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IBM commits $5bn to Project Lightwell open source security initiative
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Elon Musk tweet ‘undermines’ claims by SpaceX in IPO prospectus
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OpenAI shares frontier cyber model with Japan's largest banks
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‘The Gentlemen’ becomes fastest-growing ransomware as industrial sector hit hard
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EU plans push for ‘tech sovereignty’ to cut reliance on US big tech
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King’s College gains access to Google’s Willow quantum processor
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NSPCC Childline and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) have launched a new tool to help young people remove nude images that have been shared online. The Report Remove tool can be used by anyone under 18 to report a nude image or video of themselves that has appeared online. A young person can make a report anonymously at any time of day.
22/6/2021
Leading social media platforms, including Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok, and YouTube are supporting the NHS vaccination programme by encouraging their young users to get the Covid-19 jab. The partnerships come as all adults aged 18 and over are invited to receive a vaccine in England.
21/6/2021
An AI-powered crewless ship had to sail back to shore on Sunday after it experienced a “small mechanical problem” on its transatlantic trip. The journey began in Plymouth UK and was supposed to finish in Plymouth USA.
21/6/2021
Italy, which is hosting a G20 event this week, is to urge world leaders for tougher rules on the gig economy. According to a report from Reuters, Italy will call for reforms to make sure BigTech businesses like Amazon take responsibility for working conditions at their suppliers.
21/6/2021
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market study into Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems over concerns they have market power which is harming users.
18/6/2021
Google has opened its first ever physical retail store in New York City. The software giant said that the new space would give customers an “immersive” experience and enable hands-on interaction with the company’s devices and services – including Pixel phones, Nest products, Fitbit wearables, and Pixelbooks.
18/6/2021
UK information commissioner Elizabeth Denham has said that she is “deeply concerned” about the potential for live facial recognition (LFR) to be used inappropriately, excessively, or even recklessly. Denham warned that while facial recognition technology can be beneficial, when its algorithms are used to scan people’s faces in real time and in more public contexts, the risk to privacy increases.
18/6/2021
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it is launching a new dedicated page that will highlight individual influencers who have “repeatedly failed to disclose when their Instagram posts are ads.”
17/6/2021
Around 185,000 IT sector jobs are currently under threat, according to new research. The latest business distress index from UK company Real Business Rescue, found that the number of IT SMEs in significant financial distress stands at 47,000, an increase of 15 per cent increase in the first quarter of the year.
17/6/2021
Ordering takeaways via food delivery apps like Deliveroo and UberEats can be up to 44 per cent more expensive than going directly to the restaurant, according to a new study from Which?.
17/6/2021
Over half of organisations have been the victim of a ransomware attack, according to new research. A study from Cybereason surveyed around 1,260 security professionals across the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, France, United Arab Emirates, and Singapore.
16/6/2021
NHS Test and Trace has chosen cyber security company Risk Ledger to manage cyber security risks in their supply chain. The platform, established to track and prevent the spread of Covid-19, will use the company’s ‘social network’ which enables organisations to connect and share data securely.
16/6/2021
BigTech giants like Facebook and Amazon could now face more data protection challenges from regulators following a new ruling from the EU Court of Justice. Under certain conditions, a national supervisory authority may now exercise its power to bring any alleged infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) before a court of a member state, even though that authority is not the lead regulator in regard to that processing.
15/6/2021
More than a third of workers say they have picked up bad cybersecurity behaviours and found security ‘workarounds’ since working remotely, according to new research. A study commissioned by Tessian, which surveyed over 4,000 professionals in the US and UK across varying company sizes and industries, found that 30 per cent of employees think they can get away with riskier security behaviours when working remotely.
15/6/2021
The chief executive of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said that ransomware is the key threat facing the UK and urged the public and business to take it seriously. Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute at its annual security lecture on Monday, Lindy Cameron warned of the “cumulative effect” failing to properly deal with the rising threat.
15/6/2021