If you’ve ever wondered how a really old flagship graphics card might perform with contemporary PC games, well, wonder no longer – we now have an answer to that poser.The GPU in question is the original Nvidia GTX Titan, launched in 2013, and retested 11 years down the line by PC Games Hardware (a German…
Top executives are always on the lookout for leadership best practice. Craig Donald, CIO at The Football Association (The FA), doesn’t have to go far to find inspiration. Just down the corridor at Wembley Stadium are Sarina Wiegman and Gareth Southgate, head coaches of the England women’s and men’s senior football teams. Donald – somewhat…
CIO interview: Craig Donald, CIO, The Football Association Read More »
A tweak to how the IR35 tax avoidance legislation works means that from 6 April 2024, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) can no longer be accused of over-collecting tax from non-IR35 compliant public and private sector organisations. The change means that when HMRC calculates how much tax is owed by a public or private sector…
IR35 legislative tweak to remedy settlement offset issue by April 2024 Read More »
The Home Office has signed a data sharing and technology-collaboration agreement with European Union (EU) border agency Frontex to crack down on small boats crossing the English Channel.Signed on 23 February, the Home Office said the working arrangement will enhance both sides’ operational response to illegal migration by allowing for improved intelligence and information sharing,…
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Cyber attacks against vulnerable instances of the ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote management platform are now being observed following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in the service, including some by an individual using a leaked variant of LockBit ransomware. CVE-2024-1709 – described as “trivial” to exploit by one researcher who has poked around under the bonnet…
ConnectWise users see cyber attacks surge, including ransomware Read More »
Paula Vennells has had her CBE formally removed by the King following public outrage at her role in the Post Office Horizon scandal. The former Post Office CEO said she would hand back her CBE last month after the airing of ITV’s drama about the scandal, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, but it has…
King Charles strips disgraced Post Office CEO of her CBE Read More »
Nvidia’s RTX 3050 6GB, a rumored new spin on the budget graphics card from Team Green, has been spotted listed online (not for the first time, we might add).German tech site Computerbase noticed that Austrian retailer E-Tec had an RTX 3050 6GB live on its website, but the product listing has since been taken down.…
The government is leaving it up to the statutory public inquiry into the Post Office scandal to ascertain if and what ministers or senior civil servants knew of the Post Office attempt to have a judge kicked off a multi-million pound court battle against former subpostmasters. In an answer to an urgent question requesting information…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is still feeling the effects of many of its customers embarking on cloud cost optimisation strategies, but said the pace of new customers joining its ranks is accelerating. The public cloud giant has posted its fourth quarter and full-year results, which revealed the firm has seen its revenue increase on a…
AWS talks up Q4 increase in large customer wins as global market share drops Read More »
UK police have been using live facial recognition (LFR) technology for the best part of a decade, with the Met being the first force to deploy it at Notting Hill Carnival in 2016. Since then, the use of the biometric surveillance and identification tool by the Met has ramped up considerably. While the initial deployments…
UK police facial recognition explained: What you need to know Read More »
