In the short few weeks since the Post Office public inquiry adjourned for Christmas, the national mood around the scandal has changed dramatically. When Sir Wyn Williams convenes phase four of the statutory inquiry on 11 January, the focus on the hearings will be greater than ever, thanks to the incredible impact of the … Leer más
The past 12 months saw flash storage nudge into areas from which it had hitherto been absent. In particular, this was because of the availability of denser – and therefore cheaper per-gigabyte (GB) – quad-level cell (QLC) flash storage into array markets and use cases that were once considered nearline. Alongside this, we saw … Leer más
Samsung has announced a partnership with automotive majors Tesla and Hyundai to take connected vehicle technology to a higher level. As Samsung’s vice-chairman, CEO and head of its device eXperience (DX) division, Jong-Hee Han kicked off the Korean tech giant’s presence at CES 2024 under the theme AI for All: Connectivity in the Age … Leer más
At CES 2024, tech firm Siemens announced new partnerships and what it claims are breakthroughs in AI and immersive engineering to enable the industrial metaverse based on its Xcelerator open digital business platform. Siemens revealed that it had strengthened its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to make it easier for businesses of all … Leer más
Cryptocurrency markets fluctuated wildly on the evening of Monday 9 January after the US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), briefly appeared to claim it had approved spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the first time. The fake announcement was made via X, the service formerly known as Twitter, at around 9pm … Leer más
While most knowledge workers say they are well-equipped to work from home, many feel hybrid working makes their job more difficult. A Censuswide survey for Scalable Software, based on a poll of 2,000 employees, found that 40% of employees say hybrid work makes their job harder. According to Scalable Software, this is higher in … Leer más
Microsoft has released a total of 49 new patches marking the first Patch Tuesday event of 2024, addressing a variety of vulnerabilities across its product estate, among them two critical bugs affecting Windows Kerberos and Windows Hyper-V, but no zero-days or Exchange issues. This is the second relatively light Patch Tuesday drop on the … Leer más
Sony Corporation has announced the development of an immersive spatial content creation system, which includes an extended reality (XR) head-mounted display equipped with high-quality 4K OLED microdisplays and video see-through function, and a pair of controllers optimised for intuitive interaction with 3D objects and precise pointing. The latest spatial reality displays are now providing … Leer más
Scotland risks “sleepwalking” into a surveillance state that places every citizen in a permanent digital line-up if it does not deviate from the UK government’s data reform plans in 2024, according to the biometrics watchdog. The Scottish biometrics commissioner, Brian Plastow, has blasted the UK government’s plans to abolish the dual biometric and surveillance … Leer más
Cyber security experts at Cisco Talos and Avast, working alongside law enforcement in the Netherlands, have collaborated to make available a decryptor for the Tortilla variant of the infamous Babuk ransomware, allowing victims compromised by the gang dating back to 2021 to recover their files. In a joint operation, intelligence supplied to the Dutch … Leer más
