The so-called Superset tech stack, on which carmaker Volvo is building its software-defined cars, is behind the company’s next launch. The ES90 electric vehicle, which is being unveiled on 5 March, will be the first Volvo car equipped with dual Nvidia Drive AGX Orin hardware, which the company said will raise the bar on safety…
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Wednesday 19 February 2025 marked the first anniversary of Operation Cronos, a multinational cyber law enforcement action led by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) with support from global partners, which disrupted the activities of the notorious LockBit ransomware crew in a targeted operation that has had a lasting impact on the ransomware economy. Looking…
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UK police forces are “supercharging racism” through their use of automated “predictive policing” systems, as they are based on profiling people or groups before they have committed a crime, according to Amnesty International. Predictive policing systems use artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms to predict, profile or assess the likelihood of criminal behaviour, either in specific…
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The reason why diversity is so important for tech teams is because difference in opinions and life experience can lead to more innovative ideas, as well as ensure technology is developed with features that better reflect the needs of its user base. For those campaigning for diversity and inclusion in the technology industry, the past…
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Grant Thornton has issued a forensic 66-page report relating to a failed Oracle Fusion enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation at Birmingham City Council, which has left it without a functioning finance system until at least 2026. Among the impacts of the failed Oracle implementation, the auditors note its overall cost, plus the investment necessary to…
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is working to fix a glitch in communications between systems that has seen self-assessment tax rebates paid twice to some claimants. A communications glitch between HMRC’s Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and its Computer Environment for Self Assessment (CESA) systems, which causes duplicated payments, is being investigated. The government department…
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The European Union (EU) has issued updated recommendations for its blueprint on cyber security crisis management and incident response, reflecting an increasingly charged security environment and growing potential threats to the 27-state bloc, candidate countries and non-member neighbours such as the UK. The Cyber Blueprint is a non-binding instrument that does not supersede national cyber…
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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 25 February 2025 Rethinking the route to net zero Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide looks at the need to apply innovative and long-term thinking to reducing carbon emissions in IT. We find out how retailer Dunelm…
The use of internet of things (IoT) technology, combined with a software as a service (SaaS) platform, will help water companies stay on the right side of government rules on the quality of water in England’s rivers. Rules coming into force this year mean it will no longer be the easy option for water companies…
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The failure of Scottish policing bodies to record the ethnicity of arrested people it takes DNA samples from means there is no way of establishing whether minority groups are over-represented in policing databases, warns Scottish biometric commissioner Brian Plastow. Following a Joint Assurance Review into the use of DNA for criminal justice and policing purposes,…
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