Two amendments to the Data (Access and Use) Bill that would have established a statutory legal defence for security professionals and ethical hackers to protect them from prosecution under the 1990 Computer Misuse Act (CMA) have failed to make it beyond a House of Lords committee hearing after being withdrawn. The 34-year-old CMA broadly defines…
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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) sent shockwaves through the tech industry in October 2023 when it announced its investigation into potential anti-competitive practices in the UK cloud infrastructure services market. The CMA is not ploughing a lonely furrow: regulators across the world – from Spain and Denmark to South Africa and (if reports…
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A new wearable tech company is entering the fray. Halliday, a new startup, is set to shake up the wearable tech scene by combining smart AI features with stylish glasses that call upon the nostalgia of vintage designs. The company is showing off the glasses at CES this week, calling them the world’s first proactive…
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Auras Technology expects Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series to dominate the GPU marketFocus among suppliers anticipated to shift towards next-gen GPUsA reveal or teaser could be weeks awayConsidering the rumors and supposed leaks of RTX 5000 series GPUs, it’s no surprise that Nvidia’s next-gen GPUs are the current hot topic among PC gamers. Now, a Taiwanese…
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Despite being taken down and humiliated by the National Crime Agency (NCA) coordinated Operation Cronos in February 2024, an unknown individual(s) associated with, or claiming to represent, the LockBit ransomware gang has broken cover to announce the impending release of a new locker malware, LockBit 4.0. In screengrabs taken from the dark web that have…
LockBit ransomware gang teases February 2025 return Read More »
At CES 2025, Samsung unveiled its new lineup of smart TVs. The South Korean company is betting on its Vision AI technology, which not only powers “amazing picture quality, but also serves as your adaptive, intelligent companions.” The new lineup includes updates to the Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED 4K, OLED models, and The Frame…
Samsung unveiled our dream TV at CES 2025 with AI and cameras Read More »
Leak suggests the box for Arc B580 is being readiedThis comes on top of rumors that Intel will launch Battlemage next monthWe can hope for a true budget 1080p champ in those 2nd-gen Arc GPUsRumors around Intel’s next-gen Battlemage desktop GPUs are ramping up, with the latest being a sighting of the Arc B580 graphics…
In 2024, Computer Weekly’s data and ethics coverage continued to focus on the various ethical issues associated with the development and deployment of data-driven systems, particularly artificial intelligence (AI). This included reports on the copyright issues associated with generative AI (GenAI) tools, the environmental impacts of AI, the invasive tracking tools in place across the…
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Nvidia may keep the RTX 4050 mobile when RTX 5000 laptop GPUs launchIt will sit at the bottom tier, below the Blackwell mobile graphics cardsWhat isn’t clear is if it’ll drop in price to help with cheaper gaming laptopsNvidia will apparently keep its RTX 4050 GPU for laptops when new RTX 5000 mobile graphics cards…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool to help jobseekers find roles and make their applications, with ever more people using it. Multiple published surveys have suggested this figure could be as high as 50% of applicants. But while AI is undoubtedly a great support tool, it can create issues if individuals use it to…
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