The European Union (EU) used the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) to force Apple to allow third-party App Store alternatives on the iPhone. The DMA also brings third-party payments and sideloading to the iPhone.While I think Apple hurt itself by not voluntarily making those changes to iOS after all these years, I won’t ever sideload…
AltStore PAL app store is now free thanks to a grant from Epic Games Read More »
April 1980, Toulouse. As the offices of multinational technology firms Philips Data Systems and CII-Honeywell-Bull sit burning, French authorities frantically search for the culprits of the suspected arson and bombing attacks. While there was some confusion in the immediate wake of the destruction over who was responsible, with militant left wing group Action Directe initially…
AI interview: Thomas Dekeyser, researcher and film director Read More »
The United States’ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has debuted three new encryption algorithms that it claims will help safeguard critical data from cyber attacks originating from quantum computers The quantum-safe algorithms are the first fully-realised ‘product’ to emerge from NIST’s eight-year post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standardisation project and are available for immediate use.…
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Solidigm’s D5-P5336 61.44 TB enterprise QLC SSD released in mid-2023 has seen unprecedented demand over the last few quarters, driven by the insatiable demand for high-capacity storage in AI datacenters. Multiple vendors have recognized and started preparing products to service this demand, but Solidigm appears to have taken the lead in actual market availability. At…
Solidigm 122 TB Enterprise QLC SSD Announced for Early 2025 Release Read More »
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced funding for 98 artificial intelligence (AI) projects to help kickstart the UK economy. Minister for digital government and AI Feryal Clark said: “AI will deliver real change for working people across the UK – not only growing our economy but improving our public services. We…
Labour drops Edinburgh exascale supercomputer but funds more AI Read More »
Out of the approximately 380,000 women who make up 20% of the UK’s technology sector, who is the most influential? Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for our annual list of the most influential women in UK technology, which we put together each year in partnership with Nash Squared to showcase the female talent in…
Nominate: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2024 Read More »
Micron on Tuesday announced that the company has begun shipping its 9th Generation (G9) 276 layer TLC NAND. The next generation of NAND from the prolific memory maker, Micron’s latest NAND is designed to further push the envelope on TLC NAND performance, offering significant density and performance improvements over its existing NAND technology. Micron’s G9…
The Mayor of London has launched a Beta of the London Privacy Register, which aims provide greater openness around the use of smart city technologies throughout the capital’s public spaces. According to the Mayor’s Office, the adoption smart city technologies in public spaces – including networks of sensors, cameras, drones, robotics, mobility services, augmented reality,…
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The government is ploughing millions of pounds into five new quantum hubs in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Oxford and London to bring together researchers and businesses. Areas of focus for the hubs include quantum sensing, networking and positioning. The hubs will be delivered by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council…
UK government invests £106m in five quantum tech hubs Read More »
SAP has posted cloud revenue of €4.2bn, up 25% for the second quarter of 2024. The company said the increase in cloud revenue was underpinned by 33% Cloud ERP Suite revenue growth. The move to the cloud also showed up as a decline in software licence revenue, which fell by 27% compared with the same…
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