Though many apply, only a few have the skills and patience to make it as a “watcher”, an MI5 training manual published for the first time by the National Archives reveals.Despite the rise in electronic surveillance, watchers still play a crucial role in following and observing suspects to gather what might prove to be important…
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Debate is raging about whether the UK government’s push to grow the number of homegrown datacentres with capabilities to host compute-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) will accelerate the adoption of AI technologies across public and private sectors. As reported by Computer Weekly, the government has published its AI opportunities action plan policy paper, which details 50…
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With the iPhone 16, Apple introduced the new Camera Control feature. The cutout below the side button is the perfect tool for quickly opening the camera (or other third-party camera app). However, with iOS 18.2, Apple upgraded it with Visual Intelligence, a feature powered by Apple Intelligence.In this article, you’ll learn what Visual Intelligence is…
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Labour has published its AI Opportunities Action Plan (The Plan). The Prime Minister is very bullish about The Plan, and peppers his foreword with muscular terms like growth, revolution, ambition, strength and innovation. In itself, The Plan is full of claims that AI is essential and inevitable, and urges the government to pour public money…
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I’ve been a longtime ChatGPT Plus user and talk to the AI chatbot regularly. Whether it’s for work or fun, ChatGPT can be incredibly helpful as long as you’re aware it can hallucinate. It’s never a bad idea to verify its claims, especially if you’re concerned it might be wrong.I’ve also been keeping up with…
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It’s been something of a rollercoaster weekend for influencers and folks dependent on their daily TikTok fix. On Saturday night, TikTok in the US went completely dark. Users who opened the app were greeted with a message stating that the app was unavailable due to a law banning its operation. Now, a little more than…
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Generative AI (GenAI) is being cited as the reason why the value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global datacentre market hit a record high in 2024, with private equity firms responsible for the majority of the deals done. Figures released by Synergy Research Group show that a record-breaking $57bn of M&A deals were…
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When word first spread that Apple planned to replace the iPhone 17 Plus with an ultra-thin device, we first called it the iPhone 17 Slim. Soon after that, as rumors continued to pop up, the iPhone 17 Air moniker appeared, which made more sense for this type of product.Apple’s MacBook Air is what turned the…
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The government has announced £7m of funding for 120 artificial intelligence (AI) projects to help small businesses. The funding forms part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Technology Missions Fund, with support from the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme, and builds on the “AI opportunities action plan” announced on Monday. The government has also announced…
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At the current rate of progress, subpostmasters who took the Post Office to court and exposed the scandal won’t receive financial redress until mid-2027. Sir Alan Bates, who along with others formed the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance (JFSA) in 2009, updated members in his latest circular. The JFSA, which was set up following Computer Weekly’s…
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