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GenAI in banking: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

4 minutes of reading / AI, chatbot, Computer, Google, Tech / By

There are plenty of opportunities to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to boost business productivity. But in regulated sectors like financial services, the output from the AI needs to be explainable and error-free. Lloyds Banking Group has been working with Aveni, to help it develop FinLLM, an AI language model specifically tuned for financial services.…

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Post Office Horizon accounts are still a mess and replacement system is years away

5 minutes of reading / Computer, Fujitsu, SAP, Tech / By

Fujitsu’s Horizon system continues to produce erratic figures in branch accounts, which the Post Office can’t explain, with millions of pounds being written off. As the publication of an independent report into the system at the centre of the Post Office scandal approaches, Computer Weekly reveals there is chaos in the system. According to a…

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The 5 Biggest Announcements From ShowStoppers At IFA 2025

3 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, ChatGPT, Google, iPad, Magic Keyboard, Netflix, Tech / By

José Adorno/BGR IFA 2025 officially kicks off this Friday, but the action has already started. Ahead of the big trade show, BGR attended ShowStoppers, where 70 companies showcased the latest in consumer tech and smart home innovation. While many of these brands will also appear on the IFA show floor, this press-only event gave the…

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5 Of The Best Free Measurement Apps On Android

5 minutes of reading / augmented reality, Google, iPhone, Tech / By

Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock If you’ve ever found yourself wanting to measure something but don’t have a ruler or tape measure on hand, measuring apps on your phone can come to the rescue. They range from the fairly simple to highly advanced options that make use of augmented reality to give pretty accurate readings. While the iPhone and…

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How AI and the Trump administration are fuelling ‘quiet quitting’ on IT sustainability

9 minutes of reading / AI, Alphabet, ChatGPT, Cloud, Computer, Google, Microsoft, Tech / By

The world’s largest technology companies find themselves at a crossroads. The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has become an engine of growth, but it is also driving greenhouse gas emissions sharply upwards.  At the same time, the return of a US administration hostile to climate policy has reduced political pressure to act. The result is…

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Cloud block storage: Key benefits and use cases

5 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, AWS, Azure, business continuity, Cloud, disaster recovery, Google, Google Cloud, IBM, IBM Cloud, Kubernetes, machine learning, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Snap, Tech / By

Cloud block storage allows organisations to run applications that depend on high throughput and low latency in the cloud. The latest block storage offerings make use of the cloud’s advantages, without sacrificing performance. Such offerings allow customers to run applications in the cloud and use block storage there, such as proof-of-concept projects before they’re rolled…

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Ministry of Defence signs £400m sovereign cloud deal with Google

3 minutes of reading / AI, Cloud, Computer, digital transformation, Google, Google Cloud, Tech, Technology / By

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Google Cloud to provide it with sovereign cloud capabilities in a deal worth £400m. The agreement will see Google Cloud tasked with providing the MoD with a secure cloud platform that will allow the ministry to take advantage of the flexibility afforded to it by using the search…

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Massive Galaxy S26 Leak Teases 3 Big Changes For Samsung’s Flagship Phones

3 minutes of reading / Apple, Google, iPhone, Samsung, Tech / By

Andrew Sozinov/Shutterstock When the iPhone 17 series launches next week, Apple’s biggest rivals might mock the iPhone maker for copying some of their designs. Google could say the horizontal camera bar on the back of the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pros is a copy of the Pixel’s camera module. Samsung might say it…

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The ‘people, process and technology’ triangle is key to AI success

5 minutes of reading / AI, data science, quantum computing, Tech / By

Debojyoti ‘Debo’ Dutta admits that his deep domain experience means he is just “a little biased” when it comes to talking about the overwhelming theme of the day: the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the enterprise. However, his understandable boosterism is balanced by a commitment to PPT – not PowerPoint, but the eternal triangle…

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TechUK report on datacentre water usage habits criticised

5 minutes of reading / AI, Computer, Tech / By

A TechUK report that claimed datacentres in England use less water than previously thought has been accused of containing “methodological flaws” designed to appease tech lobbying in the UK.Foxglove, a non-profit organisation that campaigns for fairness in technology and the protection of local communities, described the study as “dodgy and misleading”, arguing that its conclusions…

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