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Will Noem's 'enthusiasm' extend to digital domain?</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Analysis</span> Meanwhile, CISA chief Jen Easterly will step down prior to inauguration</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="23 Nov 17:39" data-epoch="1732383555">23 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">27</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/23/opinion_google_chrome/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Why Google's Chrome monopoly won't crack anytime soon</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Opinion</span> Haven't we heard this story before?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Columnists</span><span class="time_stamp" title="23 Nov 12:35" data-epoch="1732365312">23 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">40</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <div class="bird ad-eagle"> <div 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<h4>Mega defense corp Thales faces Anglo-French bribery and corruption probe</h4> <div class=standfirst>Authorities remain tight-lipped on specifics</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="22 Nov 11:31" data-epoch="1732275087">22 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">11</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/21/globalfoundries_chips_act/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>GlobalFoundries nets $1.5B from CHIPS Act despite sanctions violation fine</h4> <div class=standfirst>DoC claims only 4 non-China foundries match GF's scale</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">On-Prem</span><span class="time_stamp" title="21 Nov 23:23" data-epoch="1732231395">21 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/11/21/darpabacked_voting_system_for_soldiers/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>DARPA-backed voting system for soldiers abroad savaged</h4> <div class=standfirst>VotingWorks, developer of the system, disputes critics' claims</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="21 Nov 19:27" data-epoch="1732217230">21 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/21/ai_policy_trump/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Prepare for an AI policy upending under Trump, say experts</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Analysis</span> Biden executive orders are as good as dead, and the industry will probably have more say in what comes next</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="21 Nov 18:37" data-epoch="1732214226">21 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">26</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/20/musk_chinese_cyberspies/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator</h4> <div class=standfirst>Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="20 Nov 23:50" data-epoch="1732146614">20 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">13</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/20/dell_iron_bow_doj_settlement/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Dell settles with Uncle Sam over Army bid-rigging claims</h4> <div class=standfirst>DoJ alleges merely overpriced offers from reseller followed inflated deals from IT giant</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="20 Nov 22:15" data-epoch="1732140915">20 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">2</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1b"> <article> <a href="/2024/11/20/china_minor_mode/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>China wants mobile devices to limit usage time for minors, ensure they only see nice content</h4> <div class=standfirst>Seeks grand alliance between manufacturers, developers and content providers – all in the name of socialism</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="20 Nov 05:38" data-epoch="1732081117">20 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">14</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/19/us_drinking_water_systems_cybersecurity/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>America's drinking water systems have a hard-to-swallow cybersecurity problem</h4> <div class=standfirst>More than 100M rely on gear rife with vulnerabilities, says EPA OIG</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="19 Nov 19:59" data-epoch="1732046345">19 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">18</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/19/northern_ireland_schools_fujitsu/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Northern Ireland schools ditch £485M Fujitsu deal after less than a year</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Updated</span> 'Mutual agreement' sees end of contract</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="19 Nov 11:10" data-epoch="1732014613">19 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">32</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a 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Musk's DOGE unlikely to have any real power</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Comment</span> 'Department of Government Efficiency' expected to do little more than suggest changes, Congress will still decide</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Nov 00:52" data-epoch="1731545528">14 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">194</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/13/president_trump_tech/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Here's how a Trump presidency could change the tech industry</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Kettle</span> Anything could happen in the next half ... decade</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Nov 23:30" data-epoch="1731540631">13 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">123</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/13/uks_darpa_clone_faces_tough/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>UK's Darpa clone faces tough test next spring as government considers future funding</h4> <div class=standfirst>With plant platforms and neural circuits on the program, Aria's leadership hope cross-party concensus continues</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Nov 11:33" data-epoch="1731497587">13 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">11</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/13/china_volt_typhoon_back/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>China's Volt Typhoon crew and its botnet surge back with a vengeance</h4> <div class=standfirst>Ohm, for flux sake</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Nov 00:58" data-epoch="1731459490">13 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/11/12/fujitsu_does_not_trust_post/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Fujitsu does not trust Post Office in use of Horizon data in future third-party prosecutions</h4> <div class=standfirst>Europe boss also speaks of 'nervousness' in any extension to the use of the controversial, aging system</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Software</span><span class="time_stamp" title="12 Nov 11:53" data-epoch="1731412397">12 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">66</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/08/canada_closes_tiktok_offices/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Canada closes TikTok's offices but leaves