Autonomous weapons systems defy rigid attempts at arms control
The post-Cold War paradigm of globalisation came to a violent end in February 2022 with Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine, and a dangerous, uncertain era…
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IBM deploys GenAI to power new Wimbledon features
IBM has added features to the Lawn Tennis Club’s Wimbledon digital experience based on generative AI (GenAI). IBM’s AI and data platform watsonx, which is…
Once ridiculed Post Office scandal campaigner Alan Bates receives knighthood
Alan Bates, who was described as a “nutter” and a “thief” by members of the federation representing subpostmasters when he campaigned about problems with the…
AI and outsourcing: what’s the future? Part one.
In this first part of a two-part article, we look at some of the current and future trends and implications of AI for outsourcing, based…
Post Office scandal victims in Scotland have convictions quashed
Former subpostmasters and Post Office branch staff who were wrongfully convicted of crimes based on flawed computer evidence in Scotland have had their convictions quashed.…
AI’s environmental cost could outweigh sustainability benefits
The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to help companies measure and optimise their sustainability efforts could be outweighed by the huge environmental impacts of the…
General election 2024: Labour promises to boost digital infrastructure
The Labour Party manifesto for the 2024 general election has promised to support the tech and digital sectors through a new industrial strategy and a…
Black Basta ransomware crew may be exploiting Microsoft zero-day
A vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service, which was identified and patched three months ago in the March 2024 Patch Tuesday update, appears…
Data leakage in the cloud – can data truly be safe in the cloud?
As organisations store and process data in the cloud, there are increasing concerns from administrators, data owners and CISOs’ around the possibility of misconfiguration or…
Best practices to beat container misconfiguration
He urges IT decision-makers to strategise better and only shift what is optimum for the new environment – transforming assets to reduce complexity, probability of…
VMware/Broadcom: Prepare for legacy support
Broadcom’s $69bn acquisition of VMware last year follows on from a number of smaller but significant software acquisitions the company has made over the past…
Tech industry losing steam for DE&I, finds TTC report
While the technology industry has made progress with diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives over the past five years, carelessness, budget cuts and rollbacks threaten…