Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reported its production and retail operations have been significantly disrupted by a cyber attack. As first reported in the Liverpool Echo, JLR workers at the company’s Halewood plant in Merseyside were told by email early on Monday morning not to come into work, with others sent home. The company has…
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The use of open banking services in the UK has increased by a third in the past 12 months as it becomes “part of everyday life”, according to an industry authority. There were over 15 million users of open banking services in July, which was 34% higher than the same month last year, according to…
Donald Trump’s second term in office as the president of the United States has witnessed fundamental changes to how the US government operates. From the outset, Trump enacted various exercises aimed at cost-cutting and simplifying governance, then formed the Department of Government Efficiency, which he claimed would reduce the budget deficit. As part of these…
Minakryn Ruslan/Shutterstock The USB, or Universal Serial Bus, is a common type of connector or port that has been an integral part of our lives for many years. Most computing devices or peripherals we use, like our keyboards and mice, rely on USB for their data or power needs. While the newer USB Type-C port…
Google will not need to sell off its Chrome browser – which is what the US Department of Justice (DoJ) had called for – as a remedy for violating antitrust laws. Instead, the US District Court for the District of Columbia has prohibited Google from entering or maintaining exclusive contracts relating to the distribution of…
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Ma Vega /Getty Images It’s hard to imagine a world without USB ports these days. You’ll find these rectangular connectors everywhere, from public charging ports at airports or cozy cafés to the side of your laptop and the bottom of your smartphone. There’s also a handful of USB generations to contend with, and some of…
Windows 10 is reaching end-of-life next month, which means Microsoft will no longer issue patches and no longer provide functional enhancements for free. Those organisations that have yet to migrate PCs off Windows 10 face a hefty bill if they want to continue to receive Windows 10 patches. But this is not something that can…
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Microsoft has teamed up with Barclays on a novel approach to tackling artificial intelligence (AI) and optimisation problems based on a scalable analogue optical computer (AOC) architecture, designed to use consumer-grade technology. The approach, described in a paper published in Nature, overcomes the Von Neumann bottleneck that occurs in classical computing architecture, where performance is…
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The Good Brigade/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Having a laptop means traveling with more gadgets in your bag, even if you’re just commuting to work. A USB hub for reading an SD card, an Ethernet cable for wired internet, a portable battery bank to keep your laptop juiced,…
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Europe’s General Court has upheld the lawfulness of the data-sharing agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) following a legal challenge. The court today dismissed legal action brought by a French MP to annul the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). It found that the framework, which businesses rely on to transfer…
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