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  • February 10, 2025 10 Feb'25

    Google drops pledge not to develop AI weapons

    Google has dropped an ethical pledge to not develop artificial intelligence systems that can be used in weapon or surveillance systems

  • January 30, 2025 30 Jan'25

    First international AI safety report published

    A global cohort of nearly 100 artificial intelligence experts publish first international AI safety report ahead of the third AI summit, outlining an array of challenges posed by the technology that will be used to inform upcoming discussions

  • January 28, 2025 28 Jan'25

    Has Pure got the first of its ‘HDD is doomed’ ducks in a row?

    Pure Storage predicted the end of spinning disk by 2028. Will its agreements with flash makers Micron and Kioxia, and an unnamed hyperscaler, be the first nails in the coffin for HDD?

  • January 28, 2025 28 Jan'25

    Datafy promises to slash massive EBS overprovisioning costs

    AWS Elastic Block Storage is often over-provisioned. Datafy virtualises EBS volumes to allow customers to scale capacity up and down, and says it will not charge customers if it doesn’t cut their costs

  • January 23, 2025 23 Jan'25

    ICO launches major review of cookies on UK websites

    ICO sets out 2025 goals, including a review of cookie compliance across the UK’s top 1,000 websites, as it seeks to achieve its ultimate goal of giving the public meaningful control over how their data is used

  • January 23, 2025 23 Jan'25

    UK eVisa system problems persist despite repeated warnings

    Travellers are already having issues boarding UK-bound flights, while refugees have been left with no way to prove their immigration status in the UK, just two weeks after the Home Office transitioned to electronic visas

  • January 22, 2025 22 Jan'25

    Privacy professionals expect budget cuts, lack confidence

    Over 50% of privacy professionals in Europe expect to see less money earmarked for data security initiatives in 2025, and many don’t have faith their organisations are taking the issue seriously, according to an ISACA report

  • January 21, 2025 21 Jan'25

    Greek authorities subject refugees to invasive surveillance

    Greek border authorities are subjecting asylum seekers to invasive phone confiscations and artificial intelligence-powered surveillance, in another potential violation of European data protection laws

  • January 17, 2025 17 Jan'25

    Researchers say AI fails to describe complexities of Holocaust

    Using AI in Holocaust education will require the responsible digitisation of historical assets, as well as collaboration between system providers and domain-specific experts, to ensure effective guardrails that protect against misuse

  • January 16, 2025 16 Jan'25

    DDN seeks AI leadership as it bags $300m investment

    DDN aims to take high-performance computing expertise and become a leader in storage for artificial intelligence. It builds on years in the HPC space, and now has £300m from Blackstone, a fund with an AI focus