Recorded incidents of digitally enabled financial fraud and scams across the UK have hit their highest ever level, with consumers lodging a total of 8,734 complaints and with over half relating to customer-approved online bank transfers – also known as authorised push payment (APP) scams – in a three-month period, according to the Financial Ombudsman…
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Apple Watch Series 10 releases next week. While Apple says the display of this new wearable can be slightly bigger than Apple Watch Ultra, some users noted that the comparisons made by the company were a bit sketchy.For example, Cupertino says, “The larger display offers up to 30 percent more active screen area than Apple…
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given Microsoft the all-clear regarding its hiring of senior Inflection AI executives, as part of its Phase 1 investigation into the deal. While the investigation found that the transfer of employees, coupled with other tactical arrangements, means Microsoft and Inflection are no longer distinct and qualifies as a…
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The iPhone 16 will be released next week. With built-in Apple Intelligence, this lineup offers Apple’s best iPhones to date. While the company revealed several new features coming to the iPhone 16, Cupertino left behind some other cool details during its keynote.Below, we have gathered some of the most interesting features coming to the iPhone…
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Retailers have told the House of Lords that live facial recognition (LFR) would be of limited use in tackling shoplifting due to the associated safety and ethical concerns, but that working with police to automatically identify offenders after the fact with retrospective versions of the technology should be standard practice. In May 2024, the House…
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Cloud repatriation – sometimes called “reverse migration” – is something any organisation that uses cloud storage should consider. It’s the process of moving workloads and data back from public cloud infrastructure to on-premise hardware. This could be to a business-owned datacentre, colocation or other shared facilities. Organisations might choose to repatriate because of application performance,…
Thousands of applications that have taken advantage of open source Python Package Index (PyPI) software packages may be at risk of hijacking and subversion by malicious actors, opening up the possibility of major supply chain attacks affecting even greater numbers of downstream organisations and users. That is according to threat researchers at jFrog, who identified…
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In a world where every other smartphone vendor mentions the full set of specs for new devices, Apple is still afraid to discuss RAM and battery size during iPhone launch events. The iPhone 16 keynote came and went, and Apple still hasn’t addressed these key specs. Apple did talk at great length about the A18 chips,…
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A Canadian businessman accused of helping to facilitate organised crime through his involvement with an encrypted messaging service was arrested by French police despite “fully cooperating” with US law authorities, a French court heard. Thomas Herdman, 63, assisted US authorities in their investigation of Canadian-encrypted phone supplier Sky Global under a “proffer agreement” with the…
Cougar, established in 2008, has become a notable name in the PC hardware market, particularly among gamers and enthusiasts. While Cougar might appear to be a relatively recent addition to the industry, it is backed by HEC/Compucase, a veteran in the PC market known primarily for its OEM products. Cougar was created as a subsidiary…
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