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Open Rights Group accuses LiveRamp of ‘unlawful’ data processing

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Privacy campaigners have submitted formal complaints to UK and French data regulators against online advertising and data brokerage company LiveRamp, claiming it’s “privacy-invasive profiling” breaks European data protection laws. Open Rights Group (ORG) – which submitted two separate complaints to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the French Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des…

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IT leaders dial back cloud-first strategies as hybrid IT becomes more of an investment priority

4 minutes of reading / Amazon, automation, AWS, Cloud, cloud computing, Computer, digital transformation, hybrid cloud, multicloud, Tech, Technology / By

Cloud-first IT strategies seem to be falling out of favour with technology decision-makers and business leaders, suggests data from the TechTarget/ESG 2024 Technology Spending Intentions study. More than 1,400 technology decision-makers and business leaders participated in the study, which aims to shine a light on the IT investment priorities of enterprises around the world over…

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Interview: How a fundraiser became more data-savvy

4 minutes of reading / Computer, data analytics, Google, Microsoft, Tech / By

Data analysis is critical in the charitable sector but research has found that charities in the UK are missing out on funding due to poor data management. The Sagacity survey of 50 finance and revenue professionals in UK charities and not-for-profits found that almost half (47%) of charity revenue leakage can be traced back to…

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Construction of $106B SK hynix Mega Fab Site Moving Along, But At Slower Pace

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When a major industry slowdown occurs, big companies tend to slowdown their mid-term and long-term capacity related investments. This is exactly what happened to SK hynix’s Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, a major project announced in April 2021 and valued at $106 billion. While development of the site has been largely completed, only 35% of the initial…

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Nation states buying hacking tools from underground Russian cyber forums

5 minutes of reading / AI, Computer, Tech, threat intelligence, VPN / By

Nation states have been identified shopping on Russian cyber crime forums for malware they can use to wipe computers of data in hostile hacking attacks. Russian-speaking hacking forums, including Exploit and XSS, run black markets in tools and services used by cyber criminals intent on making money by hacking computer systems and stealing data. According…

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Nvidia’s GTX Titan gets benchmarked with modern games – and this wallet-destroying GPU is a shadow of its former self

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

If you’ve ever wondered how a really old flagship graphics card might perform with contemporary PC games, well, wonder no longer – we now have an answer to that poser.The GPU in question is the original Nvidia GTX Titan, launched in 2013, and retested 11 years down the line by PC Games Hardware (a German…

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Apple patches zero-days amid ‘foundational’ post-quantum update

4 minutes of reading / Apple, Apple Pencil, Computer, iPad, iPhone, patch management, quantum computing, Tech / By

Apple has rolled out patches to its mobile iOS and iPadOS operating systems to safeguard against four newly disclosed flaws, two of which are under active exploitation as zero-day vulnerabilities, as part of a wider update that also includes significant new features designed to safeguard the iPhone and iPad estate from future quantum cyber attacks.…

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NI Policing Board pressed to open inquiry into PSNI spying on journalists’ phones

3 minutes of reading / compliance, Computer, Tech / By

The policing watchdog in Northern Ireland has been asked to set up an inquiry into allegations that police have covertly monitored journalists’ phones. Amnesty International and the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) have written to the Policing Board asking for a statutory inquiry into the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) use of…

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Government insists it is acting ‘responsibly’ on military AI

9 minutes of reading / AI, AWS, compliance, Computer, Intel, risk management, Tech, Technology / By

The UK government insists it is already acting “responsibly” in the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and military artificial intelligence (AI), following a warning from Lords to “proceed with caution”. However, critics say the government is failing to engage with alternative ethical perspectives, and that the response merely confirms its commitment to the…

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Thinking of buying an SSD? Drives could soon get a lot pricier, so don’t hang around

2 minutes of reading / Computer, Samsung, SK Hynix, Tech / By

The chatter about SSD prices going up has become a chorus of voices in recent times – and here’s another report chiming in, underlining the likelihood that solid-state drives will become more expensive soon enough.German tech site Computerbase (via PC Gamer) highlighted a report from The Chosun Daily, a South Korean newspaper, claiming that Samsung…

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