London Mayor’s Office reprimanded over data breach
The London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (Mopac), which oversees London’s Metropolitan Police Force, has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over…
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Creative workers say livelihoods threatened by generative AI
Tools such as Open AI’s DALL.E 2, SORA and Chat GPT, Google’s Bard (now Gemini), and Microsoft’s Copilot, now make it possible for anyone to…
French datacentre operator to prototype using site’s waste heat to generate renewable energy
French datacentre operator Data4 is partnering with the University of Paris-Saclay to prototype a means of reusing waste server farm heat to create sustainable sources…
Questions raised over NHS deletion of thousands of emails during whistleblower tribunal
NHS doctor Chris Day has won the right to challenge a tribunal decision which raises questions about information governance in NHS hospital trusts and the…
MPs will attempt to amend law on overturning Post Office scandal convictions
MPs will propose amendments to legislation that aims to overturn wrongful subpostmaster convictions and speed their financial redress. Liam Byrne MP, chair of the business…
Children of Post Office victims to hold Fujitsu boss to his word
The children of former subpostmasters whose lives were ruined by the Post Office Horizon scandal have come together to form a support group which is…
US authorities move a step closer to banning TikTok
The American authorities have moved a step closer to an outright national ban of often-controversial China-owned video-sharing app TikTok, following an overwhelming bipartisan vote in…
Microsoft AI-powered cyber service to go live in April
Almost a year after its debut, Microsoft has announced it will be bringing its Copilot for Security artificial intelligence (AI)-backed cyber solution to general availability…
British Library opens up over ransomware attack to help others
The British Library has published extensive details of its devastating experience at the hands of the Rhysida ransomware gang, revealing how the cyber criminals likely…
UK gets funding boost through EU Horizon chip initiative
The government has announced a joint undertaking with the European Union, which it says will result in a £35m boost for British semiconductor scientists and…
VMware/Broadcom: Should you consider the Nutanix hypervisor?
For its 2024 second-quarter filing, Nutanix reported revenue of $525m, with annual contract value rising 23% to $330m, while recurring revenue grew 26% to $1.74bn. The…
Unprecedented bill to exonerate hundreds of wrongly convicted Post Office workers arrives
Legislation to exonerate hundreds of former subpostmasters of convictions based on evidence from the Post Office’s unreliable computer system begins its journey through Parliament. The…