Governement-IT

Ofcom Preparing For ‘Strong Action’ Against Tech Giants – Report

Watch out Elon? British media regulator warns tech firms to be ready for 'strong action' when Online Safety Act kicks…

2 months ago

Government Nationalises One Of UK’s Last Semiconductor Factories

Saved from closure. Ministry of Defence acquires chip factory in County Durham responsible for semiconductors for defence industry

2 months ago

Elon Musk’s X Asks Brazil’s Top Court To Reinstate Service

Pretty please? Elon Musk's X requests permission from Brazil's Supreme Court to resume service in the country, despite high profile…

2 months ago

CrowdStrike Apologises For Global IT Outage In House Hearing

Congressional testimony sees CrowdStrike executive publicly apologise for faulty update that caused chaos around the world

2 months ago

Telegram To Provide Law Enforcement With Suspect Data, If Requested

After arrest, CEO Pavel Durov confirms Telegram will hand over IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate rules,…

2 months ago

TikTok Removes Russian State Media Accounts

TikTok removes accounts of Russian state media outlets for ‘covert influence operations’ ahead of US presidential election

2 months ago

Ukraine Bans Telegram On State-Issued Devices

National security move. Ukraine reportedly bans Telegram on state-issued devices due to Russian security threat

2 months ago

EU Begins Proceedings To Force Apple To Open Up iOS, iPadOS

European Commission begins two “specification proceedings” to force Apple to open up iOS operating system to rival tech

2 months ago

Access To X In Brazil Temporarily Restored After Change

Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) 'temporarily' circumvents block in Brazil after switching to cloud services

2 months ago

Chinese Hackers Failed To Defeat FBI Botnet Takedown

FBI disrupts Chinese 'state-sponsored' hackers 'Flax Typhoon', who tried to resist takedown of 260,000-device botnet

2 months ago

US To Host International Network of AI Safety Institutes In November

The US will host the first meeting of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, shortly after the US presidential…

2 months ago

Government To Classify UK Data Centres As Critical Infrastructure

Data centres in the UK are to designated as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), alongside energy and water systems

2 months ago

Irish Watchdog Launches Inquiry Into Google AI Model

Google's protection of EU users' personal data when training its AI model, is under investigation by Ireland's watchdog

2 months ago

Apple Ordered To Pay Ireland €13bn In Taxes

Europe's top court backs Commission's 2016 decision that Ireland granted Apple unlawful aid, and Tim Cook must pay it back

2 months ago

OpenAI, Anthropic To Share AI Models With US Government

Deal signed by OpenAI and Anthropic will grant the US AI Safety Institute access to major new models for safety…

3 months ago

Intel Questioned By US Senator Over Job Cuts After $20bn Grant, Loans

Intel CEO questioned by republican senator on 15,000 job cuts, after chip giant being awarded $20bn US grant

3 months ago

Telegram’s Pavel Durov Charged For Allowing Criminal Activity On App

Consequences of no moderation? French authorities charge Pavel Durov over alleged criminal activities on platform

3 months ago

Canada Imposes 100 Percent Tariffs On Chinese EVs

Consequence of unfair subsidies? Canada becomes latest Western market to impose tariffs on China-made electric vehicles

3 months ago

Uber Fined $324m For Transferring European Data To US

Dutch data protection watchdog imposes fine of €290m on Uber for transferring personal data of European drivers to US servers

3 months ago

Meta Says Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden, Trump WhatsApp Accounts

Iranian hacking group APT42 was behind possible hacking attempt of senior US administration officials of Joe Biden, Donald Trump

3 months ago

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested At French Airport – Report

Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov arrested, over alleged lack of in-app moderation, and lack of police co-operation

3 months ago

California Reaches Deal With Google Over Journalism Legislation

Showdown with California avoided. Google reaches $250m agreement to avoid California Journalism Preservation Act

3 months ago

Tesla To Receive Lower EU Tariff For Chinese-Made EVs

Imported Tesla electric vehicles from China to receive lower tariff, after European Union halves its planned import duty

3 months ago

China To Limit Export Of Another Critical Mineral

Tit for tat. Beijing is to impose export limits on the strategic metal antimony and related elements due to “national…

3 months ago

Google Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential Hacks

Hackers linked to Iran's government conducted phishing campaigns against Israel and targetted U.S. presidential election accounts

3 months ago

Bluesky Signups Surge In UK After Musk Clash With British Government

Large increase in UK signups to X/Twitter rival Bluesky, after Elon Musk clash with British government over riots

3 months ago

Elon Musk Shares Fake News Of UK Rioters Being Deported To Falklands

Owner of X, Elon Musk, deletes his post of faked article that claimed UK rioters would be deported to Falkland…

3 months ago

UK ICO Fines NHS Supplier For Medical Records Breach

NHS supplier Advanced Computer Software Group fined £6m for data breach that exposed medical records of 82,000 people

3 months ago

Musk Hits Out At UK Justice System, Amid War Of Words

UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts about unrest, but Musk lashes out at the…

3 months ago

Government Shelves £1.3 Billion UK Tech, AI Plan

Labour government shelves £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and artificial intelligence projects

4 months ago