Datacentre water use: Not so simple a picture as often painted
Calls to halt new datacentres often focus on tales of their gargantuan appetite for water and electricity. Such arguments are magnified in current conditions. Drought was…
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AI has exposed the cracks GDPR was already trying to fix
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) predates the commercial availability of large language models by several years. It forced organisations to answer questions most of…
The loop nobody’s checking the size of
AI is now doing a growing share of the frontline work inside security operations, triaging alerts, correlating signals across systems, drafting the first read on…
The Next AI Breakthrough Won’t Be a Bigger Model
For the past five years, the AI industry has pursued a remarkably simple strategy: build a bigger model. More parameters. More data. More GPUs. The…
Chancellor unveils plans to entice UK tech startups
The UK chancellor, John Healey, has unveiled the £100m Sovereign AI R&D Procurement Scheme to support British firms developing artificial intelligence (AI) for public sector…
AI and the right to resist
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Post Office Horizon replacement ‘screw-up’ ends in challenge, more cost and delay
The Post Office created a new contract and awarded it without competitive tender to an IT supplier that challenged its decision to award a £169m…
Wide misconception that AI investment information is regulated and that users are protected
Nearly half of those that use artificial intelligence (AI) to support their investment activity “mistakenly” believe the information it generates is regulated. Investors using investment…
Emirati Women’s Day: Building the future of autonomous mobility
As the UAE marks Emirati Women’s Day 2026 under the theme “We Emerge Stronger and Better”, the occasion offers an opportunity to reflect on the…
Peers propose report into Computer Misuse Act reform
The UK government will have 12 months from the passing of the upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB) to publish a review of whether…
Meta pays $18bn to settle US child safety lawsuit
Social media giant Meta has agreed to pay an $18bn settlement with US states and territories over legal claims that its Facebook and Instagram platforms…
Passenger data stolen from major UK airports
Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the parent organisation that runs East Midlands, Manchester, and London Stansted airports, has admitted an unnamed threat actor has stolen a…