Why an App-less AI Phone is a Terrible Idea

I’m now on my fourth day of MWC, and I’ve heard the term ‘AI’ so much that I’ll be muttering it in my sleep. One thing is clear though: developers are hell-bent on making this technology a part of our future.   Deutsche Telekom was one of the brands that went hard this year, showcasing a … Leer más

CCS accused of pricing G-Cloud SMEs out of framework with £20m insurance cover hike

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) stands accused of pricing small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) out of its flagship cloud computing framework, G-Cloud, by upping the amount of insurance cover participants must have by £20m. A copy of the framework agreement document – seen by Computer Weekly – for the 14th iteration of the “SME-friendly” G-Cloud … Leer más

Caroline Dinenage signs letter calling for angel law change

MP Caroline Dinenage is one if the most recent high-profile signatories who are backing the investHER campaign, which is calling for a change in the law around angel investments. InvestHER was launched in response to HM Treasury bringing in new rules which make it more difficult for women and other minority groups to qualify as … Leer más

BT launches smart city NB-IoT offer

BT has launched a multi-million-pound narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) network covering 97% of the UK population. The move aims to tap into the rapidly expanding IoT market. According to recent Statista research, the number of connected IoT devices around the world is expected to nearly double by 2030, growing from 15.14 billion in 2024 … Leer más

Microsoft goes public with pledges to foster innovation and drive competition in AI economy

Microsoft claims its multi-point plan to promote innovation and competition in the artificial intelligence (AI) market represents the biggest commitment it has made in the company’s 49 years of operation. The company has published a list of pledges, actions and principles that it’s holding up as a show of its commitment to “providing the broad … Leer más

MWC 2024: Huawei looks to advance 5.5G opportunity

As 5G mobile networks celebrate five years of commercial availability, racking up over 1.5 billion users around the world, around a fifth of the marketplace, comms tech giant Huawei has revealed its plans to take advantage of the forthcoming 5.5G/5G Advanced networks that are due for launch in the latter part of 2024. At its … Leer más

VulnCheck bug listing to help track new threats quicker

VulnCheck, a US-based exploit intelligence specialist has launched its own Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue, with the aim of publicising impactful common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) more widely among end-users. The organisation says that the tool, which will be accessible for free to those joining the VulnCheck community, will provide security teams and other defenders … Leer más

Tech Advisor’s Best of MWC 2024 Awards

MWC (Mobile World Congress) is back for 2024 and has hosted some of the world’s biggest tech brands showing off their latest and greatest tech. As ever, our team of intrepid editors hit the show floor to find the best gadgets. Although the trade show, held annually in Barcelona, is primarily focused on smartphones, there … Leer más

Black Basta, Bl00dy ransomware gangs exploiting ConnectWise vulns

More ransomware gangs, including the notorious Black Basta operation, have now been observed exploiting a pair of significant vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect software platform, disclosed on Monday 19 February 2024. CVE-2024-1708 and CVE-2024-1709 are path traversal and authentication bypass vulns, carrying CVSS scores of 8.4 and 10 respectively. ConnectWise has made patches available, and details … Leer más

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