The UK risks squandering its potential to become a leader in the field of quantum computing without more support from the government to build sovereign capabilities in the technology, the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has heard. The committee exists to examine the output and policies of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).…
Vantage_DS/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. USB, or Universal Serial Bus, is a common interface used on a wide range of modern devices, including computers, smartphones, tablets, and other gadgets. While we don’t think twice about plugging in everything from external storage devices to peripherals and phones into the USB…
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Meta Meta showed off its newest collaborations with Ray-Ban last month, breaking out three new types of smart glasses, starting with two different sets of AI glasses built to bring Meta’s AI directly to your face. The third set, though, was a much more ambitious augmented reality pair, which cost almost twice as much as…
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The day Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 has coincided with a Patch Tuesday update, with several zero-day flaws that attackers could exploit to target the older Windows operating system. Among these is CVE-2025-24990, which covers a legacy device driver that Microsoft has removed entirely from Windows. “The active exploitation of CVE-2025-24990 in the Agere…
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Capita has been fined £14m for its failure to secure personal data, which led to millions of people’s information being stolen after a Black Basta ransomware cyber attack in March 2023. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which imposed the fine, said six million people had been affected by the data breach, with the information stolen…
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The US Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 has expired with no replacement or extension in place amid a chaotic shutdown of the federal government, leaving cyber pros in legal limbo and putting global collaboration on threat intelligence at risk of stalling. The shutdown took effect at the stroke of midnight on 1…
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Microsoft is planning some big changes for how you interact with OneDrive, Window’s built-in cloud backup system. The company has been pushing OneDrive more and more with its various subscription plans — even offering a free way for OneDrive users on Windows 10 to keep using the dying operating system after it’s official end of…
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The government has reignited a row with Apple by issuing an order requiring the technology company to provide warranted access to encrypted data stored by British users on the supplier’s iCloud service. In a previous order, the Home Office sought access to data and messages stored by Apple users from any country, including the US,…
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In August this year, the Department for Business & Trade published an evaluation of its trial of Microsoft’s M365 Copilot tool. The report found that while employees saved time using the technology, these gains did not translate into greater productivity. For many in the public sector, this result may feel familiar. Artificial intelligence (AI) pilots…
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The government has unveiled 14 Regional Tech Booster projects as part of its £1m programme to provide businesses and entrepreneurs with targeted training and expert guidance. In partnership with UK Tech Cluster Group (UKTCG), the £1m aims to deliver local expertise and includes a series of investment events under a National Investment Corridors initiative, through…
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