using the app a matter of 'personal choice'</h4> <div class=standfirst>Govt order destroys 'hundreds of well-paying local jobs', eh</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Nov 03:27" data-epoch="1731036429">08 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">29</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/07/anthropic_palantir_aws_claude/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Flanked by Palantir and AWS, Anthropic's Claude marches into US defense intelligence</h4> <div class=standfirst>An emotionally manipulable AI in the hands of the Pentagon and CIA? Cool</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="07 Nov 23:40" data-epoch="1731022812">07 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/06/uk_government_website_chatbot/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Want advice from UK government website about tax 'n' stuff? Talk to the chatbot</h4> <div class=standfirst>Need to know how to set up a business? There's an (experimental) AI for that</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="06 Nov 10:35" data-epoch="1730889306">06 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">31</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/11/06/meta_weaponizing_llama_us/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Meta gives nod to weaponizing Llama – but only for the good guys</h4> <div class=standfirst>Change of mind follows discovery China was playing with it uninvited?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="06 Nov 06:48" data-epoch="1730875693">06 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">9</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/05/french_government_atos/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>French govt finance panel mulls nationalizing Atos</h4> <div class=standfirst>Protecting IT projects for military and other bits of the public sector</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="05 Nov 07:28" data-epoch="1730791685">05 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">20</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/04/chips_act_repeal/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>CHIPS Act funding in question as House Speaker waffles on plan to repeal bill</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">UPDATED</span> Breaking with Trump, Mike Johnson now suggests streamlining regulation out of funding bill</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Systems</span><span class="time_stamp" title="04 Nov 20:03" data-epoch="1730750592">04 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">20</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/01/us_trump_tariff/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>If Trump gets elected, get your tech buying done asap</h4> <div class=standfirst>60% tariffs on all Chinese goods are going to slam the IT sector</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="01 Nov 15:30" data-epoch="1730475011">01 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">255</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/31/uncle_sam_lays_out_plans/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Uncle Sam lays out plans for $825M EUV R&D site in New York</h4> <div class=standfirst>Given the cost of EUV litho machines, the Netherlands' ASML might be the real winner here</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Systems</span><span class="time_stamp" title="31 Oct 18:00" data-epoch="1730397610">31 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">22</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/30/google_ceo_tank_ai_drones/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>US Army should ditch tanks for AI drones, says Eric Schmidt</h4> <div class=standfirst>And what do you know, Google's former CEO just so happens to have a commercial solution</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="30 Oct 23:30" data-epoch="1730331007">30 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">161</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/29/us_army_scylla_ai/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>US Army turns to 'Scylla' AI to protect depot</h4> <div class=standfirst>Ominously-named bot can spot trouble from a mile away, distinguish threats from false alarms, says DoD</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="29 Oct 17:30" data-epoch="1730223014">29 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/29/macron_location_strava/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Merde! Macron's bodyguards reveal his location by sharing Strava data</h4> <div class=standfirst>It's not just the French president, Biden and Putin also reportedly trackable</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="29 Oct 10:32" data-epoch="1730197928">29 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">24</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/28/feds_investigate_chinas_salt_typhoon/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Feds investigate China's Salt Typhoon amid campaign phone hacks</h4> <div class=standfirst>'They're taunting us,' investigator says and it looks like it's working</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="28 Oct 20:00" data-epoch="1730145608">28 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">7</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/28/peter_kyle_ai/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>UK’s new Minister for Science and Technology comes to US touting Britain's AI benefits</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Interview</span> $82B in investment shows we've still got it as a nation</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="28 Oct 10:28" data-epoch="1730111291">28 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">15</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/27/asia_tech_news_in_brief/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Indonesia bans iPhone 16 over Apple’s undelivered investment promises</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">ASIA IN BRIEF</span> Plus: Singapore building two Supercomputers; Toyota to rebuild IT with Fujitsu AI; Are Samsung engineers jumping ship?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="27 Oct 23:46" data-epoch="1730072814">27 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">5</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/24/congress_china_sanction_huawei/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Congress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion</h4> <div class=standfirst>We don't really need a letter full of circumstantial evidence to prove what we already know needs doing</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Systems</span><span class="time_stamp" title="24 Oct 23:30" data-epoch="1729812613">24 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">38</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/24/uk_proposes_new_data_law/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Yet another UK government seeks to reform GDPR</h4> <div class=standfirst>Yes, the law that needs to be harmonized with Europe for tech businesses' data to flow freely</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="24 Oct 13:10" data-epoch="1729775415">24 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">39</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/24/hong_kong_wechat_ban/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>China's