US Army turns to 'Scylla' AI to protect depot Ominously-named bot can spot trouble from a mile away, distinguish threats from false alarms, says DoD AI + ML29 Oct 2024 | 3
Merde! Macron's bodyguards reveal his location by sharing Strava data It's not just the French president, Biden and Putin also reportedly trackable Security29 Oct 2024 | 24
Feds investigate China's Salt Typhoon amid campaign phone hacks 'They're taunting us,' investigator says and it looks like it's working Security28 Oct 2024 | 7
UK’s new Minister for Science and Technology comes to US touting Britain's AI benefits Interview $82B in investment shows we've still got it as a nation Public Sector28 Oct 2024 | 15
Indonesia bans iPhone 16 over Apple’s undelivered investment promises ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: Singapore building two Supercomputers; Toyota to rebuild IT with Fujitsu AI; Are Samsung engineers jumping ship? Public Sector27 Oct 2024 | 5
Congress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion We don't really need a letter full of circumstantial evidence to prove what we already know needs doing Systems24 Oct 2024 | 38
Yet another UK government seeks to reform GDPR Yes, the law that needs to be harmonized with Europe for tech businesses' data to flow freely Public Sector24 Oct 2024 | 39
China's top messaging app WeChat banned from Hong Kong government computers Google and WhatsApp also binned, which is far easier to explain than canning a local hero Security24 Oct 2024 | 14
NHS would be hit by 'significant' costs if UK loses EU data status, warn Lords As another government yet again seeks to reform UK GDPR, legislators say data must continue to flow Public Sector23 Oct 2024 | 189
Uncle Sam extends 25% CHIPS Act tax credit to wafer, solar panel manufacturing Meanwhile, Infinera snags up to $93M of the dwindling subsidies Public Sector22 Oct 2024 |
US lawmakers push DoJ to prosecute tax prep firms for leaking taxpayer data to big tech TaxSlayer, H&R Block, TaxAct, and Ramsey Solutions accused of sharing info with Meta and Google Security22 Oct 2024 | 6
India, Nvidia, discuss jointly developed AI chip Current capabilities mean local manufacturing is not likely – but a chip tuned to Indian needs could work Systems22 Oct 2024 | 4
US moves ahead with crackdown on data brokers selling to six 'countries of concern' Biden's Executive Order finally getting its day in the sun, soonish Public Sector21 Oct 2024 | 7
Post Office CTO had 'nagging doubts' about Horizon system despite reliability assurances As 'heat' built from campaigners, tech boss kept telling MPs everything was fine Public Sector17 Oct 2024 | 81
Elon Musk's X isn't important enough to feel the full force of EU regulation DMA gatekeeper status denied, meaning X can carry on without extra compliance chores Public Sector17 Oct 2024 | 75
Asian tech ministers fear effective AI regulation will prove elusive New Zealand isn't bothering. Singapore fears harms are inevitable Public Sector16 Oct 2024 | 1
Uncle Sam reportedly considers capping AI chip shipments to Middle East Meanwhile, ASML shares plunge as China export curbs hit forecast Public Sector16 Oct 2024 | 5
DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet - only one planned for now Offbeat15 Oct 2024 | 4
Keir Starmer tells regulators to chill as Microsoft exec takes wheel of advisory council What could possibly go wrong? Public Sector15 Oct 2024 | 84
Vietnam plans to convert all its networks to IPv6 Wants 'super-large capacity, super-wide bandwidth' datacenters – and more submarine cables Public Sector14 Oct 2024 | 20
Keir Starmer hands ex-Darktrace boss investment minister gig What's harder? Convincing people to invest in a beleaguered security business or a tiny island everybody hates? Public Sector11 Oct 2024 | 53
GSA plows ahead with face matching tech despite its own reliability concerns A week after saying remote ID verification tech is unreliable, the GSA is expanding access to other agencies Software10 Oct 2024 | 3
Advania UK gobbles up IT services rival CCS Media Exclusive Acquisition signals consolidation in the market Public Sector10 Oct 2024 |
Post Office CEO tells inquiry: Leadership was in 'dream world' over Horizon scandal Hired in 2019, he claims the recruitment failed to mention ongoing litigation Public Sector10 Oct 2024 | 49
UK Regulatory Innovation Office vows to slash red tape – but we've heard it all before Comment The real issue is a reluctance to invest Public Sector09 Oct 2024 | 38
Workday beats Oracle and Microsoft in UK 'Matrix' ERP deal The SaaS-only provider and Cognizant snag £144.3M in gov software shake-up Databases08 Oct 2024 | 8
Google Cloud to help India export its Digital Public Infrastructure Bundles free government apps to help digital diplomacy – and maybe find some new customers Public Sector04 Oct 2024 | 2
AI’s energy appetite too big for Texas grid, regulators warn Updated Datacenters coming online in the next 15 months will need to supply at least some of their own power On-Prem04 Oct 2024 | 26
Singapore tires of Big Tech's slow and half-hearted help for abused users PM promises agency to handle complaints as he outlines new digital nation plan Public Sector02 Oct 2024 | 3
