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Developing AI datacentres: Has the UK government got what it takes?

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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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Subpostmasters won’t get financial redress until mid-2027 at current rate of progress

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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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Users protest, flee TikTok as clock ticks on US ban

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With the 19 January 2025 ban on TikTok just days away, American social media users and businesses are facing up to the fact that the video-sharing platform may go dark across the US at the weekend, with some now considering other alternatives at the last minute. On Friday 10 January, a last-ditch attempt by TikTok…

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Nvidia’s new next-gen GPU benchmarks cause concern among PC gamers, particularly with the RTX 5080 – but don’t panic yet

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Nvidia has provided some new benchmarks for RTX 5000 graphics cardsTwo of them don’t involve DLSS 4 and Multi Frame GenerationHowever, the gen-on-gen uplifts shown here are modest – but we still shouldn’t get carried awayNvidia has released some more game benchmarks for its next-gen Blackwell GPUs, and we’ve caught a couple of results that…

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There’s a sophisticated new wave of phishing attacks targeting iPhone users

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Your iPhone has built-in protections to keep you safe from phishing attacks and security threats, but scammers have found a clever new way to bypass those safeguards.As reported by BleepingComputer this week, hackers have started adapting to Apple’s security measures to trick iPhone users into clicking malicious links. By default, iMessage disables links in messages…

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German court finds hacked EncroChat phone evidence inadmissible

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A Berlin court has raised questions over whether data from 120 million messages obtained by police hacking an encrypted phone service can continue to be lawfully used as evidence in prosecutions in Germany and other European countries.The Landgericht Berlin Regional Court has ruled that text messages intercepted by French police from the EncroChat encrypted phone…

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The Data Bill: Computer evidence and the burden of proof

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In the final day of the committee stage of progressing the Data Bill through the House of Lords before the Christmas break, we attempted to persuade the government of the urgent need to consider how computer evidence is treated in legal proceedings. Currently, UK law contains a presumption that computers are working correctly when they…

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US bank FNBO uses Pindrop to tackle voice fraud, deepfakes

9 minutes of reading / ChatGPT, Computer, firewalls, Tech / By

With cyber criminality and fraud against banks running rampant in recent years and showing no signs of slacking off, banking organisations around the world are coming to understand that they need to be doing much more effective due diligence when managing inbound customer contacts via voice calls or web chats. First National Bank of Omaha…

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Saudi Arabia calls for humanitarian AI after tightening screws on rights protesters

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Saudi Arabia (KSA) has called for a global agreement to govern artificial intelligence (AI) with humanitarian and democratic values, earning the incredulity of rights activists campaigning to free people imprisoned for decades for criticising the Gulf state on social media.  Using the diplomatic honour the United Nations (UN) bestowed on it by allowing it to…

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Former subpostmasters invited to take part in Post Office Capture compensation scheme development

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Former users of a pre-Horizon Post Office accounting system, who suffered as a result of its errors, are being invited to tell their stories to the government as it attempts to ascertain common themes that will help in the design of its compensation scheme. The government has recognised that problems with the Post Office’s Capture…

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