Met Police director of intelligence defends facial recognition
The Metropolitan Police Services’ (MPS) director of intelligence has defended the force’s use of facial-recognition technology to a Parliamentary committee, as part of its inquiry…
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AI interview: Dan McQuillan, critical computing expert
The ways that artificial intelligence (AI) will impact upon our lives are being determined by governments and corporations, with little input from ordinary people, says…
CIO interview: Adam Warne, CIO, River Island
Experienced retail technologist Adam Warne made an important transition when he became CIO at high street fashion brand River Island in October 2021. “I’ve been…
HSBC explores quantum computing for finance sector
HSBC is running quantum computing projects to assess the technology’s potential in areas including cyber security, fraud detection and natural language processing in the banking…
Is cyber training all the same old? Shift your perspective and get stuck in
We all know that sitting in front of a 50-slide PowerPoint under the guise of security training is ineffective. There’s no sugar coating it. When…
Tech salaries on the rise, says Aspire
Top ranges for technology salaries across a variety of roles have gone up, according to research by digital and media recruitment firm Aspire. Its 2022/23…
Generative AI boosts HPE Q2 earnings
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has posted second-quarter revenue of $7.0bn, up 4% from the same quarter last year. While its compute hardware business saw less…
Why we need advanced malware detection with AI-powered tools
Whether you’re an individual or a company, safeguarding your data is of utmost importance. One effective approach to protect sensitive information and systems is by…
Lloyds Bank calls on tech companies to control social media ‘wild west’
Lloyds Banking Group is calling on tech giants to share responsibility for online scams, with the bank’s research revealing that over two-thirds of all purchase…
Security Think Tank: A brief history of (secure) coding
With technology progressing at an ever-increasing pace, developers are challenged more than ever to keep code secure and mitigate against the ever-increasing cyber security threats.…
Panasas to add S3 support to edge storage and cloud moves
Panasas’s recent announcement of the addition of an edge platform to its family of scale-out NAS came alongside a planned significant move towards the cloud…
Nvidia CEO sees ChatGPT as iPhone moment for AI
Nvidia has posted first-quarter revenue of $7.19bn, down 13% from a year ago, but its datacentre business has seen significant growth thanks to artificial intelligence…