June 2024

WWDC 2024 news: All the biggest announcements from Apple

WWDC 2024 is now over. After a packed WWDC 2023, Apple outdid itself by announcing several features for iOS 18 and the other systems, in addition to its brand new Apple Intelligence service, which uses AI to generate images, summarize articles, create emojis, make Siri understand context, and so much more. These are Apple’s major WWDC…

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General election 2024: Liberal Democrats thread digital commitments throughout manifesto

The Liberal Democrat Party has published its manifesto for the 2024 general election, threading a wide range of digital policies throughout its promise to deliver “a fair deal” for the UK. At the heart of the business-oriented aspects of the manifesto is an industrial strategy “focused on the skills the future UK economy will need”,…

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Mystery Post Office software developer revealed in 1995 Horizon project document

As former subpostmasters await answers from a government-backed investigation into the Post Office Capture software system, a 27-year-old Horizon project document answers a critical question. Since the airing of ITV’s drama about the long-running Post Office Horizon scandal, former subpostmasters who had suffered similar problems with the Capture software that pre-dated Horizon have come forward. Questions…

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Are diamonds a quantum computer’s best friend?

An independent study commissioned through the National Quantum Strategy by the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has called for a coordinated effort to support emerging tech. The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Quantum infrastructure review recommends that the UK government upgrade and improve access for industry to existing open access infrastructure. It added that…

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Nvidia sees massive datacentre compute growth, says networking is next

Nvidia has reported a record quarter in its datacentre division, which posted revenue of $19.4bn, up 427% from a year ago. The company said the results reflect higher shipments of the Nvidia Hopper GPU computing platform used for training and inferencing with large language models, recommendation engines and generative AI (GenAI) applications. Overall, the company…

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FBI finds 7,000 LockBit decryption keys in blow to criminal gang

The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed it is in possession of thousands of LockBit ransomware decryption keys, and wants victims of the prolific cyber criminal gang – laid low in February 2024 in a UK-led sting – to make themselves known if they want help. Speaking on Wednesday 5 June at…

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Storage technology explained: Key questions about tape storage

Magnetic tape storage has a long history as a storage medium, being the primary way to store computer data from the 1960s to the 1980s. More recently, tape has been most closely associated with backup and long-term storage and archiving. Those applications make the most of tape’s key attributes, which include durability and low cost,…

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Fujitsu had Post Office ‘over a barrel’, inquiry told

The Post Office board was desperate to end its IT contract with Fujitsu as early as 2013, but the supplier had the Post Office “over a barrel”, according to a former non-executive board member. During the latest Post Office scandal inquiry hearing, where former Post Office chair Alice Perkins faced questions, a document from July…

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5 iPhone shortcuts that take ChatGPT GPT-4o to the next level

Even before iOS 18 arrives, there are already several shortcuts you can use to get great AI features on your iPhone. And needless to say, ChatGPT GPT-4o is the hottest thing in AI right now.The new GPT-4o experience feels like magic because it brings a faster multimodal update that handles voice, images, and live video.…

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