top messaging app WeChat banned from Hong Kong government computers</h4> <div class=standfirst>Google and WhatsApp also binned, which is far easier to explain than canning a local hero</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="24 Oct 05:11" data-epoch="1729746697">24 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">14</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/23/uk_eu_data_adequacy/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>NHS would be hit by 'significant' costs if UK loses EU data status, warn Lords</h4> <div class=standfirst>As another government yet again seeks to reform UK GDPR, legislators say data must continue to flow</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="23 Oct 12:26" data-epoch="1729686372">23 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">189</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/22/us_chips_credits/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Uncle Sam extends 25% CHIPS Act tax credit to wafer, solar panel manufacturing</h4> <div class=standfirst>Meanwhile, Infinera snags up to $93M of the dwindling subsidies</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="22 Oct 23:31" data-epoch="1729639869">22 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/22/democrats_demand_doj_prosecute_tax/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>US lawmakers push DoJ to prosecute tax prep firms for leaking taxpayer data to big tech</h4> <div class=standfirst>TaxSlayer, H&R Block, TaxAct, and Ramsey Solutions accused of sharing info with Meta and Google</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="22 Oct 22:31" data-epoch="1729636269">22 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/22/india_nvidia_collaboration/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>India, Nvidia, discuss jointly developed AI chip</h4> <div class=standfirst>Current capabilities mean local manufacturing is not likely – but a chip tuned to Indian needs could work</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Systems</span><span class="time_stamp" title="22 Oct 04:26" data-epoch="1729571169">22 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/21/us_crackdown_data_brokers/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>US moves ahead with crackdown on data brokers selling to six 'countries of concern'</h4> <div class=standfirst>Biden's Executive Order finally getting its day in the sun, soonish</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="21 Oct 23:27" data-epoch="1729553228">21 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">7</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/17/post_office_cto_inquiry/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Post Office CTO had 'nagging doubts' about Horizon system despite reliability assurances</h4> <div class=standfirst>As 'heat' built from campaigners, tech boss kept telling MPs everything was fine</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="17 Oct 11:02" data-epoch="1729162950">17 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">81</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/17/eu_x_dma_regulation/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Elon Musk's X isn't important enough to feel the full force of EU regulation</h4> <div class=standfirst>DMA gatekeeper status denied, meaning X can carry on without extra compliance chores</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="17 Oct 06:30" data-epoch="1729146607">17 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">75</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/16/ai_regulations_apac_ministerial_opinions/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Asian tech ministers fear effective AI regulation will prove elusive</h4> <div class=standfirst>New Zealand isn't bothering. Singapore fears harms are inevitable</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="16 Oct 02:28" data-epoch="1729045690">16 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">1</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/16/us_export_cap_ai_chip_middle_east/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Uncle Sam reportedly considers capping AI chip shipments to Middle East</h4> <div class=standfirst>Meanwhile, ASML shares plunge as China export curbs hit forecast</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="16 Oct 00:15" data-epoch="1729037710">16 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">5</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/15/black_hawk_autonomous_tech/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters</h4> <div class=standfirst>Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet - only one planned for now</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Oct 21:00" data-epoch="1729026009">15 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/15/uk_prime_minister_regulators/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Keir Starmer tells regulators to chill as Microsoft exec takes wheel of advisory council</h4> <div class=standfirst>What could possibly go wrong?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="15 Oct 09:33" data-epoch="1728984780">15 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">84</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/14/vietnam_digital_infrastructure_policy/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Vietnam plans to convert all its networks to IPv6</h4> <div class=standfirst>Wants 'super-large capacity, super-wide bandwidth' datacenters – and more submarine cables</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Oct 23:30" data-epoch="1728948606">14 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">20</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/11/darktrace_investment_minister/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Keir Starmer hands ex-Darktrace boss investment minister gig</h4> <div class=standfirst>What's harder? Convincing people to invest in a beleaguered security business or a tiny island everybody hates?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="11 Oct 11:13" data-epoch="1728645222">11 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">53</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/10/gsa_plows_ahead_with_face/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>GSA plows ahead with face matching tech despite its own reliability concerns</h4> <div class=standfirst>A week after saying remote ID verification tech is unreliable, the GSA is expanding access to other agencies</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Software</span><span class="time_stamp" title="10 Oct 20:45" data-epoch="1728593112">10 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/10/advania_acquires_ccs_media/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Advania UK gobbles up IT services rival CCS Media</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Exclusive</span> Acquisition signals consolidation in the market</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="10 Oct 09:32" data-epoch="1728552727">10 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_no_comments"></span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/10/post_office_ceo_inquiry/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Post Office CEO tells inquiry: Leadership was in 'dream world' over Horizon scandal</h4> <div class=standfirst>Hired in 2019, he claims