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Mystery Post Office software developer revealed in 1995 Horizon project document

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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European data chief prepares bid to get UK to join EU digital single market

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In an interview with Computer Weekly, Gaia-X CEO Ulrich Ahle admitted that stubborn international differences in law and technology standards have stopped foreign suppliers from joining its EU-government-funded effort to build the software infrastructure, called a dataspace, for a digital European single market. Connecting to global dataflows is vital for his scheme. As he spoke,…

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Bitdefender makes MDR services free to NHS bodies hit by Qilin

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Threat prevention, detection and incident response specialist Bitdefender is to make its managed detection and response (MDR) service free to NHS organisations across South London that are currently dealing with the fall-out from a suspected Qilin ransomware attack on pathology lab services partner Synnovis. The cyber attack, which came to light earlier this week, forced…

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Rapid AI development poses supervisory challenges in the Netherlands

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The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and the monetary authority, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), are in the midst of a profound supervisory transformation fuelled by the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI). While technological advances are driving a wave of innovation in the financial and security industries, these supervisory bodies face significant challenges in…

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