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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
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 Prime Minister
Microsoft, CrowdStrike Hit Back At Delta’s Compensation Bid
Delta's old infrastructure blamed for its long recovery from global IT outage that resulted in over 6,000 cancelled flights
Elon Musk’s X Sues Advertisers Over “Massive Advertiser Boycott”
Advertising boycott. Lawsuit filed against World Federation of Advertisers and member firms Unilever, Mars, CVS Health and Orsted
More Developers are Learning to Code Using AI tools – But That Doesn’t Mean They Trust Them
In a mere two years, Generative AI has gone from a futuristic concept advancing in incremental stages, to a tangible reality that has the potential to revolutionise industries – software engineering included. In today’s world, AI-power ...
UK Needs to Chart its Own Course Towards AI legislation
There has been much speculation in the AI community recently: Will the new government announce plans for AI regulation in the King’s speech? The pressure is on, given that after more than six years of deliberation and negotiation, the ...
TikTok Asks Court To Reject Secret Court Filings In Ban Challenge
TikTok, ByteDance ask appeals court to reject US request to file parts of case in secret as companies challenge US divestiture-or-ban law
TikTok Withdraws Rewards Programme From EU After DSA Probe
TikTok to withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from EU in first case to be resolved under bloc's new Digital Services Act rules
Musk Files New Lawsuit Against Altman, OpenAI
Elon Musk files new lawsuit against OpenAI, chief executive Sam Altman over claims company defrauded him by becoming commercial entity
US Judge Finds Google ‘Is Monopolist’ In Landmark Ruling
US federal judge rules Google illegally maintained monopoly in search and advertising, opening way to remedy phase of trial
Government Takes Social Media To Task Over Violence
Government promises action against people inciting violence online as home secretary says social media firms should be doing more
Coinbase Chief Executive Sees Political ‘Shift’ On Crypto
Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong says support for crypto industry increasing across political spectrum ahead of elections
Google Project Astra: The AI Assistant We Have Been Waiting for?
Google's latest AI innovation, Project Astra, promises to redefine our interaction with technology. Could Astra be the breakthrough AI assistant we've been anticipating? Explore how this cutting-edge development aims to transform our d ...
US Sues TikTok Over ‘Massive’ Children’s Privacy Breach
In latest legal challenge Department of Justice, FTC sue TikTok, ByteDance over alleged use of children's data without parental consent
SEC Charges IRL Founder With Investor Fraud
US regulator says Abraham Shafi fraudulently raised millions for social media platform IRL while using investor funds for personal expenses
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
Elon Musk Sued By Former CNN Anchor Over Cancelled X Deal
Lawsuit time. Musk had cancelled contract with Don Lemon for talk show on X, after questioning over platform's content moderation practices
CrowdStrike Sued By Shareholders After Huge IT Outage
IT outage fallout. CrowdStrike sued by shareholders who allege firm defrauded them by concealing inadequate software testing
US To Exempt Allies From Expanded China Chip Equipment Export Rules
Biden administration reportedly will exempt certain allied countries from tougher chip equipment export rules to China
UK Investigates Alphabet Partnership With AI Firm Anthropic
British competition regulator, the CMA, to investigate Google parent Alphabet’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic
CrowdStrike Shares Plunge Amid Delta Compensation Report
Shares in CrowdStrike take another hit after report suggests Delta Air Lines will seek compensation for recent global IT outage
South Korea To Support Businesses Amidst E-Commerce Crisis
South Korean government to support small-business vendors on Qoo10-owned e-commerce platforms amidst payment chaos
HPE $14bn Juniper Acquisition Set For ‘Unconditional’ EU Approval
HPE's $14bn acquisition of networking company Juniper reportedly set for unconditional EU approval amidst AI infrastructure boom
Amazon Faces Double Tax Fraud Probes In Italy
Italian authorities investigate Amazon in second tax-evasion case after seizing 121m euros from Milan unit last week
LinkedIn To Pay $6.625m In Ad Lawsuit Settlement
Microsoft's LinkedIn agrees to $6.625m settlement with advertisers over alleged overcharging based on inflated ad metrics
Apple Signs White House AI Safeguards
Apple joins White House Voluntary AI Safeguards programme, joining 15 other major companies in agreeing to safety and transparency measures
CrowdStrike CEO: 97 Percent Of Windows Sensors Back Online
One week after the world's largest IT outage, the head of CrowdStrike says nearly all impacted machines are back online
CrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s Largest IT Outage
CrowdStrike CEO summoned to testify before US Congress, as firm provides update about update that crashed millions of computers last week
NHS Staff Say New Tech Will Treat Extra 18.6 Million Patients A Year
Research from Virgin Media O2 Business finds majority of NHS staff believe new tech will help treat millions more patients