Dorset-based cosmetics retailer Lush has fallen victim to a cyber security incident of a currently undisclosed nature, via a brief notice posted to its website on 11 January. “Lush UK&I is currently responding to a cyber security incident and working with external IT forensic specialists to undertake a comprehensive investigation,” the organisation confirmed. “The … Leer más
The British Library has successfully recovered a significant portion of its main catalogue and restored public access, two-and-a-half months after being forced to take the majority of its IT systems offline after a Rhysida ransomware attack. One of its most important public-facing systems, the British Library’s catalogue, contains records of over 36 million printed … Leer más
Artificial intelligence (AI) could impact almost 40% of global employment, says International Monetary Fund (IMF), and will “likely worsen overall inequality” if policymakers do not proactively work to prevent the technology from stoking social tensions. In an analysis published 14 January 2024, the IMF examined the potential impact of AI on the global labour … Leer más
Heat reuse-focused datacentre compute provider Deep Green has secured £200m in investment from Octopus Energy’s generation arm, which will be used to help the UK-based startup scale. Deep Green specialises in the development and deployment of small-scale, edge-style datacentres and the heat they generate is then reused by businesses in a variety of different … Leer más
Accenture’s 2024 Technology vision report has introduced a term to the CIO vocabulary – human-centric technologies. These are artificial intelligence-based systems, which are built in a way that makes them easier to interact with and can be seamlessly embedded across every aspect of people’s lives. The report’s authors stated: “We are moving toward a … Leer más
Reporting by: Bill Goodwin, Duncan Campbell, Crina Boros IT support: Matthew Fowler. Interactive graphics: Sophie Hill A Russian hacking operation claimed to have uncovered a conspiracy among the pro-Brexit British establishment, but the paranoia-fuelled septuagenarians the hackers targeted are more Dad’s Army than the “deep state”. Leaked private emails reveal how a former head … Leer más
The beginning of the year brought electrifying news for Pokémon TV users – the app is shutting down. As of Monday 8 January 2024, it can no longer be downloaded – the app has disappeared from the App Store, Google Play, Roku Channel Store, Amazon Appstore, Nintendo eShop, and Pokemon.com. Those who already own Pokémon … Leer más
Google will no longer charge customers fees for transferring their data out of its cloud when switching to a new provider, as part of a concerted push to distance itself from its public cloud competition. Amit Zavery, general manager, vice-president and head of platform at Google Cloud, announced the move in a blog post, … Leer más
In a boost in its mission to gear up for the introduction of low-Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellite services to support 5G communications, and in particular the internet of things (IoT), Sateliot has secured €6m in funding from Banco Santander to accelerate the development of its technology and the deployment of its constellation. Sateliot’s stated … Leer más
An amendment to the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has changed the widely accepted definition of open source software, which has the potential to lead to confusion across the open source community. Towards the end of December 2023, Raul Milani, the chair of the Council of the European Union’s Committee of the Permanent Representatives … Leer más
