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• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  Government hands over £12.5m to farming tech innovators

  Some 19 projects focusing on automation and robotic technology will get funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to boost the agricultural sector

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  UK tech sector 'let down' and 'betrayed' over Rishi Sunak's net-zero policy tweaks

  Now the dust has settled on the news Rishi Sunak is tweaking several of the policies underpinning the government’s net-zero goal, the UK tech industry has hit back at the news

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  First subpostmaster Horizon conviction overturned in Scotland

  Scotland has seen its first Post Office Horizon conviction overturned, taking the UK total to 92

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  Government to hire 2,500 people for digital roles by 2025

  Government is aiming to ramp up digital skills in Whitehall with a promise to recruit 2,500 new tech and digital roles through apprenticeships and talent programmes

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  Government ‘breached privacy’ of Horizon victims with compensation offer, says lawyer

  The government breached the privacy of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal through making a compensation offer public

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  Government launches £65m space tech fund

  The funding from the UK Space Agency is part of the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP), and aims to support and accelerate innovation in the sector

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  Scottish watchdog urges wider biometric oversight

  Scotland’s biometrics watchdog urges Scottish Parliament to extend oversight of biometric information to include the entire criminal justice system, not just police

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  As India takes off to space, the stardust will fall on IT

  India's progress in space technology will yield benefits not only for its burgeoning space industry but also propel IoT and telephony applications

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  Strasbourg court condemns Turkey for jailing teacher for using ByLock encrypted messaging app

  The case is expected to have implications for the use of digital evidence in prosecutions against users of other encrypted phone apps

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  IoT seeks 5G Advanced possibilities with world’s first ambient IoT visibility platform

  Internet of things specialist Wiliot enhances core ambient platform to include real-time humidity sensing – along with temperature and location sensing and carbon emissions measurement – for visibility into enterprise supply chains

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  US lawmakers write to AI firms about ‘gruelling’ work conditions

  Lawmakers have written to nine tech companies – including Amazon, Google and Microsoft – about the working conditions of those they employ to train and maintain their artificial intelligence systems, giving them until 11 October 2023 to respond

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  HPE drives Ryder Cup connectivity with Wi-Fi 6E, Private 5G

  Tech provider delivers Athonet private 5G service alongside Aruba Networking Wi-Fi technology for the first time, providing connectivity for fans and operations staff at premier golf event

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  Businesses disconnected from realities of API security

  Business leaders feel confident they’ve got a handle on API security, but at the same time, incidents are through the roof, according to a report

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  How Akamai is driving growth in APAC

  Akamai's managing director for the region outlines the company’s growth journey, how it sets itself apart from competitors, and its strategies to drive the next phase of growth

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  Security and risk management spending to grow 14% next year

  Growth in public cloud services will stand out over the next 12 months, as Gartner projects an overall 14% increase in cyber spending in 2024

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  Samsung Electronics, KDDI to form 5G global network slicing alliance

  Global electronics and communications technology provider signs agreement with leading Japanese mobile network operator to form alliance based around key aspect of 5G infrastructure

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  EE claims network experience leadership among UK mobile operators

  Latest guide to understanding the true experience on offer from the UK’s mobile operators sees not one market best company, but BT-owned comms provider scoops lion’s share of awards

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  Yahoo picks Intigriti to run crowdsourced bug bounty programme

  Digital media brand Yahoo is setting up a crowdsourced bug bounty programme with ethical hacking specialist Intigriti, and is reaching out to the Capture the Flag community to participate

• September 28, 2023 28 Sep'23

  NTT, Qualcomm drive AI at the network edge

  Mobile platform giant and leading IT infrastructure and services company invest in and accelerate the development of the 5G device ecosystem, including edge-as-a-service offering and 5G-enabled chipsets with AI models built in

• September 27, 2023 27 Sep'23

  Five more subpostmasters have IT system-related convictions overturned

  Over 90 former subpostmasters have so far seen wrongful convictions overturned since it was proved that software errors were to blame for accounting shortfalls

• September 27, 2023 27 Sep'23

  Post Office had no interest in subpostmaster welfare when taking legal action, says Fujitsu memo

  Fujitsu memo reveals Post Office didn’t care how legal action would affect its subpostmasters as it placed the reputation of its computer system before their welfare

• September 27, 2023 27 Sep'23

  Researchers offer free threat briefings on Vegas casino hackers

  Permiso, a cloud detection and response startup, is making its threat intel team available to speak on Scattered Spider, the group behind recent cyber attacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment

• September 27, 2023 27 Sep'23

  City of Las Vegas masters cyber incident response with Darktrace

  The high-rolling city of Las Vegas experiences unique cyber security challenges rarely seen elsewhere. CIO Mike Sherwood reveals how he turned to Darktrace to help address incidents quicker and with confidence

• September 27, 2023 27 Sep'23

  Satcom market set for decade of expansion

  Space-based connectivity sector set for much higher orbit as new satellite technology acts as catalyst for improved economics, including lower-capacity pricing and capability to provide higher provisioning rates per site

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  Ericsson, Telefónica ink memorandum of understanding for Open RAN cloud evolution

  Leading operator and global communications tech provider embark on collaboration to deal with shift in future mobile networks towards cloud-based open networks

