise? | Computer Weekly
Artificial intelligence (AI) services such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot and Google’s Gemini run in the cloud. But when it comes to enterprise deployments, AI…
Samsung unpacks Galaxy AI’s personal data engine
The 165 minutes of slick videos and presentations at Wednesday night’s Galaxy Unpacked event has set out how the tech giant wants everyone to interact…
ICO launches major review of cookies on UK websites
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has embarked on a major review of cookie usage and compliance across some of the UK’s 1,000 most-frequented websites as…
UK eVisa system problems persist despite repeated warnings
People are already having trouble proving their immigration status while travelling back to the country, just two weeks after the UK’s transition to an electronic…
NAO flags shortcomings in government preferential pricing deals with big tech suppliers
The government’s multi-year, volume pricing discount deals with the likes of Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are under scrutiny by the National Audit Office…
CMA adds ex-Amazon UK boss to board as provisional judgement in cloud probe nears
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed former Amazon UK boss, Doug Gurr, to chair its board on an interim basis, as the deadline…
Privacy professionals expect budget cuts, lack confidence
Over 40% of European privacy professionals believe their organisations are not putting sufficient money behind data privacy initiatives, and 54% expect to get less money…
Funksec gang turned up ransomware heat in December
December 2024 broke records for ransomware attack volumes, according to data released by cyber security firm NCC Group, which said it saw a total of…
Clubcard at 30 – the evolution of retail loyalty
Back in the pre-internet days of the early 1990s, retail loyalty programmes were prehistoric (Green Shield stamps anyone?) – until Tesco teamed up with plucky…
Elon Musk distances himself from Trump’s Stargate AI mission
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is seen as US president Donald Trump’s right-hand man, has openly criticised the new US administration’s Stargate AI project, which is…
EdgeNebula: The UK startup turning disused office spaces into micro-datacentres
Warnings about power supply issues and the scarcity of suitable sites to build new server farms have led to persistent concerns about how sustainable the…