the recruitment failed to mention ongoing litigation</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="10 Oct 08:37" data-epoch="1728549428">10 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">49</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/09/uk_regulatory_innovation_office/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>UK Regulatory Innovation Office vows to slash red tape – but we've heard it all before</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Comment</span> The real issue is a reluctance to invest</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="09 Oct 10:31" data-epoch="1728469871">09 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">38</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/08/workday_uk_treasury_oracle/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Workday beats Oracle and Microsoft in UK 'Matrix' ERP deal</h4> <div class=standfirst>The SaaS-only provider and Cognizant snag £144.3M in gov software shake-up</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Databases</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Oct 09:34" data-epoch="1728380048">08 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">8</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/04/google_assists_to_export_indias/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Google Cloud to help India export its Digital Public Infrastructure</h4> <div class=standfirst>Bundles free government apps to help digital diplomacy – and maybe find some new customers</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="04 Oct 05:59" data-epoch="1728021545">04 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">2</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/04/texas_dc_power/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>AI’s energy appetite too big for Texas grid, regulators warn</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Updated</span> Datacenters coming online in the next 15 months will need to supply at least some of their own power</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">On-Prem</span><span class="time_stamp" title="04 Oct 00:06" data-epoch="1728000371">04 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">26</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/02/singapore_cyberbully_agency_smart_nation/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Singapore tires of Big Tech's slow and half-hearted help for abused users</h4> <div class=standfirst>PM promises agency to handle complaints as he outlines new digital nation plan</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="02 Oct 04:06" data-epoch="1727841968">02 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/01/government_hurricane_forecast_secrecy/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>US govt hiding top hurricane forecast model sparks outrage after deadly Helene</h4> <div class=standfirst>Taxpayer-funded data locked behind insurance firm's paywall</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="01 Oct 19:59" data-epoch="1727812748">01 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">82</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/01/michigan_nuclear_power_restart/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Uncle Sam lends $1.5B to reignite Michigan nuclear plant in 2025</h4> <div class=standfirst>Up and atom!</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="01 Oct 18:33" data-epoch="1727807624">01 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">52</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/30/california_governor_vetoes_ai_safety_bill/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>California governor vetoes controversial AI safety law, tells everyone to start over</h4> <div class=standfirst>Newsom doesn't want Golden State to lose its golden goose</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="30 Sep 20:12" data-epoch="1727727135">30 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">14</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/30/remote_identity_verification_biased/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Remote ID verification tech is often biased, bungling, and no good on its own</h4> <div class=standfirst>Only 2 out of 5 tested products were equitable across demographics</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="30 Sep 12:40" data-epoch="1727700011">30 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">10</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/30/china_satellite_censorship/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>China calls for realtime censorship of satellite broadband</h4> <div class=standfirst>Great Firewall reaches all the way into space</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Networks</span><span class="time_stamp" title="30 Sep 05:45" data-epoch="1727675113">30 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">27</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/09/27/ibm_and_oracle_uk_contract/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>IBM and Oracle to support 280,000 users after winning mega ERP govt tech contract</h4> <div class=standfirst>Pair of industry giants set to take on £711M upgrade supporting four UK departments</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="27 Sep 11:44" data-epoch="1727437454">27 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">38</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/26/ftc_sues_ai_outfits/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>FTC sues five AI outfits – and one case in particular raises questions</h4> <div class=standfirst>From allegations of lying about capabilities to fake reviews. Plus: Biden AI robocaller finally fined $6M</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="26 Sep 22:56" data-epoch="1727391362">26 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">16</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/26/india_extends_hardware_import_licenses/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>India extends IT hardware import license scheme that enraged Big Tech</h4> <div class=standfirst>And hints at revised rules to come later this year</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Systems</span><span class="time_stamp" title="26 Sep 04:28" data-epoch="1727324890">26 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">7</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/25/altman_5gw_dc/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Altman reportedly asks Biden to back a slew of multi-gigawatt-scale AI datacenters</h4> <div class=standfirst>With 2.5 million Blackwell GPUs, would gobble enough energy to power millions of homes</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Systems</span><span class="time_stamp" title="25 Sep 20:00" data-epoch="1727294412">25 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">26</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/09/25/us_army_enlists_ai/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>US Army drafts AI to combat recruitment shortfall</h4> <div class=standfirst>No more cold calls: Recruit 360 pinpoints top prospects from millions</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="25 Sep 19:00" data-epoch="1727290808">25 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">15</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/25/fujitsu_contract_win_horizon/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Fujitsu wins spot on £600M framework after vowing to sit out public sector</h4> <div class=standfirst>Post Office scandal? 