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  Northern Ireland to open largest 5G testbed set for smart manufacturing

  UK authority on advanced digital technology announces launch of what it says will be the largest 5G testbed in Northern Ireland

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  UK government quietly disbands data ethics advisory board

  The government has disbanded its Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation’s advisory board in favour of pulling the relevant artificial intelligence (AI) and data knowledge from a pool of external experts

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  Sony alleged victim of new extortion gang

  A little-known threat actor claims it has breached IT systems and networks at electronics and entertainment giant Sony, and is threatening to release the organisation’s data unless paid off

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  BT announces regional roll-out schedule for Digital Voice

  Despite its plan for making voice services an add-on to broadband, rather than a service in its own right, UK leading telco asserts that the landline is here to stay as it reveals strategy to change analogue services to digital

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  Kubernetes storage: It’s object or nothing for MinIO

  SAN and NAS are finished in the age of the cloud when it comes to cloud-native Kubernetes storage, according to container-focused object storage maker MinIO

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  IT contractors ‘forced against their will’ to work for umbrella companies, survey finds

  Research conducted by contracting authority ContractorCalculator paints a bleak picture of the plight of IT contractors ‘forced’ to provide their services through umbrella firms

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  Cover-ups still the norm in the wake of a cyber incident

  Almost half of organisations that have experienced a cyber incident did not report it to the appropriate authorities, according to a report

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  HMRC names and shames non-compliant umbrella firms for running tax avoidance schemes

  The government tax collection agency is stepping up its efforts to prevent contractors falling victim to non-compliant umbrella firms with three new names added to its list of known tax avoidance schemes

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  CBRS network infrastructure set to be $1.5bn opportunity by 2026

  Study calculates that annual spending on LTE and 5G NR-based CBRS network infrastructure – which includes RAN, mobile core and transport network equipment – will boom over next three years

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  Crest and IASME to deliver upcoming NCSC Cyber Exercise programme

  Crest and IASME have been tasked with assuring that security services providers signing up to a soon-to-launch NCSC Cyber Incident Exercising scheme are up to the job

• September 25, 2023 25 Sep'23

  Care responsibilities excluding women from tech, says TTC

  A lack of flexibility at work is causing many women to leave their jobs, or leave the sector entirely, according to research by Tech Talent Charter

• September 25, 2023 25 Sep'23

  Casi gets into gear with Hyundai to bring car subscriptions to Europe

  Case teams with Hyundai to see its car subscription tech platform be the provider of all technical aspects needed to scale Mocean vehicle services to new European markets

• September 25, 2023 25 Sep'23

  Visa to fund AI scholarships for underrepresented students in government scheme

  Payments giant supports UK scheme to increase diversity in the data and artificial intelligence sector through funding

• September 25, 2023 25 Sep'23

  Utility Warehouse switches on broadband through CityFibre

  Leading UK independent broadband provider awards contracts to full-fibre build partners in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Hampshire and Suffolk, and inks deal with energy, broadband, mobile and insurance services company

• September 25, 2023 25 Sep'23

  Amazon takes $4bn minority stake in AI safety research startup Anthropic

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) will build on its existing ties to the firm to help it scale its enterprise-grade large language model (LLM) Claude

• September 25, 2023 25 Sep'23

  Apple fixes three vulnerabilities found by spyware researchers

  Apple has patched three more vulnerabilities uncovered by spyware and surveillance researchers at The Citizen Lab

• September 25, 2023 25 Sep'23

  How Liverpool FC is tapping cloud and data analytics

  Liverpool Football Club is leveraging data analytics and cloud technology to improve fan engagement and enable its media production team to work more efficiently

• September 25, 2023 25 Sep'23

  Virgin Media O2 trials connected farm of the future

  UK operator enables mobile communication from anywhere on a farm, and installs network of sensors to monitor items such as soil conditions, machinery, livestock and land boundaries

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  How ready does the world need to be for the quantum era?

  Great use cases may exist for quantum computing, but no one knows for sure how long they will need to wait for a production-ready machine

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  Peachtree Corners smart city gets traffic management solution into gear

  Pioneer US smart city teams with Intelligent Traffic Control for vehicle control system that can be applied to existing infrastructure to measure traffic and predict and mitigate congestion for safer, more sustainable and efficient travel experience

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  Annual Security Serious Awards nominations announced

  Annual Security Serious Awards will recognise the professionals and organisations doing the most to safeguard and advance cyber security, as well as those committed to diversity and mental health in the industry

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  Intelsat checks in on Airbus to expand in-flight connectivity

  Integrated satellite and terrestrial networks provider’s multi-orbit service will be available for factory and retrofit-installed in-flight connectivity systems as manufacturer further expands customer base for its built-in satcom connectivity ...

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  CMA unblocks Microsoft/Activision deal without cloud gaming

  Microsoft’s Activision buy looks set to get the thumbs-up after a deal that stops the two companies from distributing cloud gaming to UK consumers

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  UK-US data bridge to open to traffic on 12 October

  Government forges ahead with the implementation of the UK-US data bridge, which will come into effect for real just under three weeks from now

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  UK towns and cities gain funding to trial smart connectivity

  Six areas across the UK awarded funding delivered through Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme to test smart street lamps that can house electric vehicle charging hubs and boost wireless coverage