Civil rights groups have highlighted a “worrying lack of transparency” in how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is embedding artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK’s social security system. According to separate reports from Amnesty International and Big Brother Watch, both published in early July 2025, the opaque use of AI systems by the…
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AIB is embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into business tools throughout the bank for 10,000 staff to free up their time for higher value work. As well as using AI in conjunction with Microsoft tools such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint, the Irish bank’s AI Centre of Excellence will work on developing new tools…
UK astronomers and software developers have created an infrastructure to process and distribute petabytes (PB) of information from a digital camera that is taking images from 20 billion light years in the past. Using “the largest digital camera in the world”, the Vera C Rubin Observatory is carrying out an astronomical survey of the entire…
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AI agents are one of the most widely deployed types of GenAI initiative in organisations today. There are many good reasons for their popularity, but they can also pose a real threat to IT security. That’s why CISOs need to be keeping a close eye on every AI agent deployed in their organisation. These might…
Wearable computers — from headsets to glasses — have proliferated in recent years, but they still aren’t mainstream. Millions of people own Meta Quest and PlayStation VR headsets as well as Ray-Ban Meta glasses, but these devices haven’t even begun to compete with smartphones or smartwatches. It’s unclear if they ever will, but with its…
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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) plans to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into its business after completing a year-long migration of its data platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Its data platform will be integrated with every banking service channel and, through AI, will provide personalised services to customers. For example, using…
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With millions of businesses now using Amazon Web Services (AWS) for their cloud computing needs, it’s become a vital consideration for IT security teams and professionals. As such, AWS offers a broad range of cyber security tools to secure AWS-based tech stacks. They cover areas such as data privacy, access management, configuration management, threat detection,…
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Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide Building Society are set to roll out a generative AI (GenAI) tool that has been specifically designed for the UK finance sector. The tool, known as FinLLM, was developed in the UK by Aveni alongside the two financial services companies, with both also investing money in the firm. The large language…
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UniCredit has signed a 10-year agreement with Google Cloud to “accelerate” its digital transformation by tapping into the supplier’s cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics capabilities. UniCredit will migrate “large sections” of its “application landscape”, including legacy systems, to Google’s Cloud platform across its banking operations in 13 countries. The bank will also use…
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I might have chosen ChatGPT as my default chatbot for this early phase of the AI computing era, but I also keep an eye on the many other options available to users right now. Google’s Gemini is definitely a solid choice, especially after the recent Gemini 2.5 Pro upgrades. Google also has a few big…
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