Ride-hailing app Uber has admitted to using workers’ “behavioural patterns” to determine their pay amid long-standing conflict with drivers over algorithmic transparency. The comment, made in a financial call by CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, has brought renewed concerns from drivers about how Uber uses their data to boost profits while pushing down the amount they … Leer más
Two suspected cyber criminals associated with the LockBit ransomware operation have been arrested in Poland and Ukraine as part of the audacious coordinated takedown of the crew’s infrastructure in Operation Cronos, news of which broke late on Monday 19 February. The arrests were made at the request of the French judicial authorities and formed part … Leer más
It’s no secret that David Attenborough documentaries such as Planet Earth III and Dynasties use some of the most cutting-edge technology on the market, capturing natural spectacles that leave audiences (myself included) in floods of tears. The latest project from Humble Bee Films and Infield Fly Productions, featuring the revered presenter, puts this equipment at the … Leer más
Connectivity enabler BICS has inked a partnership with non-terrestrial network (NTN) operator Skylo to offer ubiquitous narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) connectivity via geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites. At the heart of the deal is the need to address the rapidly expanding IoT market. Citing Statista research, BICS noted that the number of connected IoT devices … Leer más
Rolls-Royce plans to use quantum computing to figure out how to run nuclear power plants remotely. Through the Quantum Technology Access Programme (QTAP), the manufacturer aims to build small, autonomous nuclear reactors that could operate safely in remote mining colonies and on the Moon and Mars. During the programme, Rolls-Royce used data from the Fukushima … Leer más
Microsoft’s hold on the global cloud infrastructure sector is on the rise, with data released in the wake of its most recent set of financial results revealing that it’s gaining share at the expense of market-leader, Amazon Web Services (AWS). According to figures published by Synergy Research Group in early February 2024, Microsoft’s share of … Leer más
Observing that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the driving force behind economic development – contributing as much as 55% to the European Union’s (EU’s) gross domestic product – Vodafone Business has announced a partnership with business management software provider vcita designed to help SMEs effectively compete with their larger competitors by offering a secure … Leer más
The LockBit ransomware crew that was behind some of the most significant cyber incidents of recent years, most famously the January 2023 attack on Royal Mail, has been taken down and its infrastructure seized in a global police sting spearheaded by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). At the time of writing, precise details of … Leer más
In the first part of our two-part feature on 6G development, we looked at the work that is taking place in Oulu, Finland, focusing on how 6G will build critical bridges between physical and virtual spaces to enable new use cases while optimising industry operations. In the second installment, we look at another of the … Leer más
Switzerland-based copyright and royalties agency SUISA has cut datacentre rackspace and energy costs by 50% following a move from EMC all-flash hardware to Pure Storage arrays. The move also allowed it to overcome capacity limitations on the old XtremIO arrays while simplifying storage admin tasks such as provisioning new capacity and upgrading hardware, which now … Leer más
