Around the World Photos/Shutterstock In what might be one of the most easily predictable AI missteps to date, Taco Bell’s recent move to replace human employees with AI to help manage drive-thru orders has gone spectacularly wrong. From people trolling the AI to it struggling to do its job, Taco Bell has found itself looking…
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Two years after the debut of its Quantum Safe Programme (QSP), Microsoft is moving steadily through the process of incorporating post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms into some of the foundational components underpinning the security of its product suite. The computing giant said that to maintain the resilience of its systems and servers when future quantum computers…
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The Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial-recognition (LFR) technology is unlawful, according to UK equality watchdog, citing the need for deployments of the technology to be necessary, proportionate and respectful of human rights. John Kirkpatrick, chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), acknowledged that while the tech could be used help to…
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In mid-June 2025, Microsoft made an announcement about a suite of “Sovereign Cloud solutions” designed to ensure that data belonging to European customers remains stored and processed entirely within Europe. Judson Althoff, executive vice-president and chief commercial officer at Microsoft, said this “evolution and expansion” will be offered across all existing European datacentre regions, for…
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The US Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) has called on president Donald Trump’s White House to slash red tape around cyber security regulations – potentially undoing some of the work done during previous president Joe Biden’s administration – saying the federal government must also do more to coordinate consistent cyber security policy and work hand…
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In the wake of four young people being arrested over suspected involvement in the recent Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods ransomware attacks, it is easy to rush to censure those responsible for the disruption caused. But are we being too hasty in our condemnation? In an era of ongoing skills shortages, high numbers of…
London-headquartered telecoms and network services company Colt is attempting to bring various customer-facing services back online after being hit by a cyber attack claimed by the Warlock ransomware gang. The incident, which the firm at first chalked up to a technical issue, appears to have started on Tuesday 12 August at around 11am BST, when…
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The US director of national intelligence has said that the UK has agreed to drop demands for Apple to create a “back door” that would have enabled the UK to gain access to the data of US citizens. Tulsi Gabbard said the announcement followed discussions over the past few months with the UK, US president…
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Nominations are now open for the 2025 Computer Weekly list of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology. Women make up around 20% of the people working in tech and digital roles in the UK, and each year, we aim to showcase these women to create awareness of the incredible underrepresented talent in the sector…
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Science minister Patrick Vallance has unveiled £4m in funding to support technology projects that can help manage the UK’s electricity grid. Vallance has called on technology and artificial intelligence (AI) specialists to design ways to help reduce electricity bills by working on how to cut peak demand for grid electricity by two gigawatts. According to…
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