Organizations are effectively tackling the barriers to identity fraud thanks to advanced monitoring tools, artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and improved external and third-party database connections, according to a report by Yoti, a sector specialist in identity fraud. The report highlights
The government has announced that it will provide £16.6m in funding for the development of semiconductors used in electric cars and the green energy industry. The funding will support semiconductor researchers and businesses by giving them access to new equipment
This podcast discusses distributed cloud storage with Enrico Signoretti, the vice-president of product and partnerships at Cubbit. He explains that distributed cloud storage separates the control plane from data, allowing for data retention in multiple locations, both on-site and in
Databricks, a data and artificial intelligence (AI) company, has introduced DBRX, a large language model (LLM) that it claims surpasses other open source models in performance. DBRX outperforms existing LLMs such as Llama 2 70B and Mixtral-8x7B on various benchmarks
The European Commission has initiated an investigation into three major tech platform providers, Alphabet, Apple, and Meta, under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The investigation aims to determine whether the actions taken by these companies are in compliance with the
New research suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to automate a wide range of tasks performed by civil servants in government services. Specifically, generative AI (GenAI) could further extend the automation capabilities. However, experts and unions caution that
IT spending in the EMEA region continues to prioritize security services and technology, according to TechTarget and ESG’s Technology spending intentions research. This focus on security extends beyond cybersecurity, encompassing areas such as networking, infrastructure, applications (DevSecOps), and generative artificial
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has allocated £230m to police forces for the implementation of productivity-boosting technologies. The funding will be used for the development of time and money-saving technology, such as live facial recognition, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and the use
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reprimanded the London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (Mopac) over a mistake that could have exposed the personal data of individuals who contacted it to complain about the Metropolitan Police Force. It affected
McDonald’s experienced a global IT outage that caused temporary suspension of operations in several countries. The outage was attributed to a third-party provider error during a configuration change and no evidence of a cyber attack was found. The problems began