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Once ridiculed Post Office scandal campaigner Alan Bates receives knighthood

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Alan Bates, who was described as a “nutter” and a “thief” by members of the federation representing subpostmasters when he campaigned about problems with the Post Office’s Horizon IT system, has been honoured for that very cause. Bates was previously forced to sleep in a tent at a National Federation of Subpostmasters (NFSP) event because…

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AI and outsourcing: What’s the future? (Part one)

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In this first part of a two-part article, we look at some of the current and future trends and implications of AI for outsourcing, based on our experience as specialist technology and outsourcing lawyers. We’re predicting here how AI will impact “traditional” forms of IT outsourcing and the management and transformation of business processes through…

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Gartner: Navigating incident response in the cloud

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Traditional incident response (IR) processes, honed for on-premises environments, face significant challenges when applied to the cloud. The shared responsibility model of cloud environments demands a reassessment and upgrading of IR procedures. To navigate these challenges effectively, security and risk management (SRM) leaders must embrace new strategies and technologies tailored to the unique nature of…

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IBM deploys GenAI to power new Wimbledon features

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IBM has added features to the Lawn Tennis Club’s Wimbledon digital experience based on generative AI (GenAI). IBM’s AI and data platform Watsonx, which is being used to power a Catch Me Up feature for the Wimbledon 2024 lawn tennis championship, displays pre- and post-match player cards with AI-generated player stories and analysis via Wimbledon.com…

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Autonomous weapons systems defy rigid attempts at arms control

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The post-Cold War paradigm of globalisation came to a violent end in February 2022 with Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine, and a dangerous, uncertain era is now unfolding, sparking a new global arms race. Much of this military spending is supporting the manifestation of lethal autonomous weapons systems (AWS) – commonly known as killer robots.…

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Cloud security: Finding the right provider to protect your data

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Cloud security strikes fear into the heart of CISOs and risk practitioners alike. For years there were alarmist warnings “the cloud is just someone else’s computer”, “once it’s in the cloud it’s no longer yours”, “you don’t know where your data is” etc. While some of these do hold some truth, the reality is that…

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How to change the iPhone’s Lock Screen apps in iOS 18

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I installed iOS 18 beta 1 on my iPhone 14 Pro the minute Apple released it, even though the device will never get Apple AI features. iOS 18 offers a variety of handy features that I wanted to try right away, and that includes more customization options.Rumors said that Apple would finally let iPhone users…

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The turbocharged Siri assistant I want isn’t coming until 2025

5 minutes of reading / AI, Alibaba, Apple, Baidu, chatbot, ChatGPT, Google, Intel, iPhone, Samsung, Tech / By

I upgraded my iPhone 14 Pro when iOS 18 beta 1 came out, and I did it for the non-AI features coming to the iPhone via iOS 18. My handset isn’t good enough to support Apple Intelligence, so I’ll certainly upgrade to an iPhone 16 model this fall. AI, especially the Siri experience that Apple…

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Movies may soon use AI to change the story each time you rewatch

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What if each time you watched a movie, it played out differently? That’s the idea behind generative film, a new genre that some filmmakers are starting to experiment with. The idea is to use AI to mix up scenes and create completely different versions of the same movie each time it is played.So far, there’s…

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RCE flaw and DNS zero-day top list of Patch Tuesday bugs

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A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) stands out as the most serious issue patched by Microsoft in its June Patch Tuesday update, amid another lighter-than-usual drop comprising just over 50 issues. Tracked as CVE-2024-30080, and attributed to China-based researcher k0shl, the flaw enables a remote, unauthenticated party to execute…

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