Just days after data and digital infrastructure minister Julia Lopez called on UK telcos to curb the installation of new telegraph poles, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has showed their utility after successfully trialling a new way of improving and expanding mobile coverage by bringing together its fixed network infrastructure with smart poles. The innovation trial, … Leer más
Known as Schedule 7, the data protection part of the G-Cloud 14 framework agreement is being described by prospective suppliers as poorly drafted and nonsensical. And CCS is now facing urgent calls to revise its contents, amid concerns that – in its current state – Schedule 7 could lead to contracts called off under G-Cloud … Leer más
Deep fake technology distributed through the messaging service Telegram and other platforms is likely to unleash a torrent of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated disinformation as three billion people gear up to vote in elections across the world over the next two years. Security analysts have identified more than 400 channels promoting deep fake services on the … Leer más
Artificial intelligence (AI) presents the government with opportunities to transform public services, but harnessing the benefits will require a “realistic plan” to change business processes, address skills gap issues and manage risks, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. In 2023, the Cabinet Office’s Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) began working with the Department … Leer más
After a series of technology launches and enhancements, and hot on the heels of the 2023 appointment of Lee Myall as CEO and Craig Forrester as chief financial officer, UK connectivity provider Neos Networks has announced two further C-level appointments in the form of David Bruce as chief revenue officer and Matt Rees to chief … Leer más
With only 13% of UK organisations charitably described as “resilient” to cyber crime, the country’s ambitious plans to become a global superpower in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) will come to nothing unless cyber security is taken more seriously, according to the Mission critical: Unlocking the UK AI opportunity through cybersecurity report, published by … Leer más
A global IT outage that forced fast food chain McDonald’s to temporarily suspend its operations in multiple countries has been blamed on a third-party provider error made during a configuration change, with no suspicion of any form of cyber attack. The issues were first observed in Australia and began to affect the UK at around … Leer más
Tools such as Open AI’s DALL.E 2, SORA and Chat GPT, Google’s Bard (now Gemini), and Microsoft’s Copilot, now make it possible for anyone to create images, text and even music from a single prompt. The sector has quickly come to assert its dominance in the tech industry, with Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mandeep Singh estimating … Leer más
The London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (Mopac), which oversees London’s Metropolitan Police Force, has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over an error that may have revealed the personal data of people who were contacting it to complain about the force. The issue is said to have affected nearly 400 people, … Leer más
Throwing down the gauntlet to Openreach and Virgin Media O2 as the UK’s gigabit broadband sector continues its rapid expansion, CityFibre is increasing its footprint by up to 300,000 premises by taking over leading alternative fibre network (altnet) Lit Fibre (Lit) from Newlight Partners. Established in 2021 by Tom Williams and Ben Bresler, Lit Fibre … Leer más