US govt hiding top hurricane forecast model sparks outrage after deadly Helene Taxpayer-funded data locked behind insurance firm's paywall Science01 Oct 2024 | 82
Uncle Sam lends $1.5B to reignite Michigan nuclear plant in 2025 Up and atom! Public Sector01 Oct 2024 | 52
California governor vetoes controversial AI safety law, tells everyone to start over Newsom doesn't want Golden State to lose its golden goose AI + ML30 Sep 2024 | 14
Remote ID verification tech is often biased, bungling, and no good on its own Only 2 out of 5 tested products were equitable across demographics Public Sector30 Sep 2024 | 10
China calls for realtime censorship of satellite broadband Great Firewall reaches all the way into space Networks30 Sep 2024 | 27
IBM and Oracle to support 280,000 users after winning mega ERP govt tech contract Pair of industry giants set to take on £711M upgrade supporting four UK departments Public Sector27 Sep 2024 | 38
FTC sues five AI outfits – and one case in particular raises questions From allegations of lying about capabilities to fake reviews. Plus: Biden AI robocaller finally fined $6M AI + ML26 Sep 2024 | 16
India extends IT hardware import license scheme that enraged Big Tech And hints at revised rules to come later this year Systems26 Sep 2024 | 7
Altman reportedly asks Biden to back a slew of multi-gigawatt-scale AI datacenters With 2.5 million Blackwell GPUs, would gobble enough energy to power millions of homes Systems25 Sep 2024 | 26
US Army drafts AI to combat recruitment shortfall No more cold calls: Recruit 360 pinpoints top prospects from millions AI + ML25 Sep 2024 | 15
Fujitsu wins spot on £600M framework after vowing to sit out public sector Post Office scandal? What scandal? Public Sector25 Sep 2024 | 22
FBI raids HQ of US govt IT giant Carahsoft Still business as usual, we're told Public Sector24 Sep 2024 | 3
Ancient US air traffic control systems won't get a tech refresh before 2030 Updated If they don't crash first, say government auditors Off-Prem24 Sep 2024 | 41
Capita wins £135M extension on much-delayed UK smart meter rollout Outsourcing firm has been building network for over a decade now – how's that going? Networks24 Sep 2024 | 234
Vietnam finds a formula – C = SET + 1 – to grow its semiconductor industry to $100bn It only adds up to being as big as Nvidia today, in 2050 Public Sector24 Sep 2024 | 1
US proposes ban on Chinese, Russian connected car tech over security fears No room for your spy mobiles on our streets Software23 Sep 2024 | 28
CISA boss: Makers of insecure software must stop enabling today's cyber villains Write better code, urges Jen Easterly. And while you're at it, give crime gangs horrible names like 'Evil Ferret' Software20 Sep 2024 | 93
With billions in UK govt IT contracts about to expire, get the next vendors to act right Poor performers get renewals, new small outfits discouraged from bidding, say researchers Public Sector19 Sep 2024 | 23
FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds Plus: Wray tells how bureau helps certain victims negotiate with ransomware crooks Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 21
Deja blues... LockBit boasts once again of ransoming IRS-authorized eFile.com Add 'ransomware' to the list of certainties in life? Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 1
Putin really wants Trump back in the White House US govt, Microsoft report on Kremlin trolls' latest antics to Make America Grate Again Research18 Sep 2024 | 268
Lebanon now hit with deadly walkie-talkie blasts as Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war Updated Second wave of exploding gear kills at least 14 today Security18 Sep 2024 | 185
UK pensions department's project to unite government ERP systems comes to £1.9B Four branches attempt to streamline HR and business processes Public Sector18 Sep 2024 | 12
SpaceX faces $663K FAA fine for Musk's alleged launch impatience Some good news for Elon – 2,500 planes to be Starlink Wi-Fi ready as United joins the party Public Sector17 Sep 2024 | 49
Bank fines HPE's financial services arm in India Alleges its governance was MIA and its KYC SNAFU Public Sector16 Sep 2024 | 2
China wants red flags on all AI-generated content posted online Visible and audible warnings, plus metadata, with absence of info considered suspicious Public Sector16 Sep 2024 | 19
Meta back at it, harvesting Britons' public Facebook, Insta feeds for AI training I wanna know 🎵 What you're feeling 🎵 Tell me what's on your mind Personal Tech14 Sep 2024 | 33
EU OKs $1.9B aid for Intel Polish plant, assuming x86 giant doesn't end up cutting it Updated That's zloty money but is it too little, too late? On-Prem13 Sep 2024 | 13
AI giants pinky swear (again) not to help make deepfake smut Oh look, another voluntary, non-binding agreement to do better AI + ML13 Sep 2024 | 17
Australia’s government spent the week boxing Big Tech With social media age limits, anti-scam laws, privacy tweaks, and misinformation rules Elon Musk labelled 'fascist' Public Sector13 Sep 2024 | 41
Pokémon GO was an intelligence tool, claims Belarus military official Augmented reality meets warped reality Personal Tech12 Sep 2024 | 36