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And while you're at it, give crime gangs horrible names like 'Evil Ferret'</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Software</span><span class="time_stamp" title="20 Sep 00:33" data-epoch="1726792392">20 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">93</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/09/19/government_it_contracts_expiring/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>With billions in UK govt IT contracts about to expire, get the next vendors to act right</h4> <div class=standfirst>Poor performers get renewals, new small outfits discouraged from bidding, say researchers</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="19 Sep 09:37" data-epoch="1726738634">19 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">23</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/18/fbi_flax_typhoon_ransomware/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds</h4> <div class=standfirst>Plus: Wray tells how bureau helps certain victims negotiate with ransomware crooks</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Sep 21:06" data-epoch="1726693606">18 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">22</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/18/lockbit_tax_site_claim/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Deja blues... LockBit boasts once again of ransoming IRS-authorized eFile.com</h4> <div class=standfirst>Add 'ransomware' to the list of certainties in life?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Sep 20:14" data-epoch="1726690468">18 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">1</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/18/russia_putin_trump_white_house/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Putin really wants Trump back in the White House</h4> <div class=standfirst>US govt, Microsoft report on Kremlin trolls' latest antics to Make America Grate Again</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Research</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Sep 19:34" data-epoch="1726688063">18 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">268</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a 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11:04" data-epoch="1726657477">18 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">12</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/17/faa_spacex_fine_proposed/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>SpaceX faces $663K FAA fine for Musk's alleged launch impatience</h4> <div class=standfirst>Some good news for Elon – 2,500 planes to be Starlink Wi-Fi ready as United joins the party</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="17 Sep 17:30" data-epoch="1726594211">17 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">49</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/16/india_rbi_fines_hpe_fs/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Bank fines HPE's financial services arm in India</h4> <div class=standfirst>Alleges its governance was MIA and its KYC SNAFU</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="16 Sep 05:49" data-epoch="1726465745">16 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">2</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/09/16/china_ai_content_draft_regulations/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>China wants red flags on all AI-generated content posted online</h4> <div class=standfirst>Visible and audible warnings, plus metadata, with absence of info considered suspicious</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="16 Sep 04:15" data-epoch="1726460114">16 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">19</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/14/uk_meta_ai_facebook/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Meta back at it, harvesting Britons' public Facebook, Insta feeds for AI training</h4> <div class=standfirst>I wanna know 🎵 What you're feeling 🎵 Tell me what's on your mind</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="14 Sep 07:20" data-epoch="1726298411">14 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">33</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/13/intel_foundry_poland/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>EU OKs $1.9B aid for Intel Polish plant, assuming x86 giant doesn't end up cutting it</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Updated</span> That's zloty money but is it too little, too late?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">On-Prem</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Sep 19:42" data-epoch="1726256527">13 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">13</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/13/ai_deepfake_pledge/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>AI giants pinky swear (again) not to help make deepfake smut</h4> <div class=standfirst>Oh look, another voluntary, non-binding agreement to do better</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Sep 18:46" data-epoch="1726253172">13 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">17</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/09/13/australia_vs_big_tech/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Australia’s government spent the week boxing Big Tech</h4> <div class=standfirst>With social media age limits, anti-scam laws, privacy tweaks, and misinformation rules Elon Musk labelled 'fascist'</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="13 Sep 04:47" data-epoch="1726202875">13 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">41</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/12/pokemon_go_spying_belarus_claims/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Pokémon GO was an intelligence tool, claims Belarus military official</h4> <div class=standfirst>Augmented reality meets warped reality</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="12 Sep 06:32" data-epoch="1726122734">12 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">36</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/11/uk_us_school_ransomware/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Cyber crooks shut down UK, US schools, thousands of kids affected</h4> <div class=standfirst>No class: Black Suit ransomware gang boasts of 200GB haul from one raid</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="11 Sep 22:43" data-epoch="1726094613">11 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">45</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/09/11/india_cyber_commandos/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>India to train 5,000 'Cyber Commandos'</h4> <div class=standfirst>Minister reckons dedicated cops necessary to protect digital transactions</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="11 Sep 04:32" data-epoch="1726029128">11 Sep 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/09/10/gps_modernization_us_gao/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Pentagon has little to show for two decades of GPS modernization work</h4> <div class=standfirst>Not even the venerable expertise of the US Space Force is enough to push progress</div> <div class=time_comments> <span 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